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<div class="SubheadingText" style="color:#00254A;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ICANN Launches Testing Platform for the KSK Rollover
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>On 11-16 March, Michael Yakushev, VP of Stakeholder Engagement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Alexandra Kulikova, Global Stakeholder Engagement Manager of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, participated in ICANN58 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Meeting proved a very busy one with over 2500 participants gathering for the first (Type A) conference of the year. We are proud to say that the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia was represented more than ever, with eight people joining the Fellowship and NextGen programs. Some of them are our long-term partners and some are newcomers, whom we hope we've managed to gain their interest in ICANN's mission and community work. Many thanks to Siranush Vardagnan and Janice Douma Lange for an excellent job introducing Fellows and NextGen participants to the ICANN world. </span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>During the week-long visit, Batayneh had meetings with the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology, Palestine CERT, the e-Government Program, the top four local ISPs (Zaytona, Mada ISP, CoolNet and Hadara), the sole two mobile operators (Wataniya Mobile and Jawwal), the Palestinian IT Association (PITA), and the incubation center at the Al-Najah University in Nablus. He also gave a lecture on "</span>Internet Governance, ICANN, the IANA and the Digital Economy"<span> at Al-Najah University to a group of students, academics, private companies and journalists.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>ICANN's Adiel Akplogan, Vice President for Technical Engagement, participated in the third workshop of </span><strong><a style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGJOuLqR_CLQfz-JgxXN_AlNa3F2vyDYc75ZyFQa4kSVYw4-aS6MWzP6c2nebsmrFS3_DbdH4xcY7r76CWy_ZhqNUuW2HPkNWR9kG3-4DP7tBswmK-ABQE0cSPDVhPlQO7EZLlbYAf0LdyvsNq8NSBcZt7OcplShfLCCcQn5UFPHR&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-7b-2016-10-25-en" target="_blank">a series</a></strong><span> organized in partnership with the Centre de Calcul El-Khawarizmi (CCK), dedicated to "IPv6 roadmap for Tunisia: The Case of Research and Education Networks." The one day event gathered speakers from the CCK, various universities, a member of the Tunisia RENU as well as Telecom Operators and an ATI representative. The keynote address was delivered by Adiel Akplogan. His speech presented the global and regional state of IPv6 uptake and how a multistakeholder approach is key for a successful roadmap. Following Akplogan's keynote were presentations from the CCK on their IPv6 deployment plan and the work they have done with a pilot local university, including information on their native dual stack IPv6 functioning link. </span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>ICANN, in cooperation with the UAE Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), organized a one-day workshop on DNSSEC. The workshop is one in a series of activities that ICANN along with the TRA are planning in the coming months to raise awareness about ICANN and encourage participation at ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi this year.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>The first one was </span><a style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSV-GJ3s0RC8dyYlFNYWrJ2SAEpjsDj8FdP4mDOrbKWFkNrj0uqZ_l8QN3zxiK9xVZxCDDAw9VmsI_O5eEUIApVru-AHNDRfaq8LENXccMh1PmYRpzUvJyvMAmfXbeAd8eFMOHC8muAXrtFO_8PHq1BfYVnY-QE7FH&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="https://schedule.icann.org/event/9noP/africa-strategy-update" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration-line:none;">the Africa Strategy session</span></strong></a><span> where the main topic was the presentation on the </span><strong><a style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSE5dH_mkj-VWtaDD_lC59SlM67VozWo2v7VMj7YKJacLIRnxP3p9Ey9JKaJkSWMj_93GJ4G3iHvJnrF1DBrpPV2N7f0he4qN-J4xBiZ50JePHouqLFT7kut7fDU4T7D5y6KI2rjYhGey28W-SE-GpnQ==&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-11-en" target="_blank">draft report of the Africa DNS market study</a></strong><span> currently out for public comment. The presentation of the draft report issued by South African Communications Forum (SACF) was followed by a series of questions and answers from the community. From the questions and comments SACF received during the meeting they should be expecting a lot of comments from the community. The public comment period on the draft report is open until 5 May.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>After the .africa generic top level domain names was delegated on 11 February 2017, there was a need from the community to know more about the next steps. Lucky Masilela, from .ZA Central Registry (ZACR) provided an update for the community with a few slides showing that public registration under .africa will begin July 2017.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span>The Commonwealth ICT Applications Forum '17, organized by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) and hosted by the Ministry of Youth and ICTs as well as the Government of Rwanda, was a platform to showcase the work of application entrepreneurs and hear how policy and regulation can foster innovation to maximize the opportunities presented by the global Internet. The overriding theme of the Forum was "Promoting ICT Entrepreneurship."</span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:left;"><span><br /></span></div>
