Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandemics/Emergencies/Crises

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hi Toerless,
At 08:33 AM 08-05-2020, Toerless Eckert wrote:
>I forwarded to manycouched and mboned because scalable, free video 
>conferencing
>specifically for emergency response style large scale conferences is
>certinly a key tool, but to me the ISOC call for proposals looks like
>very much baked to favour established administrative entities (must be
>able to have track record to manage the money). Aka: I fear it will
>exclude core technical innovators that have not managed to build up
>a bureaucracy large enough to deal with money that way. Too bad.

According to the blog post, the grant is from a foundation which is 
based in Virginia (United States).  It looks oriented for that 
country given that one of the requirements is 501c3 or 
equivalent.  The track record requirement favors entities which are 
already established.

There has to be some checks in place or else you will end up 
sponsoring illegal activities or inappropriate use of 
funds.  Bureaucracy ignores genuine cases, e.g. the people you would 
like to help may not fulfill the requirements.  It can also end up 
driving funding towards managing the funds instead of the actual objective.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy