[GNSO-SOI-TF] Please respond - TF follow up questions

Jean F. Quéralt JFQueralt at THEIOFOUNDATION.ORG
Sun Mar 12 21:09:45 EET 2023


Hi Farzaneh.

(Re: "Oh I made a mistake and wrong thread! I am not gonna read the wiki
page! I will read our SOI statement. :) )

Thanks for that :-)
How did it go?

Best,
Jean F. Queralt
Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation <http://www.TheIOFoundation.org>
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 23:14, Jean F. Quéralt <JFQueralt at theiofoundation.org>
wrote:

> I actually think it's moderate enough.
>
> Small polishes:
>
> *The ICANN Statement of Interest (SOI) is a part of the crucial
> transparency governance mechanisms that help with healthy policymaking.
> ICANN policymaking processes are public and anybody can get involved. When
> involved with public policy making we need to know who is representing
> whose interest to avoid capture by the few powerful actors. Asking for
> confidentiality in SOIs endangers the integrity of the policymaking
> processes and makes it prone to capture. Attorney-client privilege should
> not apply to public policy making. If clients are not willing to be
> disclosed, they should not be represented.*
>
> Thx Farzaneh.
>
> Jean F. Queralt
> Founder & CEO - The IO Foundation <http://www.TheIOFoundation.org>
> Book a meeting <http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ> (30 minutes)
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 22:56, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> How about this:
>>
>> The ICANN Statement of Interest is a part of the crucial transparency
>> governance mechanisms that help with healthy policymaking. ICANN
>> policymaking processes are public and anybody can get involved. When
>> involved with public policy making we need to know who is representing
>> whose interest to avoid capture by the few powerful actors. Asking for
>> confidentiality in SOI endangers the integrity of the policymaking
>> processes and makes it prone to capture. attorney-client privilege  should
>> not apply to public policy making. If clients are not willing to be
>> disclosed, they should not be represented.
>>
>> We can make it a bit more moderate! Welcoming Suggestions
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 3:20 PM Tomslin Samme-Nlar <mesumbeslin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The idea of a one paragraph statement sounds like a good idea at the
>>> GNSO Townhall. Yes, there will be one.
>>>
>>> Warmly,
>>> Tomslin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 04:24, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We can write a one paragraph statement and ask the representative to
>>>> discuss? Is there a GNSO Townhall in Cancun, we can talk about it there as
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 12:19 PM Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 28/02/2023 17:41, farzaneh badii wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Let's talk to the contracted parties about this as well. Seems like
>>>>> we
>>>>> > are on the same side on this issue
>>>>>
>>>>> They are. But they seem to be wondering why we haven't spoken up.
>>>>>
>>>>>         Julf
>>>>>
>>>> --
>> Farzaneh
>>
>

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