Brief update from GGP working group

[Amin Hacha]

Thank you Rafic for the update

On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 at 03:59 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It has been a while since the last update from the GGP working group
> on applicant support.
> The working group will have a session at the ICANN meeting next week to
> review the last task which is regarding how to allocate financial support
> in case of inadequate funding. The group reached the conclusion after
> weighing some options that ICANN should allocate equally across all
> applicants because it is more efficient, simple, and as determining
> additional funds or source is out of scope for the working group. It was
> also agreed thet ICANN org should communicate applicants the results in a
> timely manner to not impact them.
>
> When that is done, the working group will work on preparing the initial
> report in coming weeks to be ready for public comments following the
> plan/timeline we set at the beginning.  I will share that with the NCSG
> list as we should respond to the public comment.
>
> For the previous tasks, they were already completed and the group proposed
> metrics and indicators of success per each element of the gTLD application
> lifecycle.
>
> As reminder, the GGP has limited scope and it is tasked to change or come
> with new policy recommendations regarding applicant support but more with
> implementation guidance and respond to the set of tasks above
>
> for reference, sharing here the tasks requested to the GGP working group :
>
>
>> *Task 3 – Analyze the set of suggested metrics in Implementation Guidance
>> 17.9*
>> *and propose which ones should be prioritized. The set of prioritized
>> metrics is*
>> *NOT limited to what is identified in 17.9*
>> *Task 4 – Identify any other appropriate metrics and measures of success
>> to help*
>> *in identifying the necessary program elements and measuring program
>> success*
>> *after the fact. In identifying the suggested set of metrics, propose how
>> data can be*
>> *collected, how metrics can be measured, who can collect the data, as
>> well as what*
>> *represents success.*
>> *Task 5 – Consider, and to the extent feasible, suggest how the
>> “outreach,*
>> *education, business case development, and application evaluation”
>> elements of*
>> *the Applicant Support Program may be impacted by the identified metrics
>> and*
>> *measures of success. For example, based on the success metrics for
>> Awareness*
>> *and Education, this may impact the approach for performing outreach and*
>> *education. To the extent feasible, suggest an approach to outreach,
>> education,*
>> *business case development, and application evaluation assistance.*Task
>> 6 Recommend a methodology for allocating financial support where there is
>> inadequate funding for all qualified applicants.
>> Implementation Guidance 17.10: The dedicated Implementation Review Team
>> should consider how to allocate financial support in the case that
>> available funding cannot provide fee reductions to all applicants that meet
>> the scoring requirement threshold.
>
>
> Let me know if you have any questions or clarification and I will be glad
> to respond to and give more details.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
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