Why Africa ranks low on new gtld

Tue Jul 10 10:57:49 CEST 2012

Indeed,
As Alex said, the new gTLDs is still not very well back in the minds of African
policy makers and actors.
Despite the success of our presence at the ICANN meeting in Dakar, one has
to face the facts that much work subisiste information from technical
communities. But I emphasize that there is a kind of mistrust on all
matters relating to ICANN and its activities. It would be desirable
that the registries
and registrars are increasingly organized. Obviously this is a local
work if the
relevant institutions in this area are sufficiently impregnated with the
material.
Frankly, it's disturbing but it is a delicate task for African ALS.

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2012/7/7 Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com>

> Hi, this may be of interest too.
>
> http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2012/07/new-gtld-why-africa-ranks-low.html
>
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 2:11 AM, Alain Berranger <alain.berranger at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> ... NCSG needs to lead a reflexion to address this critical issue...
>>
>> Alain
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote:
>>
>>> Is Africa, really, part of ICANN? the 'reveal' showed that 99.99 per
>>> cent of new gTLDs were from outside Africa which only managed to submit a
>>> palty 0.88 per cent of the 1930 applications. As developed economies IP
>>> industry and brand owners entrench themselves deeper on ICANN, we're
>>> wondering, what's wrong with this model for Africa?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Alain Berranger <
>>> alain.berranger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Avri,
>>>
>>> It is clear to me too that NCUC/pre NPOC NCSG is a community of some
>>> kind - I just don't quite grasp its essence yet, but what is sure is that I
>>> don't yet feel part of it.
>>>
>>>  Looking back to Prague, at no times were any of the 5 NPOC members
>>> there made to feel full members of that community. For instance, at your
>>> own dot gay event at the sky bar, all NCUC members present were invited,
>>> but not a single NPOC member was invited. When NCSG EC had informal
>>> gatherings, never once were NPOC members included. That said, NPOC members
>>> there did not lack social interaction with other Constituencies.
>>>
>>> Yes Avri, you and I agree on the need for an NCUC email list for the
>>> NCUC community.. Keeping NCSG list for building the new NCSG community made
>>> out of both NCUC and NPOC members.
>>>
>>> Alain
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Avri Doria wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear that.
>>> It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG.
>>>
>>> Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well.
>>> Though I guess I just did.
>>>
>>> BTW:  I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the
>>> news for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka
>>> unprofessional, participation.  I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its
>>> decision from last year not to create such a list.
>>>
>>> avri
>>>
>>> On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this
>>> listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.
>>> >
>>> > This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and
>>> unprofessional.  This is not the first time I have received these types of
>>> email exchanges.
>>> >
>>> > Again, please remove my email address.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > Michael Carson
>>> > YMCA of the USA
>>> >
>>> > From: "Ginger Paque" <gpaque at GMAIL.COM>
>>> > To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM
>>> > Subject: Re: knitters needle
>>> >
>>> > I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do
>>> use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the
>>> needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and
>>> say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?
>>> >
>>> > I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me
>>> in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn
>>> to knit :)
>>> >
>>> > Cheers, Ginger
>>> > Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>>> >
>>> > VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
>>> > Diplo Foundation
>>> > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
>>> > www.diplomacy.edu/ig
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <aaa at meiji.ac.jp> wrote:
>>> > William Drake suggested:
>>> > > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a
>>> > > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto?
>>> > > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…
>>> >
>>> > Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring
>>> hold
>>> > baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are
>>> amongst
>>> > the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto
>>> planes in
>>> > the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of
>>> attendees
>>> > may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Professor Andrew A Adams                      aaa at meiji.ac.jp
>>> > Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration,  and
>>> > Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
>>> > Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan       http://www.a-cubed.info/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
>>> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
>>> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business,
>>> www.schulich.yorku.ca
>>> Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundati
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
>> Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
>> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business,
>> www.schulich.yorku.ca
>> Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org
>> NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
>> Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
>> O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824
>> Skype: alain.berranger
>>
>>
>
>
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