[NCSG-PC] Fwd: Article on applicant support

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

Interesting. My first observation is that the authors of the proposed
article know who our representative is on that group. Why was he not copied
in the email seeking our position on this?

Warmly,
Tomslin

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023, 16:46 Johan Helsingius, <julf at julf.com> wrote:

> Opinions?
>
>         Julf
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> 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
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