[Chapter-delegates] Request that board member Sunday discuss forming a group to review the chapter proposals

[i freedom Uganda]

Thank you Dave;

I strongly agree with you.

Regards

On Sunday, June 4, 2017, Imran Anwar <imran at imran.com> wrote:

> I agree.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Imran
>
> On Jun 4, 2017, at 1:25 AM, Dave Burstein <daveb at dslprime.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','daveb at dslprime.com');>> wrote:
>
> Gonzalo and folk
>
> As most of you know, last spring a proposal was made to allocate 3% of the
> ISOC budget for the chapters to spend on their activities. Depending on the
> allocation formula, that would be $15,000-$50,000 per active chapter.
> Careful review to avoid fraud was included.
>
> I believe the majority of the board was supportive and one board member
> said he was confident things would be approved after the chapters committee
> developed a concrete proposal. Instead, staff has chosen another path.
>
> It's time for those on the board to set policy. The staff proposal ignores
> the primary points and instead suggests spending $500,000 on branding is
> the best way to help the chapters. The staff proposal will soon be public,
> I'm told. The differences will be very clear.
>
> The elephant in the room, of course, is that most ISOC chapters are in the
> Global South, as is most of the board. Almost all policies are made by
> senior staff, almost all in the Global North and strongly supportive of the
> "DC Consensus." I can provide several clear examples of ISOC opposing Group
> of 77 proposals strongly supported by the African and Asians because they
> would lower the price of Internet access. (Previously discussed at ISOC
> events.)
>
> I spend time on ISOC because I think we can deliver concrete progress on
> the Internet for All. I don't think I'm alone in believing our $30M PIR
> subsidy can be far more effectively used. I believe the chapters will
> demonstrative that, if they had support.
>
> Frankly, the people on the ground in Africa I've met have a far clearer
> understanding of what's needed than D.C. lawyers and economists. I'm on a
> U.S. State Department committee, and I'm amazed how in DC ideology takes
> precedence over knowledge. We can and should bring the public interest
> issues to the forefront. We haven't.
>
> So I request the board members informally begin looking closely at the
> chapters proposal, with a possibility of forming a group to show respect
> for the opinions of the chapters.
>
> The rest is commentary. I've been up almost 24 hours working on this and
> am fading. If my comments are unclear, please request clarification from me
> or the members of the chapter committee.
>
> I'll be making concrete proposals after I get some sleep and catch up on
> the technology reporting I do for a living. In particular, we should change
> the symbolic meaning of some old charter rules and actively reach out to
> those not well represented.
>
> In particular, nearly 1/3rd of the Internet is now Chinese. Both Africa
> and India will soon have more Internet users than the U.S.
>
> Any global policy is likely ineffective unless a way is found to
> incorporate this missing third of the Internet in decisions.
>
> How can ISOC build those bridges? Many of us, including Bob Kahn and Vint
> Cerf, have been personally working on this
>
> Ideas needed.
>
> Dave Burstein
> --
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