The Purpose of Constituencies?

[Baudouin SCHOMBE]

I share your concern but it is sometimes necessary to have a joint reading in
this kind of debate. An academic group would also be an acceptable approach to
enable us to have a scientific understanding of the problem.

SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN




2011/6/29 Andrew A. Adams <aaa at meiji.ac.jp>

> In regards specifically to the notion of creating an "academic"
> constituency
> within the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, it strikes me that there isn't
> really a clear definition of the purpose of constituencies within SGs. The
> purpose of the SGs would appear clear - to provide the GNSO with balanced
> (in multiple ways) inputs from various groups whose views are believed to
> be
> important in reaching suitable compromises on individual issues or
> balancing
> benefits and detriments between groups across multiple decisions. Whether
> this works or is the right structure is a separate question, at least the
> intent is relatively clearly defined. However, within SGs, the purpose of
> constituencies appears to me to have been pushed as a thing for its own
> sake,
> perhaps with hidden motives such as attempting to weaken consensus or
> majority dominance within some SGs. But the rationale and the expected
> structure that should emerge within NCSG from the proposed multiple
> constituencies is still unclear. Is it intended that any group with a
> significant common factor should form separate constituencies, with
> individual's and organisation's overlaps between constituencies allowing
> for
> our multiple facets? I am both an academic researching relevant issues and
> a
> registrant of a personal domain name, for example.
>
> Or are constituencies supposed to reflect differing types of SG member
> where
> those different groups share some specific common interest in elements of
> the
> domain name system? If it's the latter, I do not see an academics group
> being
> suitable, though as mentioned non-profit/public universities as bodies
> might
> wish to form their own group or join NPOC (if approved).
>
>
> --
> Professor Andrew A Adams                      aaa at meiji.ac.jp
> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration,  and
> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan       http://www.a-cubed.info/
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