DotConnectAfrica at ICANN-45 Toronto announces its contribution to ICANN Africa Strategy

PUBLIC FORUM COMMENT SUBMITTED BY DCA TRUST:   This is a complete unabridged version of the document. Shorter version was read out at the Public Forum Meeting due to constraint of time.   General Comment on the ICANN Multi-Stakeholder  Model & DCA’s Contribution to the ICANN Africa Strategy  Presented by:    Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director, …

Data crisis looms as Oracle warns of overload

‘Exponential growth’ in data will cause a major problems for storage and processing, the President of Oracle has warned. Mark Hurd said that “Data is growing exponentially – in some cases by 35 to 40 per cent a year. This is causing big problems for our customers and tremendous economic pressure.” Read More

Internet domain-name market in doldrums

Just like its physical counterpart, the market for Internet real estate has been in the doldrums in recent years, especially if you are trying to sell a fancy address for millions of dollars. On the Internet, all the priciest addresses are not in Pacific Heights or Manhattan’s Park Avenue – they’re in the dot-com zone, as …

The “ICANN Africa Strategy” Is Not the Same as the ‘African Agenda’

The ICANN-45 International meeting of the ICANN Global Community in Toronto, Canada provided an opportunity for the unveiling of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy, an episode that will always be remembered as a landmark moment which signaled the official commencement of ICANN’s new approach to Africa. Indeed, a new chapter has started …

Alice Munyua’s term ends at GAC

From the recent communiqué at the ICANN Toronto, ICANN announced the opportunities for new GAC officials who officially take over effective 2013. GAC is the acronym for the Governmental Advisory Committee, which is a formal advisory body providing important feedback and input for ICANN regarding its public policy ICANN relies on certain advisory committees to …