[gnso-ppsc-wg] Your feedback requested - Section 4.3 Translation

[Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>]

4.3. Translation

ICANN uses the following translation principles:

ICANN will provide timely and accurate translations, and move from an 
organisation that provides translation of texts to one that is capable of 
communicating comfortably with a range of different languages. The translation 
framework comprises a four-layer system:

-      The bottom layer contains those specific documents and publications that 
address the organisation’s overall strategic thinking. They will be translated 
into an agreed block of languages.
-      The next layer contains a class of documents that ICANN undertakes to 
provide in different languages to allow interaction within ICANN processes by 
non-English speakers.
-      The third layer comprises documents suggested by ICANN staff as being 
helpful or necessary in ongoing processes; and documents requested by the 
Internet community for the same reasons. These documents will be run through a 
translation approval system.
-      The top layer is where the community is encouraged to use online 
collaborative tools to provide understandable versions of ICANN materials as 
well as material dynamically generated by the community itself. ICANN will 
provide the technology for community editing and rating, and a clear and 
predictable online location for this interaction to occur. It will also seek 
input from the community to review the tools.

English will remain the operating language of ICANN for business consultation 
and legal purposes.

Every effort will be made to ensure equity between comments made in languages 
other than English and those made in English. If it is not possible to arrange 
the release of particular documents in the agreed languages at the same time, 
then each language will be provided with the same time period in which to make 
comments.

ICANN will adopt the International Organisation for Standardisation’s 639-2 
naming system for identifying and labeling particular languages.

[Editorial Note: additional recommendations made by other teams or committees 
such as the OSC Communications Team or the Public Participation Committee may 
be added once available, as appropriate].

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Comments:

>From INTA: - as an international organization, the Committee applauds ICANN’s 
>commitment to provide translations into multiple languages. The Committee 
>recommends that, when feasible, translations be provided into some or all of 
>the following languages, mirroring the languages on ICANN’s website: Arabic, 
>Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, 
>Russian and Spanish (See Section 4.3, paragraph 2, second bullet point).

· as an active and frequent participant in consultations concerning government 
and nongovernment organizations that impact brand owners, the Committee 
applauds ICANN’s foresight to have WGs seek input from groups and individuals 
in order to further inform WG members about matters concerning the working 
group and which are of interest to the ICANN community. The Committee 
respectfully submits that the WGs should also consult, depending on the WG’s 
subject matter, groups and individuals with technical expertise in preserving 
the Internet’s stability, security and interoperability as well as groups and 
individuals representing brand owners (See Section 4.3, paragraph 2).