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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Attached is the file.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Fahd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> <a href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a> [<a href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vika Mpisane<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> AfrICANN list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] e-friction : A new Report by the Boston Consulting group<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi PD,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Is it not possible to access the report from the ICANN website instead of having to subscribe to the Boston website to access it?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Vika</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From: </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dandjinou Pierre <<a href="mailto:pdandjinou@gmail.com">pdandjinou@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>AfrICANN list <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday 23 January 2014 4:56 AM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[AfrICANN-discuss] e-friction : A new Report by the Boston Consulting group<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">For your information<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pierre<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="featured_article_image"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/digital_economy_telecommunications_greasing_wheels_internet_economy/"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="330" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.bcgperspectives.com/Images/GreasingWheels_Featured_tcm80-153095.png" alt="Teaser_image"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h1 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: normal; "><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/digital_economy_telecommunications_greasing_wheels_internet_economy/" id="featured_article_pub_title">Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; "><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The BCG e-Friction Index measures the four impediments that prevent consumers, companies, and countries from realizing the full benefits of the Internet. Smart policy can address this “e-friction” and thus expedite Internet use and the development of the digital economy of individual countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br clear="all"><br>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dakar 221 77 639 30 41<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.scg.bj/" target="_blank">www.scg.bj</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">skype : sagbo1953<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">_______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list <a href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a> <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________
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