- Board meeting date: 21 May 2009
- Resolution number: 2009-05-21-17
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21may09.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
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.
All Board members present unanimously approved of this resolution.
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