[Chapter-delegates] Draft ISOC comments on WGIG report

[Lynn St.Amour]

Franck,

I really hope you do find the time to submit a comment - even if it 
is "short and sweet".  Your points below are good ones.

Note: I have not responded to your root server question as that has 
been addressed elsewhere.

Warm regards,
Lynn

At 10:49 AM +1200 8/10/05, Franck Martin wrote:
>
>PICISOC will certainly prepare an independednt submission (time 
>permit). It is nice to be able to support ISOC position now that we 
>know it, however our main point, is that creating another UN type 
>forum is draining resources on developping countries as they have to 
>meet the costs in physical participation. In countries with little 
>population it may mean removing somebody from the workforce several 
>weeks a year.
>We would rather see increased virtual participatory approaches, like 
>ICANN, IETF, APNIC is doing where you can particiapte in meetings 
>from your office.
>We would rather recommend that this form of participation be 
>encourage by the UN, and that in general Internet Governance issues 
>should be discussed in current UN forum. No need to create another 
>structure to put more burden on developping countries and tax payers.
>
>(note: even India has issues to find money to send representatives 
>to all these Internet meetings, why create another forum?)
>
>Cheers
>