<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>here a draft comment for review. it is under consultation with NCSG members. the deadline for submission is the 27th July</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Elsa S</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elsa.saade@gmail.com">elsa.saade@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: ven. 20 juil. 2018 à 02:58<br>Subject: [Public Comments]: Draft Comment on Open Data Initiative Datasets and Metadata<br>To: NCSG <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a>><br>Cc: Yazid Akanho <<a href="mailto:yakanho@gmail.com">yakanho@gmail.com</a>>, Antonella Perini <<a href="mailto:antomperini@gmail.com">antomperini@gmail.com</a>>, Shahul Hameed <<a href="mailto:shahul@computer.org">shahul@computer.org</a>>, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <<a href="mailto:compsoftnet@gmail.com">compsoftnet@gmail.com</a>>, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">It is our pleasure to share with you the draft public comment on the Open Data Initiative (ODI) which Yazid, Antonella, Shahul, Akinremi and myself worked on over the past week, with the help of Rafik!</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Comments on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/odi-datasets-metadata-2018-06-11-en" target="_blank">ODI Datasets and Metadata</a> opened in June this year, where ICANN asked the community for advice as to which datasets in their shared inventory should be published first. The publishing chronology would be based on the comments ICANN receives, and the aim of sharing the data according to what the <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-org-s-open-data-strategy" target="_blank">CEO's Blog post</a> mentioned, would be to increase evidence-based policy development.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">The dataset inventory includes 232 elements on all sorts of topics, SGs and Cs. We went through them as carefully as we could on <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8L98u7lz73g6a04Hhp673CqEj_4e1ltYd0f43Qs2wQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this spreadsheet</a> which you could also take a look at, and our conclusions were drafted in <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZmWcncubvRV572mZyU0pRKTkgD8K7sT4qPXcn01lk0U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this google doc</a>. At this point, we need your input keeping in mind NCSG's priorities. We thank everyone who contributed, and any member who will contribute to make this comment more fit to submit. Note that the closing date is in a week's time, so the sooner the contributions, the better for us all! :)</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><u>Our suggestion for most efficiency would be for you to read the google doc first, check the spreadsheet, then add any comments or suggestions to the comment accordingly.</u></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Please do let us know if there is anything that needs further elaboration, and happy reading!</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Best,</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Elsa</div></div>-- <br><div class="m_934955787299620596gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">--<br><br>Elsa Saade<br>Consultant</div></div><div>Gulf Centre for Human Rights</div><div>Twitter: @Elsa_Saade</div></div></div></div></div>
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