[governance] Cigar Box Governance
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2015-03-01 10:11 GMT+01:00 Dr Yassin Mshana <ymshana2003 at gmail.com>:
> Greetings...!
>
> Thank you for this Health Check of the reality...it is True and very
> concerning at Policy Level of the Internet business.
>
> It will be shocking if the same scenario is repeated by other similar
> TLDs...which is like painting a misleading picture?
>
> Accountability and Transparency are crucial in this type of business..
>
> Can we hear more from the analysis of other new TLDs please..?
>
> It is easier to say the Truth than hidding it.
>
> Kind regards
> Yassin Mshana
> On 28 Feb 2015 02:50, "Thomas Lowenhaupt" <toml at communisphere.com> wrote:
>
>> While most attention here is on global governance, I thought you might
>> be interested in what it's sometimes like at the bottom. Here's a post we
>> made today reviewing the first 6 months of the .nyc TLD's operation:
>> http://connectingnyc.org. (I've copied it below for the convenience of
>> some.)
>>
>> While I entitled it *Digital.nyc - A Status Report*, with the .nyc TLD's
>> operation lacking transparency, accountability, or a governance process it
>> might better be called Cigar Box Governance.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Tom Lowenhaupt
>> Digital.nyc – A Status Report <http://www.connectingnyc.org/digital-nyc/>
>>
>> Posted by: Editor <http://www.connectingnyc.org/author/editor/>
>>
>> <http://www.connectingnyc.org/digital-nyc/half-candle/>Jackson Hts., New
>> York, February 24, 2015 – We’re a 1/2 candle into the life of our city’s
>> TLD and an appropriate time for an evaluation. But with .nyc’s success
>> metrics undefined, an assessment is challenging. Hoping that we might
>> contribute to a long term analytical framework, we decided to undertake
>> this first review.
>>
>> Fundamentally, there are two competing perspectives on a TLD’s success,
>> the standard and community. The metric used for assessing standard TLDs
>> such as .com, .net, and .org is based on the number of names sold. We honor
>> that tradition by presenting a statistical review.
>>
>> For community TLDs, the operational approach we’ve advocated, success
>> comprises a positive impact on the delivery of city services, economic
>> enhancement, and an improved quality of life. We took a first stroke at
>> identifying community metrics on our wiki
>> <http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/city-tld-metrics-checklist>
>> some time ago. With community enhancements emerging from long term
>> development efforts, an assessment at this early stage is challenging. What
>> we do here is look at some early actions and how they might influence those
>> long term goals.
>> Traditional Metrics
>>
>> Let’s start with some stats on the number of .nyc domain names sold.
>>
>> - As of February 22, the city’s contractor reported 72,103 names sold
>> with sales at a rate of about 90 registrations per day. (See more
>> current stats here <https://ntldstats.com/tld/nyc>.
>> <https://ntldstats.com/tld/nyc>)
>> - Of those, 74.27% or 52,672 were “parked.” A parked domain is one
>> purchased but without any meaningful content (see keys.nyc for an
>> example). Names purchased for speculative purposes might be parked. And
>> with .nyc being a new TLD, many are surely parked while under development.
>> - That 74% of parked domains has been inching down over the months.
>> For comparison .berlin has 73% parked, .london 36%, .paris 48%, and .tokyo
>> 55%. (Might we induce a level of speculative purchases from these?)
>> - Doing some subtraction (72,103 – 52,672) one might conclude that
>> 19,431 .nyc domain names are providing some level of content. But…
>> - A February 21 Google search using the “Site:.nyc” command revealed
>> only 458 websites. (Google reported a total of 940 finds, a number
>> consisting of both primary names and their duplicates.) We’re looking for
>> an explanation for this discrepancy.
>> - We looked at the first 100 of those 458 “Site:.nyc” sites and found
>> 40% used the .nyc domain name to present content. The other 60% merely
>> linked to a .com or .org site.
>>
>> In addition to these 72,103 sold names, 21,000 names have been created
>> but not allocated. The unallocated fall into three categories.
>>
>> - 800 Reserved Names
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZXMFe-C2PU6KIRPbZKfLkk63i2k5u7Uz2wDikqWPeZg/edit?usp=sharing>
>> – Names set aside to serve the public’s benefit. Three fourths of these
>> names are those of neighborhoods or Business Improvement Districts (BIDs),
>> e.g., see 125thstreet.nyc. Included also are some generic and
>> category names, e.g., taxi.nyc, tours.nyc, and digital.nyc, about which we
>> have more to say below.
