[rpd] Preparation for the Upcoming Public Policy Meeting in 2026

[Policy Liaison Team]

Dear Jordi/ AFRINIC PDWG

Thank you for the request. We are currently preparing the summary & 
priority status of the issues, which will be posted on the AFRINIC 
website and this list.

Kind Regards

Madhvi & Brice

Policy Liaison Team

On 09/04/2026 16:36, jordi.palet--- via RPD wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Last December there was a Policy Implementation Experience Report 
> (PIER) presentation 
> (https://www.afrinic.net/media/attachments/2025/12/12/policy-implementation-experience---af36.pdf). 
> I think we should move on and try to resolve the issues.
>
> In addition to that, looking at previous PIER presentations, it seems 
> to me that other aspects also need a solution.
>
> I believe it will be good if the staff can make a short summary, 
> possibly ordered in terms of what they believe is more urgent on top, 
> of the different policy issues so the community can work on policy 
> proposals to resolve them.

>
> I’m happy to work myself,  hopefully together with other folks willing 
> to co-author, in one or several proposals.
>
> In my opinion one of the key topics clearly is the update of the PDP 
> itself, already working on that and happy to get other folks onboard.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
> @jordipalet
>
>
>> El 24 feb 2026, a las 19:09, PDWG Chair <vincent at ngundi.me.ke> escribió:
>>
>>
>> Dear AFRINIC PDWG,
>>
>> We would like to welcome you to the new year.
>>
>> According to the Policy Development Process, policy changes are 
>> proposed by the Community. In anticipation of the upcoming Public 
>> Policy Meeting (PPM) in 2026, we kindly request that you commence the 
>> work on developing and submitting new Draft Policy Proposals (DPPs).
>>
>> No new policy proposals have been received since May 2022 and those 
>> proposals that were under discussion expired a calendar year after 
>> their submission.
>>
>> While the dates of the PPM are not yet known, to avoid a rush of 
>> last-minute submissions and to ensure that the problem statements are 
>> well defined, we encourage the authors:
>> (a)who withdrew their proposals “PDP Working Group Guidelines and 
>> Procedures AFPUB-2020-GEN-002-DRAFT06” and “Update of PDP 
>> AFPUB-2021-GEN-002-DRAFT03” to work together and propose a joint 
>> version that will address the implementation concerns.
>> (b)whose policies expired tosubmit a new version of their proposals 
>> if they wish their DPPs to run for consensus determination.
>> (c)to consider the past Policy Implementation Experience Reports 
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/implementation-reports>  anduse the 
>> published issues as problem statements.
>>
>> All submitted proposals can be discussed on the RPD mailing 
>> list(rpd at afrinic.net) as of now. Once the AFRINIC Secretariat 
>> announces the date on which the PPM will be held, we will communicate 
>> further on the timelines to be adhered to in accordance with Section 
>> 3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual  for the proposals to go through 
>> the Policy Development Process for consensus determination.
>>
>> Your efforts are vital to the policy development process.
>>
>> Past webinars on the Policy Development Process are available for 
>> consultation here -https://www.afrinic.net/events/webinar-series 
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/events/webinar-series>. The PDWG may reach 
>> out to us in case they wish to discuss any new topic or a refresher.
>>
>> We look forward to your contributions in the coming months.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Dr. Vincent Ngundi and Darwin Da Costa
>> *AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chairs***
>>
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