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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear
colleagues, </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Announcement
:</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>True to
its commitments to end digital </span></font></span><span
class=yiv1103857791392400417-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>divide</span></font></span><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, and in
accordance with the declaration of the G8 Heads of State and Government for the
development of the Internet in countries in the southern hemisphere, the French
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has decided to make an endowment to
AFNIC*'s International College Fund.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The grant of 400 K€ will be used to support generic extension
projects involving African sub-Saharan countries in 2012.</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Financial
support from the Fund can be obtained by project leaders replying to the 2012
call for proposals of the Fund, which opened on 2 January 2012 : <a
href="http://www.afnic.fr/medias/documents/College_International/Fonds_du_College/FCI2012/afnic-fonds-ci-appel-projets-2012.pdf">http://www.afnic.fr/medias/documents/College_International/Fonds_du_College/FCI2012/afnic-fonds-ci-appel-projets-2012.pdf</a></span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>In so doing, the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
and AFNIC are furthering their cooperation initiated in recent years to
encourage the emergence of an information society, combining the efforts of the
North and South in a spirit of co-development.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I am at
your disposal </span></font></span><span
class=yiv1103857791392400417-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>for any
further information you may need regarding this partnership</span></font></span><span
class=yiv1103857791970214016-10012012><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. Don't hesitate
to circulate this information to project leaders who could benefit from this
initiative.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4 style='background:white'><b><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
font-style:italic'>*About AFNIC</span></font></i></b><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;font-style:italic'>AFNIC is the French Registry for the .fr and .re
domain names in particular (the country code top-level domains for France and
Reunion Island). AFNIC is also positioned as a provider of technical solutions
and services for registries and registrars. AFNIC (the French Network
Information Centre) comprises public and private stakeholders, including
government authorities, users, and Internet service providers (Registrars). It
is a non-profit organization</span></font></i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
</span></font><font size=3 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Mr. Esam M.
Abulkhirat</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Senior ICT
Policy Officer</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Department of
Infrastructure & Energy/Information Society Division</span></font><font
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<br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>African Union
Commission (B&B Building)</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Addis Ababa,
ETHIOPIA</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font><font size=1 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
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554 01 35 Ext: 1853</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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