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
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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,<rest deleted>
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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