<div dir="ltr">Afrinic deals with IP addresses and they have been very active in getting Africa ready for IPV6. They have a very large staff, so maybe they can get some statistics out on how many IP numbers are distributed, where, etc. <div>
<br></div><div>As for domain names, everyone seems excited about lots of new ICANN accredited registrars. There appears to be a belief that this is the only way Africans will get access to domain names. I think the approach misses the target. CCtlds and African countries should also focus on ccTLD accredited registrars, i.e. local businesses that provide Internet services. Local businesses that build national infrastructure for domain name registrations. In Namibia we have active national registrars who also provide registrations for gTLDs as resellers for larger registrars such as Joker. From our perspective of .NA we see that many of these registrars are growing their client bases. Perhaps a shift of focus is required -- take the discussion down a notch from a continent wide focus to what is happening in national and regional markets. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Bob Omondi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omondibob@gmail.com" target="_blank">omondibob@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear Listers,<br><br></div>Allow me to refer you back to the just concluded Summit in Kigali - Transform Africa2013, I am sure most of you followed keenly, physically and remotely.<br>
<br></div>One of the very many topics for panel discussions was coined as: "<b>Developing Smart infrastructure: Developing Ubiquitous, Secure and Sustainable ICT Infrastructure"</b> I must say the discussions were led my eminent panelists!<br>
<br></div>But it is interesting to note that the critical resources of the Internet (Domains, IP - Addresses, AS numbers) continue to elude many people as part of the entire ICT infrastructure. Not many people gave this a thought, yet Africa is lagging behind in the uptake of some of these resources. It is widely assumed that Infrastructure is limited to Broadband Infrastructure! We need to step up this awareness as and industry.<br>
<br></div>my 2 cents<br><br></div>Bob Ochieng.<br></div>ICANN.<br><div><div><div><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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