[Community-Discuss] Community-Discuss Digest, Vol 420, Issue 1- topic 3 (Kolawole Adewale)
kolawole Adewale
harnthny at gmail.com
Thu Mar 14 12:30:31 UTC 2019
Hopefully, the newly approved election process and guidelines will guide
the board in decision making as well as ensure transparency during
elections.
On 8 Dec 2018 1:00 pm, <community-discuss-request at afrinic.net> wrote:
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> 1. Re: How are research projects selected at AFRINIC? (Sami Salih)
> 2. Re: AFRINIC Board approves new election process and
> guidelines (Sami Salih)
> 3. Re: AFRINIC Board approves new election process and
> guidelines (MoH E HaFez)
> 4. Re: AFRINIC Board approves new election process and
> guidelines (Andrew Alston)
> 5. Re: Questions about AfriNIC Allocations (Alan Barrett)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 16:15:30 +0300 (EAT)
> From: Sami Salih <sami at tpra.gov.sd>
> To: Amreesh Phokeer <amreesh at afrinic.net>
> Cc: community-discuss at afrinic.net
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] How are research projects selected at
> AFRINIC?
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> Dear Amreesh,
>
> Thank you very much for this informative reply, I really appreciate what
have be do in R&D, however as ex-Head of R&D at the Telecom regulatory of
my country I want to see more engagement with policy oprganizations to fill
the gap in policy related research studies. I may refer back to you with
some ToR.
>
> BR
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: Amreesh Phokeer <amreesh at afrinic.net>
> To: sami at tpra.gov.sd
> Cc: community-discuss at afrinic.net
> Sent: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:37:13 +0300 (EAT)
> Subject: How are research projects selected at AFRINIC?
>
> Dear Sami,
>
> Following our remote presentation on the Research and Innovation (R&I)
Department update, you and some other delegates had some questions which I
would try to answer on the list; perhaps this could spark more
discussions/recommendations on the activities of AFRINIC Research.
>
> Questions from the audience at AFRINIC-29:
>
> #### What is the methodology for selecting research projects? ####
> We try, as much as possible, to work on research projects that will help
formulate policies that can have a positive impact on the development of
the Internet ecosystem in Africa. Research projects are therefore selected
based on the mutual interest from AFRINIC Research partners and on
potential impact it can bring.
> Example of a policy brief, based on a research study:
> <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3269710>
>
> #### Whether AFRINIC Research team takes feedback from the community on
research needed and how does the research benefit the community with
regards to issues faced by the community? ####
> We gather feedback based on the discussions we have during our meetings.
For e.g. we presented a city-to-city latency analysis as a follow-up of the
Africa Latency study at AFPIF, this year, based on requests we received on
the microphone. In the future, we intend to run a survey to get more
detailed feedback on the needs of the community in terms of research. The
team will launch an ?Internet Measurement Awareness Survey? early next year
to understand the ?Internet measurement needs" of the community.
>
> #### Is AFRINIC involved in research with regards to marketing and
regulatory aspects? ####
> AFRINIC is definitely interested in understanding the dynamics of the ISP
market and how it is influenced by the regulations in different countries.
We have not done any research work on this aspect as at now, but this is a
topic in which Research ICT Africa has a good expertise, we may consider
collaborate with them in the future.
>
> You will find all research output from the R&I team in the last two years
at this link:
> <https://afrinic.net/research>
>
> We also worked on a proof-of-concept of a data portal, which contains
information such as IPv6 penetration, ISP market share, etc. Extending this
platform is one of our main projects in 2019:
>
> World Internet Data ExplorER (WIDER) Project
> <http://wider.isoc.org.za>
>
> Hope this helps. Please send any suggestions, research ideas, etc to
AFRINIC Labs <ri at afrinic.net>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> --
> Amreesh D. Phokeer
> R&D Manager, AFRINIC
> t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w:
>
> www.afrinic.net
> facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia
> @amreesh
> Skype: amreesh.afrinic
> _______________________
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Sami Salih | Assistant Professor
> Sudan University of Science and Technology
> Eastern Dum, P.O Box 11111-407
> email: sami.salih at sustech.edu
> Mob: +249122045707
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 17:00:09 +0300 (EAT)
> From: Sami Salih <sami at tpra.gov.sd>
> To: Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Board approves new election
> process and guidelines
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> So exited to see my language in AFRINIC official announcement, this will
definitely encourage more people to positivly contribute.
