Fundamental Challenges

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>]

This petition from the IDNgTLDC is interesting and presents three fundamental 
challenges to
the current GNSO structure.
 
IDNs
The business world strongly supports IDNs as a vital development.
But this is not in question.
Q: Is an IDN constituency a necessary condition for IDNs to develop?
A: No.
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THE STRUCTURAL CHALLENGE
The IDNgTLDC proposes a membership of the following groups:
- commercial users
- non-commercial users
- registries
- registrars
- specialised government agencies.
Q: Does this fit with the Board's proposed future structure of GNSO Stakeholder 
Groups?
A: No.
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THE PUBLIC PRIVATE CHALLENGE
The IDNgTLDC may have members that are specialist agencies of government or 
public-private
partnerships interested in IDN issues.
Q: Does this mean governments (via their agencies) may have a say in the vote 
for the
selection of Board members via the GNSO seats?
A: Yes.
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THE POLICY CHALLENGE
The IDNgTLDC is a constituency dedicated to one policy issue of many addressed 
by the GNSO.
Q: How would the IDNgTLDC contribute to other GNSO policies such as ASCII TLDs?
A: ?
 
These Challenges must be resolved before this petition can progress.
We look forward to the debate.
 
 
 
Philip Sheppard
AIM - European Brands Association
9 avenue des Gaulois
1040 Brussels
www.aim.be