Re: [npoc-voice] Request for Assistance from ICANN

[Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji@xxxxxxx>]

Colleagues,

I will like to add,  that ICANN has been evolving and if you look at the
present trends things are changing for ICANN to have a better global appeal
and communication outreach  and inclusiveness that aspect is where the
constituencies come in to support the ICANN administration and my reasoning
based on what I am seeing is constituencies like ours are now getting more
relevant to ICANN multistakeholdrism process.

Personally what I have seen in the couple of months since the last IGF and
the intercessional is that times are changing, the survey is a start, it
might tend to look too "Corporate focusing" as Sam suggested but we should
look at the global picture and the various on goings within ICANN global
outreach.

I can say speaking from a developing country perspective especially from
small "The Gambia" more people are now  knowing now about ICANN role within
the global internet ecosystem, so something is changing.  It might still
be  a bit opaque in outlook to some who know better than I the inner
workings of ICANN but I see a better outreach happening.

Just my small thoughts and contribution.

Peace

Ponvcelet

WE have to understand that

On 28 February 2013 00:33, Sam Lanfranco <Lanfran@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Colleagues,
>
> I tend to agree with Rudi Vansnick's assessment but for some slightly
> different reasons. The questions look like they do reflect some inner
> ICANN thinking. As a result some of the questions are too "corporate",
> forcing answers that probably miss what the respondent really wants to
> say. The absence of a "neutral" response option on the lykert scale
> further constrained responses.
>
> One problem is that the ICANN administration corporate self image sees
> itself as the producer of a product, facing a stakeholder community
> that it wants to get "on side", and maybe learn something from,
> although that "something" seems mainly to be how to get more
> stakeholders on side.
>
> More properly, ICANN administration should view itself as just one
> more stakeholder group in the process of pursuing the future health
> and wellness of the Internet. Failure to understand that point causes
> it to poorly understand stakeholder Internet dynamics outside ICANN,
> and  puts the Internet at risk. This has nothing to do with the
> relative positions of ICANN and the ITU.
>
> It has a lot to do with any number of other multilateral treaties,
> treaty organizations, and national legislation coming down the
> pipeline, driven to deal with aspects of Internet governance that are
> boiling just below the surface, and not dealt with adequately in
> ICANN's multi-stakeholder engagement strategy.
>
> Sam Lanfranco, York U.
>
> ----------- Rudi Vansnick's - comments
>
> > Colleagues,
> >
> > Good ICANN is doing some homework, questioning the grassroots, but
> > unfortunately they took a wrong partner. At least, that's my
> > personal opinion. All over the survey they speak of ICANN company,
> > while ICANN is not at all a company. So, it looks as if the survey
> > is a kind of copy-paste survey from other origins. As such I have
> > to conclude ICANN is spending it's money with less appropriate
> > partners. Furthermore who is selecting these partners ?
> > I'm afraid time has come to query for more open transparent and
> > effective multi-stakeholderism where stakeholders are allowed to
> > partner in all aspects, and as such also the selection of those
> > querying us and the community.
> >
> > If would not have known ICANN (i'm involved since 2005) I would
> > really think I have to do with a commercial structure. What's your
> > opinion in this ?
> >
> > Rudi Vansnick
> >
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> ----------------------------------------------
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