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

[Dandjinou Pierre]

Ben, Tim and all!

The Addis event is actually about how to get the African businesses more
involved in the DNS industry sector, and this came as a priority in the
Africa strategy. I suspect this first event should be one of a series that
African registries/registrars and other association of businesses
themselves should be organizing on their own, without any sponsoring, and
without waiting for ICANN and other agencies. ICANN is just starting the
process. I would thus be grateful if the listers could just point to any
African business leader who should be invited to the Addis event.

At this point, I can only thank those who indicated their interest for the
event; ICANN and the I* partners  are doing what is possible to have more
sponsored participants, but of course, I should advise those who do not
hear from ICANN in following days to look for other sources of funding!

Other details for participating (Visa and hotels) will also be available on
the africanncommunity.org which is under construction.

Best regards
Pierre
VP, Africa
ICANN



On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 3:15 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> I am happy to have the chance to engage constructively in this thread.
>
> On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Ben Fuller <abutiben at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can someone explain the need for ICANN approved registrars in Africa?
>
>
> If there were more registrars on the continent, there would be greater
> technical capability, more DNS clue, greater uptake of local/regional
> TLDs, more business (read profit), which leads to more registrars,
> which leads to more business.  It's "a rising tide lifts all boats"
> kind of virtuous circle.
>
>
> >What does this do for the continent? With hundreds of private companies
> across the globe that have become ICANN approved registrars, what is
> stopping African companies from doing the same?
>
> Lack of awareness perhaps?  Perhaps it is percieved as too hard to
> become accredited when one can just become a reseller??   I think this
> is one question you could have answered by folk at the event!
>
> There are enough African companies with the capital to do so. What
> will a hand wringing session in Ethiopia do?  Don't tell me you want a
> donor Programme.
>
>
> I don't think a donor scheme is part of the plan.
>
> I hope there won't be much hand-wringing either.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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