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[ga] Integrity Working Group - a concept


Title: Help
 
 
I'm toying with the idea of seeking ICANN accreditation for a new Registrar company called Integrity Domains.
 
The process I have in mind is to gather together a Working Group (Integrity Working Group) to plan the ethos and distinctive features of a new kind of registrar, as well as setting out the strategy for achieving accreditation and operating as a viable company.
 
To make clear, I am not interested in a project aimed at making lots of money. My starting point is that Domain Names should be available and accessible and transferable and manageable for millions of ordinary internet users, and the central goal of Integrity Domains would be to SERVE the user community - with total openness, responsiveness, and reasonable costs.
 
As a secondary goal, my concept is that a portion of all revenue would be set aside to support the poorest communities with equipment, technology, software, website hosting, domains etc to play a responsible role in combatting globalisation and addressing the serious problems of the digital divide.
 
Furthermore, I think such a company would have a role in disseminating information about ICANN, the industry, and new initiatives (including alternative roots, Wi-Fi etc, community networks etc). We would try to establish the closest relationships with the At Large community and put the emphasis on ordinary people at the heart of ICANN - and attempts at standards of human decency (not saying that there aren't already some very decent registrars - there are).
 
Integrity Domains would attract consumers who want to "feel safe" about their domains, who want transparency, and who want the registrar to truly serve the customer, without an overriding profit motive.
 
I envisage that this concept would work best if it was run by a group of people who had convictions about what needs reforming arising from experiences of ICANN etc. Maybe 6 to a dozen individuals, some with small financial stakes, some with none.
 
If you would like to comment on this tentative idea, feel free to mail me at the Internet Challenge - richard@theinternetchallenge.com
 
This may be an insane idea - but what have I got to lose at this stage except pride?
 
Richard       
     


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