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November 23, 2011
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…
November 18, 2011
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…
November 17, 2011
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…
November 14, 2011
Yes2dotAfrica Campaign ICANN-42 The 42nd international meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) took place in Dakar, Senegal, at the Le Meridien President hotel. The meeting was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Senegal… Continue Reading…
November 9, 2011
DCA Opposes DotAfrica Task Force See Special TV Report on video (RIGHT): DCA Defends its Opposition to the Experts Meeting Agenda of the DotAfrica Task Force at the African Ministerial Round-Table. The Experts Meeting of the African Ministerial Round-Table took… Continue Reading…
November 7, 2011
DotConnectAfrica ICANN-42 Dakar Dakar hosted another historic ICANN meeting, following the formal approval of the new generic Top Level Domains Program by the ICANN Board during the “ICANN Oscars” in Singapore in June 2011, in particular for Africa The ICANN-42… Continue Reading…
November 2, 2011
Abdoulaye Wade ICANN 42 Speech Mr. Prime Minister; Ladies and Gentlemen, Ministers, African Ministers in Charge of IT and Communications; Ladies and Gentlemen, Ambassadors and Representatives of the Diplomatic Department; Mrs. Heather Dryden, President of the Advisory Council of ICANN,… Continue Reading…
DCA ICANN 42 Public Forum DCA’s Executive Briefing Note following its Engagement with ICANN Leaders at the ICANN-42 Public Forum Meeting at Dakar, Senegal – October 27th 2011 Online excepts from Public forum. http://forum.icann.org/lists/5gtld-guide/msg00108.html DCA participated in the recent ICANN Public… Continue Reading…
October 28, 2011
DCA AfrICANN 2011 DCA a assisté à la récente réunion AfrICANN qui a été convoquée le mardi 25 Octobre 2011 par la Task Force de l’UA sur DotAfrica pour discuter des propositions sur DotAfrica et formuler une stratégie de soumission… Continue Reading…
DCA DotAfrica Statement 2011 DCA attended the recent AfriCANN meeting that was convened on Tuesday 25th October 2011 by the AU Task Force on DotAfrica to discuss proposals on DotAfrica and formulate a bid strategy on DotAfrica based on an… Continue Reading…
October 22, 2011
DCA Réponse DotAfrica 2011 Réponse officielle de la DCA au PROJET DE RÉSOLUTION DE L’ASSEMBLÉE DES EXPERTS ET DES MINISTRES AFRICAINS DE LA TABLE RONDE à DCA Réponse DotAfrica 2011 Dakar pour le ‘ICANN AFRICAINE ORDRE DU JOUR L’Organisation… Continue Reading…
DCA Commentary DotAfrica 2011 DCA OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT RESOLUTION OF MEETING OF EXPERTS AND THE AFRICAN MINISTERIAL ROUND-TABLE IN DAKAR FOR THE ‘AFRICAN AGENDA ICANN The DotConnectAfrica Organization (DCA) attended the Meeting of Experts and the African… Continue Reading…
October 16, 2011
Yes2DotAfrica Campaign ICANN 42 Dakar DotConnectAfrica is delighted to inform its Pan-African constituency, and indeed, its significant community of stakeholders and avid supporters of the forth-coming ICANN Conference for Developing countries to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 23 October… Continue Reading…
October 12, 2011
Illegitimate African Agenda Dakar The ICANN 42nd Meeting will be taking place in Dakar Senegal from 23rd to 28th October 20 11. As Africans, we are indeed happy that such an August event will be taking place in… Continue Reading…
October 10, 2011
Campaign for your identity 1 Billion people . 54 Countries . 1 Domain .africa Campaign for your identity In January 2012, DCA will formally apply to ICANN for the delegation of the dotafrica gTLD. Building on our past successes and representing… Continue Reading…
Generation.africa 6th IGF Nairobi 06 October, 2011 – The 6th Internet Governance Forum with the theme “Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms and innovation” just concluded in Nairobi with an emphatic call for the support of the open,… Continue Reading…
October 3, 2011
Yes2dotAfrica Campaign Munich The new gTLD program will revolutionize the Internet in ways that are unimaginable, giving web users and brands unlimited opportunities and innovation in the choice of domain names. At the end of September, the DotConnectAfrica was… Continue Reading…
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DCA Exclusive Commentary: A TRAVESTY- The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AFIGF)
October 6, 2011
AFIGF Travesty Africa Internet Governance DotConnectAfrica attended the recent African Internet Governance Forum (AFIGF) inaugural meeting, held on 30 September 2011, in Nairobi, Kenya as an observer. As a corporate body that has an enduring stake in good Internet Governance… Continue Reading…