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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] NCSG Comment
by Rafik Dammak May 13, 2017

May 13, 2017

Hi, I am submitting this comment (attached) on behalf of NCSG as NCSG Policy Committee Chair Thanks. Best Regards, Rafik

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Ratified: ALAC Statement on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Dear All, Kindly find attached the ratified ALAC Statement on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. The ratification information is included in the Staff Introduction section. The content of the Statement is unchanged. 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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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Comments on 2016 African Domain name System Market Study
by Paul Hjul May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

Mr Dandjinou Below are preliminary comments arising from the Draft Report "The 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study" as published on the 17th March 2017 under the aegis of ICANN and the South African Communications Forum. I wish to make five observations. [1] It is clear from the report that continued research, or more pertinently systematic monitoring in the DNS market on the African continent is a necessary endeavour. [2] The report draws attention to the fact that "African Internet access is primarily via mobile devices" and that this "result(s) in a lower demand for domain names" (p11). There is a nuanced reality to consider with regard to the use of mobile devices as the end point of the consumer (as opposed to as the medium of transmission - a cellular device used as a means by which to connect a desktop produces a different Internet experience to a tablet connected over a home wifi network) and the uptake and use of various Internet technologies. One of the fundamental traits of the grand experiment that is the global Internet is that a culture of hacking together a way of using technologies far beyond the intended and envisaged usage. The .mobi TLD was quite simply a failure but he use of "m.*" to indicate a mobile catered webpage format (XHTML Mobile Profile) has been adopted by the market (from a workstation browser connecting to m.facebook.com affords a user with a different experience) and while many sites have since dropped the practice it serves as a lesson in how consumers of Internet based technologies who have limited access behave. Walled garden environments may detract from the global domain name system and "hide" its importance from many users but the net effect of an increase in the use of global Internet based technologies Implementation of RFC is a growth in the importance of a functioning and efficient DNS system. Therefore while the use of domain hacks (discussed at p 107) may diminish and the landscape of domain names as primarily a marketing exercise may be less significant, the importance of credible domain names to rich interconnected applications cannot be overstated. [3] The value of a ccTLD to a sovereign jurisdiction and the ability to participate in creating value for the jurisdiction through using the global DNS should not be underestimated. If a country such as Lesotho (.ls) (which or Zambia (.zm) (which is a jurisdiction requiring registrants have a local legal presence) were to operate highly efficient registry ecosystems could result in a major change to the use of their domain name systems in a way that contributes in a not insignificant manner to the domestic economy. Some traits would include: Implementation of EPP Deployment of DNSSec A functioning CERT Privacy support in domain registration Efficient payment clearance systems Cost effective and credible dispute resolution. While the UDRP is certainly cost effective in comparison to other aspects of international intellectual property protection and enforcement it remains an incredibly expensive process. South Africa's applicable legislative framework (the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002) regulating domain name activity within the jurisdiction (and by extension the .za ccTLD) specifically provide for the development of alternate dispute resolution provisions in respect of the .za domain name space. A similar approach can be taken by a jurisdiction seeking to create a "start-up" friendly environment. [5] The disparity which arises between ICANN accredited registrars and ZACR accredited registrars is a matter which requires further investigation and insight. (p 12 and p117) While a 3Rs model envisages a registrar that is uniquely recognized (and "accredited") by the registry where, as is the case in South Africa, there is a ccTLD that has a registry operator managing the principle SLDs (but not all SLDs) several difficulties can arise. If the requirements for ICANN registrar accreditation are a burden to new African entrants projects to develop such entrants need to be put in place. Kind Regards Paul Hjul [http://crystalweb.co.za/images/logocwfav.png] Paul Hjul Legal and Technical Director, Crystal Web phone: +27 (0) 1000 35538 mobile: 071 956 5953 site: http://crystalweb.co.za email: paulj(a)crystalweb.co.za<mailto:paulj@crystalweb.co.za> [http://crystalweb.co.za/assets/globals/img/email/icon-facebook.png]<https://www.facebook.com/crystalwebsa?ref=bookmarks> [http://crystalweb.co.za/assets/globals/img/email/icon-twitter.png]<https://twitter.com/crystalwebsa>

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Business Constituency (BC) comment on ICANN's Draft African DNS Market Study
by Steve DelBianco May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) submits the attached comment on ICANN's Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en ) This comment was drafted by Waudo Siganga, Andrew Mack, and Lawrence OlaWale-Roberts, with edits by Jimson Olufuye and Steve DelBianco. It was approved in accord with the BC Charter. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Thank You to all Commentators
by William Stucke May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

Dear all, On behalf of my team, I'd like to thank all those who have taken the trouble to read our Draft Report in its entirety, and to submit comments through this forum. Without exception, the comments received to date have been mature, sensible and constructive. As a Team, we welcome this outcome of a public participation process, and will take all comments, corrections and suggestions into account in developing our Final Report. These comments are valuable in exposing our "blind spots" and in highlighting areas where we may improve the report. We look forward to finalising the Report and to producing a comprehensive and valuable analysis of the status quo. As a Baseline Study, this is very much the first step. Future studies will no doubt build on this, and learn from our experience. The number of questions in the questionnaires can be considerably reduced, and we have already implemented most of the features required for the DNS Observatory. We look forward not only to producing a valuable Final Report, but to continuing the process in the future. Kind regards, William Stucke SACF DNS Market Study Team Leader 079-501-0850 <mailto:William@stucke.co.za> William(a)stucke.co.za

