[council] Zahid jamil - Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>]

FYI - I have not seen this on the list yet.
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From: Zahid Jamil [mailto:zahid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 03 December 2008 03:04
To: 'Glen de Saint Géry'; 'GNSO Secretariat'
Subject: Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region 
Community Wide
WG

 

Dear Council Members,

 

As a new Council Member from a previously unrepresented country I have found 
the following
documents very instructive:

 

GNSO Principles for Consideration by the Community-Wide Working Group on ICANN 
Geographic
Regions

(http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf)

 

Next Steps on ccNSO Resolution on ICANN's Geographic Regions, Adopted Board 
Resolutions, Los
Angeles,  2 November 2007

(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm) 

 

Report ccNSO Working Group. ICANN Geographical Regions for public consultation 
20 June 2007
(www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.pdf)

 

ICANN Geographical Regions Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group For 
Submission to
the ICANN Board 24 September 2007

(http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.pdf) 

 

ICANN Montréal Meeting Topic: Review of ICANN's Geographic Regions Posted: 5 
June 2003
(http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) 

 

 

It is clear to me that the principles adopted by the GNSO are vital to ensure 
that the
workings, output and implementation of mechanisms for resolution for 
uncertainty in the
relationship of countries or territories to regions of the WG should adhere to 
the views of
the GNSO Council in these Principles and shall advocate the same if elected to 
represent the
GNSO within the WG.

 

It is also clear to me that the problems relating to both the current 
definition, the
representation and participation issues (not to mention the anomalies and 
complexities
created by the current definition and regions) have a serious impact upon not 
just the ccNSO
but throughout the ICANN structure.    The impact this has on the challenges to 
infuse
diversity and enable representation and participation to what are now growing 
economic
regions of the world which may conflict in terms of proportion with the current 
ICANN
Regions are extremely relevant, particularly in the context of the various new 
challenges
faced by ICANN including Restructuring, improvement in Board Governance, new 
gTLDs
(especially those that might have geographic connections), Internationalisation 
of ICANN,
Measures against Capture etc.   Hence, decisions taken in the WG will have an 
impact not
only throughout the entire ICANN Community and Structure but also impact 
several important
policy and operational issues.  It is vital that all these are considered by 
the WG
vigorously in arriving at its recommendations and outcomes.

 

The reality of the growing and changing densities of business interests, user 
groups and the
technical community in several regions will need to be taken into account by 
the WG and
ensure that improvements in both representation and participation of the latter 
are
addressed in any recommendation or outcome.  The WG should also ensure that 
mechanisms for
review allow for changes in the definition and regions with regularity to keep 
up with the
reality of the changes in these densities.

 

Best regards,

 

 

Zahid Jamil

Barrister-at-law

Jamil & Jamil

Barristers-at-law

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Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan

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