In late 2019, the APRALO Leadership Team proposed the initiation of an APRALO Policy Platform for 2020. After reviewing input from RALO members to the proposal and in light of the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, the Leadership Team considers this APRALO Policy Forum to be a modest but useful kickstart to facilitate and coordinate ICANN policy-related discussions at a regional level.
Open to all APRALO members interested in ICANN policy-related discussions, by subscription to the mailing list. The membership list is published below.
The work of the Policy Forum will be facilitated using a combination of the following resources:
ACTIVE [28] APRALO ICANN80 Readout
Background: Panelists will discuss their respective key takeaways from ICANN80 and participants are welcomed to join in the conversation aimed at identifying where and how end-users may play a role in any next steps to each of those takeaways.
Moderator:
Cheryl Langdon-Orr, At-Large Leader, based in Australia
Panelists:
Satish Babu, APRALO, based in India
Fidya Shabrina, ICANN80 Fellow, based in Indonesia
Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Council Vice-Chair & GNSO Councillor, currently based in Australia
Zakir Syed, representing GAC, based in Pakistan
Ian Chiang, ccNSO, based in Taiwan
Target Aims: 1, 4
Target Priorities: 4b-OI-3, 4e-OI-10
Event Wiki: APRALO ICANN80 Readout
Zoom Recording:EN
ACTIVE [27] APRALO Register of Skills & Interests Project (2024)
Background:Tentatively code-named "Project RoSI", this project is intended to produce a dynamic Register of Skills & Interests for APRALO.
Status: Reactivating. The APRALO Register of Skills & Interests (RoSI) is proceeding as a pilot! This pilot incorporates many of the project's 2021 goals and preliminary work (See: Infographic reportInfographic report), but instead of assessing candidates for entry into RoSI, the approach for the pilot is to open the RoSI to all interested APRALO Community members by not only focusing on respondents who have expertise and/or knowledge to share but also to capture the interests of respondents who may be interested to learn about selected topic and themes within ICANN's remit.
Dedicated Workspace:Project RoSI Workspace
COMPLETED [26] APRALO Policy Forum Fireside Chat #5: Let's Talk About Internet Fragmentation and Multistakeholder Internet Governance
Background: Having had anearlier conversation on Internet Fragmentation in the ICANN context, this fitfh APRALO Fireside Chat will feature moderator Amrita Choudury in conversation withAnriette Esterhuysen, Senior Advisor on Global and Regional Internet Governance, Chris Buckridge, Independent Consultant on Internet Governance and Digital Policy, and Pablo Hinojosa,Senior Director of Engagement atAPNIC. They will be discussing the state of multi-stakeholderism in Internet Governance, with a focus on:
- What does Internet Fragmentation mean, what are some of the dimensions of fragmentation and how does it impact especially individual end-users?
- What role does the At-Large Community have, as part of ICANN's multi-stakeholder model and beyond, in addressing Internet Fragmentation risks, given ICANN's "One World, One Internet" goal? How can the At-Large Community support ICANN's endeavour.
Target Aims: 1, 3, 4
Target Priorities: 1b, 3a, 3c, 4c-OI-9, 5a
Event Wiki: APF Fireside Chat #5, 25 April 2024 (with Activity Report posted)
Recording: EN Zoom Recording
More about:APRALO Policy Forum Fireside Chats
PLANNING [--] APRALO Policy Forum Webinar #3 on the Next Round of New gTLDs: Applicant Support Program in the Next Round
Background: ICANN org is seeking feedback on the Draft Application Support Program (ASP) Handbook, which has been previously discussed by the Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Implementation Review Team (IRT) Sub-Track on ASP as part of ICANN’s efforts to implement the policy recommendations on Topic 17: Applicant Support, of the SubPro PDP Final Report, and taking into account the guidance provided by the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) on Applicant Support. An APF Small Team is to be constituted to work on inputs for APRALO's submission to this call for feedback.
Target Aims: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Target Priorities: 1a, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5b
Event Wiki: APF Webinar, date TBD
Recording:
COMPLETED [25] APRALO ICANN79 Readout
Background: Panelists will discuss their respective key takeaways from ICANN79 and participants are welcomed to join in the conversation aimed at identifying where and how end-users may play a role in any next steps to each of those takeaways.
Moderator:
Amrita Choudhury, APRALO Chair, based in India
Panelists:
Aris Ignacio, APRALO Vice Chair, based in Philippines
Manju Chen, GNSO Councilor representing NCSG, based in Taiwan
Pranav Bhaskar Twari, ICANN79 Fellow, based in India
Dr Shamsuzzoha, representing GAC Bangladesh, based in Bangladesh
Russell Deka T Harada, ccNSO, based in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Target Aims: 1, 4
Target Priorities: 4b-OI-3, 4e-OI-10
Event Wiki: APRALO ICANN79 Readout
Zoom Recording:EN
NO STMT [24] APRALO Statement to ICANN Org Review of the Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook – New gTLD Program
Background: ICANN org is seeking feedback on the Draft Application Support Program (ASP) Handbook, which has been previously discussed by the Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Implementation Review Team (IRT) Sub-Track on ASP as part of ICANN’s efforts to implement the policy recommendations on Topic 17: Applicant Support, of the SubPro PDP Final Report, and taking into account the guidance provided by the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) on Applicant Support. An APRALO Small Team on ASP is to be constituted to work on inputs for APRALO's submission to this call for feedback.
The Small Team, which comprised several APRALO Leadership selected APRALO/APF members, had reviewed the public comment supporting materials, identified and discussed comments for consideration over a period of February 9-28, 2024. Thereafter, our efforts shifted to the At-Large, in shepherding the ALAC/At-Large comments for the same, through the ICANN79 At-Large Policy Discussion session held on 2 Mar, and continued through 3 subsequent At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) calls on 13, 20 and 27 Mar, where suggested positions were discussed by the At-Large Community. The Small Team contributed significantly to the positions discussed by At-Large and many of those proposed by the Small Team were eventually taken up in the ALAC StatementAL-ALAC-ST-0224-02-01-EN.
Target Aims: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Target Priorities: 1a, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5b
Small Team Workplan: [24a] Small Team Work Plan on Draft ASP Handbook
Dedicated Workspace: At-Large Workspace: Review of the Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook – New gTLD Program
NO STMT [23] APRALO Statement to ICANN Board Call for Public Comments for the IDNs-EPDP Phase 1 Final Report, February 2024
Background: APRALO seeks to respond to the Public Comment proceeding that is seeking input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for ICANN Board Consideration. After deliberations at the APF call of 13 Feb 2024, it was determined that no statement was needed.
Target Aims: 1, 2, 3
Target Priorities: 2b, 3a, 3c, 5b
Event Wiki: APF Call, 13 Feb 2024
Dedicated Workspace:IDNs-EPDP Phase 1 Statement Googledoc
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