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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] Press Release: Internet Society Study Points to Reasons for Slow Internet Growth in Africa
by Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

POUR VOTRE INFORMATION ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : *Lia Kiessling* <kiessling(a)isoc.org> Date : mardi 30 août 2016 Objet : [Chapter-delegates] Press Release: Internet Society Study Points to Reasons for Slow Internet Growth in Africa À : "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> FYI…we will distribute the following press release today. *Internet Society Study Points to Reasons for Slow Internet Growth in Africa* *Launches “Promoting Content in Africa” at African Peering and Interconnection Forum in Tanzania* *[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 30 August 2016]* – Internet access and availability are not enough to get people online, says a new Internet Society study released today at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) taking place 30 August - 1 September in Tanzania. The “Promoting Content in Africa” report reveals that while significant improvements have been made in Internet infrastructure, most notably in mobile networks, Internet adoption rates are slowing in many countries because users lack compelling reasons to connect. According to the study, content and services are the main factors in making the Internet desirable, especially when the subject matter is relevant and in a language that users can easily understand. A lack of local content and services is affecting the number of new online users in Africa. In Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, local language content is key to bringing new users online, as many are not comfortable reading in English or French. “Promoting Content in Africa” outlines the barriers to the development of local content and offers recommendations to improve local content availability and distribution. In the Sub-Saharan countries studied by the Internet Society, the majority of international and locally developed content is hosted outside the country, typically overseas. This results in slow Internet speeds and higher access costs. In Rwanda for example, of all websites using the .RW domain name, only a small fraction are hosted in Rwanda. The majority of sites are hosted in Europe and the U.S. Hosting content locally is key to making the Internet faster and more affordable for users. As mobile financial services are becoming increasingly available in the African continent, monetizing mobile content is still a major challenge. “Faster and better Internet access can help entrepreneurs create new local content including services and apps, but developers face barriers when it comes to payment mechanisms in order to monetize content,” said Bastiaan Quast, Internet Society Fellow and co-author of the report. The region faces a combination of barriers, including the inability to pay and receive payments for mobile apps, which serve as a major channel for content distribution in most African countries. Detailed results of the report will be presented at the seventh annual AfPIF which begins today in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hosted by the Internet Society in partnership with the Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA), the event serves as a platform to expand Internet infrastructure and services across Africa by bringing together key players to address the opportunities in interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange on the continent. Internet Peering is a business relationship whereby two Internet service providers agree to provide access to each other’s customers at no cost. Internet users throughout Africa benefit from peering, which enables faster and more affordable access. “Removing barriers to content availability and distribution will have significant impacts on the Internet ecosystem in Africa. It will help to make existing international content more accessible,” explained Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa. “AfPIF is the only event in Africa focused on building the Internet by building relationships. It plays a key role in bringing together different parties to increase local traffic exchange across the continent,” he added. AfPIF aims to build cross-border interconnection opportunities by facilitating discussions on Internet infrastructure challenges including capacity building, development of Internet Exchange Points (IXP) and local content. Previous editions of AfPIF have been held in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Senegal and Mozambique. Last year’s event featured 232 participants from 57 countries and an online participation of 978 people in 77 different countries. The “Promoting Content in Africa” report can be accessed here: www.internetsociety.org/promotingcontentinafrica (English) https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/SusciterlinteretpourlesdonneesenAfrique (French) Visit AfPIF 2016 websites both in English <http://www.internetsociety.org/afpif-2016/home> and French <https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif-2016-fr/>. *About the Internet Society * The Internet Society, www.internetsociety.org, is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. It is also the organizational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. *Media Contacts:* Betel Hailu, hailu(a)isoc.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hailu(a)isoc.org');> Allesandra deSantillana, desantillana(a)isoc.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','desantillana(a)isoc.org');> -- Cordialement --------------------------------- ABDELDJALIL BACHAR BONG DGA & Co-Fondateur ZIYARA Sarl E-mail:bachar@ziyara.td http://www.ziyara.td https://twitter.com/bacharbong Tél:0023566274284 N'djaména(Tchad) |AFRINIC 21 Maurice Fellow|ISOC CHAD Member|ICANN/AFRALO Member|| NextGen@ICANN55

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LAST CALL for Membership of 2017 BCEC and BMSPC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 22, 2016

Aug. 22, 2016

Dear All, Please note that the deadline for applying to the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), the two groups that will be responsible for moving forward the process of selecting the ICANN Board Member to be seated at the October 2017 Annual General Meeting, is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 23 August 2016. If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which committee(s) the application or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience by the deadline. A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either the BMSPC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/oAysAw) or the BCEC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/hgysAw) as appropriate. The full details of the call for membership is below. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> From: ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 8:55 PM To: 'afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org' <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org) <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>; Alan Greenberg (alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca) <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> Subject: Call for Membership of 2017 BCEC and BMSPC Dear All, To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be seated at the October 2017 Annual General Meeting, Alan Greenberg, the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward. According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016) (see: http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-07) the two groups are the 2017 Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2017 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016-07) Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board. The deadline for applying to be members of both groups is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 23 August 2016. If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which committee(s) the application or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience by the deadline. A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either the BMSPC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/oAysAw) or the BCEC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/hgysAw) as appropriate. The full At-Large Board Member 2017 Selection Workspace is available at: https://community.icann.org/x/CAWsAw) The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's supported candidates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, 30 August 2016. The ALAC will name the final membership soon after. The details of the two groups are: 1) Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016): "The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs. For each region, one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines. The ALAC shall name a chair of the BMSPC." The group is open to both ALAC Members and to At-Large community members and to RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the community with significant experience from the 2010 or 2014 Board Director selected by At-Large process. English will be the working language of this group. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. Please note that no member of the BMSPC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BMSPC. The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for late August or early September. 2) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) The new ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and task of the BCEC: "19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BCEC Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines" "19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 ( http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3) These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users." "19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC." According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2017) may not be BCEC members. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. Additionally, no member of the BCEC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. Please note that experience on the 2010 or 2014 BCEC and/or on the ICANN Nominating Committee would be highly desired. English will be the working language of this group. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BCEC. The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for late August or early September. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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EN translation: New ALS application received
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Aug. 16, 2016

