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    <p>Hi - I have read through this quickly.  I have not read the
      report.  I made a few small edits.  I think it is OK to send - I
      am trusting that others who have read the report in detail have
      reviewed.</p>
    <p>Matthew<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/05/2017 00:20, Rafik Dammak
      wrote:<br>
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        <div class="gmail_extra">Thanks Adyen for the editing, the
          comment looks neat.</div>
        <div class="gmail_extra">the ICANN staff is planning to make its
          response report by 18/19th May, if we want to have our
          comments included we should submit by this Friday <br>
          I see that many of our African members agree with the content
          and I don't see any specific concern in the statement other
          than the confusion about sampling (i.e. 1400 domain) which was
          resolved already by removing it due to nonconsensus.
          I do interpret that we have support from NCSG list.</div>
        <div class="gmail_extra">we need PC members to go through the
          statement and give their opinion on Friday in order to submit
          in time.</div>
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        <div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div>
        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
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        <div class="gmail_extra">Rafik</div>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">2017-05-12 5:10 GMT+09:00 Ayden
            Férdeline <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span>:<br>
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              <div>I have just done some edits on the Google Doc too,
                adding some pleasantries to the introduction, fixing the
                formatting, and shortening a few sentences to make them
                easier to read. But I stopped on page 3, because I have
                not read the report and I can't comment on our
                arguments. Some of them are giving me pause. I don't
                know that I disagree with them, I just don't have the
                background to understand what we are asking versus what
                the report currently contains. I have deleted a few
                sentences from the first page which were not consistent
                with the draft report that I skim read, but I think the
                entire comment would benefit from review from someone
                who has actually, comprehensively, read it. <span
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                  <div>- Ayden <br>
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                    <div>-------- Original Message --------<br>
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                    <div>Subject: Re: [NCSG-PC] African DNS market Study
                      NCSG comment / Endorsement<br>
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                    <div>Local Time: 11 May 2017 4:35 AM<br>
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                    <div>UTC Time: 11 May 2017 03:35<br>
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                    <div>From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"
                        target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.<wbr>utoronto.ca</a><br>
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                    <div>To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is"
                        target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a><br>
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                          class="m_-2075756757903711149font">I did an
                          edit on the Google doc, just to smooth the
                          additions and different style of the various
                          authors.  I have no content to add,
                          sorry....but please feel free to edit if I
                          have destroyed the sense of a given segment. 
                          It seems to me it could go now.</span></span><br>
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                    <div class="m_-2075756757903711149moz-cite-prefix">On
                      2017-05-10 21:45, Rafik Dammak wrote:<br>
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                        <div class="gmail_extra">Hi Dorothy,<br>
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                          <div>are you proposing those changes below to
                            be included in the document as a response to
                            Ayden?<br>
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                        <div class="gmail_extra">the document to be
                          tidied-up and need someone to go through at
                          least checking format and proofreading.<br>
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                        <div class="gmail_extra">for submission, my
                          suggestion was to do it by Friday so we should
                          finalize review and endorsement by then.
                          definitely, we shouldn't miss that extended
                          deadline<br>
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                        <div class="gmail_extra">Best,<br>
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                        <div class="gmail_extra">Rafik<br>
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                            <div>2017-05-10 23:43 GMT+09:00 dorothy g <span
                                dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
                                  href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com"
                                  target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br>
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                                <div>1.  Include country profiles <br>
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                                <div>2.  Use global references for
                                  determining methodology of analysis<br>
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                                <div>3.  Increase the emphasis on out
                                  reach and education to get greater buy
                                  in of stakeholders especially in
                                  response to questionnaires.<br>
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                                <div>4.  Include scenarios for typology
                                  of countries. E.g. Nacent,  Mid-range,
                                  Mature, <br>
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                                <div>I am afraid this will be another
                                  case where we discuss and then end up
                                  not sending anything because of
                                  timing.  How much more time are we
                                  giving this?  Who finalises?<br>
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                                <div>best<br>
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                                      Wed, May 10, 2017 at 10:51 AM,
                                      Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                                      wrote:<br>
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                                          <div class="gmail_extra">Hi
                                            Ayden,<br>
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                                          <div class="gmail_extra">Thanks
                                            for the comments,<br>
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                                                <div>2017-05-10 22:30
                                                  GMT+09:00 Ayden
                                                  Férdeline <span
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                                                    <div>Hi,<br>
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                                                    <div>I don't think
                                                      this comment is
                                                      ready for
                                                      submission just
                                                      yet, but it is
                                                      getting there. I
                                                      am very grateful
                                                      to Dorothy for
                                                      drafting it, and
                                                      to all those who
                                                      have contributed
                                                      comments. Alas, I
                                                      think we need to
                                                      be more specific
                                                      about what we
                                                      would like done
                                                      differently next
                                                      time the study is
                                                      conducted. <br>
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                                              <div>can you make the
                                                suggetsion directly in
                                                the document? <br>
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                                                    <div>I am also not
                                                      sure that the
                                                      third point is
                                                      correct. It was
                                                      not that 1,400
                                                      domains out of 4.1
                                                      million were
                                                      analysed; it was
                                                      that surveys were
                                                      sent to 1,400
                                                      respondents from
                                                      six sectors (some
                                                      of whom were
                                                      registrants). Even
                                                      if it was
                                                      referring to
                                                      domains, my hunch
                                                      is that a sample
                                                      size of 1,400
                                                      domains probably
                                                      is representative.
