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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I would like to clear the misunderstanding on my comments
posted on the NITA website regarding the Post-JPA and ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/006.pdf">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/006.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>What I have wrote is
totally expressing my own and personal point of view and has no relation
at all with my current position in the AUC.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>I put my name with title
at the end of my comments just to show that I’m talking from inside
the loop.<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The NITA requested a
public comments and any one on this earth can freely send his/her opinion
that articulate his thoughts.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=4 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>I never in my comments
used any word that can generate impression as if it is AU’s position
on the matter. (Please read again)<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Finally, would like to thank all brothers and sisters who
were ready to discuss on my comments and clarify it personally with me by phone
calls and emails.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>_________________________________</span><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Mr. Esam M.
Abulkhirat</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Senior
ICT Policy Officer</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Department
of Human Resources Science & Technology</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>African
Union Commission</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Addis
Ababa, ETHIOPIA</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>P.O.Box
3243</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Tel:(+251-11)
554 01 35 Ext: 198</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Fax:(+251-11)
551 37 82 or 550 59 28</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Mobile:(+251-911)
22 70 26</span><span style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Abulkhirate@Africa-Union.Org</span><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Aldhina@Yahoo.Com
</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br>
<br>
</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Dandjinou Pierre<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 01, 2009 10:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> africann@afrinic.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Comments Regarding Expiration of the JPA
with the ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It seems to me Esam was speaking for himself; and to my
knowledge, the AU has no plan for safeguarding Africa against the so
called'privatization'..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>But I suspect the Af* (AfriNIC, AfNOG, AfrISPA, AfISOC,
AfTLD, and AFREN) should be forwarding their collective opinion with regards to
the ending of the JPA..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Pierre Dandjinou<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Board member, Afrinic<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM, McTim <<a
href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:16 PM, SM <<a href="mailto:sm@resistor.net">sm@resistor.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
> At 07:08 29-05-2009, Abulkhirat Esam wrote a PDF file.<br>
><br>
> I was astonished to see a statement from the African Union Commission
saying<br>
> that Africa is not ready yet.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I was as well, perhaps he speaks only for himself?
That's what I<br>
reckoned anyway.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>
Does the reference to ICANN privatization and<br>
> liberalization refer to the call by an European Commissioner for ICANN to<br>
> operate transparently and with accountability so that judicial review
could<br>
> be conducted via an international tribunal that would replace the courts
in<br>
> California as far as who has jurisdiction over the organization?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>probably not, it's all to do with the end of the current
Joint project<br>
Agreement between the US and ICANN, ending in September, and what<br>
comes after that.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>
><br>
> "Africans shouldn't find themselves in a situation where ICANN
is fully<br>
> liberalized or privatized, without a proper planning that will
ensure<br>
> equal and balance participation of all countries and ensure that
those<br>
> plans do not undermine the stable and effective oversight of the
internet<br>
> DNS system. Otherwise this will only lead to inventing a new
domination<br>
> system by the developed countries over ICANN, disguised by the name
of<br>
> international management structure of ICANN even with safeguarding
ICANN<br>
> against capture key area identified by the PSC."<br>
><br>
> Does the African Union Commission have a plan to ensure that Africans
should<br>
> not find themselves in that situation?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>hahahahahaha<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>
><br>
> According to the Vice President of Corporate Affairs, ICANN (<br>
> <a href="http://www.icann.org/presentations/levins-to-tpi-08may09-en.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/presentations/levins-to-tpi-08may09-en.pdf</a>
), the<br>
> organization is already private and private sector led.<br>
><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>private as in private, non profit (NGO).<br>
<span style='color:#888888'><br>
--<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>
route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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