Re: Re[2]: [npoc-voice] Re: Commentary on "The Quest for a 21st Century ICANN: A Blueprint"

[Olivier Kouami <olivierkouami@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you so much dear Sam. It's done. I've shared the part of "our" (NPOC)
contribution to the "ICANN Blueprint" especially the part concerning  "Open
data and Open Contracting" with the IDLELO 6 organizers, A session on Open
Data is programmed during this international conference in at Starthmore
University in Nairobi (Kenya). I hope it will retain their attention ...

I also like your motto "if you are not part of the team you are part of the
menu". :-)

This phrase, in my humble point of view, is sufficient in itself to
understand the "How" of collaboration on Internet, not only the What and
the Why. But, I didn't, for now, feel as "ICANN is a "Walled city"". No, I
don't believe it's that. I beleive that ICANN is a multisatekeholder
platform engaged to establish a kind of International Institution for
Internet Governance. That's my humble point of view.

Indeed, I warmly pray that your assessment remain wrong and your others
concerns too. :-)

We must be positive dear Professor, ... and so, Together, we will win !
Cheers !
-Olevie-



2014-03-04 14:57 GMT+00:00 Sam Lanfranco <lanfran@xxxxxxxx>:

> Olivier, et. al.,
>
> Feel free to use the document as you wish. I put things out there and hope
> the float and fly on whatever merit they have, and sink or shed their
> shortcomings thanks to those who pick up idea and run with them. As I
> argue, any ideas of merit will likely have little impact at this point
> within ICANN itself. It has too much of a "Walled City" mentality, which I
> suspect frustrates the devil out of ICANN staff.
>
> One big ICANN issue is how to play strategy with respect to Internet
> Governance. From an Internet ecosystem perspective there is a phrase I like
> to use that applies here. It is "If you are not part of the team you are
> part of the menu".  The Internet is an excellent venue for collaboration,
> but one has to understand not only the What and Why of collaboration, but
> the How! My worry for ICANN is as it is insufficiently reflective on the
> "How". It thinks it is leading with a multistakeholder model, but as
> stakeholders get engaged ICANN will look over its shoulder and see that it
> is being overtaken but not by another Internet "big fish" but by a
> thundering herd of determined stakeholders heading not toward ICANN, but
> toward solutions that may well leave ICANN as "road kill". As with many of
> my concerns, I hope my assessment is wrong.
>
> Sam
>



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