[nc-budget] Motion: Alternative Solutions to lower the expenses of DNSO

[Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales <vany@sdnp.org.pa>]

Dear fellows:

There has been a motion to take away voting rights for those constituencies
that doesn't contribute with DNSO expenses.   It is unaceptable from any point
of view to take such action, since it seems like every year DNSO expenses
increases and it is not true that every year every constituency will be able to
collect its part.

Also it is not acceptable that participants of the DNSO has to pay if they want
to assure representation and voting rights.  This is not the spirit of ICANN
By-Laws.  And, in my understanding, the ICANN By-Laws are the ones that grants
voting rights to the NC representatives, not the abilitiy to share any expenses
that DNSO incurr. 

Under this light, I have the following motion:

"The Names Council will engange to find alternative solutions of covering
expenses, in order to assure an open participation of all stakeholders in the
ICANN policy making".

Alternative Solutions to lower the expenses of DNSO

1.   Instead of sharing costs amongst the constituency, simply works in a
donation basis.

2.  Draft projects to different donations entities.  The following is the URL of
the Infodev and the DNSO fits very well in the Consensus Building Component
http://www.infodev.org/projects/apply.htm

3.  Search sponsors for services usually hired by DNSO

4.  There are services that not need to be hired foreign team (for example, the
webcasting is done by the Berkman Center which has high cost for perfoming this
service simply because they have to travel from one country to another).   So,
I think it would be interesting to do an experiment of asking for quotations
for the same service to a local team (and searching alternative technologies
less expensive)

5.  Sharing responsabilities amongst DNSO participants without having to
produce money for pay.

Best Regards
Vany


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Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
IT Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
Tel: (507) 230-4011 exrt 213
Fax: (507) 230-3455
e-mail:  vany@sdnp.org.pa
http://www.sdnp.org.pa