Governance Advocacy
This page collects our work and media commentaries as regards to internet governance that includes ICANN and IANA Transition:
Official Public Comments: IANA Transition
- April 2015 : Comments by The Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) to the NETmundial Initiative (NMI). Read more
- September 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust Comments to IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Read
- June 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust Comments to Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) on Proposed Accountability Enhancements (Work Stream 1) Read
Engagement with US Congress
Year 2016
- March 24, 2016: Important update and Submission for the record to US Congress on the DCA Trust vs. ICANN Court case on .Africa New gTLD & ICANN’s Final Transmission of the IANA Transition to US Government Read
Year 2015
- August 18, 2015: Update on DCA Trust vs. ICANN IRP on .Africa new gTLD following the July 9, 2015 Final IRP Panel Ruling Read
- May 19, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust Joins the Launch of the CBC TECH 2020 Initiative, Holds Meetings on DCA Trust’s Congressional Engagement Read
- May 15, 2015: Sophia Bekele Testimony to US congress on Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA Transition Read
- March 13, 2015: Submission of Public Commentary: “No Legal Basis for IANA Transition”-A Post-Mortem Analysis of Senate Committee Hearing on ‘Preserving the Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance’ Read
- March 10, 2015: Note of Appreciation and Call for the Establishment of a New Body– ‘The United States Internet Regulatory Authority (USIRA)’ that will work in cooperation with the NTIA to exercise supervisory control over ICANN Read
Year 2014
- March 28, 2014: DCA Trust Statement of Interest on whether the Department of Commerce should relinquish direct oversight of ICANN with Annexes Read
- August 13, 2014: DotConnectAfrica letter to US Senators Thank You Note for your Intervention on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Read
- September 6 2014: The Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) opposes the proposed rules on Net Neutrality by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Read more
- December 1 2014 : Internet Business Council for Africa (IBCA) comments on GAC Proposal for Protection of Geographic Names in New gTLDs. Read more
Year 2013
- July 1, 2013: Followup letter to US Senator Rockefeller from DotConnectAfrica on Recommendation for Direct Congressional Oversight and Appointment of an Independent Counsel as Congressional new gTLD Ombudsman Read
- May 30, 2013:DCA Update: Status of our new gTLD Application & Current Engagements with the U.S.Congress Read
- February 20, 2013: New generic Top-Level Domain Program (gTLD) for Global Internet Expansion-Need for Direct Congressional Oversight & Recommendation for the Appointment of an Independent Counsel as Congressional new gTLD Ombudsman to Investigate & Report to Congress on Matters of Illegality and Irregularities in new gTLD Program of ICANN Read and Here
Year 2012
- June 4, 2012: Open Letter to Express Support in Defense of the Status Quo on Global Internet Governance Model and Reaffirmation of the Multistakeholder Process Read
Year 2011
- January 18, 2011: Open Letter for NITA: A preliminary case for an urgent need for .africa gTLD Read
Year 2010
- October 10, 2010: DCA Goes To Washington as African Business Champion delegation to annual CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS Read
Media op-Eds
- ICANN is already under foreign government influence: the proof is in the pudding
- Would internet transition have an impact on current US election?
- Fadi’s Resignation, Sepp Blatter’s Resignation – Others Should Consider Resigning as Well…
- “No Legal Basis for IANA Transition”: A Post-Mortem Analysis of Senate Committee Hearing
- November 2016 elections will determine fate of Internet privatization
- Wikileaks 2012, NSA 2013, NTIA Mishaps & Global Cyber Crime 2014: U.S. Exceptionalism over IG 2015?
- Congress Will Oversight ICANN: And You Can Take That to the Bank
- From Wikileaks of 2012 to Snowden’s NSA Leaks of 2013: Implications for Global Internet Governance
- Emerging Cyber-Security Threats and Implications for the Private Sector
- DCA Open Letter to Congress in Defense of the Status Quo on Global Internet Governance Model
- The Empire Fights Back!
We can be reached for comment at support(at)dotconnectafrica.com