RE: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] African statement

["Tijani BEN JEMAA" <tijani.benjemaa@xxxxxxxx>]

Michele,

 

Why should entrepreneurs get support from the ICANN community?

 

Sorry - I'm just not seeing that as being in scope

 

I don't have any issue with the others, but that one jars on me. If the
business model isn't viable and doesn't fit into one of the other categories
you listed, then why should we subsidise it?

 

It’s the African Community point of view. They believe that for applicants
from countries where the market is not wide enough for a reasonable profit
making industry (like African countries) should be helped to apply for gTLDs
that they consider as a source of development for their countries. They
think the new gTLD program inclusiveness, mentioned in the Board resolution
20 as a goal of this action wouldn’t be achieved if those people are not
supported.

 

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Tijani BEN JEMAA

Executive Director 

Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations

Phone : + 216 70 825 231

Mobile : + 216 98 330 114

Fax     : + 216 70 825 231

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-----Message d'origine-----
De : owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx] De la part de Michele Neylon
:: Blacknight
Envoyé : mercredi 11 août 2010 13:32
À : <soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx>
Objet : Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] African statement

 

 

 

On 11 Aug 2010, at 11:38, Tijani BEN JEMAA wrote:

 

> Hi,

>  

> As promised during yesterday’s call, here are the key points of the
African statement:

>  

> ·        The following categories are eligible for support:

> o       Geographic, cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and more generally
community based applications

> o       Civil society, NGOs and not for profit applicants

> o       Entrepreneur applicants from countries, where the market is not
wide enough for a reasonable profit making industry.

 

Why should entrepreneurs get support from the ICANN community?

 

Sorry - I'm just not seeing that as being in scope

 

I don't have any issue with the others, but that one jars on me. If the
business model isn't viable and doesn't fit into one of the other categories
you listed, then why should we subsidise it?

 

Using the logic of the "market" and "profit" then I'd be eligible!

 

>  

> ·        The support should include, but is not limited to the following:

> o       Financial, by reducing the application and the on-going fees

> o       Linguistic, by translating all the application documents,
especially the Applicant Guidebook,  in the six UN languages

> o       Legal, by assisting the applicants in preparing their applications
properly.

> o       Technical, by

> §         Helping the applicants to define the infrastructure options,

> §         Addressing the issue of infrastructure problems such as IPV6,
DNSSEC etc.

>  

> ·        Cost reduction:

> o       Waiving the cost of Program Development ($26k).

> o       Waiving the Risk/Contingency cost ($60k).

> o       Lowering the application cost ($100k)

> o       Waiving the Registry fixed fees ($25k per calendar year), and
charge the Registry-Level Transaction Fee only at its minimum applied value
($xxx per domain name registration or renewal).

>  

>     • The reduced cost to be paid incrementally

>  

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> Tijani BEN JEMAA

> Executive Director

> Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations

> Phone : + 216 70 825 231

> Mobile : + 216 98 330 114

> Fax     : + 216 70 825 231

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>  

 

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