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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You are absolutely right:
The statement is adopted by the African participants in the AFRALO-AfrICANN
meeting held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cartagena</st1:City></st1:place>,
and not by the whole Africans participating in the Cartagena ICANN meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font size=2
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africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>De la part de</span></b> Vika Mpisane<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> mercredi 15 décembre
2010 12:04<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> africann@afrinic.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> RE:
[AfrICANN-discuss] AFRALO - AfrIC ANN joint meeting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Dear Tijani,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I still think your
explanation is incorrect because while I attended the ICANN Cartagena meeting,
I did not attend the African community meeting there. So to say these are
statements of the Africans who attended ICANN Cartagena is incorrect. As a
matter of fact, I doubt that my employer would have allowed me to be part of
such a statement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>In particular, I
personally have some reservations with your statement relating to African
participation at ICANN. I find it to be re-inventing the wheel which was tried
in the past & did not succeed. Effective participation at ICANN or any
similar institution should not be made to depend on ICANN funding or on ICANN
supporting interested African participants. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>In fact, I’m
particularly disturbed by the statement that ICANN should increase the number
of ICANN fellows from <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. Shouldn’t
it be the interested African parties that drive & fund their participation
at ICANN? As much as ICANN offers travel fellowships, I can’t see a valid
and justifiable ground on which ICANN would want to give <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>
preference. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>It should be African
individual or his institution that takes interest in ICANN processes, and then
support the individual by giving them time and resources to participate in
ICANN processes. We can’t require ICANN to fund African governments or
institutions so that they can participate in ICANN processes. Sadly this <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cartagena</st1:place></st1:City> statement
intimates that this is what Africans want. I can’t disagree any more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Also, let’s do
away with the attitude that you can only participate in ICANN processes by
going to ICANN meetings. What about the ICANN mailing lists where detailed
discussions happen in between ICANN meetings? You hardly see African
participation in such open processes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>For example, the
gNSO launched an open Vertical Integration WG – it was open to everybody,
but I was only aware of Baudouin Schombe & myself (as an observer)
participating there from <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. You
can’t blame <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>’s absence from
such an important WG as down to lack of capacity. The new gTLDs are a known and
understood process, and Africans had every capacity to understand the issues
and make contributions, but as before, there was very limited African
participation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>There’s also
the experience of ICANN fellows from <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>:
it is often usual that you will see a good number of ICANN-funded African
fellows in some meetings, but then you never see the majority of them anywhere
or involved in other ICANN processes in between ICANN meetings. I’m
really convinced that the absence of a strong African voice in most ICANN
processes is not about capacity building but is about the reluctance of African
individuals and their institutions to use their own resources to make an
impact. Again, I must emphasize that you can very well make meaningful contributions
in ICANN processes without having to travel there in person.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Also, I’m
concerned that while the participation statement suggests feasible ways of
encouraging participation, I just can’t see why it should be ICANN that
funds most of these means. In fact, I think it should be the party feeling left
out of the ICANN processes that should fund these means; it should not be
ICANN!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I, therefore, would
like to object strongly to the participation statement of “African
representatives attending the ICANN Cartagena meeting”. I propose that it
be amended to reflect that not all Africans who attended ICANN Cartagena
attended the African community meeting because I’m convinced that even if
I attended, I would not have agreed with most of the contents of the statement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D;
font-weight:bold'>Vika Mpisane<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>ZADNA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>+27 11 275 0082<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tijani BEN JEMAA<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 14 December 2010 08:22 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Dr Yassin Mshana'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> africann@afrinic.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [AfrICANN-discuss]
AFRALO - AfrIC ANN joint meeting<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Yassin,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nobody said that the
statement we adopted in <st1:City w:st="on">Cartagena</st1:City> was adopted by
the whole African community, but by the members of the ICANN African community
attending ICANN meeting in <st1:City w:st="on">Cartagena</st1:City>, exactly
like the one adopted in <st1:City w:st="on">Brussels</st1:City>, that was
clearly presented as the statement of the ICANN African community members
attending the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brussels</st1:place></st1:City>
meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I just sent the text of
the 2 statements adopted in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cartagena</st1:place></st1:City>.
Please read them, and tell me your remarks that I will record for any further
initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hope you will volunteer
in the future to help in such initiative <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Many thanks for your
interest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Dr Yassin Mshana
[mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> mardi 14 décembre
2010 15:21<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> tijani.benjemaa@fmai.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc :</span></b> africann@afrinic.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [AfrICANN-discuss]
AFRALO - AfrIC ANN joint meeting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Tijani,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I saw the Call for the meeting to discuss African issues as
described below. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wish to register my congratulations for having such a
meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am however concerned with 2 main things:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Did the
African Region participants at the ICANN meeting have the opinion of all
Africans on the issues discussed?</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Will the
decisions or recommendations during the meeting have the consent of
Africans?</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>An African colleague raised this
concern with me for my observations which is that: A small group of Africans
can meet and discuss issues and even make recommendations but those will <u>not
</u>represent the opinion of Africans unless a Consultation Process involving
the whole community takes place. This is in line with the Policy Development
Process which the Internet community adheres to.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lastly, will you please share with
the rest of Africans the deliberations from that Group meeting. However, that
does not mean that the process to come to that point is acceptable. </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In my
opinion that will look like hijacking the African Community by a group of
representatives at the ICANN meeting.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I look forward to seeing the
proceedings of that meeting for information purposes.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kind regards</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Yassin Mshana</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(tz)</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all,</span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Continuing
on the Brussels initiative, I’m pleased to invite you to the AFRALO
– AfrICANN joint meeting that will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, on
Tuesday 7 December 2010 at 14:00.</span></font></span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>The
topics for this meeting will be:</span></font></span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>•
Follow-up on of the African community statement on the
support to be provided to the new gTLD applicants who require assistance for
applying for and operating new gTLD in light of the ICANN board decisions last
October.</span></font></span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>•
Participation of the African community in the ICANN policy
development</span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> We
will also welcome the new NomCom Chair Adam Peak who wanted to address our
community. He will be accompanied by a number of the NomCom members.</span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Please
pass the information to all your networks, and we will be honoured to see you
tomorrow discussing those 2 very important issues.</span></font></span><br
clear=all>
<br>
-- <br>
c/o DFID-Sierra Leone<br>
5 Off Spur Road<br>
Wilberforce<br>
Freetown<br>
SIERRA LEONE<br>
<br>
Skype: yassinmshana1<br>
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Mobile:+23276926697 <br>
Fax: (+232) 22235769<br>
Do You really NEED TO PRINT THIS?<o:p></o:p></p>
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