<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>How are the ICANN processes included or considered in the Abuja Protocol? <div>Was ICANN as a global policy body represented at the Abuja Summit? </div><div>Africa is not an island therefore whatever is decided which involves global operations should consider a wider representation and in that case ICANN as A global Co-orperation not by individuals who serve in ICANN constituents. Thats why maybe the CEO was invited to Dubai not as an individual who works for ICANN.....</div><div><br></div><div>I presume that my thinking is clear now - no blind folding anyone.</div><div>Cheers</div><div>Yassin<br><br><br><font size="2">From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.</font> </div><br><br><br>Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el@lisse.na> wrote:<br><br><br>The AU/AUC claims to perate under a mandate given to it by a Council of<br>Ministers in Abhuja (2010?). I have no doubt that this is true and if so<br>makes this absolutely clearly the "relevant<br>governments and public authorities" given that individual<br>government have warned early against the DCA bid and more<br>than 60% of individual government have endorsed the Uniforum<br>bid.<br><br><br>el<br><br>On 2012-12-15 03:11 , McTim wrote:<br>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Y Mshana2003<br>> <ymshana2003@gmail.com> wrote:<br>>> Well done to Fadi et al for this.<br>>><br>>> One important task is to ensure that ICANN processes are<br>>> not influenced by politics be regional or national at any<br>>> level.<br>>><br>>> The most immediate challenge is that, in Africa Region,<br>>> there seem to exist a very thin line or porous barrier<br>>> between Business and Politics when it comes to the<br>>> Internet. This is based on the scramble for .africa<br>>> gTLD. The question is still, "why was the AUC brought in<br>>> while GAC is the link between Govts and ICANN?".<br>> <br>> <br>> As I think I have made clear before, it's "because the<br>> guidebook said so":<br>> <br>> "An applied-for gTLD string that falls into any of 1<br>> through 4 listed above is considered to represent a<br>> geographic name. In the event of any doubt, it is in the<br>> applicant’s interest to consult with relevant<br>> governments and public authorities and enlist their<br>> support or non-objection prior to submission of the<br>> application, in order to preclude possible objections and<br>> pre-address any ambiguities concerning the string and<br>> applicable requirements."<br>> <br>> Clearly the AU/AUC are "public authorities", no?<br>> <br>> <br><br>-- <br>Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist<br>el@lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell)<br>PO Box 8421 \ / Please do NOT email to this address<br>Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/ if it is DNS related in ANY way<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br>AfrICANN@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann<br> </body>