<div dir="ltr">Hi McTim,<div><br></div><div>yes but it is concerning that ICANN organize event to promote trademark, intellectual property and the unsuccessful trademark clearinghouse ( that was pushed by ICANN staff and bypassed the policy development process) in Africa. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best Regards,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Rafik </div><div><br></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-05-15 22:45 GMT+09:00 McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
FYI:<br>
<br>
A blog on the just concluded DNS & Trademarks workshop in Benin has<br>
just been posted at:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/curtains-fall-on-the-domain-names-trademarks-and-user-rights-protection-workshop-benin-africa/" target="_blank">http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/curtains-fall-on-the-domain-names-trademarks-and-user-rights-protection-workshop-benin-africa/</a><br>
<br>
So there is on-going related activity in this area.<br>
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On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> Quite important comment to respond : it is a continuity of the work started<br>
> with the new gTLD applicant support Working Group or JAS that was pushed by<br>
> NCSG in Kenya meeting in 2010 and initiated as joint cross community group<br>
> between GNSO and ALAC. The WG provided several recommendations to the board<br>
> to support applicants form developing countries and in particular non-profit<br>
> to become registries. unfortunately the board acted too late and there was<br>
> no enough outreach during the critical time of application period.<br>
><br>
> There were also requests from African and MENA strategy working group to<br>
> (Amr and me were members of the latter) to support more DNS industry in<br>
> developing countries in order to have more registrars.<br>
><br>
> the report outlines several issues and barriers for any entrepreneur from<br>
> developing countries to be an ICANN accredited registrar. they are due to<br>
> ICANN requirements and to the registrar accreditation agreement which is the<br>
> contract between registrar and ICANN.<br>
><br>
> having more registrars and registries from Africa, LAC, AP is important to<br>
> serve users more closely and for strengthening internet infrastructure in<br>
> developing countries. registries and registrars are part of the internet<br>
> ecosystem and their presence is enabler for more local content (providing<br>
> cheaper access to hosting service since registrars usually provide bundled<br>
> services etc). it will important to support non for profit model to serve<br>
> communities.<br>
><br>
> I think that I will start drafting a comment and welcome any volunteer to<br>
> join me in this effort. we have other comments in parallel and we will try<br>
> to share the workload. just contact me .<br>
><br>
> Best Regards,<br>
><br>
> Rafik<br>
><br>
><br>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> From: Yaovi Atohoun <<a href="mailto:yaovi.atohoun@icann.org">yaovi.atohoun@icann.org</a>><br>
> Date: 2014-05-15 17:19 GMT+09:00<br>
> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for comments- appel à commentaires; Report:<br>
> Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions<br>
> To: AfrICANN list <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Dear all,<br>
> (Français plus bas)<br>
><br>
> This is a report about supporting the domain name industry in underserved<br>
> regions, prepared by ICANN staff for public comment. Public comments on this<br>
> report will be used to determine next steps to support the domain name<br>
> industry in underserved regions.<br>
><br>
> More information at<br>
> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm</a><br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
> -----<br>
> Bonjour à tous,<br>
><br>
> C'est un appel à commentaire du rapport sur l'appui à l'industrie des Noms<br>
> de Domaies dans les regions mal désservies. Les commentaires publics<br>
> serviront pour la détermination des prochaines étapes pour l'appui à<br>
> l'industrie des Noms de Domaines dans les régions mal désservies.<br>
><br>
> Plus d'information à<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.icann.org/fr/resources/registrars/accreditation/dns-underserved-14may14-fr.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/fr/resources/registrars/accreditation/dns-underserved-14may14-fr.pdf</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm</a><br>
> -<br>
><br>
> Merci<br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">--<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>
route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
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