[EURO-Discuss] Urgent Call for comment ASAP on ICANN Strategic Plan

[Christopher Wilkinson]

Dear Olivier:

Further to your request for input on the ICANN Strategic Plan, you may  
wish to take into consideration the following points:

1.	The ICANN Strategic Plan, 2011-2014 (three or four years) is rather  
succinct (about 8 pages) in view of the timescale and the  
comprehensive scope of the document.

The ICANN document naturally contains a good deal of stable material,  
to the point that it is not easy to decipher what is new or what has  
been changed.

2.	This ICANN strategy document has been effectively overtaken by the  
the recently published ATRT report. Irrespective of conflicting time- 
lines, the ICANN Strategy should at least now respond to the ATRT  
document, including the Berkmann analysis and case studies.

3.	Regarding accountability and  transparency, including public  
participation, the proposed strategy does not respond to the  
comprehensive critique in the ATRT Report.
	This question is alluded to under the "Internet Eco-System", but is  
not addressed thoroughly.

The eventual role of At Large in public participation and  
accountability is not mentioned. (Neither in the ICANN Strategy nor in  
the ATRT Report).

4.	DNS stability and security: ALAC might refer to the Berkmann case  
study on DNS-CERT. (Annexe to the ATRT report). There is already an  
allusion in the draft ALAC Comments.

5.	Consumer Choice, competition ... :  Does this section of the ICANN  
strategy represent a change of policy? Implementing the DAG is not  
mentioned. Are all new TLDs are linked to IDNs?
	Does the reference to "regional participation" include or exclude the  
outstanding cultural/geographic/city based TLD proposals?

I trust that this may be helpful,

Regards,

CW


On 07 Jan 2011, at 01:38, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I hope you've had a good holiday break and Best Wishes for 2011!
>
> So back to work now - here's an urgent call from ALAC Leadership for
> regional comment on the ICANN Draft Strategic Plan 2011-2014 which can
> be downloaded from:
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2011-2014-27nov10-en.pdf
>
>
> On today's Executive Committee meeting a draft ALAC statement on the
> ICANN 2011-2014 Strategic Plan was prepared. This draft statement is
> available at:
> https://community.icann.org/display/alacexcomm/ALAC+Statement+on+Draft+2011-2014+Strategic+Plan 
> .
>
>
> What is written on that page is just a starting point and it is
> therefore vital that YOU, the At Large Structures, make your voice
> heard. Regional leaders are requested to add their input where  
> indicated
> in the draft ALAC statement by Sunday, 9 January at 23:59 UTC.  It is
> therefore important that you send your input and comments as soon as
> possible. How? By replying to this message, emailing the EURALO  
> Discuss
> list, or emailing your comments to me if you'd prefer that. Do you  
> feel
> specific items in the Strategic Plan require special support? Do you
> think something is missing in the plan, within the framework that the
> plan has defined? It's your call.
>
> For reference, please refer to the At-Large Strategic Development
> 2011-2014 Workspace (available at:
> https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Strategic+Planning+Development+2011+-+Community+Workspace) 
> .
> This workspace contains important related background material  
> including
> transcripts and recordings to presentations and discussions held with
> the ALAC and specific regions in November and December 2010.
>
> However, regardless of information given on various presentations and
> meetings, all RALO's and ALSes are reminded that their comments are
> requested either directly to the Call for Public Comments ending on
> January 10th and/or are to be included in the ALAC Statement. Their
> points should be directed to the specific matters raised in, and
> comments made in, the ICANN Strategic Plan 2011-2014 (available at:
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2011-2014-27nov10-en.pdf) 
> .
>
>
> Why so little time to respond? This is circumstantial and due to the
> presence of the Holiday period right after a very late Cartagena  
> meeting
> - and being asked for our input at a much earlier stage that in the  
> past.
>
> We look forward to receiving your input.
>
> Olivier Crépin-Leblond
> EURALO Secretary
>
>
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