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<div style="direction:ltr">If there was a way to transfer out right now - to be blunt - yes - with the current status quo I would advise those I represent to use it. And on this I speak only for myself - as these are my opinions.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">That stance may change, but first the board would need to make a lot of changes</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">- fix the corporate governance by explicitly agreeing to abide by the Mauritian code of corporate governance</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- concentrate on the core business (allocating ips!)</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- be willing to be transparent and take questions from your members at an agmm about how you spend their money - no matter how tough those questions are</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- fix the allocation process so you aren’t spending weeks and months waiting for things</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- as the owner of the domain and branding of Afrinic lists - accept the fact that as the board ultimate responsibility for enforcing code of conduct is yours - inclusive of the RPD list</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- demonstrate to the members the benefits of what our money is spent on - cut the stuff that is of no benefit to the members - and then use the cost reduction to cut the fees</div>
<div style="direction:ltr">- change the so called registered member structure such that the registered members of the company are legal entities separate from the board - so that at least there are entities with real power to hold the board to account
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<div style="direction:ltr">Finally - some how deal with the geopolitical/linguistic divides that currently split the PDP down the centre and have this community argue based on hard data and researched facts rather than supposition, hyperbole and emotional sentiment
- to reduce the business risk posed by this behavior.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Maybe if all that happened - my personal stance on this would change - but until then - I just see money going into a pit and very little of value flowing out of that pit. So no Noah, this is not just about more value from the organization
and about money - it’s about fixing the organization - it is about mitigating what I personally believe is currently a liability on companies in our region - it’s about ensuring that what money is spent - is spent for the benefit of members and the core mandate.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">So Noah - not more value for the same money - a fixed organization with less deviation from core mandate that charges less. (Also remember - if a product costs X and you triple the cost of it because it contains feature Y, if no
one wants feature Y - your cost increase may end up putting you out of business)</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:57:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Alston<br>
<b>Cc:</b> General Discussions of AFRINIC; AfriNIC Board of Directors' List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Cotonou Meeting</font>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:39 pm Andrew Alston, <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Noah simple,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I think a lot of the members </span></p>
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<div dir="auto">What is a lot because I know who always ask what out of over 1500 members.... anyways...</div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">So its an issue of value for money.</span></div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">For starters, all members do benefit from the AfriNIC INR they are allocated/assiged per each individual members request.</span></div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">What do you reckon is lacking in terms of additional benefits some members are seeking from AfriNIC?</span></div>
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<div dir="auto">Not gonna happen from the grand scheme of things....</div>
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<div dir="auto">Could it be your approach?</div>
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