A brief update for the period of November-December 2021, from the APRALO perspective |
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The APRALO family during the ICANN60 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi, October 2017. |
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NEWSLETTER INDEX
APRALO Chair
ALAC Chair
ICANN
ALAC
Policy
APRALO Policy Forum
APRALO
Update from our ALSes
Upcoming Events
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APRALO Chair, Satish Babu
Dear APRALO Community -
Greetings!
We are at the end of the calendar year. We converted our last monthly meeting of 2021 to an onboarding call for ensuring all of us had a common base of information on APRALO, its activities and expectations from our members.
During the call, we had León Sanchez, Vice Chair of the Board and At-Large Board Director selected by At-Large,, as well as Edmon Chung, Board Member, talk to our community. They explained the ICANN remit and functions and regional priorities for Asia-Pacific. We also covered ALAC and its activities, APRALO's structure and function, the APRALO Mentoring Program, the APRALO Policy Forum, and the use of ICANN Learn. The call also saw an informal feedback session on the APRALO Newsletter including an assessment of its relevance to the community.
In the course of the next year, we hope to complete two work tracks, one on the Review of the APRALO Rules of Procedure and the other on enhancing APRALO monthly meetings.
We are in the festive season right now, although tempered by apprehensions regarding the global pandemic. I would like to wish everyone and their families the very best of the festive season as well as a very productive 2022. Happy Holidays!!
With kind regards.
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Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair
Dear APRALO Members -
We have now reached the end of another busy schedule of ICANN meetings for 2021. We have endured two years of "virtual" and who knows how long this pandemic is going to last or what other developments are in store for us.
Instead of an ALAC meeting for December, we had a leadership development session including ALAC, RALO and working group leaders and Liaisons, to introduce them to the new workplan for 2022 and to encourage their participation and leadership in our At-Large policy, outreach and operational working groups.
Following this workshop, I was very pleased to be able to participate in a highly informative APRALO Onboarding Session with Board members, Vice Chair Leon Sanchez and Edmon Chung. APRALO has had a long association with Edmon and DotAsia as a supporting partner of our General Assemblies in the past. The onboarding session was a great way to prepare us all for our new year's work.
One thing we can look forward to, is that we will soon have to start planning our next General Assembly. Our last GA was in Abu Dhabi in 2017. Hopefully we will be able to meet in person for it.
Therefore, before we prepare for another busy year of ICANN activities, I send you best wishes for an enjoyable and well-earned holiday break with family and friends and that you will return refreshed and ready for re-engaging with At-Large activities in the New Year.
Until then, take care and keep safe.
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In November, ICANN:
In December, ICANN:
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The ALAC held their monthly meeting in November. The November ALAC Monthly meeting featured guest speaker Göran Marby, ICANN President and CEO, who discussed activities towards ICANN73 and ICANN74, as well as Q&A with the ALAC.
The agenda also featured updates regarding At-Large policy activity including ALAC advice, membership updates, and reports from At-Large Liaisons and WG leaders, as well as planning for ICANN73.
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All of APRALO and the At-Large Community are invited to contribute to ICANN Public Comment proceedings. For more information, please visit the At-Large Policy Advice Development Page or contact At-Large Staff.
Have your say! To contribute to ALAC policy activity, please comment on the At-Large workspace or volunteer as penholder, and join the weekly At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) meetings.
The APRALO Community can also participate in selected policy-related discussions being taken up from a regional perspective through the APRALO Policy Forum. For more information, please visit the APRALO Policy Forum workspace or contact At-Large Staff.
The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) submitted (1) policy statement since the last APRALO Newsletter:
The ALAC is currently developing the following responses to ICANN Public Comment proceedings, and other cross community and/or external consultations:
In addition, the ALAC plans to submit in January ALAC responses to ICANN Board clarifying questions, regarding ALAC Advice on EPDP Phase 2 (SSAD) and Subsequent Procedures.
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APRALO Policy Forum Update |
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APRALO ALAC Member, Justine Chew
We kick-started the year by conducting the APRALO Policy Forum Survey #1.2021 in Mar 2021 to identify key impediments to participating in the APRALO Policy Forum, and to seek ideas for addressing such impediments. The report and recommendations from that survey guided our endeavors for the rest of 2021.
As we approach the end of 2021, I am pleased to note that the APRALO Policy Forum has nearly doubled its membership as compared to this time last year.
We have also carried out a number of initiatives during the year which formed APRALO's contributions towards policy development, community engagement and capacity building. These are:
1. APRALO Statement on Subsequent Procedures Final Outputs, 1 Jun 2021, wherein APRALO, in endorsing the ALAC's Advice on Subsequent Procedures of 16 April 2021, also emphasized 3 elements of regional importance to us, these being (1) to facilitate increased adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA) & Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs); (2) to facilitate increased & equitable access by “Global South”, community / niche TLD applicants through the Applicant Support Program (ASP) & Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) and a ban on private auctions; and (3) to advocate for ALAC to have automatic standing to file Community Objections (where it deems necessary).
