Re: [ga] french candidate Eric Jonvel - ICANN meetinginMontevideo

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

on 8/24/01 9:49 PM, Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales at vany@sdnp.org.pa wrote:

> ICANN has being honest in not show any favoritism for any
> candidate in any means.

Honesty is not the issue. Participation by all affected stakeholders in the
process is the issue. Without wishing to put words into Jefsey's mouth, I
think he is saying that ICANN discriminates against those with few material
gains. By upholding a policy that insists every participant is responsible
for their own funding, which policy favors the wealthy and those who are
subsidised by corporate funding, ICANN is not offering equal opportunities
for all affected stakeholders. The evidence is there for all to see.

The bottom line is that, under the current structure, if a person seeks to
participate fully, including at top level, they have to "pay to play", and
for some affected groups, that is simply not possible (witness the NCDNHC
difficulties). Assuming that most of the public are not wealthy, ICANN has a
duty to develop a policy, and the practical means to implement such a
policy, that does not discriminate against any financially disadvantaged
group. The Bylaws, under which ICANN operates, are there to protect the
public benefit, and ignoring the issue of unequal wealth in this world
doesn't make the problem go away.


Regards,

Joanna

The URLs for Best Practices: DNSO Citation:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/gaindex.html
(Under "Other Information Documents"; "August 2001:
Proposal for Best Practices for the DNSO GA")
Part I: 
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20010813.GA-BestPractices.html
Part II: 
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20010813.GA-BP-flowchart.pdf
(Access to the .pdf file requires installing the Adobe Acrobat
Reader, which is available for free down load at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.)
 

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