FYI: A blog on the just concluded DNS & Trademarks workshop in Benin has just been posted at: http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/curtains-fall-on-the-domain-names-trademarks-and-user-rights-protection-workshop-benin-africa/ So there is on-going related activity in this area. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Quite important comment to respond : it is a continuity of the work started > with the new gTLD applicant support Working Group or JAS that was pushed by > NCSG in Kenya meeting in 2010 and initiated as joint cross community group > between GNSO and ALAC. The WG provided several recommendations to the board > to support applicants form developing countries and in particular non-profit > to become registries. unfortunately the board acted too late and there was > no enough outreach during the critical time of application period. > > There were also requests from African and MENA strategy working group to > (Amr and me were members of the latter) to support more DNS industry in > developing countries in order to have more registrars. > > the report outlines several issues and barriers for any entrepreneur from > developing countries to be an ICANN accredited registrar. they are due to > ICANN requirements and to the registrar accreditation agreement which is the > contract between registrar and ICANN. > > having more registrars and registries from Africa, LAC, AP is important to > serve users more closely and for strengthening internet infrastructure in > developing countries. registries and registrars are part of the internet > ecosystem and their presence is enabler for more local content (providing > cheaper access to hosting service since registrars usually provide bundled > services etc). it will important to support non for profit model to serve > communities. > > I think that I will start drafting a comment and welcome any volunteer to > join me in this effort. we have other comments in parallel and we will try > to share the workload. just contact me . > > Best Regards, > > Rafik > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yaovi Atohoun <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2014-05-15 17:19 GMT+09:00 > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for comments- appel à commentaires; Report: > Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions > To: AfrICANN list <[log in to unmask]> > > > Dear all, > (Français plus bas) > > This is a report about supporting the domain name industry in underserved > regions, prepared by ICANN staff for public comment. Public comments on this > report will be used to determine next steps to support the domain name > industry in underserved regions. > > More information at > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm > > Thanks > ----- > Bonjour à tous, > > C'est un appel à commentaire du rapport sur l'appui à l'industrie des Noms > de Domaies dans les regions mal désservies. Les commentaires publics > serviront pour la détermination des prochaines étapes pour l'appui à > l'industrie des Noms de Domaines dans les régions mal désservies. > > Plus d'information à > > http://www.icann.org/fr/resources/registrars/accreditation/dns-underserved-14may14-fr.pdf > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm > - > > Merci > > -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel