[governance] RE: [NA-Discuss] ALAC and NCUC

[Mr. Robert Guerra]

Jacqueline:

Don't underestimate what people can do online with limited time and  
limited resources.

While many users have the luxury of  being on the modern internet for  
more than 20hrs a month, many do not. Though their experience may be  
different, ways need to be found for their experience,views and  
issues to make their way to IG fora such as ICANN and the IGF.

Outreach to all users, be they well connected or not is the great  
challenge for ALAC. Can it do the job entirely in a volunteer  
capacity or is support from ICANN and other stake-holders needed.    
ICANN staff has left it up to ALAC to decide. So what do we ask for ?  
What is appropriate support for ALAC as a whole, and what is best  
done at the local, regional and/or RALO level?

regards,

Robert
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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra
Tel +1 416 893 0377



On 19-Apr-07, at 1:16 PM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:

> Well - I thought regions, but it could be any well-organised group of
> individuals coalescing around a viewpoint that drowns out a minority
> opinion. It's like the silence equals consent rule in some mailing  
> lists.
> Some people don't consent, but they don't feel comfortable jumping  
> into some
> of the rather intense discussions, or they don't check email every day
> (there are many people here in T&T who have a 20 hour/month dial up  
> plan. I
> really don't see what you can do with 20 hours/month, but there are  
> a lot of
> them, and they are users and they have the right to put their 2  
> cents in on
> issues)
> No - I have no ideas that might work - that's my problem. I am  
> thinking
> about it, though.
> Jacqueline

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