[APAC-Discuss] APRALO discussion points from the APAC-APRALO meeting

[Maureen Hilyard]

That is a great idea Holly.

I will incorporate it into the capacity building focus point - as you say
identifying and using local talent within the region for capacity building
activities - which could assist with decreasing the costs of outreach...

Maureen


On 25 June 2014 23:21, <h.raiche at internode.on.net> wrote:

> Hi Maureen
>
> First - a really GREAT summary - thanks
>
> And a thought I had this morning.
>
> What about a project to identify - and share - talents/skills within our
> region.  Just a list that says this group/person has technical skills etc
> or APNIC provides free training, etc, or people like me can bore groups
> rigid with lessons on communications regulatory policy, etc.
>
> I know ICANN has material etc, but I bet that many of us also have
> resources as well and should share
>
> Holly
>
>
>
> On Thu 26/06/14 6:42 PM , Maureen Hilyard moarimh at gmail.com sent:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I have summarised the key points that APRALO members raised during
> yesterdays meeting with Kuek, outlining APRALO priorities/focus areas. They
> are as follows:
>
> 1. COMMUNICATION
> APRALO is a large regino - how can we improve communication between APAC
> and the regions (including the diversity of end-users within these
> sub-regions) so that local issues are appropriately addressed and
> coordinated?
>
> 2. LANGUAGES
> How do we coordinate the involvement of ALSes to provide local translations
> of key ICANN/APAC/APRALO documents?
>
> 3. CAPACITY BUILDING
> How do we address and prioritise capacity building needs of end-users
> within APRALO subregions?
>
> 4. OUTREACH
> How can we ensure that there is equitable use of available resources to
> encourage ICANN outreach to the ALSes within the subregions and who need
> support for extending outreach into their respective communities about
> ICANN, its role within the internet ecosystem, and ICANN issues which
> ultimately impact on APRALO end-users ?
>
> Just to recap on APAC's priorities - based on a survey they did a while
> ago:
> •Capacity Development
> •Stakeholder Participation
> •Awareness Building
> •Language Localisation
> •Regional Meeting Format
>
> Our focus areas are not too different from what APAC has identified as
> their focus areas - but I would like to present our priorities from a more
> sub-regional perspective because we cannot impose a one-size fits all model
> across our region. Kuek stated that there would be budget constraints but
> if ICANN wants to improve engagement by its members (and that's what the
> thematic papers are all about from this ATLAS meeting), then they have to
> consider our regional (bottom-up) needs and perspectives.
>
> Please send me your feedback asap. I would like to send our focus areas to
> Kuek perhaps by the end of next week. The sooner we get our ideas to him,
> the sooner we can work together on the final priorities list - and then
> Kuek and the other VPs can negotiate with ICANN about an appropriate
> budget.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you.I would like to again say that it has
> been great meeting you all at this meeting and I look forward to keeping in
> touch, and meeting up with you again at future meetings. [?]
>
> Regards
> Maureen
>
>
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