[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ&...> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-01-13-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2-2D2017-2D01-2D13-2Den&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=XMb_CRlrSJOG93Ov2zQD6AfwHBGA_iaGOgVNrYiPztk&s=u5W6u4wdEuTc-Xv6usl5voZFxL3ylJJUWhcMbn1Lhu0&e=> ________________________________ ICANN and CA Collaborate on an African Law Enforcement Capacity Building Workshop in Kenya 13 January 2017 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ...>) and the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA[ca.go.ke]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ca.go.ke_&d=DgMFaQ&c...>) are pleased to announce their collaboration on a law enforcement agencies capacity building workshop this month from 25th-26th January, 2017. The workshop is hosted by the Communication Authority of Kenya, the GAC Public Safety Working Group (PSWG), with support from ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) , Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) and Compliance teams. The workshop aims to raise awareness and build capacity in the African law enforcement community on how to participate in ICANN and engage effectively in the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC[gacweb.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gacweb.icann.org_displa...>) and ICANN policy making. It will also focus on capacity building within the Law Enforcement Agencies and review the Domain Name System (DNS) and its impact on public safety. A range of topics will be covered: * Introduction to ICANN's mission and multistakeholder bottom-up policy development model * Introduction to the GAC: role, organisation and membership * Introduction to the Public Safety Working Group (PSWG): mandate and work plan * Definition of Abuse of the DNS that can be addressed through ICANN's processes and contracts * Mitigation of DNS Abuse: the role and obligations of contracted parties * Mitigation of DNS Abuse: the role and tools of ICANN's Security Stability and Resiliency Team * How Law Enforcement agencies should engage with ICANN The African Law Enforcement Capacity Building Workshop will provide an opportunity to share experiences with around 15 African Heads of Cybercrime units, members of the Public Safety working group as well as other representatives from governments and industry. The full agenda can be found here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system...> [PDF, 330 KB]. -------The End---- About ICANN: ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address into your computer or other device - a name or a number. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. For more information, please visit: https://www.icann.org/[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=XMb_CRlrSJOG93Ov2zQD6AfwHBGA_iaGOgVNrYiPztk&s=n6reYwwKelfU0znj-U1bB61HjJsyDDtg9pvhIO83A04&e=>