[governance] NetMundial funding - information requested

[jfcallo at ciencitec.com]

Parminder:
Interesante hecho. Quien le escribe, es un activista de Internet.  
Fundador de ISOC, Capitulo de Peru (Capitulo que no ha renovado su  
Directiva, pues quienm se arroga la presidencia se ha apropiado y es  
importante que sepa la Comunidad de Internet).
En efecto, ¿cual es el criterio para una Beca de las Organizaciones?.  
Por ejmplo muchas veces a pesar de garantizar replicar los acuerdos,  
diversificar lo aprendido, he postulado miles de ves a una Beca en  
LACNIC y veo en la lista que las Becas, siempre la ganan los mismos,  
un circulo de "amigos" que habla de masificación, desterrar la Brecha  
Digital, Governanza en Internet...¿un grupito es el que va a cambiar  
esto?. ¿saben las entidades que financian esto? lo que sucede cuando  
entregan su dinero para causas nobles y una casta la disfruta.
Es importante que se de a conocer algo como esto. No mas puertas  
cerradas y "conciliabulos".
Espero que lo pueda replicar en su idioma (English), pues no lo domino  
bien y pueda decir una cosa por otra.
Gracias
Atentamente
José F. Callo Romero
Comunicador Digital
Organizador: www.internautaperu.org



parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> escribió:

> Someone who is not in these civil society circles, and who had  
> sought funding support on registering for NetMundial, asked me  
> information about how funding support works. Since I am not able to  
> help that person with this information, may I request those involved  
> with the meeting to provide it. Please note that this is urgent.  
> (The concerned person has received an email from ICANN informing him  
> that ICANN would support her/his travel for the meeting.)
>
> It will be useful to know full details about how the funding process  
> worked. Was there a pool of donations? Who picked up the  
> participants who were offered funding? What kind of criteria was  
> used? Why individual funders are approaching participants with  
> funding support, and why a centralised approach from the meeting  
> organisers was not made/ considered?  Whether there are other  
> funders too making such a direct approach? Who are the funders and  
> what amounts have been committed?
>
> If say an Internet company was to approach a civil society  
> participant declaring that it will fund her/ his travel, it could  
> create a potential problem because many civil society groups have  
> limitations on what kind of funding for travel etc they can accept  
> from private companies, especially those who work in their own  
> activity area , and under what conditions.
>
> I request early information on the above since the person who has  
> asked for this information and her/his organisation needs to make an  
> early decision about accepting the funding, given the short period  
> to the meeting.
>
> Thanks
>
> parminder
>
> PS: It is not a personal gripe because two persons from IT for  
> Change have been offered support in a similar way and we have  
> accepted it.




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