Also agree. AFAIK capacity building has constantly been part of the discussion on this, but sometimes the devil also gets lost in the bigger picture (in other words, in the spirit of the approach being taken.) Ideally, basic capacity building would lead those newbies to a level where they can have the will, and form the judgment that they will need, to go an extra mile for their own interest and possibly on their own resources in order to get things as balanced as they can be. In any case, if the noncommercial crowd within ICANN community can comfortably cooperate on an issue that has to do with commercial interests at the face of it, this is it ;-) Cheers, Mawaki Sent from TypeMail On Sep 29, 2015, 1:06 PM, at 1:06 PM, Sam Lanfranco <[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 ><rest deleted> >>> ------------------------------------------------ >>> "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured >>> in an unjust state" -Confucius >>> ------------------------------------------------ >>> Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) >>> Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 >>> email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco >>> blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com >>> Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852