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

New gTLDs: The View from MIT

But that’s not what’s prompting a huge expansion of Internet domains right now. As you may have heard, the relatively manageable list of “generic top-level domains” (gTLDs) that we’ve all mastered over the last couple of decades, such as .com, .net, and .org, is set to expand dramatically starting next year. Read More

From farming to films: how the web is changing Africa

Businesses are also beginning to tap into the desire of millions of its consumers to access entertainment online. One of the best examples is in Nigeria, where the stunning success of Real Nolly Movies provides a benchmark for budding technology entrepreneurs across the continent. Read more

Interconnection efforts in Africa receive major boost

Efforts by the Internet Society to interconnect Africa received a major boost this week from the African Union and the European Internet Exchange Association, to establish new exchanges and support existing ones, respectively, it was said at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum. Read More