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<p>Thanks Rafik.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/05/2017 00:57, Rafik Dammak
wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hi all,</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">With no objections raised in PC, having
PC members reviewing and editing for proofreading and with
support from the discussion in NCSG list for sending a
comment, I interpret that we have consensus and that we
shouldn't miss the opportunity to get our feedback included.
I will submit the statement and inform the ICANN staff in
order to include our suggestions.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Rafik<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2017-05-12 16:45 GMT+09:00 Matthew
Shears <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:matthew@intpolicy.com" target="_blank">matthew@intpolicy.com</a>></span>:<br>
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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="m_-1036771989038154554moz-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>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">Rafik</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<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>Subject: Re: [NCSG-PC] African
DNS market Study NCSG comment /
Endorsement<br>
</div>
<div>Local Time: 11 May 2017 4:35 AM<br>
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<div>UTC Time: 11 May 2017 03:35<br>
</div>
<div>From: <a
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href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"
target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto<wbr>.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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<p><span
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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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2017-05-10 21:45, Rafik Dammak
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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>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><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><br>
</div>
<div>2. Use global
references for
determining
methodology of
analysis<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>3. Increase the
emphasis on out reach
and education to get
greater buy in of
stakeholders
especially in response
to questionnaires.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>4. Include
scenarios for typology
of countries. E.g.
Nacent, Mid-range,
Mature, <br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<div>best<br>
</div>
</div>
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Wed, May 10, 2017
at 10:51 AM, Rafik
Dammak <span
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href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com"
target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Ayden,<br>
</div>
<div
class="gmail_extra"><br>
</div>
<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
dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"
target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span>:<br>
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<div>Hi,<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
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<div><br>
</div>
</span>
<div>can you
make the
suggetsion
directly in
the document? <br>
</div>
<span>
<div> <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>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<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 me.<span
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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>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best,<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Rafik <br>
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<div>Subject:
[NCSG-PC]
African DNS
market Study
NCSG comment /
Endorsement<br>
</div>
<div>Local
Time: May 10,
2017 6:01 AM<br>
</div>
<div>UTC Time:
May 10, 2017
5:01 AM<br>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>we got
several
comments from
NCSG members
on the draft (<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/docum<wbr>ent/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxb<wbr>xl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit</a>)
and I am
really happy
to see several
fellow Africans participate in the review.<br>
</div>
<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>
</div>
<div>Thanks.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best,<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>Rafik<br>
</div>
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href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"
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<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
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href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow
noopener"
target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a><wbr>><br>
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<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>
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<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>
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dir="ltr"><a
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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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149size">Draft 2016
African Domain
Name System
Market Study</span></span></a><span
style="background-color:transparent"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
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(ADNSMS)</span></span></span></span><br>
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dir="ltr"><span
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style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color:transparent"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149highlight"><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:11pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149colour"><span
style="font-family:arial"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:12pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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>
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style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"
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class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-2075756757903711149font"><span
style="font-size:12pt"
class="m_-1036771989038154554m_-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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