[At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

Fri May 16 13:00:06 UTC 2014

FYI, more support for the DNS industry in Africa:

Save the date – Africa DNS Forum 2014

Save the date and join us for the second Domain Name system Forum for
Africa that will be business Focused – Africa DNS Forum 2014.

Date:
7 - 9 July 2014

Location:

Abuja, Nigeria

Nicon Luxury Hotel

What is the Africa DNS Forum ?

The Africa DNS forum is  a three-day event that will bring together
African registries; African ICANN accredited registrars, resellers,
infrastructure service and solution providers; as well as
entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name
Space. There will be interesting discussions highlighting
opportunities in the African Domain name industry as well as
networking sessions between registrars, resellers, and the registries.

Who should attend?

Registries, registrars, and resellers in Africa as well as
entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name Space
to collaborate and share on how to advance the domain name business in
Africa.

Why should you attend?

According to the domain name industry brief, there were 265 million
domains registered globally in the third quarter of 2013. The base
ccTLD registrations were 119.5 million. The largest top level domains
by zone size in the third quarter of 2013 included .com, .tk, .de,
.net, .uk, .org, .cn, .info, .ru, and .nl.
None of the African registries appeared in the top ten. The largest
ccTLD in Africa by zone size did not surpass the 1 million mark during
the same period. The forum will focus on how to monetize the Africa
Domain Name Space to allow for faster growth on par with the rest of
the world. For more information please visit

www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014

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Save the date – Africa DNS Forum 2014

Enregistrer la date et rejoignez nous pour le deuxième Forum nom de
domaine du système pour l'Afrique qui sera entreprise ciblé – Africa
DNS forum 2014.

Date:
7 - 9 Juillet 2014

Lieu:
Abuja , Nigeria

Nicon Luxury Hôtel

Qu'est-ce que le Forum Afrique DNS ?

Le forum Afrique DNS est un événement de trois jours qui réunira les
registres africains ; ICANN africaine
registraires accrédités , les revendeurs , services d'infrastructure
et les fournisseurs de solutions ; ainsi que des entrepreneurs
intéressés à investir dans les pays d'Afrique espace de nommage . Il y
aura des discussions intéressantes mettant en évidence les
possibilités dans le nom de domaine industrie africaine ainsi que des
séances de réseautage entre les registraires , les revendeurs et les
registres .

Qui devrait participer ?

Registres , greffiers et des revendeurs en Afrique ainsi que les
entrepreneurs intéressés à investir dans les pays d'Afrique espace de
nommage de collaborer et de partager sur la façon de faire avancer le
nom de domaine des affaires en Afrique .

Pourquoi devriez-vous participer?

Selon la brève nom de domaine de l'industrie , il y avait 265 millions
de domaines enregistrés dans le monde en l'
troisième trimestre de 2013 . Les enregistrements en ccTLD de base
étaient 119,5 millions . Les plus grands domaines de premier niveau
par la taille de la zone au troisième trimestre de 2013 inclus . com,
. tk , . de , . net , . uk , . org, . cn , . infos . ru et . nl .
Aucun des registres africains est apparu dans le top dix . Le plus
grand ccTLD en Afrique par la taille de la zone n'a pas
dépasser la barre des 1 million pendant la même période . Le forum se
concentrera sur la façon de monétiser l' Afrique Espace de nommage
pour permettre une croissance plus rapide à égalité avec le reste du
monde .

Pour plus d'informations s'il vous plaît visitez
www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:43 AM, Lance Hinds <brainstreetceo at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is of critical importance. These regions play very little part in the
> management of the Internet space. The last round of applications for gTLD
> was a case in point.
>
> This is an opportunity to support and facilitate development,
> entrepreneurship and, dare I say it, revenue generation (Carlton this might
> be good for the IT Expo in Suriname next month). Curious as to ALAC's role
> in this however.   This ideally will end up being a commercial activity or
> at least some kind of private sector/NGO hybrid (ugh). How does it gel with
> ALAC's overall responsibility towards the interests of the average user?
>
> Lance
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:
>
>> This was brought up in the At-Large Skype chat (by me).
>>
>> The thrust this time seems to be on increasing the numbers of registrar in
>> the developing world, now that the original proposal to base more gTLDs
>> there (the applicant support program) has been a high-profile failure.
>>
>> I support such an effort, so long as it's not just of a colonial bent (that
>> is, growth of a channel of what are essentially agents for rich-world
>> registries). I would support an effort of this kind so long as it
>> encouraged growth of a registrar sector that:
>>
>> a) provided added value beyond that of just reselling domains;
>> b) was encouraging the use of domestic domains (ie, local ccTLDs) as well
>> as the global generics.
>>
>> In any case, given its interest in the issue, participation by ALAC is
>> worthwhile here, and I suggest its inclusion on the next ALAC conference
>> call. I offer to help with such a comment; having said that, we also need
>> involvement from At-Large people within the targeted communities. Perhaps
>> we can so something jointly with AfrICANN (if it's not already engaged)?
>>
>> - Evan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 15 May 2014 10:55, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard at oyster.net.ck> wrote:
>>
>> > +1, Maureen
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>> > [mailto:at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan
>> > Greenberg
>> > Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2014 4:50 a.m.
>> > To: At-Large Worldwide
>> > Subject: Re: [At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the
>> > Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions
>> >
>> > Strongly support.  Alan
>> >
>> > At 15/05/2014 10:38 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:
>> > >FYI.  This would be of interest for those of us in the South.  I know
>> > >Evan and Dev have always been close to this issue; it was a baseline
>> > >for Summit I. Maybe the ALAC would engage again and act appropriately.
>> > >
>> > >-Carlton
>> > >
>> > >==============================
>> > >Carlton A Samuels
>> > >Mobile: 876-818-1799
>> > >*Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
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>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >   [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
>> > >
>> > >http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may14-en.htm
>> > >------------------------------
>> > >Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions
>> > >
>> > >14 May 2014
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >  *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 14 May 2014
>> > >*Categories/Tags:*
>> > >
>> > >    - Contracted Party Agreements
>> > >    - Reviews/Improvements
>> > >    - Participation
>> > >
>> > >  *Purpose (Brief):*
>> > >
>> > >This is a report about supporting the domain name industry in
>> > >underserved regions, prepared by ICANN staff for public comment. Public
>> > >comments on this report will be used to determine next steps to support
>> > >the domain name industry in underserved regions.
>> > >   *Public Comment Box Link:*
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