Czech

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DotConnectAfrica Reports a Successful ICANN 44 at the Panoramic and Historic City of Prague, Czech Republic !

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 02, 2012 – Czech Republic, a city whose history of Prague covers more than a thousand years, during which time the city grew from the Vyšehrad Castle to the capital of a modern European state,… Continue Reading…

Uniforum SA

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Press Commentary: DCA Trust & UniForum SA have both applied for the same ‘Africa’ Geographic Name String

UniForum SA 14 June 2012 – The attention of DCA Trust has been drawn to a posted news item on the AfricaInOneSpace website titled: “ICANN Agrees …  There is only one applicant for .Africa” (See here ICANN agrees there is only… Continue Reading…

African Union

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A Moral Victory: ICANN’s response to African Union

A Strong Vindication for DCA and a sign of things to come! “ICANN is not able to take actions that would go outside of the community-established and documented guideline of the program to provide the special treatment you have requested. ICANN… Continue Reading…

Registry System

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DCA Announces the Establishment of a World-Class Registry System Infrastructure to be located in Nairobi, Kenya

11 June  2012 Registry System DotConnectAfrica (DCA) wishes to announce to the global Internet public and Domain Name Industry that it is going to establish a world-class Internet registry system infrastructure to be located in Nairobi, Kenya, the commercial hub… Continue Reading…

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A Note Of Appreciation :Following the successful submission of the DOTAFRICA new gTLD application to ICANN by DCA Trust

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Associates, Endorsers and Business Partners – On behalf of DCA Trust, I am pleased to inform our Pan-African and Global Internet constituency that we have successfully submitted a new gTLD application for the DotAfrica domain name space… Continue Reading…

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DCA Open Letter to Congress in Defense of the Status Quo on Global Internet Governance Model

Status Quo 4th June 2012 The Honorable Senator John ‘Jay’ Rockefeller IV Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (112th Congress) United States Congress 531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 USA Dear Senator… Continue Reading…

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The Empire Fights Back! An Internet Governance Update

Internet Governance Status Quo Even as we increasingly discover that every facet of our modern lives now revolve around, and are dependent on the Internet, for which reason its availability, functionality, safety, stability and security are now of great and… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica TedBits:The Internet Governance Issue

Internet Governance Transparency With the latest applicant record falling at 290 in the TAS , there is critical information that applicants needed to gather and from the New gTLD Program Update session here are just a few of the information… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica reporting from the “Rich Coast”, San Jose Costa Rica

Rich Coast Delegates from all parts of the world have this month gathered in San Jose Costa Rica. The host country in Central America.Costa Rica, which means “Rich Coast”, which means “Rich Coast”, has an interesting history having constitutionally abolished… Continue Reading…

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Pride goeth before a fail: African Union and UniForum SA.should beware of Wrongdoing on dotAfrica

AU DotAfrica Wrongdoing “Most of these press reports are quite misleading even as we understand the very impossibility of the African Union mainstreaming itself strategically within a particular proposal in a policy-oversight role whilst also playing the tactical role of… Continue Reading…

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Message from our Executive Director: DCA’s Resolution for 2012

DCA 2012 Resolution This Holiday Season- It was all about Malindi.africa! 2011 – It seemed that the whole world was in crisis.  The natural disasters, the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis, the Arab spring, the Norway Utoya massacre, Internet  Governance,  global… Continue Reading…

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Season’s Greetings SEASONSGREETINGS 2011 End of Year Message at Christmas-from the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign!

DCA 2011 Season’s Greetings As Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) and spearhead of the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign, it gives me great pleasure to send this end of year message at Christmas to our entire Pan-African constituency and global community of global… Continue Reading…

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Internet War: Exclusive Interview with DCA’s Boss Sophia Bekele on the East African

.Africa Domain Dispute The East African Newspaper is a highly influential and respected source of reliable business news that has  over  70k subscribers and over 1m readers in East Africa and online globally. www.theeastafrcan.co.ke December 5-11, 2011: By the end of 2012, companies should… Continue Reading…

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Only a month left: Join our YES2dotAfrica Campaign

Join YES2dotAfrica Campaign December is a great season for different types of celebrations and festivities – for faith-based religious organizations, families, corporations reviewing the year’s significant achievements, celebrating successes accomplished during the year, and engaging in end-of-year get-togethers and award… Continue Reading…

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Triomphe de la Campagne Yes2dotAfrica lors de la réunion de l’ICANN-42 à Dakar Senegal!

Yes2dotAfrica Campaign ICANN-42 14 November 2011 La 42e réunion international de l’ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) s’est tenue à Dakar, Senegal. La réunion a été accueillie par le Gouvernement du Senegal et a été très suivie… Continue Reading…

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Say “NO” to the African Union RFP for the Operation of DotAfrica (30/IED/11)

Say No to AU RFP DotAfrica African Union Briefing Note on DotAfrica The earlier ‘Briefing Note on DotAfrica’ that was issued by the African Union Infrastructure & Energy Department dated, May 2011, was very unequivocal in its assertion that the… Continue Reading…

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DCA Exclusive Commentary: ComputerWorld Kenya

DCA DotAfrica Commentary Editor-in-Chief Computerworld Kenya   Our attention has been drawn to the recent article written by Rebecca Wanjiku: “ICANN engagement in Africa bears fruit” published in the on-line edition ofComputerworld Kenya. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=C950F80D-01AB-74C0-D54CC6087A9E451B   A close reading of the… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica Executive Briefing Note following the ICANN-42 International Meeting in Dakar, Senegal

DotConnectAfrica ICANN-42 Briefing “We want to achieve a Gold Standard in terms of conflicts and ethics practices,” said Mr. Steve Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board. “Specifically we are working on a system which will lay out how Directors interested in specific new… Continue Reading…

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