                                                      <br>
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                                                    <div><br>
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                                                    <div>I also am
                                                      curious about the
                                                      comment Anriette
                                                      made on-list about
                                                      budget; I wonder
                                                      if it was a case
                                                      of the external
                                                      consultants who
                                                      drafted the report
                                                      underbidding for
                                                      the project, or if
                                                      ICANN paid a
                                                      suitable amount
                                                      for the work but
                                                      they did not pay
                                                      the local
                                                      contractors a
                                                      suitable amount
                                                      for their
                                                      contributions, or
                                                      something else
                                                      altogether. I am
                                                      not sure we need
                                                      to bring this into
                                                      our comment but it
                                                      is interesting to
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                                              <div>understood, but I am
                                                not sure that is the
                                                comment is the right
                                                place for that while we
                                                can ask details about
                                                the budgeting planned
                                                for those studies and
                                                which criteria for
                                                informational purpose.<br>
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                                              <div>Best,<br>
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                                              <div>Rafik <br>
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                                                          <div>Subject:
                                                          [NCSG-PC]
                                                          African DNS
                                                          market Study
                                                          NCSG comment /
                                                          Endorsement<br>
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                                                          <div>Local
                                                          Time: May 10,
                                                          2017 6:01 AM<br>
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                                                          <div>UTC Time:
                                                          May 10, 2017
                                                          5:01 AM<br>
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                                                          <div>From: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
                                                          href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com"
target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a><br>
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                                                          <div>To:
                                                          ncsg-pc <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
                                                          href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is"
target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>>, dorothy g <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com"
                                                          target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>><br>
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                                                          <div>Hi all,<br>
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                                                          <div>we got
                                                          several
                                                          comments from
                                                          NCSG members
                                                          on the draft (<a
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href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxbxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit"
rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/docum<wbr>ent/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxb<wbr>xl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit</a>)
                                                          and I am
                                                          really happy
                                                          to see several
fellow Africans participate in the review.<br>
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                                                          <div>I could
                                                          get from ICANN
                                                          staff to
                                                          accept the
                                                          submission of
                                                          NCSG comment
                                                          after the
                                                          deadline and
                                                          by this week.
                                                          I would like
                                                          to kindly ask
                                                          you to review
                                                          the draft for
                                                          endorsement or
                                                          not in order
                                                          to submit it
                                                          by this
                                                          Friday.<br>
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                                                          <div>Thanks.<br>
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                                                          <div>Best,<br>
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                                                          <div>Rafik<br>
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                                                          Forwarded
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                                                          <div>From: <b
class="gmail_sendername">Rafik Dammak</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a
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href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Date:
                                                          2017-05-05
                                                          18:40
                                                          GMT+09:00<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Subject:
                                                          African DNS
                                                          market Study
                                                          NCSG comment /
                                                          Call for
                                                          comments<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>To: "<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow
                                                          noopener"
                                                          target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a><wbr>"
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow
                                                          noopener"
                                                          target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a><wbr>><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Cc:
                                                          ncsg-pc <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is"
                                                          rel="noreferrer
                                                          nofollow
                                                          noopener"
                                                          target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div dir="ltr">
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_quote">
                                                          <div>Hi all,<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Dororthy
                                                          kindly drafted
                                                          a NCSG comment
                                                          ( <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxbxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit"
rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/docu<wbr>ment/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjx<wbr>bxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit</a>.
