Paul, At no point have I seen anything in the Stewardship or Accountability processes that improves the situation of ccTLD managers. Not that I am unaware of your technique of deflection, I was appointed by the ccNSO to the CCWG Accountability. I accepted the appointment. greetings, el On 2015-10-09 08:43, Paul Szyndler wrote:
Eberhard,
I have long appreciated your vehement and unflinching commitment to the independence and autonomy of ccTLDs. However, as cc managers, we constantly face the challenge of balancing this independence against the need for engagement with the broader stakeholder community.
I believe that the CCWG is one process we need to engage in. As cc managers, are we happy for "the rest" of the community to arrive at a solution for the future stewardship of ICANN (which includes a place for the ccNSO) without contributing to that process?
In whatever membership model the community may arrive at, we ultimately get down to the unsavoury detail of votes and voting mechanisms. Are you happy with a 5 of 29 voting structure? Are you supportive of a model that has the potential to "veto" a ccPDP? Irrespective of whether you answer "yes", "no" or "I don’t care", I believe that these issues are of sufficient significance to warrant our collective attention.
At no point have I seen anything in the Stewardship or Accountability processes that threatens the existing internal roles or responsibilities of ccTLD managers. However, I believe we need to be engaged in the broader ecosystem because these potential changes will have an effect on how each of us can influence our environment in the future.
Perhaps I could turn your question back to you. I note that you have devoted considerable time, effort and intellectual capacity to the CCWG. Assuming that the CCWG report doesn’t affect ccTLDs directly, what is it about this process that has warranted your dedicated engagement?
Regards,
Paul [...]
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