Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Government eligibility for JAS support

[amack <amack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alan,

The biggest issue I recall revolved around finding a way to effectively
"means test" local or regional governments, and I'm not sure we ever saw a
way forward on this.

How would we determine which government would be "needy"?  We might be
able to assume based on location, but I don't know.  Greece's finances (or
those of Washington, DC) are much worse in some ways than those of Costa
Rica or Namibia.  And how would we certify the ability to maintain
continuity?

I understand the desire to say yes to the GAC on this one, but I don't
know practically how this works out.  Any ideas?

Andrew

On 11/21/11 10:50 AM, "Alan Greenberg" <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>The issue of government eligibility was left open in our report.
>
>The GAC had suggested that governments be eligible with the exception
>of national governments.
>
>I do not recall that there was any substantive objection to this from
>within the JAS group (perhaps I was deaf to such objections though).
>
>I suggest one of two objections:
>
>- If there was/is substantive objection to the GAC proposal, that
>those who object document their problem with it, and we take a
>consensus call to see if there is general support for or against the
>GAC proposal.
>
>- If there is no substantive objection, then I suggest that the JAS
>group issue an addendum to the report saying that we agree with the
>GAC proposal.
>
>There are likely other options as well, but regardless, we need to
>close this gap, and do it quickly.
>
>Alan
>