On 08/02/07, Franck Martin <franck.martin@gmail.com> wrote:

The problem with the Asia/Pacific grouping is that the Pacific Islands receive so little funds that most of the things that can be done is an assessment study, and no more funds for implementation...

Also the issues are quite different from the Asia and Pacific Islands.

Finally, NC and PF fell more linked to FR than to the other Pacific Islands. This is also true for PW, GM, AS which are more linked to US.

Complex scenario....

On 2/8/07, Roberto Gaetano <roberto@icann.org> wrote:

I think that also Frank, from the Pacific Islands, might have something to
add to this (re: the fact that some islands are AP, some EU).

RG

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