[NCSG-PC] Fwd: [Public Comments]: Draft Comment on Open Data Initiative Datasets and Metadata

[Ayden Férdeline]

Feedback from Raoul for the PC’s consideration.

As I wrote on the NCSG-Discuss list, I think these benefits are already known to ICANN.

-Ayden

> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: "Raoul Plommer" <plommer at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: [Public Comments]: Draft Comment on Open Data Initiative Datasets and Metadata
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> Date: 27 July 2018 at 12:23:56 CEST
> To: <NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Reply-To: "Raoul Plommer" <plommer at GMAIL.COM>
>
> Sorry for being late in returning to this, but could we add a sentence or just a small list on why opening data is commendable?
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> Open data offers benefits in many areas and ICANN could gain from:
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> - Transparency and democratic control
> - Participation
> - Self-empowerment
> - Improved or new private products and services
> - Innovation
> - Improved efficiency of services
> - Improved effectiveness of services
> - Impact measurement of policies
> - New knowledge from combined data sources and patterns in large data volumes
>
> -Raoul
>
> On 26 July 2018 at 13:54, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> I have made some rather substantial (proposed) edits to this statement now. In response to your comment, I have cited recommendation 10.5 of the Accountability and Transparency Review 2, and called for ICANN to provide non-commercial stakeholders with the resources required in order to interrogate and analyse this data.
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>> The Policy Committee is looking over this comment now (hence my last minute edits), but if there are any additional comments/suggestions that anyone has, we would still be able to consider them if they are added to the document today:
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>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZmWcncubvRV572mZyU0pRKTkgD8K7sT4qPXcn01lk0U/edit?usp=sharing
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>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Ayden Férdeline
>>
>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> On 23 July 2018 9:02 PM, Sam Lanfranco <lanfran at YORKU.CA> wrote:
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>>> Colleagues,
>>>
>>> While I fully endorse as much open data access for ICANN as is possible, without compromising personal privacy, I am sobered by the general view that in Open Government Data most of the benefits go to the deep pocketed stakeholders (corporate entities) that have the financial resources to mine the data.
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>>> Giving civil society access, without it having research resources, leaves it dependent on those few academics who will mine the data in the public interest, or when it just occasionally catches data outliers that raise concerns.
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>>> Sam L.,
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>>>> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix <mailto:rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.comrbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Elsa, hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you and the team for taking the time for drafting the comment. I find that the points raised in the comment are indeed relevant!  From a broader perspective, it is good that ICANN has plans to publish more data - I can see a lot of potential for qualitative and quantitative research here in various fields of social sciences!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
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