Re: [ga] DNSO Secretariat

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

Not to complicate matters further, and if you have in mind the needs
of some developing or undeveloped countries, I bring to your attention
the fact that the Patent Cooperation Treaty has provisions wherein
residents of countries so qualifying (based on national per capita annual
income) pay half fees for their patent filings.  Not an exact parallel, of
course, but it does suggest ways of meeting this international "digital
divide."

Bill Lovell

Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> Erica,
>
> I have a problem in taking your approach literally.
>
> You wrote:
> >In this context it is important to recognise that the role of the
> >Secretariat is not to represent any particular region, but to serve the
> >DNSO and ensure the efficient and effective delivery of information and
> >technical support services.
>
> In principle, nobody could disagree: everybody likes efficiency and
> effectiveness (I never send a report to my bosses without stressing that
> whatever I propose is for the purpose of enhancing efficiency and
> effectiveness).
>
> The problem comes when efficiency and effectiveness are more likely to
> happen in some areas of the world than in others. And this not because some
> people are more "naturally" efficint or not, but because, for instance, the
> cost of telecom (a key issue in this case) is different in different parts
> of the world.
>
> If we don't take geographical difference into account, at least to a minimum
> extent, we will found ourselves with a logistic infrastructure for ICANN and
> its SOs that will be more and more concentrated in certain areas rather than
> others. And this will deepen the digital divide even more.
>
> Anyway, I don't have a practical solution. I just hope that people like
> Cabase, that have the technical competence, an efficient/effective approach,
> the willingness to support the process, *and* are located in an area of the
> world (LAC) that does not contribute to the ICANN logistic infrastructure
> (if I am not mistaken), will consider applying for the bid.
> (Or any other applicant outside NorthAmerica, where already too many things
> are located, or Europe, that just had its turn)
>
> In hope for this, I put my friend (and your NC colleague) Antonio Harris in
> copy.
>
> Regards
> Roberto
>
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