Dear all, I am writing in support of suggestions from Tijani Ben Jemaa and Avri Doria with regards the issue of support for "underserved regions." In particular, I support a strengthening of outreach efforts, and having a special round for developing countries. I also suggest that we add that such a special round for developing countries should seek partnerships with development organizations such as the World Bank, the African, Asian, and Inter-American Development Banks to raise more funding support from applicants from developing countries. Other suggestions I have with regards to support for applications from developing countries are: 1. Staff should not be allowed to scuttle applications by tampering with implementation guidelines developed by the community. Where staff suggestions can materially impact applications, they should be referred back to the community before they are implemented. 2. Expunge the term "Underserved Regions" from our literature because it is not what the international development community uses to refer to countries ICANN has in mind. I suggest we use "Developing Countries" instead, since everyone has an idea what that means, and it is what the international development community uses. With regards the other issues, my suggestions are as follows: 1. I suggest we remove the reference to Digital Archery (in the Application Processing section) given it was not implemented and, from what I gather, the lottery system worked well 2. I found the TAS not buggy and error prone, but very cumbersome! It's designers must also bear in mind that many in developing countries have slow Internet connections. 3. ICANN has to find a way to work more effectively with banks in developing countries to facilitate its transactions with gTLD applicants. My feeling is that the conditions imposed by ICANN for COIs were especially onerous for people in developing countries. That's about it for now. Katim On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Tijani BEN JEMAA < tijani.benjemaa@fmai.org.tn> wrote:
Hi Steve,
I added some lines in bleu to the paragraph on Supporting Underserved Regions (see below)
*Supporting underserved regions*
Lack of outreach for the new gTLD program in the underserved regions
Lack of outreach for the Applicant Support Program
Limited usage of Applicant Support process
Excessive gaming protections and late developing rules reduced few JAS applications
Made up new processes after final AGB (need examples)
Dedicated round for applicants from developing economies and poor communities
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*Tijani BEN JEMAA*
Executive Director
Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (*FMAI*)
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*De :* gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org [mailto: gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org] *De la part de* Steve Chan *Envoyé :* vendredi 3 octobre 2014 00:39 *À :* gnso-newgtld-dg@icann.org *Objet :* [Gnso-newgtld-dg] - Draft Issue Categorization
Dear DG Members,
Following the email detailing the proposed agenda, please find attached a draft mind map that staff has prepared to attempt to categorize the issues identified by DG members. This draft is expected to serve as a point of discussion in regards to item 3 of the proposed agenda. It is suggested that DG members review the draft ahead of time to ensure that their issues are both included and captured accurately.
Note, the draft mind map is attached as a PDF, as well as text, for options in reviewing the document.
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