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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Dear All,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">We would like to invite you to the ITU-ATU-ICANN
Regional Technical Information Online Webinar dedicated to strengthening digital infrastructure in Africa. This webinar will be held on the</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">
25 February 2026</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"> from
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">14:00-15:30 EAT (UTC +3)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">
and has been organized jointly by the ITU Regional Office for Africa, the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">As part of the collaboration under the Coalition for
Digital Africa (CDA), ITU and ICANN are working closely with African governments to strengthen digital infrastructure beyond basic connectivity. This joint webinar will highlight key areas of cooperation in Internet governance, core DNS infrastructure, security,
performance, interconnection, and multilingual access, with a strong emphasis on practical, country-level implementation aligned with national digital priorities. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">The 90-minute session will feature presentations and
discussion on the following current topics:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Internet Governance and Infrastructure: A practical briefing for governments, policymakers,
and Parliamentarians.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Strengthening ccTLD Operations: Technical, business, and trust foundations supporting
the national digital economy.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Strengthening DNS Ecosystem Resilience and Security: Why DNSSEC matters.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Root Server System Infrastructure: Supporting local DNS resilience </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">The Role of IXPs: Improving network performance and reducing costs.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Universal
Acceptance : Enabling the Internet to function in all languages. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">The session will also outline next steps, including
an invitation for interested Member States to submit expressions of interest for collaborative projects on the topics discussed. Selected initiatives will be announced later this year and advanced for implementation.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Registration for the webinar can be done at the following
link, </span><a href="https://www.itu.int/net/CRM/js/sr/C-00016304" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Register
here.</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"> </span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">Simultaneous interpretation in English and French will
be available for the webinar. Should you require any further information, please contact us at</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-"> </span><a href="mailto:gseafrica@icann.org" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-">gseafrica@icann.org</span></a> or <a href="mailto:ITU-RO-Africa@itu.int" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal;">ITU-RO-Africa@itu.int</span></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Stacy Ayoo<br>
<i>Secretariat- Coalition for Digital Africa</i>
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