[governance] ICANN stumbling on a hornet nest

[McTim]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 4:36 AM, Riaz K Tayob <riaz.tayob at gmail.com> wrote:
> Many NGOs etc participate in settings where they feel compromised (eg WTO,
> WHO, etc). The problem is not participation per se (although a strong case
> can also be made for this), but the relationship from reform to more
> equitable solutions on the radical spectrum.
>
> In other words, what is the middle path... exhortations that intimate that
> participation is the way to go develop this are correct. But from what we
> see in both tenor and substance, this does not seem to be intended as an
> equitable process (on process applying same standards/norms irrespective of
> who is saying it - equitable treatment). Unless there is some modicum of
> openness the quest can be seen as an occupation/colonisation of legitimacy.
> That said, there is always the paradox of participation...
>
> As indicated in other threads, what is the trajectory beyond status quoism?


There is no such position as status quo-ism.  There has been
tremendous evolution in the Internet ecosystem over the last decade,
and all signs are that this will continue.


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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