NCSG-DISCUSS Digest - 26 May 2018 to 28 May 2018 (#2018-147)

[Thato Mfikwe]

Hi,

Good and notable to recognise that there is flexibility and willingness to
adapt & amend plans and budget from ICANN org and staff to consider
community input, thanks.

Thato Mfikwe.

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 7:19 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>
wrote:

> Hi Thato,
>
> We asked this question in our original comment back in March, and received
> a satisfactory response from ICANN org in relation to this matter. The
> Finance department will endeavour to provide more granularity as a part of
> the FY20 budgetary process.
>
> In this follow-up letter, we sought only to raise those issues where the
> response from ICANN org did not meet our expectations.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ayden Férdeline
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On 30 May 2018 2:47 PM, Thato Mfikwe <thatomfikwe at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> The comment looks concrete but one other issue that seems to limit the
> participation of communities in ICANN activities is clarity on the
> budgetary allocation of SO's and AC's on annual budgets, not only ABR's. By
> resolving this, it will make it easy for these community to participate
> more meaningfully and effectively in execution of ICANN objectives and
> goals.
>
> *Main input*: Detailed clarity and information required on budgets
> related expenditures that can be recovered or claimed from ICANN staff to
> fund community activities related to ICANN org (policy development,
> communication, regional engagement activities, regionalisation of ICANN
> functions among other annual activities and goals). Community participation
> in execution of portfolios needs to be also highlighted. Not sure if this
> was mentioned in the initial budget comment submission, thanks.
>
> Thato Mfikwe.
>
> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 4:12 PM, Joan katambi <joanhopek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Farzeneh for the great comments.
>>
>> Joan
>>
>> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Jorge Restrepo <
>> jorge.restrepo at oiste.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Input provided seems pertinent to me. Jorge A. Restrepo, OISTE
>>> Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
>>>
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>>> Subject: NCSG-DISCUSS Digest - 26 May 2018 to 28 May 2018 (#2018-147)
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>>> Topics of the day:
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>>>   1. Proposed Letter to Board re: NCSG Input into ICANN’s FY19 Budgetary
>>>      Process
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Date:    Mon, 28 May 2018 06:19:36 -0400
>>> From:    Ayden Férdeline <icann at FERDELINE.COM>
>>> Subject: Proposed Letter to Board re: NCSG Input into ICANN’s FY19
>>> Budgetary Process
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> As you may know, last week ICANN published the proposed final Budget and
>>> Operating Plan for the coming fiscal year. This is problematic in several
>>> areas, and it has not addressed many of the concerns that the NCSG flagged
>>> within the draft Budget that was published back in January. Accordingly, I
>>> have prepared a brief comment to this effect.
>>>
>>> As the Board is considering this matter in its meeting on Wednesday, in
>>> order for our comments to be reviewed, it is important that we send this
>>> letter tomorrow (pending Policy Committee approval, of course). The
>>> proposed letter is here:
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZfD2qc_ksPpSDOZ_oVnf54l
>>> Wl8pi8TPb6SGPDw27YM/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Ayden Férdeline
>>>
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>>>
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