[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Info] Joint Note to Community Leaders about Recent Public Comment Improvements

[Rafik Dammak]

hi everyone,

please find below a note regarding some improvement of the public comment
process in ICANN website (https://www.icann.org/public-comments-operational
 and https://www.icann.org/public-comments) . The main change seems to
separate between what can be seen as policy related consultation and those
more "operational". it is also possible to see upcoming public comments
which can be useful in term of planning. any feedback or comment would be
helpful.

Best,

Rafik

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Dear Community Leaders:

At ICANN55 in Marrakech, we received feedback during a public forum session
about the public comment process at ICANN. Specifically, the speakers
expressed concerns about the multitude of public comment requests and other
ICANN calls to action. Requesting opinions from the community is an
essential part of the multistakeholder process, and we recognize the
importance of ensuring that this is an easy-to-use and streamlined process.



As a result, our teams discussed this issue and subsequently created a
single page that lists all opportunities for the community to provide
feedback on open calls-to-action including activities that fall outside of
typical public comment proceedings. This page is now live. It is also
accessible from the main banner at the top of the public comment page. We
encourage you to share this added functionality with your communities.

The Global Domains Division will maintain this new page, and the Policy
Development Support Team will continue to manage the public comment process
including the opening and closing of proceedings, posting of summary
reports, and updating the ‘upcoming public comment proceedings’ page.
Public comment is an integral part of the policy development process and an
important component in organizational and governance matters at ICANN as
well as implementation and operational aspects of our work.

We hope that consolidating all calls for community input proves useful. We
are also exploring ways to further improve the user experience for everyone
participating in the public comment process and will keep you informed of
our progress. If you have questions or comments, please contact
public-comment at icann.org. We look forward to your feedback.

Best regards,

Akram Atallah and David Olive



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