RE: [council] FW: Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO WG 'to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs' in response to the ICANN Board Resolution 20 at the Nairobi
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Adrian Well stated. Take care Terry On Mon Mar 22 16:54 , Adrian Kinderis sent:
Alan, fair point.
You have my support on infrastructure and technology. We have quietly technically supported a number of Pacific Islands at no cost for this exact reason.
I also appreciate the way you have phased your second paragraph. It makes sense. IDN’s will be key. I just am not sure that one could classify
“owning
and operating a gTLD” as critical infrastructure hence my notion of *need*.
Adrian Kinderis
From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg
Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 10:46 AM
To: Bruce Tonkin; 'GNSO Council'
Subject: RE: [council] FW: Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO WG "to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs" in response to the ICANN Board Resolution 20 at the Nairobi
Adrian,
NEED is a rather loaded term. WANTS, COULD BENEFIT FROM, ASPIRES TO each may describe a particular situation better.
I have spent a good part of the last decade in discussions about why developing countries *need* state-of-the-art communications and technologies and technologists when many within their populations also *nned* food and health care and education. More to the point, why should other countries help pay for these in lieu of food/medicine/schools.
The answer revolves around the need to developing countries to participate in the global economy (and yes, the Internet). If we cannot come up with examples of TLDs that stick out as "really good things" that can attract support, perhaps you are right and they don't "need" them. But I suspect that there will be examples, particularly IDNs, where the case will be a lot easier to make.
Alan
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