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

[Alex Gakuru <gakuru@xxxxxxxxx>]

Zahid,

As policy, I am rather hesitant to discuss an individual entity's
business model/offer - never mind that the particular cited one are
this WG's members. Prefer 'holistic' approaches covering everyone
within and without JAS WG.

Thanks,

Alex

On 6/26/11, Zahid Jamil <zahid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just saw this:
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> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/24/3724668/minds-machines-new-pricing-for.html
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> 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.
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> I am pleasantly surprised as a developing country individual.  This makes it
> easier for me to try and get some interest going back home.
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> 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?
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> Sincerely,
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> Zahid Jamil
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> [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
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> Greetings all,
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> 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.
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> Alain
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I think the issue of registrars is critical and think it is something the
> JAS should work on.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> On 23 Jun 2011, at 12:05, ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Colleages,
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Eric
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