[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Announcement] NCUC new Vice-Chair

Tue Jun 19 19:50:52 CEST 2018

Congratulations Bruna!

Regards,
Shahul Hameed,

@shahul____hameed |  (+91) 9495379530

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 11:04 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Elsa,
>
> I appreciate your mail. But lets stop the politics and be fair to all. In
> my opinion there wasnt any due process in this, the EC has fail on this one.
> i do no what is in the bylaw. But my point is, we must be transparent and
> be fair to all.
> The process in my opinion is a close one, there is nothing open about this.
>
> I must also state clearly that, i am not against the selected chair, but i
> am against that closed process that went
> into the selection of the vice chair. Let us stop this kind of politics
> and be more inclusive in our processes.
>
> regard,
>
>
>
>
> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
> *Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)*
> E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms
> Specialist
> ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
> OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member.
> National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana
> Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member
> Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member
> Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
> Skype: wisdom_dk
> facebook: Kwasi Wisdom
> Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 4:46 PM Elsa S <elsa.saade at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Wisdom,
>>
>> Thank you for your email and for being cognisent of the need to be fair
>> to all. I had to jump in and highlight that your concern is not really in
>> place on this specific issue since the EC followed the procedure by which
>> the revised bylaws state:
>>
>> - IV Executive committee - I - The Vice Chair: 1. A member of the EC may
>> be designated as Vice Chair by a majority vote of the EC. (For your
>> reference:
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/revised-bylaws-ncuc-17oct17-en.pdf
>> )
>>
>> The change in bylaws which introduced this matter took a long while, and
>> as you know it only got into effect very recently. Which is why it is
>> understandable as to why this process could have been a bit confusing.
>>
>> However, please try to refrain from blaming the EC when they simply are
>> followig procedure. The exchange which included the voting can be found
>> publicly in our lists. And I’m sure my fellow EC and of course I’m
>> available to answer any question if need be my friend!
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Elsa
>> —
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 11:59 AM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I do agree to the fact that the bylaws allows for a vice chair. But i
>>> disagree to the fact that the broader members of the community was
>>> overlook. How come the opportunity was
>>> not thrown to the broader members to decide.
>>> To me the process lack transparency and it will be difficult for
>>> accountability to prevail in that regard. What i am seeing now is like
>>> allied and friends kind of rule.
>>>
>>> I am sorry i am sounding like this but we need to be open fair to all.
>>>
>>>
>>> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>>> *Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)*
>>> E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms
>>> Specialist
>>> ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
>>> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
>>> OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member.
>>> National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana
>>> Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member
>>> Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member
>>> Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
>>> Skype: wisdom_dk
>>> facebook: Kwasi Wisdom
>>> Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 3:44 PM farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I apologize for jumping in to NCUC EC and wisdom but as a Co drafter of
>>>> the bylaws I'd like to  make a clarification about the appointment process.
>>>> The bylaws briefly says there should be a vice chair and that EC votes to
>>>> select and vice chair should be a member of the EC. Our operating
>>>> procedures probably needs updating to have a process for this but I have to
>>>> say the ncuc ec process was not questionable. There are no rules
>>>> againstVice chair being from the country nor region as the chair and no one
>>>> else other than Bruna from the EC volunteered to run for the position.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 11:09 AM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Chair and Vice chair all from Brazil.
>>>>> How come? Was there any due process?
>>>>>
>>>>> I dont think this formation will promote transparency and
>>>>> accountability within NCUC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers to all
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>>>>> *Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)*
>>>>> E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms
>>>>> Specialist
>>>>> ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
>>>>> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
>>>>> OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member.
>>>>> National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana
>>>>> Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member
>>>>> Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member
>>>>> Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
>>>>> Skype: wisdom_dk
>>>>> facebook: Kwasi Wisdom
>>>>> Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:35 PM Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
>>>>> raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear members
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We have started the implementation of our new bylaws and one of the
>>>>>> new positions we have is Vice-Chair.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The EC elected for new NCUC Vice-Chair is Bruna Martins dos Santos,
>>>>>> from Brasília, Brazil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please join me in congratulating Bruna and wishing her the best on
>>>>>> this new position.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As a reminder, we have elections right before the ICANN63 meeting so
>>>>>> from that cycle on we'll have a Vice-Chair for the whole year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Renata
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>>
>> Elsa Saade
>> Consultant
>> Gulf Centre for Human Rights
>> Twitter: @Elsa_Saade
>>
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