Dear Colleagues, I think this thread is running no where since the "need" and "cause" are way apart and are not justified. So, as I see, here is what I think the least expected here, ofcourse resulting in what I have explained in "activity 2" here: Activity 1: 1) The applicant makes the application public here. 2) The applicant demonstrates endorsement and adoption of open policy frame work by doing the following: i) publish documentation for composition of the proposed company ii) publish documentation for composition of the proposed board, stake holding, election process of the board, election of the CEO / Chair / Secretary / Treasurer iii) publish documentation detailing voting policy and voting rights for both members and non members iv) publish documentation for making policy proposals, policy framework, policy endorsements and policy management v) publish documentation for decision management cycle, board functioning and member participation vi) publish process for financial management, financial decision power, funding structure and budget vii) publish documentation detailing process management such as "resource requests", "change requests", "whois updates", "object management", etc viii) demonstrate the capability of managing the operations of NIR by showcasing the proposed team structure, roles and functions definitions ix) publish document detailing the roles of members, non - members, interest groups and community participation finally, ix) an undertaking that the resource allocation will be free and open as per the above frame work and the same shall not be inter linked or related to any other compliances and process of either licensing or regulations. The same need to be adopted into the "Articles of Association" and "Memorandum of Association" of the proposed company, which I guess will be an independent section 25 (not for profit) company without stake holding by any other existing companies. Activity 2: 1) If NIR in India is formed, the revenues of APNIC will be impacted significantly. I am not sure if there is a way out there, but here is what I propose: i) APNIC should start considering outsourcing some of their operations to least operational-cost countries like India, that helps them to reduce the operational costs including real estate costs, staff costs, communication costs, etc. ii) APNIC may publish financial projections for next three years with two options: a) continue operations as-is and the impact with Indian NIR (considering about 70% of the Indian members will move to Indian NIR in next one year) b) outsource or relocate some of the operations to low-operational cost countries and analyse the impact on the financial situation. I am confident that the answers for all the above will make the community be assured that things are the way as needed. Greetings, Kusumba S www.linkedin.com/in/kusumba
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