Dear all, ICANN has published a report on Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions, such as Africa or the Middle East. In particular, ICANN is looking at existing barriers to Registrar Accreditation and operation and considering ways that these challenges might be mitigated: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm Comments are welcome until 30 June 2014. Kind regards, Gabi