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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>May I have some additional comments to finalize the following statement for the support of “</span>developing economies” in new gTLD Program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>May I have some response from the coordinators, please?<br>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Imran Ahmad Shah<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance@lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Imran Ahmed Shah<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 02, 2011 12:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.cpsr.org<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Roland Perry'; 'Avri Doria'; 'Asif Kabani'; ivarhartmann@gmail.com; imran@uisoc.org; imran@igfpak.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [governance] new gTLDs for ICBCs of DgEc DdEc - Call for IGC Statement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>IGC CS Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Review comments are invited to address the important issue of core internet infrastructure foundation (in above context of ICANN’s Board resolution # 20 of Nairobi meeting) to review the new gTLD program for expanding participation for Internet user Communities and Business user Constituencies of Developing Economies (IC/BC of DgEc) keeping in front the comprehension of negative influence and impact of Internet user Communities and Business user Constituencies of Developed Economies (IC/BC of DdEc).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Reference context is the abstract from ICANN’s following Resolution (#20) of Nairobi Meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>"...to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Joint Working Group composed of members of ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) also known as the JAS WG was formed in late April 2010. JAS WG issued its first Milestone Report on 11 Nov 2010 (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-milestone-report-11nov10-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-milestone-report-11nov10-en.pdf</a>) and thereafter public comments consultation process was carried out but after extending comments period for +25 days only two comments were submitted from Africa. <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>The main comprehension was quoted by African Community was that “…all of the most obvious names, including IDNs, will be taken by rich investors, leaving little opportunity to local community institutions and developing country entrepreneurs…”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Now public comments are requested concerning the Second Milestone Report (Revised ver. 13 May 2011 <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-second-milestone-report-09may11-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/jas-second-milestone-report-09may11-en.pdf</a>), which deals with a very important issue: “How can ICANN assist applicants from developing economies increase their participation in the new generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLD) Program?”. The public comments period will be closed on 29th July 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Previous discussion thread title subject were “RE: [governance] Details on the ICANN JAS WG MR2 report was…” and “Re: [] Can Icann really be necessary?”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This discussion at IGC CS forum is started by Ivar A. M. Hartmann, asking for the influence of the Civil Society and comments contributed by other members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><previous successful experience about ICANN’s Policy Development through different forums including the ICANN’s main source to listen “Public Participation through Public Comments”><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>“With reference to my past experience with ICANN, it was I who convinced them to reduce the cost of the IDN ccTLD to $26,000 and even more the full funding support to developing countries and territories. In order to convince, I had to keep writing to ICANN, submitting the public comments as well as a review of the financial analysis to the relevant department. I insisted on the points that were related to underdeveloped countries that instead of developing the Operating System, Browser, text writer and Application utilities in the local languages due to constraint of IT budgets and technical support, how they would be able to pay the huge amount as a fee for the namespace that may not be utilized without infrastructure and text editors capabilities. I asked them for not only provide them IDN TLD mechanism but also support them with the registry management at the ICANN’s end, the L-Root Server. At the end, when the Fast Track round was launched, fortunately and interestingly, along with some other proposals; these were also adopted by offering the applicants from developing countries to request for the 100% waiver of this application fee. Later on UNESCO & ICANN has developed a partnership channel to provide technical support to the countries for establishment of IDN framework and to Promote Linguistic Diversity on Internet. (Imran)”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><The main abstract of above discussion threads will be included here>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><new review comments on milestone reports may please be added here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><review on 1st milestone report><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><review on 2nd milestone report><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanking you and Best Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Imran Ahmad Shah<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Executive Member & Founder<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Urdu Internet Society/ Council<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Internet Governance of Pakistan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: governance@lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Roland Perry<br>Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 08:24 PM<br>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>Subject: Re: [governance] Details on the ICANN JAS WG MR2 report was Re: [] Can Icann really be necessary?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>In message <<a href="mailto:700EE5D8-AD3A-485C-8901-C437081EC472@ella.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>700EE5D8-AD3A-485C-8901-C437081EC472@ella.com</span></a>>, at 11:09:30 on Mon, 27 Jun 2011, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@ella.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>avri@ella.com</span></a>> writes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>- the Government Advisory Group has recommended the 76% figure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Of $186KUSD, this is approx $44.6KUSD, ergo $45KUSD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I wasn't following this blow by blow, but presumably the GAC proposed a 75% discount, which would give a fee of $46.5K, then someone suggested rounding it down to $45k. Of which 76% is the nearest integer percentage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Roland Perry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance@lists.cpsr.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To be removed from the list, visit:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>For all other list information and functions, see:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <a href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.igcaucus.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://translate.google.com/translate_t</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>