Hey Sam,
What was the 600 page contract? I haven’t seen any agreements of that size yet, would love to see what they threw into the NYC one!
-James
On 29/09/2015 14:02, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Sam Lanfranco" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Part of the power and knowledge imbalance between the new-gTLD
>"incumbent crowd", sitting like vultures (or hawks) on the sidelines and
>the "newbie crews" in Latin American, Asia and Africa will require more
>than just a re-balancing of access to resources to get into the game. It
>will also require greater knowledge and capacity to deal with that
>"incumbent crowd" when it shows up with offers to manage the submission
>process and registry services. That New York City willingly signed on to
>a 600 page contract with minimal stakeholder consultation, a contract
>that brought on a multitude of problems, should be a warning here. There
>needs to be a focused outreach effort to address questions and issues,
>so that applicants operate from a position of strength above and beyond
>just financial support.
>
>Sam Lanfranco
>
>On 29/09/2015 12:31 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I really like the question about remediation for the developmental
>> imbalance before moving on with new rounds for the incumbent crowd.
>>
>> avri
>>
>>
>> On 28-Sep-15 18:58, Marilia Maciel wrote:
>>> Hi, I would like to support the topics suggested by Niels and Remmy,
>>> but I would take Remmy's point in a slightly different direction.
>>>
>>> Nielsen's report confirms that Latin America, Asia and Africa will
>>> likely be the great drivers of new gTLD acceptance and use, while most
>>> registries are still based in developed regions. There is a net
>>> transference of resources taking place from the developing to the
>>> developed world in the DNS industry. The problems that developing
>>> regions face have been extensively explained. What is the perception
>>> of the board? In the opinion of board members, which concrete measures
>>> could be put in place? Why not even suggestions from the JAS report
>>> have been implemented yet? Would the board commit to a clear plan to
>>> address the current imbalances before a new round of applications is
>>> launched?
>>>
>>> My two cents.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Marília
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