This was brought up in the At-Large Skype chat (by me). The thrust this time seems to be on increasing the numbers of registrar in the developing world, now that the original proposal to base more gTLDs there (the applicant support program) has been a high-profile failure. I support such an effort, so long as it's not just of a colonial bent (that is, growth of a channel of what are essentially agents for rich-world registries). I would support an effort of this kind so long as it encouraged growth of a registrar sector that: a) provided added value beyond that of just reselling domains; b) was encouraging the use of domestic domains (ie, local ccTLDs) as well as the global generics. In any case, given its interest in the issue, participation by ALAC is worthwhile here, and I suggest its inclusion on the next ALAC conference call. I offer to help with such a comment; having said that, we also need involvement from At-Large people within the targeted communities. Perhaps we can so something jointly with AfrICANN (if it's not already engaged)? - Evan On 15 May 2014 10:55, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard@oyster.net.ck> wrote:

+1, Maureen

-----Original Message----- From: at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2014 4:50 a.m. To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

Strongly support. Alan

At 15/05/2014 10:38 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:

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FYI. This would be of interest for those of us in the South. I know Evan and Dev have always been close to this issue; it was a baseline for Summit I. Maybe the ALAC would engage again and act appropriately.

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FYI, more support for the DNS industry in Africa: Save the date – Africa DNS Forum 2014 Save the date and join us for the second Domain Name system Forum for Africa that will be business Focused – Africa DNS Forum 2014. Date: 7 - 9 July 2014 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Nicon Luxury Hotel What is the Africa DNS Forum ? The Africa DNS forum is a three-day event that will bring together African registries; African ICANN accredited registrars, resellers, infrastructure service and solution providers; as well as entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name Space. There will be interesting discussions highlighting opportunities in the African Domain name industry as well as networking sessions between registrars, resellers, and the registries. Who should attend? Registries, registrars, and resellers in Africa as well as entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name Space to collaborate and share on how to advance the domain name business in Africa. Why should you attend? According to the domain name industry brief, there were 265 million domains registered globally in the third quarter of 2013. The base ccTLD registrations were 119.5 million. The largest top level domains by zone size in the third quarter of 2013 included .com, .tk, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .cn, .info, .ru, and .nl. None of the African registries appeared in the top ten. The largest ccTLD in Africa by zone size did not surpass the 1 million mark during the same period. The forum will focus on how to monetize the Africa Domain Name Space to allow for faster growth on par with the rest of the world. For more information please visit www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014 ====== Save the date – Africa DNS Forum 2014 Enregistrer la date et rejoignez nous pour le deuxième Forum nom de domaine du système pour l'Afrique qui sera entreprise ciblé – Africa DNS forum 2014. Date: 7 - 9 Juillet 2014 Lieu: Abuja , Nigeria Nicon Luxury Hôtel Qu'est-ce que le Forum Afrique DNS ? Le forum Afrique DNS est un événement de trois jours qui réunira les registres africains ; ICANN africaine registraires accrédités , les revendeurs , services d'infrastructure et les fournisseurs de solutions ; ainsi que des entrepreneurs intéressés à investir dans les pays d'Afrique espace de nommage . Il y aura des discussions intéressantes mettant en évidence les possibilités dans le nom de domaine industrie africaine ainsi que des séances de réseautage entre les registraires , les revendeurs et les registres . Qui devrait participer ? Registres , greffiers et des revendeurs en Afrique ainsi que les entrepreneurs intéressés à investir dans les pays d'Afrique espace de nommage de collaborer et de partager sur la façon de faire avancer le nom de domaine des affaires en Afrique . Pourquoi devriez-vous participer? Selon la brève nom de domaine de l'industrie , il y avait 265 millions de domaines enregistrés dans le monde en l' troisième trimestre de 2013 . Les enregistrements en ccTLD de base étaient 119,5 millions . Les plus grands domaines de premier niveau par la taille de la zone au troisième trimestre de 2013 inclus . com, . tk , . de , . net , . uk , . org, . cn , . infos . ru et . nl . Aucun des registres africains est apparu dans le top dix . Le plus grand ccTLD en Afrique par la taille de la zone n'a pas dépasser la barre des 1 million pendant la même période . Le forum se concentrera sur la façon de monétiser l' Afrique Espace de nommage pour permettre une croissance plus rapide à égalité avec le reste du monde . Pour plus d'informations s'il vous plaît visitez www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014 On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:43 AM, Lance Hinds <brainstreetceo@gmail.com> wrote:

This is of critical importance. These regions play very little part in the management of the Internet space. The last round of applications for gTLD was a case in point.

This is an opportunity to support and facilitate development, entrepreneurship and, dare I say it, revenue generation (Carlton this might be good for the IT Expo in Suriname next month). Curious as to ALAC's role in this however. This ideally will end up being a commercial activity or at least some kind of private sector/NGO hybrid (ugh). How does it gel with ALAC's overall responsibility towards the interests of the average user?

Lance

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> wrote:

...

This was brought up in the At-Large Skype chat (by me).

The thrust this time seems to be on increasing the numbers of registrar in the developing world, now that the original proposal to base more gTLDs there (the applicant support program) has been a high-profile failure.

I support such an effort, so long as it's not just of a colonial bent (that is, growth of a channel of what are essentially agents for rich-world registries). I would support an effort of this kind so long as it encouraged growth of a registrar sector that:

a) provided added value beyond that of just reselling domains; b) was encouraging the use of domestic domains (ie, local ccTLDs) as well as the global generics.

In any case, given its interest in the issue, participation by ALAC is worthwhile here, and I suggest its inclusion on the next ALAC conference call. I offer to help with such a comment; having said that, we also need involvement from At-Large people within the targeted communities. Perhaps we can so something jointly with AfrICANN (if it's not already engaged)?

- Evan

On 15 May 2014 10:55, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard@oyster.net.ck> wrote:

...

+1, Maureen

-----Original Message----- From: at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2014 4:50 a.m. To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

Strongly support. Alan

At 15/05/2014 10:38 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:

...

FYI. This would be of interest for those of us in the South. I know Evan and Dev have always been close to this issue; it was a baseline for Summit I. Maybe the ALAC would engage again and act appropriately.

-Carlton

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