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] ANRT (.ma Registry) comments on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
by DNS May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

Hello, Please find attached, in PDF format, the ANRT (.ma Registry) comments on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards, .ma Registry ANRT E-mail: dns(a)anrt.ma<mailto:dns@anrt.ma> Morocco [cid:image001.png@01D2C5A1.354DE6B0] ________________________________ Ce message, son contenu et toutes les pi?ces jointes sont adress?s ? l'attention exclusive de leur (s) destinataire (s) et sont strictement confidentiels : ils rel?vent de la correspondance priv?e. Toute publication, utilisation ou diffusion, m?me partielle, par des personnes autres que les destinataires est interdite et doit ?tre autoris?e par l'Agence Nationale de R?glementation des T?l?communications (ANRT, Royaume du Maroc). Si vous recevez ce message par erreur, nous vous prions de le d?truire apr?s en avoir inform? son exp?diteur sans d?lai. L'ANRT d?cline toute responsabilit? pour toute alt?ration, d?formation ou falsification subi par le message et ses pi?ces jointes au cours de leur transmission. Retrouvez toutes les informations de l'ANRT sur son site Web ? l'adresse suivante : http://www.anrt.ma. ________________________________ This message, its content and its attachments are intended for the exclusive use of the named addressee (s) and are strictly confidential. Any copy or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and should be authorized by the National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT, Morocco). If you have received this communication in error, please delete the material and notify the sender. The ANRT accepts no liability for any alteration, distortion or falsification that may occur during the transmission of this message. All information about ANRT can be found on our website at the following address http://www.anrt.ma. ________________________________ ?? ??? ??????? ???????? ????????? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????????? ??? ????? ?????. ????? ???? ???? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ??????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ??? ??????? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????????? (??????? ????????. ?? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ????. ??? ????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????????? ?? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ?? ????? ?? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??????? ?? ????????? ???? ????? ???????. ?????? ?? ?????????? ???? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????????? : http://www.anrt.ma.

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] omments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17 Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2
by Nouar Belaid May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

Bonjour, La Direction de l’Economie Numérique/ Ministère de l’Industrie, de l’Investissement, du commerce et de l’Economie Numérique salue cette initiative de l’ICANN qui ambitionne la mise en place d’un observatoire permanent dont l’objectif est de permettre à la communauté Internet, notamment au niveau africain, de suivre la croissance, le développement et les nouveaux besoins du marché du DNS en Afrique. Après analyse de ce rapport préliminaire nous aimerons partager avec l’équipe projet responsable de cette études nos remarques suivantes : Chapitres 5.4.1 et 5.4.2 : Dans ces deux chapitres 5, l’étude a soulevé que la connectivité internationale du continent africain a largement progressé entre 2010 et 2015 grâces à des investissements réalisés par plusieurs consortiums et par conséquent les coûts d’accès à cette infrastructure a largement baissé (passer de $20,000 /Mbps à $15/Mbps). L’étude a soulevé aussi que, malgré ce développement en capacité internationale, la connectivité nationale pour la plupart des pays reste peut développer (fixe et mobile), que l’accès à l’Internet est coûteux et que le principal moyen d’accès internet dans ces conditions reste le mobile 3G et 4G/LTE. Par rapport à cette analyse, nous avons deux remarques : Cette analyse met l’accent sur le coût élevé de l’accès à internet en Afrique en tant que conséquence, mais les freins derrière cette situation n’ont pas été analysés. Ainsi, il est souhaitable de revenir sur l’analyse du marché des infrastructures en Afrique et de décortiquer en détail les freins majeurs qui entravent le développement de ce marché. L’accès aux services des télécommunications, y compris internet, via le satellite demeure très important dans certains pays du continent africains non côtiers, cependant ce volet n’a pas été analysé dans la présente étude. Il est judicieux que l’accès via satellite soit analysé ainsi que son impact sur le système des DNS et de l’internet en général. Chapitre 6.1.1.5 National Policy and Regulatory Bodies (le tableau), il y est mentionné que le Maroc a développé le plan national pour le développement du haut et très haut débit en 2012. Effectivement, ce plan est très important pour le développement de l’accès au haut et très haut débit sur l’ensemble du territoire à un coût abordable. Toutefois, il est à souligner que « le Maroc » a élaboré et mis en œuvre depuis 2009, dans le cadre d’un travail participatif de l’ensemble des acteurs des TIC publics et privés, une stratégie baptisée « Maroc Numérique 2013 » dont le principal objectif est de booster la transformation de la société de l’information et de la connaissance au sein de la société marocaine. Cette stratégie comprend, entre autres, la transformation sociale, le développement de l’e-gov, l’informatisation des entreprises, l’instauration de la confiance numérique et le développement d’un modèle de gouvernance du numérique. (voir le lien http://www.egov.ma/sites/default/files/Maroc%20Numeric%202013.pdf) Chapitre 6.1.3- Influence de la politique sur les services de télécommunications et de l’Internet : C’est précisé que certains pays africains avaient fermé Internet au niveau de leurs nations (entre 2015-2016), dont le Maroc qui a eu un seul shutdown qui lui a coûté 320.5 Millions Dollars !! Or, pour le Maroc, Il n’y a eu, à aucun moment, une fermeture de l’Internet . Il y a lieu aussi de noter que cette étude a omis d’analyser un volet important: il s’agit de l’environnement des affaires est un élément crucial pour promouvoir l’usage de l’internet en général et des DNS en particulier, notamment le volet arsenal juridique et réglementaire incitatif à l’instauration de la confiance chez les utilisateurs/consommateurs ainsi que chez les acteurs du marché de l’internet et des DNS. Le lien entre le développement d’un arsenal juridique et réglementaire incitatif à l’instauration de la confiance chez les utilisateurs de l’internet et le développement du marché de l’internet et des DNS est d’ores et déjà démontré. Le marché de l’internet et des DNS européen est un bon exemple. Ce marché est développé autour de la protection des données personnelles à caractères juridique, de la protection du consommateur sur le net, de la protection du cyberespace et de la lutte contre la cybercriminalité ainsi que la protection de la propriété intellectuelle et industrielle. Aussi, nous croyons qu’il y a un lien entre l’absence de l’arsenal juridique sur la confiance numérique chez les pays africains et l’enregistrement des DNS à l’extérieur du continent ou au niveau des pays africains qui ont développé ce volet. A cet effet, nous proposons que l’équipe chargée de cette étude examine ce volet. Nous espérons que nos remarques vous seront utiles. Meilleurs salutation Belaid NOUAR Chef du service des Affaires des Télécommunications Direction de l’Economie Numérique Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de l’Investissement et de l’Economie Numérique Angle Brd Kamal Zebdi &Rue Dadi, secteur 21, Hay Riad - Rabat

