[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 2016 Nominating Committee Announces Selections - unfortunate Africa distribution

[Ali Hussein]

Mwendwa

Thanks for this. I think WE in Africa need to take more responsibility instead of blaming others..

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> On 31 Aug 2016, at 1:01 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> 
> This page explains the process rather well https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016
> 
> I particularly like this part:Candidate recommendations are encouraged
> and can be submitted through an on-line form at
> http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> twitter.com/lordmwesh
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 31 August 2016 at 12:35, Dr Paulos B Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw> wrote:
>>> On 31 Aug 2016 at 8:32, waudo siganga wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Paulos - the nomcom only has responsibility to ensure there is at least
>>> one board member from the region. The rest are selected by respective
>>> SOs/ACs that have their one selection policies and methods.
>> 
>> Correct on the "responsibility" but I was expecting the ICANN NomCom to be much better
>> informed and act in a pragmatic manner, I expect much more from a NomCom that just
>> satisfying a responsibility.
>> 
>>> But you gave
>>> a point which probably can only be addressed by reforming the nomcom.
>> 
>> Agreed, then the NoCom should be reformed, if it does its job this way.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Paulos
>> ======================
>> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
>> NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD
>> http://www.registrar.mw
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> W.
>>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016, at 04:48 AM, Dr Paulos Nyirenda wrote:
>>>>> On 30 Aug 2016 at 15:50, Yaovi Atohoun wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please read more about the NomCom announcement
>>>>> at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-29-en
>>>> 
>>>> I see it as unfortunate that both ICANN board members from the Africa
>>>> region in this
>>>> ICANN NomCom selection come from North Africa.
>>>> 
>>>> I see it as loss of geographic diversity as well as loss of diversity in
>>>> community
>>>> representation in this selection and in the resulting ICANN Board
>>>> representation.
>>>> 
>>>> I do not blame this on North Africa,  the rest of Africa simply needs to
>>>> push for and
>>>> move forward into occupying such positions and NomCom needs to look out
>>>> for such
>>>> disparities.
>>>> 
>>>> It is my hope that this unfortunate ICANN Board distribution is not
>>>> because there were
>>>> no good applicants from the rest of Africa, did the ICANN NomCom fail to
>>>> attract good
>>>> enough candidates from the rest of Africa?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Paulos
>>>> ======================
>>>> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
>>>> NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD
>>>> http://www.registrar.mw
>>>> 
>>>> 
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