Voting, procedures, costs, and privacy. Was: Re: [governance] Innovation

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

Certainly building such a foundation with outside funding would be a  
very good thing and I can think of various other sources.  But I  
believe, and this is both as a ICANN volunteer and as somewhat of an  
activist, that ICANN should provide initial funding for such a  
foundation at least to the same amount that they currently spend  
directly on such support.  I believe that funding such a foundation  
with some of the ICANN income (i know it is not profit properly  
speaking) would be in keeping with the role of a public service  
corporation and would eliminate the possibility of people claiming  
that this was just hush money to keep the disaffected internet users  
from rebelling.

As i said, though, I am not currently in favor of global elections  
and voter registration while I am in favor of the current ALAC  
effort, though I would like to see the funding for greater grass  
roots organization and inclusion so that it becomes a genuine force  
for Internet user participation in local, regional and global   
internet governance, including ICANN.  and yes, a lot of funding is  
needed for such an effort to really be meaningful.

and yes, i know i am just dreaming, but it is a nice lunch time fantasy.

a.


On 30 nov 2007, at 11.46, Norbert Bollow wrote:

> Avri Doria <avri at psg.com> wrote:
>
>> an organisation that is enabled, though adequate financing,  to
>> reach out to local populations who do not have any means.
>
> Good point.
>
>> yes, i would prefer to see financing come from a ICANN funded  
>> foundation
>> that was separate from staff, to eliminate the appearance of company
>> union
>
> While I agree that it is reasonable to *demand* that ICANN *should*
> provide, via such a foundation, the required financial resources for
> appropriately reaching out to people in poor regions where asking
> for a membership fee of any kind (and using the resulting financial
> transtion as part of the voter registration mechanism) is not
> appropriate, wouldn't it be pragmatic and more realistic to look
> elsewhere for hunding, at least initially?
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert.
>
>
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