The growing threat of domain squatters
According to new figures out last week, the number of disputes over domain names hit 2,944 in July 2012, compared with 2,775 in July 2011 – marking a 6pc increase on the year. Read More
Category: Governance
Anne-Rachel Inne’s term expires at ICANN.
Few weeks ago, on the AfriICANN public mailing list it was reported that Madam Anne-Rachel was officially taking up a position as the as Chief Operations Officer of AFRINIC. This is after a long stint at ICANN where she was the Manager of Regional Relations for Africa at ICANN. It’s not clear however why her …
How the Internet Shapes American Politics
The Internet has gone through its own “what good is it?” arguments since its conception in the 1990s but time has since proved most of those critiques to be short-sighted. Today, online usage has gone from a little over 360 million to a staggering 2.2 billion people worldwide. Read More
ICANN 2012 NomCom Announces Selections
The 2012 ICANN Nominating Committee better known as (NomCom) has completed its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN. The NomCom Chair, Vanda Scartezini, said in part ,”It was a very interesting experience, especially the opportunity to work with very qualified people and a staff that is always focused on making things work.” Read More
U.N. declares internet freedom a basic human right; Victory for Africa & DotConnectAfrica
29th June 2012 By Gideon Rop . Indeed marked a critical and historic time to the entire universe and more especially to the internet community. I dare say that it also puts to the forefront the fact that Africa has introduced a first critical facet in human rights; freedom, an issue that was so courageously demonstrated by …
IGF Nairobi – Success of the Multi-stakeholder Model_CircleID
A funny thing happened in Nairobi last week… I showed up for an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) panel discussion on the use of the Internet during times of political and social unrest, and a truly multi-stakeholder dialogue broke out. It turned out to be my favorite session during an incredible IGF week that, thanks to …