RE: [ga] ALAC comments on proposed Bylaws modifications

[richard.hill@itu.int]

Please see embedded comments below.

Thanks and best,
Richard


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vittorio Bertola [mailto:vb@bertola.eu.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, 04 March 2003 17:02
> To: Roberto Gaetano
> Cc: jo-uk@rcn.com; richardhenderson@ntlworld.com; ga@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [ga] ALAC comments on proposed Bylaws modifications
> 
> 
>In ICANN you have a clear path of participation for 
> users, even if
> weak, while currently ITU is only participated by governments and
> industries.

This is not correct.  Many NGO's participate in ITU, for example the Red
Cross.  Any organization can apply to be an ITU member, and membership fees
have typically been waived for non-profit organizations.

The list of NGOs that are ITU members can be found at:

 
http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mm/scripts/mm.list?_search=SEC&_languageid=1

You have to scroll down towards the end of the page to get past the industry
members.


> I think they still have to propose a solution to 
> this problem,

As I've already stated on a number of occasions, any user organization could
apply for ITU membership and have the same rights as any other ITU member.

> and to the more general problem of how to make policy in the 
> Internet field
> (which is very different from other media that they are used 
> to regulate,

Once again, I have to state the the ITU-T does not regulate anything.  It
produces non-binding Recommendations which are developed through a
bottoms-up, consensus-based process.  Full consensus is required for
approval of Recommendations.

Best,
Richard


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