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

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

Personally I oppose the idea of funding any form of government.

I don't see why ICANN's resources should be used for this.

And just because the GAC asks for something doesn't mean that we have to give 
it to them .. 




On 21 Nov 2011, at 17:30, amack wrote:

> 
> 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
>> 
> 
> 

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