                                                           ) about the
                                                          African DNS
                                                          Market Study (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en"
rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-<wbr>comments/africa-dns-market-stu<wbr>dy-2017-03-11-en</a>) <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>While the
                                                          dealdine is
                                                          for the 5th
                                                          May, I already
                                                          sent a request
                                                          to the ICANN
                                                          staff telling
                                                          them that we
                                                          are going to
                                                          make a late
                                                          submission and
                                                          asking for
                                                          extension. I
                                                          would like to
                                                          ask members
                                                          and in
                                                          particular
                                                          those from
                                                          Africa to go
                                                          through the
                                                          draft in
                                                          google doc for
                                                          review and
                                                          comments. We
                                                          should submit
                                                          this comment
                                                          by next week
                                                          after NCSG
                                                          Policy
                                                          Committee
                                                          endorsment
                                                          based on
                                                          members
                                                          feebdack here
                                                          and in the
                                                          document.<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>It will
                                                          be great of
                                                          you can make
                                                          comments and
                                                          any suggestion
                                                          for edits by
                                                          Tuesday 9th
                                                          May so we can
                                                          resolve them
                                                          before
                                                          submission. <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Best,<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Rafik<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div dir="ltr"><span>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size"><br
class="m_-2075756757903711149m_-931032629131980945m_365017828290187784m_4857256973632677416gmail-m_-1017518765137812358gmail-m_7110549939002699006gmail-kix-line-break">
==============================<wbr>=====================</span></span></span></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
style="text-decoration-line:none"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en"
rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Draft
                                                          2016 African
                                                          Domain Name
                                                          System Market
                                                          Study</span></span></a><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">
                                                          (ADNSMS)</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">The
                                                          NCSG welcomes
                                                          the
                                                          opportunity to
                                                          comment on the
                                                          Draft 2016
                                                          African Domain
                                                          Name Market
                                                          Study carried
                                                          out by a
                                                          consortium led
                                                          by the South
                                                          Africa
                                                          Communications
                                                          Forum.</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Methodology</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">This
                                                           is a first
                                                          attempt to
                                                          present a
                                                          snapshot of
                                                          the African
                                                          Domain Name
                                                          Market.  The
                                                          report sets
                                                          out clearly
                                                          the data
                                                          challenges
                                                          that hampered
                                                          analysis in
                                                          conducting
                                                          this baseline
                                                          survey.  The
                                                          study
                                                          indicates that
                                                          poor response
                                                          levels (22% to
                                                          the online
                                                          survey) could
                                                          have been
                                                          affected by
                                                          the length of
                                                          the
                                                          questionnaire,
                                                          and the
                                                          difficulty in
                                                          getting
                                                          responses for
                                                          the full set
                                                          of six
                                                          specifically
                                                          targeted
                                                          questionnaires
                                                          registrar,
                                                          regulator etc
                                                          per country.
                                                          The report’s
                                                          authors note
                                                          that the
                                                          survey
                                                          questionnaire
                                                          could have
                                                          been
                                                          streamlined. 
                                                          A Country DNS
                                                          success index
                                                          was developed
                                                          by the authors
                                                          to rank the
                                                          health of
                                                          African DNS
                                                          markets.  </span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Comment:
                                                           1. It would
                                                          be good if the
                                                          report made
                                                          reference to
                                                          other criteria
                                                          for
                                                          benchmarking
                                                          used in other
                                                          regions to
                                                          support the
                                                          choice of the
                                                          criteria used
                                                          in the DNS
                                                          success index.</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">              2. 
                                                          Full
                                                          discussion of
                                                          the
                                                          methodological
                                                          deficiencies
                                                          and lessons
                                                          learnt should
                                                          be included in
                                                          an annex to
                                                          support the
                                                          next iteration
                                                          of the
                                                          (ADNSMS)</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Section
                                                          5 - Africa
                                                          Rising</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Comment:</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <ol
                                                          style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
                                                          <li
style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">In order to
                                                          make
                                                          cross-country
                                                          comparisons
                                                          more realistic
                                                          it may be
                                                          useful to look
                                                          at the size of
                                                          a given
                                                          country’s
                                                          economy and
                                                          population in
                                                          comparison to
                                                          its existing
                                                          DNS market. 
                                                          This is done
                                                          for webpages
                                                          on pages 85
                                                          & 86.</span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">2. 
                                                          Much of the
                                                          information in
                                                          this section
                                                          can be found
                                                          in other
                                                          sources and
                                                          could be put
                                                          in annex.  The
                                                          slimmed down
                                                          version
                                                          included in
                                                          the main
                                                          report could
                                                          focus on
                                                          ‘value
                                                          addition’ to
                                                          the main
                                                          arguments and
                                                          make use of
                                                          the excellent
                                                          summative
                                                          graphics some
                                                          of which are
                                                          striking in
                                                          their
                                                          originality.</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Section
                                                          6  Key
                                                          Features of
                                                          the African
                                                          DNS Market</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Comment:</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <ol
                                                          style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
                                                          <li
style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">This section
                                                          provides
                                                           useful
                                                          background
                                                          information
                                                          but it could
                                                          benefit from
                                                          some more
                                                          rigor in
                                                          making its
                                                          economic
                                                          arguments. 
