[NCSG-PC] Fwd: Article on applicant support

[Johan Helsingius]

Opinions?

	Julf


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Subject: 	Article on applicant support
Date: 	Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:50:26 -0300
From: 	Mark Datysgeld <mark at governanceprimer.com>
To: 	Johan Helsingius <julf at Julf.com>, Stephanie Perrin 
<stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>
CC: 	Lawrence Olawale-Roberts <lawrence at microboss.org>



Julf, Stephanie,

Following up on the discussions we had on bringing a greater sense of 
harmony to our House:

I will write an article for CircleID together with Lawrence Roberts 
speaking of the importance of ICANN providing applicant support for the 
developing world to be able to compete, based on data that we sourced 
demonstrating how underrepresented this half the world was last time. 
Our focus will be particularly on SMEs.

While I am aware that this focus does not align with the current NCSG 
position, we do not exclude the need to support NGOs and similar 
entities, but rather want support for both cases. In that sense, I'd 
like to represent the NCSG's vision in parallel to our argument, stating 
that we hope both SGs arrive at a conclusion that ultimately benefits 
the developing world.

In case you find that interesting, could you send me a summary of the 
policy council's position within the next 7 days? In case you would 
rather not join, let's look towards other opportunities of representing 
our House's views together in the future.

Best,

-- 

Mark W. Datysgeld [markwd.website <https://markwd.website>]
Director at Governance Primer [governanceprimer.com 
<https://governanceprimer.com>]
ICANN GNSO Councilor