<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:14 AM, Alex Gakuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:52 AM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Alex Gakuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Alex Gakuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Great development, for the technical side of the Internet. Unfortunately AFRINIC, historically most shy to Human Rights,</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>How is the most inclusive bottom-up open and transparent IG mechanism we have in Africa "most shy" to HR??</div>
</div></blockquote></div><div><br>Who are their HR people?<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>You and me and everyone else interested in making policy. WE make policy, the NIC just does what we tell them in terms of policy.</div>
</div></blockquote></div><div><br>Mailing lists can/are open but effective policy influence is achieved with representation on the policy making table. Their 6-person </div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div>13 person IIRC. the folk who hold the Alternate seats are full Board members.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote">
<div>BOD structure <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/en/our-structure/bod" target="_blank">http://www.afrinic.net/en/our-structure/bod</a> of Eastern Africa(1), Indian Ocean(1), Northern Africa(1), Western Africa(1), Central Africa(1), Southern Africa(1) are business, ccTLDs and government persons. It does not provide for civil society representatives.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nor does it provide for business, gov or ccTLDs persons. Representation is regional, NOT by stakeholder group.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="gmail_quote"><div> Or would I be missing one (including on the listed past) BOD members?<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There are 2 academics elected as alternates. together, all of these folk ARE acting as CS IMHO.</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>
<br>The internet was once controlled by engineers before lawyers snatched it from them. Assertive global civil society raised its and had to be accommodated.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>how so?</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><div> Now Africa's Civil Society has risen up and is demanding a say on how Africa (and global) Internet is managed, for example, <a href="http://netizenproject.org/2012/08/05/pan-african-civil-society-on-who-controls-the-internet/" target="_blank">http://netizenproject.org/2012/08/05/pan-african-civil-society-on-who-controls-the-internet/</a></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We already have a say. Look at the last several AfriNIC meeting lists, you will see LOTS of CS participants!!</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Cheers,<br>
<br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>