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AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 25 June, 2020
by AfICTA Secretariat June 25, 2020

June 25, 2020

At its 6th Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 9 October, 2018 after its founding in 2012, and in line with its constitution, AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance elected its 2nd Chairman, Engr Hossam Elgamal of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Mr Elgamal succeeds Dr Jimson Olufuye its founder and inspiration. In his farewell speech, Dr Olufuye outlined 17 achievements recorded during his tenure which included according to him “Constructive African ICT Business/Professional Advocacy/engagement at the United Nations (UN) vis-a-vis Membership of the UN Working Group (WG) on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Improvement 2011, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development WG on Enhanced Cooperation 2013-2014 & 2016-2018, IGF UN Secretary-General's Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) from 2011 till date” and “Growth of member countries from 6 to 30 with 24 African countries to go. Current membership are from Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Cote d’Ivore, Ghana, Tunisia, The Gambia, Niger, Mali, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Chad, Benin, DRC, Senegal, Uganda, Mauritius, Cameroon, Gabon and Lesotho.” Full text of his speech is available here. In his acceptance speech, Engr Elgamal thanked Dr Olufuye for all the good works he had done and promised to take the Alliance to greater heights in collaboration with his colleagues on the board and members in general. Full text of his acceptance speech is available here. Africa ICT Alliance, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, 234, Nigeria, http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=kI6YZeEo2w3y46poPt2dxOFcXH-D…

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Business Constituency (BC) comment on Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
by Steve DelBianco June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

Below and attached is the comment of ICANN’s Business Constituency (BC) regarding the Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan. The BC appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft PTI Strategic Plan FY21-24 and we thank the team that put the document together. It is a well-crafted document aimed at aligning PTI operations with the ICANN FY21-25 Strategic Plan and ensuring that PTI focuses on its mandate as the operator of the IANA function of ICANN. Our specific comments and questions on the draft: 1. As with the draft ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-25 for Africa, we would suggest that the Introduction/Background also include a brief description of lessons learnt working with the preceding Interim Strategic Plan introduced after the successful IANA Stewardship Transition of 2016. We would be most interested in lessons learnt with implications for the next four years. 2. Considering that ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-25 is a five-year plan, why is the draft PTI Strategic Plan constrained to four years - one year short of the Plan its aligns with? Perhaps an explanation of the rationale could be provided. 3. Has the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic been factored into the Strategic Plan? If not, we recommend that this be done for a holistic view on the PTI operational horizon. 4. We observe that risks are listed against each strategy with no corresponding mitigating measures outlined. We recommend that mitigation strategies be included. 5. The PTI strengths and weaknesses are not described. We recommend this be included as it would be relevant in assessing appropriateness of the scope of the strategies themselves and gauging PTI’s capacity to implement. This comment was drafted by Jimson Olufuye, Arinola Akinyemi, and Tim Smith. It was approved in accord with our Charter. Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy Coordination ICANN Business Constituency (BC)

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