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class="MainLink" style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuS7l8HgALY1wHLKbyLfjaWJe-R9L0DTKZ7juVXuO3e-4TZ_3u_AsQd2Jfs-npRrfjs2JWLIeFG0A-7QFGgtYKbOqkHa-peOUuAkcLgDF_YvF5tZXimZENGyeGPXMx4S6VYEUgnAY5J6CGlnQfd7h_vyR6JNuhE17I7YvIT7TSiutRex0TLXQ1kwKWaoXjM9U2x9viDvNXFR4ft2bzEKoHByFcq6Ue7uEScvicXBbpMU4SuEyhNp3T_VP-_WOStbeSfdrHOX6CqpJo=&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="https://www.computerworld.dk/art/239448/global-internet-konference-i-gang-i-koebenhavn-her-er-internettets-splinternye-super-kryptering" target="_blank">Global Internet conference underway in Copenhagen: Here is the web's brand new super-encryption</a><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:118.23px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13 March 2017</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:149.343px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="background-color:#f3f3f3;color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Computerworld.dk</span><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:300.894px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a class="MainLink" style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSMaJUU4z4QFFOnrorBQUzIk3dIqhLAy9AG04qrglqqS0s-EZyu37wLMyKYKZKAkbCDfUiRMBvNgugOoBPwNp98iNi0k6qaETM6QqyVM1UC2pvWKbycXhhO3Kqd3E8rzMIg55DnGbPGSl1Gz4Sux5Istr-n3CyDWpmfZlUKgNcS0RYBaCb7gmgI3qO6TmFMC1GBXEPq7DkzrIDeMeWG4P0GQIwhRGoll3QTuNJqYnIP0Gtweyv59en0w==&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" shape="rect" alt="https://www.computerworld.dk/art/239450/dansk-minister-raekker-ud-til-icann-bare-byg-fremtidens-internet-her-i-danmark" target="_blank">Danish minister reaches out to ICANN: Just build the future of Internet in Denmark</a><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:118.23px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13 March 2017</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:149.343px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="background-color:#f3f3f3;color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nigeria Communications Week</span><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:300.894px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a class="MainLink" style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSImCGkyKlINGmWNjBaEeg4Kogw4B5hyBtx3QjqFUMfas3jHeGfpxz7I0_YOfgrD4J6TwRbYLyK03yUnr4LSwLeurU7YLCqLN8rDu8r_Zoh1eR5b-GKJLSqMCGGWk6ERlerBuPiHte-4nZ37T_q8vNX1fQ6PmPER3n1rF-dCmK2Y-TJ9WBfOAz-R2zoUYHwzv_lnlOYAgdkePM1SQSPQEthWdRBUyf1U022mCWZc8Mknus7TKGzzecZg==&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="http://www.nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/e-business/internet-community-needs-diversity-to-accommodate-next-generation-marby" target="_blank">Internet Community Needs 'Diversity' to Accommodate Next Generation- Marby</a><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:118.23px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 March 2017</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:149.343px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="background-color:#f3f3f3;color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Computerworld.dk</span><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:300.894px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><a class="MainLink" style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSan7BGv4aO3dFfNdq38fwCzXty1NezAF2OHlPPi6bZTvsB1umCTkUNu1gnD3FwKFd4j5e8uvMXBVgz5PaiW0trNy1Fz1iIYp8qrrsuuXr8ZXWtuP1gg-5PGtT_WzseWDBAs-ns073MjkS-J9CuBaVu1LOUyMQOjEkfuIWvwBzy4IMdy8roA2JqOs-0vYWpJwAYRyZ0tg-bvVXNE_hwC4iEqPk_X32ptdg3ThxWTfOExbgCUiGwpNYomBsRKkZb51vTBgOTdtggFGYxl_4a1q_Vg==&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" alt="https://www.computerworld.dk/art/239460/antallet-af-top-level-domaener-kan-eksplodere-inden-for-faa-aar-byer-vil-snart-kunne-anskaffe-eget-domaene" target="_blank">The number of top-level domains can explode within a few years: Cities will soon be able to purchase your own domain</a><br /></td><td style="color:#7a7578;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:top;width:118.23px;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-color:#00254a;border-width:1px;font-style:normal;border-style:solid;height:25px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span style="color:#7a7578;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15 March 2017</span><br /></td></tr></table>
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<strong class="SubheadingText" style="color:#00254A;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Press Release of the Commonwealth Cybersecurity Forum, where ICANN Board Member Chris Disspain gave a speech</strong></div>
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<ul><li><span>11-14 April, </span><strong><a style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuSQhxwi32f20WcQdUCAP4P0b-1UEntGiqrL_11TRTcH8dCe59R9-cjcjaFBtsUlzQQWOHKs5lBk0SxS8dFSvdL4SzQFOukNet2yYh4iSQZRSc=&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" shape="rect" alt="http://www.osiane2017.cg/" target="_blank">OSIANE 2017</a></strong><span>, Brazzaville, Congo </span></li><li><span>25-26 April, Capacity Building Workshop for WATRA, Monrovia, Liberia</span></li><li><span>17 April, I-Forum, Kiev, Ukraine</span></li><li><span>19-21 April, Russian Internet Forum, Moscow, Russia</span></li><li><span>19-20 April, </span><strong><a style="color:rgb(122, 117, 120);" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NAAswX0Z-0md4S-bkyWtQq853EW4foNdcuM7Iu45B7GTa-J-2jIcGIqfco8uJpuS-PNSr2PEUJSSGOBOx2Xabgb3z9imOiaA_LTiiui5dXwkJw4H2BBquW0yeNIbfWSWg7JjTRbB5pROOqniesx_kjIy3qYd0tWPGBu19uCgZQCxac85PsOcR1WNVGyDb7DTvdi822VkhaY=&c=y9mKg5Q6vpfvivI0joy7ukoo7eR5cZxcWpiud37j9IOQav_kXcqaHA==&ch=yKMUErI0xO_7zMg0p9NxSMJxoJfn0kVnrsnRLoHtYvMOOppnseBTaw==" shape="rect" alt="http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-17/" target="_blank">MENOG 17</a></strong><span>, Muscat, Oman</span></li><li><span>2-4 May, UAE DNSSEC Workshop, Dubai,UAE</span></li></ul>
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