[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Africa Event in Addis 5-8 March 2013

[Seun Ojedeji]

In between the lines you communicate realities and fact using unfriendly
words ;-)

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On Feb 2, 2013 1:20 PM, "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <el at lisse.na> wrote:

> Rubbish, as usual.
>
> This was posted to this very list, originally, but maybe the aftermath of
> the end-of year festivities tooketh away further of the little ability of
> the lister(s).
>
> I am not sure, personally, that this "event" is going to achieve anything,
> other than that the usual suspects get (travel) funding. I for one can not
> see why for example a (Namibian) business would want to waste money and a
> whole week time, to listen to a re-hash by mediocre speakers (me of course
> excluded, if I were to make if :-)-O) of stuff that is well known and of no
> application in practice.
>
> We have through this before, .NA is the first ccTLD to do DNSSec and if I
> am not mistaken only one other has managed themselves (.UG) the other(s)
> running outsourced on US infrastructure.
>
> For example, of the five Namibian banks that could theoretically be
> interested, the two biggest feel that HTTPS is all they need, never mind
> that the biggest bank lets their certificate(s) expire every year. The
> other three don't correspond at all, which means they don't care or/and
> understand.
>
> But, so what? It's not my problem. They run the business. They have the
> "experts". Even if they meed 300 Indians in a bunker to fix the daily
> occurring problems the moving from a perfectly working system to an Indian
> product which is nothing but a mess (front- and back-end).
>
>
> I feel we need to look at a real bottom up approach. Even if it is
> difficult to even find the managers of African ccTLDs, let alone correspond
> with them, or build capacity, this shotgun approach is not going to work.
>
> We need to get the Registers fixed (automated) and this implies business
> skills, such as answering emails and issuing receipts. So that ccTLDs
> become viable.
>
> One a a time...
>
> el
>
> Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini
>
> On Feb 2, 2013, at 12:10, bouba <djamaab at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>
> I think we are here in this list to share and make strategy to defend the
> interests of our African Internet community. we also talk about transparency
> and openness.But I do not understand that when someone you ask something
> as simple and common like an agenda of a meeting it becomes a problem.
>
> I am not here to cheer for cheer ... but when it is a good idea as the
> March workshop in Addis Ababa I clap for this initiative; and as the
> subject line goes right with what interests me, I asked for more information
> on the workshop. That 's all. Is this a problem?
>
> I say, you could simply direct interested guys to the right link that canhelp them. The
> announcement was made public. I do not understand that other practical
> information are given in hiding while we're talking about the Internet and
> all things about Africa.
> Nevertheless we eventually get this program in private.
>
> I am the Coordinator of the IGF Secretariat Central Africa for 2 years, I
> do not understand concerning that subject (Internet governance), this
> part of Africa is cancel and while this part is interested and request information
> to be actor. This may be a mistake.
>
> Mr. NANKEP, Rapporteur of the IGF Secretariat Central Africa, is being
> insulted for nothing. He led a delegation to the IGF Africa in Cairo and
> was chosen by peers to represent them at AfIGF.
>
> We are not seek fellowship, we just want to participate in our means in
> organisation and participation. That's all.
>
>
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> Djamaa BOUBA
>
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