>> - 3,092 Premium Names
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qeEPuuPQ3MxzDtUjNpWZy5milRVISvt-4QqBmHRgENQ/edit?usp=sharing>
>> – These names were set aside for distribution through high-bid auctions,
>> scheduled to begin in early 2015. We’ve advocated for attaching Public
>> Interest Commitments (PICs) to many of these names, believing social and
>> economic equity and a stronger TLD will result. A recent panel report
>> <http://www.connectingnyc.org/report-premium-nyc-domain-names-public-interest-commitments-12-18-2014/>
>> detailed these recommendations.
>> - 17,000 Collision Names
>> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YYFOrvpZzwpb-gHHAzxBPhEa7etN6EiHomNASTSgH1A&authuser=0>
>> – The “Collision” names were excluded from allocation pending a review of
>> their impact on the operation of existing networks. Mayor.nyc and our own
>> connecting.nyc are two of the good names stuck in this batch. The vast
>> majority of collision names are of little consequence, but all are expected
>> to become available in mid 2015.
>>
>> While we have some statistics to guide our Traditional Metrics
>> evaluation, doing so for the Community-TLD perspective is a bit more
>> challenging.
>> The Community View
>>
>> Early in 2014 Mayor de Blasio announced that it had reserved nearly 400
>> neighborhood names for development by entities representing the public
>> interest. And it created a path for their allocation – see
>> neighborhoods.nyc <http://neighborhoods.nyc>. We tested the proposed
>> allocation process recently by encouraging local civic entities to apply
>> for the JacksonHeights.nyc name. We chose Jackson Heights because it
>> represented the home team – we’re based there – and it has a young
>> entrepreneurial population engaged with tech.
>>
>> The response was lukewarm at best. Only one organization indicated it
>> might take on the site’s development. And that commitment was on an “as
>> time allows” basis. Also, no existing organization matched the proposed
>> governance standard.
>>
>> We concluded that if a suitable application was to be filed for
>> JacksonHeights.nyc, it would best be submitted by a new entity, one having
>> the website as its primary mission. And we concluded that the neighborhood
>> names might best be issued to contracted parties, committed to the
>> principals set out on neighborhoods.nyc, with periodic reviews to establish
>> compliance. A scenario of this sort would require an investment for start
>> up and oversight.
>>
>> The adoption of a resident-focused nexus policy was another positive
>> action by de Blasio. Properly administered and enforced nexus can foster a
>> range of benefits from civic pride to security and economic development.
>> Our review of registrations revealed some questionable registrant addresses
>> and we look forward to the initiation of planned random audits and for a
>> public reporting of results.
>>
>> A key sign of community success will arrive when .nyc names are being
>> used to create new civic and business connections. Over the last several
>> months we’ve sought to understand who is registering the domain names. Are
>> names being registered to make new connections and new markets? Are New
>> Yorkers shifting their registrations to .nyc from .com, .net, .org and
>> other foreign TLDs? While we await a sophisticated analysis, an associate
>> has reviewed the daily log of new registrants. The dominant impression is
>> that registrations are largely for generic names, as opposed to those of
>> existing businesses. Looked at in concert with the high rate of parked
>> names, this might indicate a multitude of speculative purchases. But one
>> might see a positive side to this: the names of existing businesses are
>> apparently not being squatted upon and remain available.
>> Community Opportunities
>>
>> One of the key benefits we foresaw for New Yorkers and visitors alike was
>> an intuitive Internet where our everyday language would be our guide. Using
>> the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioners%27_Plan_of_1811> as
>> inspiration, we advanced the model of viewing .nyc as a digital grid where
>> ease-of-use and clarity would result from the thoughtful allocation of
>> names – bikes.nyc, bakeries.nyc, drugstores.nyc, schools.nyc, etc. But the
>> city opted for the speed and simplicity of a Land Rush
>> <http://www.connectingnyc.org/the-nyc-landrush-auctions-adding-injury-to-insult/>
>> distribution process (first-come first-served), which released thousands of
>> intuitive names for unknown uses. The results are trickling in.
>>
>> Today, New Yorkers typing hardwarestores.nyc will be presented with the
>> services offered by a single locksmith, not an organized presentation of
>> the desired stores. They’ll need to sift through Google’s global results to
>> locate their local hardware store. The local hardware store will need to
>> pay Google if it hopes to be found there. And a job will not be created for
>> the local operator of hardwarestores.nyc. It’s a loose-loose-loose
>> situation for New York.
>>
>> But there’s still an opportunity to foster an intuitive .nyc, where
>> language holds its traditional meaning. Within the 21,000 unallocated
>> Reserved, Premium, and Collision names the city can identify widely
>> understood names (words would be a better descriptive) and require Public
>> Interest Commitments (see our recommendations
>> <http://www.connectingnyc.org/report-premium-nyc-domain-names-public-interest-commitments-12-18-2014/>)
>> by the developers of these domain names.
