[AfrICANN-discuss] Resending letter to ccTLD Managers(.Africa'sposition)

Ken Lohento klohento at panos-ao.org
Wed Oct 24 11:02:52 SAST 2007


Hi

I think there is room for mutual understanding on that issue. Do not 
agree to disagree right now, it's too early and it's an important issue.

Have all a good day.

Ken Lohento

Sophia B a écrit :
> Dear Pierre -
>  
> Yes, I approached you at the Lisbon meeting and shared 
> your presentation ahead of time and your took note of the governance 
> structure and said that was what was missing in your proposals.  I 
> suppose that one you have not fully developed yet.
>  
> I am surprised that you have never heard of what I was doing based on 
> that, and when you have yourself announced at the Afri-ICANN meeting 
> that there were two initiatives on the ground and for lack of time, I 
> cannot preset mine.   I believe there were over 15 people in the room.
>  
> I am glad to note that the discussion is generating a lot of interest 
> finally from everyone.  It appears you folks were sleeping on it and 
> seem to  get caught up now.
>  
> While I have appreciated the model you discussed , I did not feel it 
> has the strength, so I suggested my own.  It is a free world we live 
> in right!  This does not mean I am  to willing to work with you.  We 
> just have to agree to disagree.  Like I said the project is for Africa.
> Hope that clarifies any misunderstanding
> Cheers.
> Sophia  
>  
>  
>
>  
> On 23/10/2007, *Pierre Dandjinou* <dandjinou.pierre at undp.org 
> <mailto:dandjinou.pierre at undp.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Sophia,
>
>      
>
>     Thanks for providing these answers to Vika's questions.
>
>      
>
>     Good to know you are progressing on the dot Africa, but a bit
>     tricky that some of us whom you approached some time ago, no
>     longer heard of this, especially when you were told that the AF*
>     (Afnog, Afrinic, Aftlds, Afren,Aftld..) have been working on a dot
>     Africa model. You were asked to join forces and avoid duplication
>     and you promised!
>
>      
>
>     It is fine to respond that the dot Africa is (will be?) owned by
>     the African people, but one should go beyond this response and
>     present a business model..which speaks for itself.
>
>      
>
>     Best regards
>
>      
>
>     Pierre Dandjinou
>
>     Chair, Afrinic Board
>
>      
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>      
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>      
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