My name is Wisdom Donkor, i am from Ghana and an engineer by profession with specialization in E-government Networks and Infrastructure, Internet Governance, Open Government Data Policies platforms and community development, Geospatial technology, Software Engineering, Databases, Human Resource Planning and Development and Open Source Technology. I have organize and facilitated many workshops, forums, and main sessions within IGF and outside of IGF. I have also facilitated many SDG data road maps forums in Ghana and few other parts of Africa. I work for government and also i Co-Founded African Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AFRIODIRF). I have been an ICANN Fellow and Coach Since ICANN 49 and also a member of NCSG, NCUC and AFRALO and also belong to few of the working groups within ICANN. I am commenting in my individual capacity. I have been able to contribute to ICANN because I have been part of the Fellowship Program that focuses on enhancing participation and also provides capacity building to participants from not only governments, but the technical community, small business from developing countries, legal community, civil society and NGOs. One of the things that I respect, and find vitally important to support is the inclusive nature of ICANN for participation of all different representatives from different groups. ICANN exists within a larger ecosystem, as is well recognized. Decisions about ICANN taken in other groups, like the ITU, the IGF In other capacities, I am a member of the Internet Governance Forum Multi Stakeholder Advisory Group [IGF-MAG]. I am also engaged in advancing and supporting the national IGF in my own country. Many people from developing countries cannot travel to the ICANN meeting, but they need to understand ICANN's purpose, and its mission, and its activities. I do note that I have an example of one kind of activity that might fall into "capacity building". For instance, it could be supporting the national IGFs ability to convene at a national levels, with inclusion of ICANN related workshops or sessions would mean that more can participate and contribute toward ICANN's policy, and core mission. In my continent, we struggle with having access to the Internet, to energy, and to capacity building., there have been many attempt and effort to also introduce internet governance into the educational curriculum of the developing countries at all levels and there is the need to intensify awareness and engagement within the educational sectors of the developing countries and this will go a long way to addressing the sustainable development goal 4 by 2030 that will in-turn feed into all sectors of the developing countries economy We are making significant progress in addressing these challenges. And, , we are strongly committed to ICANN, and to a continually strengthened Internet, and we understand that ICANN security and stability depends on informed multi stakeholder participation. Which means that capacity building at the national level is essential -- not only with the technical community, but also with the policy makers. Thus, I reviewed the areas that the auction funds from O.com could support and I support a broader definition of capacity building that merely adding new registries and registrars. That does not require a change in any way; merely an acknowledgement that capacity building has a broad and inclusive definition. I support the proposed auction of O.COM <http://o.com/> as is proposed in the RSEP, and moving ahead. I can envision how the auction funds can support the broader Internet and ICANN communities. As to this being a trial, sometimes it is necessary to take the first step forward. I urge that this first step be taken, and that the auction for O.com proceed. I also reviewed the earlier work of the Working Group on Reserved Names and commend the thoroughness of that process. *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* *Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)* E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms Specialist ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member, Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member, OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member. National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member Email: wisdom.dk@gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: Kwasi Wisdom Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom