[rpd] Larus foundation and Afrinic PDP

[JORDI PALET MARTINEZ]

Hi Darwin,

The problem has been described by others, so that's why I didn't stated it explicitly, let me try using other words:

Rumors about of lack of transparency on what is asked to the fellows, documents produced by non-staff, different possible ways to influence how the fellows participate, and what may be their positions in policies, etc.

What I can say, and this has been confirmed to me by 3 different people, in different situations, is that they get a sessions, in an hotel different that the venue (those comments were from the Kampala meeting), and they got clear suggestions about what is good an what is not in terms of policies. I'm trying to be soft and neutral in my wording. So, don't take it literal.

The fellow told me "yes, of course, if we get sponsored, the sponsoring organization should be able to expect something from us, not?".

I'm not saying that this is true or not, but I'm saying that just the bad feeling that this may happen is not good, and transparency in all the process is a must.

Is that a clear problem statement for you?

Regards,
Jordi
@jordipalet
 
 

El 19/2/20 0:48, "Darwin Da Costa" <dacostadarwin at gmail.com> escribió:

    Hi Jordi, 
    
    
    > On 18 Feb 2020, at 06:01, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:
    > 
    > I've proposed a very simple solution to this long time ago, which I think it is very transparent and open. Short version reminder here:
    > 
    > Organizations that want to sponsor fellows are very welcome, but this need to be coordinated with AFRINIC. Sponsors don't need to know who are the fellows, AFRINIC will select them based in the rules jointly agreed with the sponsor. AFRINIC and sponsor jointly define other details such as what training materials are provided to the fellows, how they are evaluated and if they don't match certain requirements (such as not actually coming to the sessions, etc.), if they don't get reimbursed all the costs, etc.
    > 
    > If a sponsor doesn't want to follow those rules, then AFRINIC could reject that sponsorship and ban them.
    > 
    > This provides the same advantages to all the parties, but the community can be sure that fellows aren't influenced in any way.
    > 
    > Again, this is generic idea, many other details can be fixed, but I don't think it is so difficult to match what both AFRINIC (organization), sponsors, fellows and community need.
    
    Jordi - Thanks for opening some thoughts on the solutions, but can we first agree on the problem statement? 
    
    You stated the solution without defining the problem it solves.  
    
    > 
    > Regards,
    > Jordi
    > @jordipalet
    
    Darwin-.
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > El 18/2/20 15:56, "Badru Ntege" <badru.ntege at nftconsult.com> escribió:
    > 
    > 
    > 
    >    Sent from my iPhone
    > 
    >> On 17 Feb 2020, at 01:21, Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:
    >> 
    >> Please just say what you mean.
    >> 
    >> Owen
    > 
    >    It walks like a duck ....  we are paying money to motivate participation. 
    > 
    >    In another context one might call it corruption.  
    > 
    >    Some people are publicly shifting long held positions since laurus seems to be paying.   ....... looks like a duck
    > 
    > 
    >    The evidence is clear ...must be a duck 🦆 
    > 
    >    When i look back in the historical threads the Owen i know seems to be speaking a different language these days.  
    > 
    >    But maybe its just my limited capacity to comprehend the issues at hand. 
    > 
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