[ALAC] Fwd: Re: Strategy Working Group on the subject of Public Interest

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Dear all,

please be so kind to find my follow-up on the item concerning Sally
Costerton's work to define the public interest. The work is now being
examined by the Public Responsibility panel. (see below)
Kind regards,

Olivier


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: Strategy Working Group on the subject of Public Interest
Date: 	Mon, 13 Jan 2014 06:46:29 -0800
From: 	Nora Abusitta <nora.abusitta at icann.org>
To: 	Sally Costerton <sally.costerton at icann.org>, Olivier MJ
Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
CC: 	Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich at icann.org>



Olivier and Sally, 
The definition of public interest and ICANN's public responsibility is
being tackled by the panel on public responsibility framework. We are
developing this definition and are open to any suggestions and advice.
Thus far, the panel's work has focused on existing programs that ICANN is
currently engaged in, that can qualify under public responsibility. I am
pasting below the segment in our working document that touches on the
definition. I would appreciate your input. Please note this document is
still a work in progress.



"
Questions related to definitions:
 
                  Public Responsibility-
·      
Should this cover, or be limited to the thematic areas discussed in this
document?
·      
Are there areas that should also be included?
·      
Should ICANN outline these areas in its definition of public
responsibility?


 
Public Interest-
·      
One contributor in Buenos Aires raised the issue of defining the public
interest,
stressing that, without a definition, the term can be interpreted
differently
across regions. To this end, should ICANN explicitly define the Public
Interest?
·      
Should a definition make specific reference to target groups? If so,
should these
groups be targeted specifically, or should they be incorporated into all
decision-making processes?
 


Potential Definition:
As an independent, global organization, ICANN is
charged with responsibility for an increasingly important shared global
resource: The Internet. As guardians of a public space and public resource,
ICANN recognizes its responsibility to protect the global public interest
at
the core of all its work.
ICANN defines the global public interest in
relation to the Internet as ensuring the Internet becomes, and continues
to be,
healthy, open, and accessible across the globe. This vision is central to
ICANN¹s public responsibility framework."






Nora Abusitta
VP, Public responsibility programs
ICANN
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536
Direct: (310) 4635808
Nora.abusitta at icann.org







On 1/10/14 3:41 PM, "Sally Costerton" <sally.costerton at icann.org> wrote:

>Olivier 
>I think this is part of the remit of the Public Responsibility panel
>which Nora is leading. Nora please could you respond to Olivier's
>question? Thanks. Sally
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 10 Jan 2014, at 13:47, "Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" <ocl at gih.com>
>>wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Sally,
>> 
>> I am kindly following-up on a matter on behalf of the ALAC concerning
>> the Strategy Working Group that was intended study a potential
>> definition of the Public Interest.
>> 
>> It appears that this initiative was actually announced by you prior to
>> the formation of the Strategic Working Groups, then appears to have been
>> somehow dropped, but reappeared as part of the work of a Strategic
>> Working Group.
>> 
>> As you know, the concept of "Public Interest" is of prime importance to
>> the At-Large Community. Would you please be so kind to clarify how the
>> matter is being treated, whether you are in charge of the work relating
>> to the Public Interest, whether this is now taken up as a bigger issue
>> and how could the At-Large Community contribute to the dialogue on this
>> issue?
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
>> ALAC Chair




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