Legal Unit National Information Technology Development Agency gov ng

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OUTLINE This presentation will highlight the various policies and guidelines which has been designed for the management of domains on the.gov.ng second level domain. Before then we will consider the basis for these policies and guidelines, what is the definition of policies and guidelines, the various standards being prepared for government presence on the Internet. We will indicate current government presence and show a step by step procedure of getting a government domain Basis of the Policies and Guidelines Nigerian Government on the Internet Policies and Guidelines

Policy Foundations and Direction The Policy foundations and directions for the.ng domain can be found in various documents. The NITDA Act 2007 Provides the Policy Direction for Management of Nigerian Domain. NITDA MOU with ICANN which forms the foundation of NITDA Managing the ng domain for the good of all Nigerians ds/ng NITDA MOU with NIRA which transfers the day to day management of.ng to NIRA based on Stakeholders decision NITDA Agreements with Registrars Provides roles and responsibilities for the accredited in management of registered names. NITDA MOU with NIRA NIRA Agreements with Registrars

Supervise NITDA (Government) Section 6 of NITDA Act 2007 NIRA (Non-Government) Registered Under Nigerian Law NCR (Private Sector) Legal Entity Under Nigerian Law Agreement Report.gov.ng Guidelines Standards and Regulations Infrastructure

Policy Foundations and Directions The Policy Directions for the Nigerian Internet Domain can be found in the NITDA Act 2007: Section 6 (a) Section 6 (b) Section 6 (m) Second Schedule of the NITDA Act 2007 Accelerate Internet and Internet penetration in Nigeria and promote sound Internet Governance

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Policy Process Policy Development Process Develop a Draft Policy Expose Policy to Stakeholders Receive Comments from Stakeholders Incorporate Comments into Policy Draft Re-Present Draft Incorporating Comments Publish and enforce Policy

Naming Conventions The naming conventions are designed to ensure that any entity registering under the.gov domain are easily recognizable either by using a recognized acronym or the official abbreviation Letters a-z and digits 0-9 Spaces and specialized characters are not allowed $#&* Can contain hyphen but not at the end or the beginning Generic names are not allowed! Minimum of 3 Characters and Maximum of 63

APPLICATION PROCESS Consider if you are eligible then visit Visit Register the Domain Name request using Online Registration Service. Submit an Authorization Letter at the earliest but not later than 30 days after completing the online registration.Authorization Letter the Domain Manager will process the request accordingly. The Registrar will contact the client if any additional information about the registration is required, prior to activation.

Dispute Resolution No adjudication shall be made within the registration function as to whether the applicant has a legitimate right to a name, beyond compliance with the.gov.ng policies. The Registrant (applicant), in lodging the request for a name, informs the Domain Provider that they are asserting a claimed right to a name. In the case of conflicting name requests between an applicant and an existing gov.ng domain name registration, in the first instance the parties concerned (applicant and existing Registrant) should attempt to resolve the matter, and report to the NITDA if the resolution includes a change of registration details. Should a dispute not be able to be resolved between the parties, this should be reported to NITDA for further consultation and mediation. Disputes that extend outside of the gov.ng domain should refer to the NIRA Dispute Resolution Process.

STANDARDS Currently under development Content  Design  Actual content Security  DNS  Site Seal  Site Access  Encryption Accessibility  Language  Disability Hosting Standards

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