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
by svg＠milathan.ltd May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

Please find attached, in PDF format, the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. In the interest of time, the RySG did not conduct a formal vote on these comments. They were circulated and debated on our mailing list, with no member expressing opposition to their submission. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the RySG Executive Committee should you have any questions. Best regards, Stéphane Van Gelder RySG Vice Chair (Policy)

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Comments on the draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study report
by Isaac Maposa May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

Hi all, I really appreciate the amount of work put in coming up with such a comprehensive and informative report.We do hope proper action emanating from this report will be taken to improve the African DNS market. I do have a few contributions. Here are my contributions to the draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study report; *Corrections* 1. The ccTLD for Eritrea is ER (https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/er.html) and ET is the ccTLD for Ethopia (https://www.iana.org/domains/ root/db/et.html). (Page 12) 2. The other .ZW subdomains are .ORG.ZA <http://org.za/> (1,350 domains), It's org.zw not .org.za (under 7.3.1.4 Zimbabwe128 (ZW) page 143) *Comments* 1. On Privacy Support in Domain Registration. The other main reason why Registrars and Registries do not offer privacy protection in the first place is because the WHOIS details are not even publicly available and if they can be requested they can be requested by sending an email to the Registry that is if the registry is able to provide them. 2. And the use of proxy services for contact details on African ccTLDs may be hard since the Registries always require the rightful owner's details sometimes as is on the company registration documents where they are required to register a domain. 3. In the report you highlighted the setting up of a DNS observatory in Africa. (Who will develop the observatory, is it the same organisation that carried out the market study?). *Reccomentations* 1. To improve the DNS market in Africa, I do suggest the Incubation of DNS startups or an accelerator program which should not only be for the ICANN accredited Registrars but for the promising startups in the African DNS ecosystem. This can be done through partnering with some big tech organisations and other stakeholders who may be willing to support the initiative. Warm Regards, [image: photo] *Isaac Maposa* Marketing Director, Web Enchanter P/L +263 2933 233 | +263 774 102 850 | isaac(a)webenchanter.com | https://www.name.co.zw | 1st Floor, Coal House, 17 N. Mandela, Inside Memory Computers <http://www.facebook.com/name.co.zw> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/web-enchanter-pvt-ltd> <http://twitter.com/name_co_zw> <https://www.name.co.zw/> Register .ORG.ZW & .AC.ZW Domains Online on Name.co.zw. <https://www.name.co.zw/>

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[Comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17] Ratification Pending: ALAC Statement on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 3, 2017

May 3, 2017

Dear All, Kindly find attached the ALAC Statement on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. In the interest of time, the ALAC Chair requested that the Statement be transmitted to the ICANN public comment process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible for this topic, with a note that the Statement is pending ALAC ratification. Once ratified, this Statement will be resubmitted incorporating updated ratification information in the introduction section. 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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