                                                          These include
                                                          the analysis
                                                          of demand
                                                          (section 6.3)
                                                          and  the
                                                          valuation of
                                                          the African
                                                          DNS industry
                                                          (section 6.5)
                                                          . In the first
                                                          instance more
                                                          specific cases
                                                          should be
                                                          given to
                                                          support the
                                                          arguments
                                                          given for
                                                          changes that
                                                          would increase
                                                          demand e.g.
                                                          improved local
                                                          hosting
                                                          infrastructure.
                                                          In the second
                                                          instance
                                                          valuing simply
                                                          on the prices
                                                          that have been
                                                          fixed for
                                                          service does
                                                          not take into
                                                          account the
                                                          multiplier
                                                          effects within
                                                          the economy.
                                                          Given the
                                                          advice to drop
                                                          prices and the
                                                          lack of
                                                          evidence of
                                                          the resulting
                                                          increase in
                                                          uptake in all
                                                          country
                                                          markets, the
                                                          current
                                                          approach could
                                                          result in
                                                          reduced
                                                          valuation.
                                                          This is just
                                                          to point out
                                                          that the
                                                          approach may
                                                          benefit from a
                                                          review.</span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <ol start="2"
style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
                                                          <li
style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">The detailed
                                                          information on
                                                          certain
                                                          countries is
                                                          one of the
                                                          best features
                                                          of this
                                                          study.  It may
                                                          be useful to
                                                          present a
                                                          country
                                                          profile for
                                                          each African
                                                          country, a
                                                          kind of
                                                          summary flash
                                                          card that
                                                          would allow us
                                                          to appreciate
                                                          where
                                                          information is
                                                          lacking and
                                                          which
                                                          indicators
                                                          will need to
                                                          be tracked in
                                                          each context.</span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Section
                                                          7.  Analysis
                                                          of Domain Name
                                                          Uptake  Across
                                                          the region</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">                    (see
                                                          prior comment
                                                          on
                                                          methodology)</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Comment:
                                                           </span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
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                                                          <ol
                                                          style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
                                                          <li
style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Please see
                                                          above request
                                                          for country
                                                          profiles for
                                                          all countries</span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <ol start="2"
style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
                                                          <li
style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"
                                                          dir="ltr">
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">The table
                                                          presenting the
                                                          rankings in
                                                          section 7.2
                                                          should be
                                                          repositioned
                                                          as it is
                                                          currently
                                                          split between
                                                          2 pages.</span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          </li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Section
                                                          8  Key success
                                                          factors
                                                          registries</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Section
                                                          9  - Growth
                                                          Outlook</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">The
                                                          part of this
                                                          study that
                                                          needs to be
                                                          given more
                                                          substance
                                                          relates to the
                                                          business
                                                          models that
                                                          will grow the
                                                          African Domain
                                                          Name System
                                                          Market.  It is
                                                          important that
                                                          the study
                                                          includes an
                                                          in-depth
                                                          treatment of
                                                          this linked to
                                                          key factors at
                                                          the country
                                                          context.</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:11pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">The
                                                          observatory is
                                                          clearly
                                                          necessary but
                                                          the terms of
                                                          reference for
                                                          the study not
                                                          only focused
                                                          on the
                                                          observation of
                                                          what is
                                                          happening but
                                                          the deliberate
                                                          intervention
                                                          to speed
                                                           growth.  The
                                                          study lists
                                                          out factors
                                                          but these are
                                                          not put in the
                                                          form of
                                                          business
                                                          models adapted
                                                          to specific
                                                          starting
                                                          points.</span></span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
                                                          dir="ltr"><span
style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
                                                          style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span style="font-size:12pt"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149size">“The
                                                          goal of this
                                                          study is to
                                                          identify and
                                                          define the
                                                          strengths and
                                                          weaknesses in
                                                          the industry
                                                          ecosystem
                                                          within the
                                                          Africa region
                                                          and develop
                                                          recommendations
                                                          on how to
                                                          advance the
                                                          industry and
                                                          bring it
                                                          closer to the
                                                          opportunities
                                                          available.”
                                                           From Section
                                                          1 in the ICANN
                                                          request for
                                                          comment.</span></span></span><br>
                                                          </p>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"
class="m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span style="font-family:arial"
                                                          class="m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:12pt" class="m_-2075756757903711149size">Overall the
                                                          study is an
                                                          impressive
                                                          piece of work
                                                          given the void
                                                          it comes to
                                                          fill. It
                                                          should inspire
                                                          many others to
                                                          systematic
                                                          research on
                                                          these issues.</span></span></span><br>
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