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1. .Africa DotAfrica 1bn people, 54 countries,1domain Tandaa Symposium- Tools for taking your company online! DotConnectAfrica (DCA)

2. DotAfrica State of Global Internet State of the African Internet Increasing your online presence The vision of .africa domain The need for Africa Specific Domain Strengthening ccTLDs –impact of .africa domain Who is DotConnectAfrica? Achievements Challenges Next Step for you! • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

3. Information Society to Internet Society Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. - E.W. Dijkstra Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

4. Opportunities • The global Economy is reforming • Affordable internet, phone, pc devises, prices, CapEx Vs. OpEx, NGN • Web 2.0 (social tipping point); Viral ; Cloud computing • where one has a convergence of 70% of the planet bring universal access and democracy of information • Interesting business models and consumer reach and increase in productivity expand knowledge , creation capacity, advances In science and health. AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2 010 – www.dotconnectafrica.org

5. A Paradigm shift - Convergence Opportunities • Internet use has exploded globally • more than 300% since 2000 • 2.0 million Internet users • 3.6 billion people use mobile telephony just over half of the world’s population This intersection – where users access the Internet from their mobile phones – maps a revolutionary digital paradigm shift Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

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7. Increasing your online visibility through registration of continental domain • Goodbye, "blockbustermovie.com" and hello "blockbuster. movie". • Would you prefer "mylife.blogspot.com" or "mylife. blog"? • And there are other endless possibilities: • dot-nyc for businesses in New York; • dot-canon for printers and cameras; • dot-eco for green issues; • dot-gay; • dot-bike; • dot-africa; • dot-shop. • Africa AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2 010 – www.dotconnectafrica.org

8. tandaa.africa paynet.africamobilemoney.africa lagos.africa ICT.africa safaricom.africa tourism.africaSi.africa sunmicro.africa pesapal.africa misys.africa copycat.africa sevenseas.africa UnitedBank.africa visa.africa salamon.ug.africa safaricom.co.ke.africa COMESA.africa ecobank.africa citibank.africa Iveri.africab Renaissancecapital.africa webtribe.africa Cybercrime.africa allafrica.africa chamberofcommerce.africa KDN.africa wildlife.africa icann.africa banking.africa eac.africa microfinance.africa cooking.africa shoes.africa Intrepid Data.africamobicash.africa USAID.afri gatesfoundation.afric dgi.africa.africa 2020 .africaGrameenFoundation.africa DotAfrica • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

9. Status of TLDs There are presently 21 gTLDs in the root zone There were eight that predate ICANN: .com .edu .gov .int .mil .net .org .arpa Seven were added in a round starting .aero .biz .coop .info .museum .name .pro . post Six were added in a round starting in 2004 .asia .cat .jobs .mobi .tel .travel (soon to be added) • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

10. Need for Africa-specific domain • Currently, Internet users in the Pan-Africa and African region only have the option of utilizing a generic TLD (gTLD) whose registrants are dominated by US and European individuals and businesses, or country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) that are intended for local use • Current gTLDs also tend to focus on a vertical group (e.g. commercial entities, network providers, organizations , etc.) within the global Internet, “.Africa” will embrace a horizontal perspective with a clear brand to reach and enrich the broad global community. • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

11. Strengthening ccTLds/Regional TLDs • Offering of second level domain names by cross marketing of domain names such as .za.africa; .co.ke.africa; .et.africa; ug.africa ; .ng.africa; .EAC, .COMESA • Elevation of ccTLDs to Continental and Global Identity inherent in the Africa name • Supporting goal of regional /continental integration of National countries (ccTLDs) • “Noting else in the world…not all the armies in the world …is so powerful as an idea whose time has come” Victor Hugo and .africa is that idea & here to stay. • Africa AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2 010 – www.dotconnectafrica.org

12. yea" or "nay" on yea" or "nay" on "yea" or "nay "yea" or "nay Internet Governance – The Policy Divide How many participants think “.africa” is a great idea? "yea" or "nay" Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

13. Who is DotConnectAfrica ? • The Mission • To sponsor, establish and operate a continental Internet namespace with global recognition and regional significance, dedicated to the needs of the Pan-African and African Internet community. • To operate a viable and technically advanced TLD registry for the Pan-Africa and African community. • To reinvest partial surpluses in socio-technological advancement initiatives relevant to the Pan-Africa and African Internet community; and • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

14. Why support the DCA initiative! • Early applicants to the .Africa name to ICANN • Early endorsements from the continental policy makers • Early endorsements from other stakeholders • Diaspora Africans who are committed to the continent bring transfer of knowledge & technology • Multi-stakeholder governance model – Best Practice • Non-Profit/Non-Partisan organization • (DCA is a TRUST registered in neutral country Mauritius • Open/transparent initiative - over 19 public Press Releases since our February 2010 presence in Africa. • Inclusive cross marketing opportunity for ccTLDs • Support new African based gTLDs • Team committed to building “generation.africa” • Team committed to branding Africa in positive light • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

15. Our promise of putting .africa on the global digital map Africa Leadership Retreat 2020 – www.dotconnectafrica.org

16. .africa - the first African TLD to be sponsored at an International European event – Brussels ICANN 38 Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

17. Challenges! • Political - continental project • Adaption from existing gTlds, .com, .org • Branding • Cost • Access to internet • Good Infrastructure • Capacity building/training • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

18. NEXT STEPS! • Join in our “yes” campaign • Simple ways: • Twitter (dot_africa) • Facebook (dotafrica) • Email: yes2dotafrica@dotconnectafrica.org • “generation.africa” Tee • Africa Tandaa Sympsium Kenya ICT Board : www.dotconnectafrica.org

19. One Club Policy - Global policy Your African Mobile Identity DotAfrica Thank You for listening Contact us at: Support@dotconnectafrica.org DotConnectAfrica.org

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