I think the mandate of AFRINIC has to be visited. I am for Accountable leadership and transparency. The community deserves accountability to what is happening. If the documents are for public domain, then nothing should be hidden. ᐧ
On Wed, 29 May 2019 at 12:33, Adewole Ajao <dew...@tinitop.com> wrote: > My worry in all of this is that these board meeting minutes imply that an > AFRINIC director (or directors) attempted to remove another director > because he "violated the NDA" by sharing a public document with the > community. > > I rush to conclude that it was an attempt to remove a director from the > board because we have removed directors from the board in recent years > solely on the grounds of NDA violation. With the board NDA still in place, > chances of getting the full story from any of the parties involved are slim > to none. I'm not sure that this community (and company) can ever get to a > point of proper accountability/responsibility if so much is hidden under > the cover of confidentiality. > > Is there a globally acceptable standard of board confidentiality for > community-driven organizations that are responsible for managing public > resources? Can we look at improving the confidentiality agreement that is > used by the AFRINIC board? Although as per section 3.2.2 of its terms of > reference at https://www.afrinic.net/govcom#tor the Governance Committee > may not provide advice on specific internal proceedings of the board, > section 3.1.4 puts the issue of NDA within scope as it can be argued that > the NDA signing is part of the appointment process since it is the first > thing a member does on appointment to the board. Failing that, perhaps the > CEO can refer it under the provisions of section 3.1.7 so that a body > outside the board can tackle the issue? > > In any case, it is best we look for a good way to get rid of this > us-versus-them that seems to keep recurring between the AFRINIC board and > the AFRINIC community on whose behalf it is elected to act. Getting rid of > unnecessary secrecy may be a good way to start. > > Regards, > Dewole. > > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 1:51 PM Sander Steffann <san...@steffann.nl> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I was just reading the board minutes at >> https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf and I >> am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan Barrett has to >> deal with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun Ojedeji seem to be >> reprimanded for being open and transparent to this community. The summary >> of those minutes show how the board has made it explicitly clear that the >> CEO is to have no responsibility anymore towards this community. >> >> Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my gratitude to >> both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this community involved in >> Afrinic matters in an open and transparent way. I feel this is a strong >> requirement for keeping Afrinic respected and supported by both its members >> and its community. >> >> Sincerely, >> Sander >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Community-Discuss mailing list >> Community-Discuss@afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 1:51 PM Sander Steffann <san...@steffann.nl> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I was just reading the board minutes at >> https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf and I >> am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan Barrett has to >> deal with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun Ojedeji seem to be >> reprimanded for being open and transparent to this community. The summary >> of those minutes show how the board has made it explicitly clear that the >> CEO is to have no responsibility anymore towards this community. >> >> Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my gratitude to >> both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this community involved in >> Afrinic matters in an open and transparent way. I feel this is a strong >> requirement for keeping Afrinic respected and supported by both its members >> and its community. >> >> Sincerely, >> Sander >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Community-Discuss mailing list >> Community-Discuss@afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > -- Nanghaka Daniel K. Executive Director - ILICIT Africa/ Chair - Outreach and Engagement WG (ICANN At-Large)/ former Chair - FOSSFA / Geo4Africa Lead / Organising Team - FOSS4G2018 Mobile +256 772 898298 (Uganda) Skype: daniel.nanghaka ----------------------------------------- *"Working for Africa" * -----------------------------------------
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