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

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

As I mentioned to various people, and said to Mohamed directly, I think the 
problem of helping to create new Accredited Registrars in developing economies 
is a critical issue and something someone, perhaps this group or perhaps an 
ALAC only group, should work on.

But, I also think that helping people get applications funded and in by Jan 12 
2012 is a higher priority.   We have all of 2012 to work on the Creating 
Accredited Registrars for Developing Economies (CARDE) issue.  I will certainly 
volunteer to work on such a project.  At this point though we need to focus on 
finishing the work we already have in front of us.

I agree with Elaine that using the funds that were provided as a seed 
contribution for a greater fund to establish Registries to establish Registrars 
instead, would be problematic.
One note, though, ccTLDs can't really be the solution for CARDE unless they are 
willing to become accredited, though they can certainly be of great assistance 
in building the capacity for local groups, including new gTLD applicants, to 
become accredited registrars.

a.



On 26 Jun 2011, at 06:10, Dave Kissoondoyal wrote:

> 
> Dear Elaine,
> 
> Let us not limit us for Support meaning financial only. The issue brought in
> the JAS WG meeting in Singapore, by Mohamed, was that registrars are scarce
> in Africa (one of the developing economies) and this could be the result of
> many factors, financial being one. Perhaps non financial support could also
> be something that could induce the spread of registrars in those economies. 
> 
> Thanks and best regards
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Kissoondoyal 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elaine Pruis
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:41 AM
> To: ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Capturing feedback from today's
> face-to-face
> 
> 
> Though I agree that local registrars in developing economies are  
> scarce, I strongly disagree with the concept of JAS working towards  
> propping up registrars in developing economies. It is outside our  
> charter and would be a diversion of funds that (as soon as announced)  
> have been proclaimed as too little for the charted task.  The ccTLD  
> operators would be the most natural avenue for registrar creation and  
> growth in developing economies, and with the impetus coming from the  
> ccTLD space, these new registrars would have a market ready-product to  
> cut their teeth on before new gTLDs are delegated sometime in 2013.
> 
> Elaine
> 
> On Jun 23, 2011, at 12:05 PM, 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
> 
> Elaine Pruis
> VP Client Services
> elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +1 509 899 3161
> 
>