Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Additional Criteria "Indigenous Peoples"

[Richard Tindal <richardtindal@xxxxxx>]

I agree.  Difficult and subjective.

Question ---  Is the WG recommending that a suitably qualified panel be 
established for such grant decisions?  This would somewhat separate the ICANN 
Staff/Board from the difficulty
of deciding which applicants should receive grant funds.


On Apr 26, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:

> 
> Mike, you are not alone in believing that the use to which the TLD will be 
> put is important. Perhaps I am less worried about offending someone, but to 
> be blunt, no matter how good their credentials (or how bad their financial 
> situation), anyone is capable of a dumb idea, and I can see no reason that 
> ICANN or anyone one else should support them in such a case. There is growing 
> agreement with this in the WG.
> 
> In international development cooperation, it is now in vogue to simply give 
> money to a country (perhaps loosely targeted at a sector) and trust them to 
> put it to good use. But for more traditional support, and still for pretty 
> much all non-bilateral support, the projected use of the funds is at least as 
> critical as who is receiving the support.
> 
> A problem is, as you imply, that separating "good" applications from those 
> which are not worthy of support is both difficult and subjective - both 
> things that ICANN tends to shy away from in evaluations.
> 
> Alan
> 
> At 26/04/2011 12:45 PM, Mike Silber wrote:
> 
>> I previously raised a suggestion (quickly shot down by Avri) that the
>> content or purpose of the string should be considered. I thought I would
>> raise it again and see if there is any traction.
>> 
>> I have been trying to think of a hypothetical example so as not to
>> offend anyone but I have struggled.
>