<div dir="ltr"><div>Ben, Tim and all!<br><br>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.<br>
<br></div><div>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! <br>
<br>Other details for participating (Visa and hotels) will also be available on the <a href="http://africanncommunity.org">africanncommunity.org</a> which is under construction.<br><br>Best regards<br>Pierre<br>VP, Africa<br>
ICANN<br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 3:15 PM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Ben,<br>
<br>
I am happy to have the chance to engage constructively in this thread.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Ben Fuller <<a href="mailto:abutiben@gmail.com">abutiben@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Can someone explain the need for ICANN approved registrars in Africa?<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>If there were more registrars on the continent, there would be greater<br>
technical capability, more DNS clue, greater uptake of local/regional<br>
TLDs, more business (read profit), which leads to more registrars,<br>
which leads to more business. It's "a rising tide lifts all boats"<br>
kind of virtuous circle.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
>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?<br>
<br>
</div>Lack of awareness perhaps? Perhaps it is percieved as too hard to<br>
become accredited when one can just become a reseller?? I think this<br>
is one question you could have answered by folk at the event!<br>
<div class="im"><br>
There are enough African companies with the capital to do so. What<br>
will a hand wringing session in Ethiopia do? Don't tell me you want a<br>
donor Programme.<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>I don't think a donor scheme is part of the plan.<br>
<br>
I hope there won't be much hand-wringing either.<br>
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--<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
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route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
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