RE: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Discounted Pricing for Underserved Communities

["Zahid Jamil" <zahid@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just saw this:

 

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/24/3724668/minds-machines-new-pricing-for.html

 

If  I understand correctly this allows a new gTLD to cost US$ 100,000 per
year and underserved communities would get a discount on that figure.

 

I am pleasantly surprised as a developing country individual.  This makes it
easier for me to try and get some interest going back home.

 

Since am new to the group wanted to see if anyone had any views on this.  Am
I missing something or is this truly a welcome opportunity?

 

 

   

 

Sincerely,

 

 

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From: owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alain Berranger
Sent: 23 June 2011 23:55
To: Avri Doria
Cc: soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Capturing feedback from today's
face-to-face

 

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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