Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Capturing feedback from today's face-to-face

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

hi,

I think it is worth considering one in each of the regions that do not already 
have an existing RSP.  I have talked to quite a few possible donors about the 
idea and have gotten a single bit of push back.

It could actually be the answer to a few issues.

a.

On 23 Jun 2011, at 23:55, Alain Berranger wrote:

> Greetings all,
> 
> Would it be desirable for ICANN or the WG to consider the 
> feasibility/desirability to help out with the incubation and 
> capacity-building of an RSP in Africa or Latin America for instance? This may 
> interest a few of the ICT4D donors, social investors and foundations. We may 
> even find funding interest for a continental (say pan-african or LAC-wide) 
> and/or a global approach to the feasibility of RSPs in developing economies.
> 
> Alain
> 
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I think the issue of registrars is critical and think it is something the JAS 
> should work on.
> 
> However, it is not critical for the application phase of the project but 
> rather for the implementation phase.  We will have time to work on this 
> issue, approximately 28 months, after the work that needs to be completed in 
> order for there to be assistance in the applicants for new Registries.
> 
> In the meantime figuring out how we can help JAS qualified applicants setup 
> registries that do not have to rely on incumbent Registry Service Providers, 
> most all in the developed world, seems to me to be a more critical problem.  
> I am very afraid that helping JAS qualified applicants use developed nation 
> RSPs, risks transferring developing economy raw resources, their cultural and 
> linguistic strings, into the control of the incumbents.  This may be a 
> reasonable choice for some applicants, but at his point, there is no choice 
> but to do so.
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 23 Jun 2011, at 12:05, ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >
> > Colleages,
> >
> > Mouhamet Diop suggested that the scope of assistance to applicants
> > include the issue of the sales channels the applicants will have as
> > registry operators, independent of the selection of registry platform
> > service provider.
> >
> > There was spirited discussion, and as a participant I hope I'm not
> > doing an injustice to the participants who expressed the concern
> > that registrars are out of scope, or can come later. In my view
> > registrars in developing economies are useful, possibly necessary,
> > and need starting as soon as possible, selling existing inventories,
> > and building local presence as an alternative to North American and
> > European registrars as default registrars.
> >
> > I propose that we submit through our co-chairs to the sponsoring
> > organizations statements to the effect that supporting applicants
> > in developing economies extends to the market channels available
> > also in developing economies, possibly local to the applicant as
> > an eventual registry operator.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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