Aug. 16, 2016

Dear all, Please find the EN translation of the ALS application form submitted by the Forum pour Gouvernance Internet au Benin attached to this email. Kind regards, Nathalie 2016-08-10 20:11 GMT+01:00 staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>: > Dear All, > > This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Forum pour > Gouvernance Internet au Benin. It is based in Cotonou, Benin and would be a > member of AFRALO if accepted. > Please find the French application form attached, the English translation will > be sent through upon receipt. > Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. > > > Thank you. > > Regards, > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar > ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > Website: atlarge.icann.org <https://atlarge.icann.org/> > Facebook: facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge > <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> > Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge > <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list > are more accurate: > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… > xo1 -- BAUDOUIN SCHOMBE +243813684512 +243998983491 SKYPE ID: b.schombe twitter: @akimambo blog: http://akimambo.unblog.fr

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Call for Membership of 2017 BCEC and BMSPC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 16, 2016

Aug. 16, 2016

Dear All, To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be seated at the October 2017 Annual General Meeting, Alan Greenberg, the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward. According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016) (see: http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-07) the two groups are the 2017 Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2017 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016-07) Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board. The deadline for applying to be members of both groups is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 23 August 2016. If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which committee(s) the application or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience by the deadline. A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either the BMSPC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/oAysAw) or the BCEC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/hgysAw) as appropriate. The full At-Large Board Member 2017 Selection Workspace is available at: https://community.icann.org/x/CAWsAw) The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's supported candidates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, 30 August 2016. The ALAC will name the final membership soon after. The details of the two groups are: 1) Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2016): "The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs. For each region, one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines. The ALAC shall name a chair of the BMSPC." The group is open to both ALAC Members and to At-Large community members and to RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the community with significant experience from the 2010 or 2014 Board Director selected by At-Large process. English will be the working language of this group. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. Please note that no member of the BMSPC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BMSPC. The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for late August or early September. 2) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) The new ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and task of the BCEC: "19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BCEC Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines" "19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 ( http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3) These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users." "19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC." According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2017) may not be BCEC members. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. Additionally, no member of the BCEC may submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. Please note that experience on the 2010 or 2014 BCEC and/or on the ICANN Nominating Committee would be highly desired. English will be the working language of this group. The ALAC will select the Chair of the BCEC. The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for late August or early September. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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New ALS application received
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Aug. 11, 2016

Aug. 11, 2016

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ACIEDD. It is based in N'djaména-Tchad and would be a member of AFRALO if accepted. Please find the French application form attached, the English translation will be sent through upon receipt. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org <https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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A blog on Ethiopia
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 4, 2016

Aug. 4, 2016

Hello, AFRALO. I wanted to share this lovely blog from ICANN staff about something happening in the African region, in Ethiopia. I have visited Addis Ababa often in the past and the blog reminds me of the city, its heritage and culture, and its people. And of course its coffee! I am very glad that ICANN is helping the people of Ethiopia establish the Ethiopic Generation Panel for its writing system. The work of this panel will be used to determine rules that would apply for IDN TLDs in Ethiopic script. If any of you are interested in doing something similar for your writing system/script, please contact the IDN staff at ICANN (idntlds(a)icann.org) I recently participated in the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum held in Taiwan where ICANN organised a workshop to share updates on similar work related to scripts of the Asia Pacific region. The representative from Thailand indicated that part of the positive effects of the Thai Generation Panel work was that it helped them preserve their writing system (and associated languages using the script) in the digital age. This helped them address concerns about dying languages. Best regards, Rinalia Rinalia Abdul Rahim Member of the ICANN Board of Directors Member of the IDN Board Working Group ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *icann.org <http://icann.org>* <no-reply(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 4 August 2016 Subject: Daily Digest of ICANN.org To: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> [image: ICANN] Daily Digest of ICANN.org >From the ICANN Blog ------------------------------ Coffee Beans and the Ethiopic Script <http://icann.org/news/blog/coffee-beans-and-the-ethiopic-script> Last month, we visited Addis Ababa to hold a workshop for the Ethiopic Script Generation Panel. Upon arriving, while being introduced to the rich history and culture of Ethiopia, we were told that coffee beans originated from Kaffa, which was a medieval kingdom in ancient Ethiopia. The beans grow from a shrub called bun in Oromo, a language of the region.! Already charmed with this discovery, our interactions began with a visit to the Institute of Ethiopic Studies (IES), which is home to a museum that took us on a journey through the beautiful and diverse heritage of Ethiopia. The museum was... Read more <http://icann.org/news/blog/coffee-beans-and-the-ethiopic-script> ------------------------------ BROWSE ALL BLOG ARTICLES <http://icann.org/news/blog> This message was sent to rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com');> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Manage Your Subscription <http://icann.org/user/account_setting/edit?section=news>

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