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RE: INFODEV (was before Re: [nc-budget] DNSO costs - agenda item Wed 21 Nov)
Vany,
Thanks for the clarification. That helps.
Chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales [mailto:vany@sdnp.org.pa]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 5:46 PM
> To: NC budget
> Subject: Re: INFODEV (was before Re: [nc-budget] DNSO costs - agenda
> item Wed 21 Nov)
>
>
> Chuck:
>
> I am suggesting that if we deliver a good proposal to INFODEV
> according
> to their guidelines, they can be a source of funding for DNSO.
> One of the areas of projects they fund has to be with "Consensus
> Building" which I think is the area where DNSO stands.
>
> Best Regards
> Vany
>
>
> "Gomes, Chuck" wrote:
> >
> > Vany,
> >
> > Are you suggesting that infoDEV might be a source of
> funding for the DNSO or
> > a source of ideas for consensus development procedures or both?
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales [mailto:vany@sdnp.org.pa]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:12 AM
> > > To: NC budget
> > > Subject: INFODEV (was before Re: [nc-budget] DNSO costs -
> agenda item
> > > Wed 21 Nov)
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Chuck and all:
> > >
> > > One of the ideas that I think it was discussed in a
> > > teleconference some
> > > months ago, was to explore different source of funding from, for
> > > example, grants of cooperation agencies.
> > >
> > > As you may know, INFODEV is one of them and they have a
> component of
> > > Consensus building, please read the following:
> > >
> > > http://www.infodev.org/projects/categori.htm
> > > ---------
> > > Categories of infoDev activities
> > >
> > > infoDev's principal vehicle for
> attaining its
> > > goals is through the support of diverse,
> > > action-oriented activities that are local,
> > > national, regional or global in scope. Activities,
> > > which can cover one or more countries
> > > and address
> > > one or many sectors, usually
> > > require partnerships between
> governments, the
> > > private sector and the international
> > > development community. infoDev helps
> > > create such
> > > Partnerships.
> > >
> > > Most infoDev activities fall under
> four broad
> > > categories:
> > >
> > > Consensus Building
> > > Information Infrastructure Strategies
> > > Telecommunications Reform
> > > Demonstration Projects
> > >
> > > Consensus Building may include
> > > national, regional
> > > or sectorial workshops focused on
> > > a wide range of topics including
> > > telecommunications reform, information infrastructure
> > > or information systems for education
> > > and health.
> > > International workshops on targeted
> > > information issues like international
> > > telecommunications accounting rates and the
> > > protection of intellectual
> property rights may
> > > also be held. In addition, infoDev sectorial
> > > networks, in association with
> simular networks,
> > > could provide communication facilities
> > > to virtual communities and improve
> exchange of
> > > specialized information.
> > >
> > > -------------
> > >
> > > I think that together with ICANN we can submit a
> proposal, so ICANN
> > > receive funding for DNSO activities with the compromise that
> > > whatever is obtanined from Infodev (if it is granted) be
> > > exclusively for
> > > DNSO expenses. As you may read for the Consensus
> building component,
> > > DNSO falls in such category of funding.
> > >
> > > What do other thinks?
> > >
> > > Best Regards
> > > Vany
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
> > > Information Technology Specialist
> > > Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
> > > Tel: (507) 317-0169
> > > http://www.sdnp.org.pa
> > > e-mail: vany@sdnp.org.pa
> > >
>
> --
> Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
> Information Technology Specialist
> Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
> Tel: (507) 317-0169
> http://www.sdnp.org.pa
> e-mail: vany@sdnp.org.pa
>
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