As agreed on the AFRALO Monthly call of 14 November 2012, this AFRALO At-Large Structures' Activities Workspace has been created as a means to collect information on the activities of AFRALO At-Large Structures. AFRALO At-Large Structures are requested to post information directly to this Workspace or send an email to the AFRALO Secretariat, Aziz Hilali.
December 2011
Activities of FMAI
The Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations organized on 6 December 2011 in Tunis (Tunisia) the « Top Level Domains Day », with the participation of the Tunisian Telecommunication National Authority “INT” (Regulator), the Tunisian Internet Agency “ATI” (ccTLD operator) and ICANN.
This event was organized to overcome the lack of ICANN outreach in the developing countries for the new gTLD program and its Applicant Support Program.
Sebastien Bachollet who represented ICANN addressed in details the new gTLD Program, and Tijani BEN JEMAA explained the opportunities that the Applicant Support Program offers to Applicants from developing economies and poor communities.
Wafa Dahmani from ATI spoke about the status of the ccTLD “.tn” and the its IDN version, and the ATI efforts to promote its use, while the representative of INT Sihem Trabelsi presented the new charter of the Tunisian ccTLD and its advantages for users.
Tijani BEN JEMAA
June 2012
Activities of FMAI
On 19 June 2012, the Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations “FMAI” organized in Tunis (Tunisia) the « IPV6 Day ». The Tunisian Telecommunication National Authority “INT” (Regulator) and the Tunisian Internet Agency “ATI” (ccTLD operator) actively participated in event.
The IPV6 day, that was opened by the Tunisian Minister of Information and Communication Technologies was an opportunity for the guest speaker Olivier Crépin Leblond, Chair of ALAC, to explain how important to migrate from IPV4 to IPV6 on time. Tijani BEN JEMAA, who introduced the subject, detailed the reasons of the necessity for such migration, and how the Internet landscape will change with the IPV6 implementation.
The representative of ATI gave the situation in Tunisia and how ready ATI is for a smooth migration. She explained the need for outreach so that the main users (especially the big companies and the ISPs) decide to start to implement the IPV6 together with the existing IPV4 for a coexistence period before the full switching to the new protocol.
Tijani BEN JEMAA
NOVEMBER 2012
Activities of ISOC-BENIN (By Yaovi Atohoun)
Past: Our ALS took part in a two days event organized by CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes) on Nov 12 -13, 2012 in Cotonou (Benin). CNIL is a structure which has the mission to protect citizen's data privacy.
upcoming: From Dec 11 to Dec 15, our ALS will be organizing a five days technical training on Linux System administration. This event is funded by ISOC International.
AZIZ
December 2012
Acrivity of ISOC-BENIN (posted by Yaovi Atohoun
A technical workshop on Linux system administration was held in Cotonou (Benin) in December as announced the previous month. 27 participants from different companies and universities attended the workshop from December 11 to December 15, 2012 at Campus Numerique Francophone of Cotonou. Each participant had access to a computer for better practical sessions. The workshop is funded by ISOC. Pierre Dandjinou former president of the chapter and also VP for for Stakeholder Engagement in Africa officially launched the workshop. ISOC provided also the workshop instructor.
June 2012
Activities of FMAI
In the framework of the ICANN African Strategy, the Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations “FMAI” organized on 25 June 2013 in Tunis (Tunisia) the « DNS Industry Day ». with the strong support of the Tunisian Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, the Tunisian Telecommunication National Authority “INT” (Regulator) and the Tunisian Internet Agency “ATI” (ccTLD operator), and the active participation of ICANN.
The event, that was opened by the representative of the Tunisian Minister of Information and Communication Technologies gathered several speakers from Tunisia who addressed the benefits for the Tunisian businessmen to invest in the domain names’ field. Baher Esmat, the ICANN Vice President for Middle East explained the ICANN regional strategies, and the place that the Domain Names Industry occupies in those strategies. The FMAI vice president, Thierry Piette Coudol from France addressed the legal aspects of DNS industry at the global level.
Representatives of the Tunisian private sector, public enterprises, and government participated in the debate around the interest and the profitability of the investment in the DNS industry in Tunisia.
A case study was presented by Mr Hamza Aboulfeth, CEO of Genious Communications, a Moroccan registrar.
Tijani BEN JEMAA
