Thanks for the great discussion! I had a quick look. My first thoughts: * Keeping in mind this is a zero draft, and we still have some work ahead of us ; * Some good text and positive aspects including commitments and actions and the participation of stakeholders in IG (including mention of the Technical community as a separate SH). Paragraph 54 actually calls for endorsement of the compact (and active participation) by the private sector, the technical community, civil society and international and regional organizations. * The WSIS (and updating WSIS action line), the GDC, as well as the SDGs, are intertwined which should be further addressed. * Still a number of duplication and overlaps: in particular, paragraphs 61 to 65 (new follow-up process, High-Level Review of the Global Digital Compact…), annual AI dialogue. The zero draft could have consolidated existing mechanisms / build upon success achieved since 2003 (as proposed by a number of stakeholders during the consultation phase). * I echo Jorge’s comment on paragraph 25 regarding the role of the IGF, which need to be clarified. @Fiona: informal consultations are planned on April 12 and then May 2 and 3. Looking forward to the consultation and to engaging further with the co-facilitators. Lucien From: "Jordan Carter via wsis20" <wsis20@icann.org> To: "ICANN wsis20" <wsis20@icann.org> Sent: Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 01:26:50 Subject: [wsis20] GDC zero draft Hi all This now appears to have been released: https: //www. un. org/techenvoy/sites/www. un. org. techenvoy/files/Global_Digital_Compact_Zero_Draft. pdf On a quick first read, the role of the technical community has been recognised, and the follow Hi all This now appears to have been released: [ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.te... | https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/Global_Digital... ] On a quick first read, the role of the technical community has been recognised, and the follow up process proposed is through existing mechanisms, not a new Digital Cooperation Forum. Those seem to be wins. Cheers Jordan Jordan Carter Internet Governance and Policy Director .au Domain Administration _______________________________________________ wsis20 mailing list wsis20@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis20 _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.