[NCUC-DISCUSS] NomCom Review

[Raoul Plommer]

>
> First there's, let's say philosophical, abstract level, where Raoul's
> point is obvious: commercial actors are by definition motivated by
> money, thus not only can be bought but have already been bought.
>
> Second, on the level of individual level it is clear, as Matt et al
> have pointed out, people's motivations are complex and variable,
> and cannot be reduced to simple money/other division.
>
> But for the present purpose, trying to increase our representation
> and to improve the influence of non-commercial interests, the former
> is what we should be talking about. It's not the motivations of
> individuals but what they represent that matters there.
>

Yes, this is exactly what I meant and I'm glad someone else articulated it,
to drive the point home. If we really think about the future of the
internet governance, is it really fair, that the GNSO only allocates one
seat out of seven in NomCom for non-commercial interests? I think not. We
should be a far more powerful stakeholdergroup, for we have all the
individuals' interests at stake. The other collectives are fighting for
their bottomline.


>
> Despite of the complexity of the motivations of individual business
> constituency's representatives, we cannot assume they will also keep
> non-commercial interests in mind so we don't need to worry about that.
>

Yes, I have no doubts that our individual interests can be very complex but
the NCUC's mandate is clear. This is what I meant, when I said that "only a
few constituencies can't be simply paid off". Which, retrospectively, was
me trying to be as succinct as possible, but apparently failed in doing so.

I also side with Rafik, for focusing on the process and operating methods
of NomCom but I do think we should really be doing both; getting another
seat AND making NomCom more transparent in what it does and how it reaches
its decisions. These two do not exclude each other but in fact, gives us
another attacking vector for improving the current situation.

-Raoul
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