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The Latin America and the Caribbean Region Strategy Continues to Evolve

4 June 2020
By
Rodrigo De La Parra

Rodrigo De La Parra

VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director - Latin America & Caribbean

A leading voice and advocate for the multistakeholder Internet governance model in Latin America and the Caribbean, Rodrigo de la Parra is a Regional Vice President for ICANN. Based in Mexico City but frequently travelling through the region, Rodrigo is responsible for outreach, support and engagement with user groups, governments, private sector and civil society throughout the diverse region. In his role, he works closely with the Latin American technical community to continue to build a robust Internet infrastructure in the region. Under his leadership, ICANN has opened an engagement center in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the House of the Internet.

With more than 20 years experience as a multicultural executive, Rodrigo served as Director General of Prospective Regulation and Director General for International Cooperation of Mexico's Federal Commission of Telecommunications before joining ICANN in 2011. While at Cofetel, he leveraged his diplomacy skills and deep knowledge of Internet governance structures and ICT to develop public policy and regulation recommendations for new technologies. He was involved with various ICT groups of international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Organization of American States, and the World Trade Organization, among others.

He also represented Mexico on ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee which gives governments a voice in the organization's policy formation. He was a member of the Consultative Committee of NIC. MX, the non-profit operator of Mexico's country-code Top-Level Domain and the registry that manages allocation of Internet Protocol address space to Mexican Internet Service Providers.

Rodrigo has a Master's degree in political economy and international relations from the University of Essex in the UK. He has been a lecturer of International Organizations and Economic Negotiations and a consultant to the Latin American Cooperation for Advanced Networks.

He speaks Spanish, English and French fluently.

On 1 June 2020, our Global Stakeholder Engagement team for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) opened a Public Comment period for the new version of the 2021-2025 LAC Strategy. After celebrating five years of the start of the strategy in 2018, I remember looking back to when we only had a handful of colleagues from Latin America and the Caribbean, how our LAC community grew, and how this community-led strategy has shaped successful and meaningful participation from stakeholders in the region. Because of this, our regional participation in ICANN is stronger than ever. Before we start the new cycle of our strategy, we want to hear your feedback.

What Is New in This Cycle of the LAC Strategy?

The LAC Strategy Council, under the support of the Global Stakeholder Engagement team for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC GSE), has developed a new Regional Strategic Plan in line with ICANN's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan.

The LAC Strategy Council identified four of the five strategic focus areas set in ICANN's Strategic Plan as relevant to the LAC region:

  • Security of the Domain Name System (DNS)
  • ICANN's Multistakeholder Model
  • Unique Identifier Systems
  • Regional Geopolitics

A set of goals were set under each key area of interest. These goals were adjusted to fit the needs and demands of the region. The LAC Strategy Council then identified targeted outcomes and activities for each key area of interest.

We Want to Hear From You

We believe that our community-led initiatives can only be successful if we have your feedback. We invite you to submit your comment about the strategy here. The draft of the document is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

Your submission, including responses to questions, and your name, will be published in the Public Comment archive on ICANN org's website. If you have any questions regarding the Public Comment, please contact public-comment@icann.org.

After you submit your comment, the LAC Strategy Council will discuss and assess the results, which will be added to the final strategy document. Once the final strategy document is ready, an implementation plan will be developed.

Authors

Rodrigo De La Parra

Rodrigo De La Parra

VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director - Latin America & Caribbean
Rodrigo De La Parra

Rodrigo De La Parra

VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director - Latin America & Caribbean

A leading voice and advocate for the multistakeholder Internet governance model in Latin America and the Caribbean, Rodrigo de la Parra is a Regional Vice President for ICANN. Based in Mexico City but frequently travelling through the region, Rodrigo is responsible for outreach, support and engagement with user groups, governments, private sector and civil society throughout the diverse region. In his role, he works closely with the Latin American technical community to continue to build a robust Internet infrastructure in the region. Under his leadership, ICANN has opened an engagement center in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the House of the Internet.

With more than 20 years experience as a multicultural executive, Rodrigo served as Director General of Prospective Regulation and Director General for International Cooperation of Mexico's Federal Commission of Telecommunications before joining ICANN in 2011. While at Cofetel, he leveraged his diplomacy skills and deep knowledge of Internet governance structures and ICT to develop public policy and regulation recommendations for new technologies. He was involved with various ICT groups of international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Organization of American States, and the World Trade Organization, among others.

He also represented Mexico on ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee which gives governments a voice in the organization's policy formation. He was a member of the Consultative Committee of NIC. MX, the non-profit operator of Mexico's country-code Top-Level Domain and the registry that manages allocation of Internet Protocol address space to Mexican Internet Service Providers.

Rodrigo has a Master's degree in political economy and international relations from the University of Essex in the UK. He has been a lecturer of International Organizations and Economic Negotiations and a consultant to the Latin American Cooperation for Advanced Networks.

He speaks Spanish, English and French fluently.

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