Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Discussion of Financial criteria and how to set them

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

So Olivier, if I understand well, there would be a "pass" mark or "a minimum
threshold" score based on "objective" criteria... Only those applications
reaching that level, would be subject to further qualitative assessments. A
two-step process...., no?

IMHO, this is an established procedure in competitive application processes
used by granting agencies and foundations when receiving numerous
applications for subsidies. When I was at IDRC and responsible for a Private
Sector Development Research Program of $4 million- we used that methodology
when IDRC/TrustAfrica, in partnership, made well over $2 million of research
grants to 70 research teams/African organizations in the Investment Climate
and Business Environment ICBE Research Fund - see
http://trustafrica.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=302&Itemid=157&lang=en
 .

This is a justified and smart process because there are limited ICANN
resources for this and we will not be able to subsidize every "worthy"
applicants but in reality onlt the best of all "worthy" applications, within
the constraint of our budget.

Alain

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@xxxxxxx>wrote:

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>
> On 26/07/2011 10:58, tijani.benjemaa@xxxxxxxx wrote :
>
> I totally agree with you that objective criteria are not sufficient, and
> that a case by case inquiry should be undertaken to verify the real need of
> the applicant and prevent gaming. But the absence of objective criteria will
> lead to the totally subjective judgment with all kind of complaisance. I
> think we must avoid both gaming and complaisance, and this is possible if we
> combine objective criteria and specific inquiry for each applicant.
>
>
> I expressed my thoughts on that on the Friday conference call. In case this
> was misunderstood, I am *not against* objective criteria. I am against
> *only* using objective criteria.
> A mix of objective criteria and "deeper diving" with evaluation on a case
> by case basis is IMHO the correct way to go. Perhaps the objective criteria
> scoring would already eliminate a first layer of applications - those not
> scoring very low on the criteria.
> Kind regards,
>
> Olivier
>
> --
> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhDhttp://www.gih.com/ocl.html
>
>


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