>>
>> If .nyc is to gain a reputation as a reliable and useful TLD – where
>> people are confident that typing a domain name will deliver the desired
>> result, names like pizza.nyc and hotels.nyc can’t simply market traditional
>> brands. That is, pizza.nyc can’t lead to Pizza Hut and hotels.nyc can’t
>> provide the choice of all the city’s Hilton Hotels. This will be the likely
>> consequence if a high bid auction determiners development rights.
>>
>> For .nyc to succeed these domain names need to aide residents and
>> visitors alike in learning about the history, variety, and depth of our
>> pizza and hospitality industries. This can only be achieved via contractual
>> Public Interest Commitments.
>>
>> Additionally, Mayor de Blasio can select a few of the unallocated names
>> and provide those on the other side of the digital divide with the
>> opportunity to apply their entrepreneurial talents to developing the .nyc
>> TLD.
>> Concerns
>>
>> Since 2009, when the city announced its intent to acquire .nyc, there
>> have been few meaningful opportunities for public engagement in .nyc’s
>> planning and oversight process. Access was virtually nonexistent during the
>> Bloomberg years. Initially the de Blasio Administration was more receptive
>> to public engagement, indeed, during 2014 a .NYC Community Advisory Board
>> met on a monthly basis, with two from our organization appointed as
>> members. However, when that Board ceased operating in December, public
>> access to the oversight process ceased.
>>
>> The importance of governance and access was brought to mind recently when
>> we received an invitation to attend a Digital.nyc Five Borough Tour
>> <http://www.digital.nyc/events/digital-dot-nyc-five-borough-tour-number-bronx>.
>> Curious about the event and its genesis we visited the digital.nyc website
>> where the sponsors were described:
>>
>> Digital.NYC is the official online hub of the New York City startup and
>> technology ecosystem, bringing together every company, startup, investor,
>> event, job, class, blog, video, workspace, accelerator, incubator, resource
>> and organization in the five boroughs. It is the result of a unique
>> public/private partnership between the office of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the
>> New York City Economic Development Corporation, IBM, Gust, and over a dozen
>> leading NYC-based technology and media companies.
>>
>> Curious, we reviewed the Reserved Names and found digital.nyc listed. Not
>> having been privy to this development while on the Advisory Board, we
>> wondered about the process by which they had obtained the domain name. With
>> this in mind we recalled a recent conversation predicting that fashion.nyc
>> would be developed in a similar manner to digital.nyc. Some research
>> revealed fashion.nyc to be on the Premium Names list and as having been
>> registered to Neustar, the contractor overseeing .nyc’s marketing and
>> operation, last week.
>>
>> Without transparency and a governance process, people may begin to think
>> the city’s TLD is being operated out of cigar box, or worse. And with
>> public trust central to its becoming a grid for our digital resources, such
>> perceptions can be highly detrimental.
>>
>> City Hall needs to add transparency and accountability to the operation
>> of the .nyc TLD. And it needs a representative and accessible governance
>> process that informs the public about how allocation decisions are made,
>> for what purpose, and by whom. And we need a process and timetable for
>> evaluating these allocations of the public’s resources.
>>
>> Soap Box: Our view is that a thoughtfully developed TLD provides the
>> infrastructure for a secure local Internet. That upon that base one can
>> build privacy, identity, and community. And that these will speed economic
>> growth and the creation of a more prosperous and livable city.
>> A Hollywood Ending
>>
>> This review turned out to be far longer than we anticipated. Those who’ve
>> stuck with it to the end get 7 .nyc treats. Enjoy.
>>
>> - Archives.nyc <http://archives.nyc> – This site shows city
>> information presented in an esthetically pleasing manner. Congratulations
>> to the Municipal Archives.
>> - MurdersIn.nyc – If we were giving awards this one would get the
>> Bagel for creative use of a .nyc domain name.
>> - Greenestreet.nyc – A wonderful presentation of the 400 year history
>> of one small section of a city street. But we do have some qualms about
>> ownership of this resource as detailed here
>> <http://www.connectingnyc.org/of-master-plans-greenstreet-nyc/>.
>> - Straphangers.nyc – We love this organization and as one might
>> expect its an early occupant of the .nyc domain.
>> - Visualizing.nyc
>> <http://visualizing.nyc/bus-riding-the-best-kept-secret-of-nyc-transit/>
>> – Be patient while this one loads. For map lovers.
>> - Mammamia.nyc – Broadway’s first play to make it to the big time.
>> - Prty.nyc <http://prty.nyc/sperm-visualizer/> – Dancing like you’ve
>> never seen it before.
>>
>>
>>
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