[Ccwg-auctionproceeds] New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG

elliot noss enoss at tucows.com
Wed Feb 1 14:08:59 UTC 2017


and I should note, we are not going to settle this in email and I look forward to meeting you all and discussing this face to face in copenhagen.

EN

> On Feb 1, 2017, at 9:08 AM, elliot noss <ENoss at tucows.com> wrote:
> 
> "an organization that has as goal to fund projects aimed to bridge the digital divide"
> 
> this is not ICANN’s mission. we are dealing with an exception, not the organization’s goal.
> 
> EN
> 
>> On Feb 1, 2017, at 8:09 AM, Peter Vergote <peter.vergote at dnsbelgium.be> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I have to agree with Daniel here.
>> 
>> Years ago we donated a lump sum of money (4 mio EUR) to an organization that has as goal to fund projects aimed to bridge the digital divide. The project plan envisaged a number of calls for projects (to receive funding) over a period of 3 years.
>> 
>> In reality the program has run for more than 4,5 years because of:
>> 
>> - Efficient cost management;
>> - Lower costs/funding per project than anticipated;
>> - Lesser inflow of projects than anticipated.
>> 
>> Even if the auction proceeds would be a one off, chances are that the distribution of funds will be more iterative and may take many years as explained by Daniel.
>> 
>> Best regs,
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> Peter Vergote
>> Legal & Corp. Affairs Manager
>> +32 16 29 89 28
>> +32 474 790096
>> www.dnsbelgium.be <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Op 1/02/17 12:19 heeft ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces at icann.org namens Daniel Dardailler <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces at icann.org namens danield at w3.org> geschreven:
>> 
>>   I think the one-time factor in terms of funding source (which in itself 
>>   could turn out to be two-time or more, but not our business) doesn't 
>>   equate to a one-time approach for disbursing these funds.
>> 
>>   E.g. if the agency we're designing goes for bi-annual periodic calls to 
>>   give away a slice of the overall source funding available at each call, 
>>   it could easily last for several years, and several years is kind of our 
>>   own (the Internet/Web technical community) survival horizon, so hardly 
>>   something we can call a one-time granting project IMO.
>> 
>>   At https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds
>>   it says that there is 233M in the bank as revenue source.
>>   If every six months, each call can grant 23M to various projects (we 
>>   will have to discuss what is a typical project grant, for what 
>>   duration), then we already have 5 years of activity for this agency.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   On 2017-02-01 03:28, Marika Konings wrote:
>>> Dear Waudo,
>>> 
>>> Please note that the charter states that:
>>> 
>>> “These proceeds are to be considered as an exceptional, one-time
>>> source of revenue”.
>>> 
>>> However, you may also be interested in the opinion that Alan (co-chair
>>> of the drafting team that developed the charter) shared in an earlier
>>> thread:
>>> 
>>> _“- There *may* be another round or rounds;_
>>> 
>>> _- There *may* be auctions_
>>> 
>>> _- Any such auctions *may* have their proceeds designated for uses
>>> similar to in the first round._
>>> 
>>> _ _
>>> 
>>> _All of these would be the result of GNSO PDP(s) and Board action, and
>>> are out of scope for us, regardless of whether we think any or all of
>>> this would be good (and I am not advocating any of this here). If all
>>> of those were to come to be, then the process we are developing *may*
>>> be applicable (again, a decision WAY out of our scope). Nothing that
>>> we do should REQUIRE that we must start all over again and re-invent
>>> this in such a situation.”_
>>> 
>>> _ _
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Marika
>>> 
>>> FROM: <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of waudo
>>> siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
>>> DATE: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 1:24 AM
>>> TO: "ccwg-auctionproceeds at icann.org" <ccwg-auctionproceeds at icann.org>
>>> SUBJECT: Re: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG
>>> 
>>> Dear all,
>>> 
>>> I missed the call but I am impressed by the progress that was made.
>>> Reading the action points/discussion notes I think our focus now
>>> should be on expanding and finalizing Item 5 - Workplan. I suggest we
>>> set a deadline for having the workplan in place and also focus on this
>>> item on the next call.
>>> 
>>> I have a question on scope meantime. Probably those in the group who
>>> may have participated in the formulation of the charter could be of
>>> help: Is this exercise confined to the proceeds of the first round
>>> auctions or do we need to come up with a mechanism encompassing any
>>> future rollout scenarios (currently not known). The Charter just
>>> refers to "new gTLDAuction Proceeds".
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> 
>>> Waudo Siganga
>>> Chair
>>> The Computer Society of Kenya
>>> 
>>> Tel: +254722395900
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