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00:21:56 Lavish Mawuena Mensah: Good afternoon from Accra, Ghana
00:23:10 Frank Anati: Good day everyone Frank Anati from Ghana
00:23:16 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-final-report-of-the-2023-africa-domain-name-industry-study-21-12-2023
00:23:34 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Closed for Submissions
08 February 2024 | 23:59
Report Due
22 February 2024 | 23:59
00:24:58 DR HOUDA CHIHI ICANN FELLOW 78: Hello
00:25:44 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to Hello with "
00:28:43 Allan Magezi: Good evening everyone
00:28:48 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: I agree on automation and cost.
00:29:27 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Warm welcome all
00:29:31 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Some of the cost may not be accurate but it's acceptable considering the response.
00:30:21 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Well done
00:32:30 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: I look forward to working with you...
00:36:13 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: thanks @hadia Elminiawi perfect comparison.
00:36:24 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Strategy matters most...
00:40:07 hadia Elminiawi: +1 it certainly works for some countries
00:40:11 William Stucke: A Registrar has a business relationship with the Registry, and is usually accredited by the Registry. A reseller has no such relationship, and is simply inserted between the Registrant and either Registry itself, or to one of the Registrars
00:41:24 Levy Syanseke - ISOC Zambia: I think leaving the ccTLD is better left to the 3Rs. For my country for example works better considering the number of websites under the same are well coordinated and managed.
There is more security and control. There are some resellers who manage some ccTLD based on resellers with contracts with Registrars in the country.
00:41:54 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to I think leaving the ... with "
00:42:06 hadia Elminiawi: @William Stucke the ASCII ccTLD .eg has a direct relationship with multiple registrars but they do not have a contract wit them
00:42:24 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Yes we hear you Herve
00:42:32 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "A Registrar has a bu..."
Agreed. But it helps...
00:42:42 hadia Elminiawi: The IDN ccTLD has 4 registrars and is doing really bad
00:42:45 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "A Registrar has a bu..."
Is it not a good str...
00:42:55 Levy Syanseke - ISOC Zambia: At most, having multiple Registrars legally recognised makes it better on the business side..
00:42:58 hadia Elminiawi: Of egypt
00:43:10 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "At most, having mult..." with
00:43:53 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: A good voluminous document. Some ccTLD are just a dollar and some cents in West Africa
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00:47:18 William Stucke: Replying to "The IDN ccTLD has 4 ..."
One must be careful to not extrapolate from a single datum
00:47:30 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to One must be careful ... with "
00:48:35 Michelle DeSmyter - ICANN Org: Hand up by Mark Elkins
00:48:55 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "The IDN ccTLD has 4 ..."
Situation report
00:49:18 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong has joined the FR
00:49:21 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Great work @Mark Elkins
00:49:37 William Stucke: Reacted to "Great work @Mark Elk..." with
00:52:19 William Stucke: See Table 5-3: Internet Freedom versus number of domain names Free = 13.8 domains /1000 population Partly Free = Not Free =
00:52:35 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: I agree with the Intellectual Records by some ccTLD.
00:52:56 William Stucke: See Table 5-3: Internet Freedom versus number of domain names Free = 13.8 domains /1000 population Partly Free = 0.7 domains / 1000 pop Not Free = 02
00:53:08 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "See Table 5-3: Inter..." with
00:53:22 William Stucke: domains /1000 pop. A VERY clear distinctions. See page 106.
00:54:41 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: +1 Hadia
00:56:01 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: AI; Drafting team to be formed today
00:56:31 William Stucke: If you can point out any internal inconsistencies in OUR Report, we 'd be grateful. However, we did not take any other date from the Freedom House Report other than their rankings of every country> I'm not sure that the relevance of their page 27 is
00:56:39 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Setondji Herve
00:56:44 Mark Elkins: @Hadia, just curious, how many .EG domains are there from your knowledge?
00:57:11 Mark Elkins: We found 3656
00:57:24 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Dr. Akimbo
00:57:27 Internet Society Zambia Chapter: I would like to Join the drafting team. Levy Syanseke
00:57:31 hadia Elminiawi: @Mark Elkins I don’t know its about 10000
00:57:34 hadia Elminiawi: I think
00:57:38 Internet Society Zambia Chapter: ISOC Zambia
00:57:45 Mark Elkins: Reacted to "@Mark Elkins I don’t..." with
00:57:47 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Levy Syanseke
00:58:51 Setondji Herve Hounzandji: i have another question, please
00:59:13 William Stucke: Cool. Put your disagreement in writing, please
00:59:33 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "Cool. Put your disag..." with
01:00:06 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: 4 pax in the drafting team - Dr. Akonbo, Stedondji Herve, Levy Syanseke and Hadia
01:00:10 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Dr. Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo
01:00:16 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "4 pax in the draftin..." with
01:00:36 William Stucke: Be clear, specific and concise, please.
01:00:44 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "Be clear, specific a..." with
01:02:04 hadia Elminiawi: +1 draft report
01:03:07 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Timeline (UTC)
Open for Submissions
21 December 2023
Closed for Submissions
08 February 2024 | 23:59
Report Due
22 February 2024 | 23:59
01:03:19 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-final-report-of-the-2023-africa-domain-name-industry-study-21-12-2023
01:03:34 hadia Elminiawi: @William Stucke thank you, it is indeed an important process
01:03:51 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Next Steps
After the Public Comment proceeding is closed, the authors of the study and ICANN organization will review the comments received, and to update the final report accordingly (if necessary). It is anticipated that the final report/study will be published by March 2024.
01:04:22 Setondji Herve Hounzandji: @William Stucke thank you.
01:06:36 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "4 pax in the draftin..."
Dr. Akinbo, for the ...
01:06:48 William Stucke: No problem at all! It's been our aim, for decades, to improve the Internet in Africa.
01:07:31 William Stucke: https://observatory.dnsstudy.africa/
01:08:31 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "4 pax in the draftin..."
Excellent informatio...
01:09:11 Isaac Maposa: Reacted to "https://observator..." with
01:09:28 William Stucke: The RW example
01:10:54 William Stucke: M3 = 22nd February
01:11:08 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Replying to "4 pax in the draftin..." 01:11:19 Internet Society Zambia Chapter: Replying to "https://observatory...."
This is good, I need...
01:11:42 Lavish Mawuena Mensah: Reacted to {3006483D-9C06-459A-9A47-97A16F4A9665}.png with "
01:12:15 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to https://observatory.... with "
01:12:38 Yaovi Atohoun - ICANN Org: Please don’t forget to submit the comments through the public comment page on ICANN website. Thank you
01:12:50 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Thanks @William Stucke @Mark Elkins
01:12:57 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Than you Yaovi
01:12:59 Internet Society Zambia Chapter: Reacted to Please don’t forget ... with "
01:13:07 Lavish Mawuena Mensah: Reacted to Please don’t forget ... with "
01:13:08 hadia Elminiawi: @Mark Elkins I remember
01:13:10 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to Than you Yaovi with "
01:13:18 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Reacted to Please don’t forget ... with "
01:13:21 hadia Elminiawi: Reacted to "Please don’t forget ..." with
01:14:58 William Stucke: Your clock is fast
01:15:06 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: Yes we have the names
01:15:08 Samwel Kariuki: Thank you
01:15:17 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: We will send you the doodle doc
01:15:24 silvia.vivanco ICANN org: today
01:15:30 Setondji Herve Hounzandji: thanks
01:15:32 hadia Elminiawi: Thank you
01:15:33 hadia Elminiawi: bye
01:15:33 Dr. Adebunmi AKINBO | ICANN78 | DNS Africa: Bye
01:15:35 Mark Elkins: Thank you everybody!
01:15:35 Lavish Mawuena Mensah: Thank you