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[Comments-fy19-budget-19jan18] COMMENTS ON ICANN's BUDGHET
by rebecca ryakitimbo Feb. 9, 2018

Feb. 9, 2018

Greetings Please find attached comments from the Swahili ICANNWiki ambassadors in East Africa. Our comments bellow and also found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q-LvjaRM54jgKLIIWi089qPpI3r7-okHKlzSK5m… Regards Rebecca " Today, nearly 400 students from secondary schools as well as colleges and an even larger number from different internet stakeholders benefit directly or indirectly from our Swahili encyclopedic resource that boasts of over 500+ articles in just under a year. Women and youth in the sphere of internet governance have less participation due to lack of platforms to introduce them, their chances of learning in a classroom setting about these issues is very minimal.Through the Swahili ICANNWiki initiative, more women and youth have being engaged in the multistakeholder approach.This critical resource is built through regional Edit-a-thons, capacity building workshops and Internet governance panels held throughout East Africa (Nairobi, Arusha and Dodoma).The East African Swahili project strives to create 5,000 Internet Governance articles/glossary for the 150 million Swahili speakers by 2020. With ICANN announcing that it will not renew its support for ICANNWiki, all these milestones and aspirations hang in the balance. The ending of sponsorship of ICANNWiki work from ICANN will serve as a setback for the majority of women and youths that still haven’t being reached through this workshops. As language plays a prime factor in helping connect the Next one Billion of Internet users, We (ICANNWiki Swahili Ambassadors) join the rest of the Internet community to appeal to ICANN to reconsider its decision, in the quest to propel the Wiki localization initiatives, so that we can keep enjoying the satisfaction of a job well done, as well as meditate about the new paths we are yet to discover. We thus look forward to ICANN’s, and everyone else’s continued role in making ICANNWiki projects so meaningful and rewarding to the East Africa Internet community. Signed 1.Rebecca Ryakitimbo,Co-founder and director of development TechChix,ISOC Youth@IGF 2017 fellow,Co-founder Digital Grassroots 2. Jane Langoi,Co-founder and Executive Director TechChix Tanzania 3. Fatuma Mwanga,Programs and events manager TechChix-Tanzania 4. Zuhura Msisi,Attendee ICANNWiki edit-a-thon 2017,Intern at TZNIC 5. Diana Mokanga,TechChix-Tanzania member 6. Bonface Witaba, ICANN Fellow, ICT4D Facilitator, ICANNWiki Swahili Ambassador"

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[Comments-fy19-budget-19jan18] Comment on ICANN draft FY19 budget
by Simon Cousins Feb. 5, 2018

Feb. 5, 2018

As one of the most active domain industry professionals in the China marketplace, I’ve seen the positive impact that ICANNWiki has made on globalization and comprehension of the industry by Chinese readers in China. Before ICANNWiki, there was precious little information on industry fundamentals in China, and since Allegravita has supported the pro-bono translation of ICANNWiki content into Chinese, the vital platform that is ICANNWiki has been acknowledged hundreds of times. We do not support the immediate and full withdrawal of funding for ICANNWiki. We guardedly support incremental, annual decreases to give ICANNWiki the time necessary to generate new sponsorship income to cover their costs. ICANN, please don’t contribute to the elimination of ICANNWiki via a sudden withdrawal of modest funding. ICANNWiki is amongst the most important investments that ICANN makes. I’ve seen wasteful expenditure that pales in comparison to ICANNWiki’s stipend. Disclaimer: My company is a pro-bono ICANNWiki supporter and we regularly translate ICANNWiki content into Chinese for the benefit of Chinese readers in China and everywhere. Simon Cousins | 夏明 CEO, Allegravita LLC & 北京乐微塔营销咨询有限公司 USA: 32 W 39 St 4th Floor, New York NY 10018 China: 北京市海淀区苏州街55号3层01-A509

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[Comments-fy19-budget-19jan18] Comment on ICANN FY19 budget
by Jelena Ožegović Feb. 5, 2018

Feb. 5, 2018

As a fellow alumni and as a recent newcomer to the community, I would like to remind that ICANNNWiki benefits the entire ICANN community and cutting its funding entirely can affect the community as well as the onboarding of the newcomers. If there is space for an interim funding that would give ICANNWiki enough time to create a sustainable solution, that would benefit all. Jelena Ožegović Fellowship alumni

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[Comments-fy19-budget-19jan18] Comments FY19 Budget 4 Feb 2018
by Maureen Hilyard Feb. 5, 2018

Feb. 5, 2018

Hi Attached please find my comments about the FY19 budget, and also a newsletter mentioned among my comments from one of our ALSes in Papua New Guinea. Regards Maureen Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-fy19-budget-19jan18] Comment Regarding FY19 Budget
by Jason Cutler Feb. 3, 2018

Feb. 3, 2018

I noticed a lack of funding for cloud initiatives in the budget? As more organizations digitally transform using the cloud, ICANN should be leading the way with innovation and scalable opportunities. ICANN should be a leader in cloud innovation, and I would like to see budget allocated for that initiative. -- Jason Cutler Cell: 310.968.7509 Email: jasonrcutler(a)gmail.com

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