AFTLD PROGRESS REPORT AfTLD TZ th April /25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Background  Membership  Communications & outreach  Partnerships  Finances & administration  AfTLD TZ 2009  Moving forward…  Vision and Programs of New Admin Manager 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 ICANN Marrakech 2006 minute  Transitional Excom  Revival  First AfTLD annual event in Cairo 2007  Unanimous extension of tenure  Second AfTLD annual event in Joburg 2008  Unanimous extension of tenure with few drop outs 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Presumed membership issue  Introduction of membership recruitment  Free membership  Voluntary contributions  Pursuit of value-add services to ccTLDs  Current members  bi, ci, ke, ly, mg, mr, mw, mz, ng, sd, za, tz, sc, eg .km,.gh getting ready to come on board 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Mailing lists  Aftld-discuss  Excom  WG s  Website maintenance challenges  Resolved with appointment of admin manager  Attendance at Global Internet functions  ICANN meetings  AfriNIC meetings  Hyderabad 2008 IGF meeting  ATU 2009 ccTLD IGF in Mauritius 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Enhancement of AfriNIC MOU  Regional TLD organisations  Support from sponsors/donors  NTRA, ISOC, ICANN, Neustar, DOC,TCRA etc  Topic-specific collaboration  ICANN Regions  IDNs fast-track  CENTR’s IGF participation 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 AfriNIC financial management  Control, payments, reporting  Donor funding  ISOC, Neustar  Annual events funded by sponsors  Secretariat function 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Hosted by tzNIC  Sponsors  ISOC, ICANN, AfriNIC, NSRC, TCRA,MCST -Tanzania  Fellowships for ccTLDs  Travel arrangements  Remaining financial resources 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 New Excom/Board  Appointment of full-time officer in place  Well defined & measurable strategic plan  Paid membership  Strategic partnerships 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Appointed on January 1st 2009  Perform role of Administrative Manager for initial period of two year  To promote and extend the business of AfTLD  Facilitate and support the discussion and consensus building process  Liaison with members and other groups in the wider internet community  Represent AfTLD at selected Global Internet community functions 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Establish a fully functional Secretariat  Administrative Manager  Administrative Assistant  Finalize legal Status of AfTLD in Mauritius  Met stake holders in Mauritius – Former Directors, Lawyers etc  Stage is set for finalization of Legal Status  Grow Formal Membership numbers  Expect to reach at least 80% coverage by end of 2010  Setup financial procedures and processes for AfTLD as a fully functional Regional Organization (RO) 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Develop 3 –year Strategic Plan  Ensure efficient ccTLD management in region for both technical & administrative activities  Ensure efficient AfTLD-Led DRP running within the region with capacity in Africa regions to deal with disputes  Empower and support registries in the region to run more sustainably so can contribute more meaningfully to AfTLD activities  Strategic Plan to run from 2010 to 2013  Operate annual business plans/work plans based on 3 – year strategic plan 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

Communication & Outreach Program  Re-development of AfTLD Website to include:  Intranet for formal members  Content Management for easy Website Update  Improved Usability features  More interactive using social networking tools  Publish AfTLD monthly newsletter more rigorously  Hard Copy + Published Online  Rebrand AfTLD corporate material  Information sheets, folders etc  Increase Outreach programs to make AfTLD more visible 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

 Maintaining and updating the ccTLD web site  Maintaining and publishing mailing lists  Publicizing, promoting, and encouraging developmental activities  Providing overall organization services for ccTLD meetings  Performing bookkeeping and accounting services  Content (Document) Preparation  General Support - Help Desk 8/25/2014Africa Top Level Domain Organization

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