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

[Tatiana Tropina]

Agree, Ayden - as you said, the benefits are known and apparently, we don't
have to make ICANN committing to making open data. Thank you.
Cheers,
Tanya

On 27 July 2018 at 12:28, Ayden Férdeline <ayden at ferdeline.com> wrote:

> 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:
>
> *From: *"Raoul Plommer" <plommer at GMAIL.COM>
> *Subject: **Re: [Public Comments]: Draft Comment on Open Data Initiative
> Datasets and Metadata*
> *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?
>
> Open data offers benefits in many areas and ICANN could gain from:
>
>    - 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:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZmWcncubvRV572mZyU0pRKTk
>> gD8K7sT4qPXcn01lk0U/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Ayden Férdeline
>>
>>
>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> On 23 July 2018 9:02 PM, Sam Lanfranco <lanfran at YORKU.CA> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sam L.,
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix <
>> <rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com>rbeauregardlacroix at 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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