Re: [wg-review] [process] Bounced Messages and language issues

["Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" <ocl@gih.com>]

> When I started the discussion my aim was not to convince everybody to
> bouilt a Multilingual ICANN in a day.  I just trying to make people
> aware of the problem so that we can  slowly work towards the same system
> as in the U.N. and i think it can be reached with support, specially
> from people like you, directly affected as English is not your mother
> tongue, because we non-English mother tongue speakers cannot read,
> understand and respond to documents published in English with the same
> speed than an English mother tongue speaker.  Therefore we will always
> be misrepresented.
>

I have it from reliable authority within ICANN that there have always been
plans to make ICANN multi-lingual. While I am not speaking in any way on
behalf of them, my feeling is that ICANN understand that they will never
be taken seriously internationally if they stick to English as the sole
language
for documents, conferences, etc. And rightly so !
I'd go even further in saying that ultimately I would wish that ICANN's
meetings were conducted with simultaneous translation in any of the
languages of the participants present, and transcribed in at least 6
languages. When will we see that ? Soon, I hope, but I expect ICANN to
spend $$$ on many other things (lawyers, conferences, etc.) before they
have enough $$$ in the bank to look at this seriously.

So let's build a roof over this house before installing the carpets. :-)

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