[ga] No Funds for Proper Analysis

[Derek Conant <dconant@dnsga.org>]

Who knows what they are talking about here?  There needs to be a process
here that funds the development and advancement of the constructive
questions and comments being submitted by participants.

What we have here is a failure to obtain the funding necessary to
present any meaningful comprehensive analysis, compiled by experts
presenting statistical data and information concerning the subject
matter being addressed by the DNSO.
This is primarily why I expressed the necessity of ICANN Approved
Proposal Organizations (APOs) at:
http://dnsga.org/announcements/atlarge_5june01.html.

APOs can be profit and non-profit organizations that qualify to
represent their studies, constituencies and/or members.   ICANN will
need to evolve toward a structural model and system that gives
organizations the incentive to fund comprehensive analysis, compiled by
experts presenting statistical data and information concerning the
subject matter being addressed by ICANN Supporting Organizations.

The APO competition component is clearly apparent in the DNSO process
and forums.  This is clearly evident by the existence of established
groupies in the DNSO process and forums and their refusal to acknowledge
and investigate constructive comments and positions from one not in
their group.  It is also apparent that said groupies feel threatened
when constructive comments and positions are presented.  Groupies exist
in the DNSO process and forums and they appear to be preventing the
development and advancement of constructive dialog if the comment and
position contribution does not agree with, or does not come from one in
the established group.

If ICANN is going to allow the formation of groupies in its processes,
then these groupies that believe that they know what they are talking
about should step up to the plate with money to fund comprehensive
analysis, compiled by experts presenting statistical data and
information concerning the subject matter being addressed, that proves
the groupies position.

The ICANN Supporting Organizations and ICANN Board should be relying on
experts presenting statistical data and information concerning the
subject matter being addressed.  ICANN should not be developing its
policy and standards upon a process that is not funded and relies on
non-experts.

ICANN and the Internet is mature enough now to begin the process of
restructuring its Supporting Organizations and to engage the APO
concept.  The APO concept would invite organizations from around the
world to fund ICANN internationalization and the development and
advancement of international policy and standards.  The Governments of
the world would also have incentive to fund ICANN internationalization
through APO processes.

I am submitting this for constructive criticism.

Derek Conant
DNSGA President and Chairman



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