[NA-Discuss] [Summit-wg] Proposal to Summit-WG: Mapping Internet Users and ICANN Governance Issues

[Dharma Dailey]

On Nov 22, 2008, at 7:28 AM, Wolf Ludwig wrote:

> Hi Mohammad and Dharma,
>
> thanks for your suggestions. I doubt whether we have any means and
> capacities to do research related to Internet user's or issues. But  
> we did
> a survey already on what ALSes prefer for and expect from the Summit.
> And ALSes were obliged to fill-in the Questionnaire - as a pre- 
> condition -
> to be invited to participate at the Summit in Mexico. And I am sure
> participation issues will be on the agenda there.

Is there anything in the questionnaires that is worth reflecting back  
to the community as a whole?


>
>
> I appreciate your idea, Dharma, to "do some informal mapping on two  
> issues:
>>> Who are Internet Users?  and What ICANN issues are internet users  
>>> most
>>> concerned about?    I believe that doing some preparation to gain
>>> clarity on these two fundamental questions prior to the Summit  
>>> (...).
>
> Any such inputs from RALOs and any substantial preparation to the
> Summit is highly welcome. Thanks and

Great.  I will move forward developing a survey and mapping tool.    
Most likely in development for December and circulation for January.

Perhaps, Mohamed you and I can go back and forth a bit off the list.   
I'd like to hear what you are thinking of capturing in more detail.

Best Regards,

Dharma



>
>
> best regards,
> Wolf
>
>
> mbashir at mbash.net wrote Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:37:
>> Hi Dharma,
>>
>> This a practical suggestion to do research related to internet user's
>> issues, 100% support the approach and i think its a good think to  
>> be done
>> .
>>
>> i have expressed the same suggestion in Cairo meeting to do a  
>> research
>> using survey to get more input from the summit participants on
>> participation issues ( e.g what are the barriers on active  
>> participation ?
>> is there language issues ?, ..ect ), but my suggestion was not  
>> noted, this
>> research could be the outcome of the summit.
>>
>> every participant should be obligated to complete the surveys before
>> attending the summit, a session on the summit could be dedicated to
>> present the out-comes of the surveys .
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mo.El Bashir
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Wolf,
>>>
>>> Evan suggested that I email you with a proposal I would like to make
>>> for preparation for the Summit.   I initiated a discussion on the
>>> NARALO list of what we might be able to do in  preparation for  the
>>> Summit to make our time together in Mexico City more effective.  I
>>> proposed to NARALO that we do some informal mapping on two issues:
>>> Who are Internet Users?  and What ICANN issues are internet users  
>>> most
>>> concerned about?    I believe that doing some preparation to gain
>>> clarity on these two fundamental questions prior to the Summit could
>>> help to identify important points of convergence and divergence  
>>> among
>>> ALSs which in turn would help to deepen discussions at the Summit
>>> itself.   Informally, several NARALO members thought that this would
>>> have value as preparation for the Summit and no one spoke against
>>> doing it.    I am now running it by you to see how you like it as a
>>> formal activity which At-Large, or alternatively individual RALOS,
>>> could support as preparation for the Summit.   The concept is to
>>> pinpoint the hot topics that require attention to resolve when we  
>>> meet
>>> in person.
>>>
>>>
>>> How it could work:
>>>
>>> Myself (and others if interested) would develop a simple survey for
>>> ALSs on these two issues.*  The survey would identify ALS members
>>> sense of what an internet user is in general, as well as the kind of
>>> internet user they feel most familiar with and most comfortable
>>> representing.     In addition, ALS members would be asked to
>>> prioritize ICANN issues vis a vis their impact on internet users.
>>> This information would be aggregated by region.
>>>
>>> Myself (and others if interested) would promote the survey among  
>>> ALSs.
>>>
>>> Myself (and others if interested) would make a summary of the  
>>> surveys
>>> available a few weeks prior to the Summit via the web, and printable
>>> formats.   The summaries would not make recommendations or pass
>>> judgement, but simply report what was found.
>>>
>>> Myself (and others if interested)  would work with the rest of the
>>> Summit group to determine how best to use the findings during the
>>> Summit.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Danny Younger said he would do some research on online  
>>> collaborative
>>> issue mapping tools -- these could be used in tandem with a survey  
>>> or
>>> instead of a survey-- depending on how easy the tool is to use.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Dharma Dailey
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
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