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, …
DCA Trust used the opportunity afforded by the presence of the entire ICANN Global Community gathered at Toronto to also unveil the IBCA – Internet Business Council for Africa – initiative that it has independently developed as a component of the ICANN Africa Strategy. Read More
The Internet governance world gathers in Toronto this week as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California-based non-profit corporation charged with the principal responsibility for maintaining the Internet’s domain name system, Read
I had the opportunity to participate on the “What the Journalists Think” panel at last week’s Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers meeting in Toronto, and that was enjoyable, and flattering, and I had the opportunity to meet a few other folks that I have admired for a long time. Read
Image Online Design, which unsuccessfully applied for the .web gTLD all the way back in 2000, has sued ICANN, alleging trademark infringement and breach of contract. IOD, which says it has over 20,000 .web domains under management in an alternate root, says ICANN never officially rejected its .web bid, and that it should not have …
17 October 2012 The Council of the country code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) today approved the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS), the ccTLD operator of .gr (Greece), as a new ccNSO member. Read more
ICANN 45 hits the third day in Toronto Canada, the meeting that has been attended by delegates all over the world are set to discss among other issues, the new gTLD’s, governance and Internet security. Read More