2. APRALO Webinar on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), 27 Jul 2021, where given the particular importance of IDNs for our region, we took the lead in this capacity building effort in association with the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group (CBWG), to support our RALO members and other interested At-Large members in understanding the history and existing landscape of IDNs in order to engage meaningfully in the work of the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on IDNs. We managed to draw 65 participants.
In addition, we have initiated 2 projects, which will now continue into 2022, both of which are designed to further support the region's work in various areas under ICANN's remit. These are:
4. Regional Hot Topics Survey 2021 which will be designed primarily to solicit input from RALO members on what topics RALO members believe is of importance to our region and which APRALO should consider embracing in its agenda. Further, we hope to also use the 2021 survey to gauge RALO members input in light of ICANN's FY21-26 operating priorities.
Please continue to visit The APRALO Policy Forum for more details on periodic participation opportunities in this dedicated space for facilitating better informed, inclusive regional input on issues within ICANN’s remit. Kindly contact At-Large staff if you wish to join the APRALO Policy Forum.
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The APAC space has organized:
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The APRALO Monthly call on 22 December was an “Onboarding Call” where attendees were provided an overview of ICANN, At Large, APRALO and the activities the community is involved in. Two ICANN Board members Leon Sanchez and Edmon Chung participated and spoke in the call.
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During the call feedback was taken from the participants related to improvements needed in the APRALO Newsletter. |
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Sixth Edition of inSIG concluded successfully
The sixth edition of India School of Internet Governance (inSIG2021) was held online from 19-21 November, with a meet and greet session on 14 November. This year the event would be hosted by Internet Society Chennai.
inSIG is a joint initiative by six India ISOC Chapters, Delhi, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad who are ALSes and has been supported by MeitY, NIXI, ICANN, APNIC, Internet Society, Facebook, etc. One of the key objectives of inSIG is to build capacity on Internet Governance among community members in India and handhold them for engagement in global Internet Governance processes.
16 Indian fellows, 9 international fellows, 8 fellows from the host chapter and 1 ISOC Chapter fellow participated in the school. This year the program consisted of discussion on the perspectives on the Current and Future of IG, IG in APAC and India, introduction to core internet technologies; emerging technologies: trends and security; privacy and data protection, competition issues in digital economy; digital legislations in India; Indian participation in IETF; gender and diversity on the internet and the role of technology during the pandemic and recovery IG journey in India, The speakers for the sessions were both from India and overseas. The report of the sessions will be shared in the next newsletter. The next edition, inSIG2022 will be held in Hyderabad.
4th edition of YIGF India organised online
The fourth edition of Youth Internet Governance Forum India (YIGF 2021) was convened online on 4 and 5 December under the theme: Internet For All. Apart from 16 fellows, nearly 200 youth participated in the event.
The sessions this year were very interactive and included a closed-door discussion of fellows on tech policy career landscape and enlightening talks with alumni. During the Multistakeholder roleplay on Data Protection in India, youth fellows formulated recommendations on Data Protection in India, challenges, and way forward.
It may be mentioned that Youth IGF India is a platform recognized by United Nations Internet Governance Forum and supported by the India School of Internet Governance (InSIG). YIGF has provided a multi-stakeholder platform for 900+ youth during the past three years.
ALSes CCAOI & inSIG organises session during India IGF2021
CCAOI, inSIG and IIFON organized a session “Cybernorms: For ensuring an open, interoperable & Trusted Internet” at IIGF2021 which was moderated by Pablo Hinojosa (APNIC) and the speakers included Latha Reddy (GSCS), Gunjan Chawla (CCG-NLU), Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), Prof. Naveen Chaudhary (National Forensics Sciences University).
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ISOC Philippines Women in Tech2021 webinars
By Winthrop Yu
The Philippines' Chapter Women in Tech 2021 presented 8 webinars including: 6 in the WINS (Women in Networking) Series organized by ISOC-PH President Engr. Isabel Montes-Austria with IEEE Philippines and PHNOG; the PH Peering Forum's Women in Tech organized by ISOC-PH director Engr. Vincent Atienza with PHNOG and ISOC APAC; and the PH YIGF / In2ition's Digital Inclusion a Social Determinant of Health organized by Dean Aris Ignacio ISOC-PH Vice President with Southville International Schools. The baker's dozen presenters were all women.
These include:
Dec 03 - PH Peering Forum - Women in Tech which was moderated by Shane Hermoso - APNIC and the panelists included: Kate Echavarria - PLDT, Queenie Rosales - RISE, Estela Libiran - Globe Telecom and Liezl Manangan - Sky Internet
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- APRALO January call will be held on Thursday 20 January at 06:00 UTC.
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Curated by Amrita Choudhury, CCAOI with support of ICANN Staff |
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