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[rpd] Attention(Correction): Focus on Policy related Discussions on RPD mailing
Trésor Tshilumba
tresortshilumba at gmail.com
Mon Mar 9 07:14:34 UTC 2020
Thanks a lot
That's what i've said few days ago. Let's come back to PDP our RPD list.
Thank you
Le lun. 9 mars 2020 à 07:37, Moses Serugo <moses.serugo at gmail.com> a écrit :
> Dear PDWG members,
>
> Happy Women's Day!
>
> It's already one week into March and AIS-20 at Kinshasa DRC is drawing
> close. We pray and hope that the corona Virus outbreak will be
> contained soon.
>
> The co-chairs have been discussing about removing this discussion from the
> RPD list as it's irrelevant to policies and policy-making matters.
>
> It has been observed that, this discussion has created tension among the
> community while not contributing much regarding policy-making.
>
> After serious consideration, we urge all to stop the discussion here in the
> RPD list. We respect everyone's opinion and freedom of speech, but RPD is
> just not the right place to discuss such matters.
>
> Let's us all please ensure that discussion on RPD mailing list are focused
> on policies as it's the main purpose it was created.
>
> Thank you so much for understanding and support.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Co-chairs
>
>
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>> 1. Attention: Focus on Policy related Discussions on RPD mailing
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>> 2. Re: Travel funding for AfriNIC meetings (Noah)
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>> Dear PDWG members,
>>
>> Happy Women's Day!
>>
>> It's already one week into March and AIS-20 at Kinshasa DRC is drawing
>> close. We also hope that the corona Virus outbreak will not will be
>> contained soon.
>>
>> The co-chairs have been discussing about removing this discussion from the
>> RPD list as it?s irrelevant to policies and policy-making matters.
>>
>> We have observed that, this discussion has created tension among the
>> community while not contributing much regarding policy-making.
>>
>> After serious consideration, we urge all to stop the discussion here in
>> the
>> RPD list. We respect everyone?s opinion and freedom of speech, but RPD is
>> just not the right place to discuss such matters.
>>
>> Let's us all please ensure that discussion on RPD mailing list are focused
>> on policies as it?s the main purpose it was created.
>>
>> Thank you so much for understanding and support.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Co-chairs
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>> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 13:36:13 +0300
>> From: Noah <noah at neo.co.tz>
>> To: Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com>
>> Cc: rpd List <rpd at afrinic.net>
>> Subject: Re: [rpd] Travel funding for AfriNIC meetings
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>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 6:59 PM Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Let me start off by indicating again that I do not believe this is an
>> > appropriate topic for the rpd list - unless and until someone proposes a
>> > policy regarding funding (which IMO will be out of bounds of the PDP).
>> This
>> > is a community or members list issue.
>> >
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> This is not a member-list issue actually. Perhaps the community-list, but
>> it is surely PDP related and should be discussed on this very rpd-list and
>> in fact during the Public Policy Meetings. Also not everything discussed
>> on
>> this rpd list or at during the PPM leads to policy actions.
>>
>> In the case of the issue currently under discussion, the outcome might not
>> be a proposal on funding, but rather changes in the PDP to guarantee its
>> integrity and increase its resistance to *potential* *capture* and
>> *abuses*,
>> in addition to *ethical* and conservative measures AfriNIC as an
>> organisation must undertake.
>>
>>
>> > If I can summarise:
>> >
>> > - many people get funding to attend meetings, some from their employers,
>> > some from AfriNIC (excluding employees) and some from various funding
>> > institutions;
>> > - when travel costs are paid by an employer, we accept that the attendee
>> > will consider the impact on the employer before engaging in discussions
>> > (even if the views are their own). AfriNIC funded attendees (other than
>> > employees) are expected to follow their own views - whether we agree
>> with
>> > them or not. We are unsure whether attendees sponsored by an opaque
>> funding
>> > institution may have been indoctrinated to follow a particular view.
>> >
>>
>> It is not only the AfriNIC funded attendees (fellows) that are expected to
>> follow their own views.
>>
>> Everyone is expected to follow their own views according to the intentions
>> of the PDP and this is irrespective of funding source (i.e be principled
>> and work only in the interest of AfriNIC).
>>
>> You have also noted impact on employer, but there?s also employer impact
>> on
>> what should be an individualized PDP participation across various working
>> groups.
>>
>>
>>
>> > The conclusion drawn by some is that attendees sponsored by an opaque
>> > funding institution have been indoctrinated and this somehow corrupts
>> the
>> > policy development process.
>> >
>>
>> Interesting you refer to attendees sponsored by opaque organizations. In
>> fact opaque organizations should not exist within the context of AfriNIC
>> let alone to be involved in sponsoring anything related to AfriNIC
>> activities.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Outside of that there has been mudslinging against various institutions
>> > and various people, indicating yet again that our community is divided.
>> >
>>
>> Please can you kindly indicate the indicated division in our community?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > In my view, the issue is not funding, or stacking the room or
>> > indoctrination or training - it is about TRUST. In a community where few
>> > trust each other, then the only option to improve trust is transparency.
>> >
>>
>> What if it?s not about trust but rather *capture*, *control* and *abuse*
>> of
>> AfriNIC Internet Number Resources?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Transparency will allow us to leap to conclusions based on affiliation -
>> > without considering the argue. However, that seems to be the preferred
>> mode
>> > of operation in this community, so who am I to judge.
>> >
>> > In my view transparency can be achieved in two ways: (i) the publication
>> > of a statement of interest, setting out organisational affiliations,
>> such
>> > as employer or clients of a consultant (and confirming that the person
>> is a
>> > real human and not a sock puppet) **before** participating in the rpd
>> > list; and (ii) when at a meeting, participants must introduce themselves
>> > and indicate their organisational affiliation **as well as anyone
>> funding
>> > their travel** if not their organisation. For example - my name is John,
>> > I work at XYZ ISP and I am an AfriNIC funded fellow.
>> >
>> > I think those two simple approaches are basic etiquette and can be
>> > included in the Code of Conduct. I also think AfriNIC can create a
>> > ?statement of interest? database with minimal effort (and no personal
>> > identifying information).
>> >
>> > If this is followed, aside for possible reporting of violations of the
>> > Code of Conduct, we can remove this inane and pointless discussion from
>> the
>> > rpd list.
>> >
>>
>> Everything was transparent up until the opaque organizations arrived with
>> their strings attached funding from what we have seen.
>>
>> Noah
>>
>>
>> > Mike
>> >
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