Mar
11
2017
ICANN58 - Agenda Item 1 - GAC Working Group on under-served regions Work Session
Session Details:
Alice Munyua, African Union Commission; Pua Hunter, Cook Islands
- Discussion of WG activities including survey, and Nairobi Workshop
- Discuss next steps, including reporting to the GAC
Session Minutes:
The GAC Under-Served Regions Working Group held two sessions to progress its work and provide updates on various activities as stipulated in its work plan. In order to progress ongoing work, the Working Group Co-Chairs met with:
- The
ccNSO and the PTI to discuss and explore various approaches to the tasks mandated by the GAC for the Working Group to act as the first point of contact for GAC Members experiencing ccTLD delegation and re-delegation issues. - The Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD) of ICANN to discuss collaboration in developing and implementing a Working Group survey for GAC Members from underserved regions.
- The Government Engagement, Global Stakeholders Engagement and Security Stability and Resiliency teams of ICANN to plan for the next series of regional capacity development sessions for GAC Members and law enforcement agencies from underserved regions in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America and the Caribbean before the end of 2017.
The Working Group will continue to participate in the following activities:
- The new gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP, specifically Work Track 1 which is dealing with "Support for Applicants from Developing Countries".
- Work by the CCT Review on developing country issues.
- CCWG on New gTLD Auction Proceeds.
- CCWG Accountability WS2 subgroup on Diversity.
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