Re: [kFW] Draft letter to DTI asking for support...

["Tim Snape" <tim@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dan

looks like a good start.

When you present to the DTI,  I'd suggest making the fruits of the kendra
initiative available for other initiatives to use. ie A significant amount
of UK gov. support is going towards content creation. The kendra initiative
could provide the delivery vehicle for this content - once created.

I have been in talks with South West Regional Development Agency and the
Gov. Office for the South West (DTI) and there is a clear need for a Kendra
like delivery vehicle.

I would also suggest aiming a little higher. THe EU Commission is spending
16 billion euros over the next 4 years on various R&D activities under
Framework Programme 6. Kendra could fit very nicely into this.

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rupert Baines" <rupert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Daniel Harris" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<k-framework@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [kFW] Draft letter to DTI asking for support...


> Only one step away from "Replying to your own email"...
>
> I think it is a fine letter.
>
> Look forward to hearing from you on any response
>
> Rupert
>
> >There's nothing like replying to your own emails... ;-) I had a
> >meeting with Rupert Baines last week and discussed this letter.
> >Here's the latest draft. Comments please...
> >
> >Dear Charles Sandbank,
> >
> >As you know Kendra Initiative has been running for a number of years
> >now (since mid 2000). We are increasing our numbers on a continual
> >basis. We currently have over 1400 people on our mailing list. Our
> >network trial is modeling a global cross-vendor content delivery
> >network with 27 servers worldwide. We are set to expand this trial
> >to include live content too.
> >
> >It is time to take the Kendra project to the next stage, giving us
> >consistent website development, hosting and collaboration tools. I
> >am going to create Kendra Foundation, a non-profit company,
> >employing a small team to keep things moving on and provide
> >infrastructure to facilitate interested parties to come together to
> >build the system.
> >
> >I would like to call on your assistance in finding out what type of
> >organisation we would need to be in order to satisfy requirements
> >for DTI funding. So, to be blunt, we would like the DTI to provide:
> >
> >1. Funding for Kendra Foundation.
> >
> >2. Advice on company structures.
> >
> >3. Help with networking, promotion and liaisons with other digital
> >content related groups.
> >
> >Please could we set up a meeting with the relevant people in the DTI
> >to facilitate this process.
> >
> >For a brief understanding of where Kendra Foundation fits in here's
> >a brief description of the Kendra project:
> >
> >Kendra Aim - to see facilities for consumers to be able to get
> >access to all digital content, when they want it and be able to pay
> >for it easily and conveniently. To see facilities for content owners
> >to be able to make their digital content available to consumers and
> >be able to charge for it (if they require) easily and conveniently.
> >This system will be have an open architecture enabling any consumer
> >to transact with any content owner in an easy and convenient manner
> >and enabling any service provider to participate providing services
> >for consumers and content owners.
> >
> >Kendra System - a system that satisfies the Kendra Aim.
> >
> >Kendra Initiative - a group of people/organisations using their
> >Initiative to bring Kendra to reality by going through a
> >collaborative design process and participating in Kendra trials.
> >Trials will include content delivery networks and peer-to-peer
> >systems, commerce, digital rights management, metadata and interface
> >design.
> >
> >Kendra Foundation - to provide organisational, legal, and financial
> >support for Kendra Initiative. Kendra Foundation would ensure that
> >Kendra Initiative trials continue to exist beyond the participation
> >of interested organisations and individual volunteers, to enable
> >contributions of intellectual property and funds on a sound basis,
> >and to provide a vehicle for limiting legal exposure while
> >participating in the trials and contributing to software projects.
> >Kendra Foundation would provide hosting for the Kendra Initiative
> >website and develop web/email tools to facilitate the collaborative
> >design process, between Kendra Initiative participants, necessary to
> >create the Kendra system. Coordinating marketing efforts, meetings
> >and conferences.
> >
> >For more details see: www.kendra.org.uk
> >
> >This letter has been discussed and reviewed on the Kendra Framework
> >mailing list.
> >
> >I look forward to your response.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Daniel Harris
>
>
> --
> Rupert Baines
>
> rupert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +44 (0)7968 481 831