[NCSG-PC] African DNS market Study NCSG comment / Call for comments
Olévié Kouami
olivierkouami at GMAIL.COM
Fri May 5 09:57:43 EEST 2017
Hi all
+1 @Ayden : 22% was a great effort for a first time of this kind study in
Africa.
Good point, indeed !
-Olevie-
2017-05-05 15:12 GMT+01:00 Mamadou LO <alfamamadou at hotmail.com>:
> +1 Ayden
>
>
>
> Envoyé depuis mon smartphone Samsung Galaxy.
>
>
> -------- Message d'origine --------
> De : Ayden Férdeline <icann at FERDELINE.COM>
> Date : 05/05/2017 13:51 (GMT+00:00)
> À : NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Objet : Re: [NCSG-PC] African DNS market Study NCSG comment / Call for
> comments
>
> Thank you so much for taking the lead here, Dorothy, and drafting this
> comment.
>
> I am wondering, is a 22% response rate really considered low? Considering
> the length of the survey (200+ questions), limited languages (it was not
> translated into local ones), the specialised level of knowledge required to
> respond to the questions, and the medium through which it was distributed
> (online only, circulated via email) I am thinking hearing back from 22% of
> the 1,400 people/organisations sent the questionnaire perhaps it isn't too
> bad. Maybe we should ask, are the responses that came in broadly
> representative of everyone polled? If not - and, full disclosure, I haven't
> looked at the data so I don't know if this is the case - maybe we should
> draw attention to that.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ayden
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [NCSG-PC] African DNS market Study NCSG comment / Call for
> comments
> Local Time: May 5, 2017 10:40 AM
> UTC Time: May 5, 2017 9:40 AM
> From: rafik.dammak at gmail.com
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu <NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu>
> ncsg-pc <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Dororthy kindly drafted a NCSG comment ( https://docs.google.com/docu
> ment/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxbxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit. ) about the
> African DNS Market Study (https://www.icann.org/public-
> comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en)
>
> 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.
> 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.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
> ===================================================
>
> Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en>
> (ADNSMS)
>
> 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.
>
> Methodology
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 2. Full discussion of the methodological deficiencies and
> lessons learnt should be included in an annex to support the next iteration
> of the (ADNSMS)
>
>
> Section 5 - Africa Rising
>
> Comment:
>
>
> 1.
>
> 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.
>
>
> 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.
>
> Section 6 Key Features of the African DNS Market
>
> Comment:
>
>
> 1.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 1.
>
> 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.
>
>
> Section 7. Analysis of Domain Name Uptake Across the region
>
> (see prior comment on methodology)
>
> Comment:
>
>
> 1.
>
> Please see above request for country profiles for all countries
>
>
>
> 1.
>
> The table presenting the rankings in section 7.2 should be
> repositioned as it is currently split between 2 pages.
>
>
> Section 8 Key success factors registries
>
> Section 9 - Growth Outlook
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
> “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.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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