Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] WG Scope?

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27 Jun 2011, at 15:44, Avri Doria wrote:

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> On 27 Jun 2011, at 09:49, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
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>> On 27 Jun 2011, at 14:37, Avri Doria wrote:
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>>> On 27 Jun 2011, at 09:00, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
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>>>> What exactly is our charter?
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>>> https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/Charter
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>> 
>> Thanks
> 
> You are most welcome.    I am always willing to help people find things that 
> are on our wiki page. such a small amount of work for such a big payoff.

I have an aversion to wikis - or maybe it's just the ICANN one .. 

> 
>> 
>> So could someone explain to me why they think it is in scope to:
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>> - expect that registry backend providers be based "in country". While I can 
>> see how that might be viewed as desirable by some people I honestly don't 
>> see how it is in scope.
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> Good question.
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> I think it falls under 
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> a. C1, the requirement to propose criteria for financial support: The 
> criteria of support includes budget, business plans etc..   Decision on which 
> RSP to use and how much must be paid for those services are indeed part of 
> the entire package that needs to be evaluated in making the granting decision.
> 
> a. C3, the requirement to figure how to provide assistance for those seeking 
> help from Registry Service providers:  Given the contracts that may be 
> offered and the conditions of those contracts including the disposition on 
> the indigenous resources contained in the string, the best way to provide 
> such assistance might involve recommending that regional non-profit RSPs be 
> established in those developing economies that do not already have them.
> 
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>> - expect that this group support/assist in the creation of registrars in 
>> developing countries. Again, while I can see how this might be seen as being 
>> desirable by some I can't see how it is in scope. it's also anti-competitive 
>> and wide open to being abused / gamed.
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> I am not sure I agree with your assessment that this is any more a gaming 
> attractor than pots of money available for those who help applicants from 
> developing economies.  But I do agree that it does not seem to be in our 
> current scope.  That is why I recommend that ALAC member work on establishing 
> a group to work on the goal.
> 


Avri - thanks for the explanation of your criteria / logic 

Michele



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