Introduction

This document aims to provide an overview of key policy issues that AfRALO has been working on in ICANN, as well as the key outreach and engagement activities.

AFRALO is the home of the individual Internet user community for the African region. It provides news, key resources and interactive information sharing tools for individuals and enduser groups in the African region who are interested in ICANN and in shaping the future of the Internet.

AFRALO aims to:

   •    Strengthen users’ participation in ICANN decision-making structures

   •    Help ensure that its members will actively encourage more direct participation by end users

   •    Build Internet policy making capacity in the region

   •    Reach out to Internet users on the issues in the scope of ICANN

   •    Represent users’ interests and defining public interest aspects of Internet governance with specific focus on the areas of privacy, transparency, and accountability

   •    Strengthen consumer protection in ICANN policies

   •    Identify social impacts of technical infrastructure design

   •    Take cultural diversity into account when formulating technical standards (e.g. IDN implementation)

AFRALO currently consist of 54 ALSes located in 30 countries and territories.

Hot Policy Topics Selected :

•  Promoting DNSSEC Implementation in Africa's TLD registries

• New gTLDs and Geographic names

• New gTLD Subsequent Procedure

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Privacy

• Registration Directory Service (RDS) and Whois

• ICANN's Accountability and Transparency

• Diversity and Participation at ICANN

• Internet Governance activities and issues

• Capacity Building, Awareness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )

Top Topic Issues