Re: [npoc-voice] Possible NPOC discussion on the pending .health gTLD

[Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sam, Hi to you ans to all NPOCers !

I've shared a proposal of NPOC Excom and General meetings to Lori and Rudi
to have their inputs.
Since I'm involving in ICANN activities, I've noticed that on of the way to
proceed with the discussions you're launching in our general mailing list
(npoc-voice) is to do it during the meetings using facilities like phone
calls an chat room (Adobe Connect in this case).
I'm quite convinced that's the manner we can have pubilc participation in
the debates.

IMHO.
Wishing to you all a very great week !
Warmest greetings from Lomé
,
Cheers !
-Olevie-


2014-12-07 17:17 GMT+00:00 Sam Lanfranco <lanfran@xxxxxxxx>:

>  *Background: *There has long been opposition within the global health
> community to the pending ICANN awarding of the .health gTLD.  Recently
> ALAC, within ICANN, has asked for a suspension of the awarding of gTLDs
> involving regulated professions. With regard to .health the global health
> community is concerned about the scope for abuse in the provision of
> services and products on the Internet.
>
> *NPOC Issue: *Since much of the global health community is composed of
> organizations that are not-for-profit I am asking whether or not NPOC wants
> a policy discussion to try to arrive at an NPOC position on this issue.
>
> *My position: *While sharing the concerns about the scope for abuse, I
> have not taken a position for or against the granting regulated profession
> gTLDs up to now. Today I have now posted my position and analysis as a
> blog: *Rethinking, and Redirecting the Global Health Strategy on the
> Proposed .health gTLD,* on my blog samlanfranco.blogspot.ca
>
> My position with regard to .health and other regulated processions and
> sectors, is that opposition to their creation by ICANN is misplaced and
> efforts to protect global health and welfare should be focused elsewhere.
> While it may be the case of an opportunity lose when the World Health
> Organization (WHO) did not once again seek the .health gTLD, it is not
> clear if a WHO registry would have, or a LLC registry will have, any
> substantive control over the core issues and challenges of regulated
> professions activities and behaviour on the Internet. These ongoing issues,
> and those struggles, will have to be conducted elsewhere.
>
> Express your views. If there is interest within NPOC we will have policy
> discussion here and possibly reach an NPOC consensus position.
>
> Sam Lanfranco, Chair
>
> NPOC Policy Committee
>



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Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI
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