>
> Thank you Alan.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
> To: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Sent: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:13:20 +0300 (EAT)
> Subject: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Board approves new election process
and guidelines
>
> [version fran?ais ci-dessous] [?????? ??????? ?????]
> AFRINIC Board approves new election process and guidelines
> Dear AFRINIC members and community,
>
> The AFRINIC Board has approved a new election process and guidelines,
which is published at <https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126 <
https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126>>.
>
> These are the principal changes from the previous version of the Board
election process and guidelines (as adopted in 2014 with minor changes
thereafter):
>
> The process is started much earlier, with the call for NomCom volunteers
in October of the year before the election, instead of January of the year
of the election.
> Additional time is allowed for some steps in the process.
> Most of the guidelines previously provided to NomCom by the Board (in
terms of Bylaws article 9.2) are incorporated into this election process.
> The ?None of the above? option has been removed.
> Disputes shall be resolved in terms of Article 10.2 of the Bylaws.
> The NomCom chair is not a member of the Election Committee; that would
violate Bylaws article 10?s requirement that the Election Committee be made
up of staff.
> Proxies may be validated up to 24 hours before the election, in
accordance with past practice.
> Electronic voting ends at the same time as voting by paper ballot ends,
in accordance with past practice.
> Electronic voting has only three trustees, not four, in accordance with
past practice.
> Results are announced with the full number of votes cast for each option.
>
> Regards,
> Alan Barrett
> CEO, on behalf of the AFRINIC Board of Directors
>
> --
> [version fran?ais]
>
>
> Le conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC approuve un nouveau processus
d'?lection et de nouvelles directives
>
> Chers membres d'AFRINIC et de la communaut?,
>
> Le conseil d?AFRINIC a approuv? un nouveau processus d??lection et de
nouvelles directives, qui sont publi?s ? l?adresse : <
https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126 <
https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126>>.
>
> Voici les principaux changements par rapport ? la version pr?c?dente du
processus d'?lection du conseil et des directives (adopt?s en 2014 avec des
modifications mineures par la suite) :
>
> 1. Le processus pour l'appel ? volontaires du NomCom est lanc? plus t?t,
en octobre de l'ann?e pr?c?dant les ?lections, au lieu de janvier de
l'ann?e des ?lections.
>
> 2. Un d?lai suppl?mentaire est autoris? pour certaines ?tapes du
processus.
>
> 3. La plupart des directives pr?c?demment fournies au NomCom par le
conseil d'administration (conform?ment ? l'article 9.2 des statuts) sont
int?gr?es dans ce processus d'?lection.
>
> 4. L'option ? Aucune de ces r?ponses ? a ?t? supprim?e.
>
> 5. Les diff?rends doivent ?tre r?solus conform?ment ? l'article 10.2 des
statuts.
>
> 6. Le pr?sident du NomCom n'est pas membre du comit? des ?lections ; cela
violerait l?article 10 des Statuts constitutifs qui exige que le Comit?
d??lection soit compos? de personnel d?AFRINIC.
>
> 7. Les procurations peuvent ?tre valid?es jusqu'? 24 heures avant les
?lections, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
>
> 8. Le vote ?lectronique se termine en m?me temps que le vote par bulletin
papier, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
>
> 9. Le vote ?lectronique ne compte que trois administrateurs, et non
quatre, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
>
> 10. Les r?sultats sont annonc?s avec le nombre total de suffrages
exprim?s pour chaque option.
>
> Cordialement,
>
> Alan Barrett
> CEO, au nom du conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC
>
> ---
> [Arabic version]
> [?????? ??????? ?????]
>
> ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????
>
> ?????? ?????????/ ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????????
>
> ???? ???? ????...
>
> ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????
?????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ????? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??????:
> https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126 <
https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126>
> ????? ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??????
???????? ????????? ???? (??? ??????? ?? ??? 2014 ?? ??????? ????? ???):
> ???? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ????????? ?? ???? ??????? ?? ???
?????? ?? ????? ?????? ???? ???????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????????.
> ????? ???? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ???????.
> ???? ??????? ????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ?????? (?? ???
????? (9.2) ?? ??????? ?????????) ????? ?? ????? ???????? ???.
> ?? ????? ???? "?? ??? ??? ???".
> ???? ???????? ?? ??? ????? (10.2) ?? ??????? ?????????.
> ?? ???? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ?? ??? ????? ????
????? (10) ??? ????? ???? ???????? ?? ???? ?????.
> ???? ?????? ?? ????????? ??? ??? (24) ???? ?? ???????? ????? ?????????
???????.
> ????? ??????? ?????????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ????????
????? ????????? ???????.
> ??? ??????? ?????????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????????
???????.
> ????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ????.
>
> ??????? ????? ???? ???????? ?????????
> ???? ?????
> ?????? ????????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ??????
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Sami Salih | Assistant Professor
> Sudan University of Science and Technology
> Eastern Dum, P.O Box 11111-407
> email: sami.salih at sustech.edu
> Mob: +249122045707
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 16:36:23 +0200
> From: MoH E HaFez <wdelnour at gmail.com>
> To: Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Board approves new election
> process and guidelines
> Message-ID:
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CACfybsmd6nNXOERsXrXE7Nc_-+-_azErqfumUMXyqFtoDdfc3A at mail.gmail.com>
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> It is nice to see Arabic language. That would help for more and better
> contribution.
>
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 7:15 AM Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
wrote:
>
> > [version fran?ais ci-dessous] [?????? ??????? ?????]
> > AFRINIC Board approves new election process and guidelines
> > Dear AFRINIC members and community,
> >
> > The AFRINIC Board has approved a new election process and guidelines,
> > which is published at <
https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126
> > >.
> >
> > These are the principal changes from the previous version of the Board
> > election process and guidelines (as adopted in 2014 with minor changes
> > thereafter):
> >
> >
> > 1. The process is started much earlier, with the call for NomCom
> > volunteers in October of the year before the election, instead of
January
> > of the year of the election.
> > 2. Additional time is allowed for some steps in the process.
> > 3. Most of the guidelines previously provided to NomCom by the Board
> > (in terms of Bylaws article 9.2) are incorporated into this election
> > process.
> > 4. The ?None of the above? option has been removed.
> > 5. Disputes shall be resolved in terms of Article 10.2 of the Bylaws.
> > 6. The NomCom chair is not a member of the Election Committee; that
> > would violate Bylaws article 10?s requirement that the Election
Committee
> > be made up of staff.
> > 7. Proxies may be validated up to 24 hours before the election, in
> > accordance with past practice.
> > 8. Electronic voting ends at the same time as voting by paper ballot
> > ends, in accordance with past practice.
> > 9. Electronic voting has only three trustees, not four, in accordance
> > with past practice.
> > 10. Results are announced with the full number of votes cast for each
> > option.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alan Barrett
> > CEO, on behalf of the AFRINIC Board of Directors
> >
> > --
> > [version fran?ais]
> >
> >
> > Le conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC approuve un nouveau processus
> > d'?lection et de nouvelles directives
> >
> > Chers membres d'AFRINIC et de la communaut?,
> >
> > Le conseil d?AFRINIC a approuv? un nouveau processus d??lection et de
> > nouvelles directives, qui sont publi?s ? l?adresse : <
> > https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126>.
> >
> > Voici les principaux changements par rapport ? la version pr?c?dente du
> > processus d'?lection du conseil et des directives (adopt?s en 2014 avec
des
> > modifications mineures par la suite) :
> >
> > 1. Le processus pour l'appel ? volontaires du NomCom est lanc? plus t?t,
> > en octobre de l'ann?e pr?c?dant les ?lections, au lieu de janvier de
> > l'ann?e des ?lections.
> >
> > 2. Un d?lai suppl?mentaire est autoris? pour certaines ?tapes du
processus.
> >
> > 3. La plupart des directives pr?c?demment fournies au NomCom par le
> > conseil d'administration (conform?ment ? l'article 9.2 des statuts) sont
> > int?gr?es dans ce processus d'?lection.
> >
> > 4. L'option ? Aucune de ces r?ponses ? a ?t? supprim?e.
> >
> > 5. Les diff?rends doivent ?tre r?solus conform?ment ? l'article 10.2 des
> > statuts.
> >
> > 6. Le pr?sident du NomCom n'est pas membre du comit? des ?lections ;
cela
> > violerait l?article 10 des Statuts constitutifs qui exige que le Comit?
> > d??lection soit compos? de personnel d?AFRINIC.
> >
> > 7. Les procurations peuvent ?tre valid?es jusqu'? 24 heures avant les
> > ?lections, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
> >
> > 8. Le vote ?lectronique se termine en m?me temps que le vote par
bulletin
> > papier, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
> >
> > 9. Le vote ?lectronique ne compte que trois administrateurs, et non
> > quatre, conform?ment aux pratiques ant?rieures.
> >
> > 10. Les r?sultats sont annonc?s avec le nombre total de suffrages
exprim?s
> > pour chaque option.
> >
> > Cordialement,
> >
> > Alan Barrett
> > CEO, au nom du conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC
> >
> > ---
> > [Arabic version]
> > [?????? ??????? ?????]
> >
> > ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????
> >
> > ?????? ?????????/ ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????????
> >
> > ???? ???? ????...
> >
> > ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????
> > ?????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ????? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??????:
> > https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/20181126
> > ????? ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??????
> > ???????? ????????? ???? (??? ??????? ?? ??? 2014 ?? ??????? ????? ???):
> >
> > 1. ???? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ????????? ?? ???? ??????? ??
> > ??? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ???? ???????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ???
????????.
> > 2. ????? ???? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ???????.
> > 3. ???? ??????? ????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ?????? (??
> > ??? ????? (9.2) ?? ??????? ?????????) ????? ?? ????? ???????? ???.
> > 4. ?? ????? ???? "?? ??? ??? ???".
> > 5. ???? ???????? ?? ??? ????? (10.2) ?? ??????? ?????????.
> > 6. ?? ???? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ?? ??? ?????
> > ???? ????? (10) ??? ????? ???? ???????? ?? ???? ?????.
> > 7. ???? ?????? ?? ????????? ??? ??? (24) ???? ?? ???????? ?????
> > ????????? ???????.
> > 8. ????? ??????? ?????????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ???????
> > ???????? ????? ????????? ???????.
> > 9. ??? ??????? ?????????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????????
> > ???????.
> > 10. ????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ????.
> >
> >
> > ??????? ????? ???? ???????? ?????????
> > ???? ?????
> > ?????? ????????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ??????
> >
> >
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> From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> To: Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>, General Discussions of
> AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Board approves new election
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> 1. The
> 2. ?None of the above? option has been removed.
>
> 1.
> So the board refuses to put to the floor a vote of no confidence in
themselves ? Then ? the board refuses to call an SGMM to fix the quorum
problems that resulted from members rejecting them because of their own
actions ? now ? the board removes the right of the community to say NO to
people they don?t want on their board ? the board of a ?community driven
bottom up organization? ? or should I say ?an organization run by those who
believe that power once given should never be relinquished?
>
> Wow ? and we wonder why the world looks at Africa and Afrinic the way it
does ? when we make such mockery out of democratic process, deny the will
of the members who fund the organization, and modify the rules to save our
own skins.
>
>
> * I say ? Cry the beloved continent
>
> Andrew
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> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 12:13:00 +0400
> From: Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
> To: "community-discuss at afrinic.net" <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] Questions about AfriNIC Allocations
> Message-ID: <7729BFA0-4C66-43D1-887A-2BEF36114025 at afrinic.net>
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>
>
> > On 4 Dec 2018, at 17:07, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
wrote:
> >
> > That?s well interesting.
> >
> > Yesterday ? I pulled the afrinic-delegated-latest file ? and it seems
the latest link wasn?t updated or something, because the stats in the
delegated file that I pulled yesterday ? were VERY different from the
latest file that I pulled today.
> >
> > I?m pulling all the actual dated files now rather than the linked ones
and will re-run the stats
>
> Dear Andrew,
>
> AFRINIC has found no indication of a problem with publishing the stats
files in recent days.
>
> We have checked several recent files from
http://ftp.afrinic.net/stats/afrinic/2018/, and see the following numbers
of ASN allocations:
>
> ~ grep -E "asn.*1.*2018" delegated-afrinic-20181201 | wc -l
> 162
> ~ grep -E "asn.*1.*2018" delegated-afrinic-20181202 | wc -l
> 162
> ~ grep -E "asn.*1.*2018" delegated-afrinic-20181203 | wc -l
> 162
> ~ grep -E "asn.*1.*2018" delegated-afrinic-20181204 | wc -l
> 163
>
> The delegated-afrinic-latest file is a link to one of the numbered files,
and the link is updated only after the new file has been put into place.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Barrett
>
>
>
>
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