Hello SM,
On 28 October 2015 at 09:39, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Nadim, Shelly, Ish,
>
> We discussed about the rules of the association yesterday. There is a
> copy of the rules of an association at
> http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/redaction-des-statuts-de-l'association.doc A
> vice-president replaces the president at a meeting if the latter is absent.
>
Thanks for putting a sample copy of this document.
> According to the Law Reform Commission, "mandatory registration violates
> international law protecting freedom of association, and could hinder the
> formation of smaller community-based groups and ad-hoc coalitions that
> operate more effectively on an informal basis". The group have been
> operating on an informal basis. Has it been effective?
>
Even if groups operating on an informal basis are more effective, I cannot
say that MIU have been effective. Simply because we have achieved nothing
till yet, although many interesting topics have been tossed.
One of the objective of MIU is to have internet with a local bandwidth of
100Mbps. No one will take us seriously, unless we have a legal entity /
association pushing forward this initiative.
Another thing MIU was in was the .mu issue. Where are we with it?
BTW, how did MIU get the invite for the Open Data workshop some months
back? Was MIU that popular then?
The association should be to make internet better in Mauritius. The
(executive) members should not be affiliated to any political party nor
should he/she be here to push forward the agenda of a political party.
He/she should not be here to lobby for a company either. He/she should not
be here to make money (e.g. get a salary) - he may be compensated though
(transport, etc). Anyone misusing the funds should bear the cost
himself/herself.
Regards,
Nadim Attari
Received on Sat Oct 31 2015 - 12:25:53 PST