Further to Elsa's comment, Section 7.5 of the ICANN Bylaws states: As used in these Bylaws, each of the following is considered to be a "Geographic Region": (a) Europe; (b) Asia/Australia/Pacific; (c) Latin America/Caribbean islands; (d) Africa; and (e) North America. The specific countries included in each Geographic Region shall be determined by the Board. The Bylaws do not recognize the "Middle East" as being a geographic region. Ayden Férdeline ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, January 25, 2019 9:25 PM, Elsa S <elsa.saade@gmail.com> wrote:
I would echo the same comment as Martin’s in relation to the Middle East. I’m also wondering why the Middle East was categorized as Middle East and Africa and not Asia Pacific as we normally categorize it?
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On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 11:24 AM Martin Pablo Silva Valent <mpsilvavalent@gmail.com> wrote:
Marika, I don’t know to who do this comment, but the document seems very incomplete (not only in detail, but in actual cases not listed), specially from a Latin American perspective, which is the one I can talk about. If the team gathering this would like some help, I can provide some information.
Best, Martín Silva Valent
On 25 Jan 2019, at 15:20, Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
As mentioned, please see below further information in relation to the global legislative and regulatory development reports that ICANN produces. It also provides an email address where you can send comments or new information.
Best regards,
Marika
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ICANN Releases its Second Report on Global Legislative and Regulatory Developments
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ISTANBUL - 30 August 2018 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published today the [second report](https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/legislative-regulatory-fy18-28au...) [PDF, 214 KB] l highlighting a limited list of recent and pending legislative and regulatory initiatives on privacy/data protection and cybersecurity across the world. The report is a continuation of the initiative launched earlier this April, to identify legislative efforts across the globe early-on to raise awareness within ICANN and consider potential impacts, including how these legislative initiatives may have unintended consequences, which may be avoided.
As a result of the community discussions over the past year or so leading up to the GDPR going into full effect, ICANN CEO and President Göran Marby committed to identify key legislative efforts around the globe while in their earlier stages. To this end, ICANN org [initiated](https://www.icann.org/news/blog/improving-our-planning-and-preparation) reporting efforts on global legislative and regulatory developments during the third quarter of FY18. The [first report](https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/legislative-regulatory-fy18-23ap...) [PDF, 97 KB] was a limited list of some recent legislative and regulatory initiatives around the world that relate to privacy/data protection and cybersecurity issues and that could impact ICANN's mission, operations or issues within ICANN's remit. It was the first product of a realization that ICANN, as both an org and a community, must pay closer attention to potential legislative efforts of interest across the world.
The initial report received wide attention with a viewership of over six hundred unique visits. The community feedback on the report was positive, which paved the way for the continuation of the report on a quarterly basis. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has reviewed and provided feedback on the first report.
We look forward to hearing from you about any high-impact developments in the e-privacy and cybersecurity ecosystem that should be tracked in future reports. You can send your comments and/or information about new developments in your region to trackingfeedback@icann.org.
Marika Konings Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings@icann.org
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