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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Bill,<br>
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thanks for your mail, and for laying out the different
possibilities, leaving it for me to respond.<br>
<br>
I have considered the options - while having discussions with
several ISPs, . I can now respond, as I am again in Phnom Penh for
a few days.<br>
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Given the situation, I do not want to be a delaying factor in
finding solutions - so far without success, not giving much hope.
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I am not sure if we have any formal procedures I have to follow,
but if this is enough, please proceed:<br>
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Being severely affected by the Digital Divide in the place where I
live now, I feel it is my responsibility to resign, with regrets,
from the position of an ExCom member - please initiate whichever
procedures apply to fill this position.<br>
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I will remain, of course, a representative of the Open Institute
of Cambodia, for the time being. <br>
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I wish our fellowship clarity, a growing spirit of cooperation
which does not preclude to have controversial discussion when
necessary, and strength in the present ICANN environment. I do not
hide that I am often very disappointed to see that what was once a
clear basis for our work - transparent bottom-up processes in the
context of a multi-stakeholder environment - has to be defended
and fought for time and again.<br>
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With my best wishes - I will stay in communication, as far as my
circumstances allow,<br>
<br>
Norbert Klein<br>
Phnom Penh<br>
Cambodia<br>
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On 6/9/2013 5:23 PM, William Drake wrote:<br>
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<div>Thanks for the information, I was indeed sort of wondering
what's up. I can certainly imagine that rural Cambodia is not
the best location bandwidth-wise from which to deal with the all
the work-related Exec. Comm. mail.</div>
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<div>As to what if anything to do, it's up to you. It is
certainly true that we have a bunch of labor-intensive
initiatives underway concerning organizational capacity building
that really need more active hands contributing and sharing the
load. If you think you would be able to help with these going
forward, great. If you think you won't be, then we can either
leave things as they are until the next election in December, or
we could appoint a new Asia 'representative' to the EC as
an interim until then. Your call entirely…</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>On Jun 9, 2013, at 3:45 AM, Norbert Klein <<a
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear Friends on
these Lists,<br>
<br>
today, I would like to explain why I have been silent
for so many weeks: At the beginning of March 2013, I
moved from Phnom Penh to Kep - about 4 to 5 hours by bus
south of Phnom Penh. I do not live in the city of Kep,
but about half an hour away by a rural motorcycle-taxi.<br>
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What I had not checked before moving there was wireless
Internet connection – believing the claim of a dozen
Internet service providers that they cover the whole
country. Now, the "Father of the Internet in Cambodia"
(as I am sometimes called in the local newspapers) is
again suffering from the "digital divide," which I had
tried to close when I started the first Internet
provider system in Cambodia in 1994.<br>
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I am in negotiations with several ISPs in the region,
trying to find out if anything could be done to overcome
this isolation. So far, there is not yet much hope,
because they would add coverage only if they could
expect several hundred new user in that area - and that
is completely beyond any realistic projection.<br>
<br>
Though I still hope to get Internet access again in the
not too distant future, or have access by traveling
regularly to places covered, I wanted to share this.
Also, as a member of the Executive Committee, I am not
living up to my expected obligations (and I am aware of
it) - so I would like to ask for a frank discussion
whether and when and how I should be replaced.<br>
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At present, I am in Phnom Penh for a few days, having
Internet access, and I am struggling to wade through
several thousand e-mail headers.<br>
<br>
Greetings to all - please remember that the digital
divide continues to exists, in spite of all the
discussions about net neutrality and universal broadband
access etc. etc.<br>
<br>
<br>
Norbert Klein<br>
<br>
All new:<br>
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Tel: +855 - 88 9513015<br>
P. O. Box 9829 <br>
Kep<br>
Cambodia<br>
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