Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2009-05-21 - Remote Participation
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2009-05-21 - Remote Participation
Board directed staff to develop a remote participation plan.
- Provide interim report/plan to PPC
- Responsible entity: ICANN Public Participation Staff
- Due date: 21 September 2009
- Completion date: November 2009
- Implement remote participation tools, etc.
- ICANN Public Participation Staff
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: Ongoing
Whereas the Public Participation Committee (PPC) Charter states that it should identify and encourage the development of effective tools, strategies, and methods for Public Participation activities;
Whereas the PPC agrees with the Chairman's publicly stated view that ICANN should become a world leader in remote participation;
Whereas the PPC believes effective remote participation is essential to ICANN's future and also represents significant future cost savings;
It is hereby resolved (2009-05-21-17) that Staff be directed to develop a plan to assess the suitability for use and best practices for remote participation tools, technologies and approaches in an effort to enable the community to enable greater participation. Staff's plan should include proposals regarding remote participation capabilities in developing countries. Staff is directed to provide the PPC with an Interim Report in four months reporting on initial implementation of remote participation tools, with a goal towards implementing suitable and feasible remote participation tools, technologies and approaches as early as practicable.
- No additional funding provided.
- ICANN's Public Participation staff continues to implement new remote participation tools, including standardization and education, as seen in the Remote Participation sections of ICANN's Meeting site, http://public.icann.org/remote-participation.