Hi Andrew,
At 22:42 04-06-2017, Andrew Alston wrote:
So I want to open a bit of a discussion about
transparency, specifically, financial transparency.
In order to get this started let me ask a few questions of all of you
[snip]
d.) When AFRINIC is funding organizations
such as the ASO/NRO how much transparency
should be supplied back to the members about how
that money is being spent and what that funding is actually being used for.
e.) When AFRINIC is funding board travel to
meetings around the world should board members
be able to attend these conferences without ever
supplying reports about what was accomplished at
said meetings and what the purpose of the
expenditure was, or are we prepared to accept
that these meetings must be useful without further questions.
Remember, every cent spent by AfriNIC can have
an impact on our fees, and impacts the bottom
line of the company. Over the last 3 years, we have come a long way to
I disclose that I will be a Board member of
Afrinic Ltd. I also provided information about
who I work for as part of this message. I am not
speaking on behalf of the Board. I am aware that
the revenue for Afrinic Ltd is derived from fees
received from member organizations. I'll try and
provide an explanation about Questions (d) and (e).
Afrinic Ltd is one of five Regional Internet
Registries (RIRs). It is useful for Afrinic Ltd
to coordinate with the other four RIRs. It is
also useful to support the coordinating body
(Number Resource Organization) through
funding. The issue which you raised is about
what is being done with that funding. I'll look
into the issue with my colleagues. I might not
be able to say much about (d) as I am subject to some constraints.
You will likely see me at the next Afrinic
meeting. I will have to ask Afrinic Ltd to cover the travel expenses as:
(a) It will be for an Afrinic Ltd activity.
(b) I would like to meet the representatives of the organizations
which are members of Afrinic Ltd to discuss about RIR-related issues
which they encounter.
(c) I would also like to meet the persons who are not included
in (b) and listen to their feedback.
It is not in my plans to travel to non-Afrinic
Ltd meetings. Should I participate in a
non-Afrinic Ltd meeting? I don't know the answer
to that as I write this email. Assuming that I
do, there may be some confidential information
which I am not be able to share in a report to the members of Afrinic Ltd.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
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