Re: [wg-review] Multilingulaism in ICANN

["Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@dninet.net>]

pilar & all...

i agree with your agenda and am very disappointed that the wg review
chairman has elected to try to "bury" these important issues in the context
of a DNSO review discussion when this problem clearly exists throughout the
entire ICANN structure (including  all SO's) .

this is a serious mistake and, in my opinion , and i feel, represents an
effort by the chair which will dilute the value of both the discussion and
diminish the impact of any recommendations resulting from same.

bringing this issue into the wg-review is, in my opinion,  beyond the
mandate and charter of this WG and will only tend to diminish the importance
of this issue as it pertains to ALL ICANN activities, not just DNSO.

ken stubbs


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pilar Luque" <pluque@nic.es>
To: <wg-review@dnso.org>; <cctld-discuss@wwtld.org>; <pluque@nic.es>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:25 AM
Subject: [wg-review] Multilingulaism in ICANN


> Daer all,
>
>
>
> After MR BURTON'S petition, and at Mr STUBBS' insistance on 18/01/01,
> please find enclosed resume of discussion on Multilingualism as
> promised:
>
> 1.You cannot ask non-native English speakers for all of the
> following:
>     - be as fast as native English speakers to understand
>       all subtle issues in ICANN process
>     - be as comfortable as as native English speakers in the anglo-saxon
>       way of doing, with all procedures, term of references, etc,
>       all what is inherent to this cluture they do not dominate
>     - be equally skilled on all legal matters of common law
>     - compete with native English speakers companies for new gTLD
>     - pay for ICANN, either directly, or indirectly
>     - and volunteer on their spare time to translate ICANN system
>       and documents into local languages
> There is an abismal difference betwen UNDERSTAND english texts and
> DISCUSS in public in English...
>
>
> 2.  ICANN IMPORTANT documents (SPECIALLY THOSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT) need
> to be translated at least into Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish,
> German and French so that representation is fair and participation is
> higher.  It is INCONCEIVABLE that any organization representing or
> claiming to be
> world wide would not have several languages available.  To do otherwise
> is cultural imperialism.
>
> 3. The ccTLD Constituency of the DNSO has already taken steps towards
> Multilingualism by volunteer translators.  It would be a way to start
> which would solve the problem of overburden of translations.  The whole
> of the DNSO should follow such example so that the ICANN Board can be
> influenced towards such a move.
>
> 4.  The U.N. Nations approach towards Multilingualism should be one of
> the basic aims of the ICANN process.
>
> 5.  English-mother tongue speakers should make the effort when
> expressing themselves in meeetings or dicussions lists to use plain
> English.
>
> 6.  A research into software transaltions products for discusiion list
> should be done.
>
>
>
> 7.  An effort should be made to train ICANN participants into a better
> knowledge of the basic ICANN technical jargon.
>
> 8. Multilingualism should be a point to be considered in the new Names
> Council Budget and Names Council Business Plan.
>
> THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE DECIDED:
>
> 1. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SLOWLY INTRODUCING MULTILINGUALISM IN THE WHOLE OF
> THE ICANN PROCESS
> 2. STUDY OF THE BUDGET REQUIRED
> 3. WHICH LANGUAGES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED
>
>
> Comments please.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Pilar LUQUE (ES-NIC)
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