<div dir="ltr">Hi Ernest,<div>Following discussion around use of Internet resources out-of-region, I can see how this proposal might be embraced by some.</div><div><br></div><div>I am impartial on the matter, however, I want to highlight some of the challenges that this proposal will face.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Remit of the PDP</div><div>The establishment of Internet Registries is not exactly within the remit of the Policy Development Process -- Global or otherwise. Infact, ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries states that <b><i>"According to the ASO MoU it is the responsibility of ICANN to approve the establishment of new RIRs</i></b>. It is my view that while we can discuss the matter and provide guidance, it is beyond the remit of the RIR Policy Develop Process.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Criteria for Evaluation</div><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries</span> which stipulates the criteria for establishment of registries is currently incompatible with this policy proposal. Once example of this is <b style="font-style:italic">"Each region should be served by a single RIR, established under one management and in one location" </b>There are several other points in this document that would make it difficult to for the proposed entiry to pass such an evaluation.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Conclusion</div><div>For such a policy to pass, at the very least,
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">ICP-2 would first have to be modified to align it with this proposal and then after that ICANN would be in a position to </span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 March 2018 at 08:44, Ernest Byaruhanga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ernest@afrinic.net" target="_blank">ernest@afrinic.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">All,<div><br></div><div>In other news:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:GillSans">The LACNIC community is discussing a global policy proposal to create a Global Internet Registry (GIR).</span><br style="font-family:GillSans"><a href="https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2018-1;jsessionid=419E05AAC9F2F52E5D27DDCCF4D6B727?language=en" style="font-family:GillSans" target="_blank">https://politicas.lacnic.net/<wbr>politicas/detail/id/LAC-2018-<wbr>1;jsessionid=<wbr>419E05AAC9F2F52E5D27DDCCF4D6B7<wbr>27?language=en</a><br style="font-family:GillSans"><br style="font-family:GillSans"><font face="GillSans">It may be proposed here too, as it appears it will be a global policy.</font></div><div><font face="GillSans"><br></font></div><div><font face="GillSans">Just FYI</font></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><font face="GillSans"><br></font></div><div><font face="GillSans">Ernest</font></div></font></span></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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