[UA-discuss] UASG SOI unclear, what does "Material interest" mean?

[NABIL BENAMAR]

Dear Jim,

Thank you for your valuable feedback.
I must say that the SoI form has been compiled by ICANN staff and not the
UASG team.

Thank you!

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM Jim DeLaHunt via UA-discuss <
ua-discuss at icann.org> wrote:

> UASG leadership:
>
> I am filling out the UASG Statement of Interest (SOI) form (
> https://uasg.tech/join), and I do not know what this phrase means:
>
> Material Interest in ICANN UASG Governance*
>
> Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN UASG governance and
> policy recommendations and outcomes?
>
> [Yes] [No]
>
> What does "material interest" mean?  What kind of "governance and policy
> recommendations and outcomes" does this question refer to?
>
> I mean, I volunteer time to work on UASG activities. I have a limited
> amount of time left in my life, so each hour is valuable.  It is important
> to me to spend those hours well. So, I think I have a "material interest"
> on UASG "governance" creating ways to use those hours to actually advance
> universal acceptance advance, rather than slog through bureaucratic
> exercises. So I have a great interest in UASG governance being effective,
> and in UASG policy leading to outcomes like more universal acceptance, not
> just more reports.
>
> So, "Yes", I do have a "type of material interest" in "UASG governance and
> policy recommendations and outcomes"?
>
> But I have a feeling that is not what the question asks.
>
> Could someone who commissioned this SOI form please explain what this
> question means? What problem is it trying to solve?
>
> Best regards,
>       —Jim DeLaHunt
>
> --
>     --Jim DeLaHunt, jdlh at jdlh.com     http://blog.jdlh.com/ (http://jdlh.com/)
>       multilingual websites consultant, Vancouver, Canada
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