[CCWG-ACCT] A way to avoid the 'The Single Member Can Do Anything!' problem

[Nigel Roberts]

I should like to add my 100% backing to the following submission . .

On 30/09/15 09:49, Mark Carvell wrote:

> Ordinarily I would not expect the GAC to become heavily engaged in ICANN
> budget negotiations. However, maintaining overall financial stability
> relating to IANA operations and more broadly for the entire corporation
> is a global public interest objective.
>
> Furthermore, there may well be specific budget lines of direct interest
> for governments such as travel support for GAC representatives from
> developing countries and small island states, and more substantial
> periodic items such as funding the convening of the biennial High Level
> Governmental Meetings. The GAC would need to react with formal advice if
> this funding provision were to come under pressure and be threatened
> with cut backs which would impair the global and economic diversity of
> participation by governments in the ICANN multi-stakeholder model.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Carvell
> ​United Kingdom Representative on the GAC​
>