Positioning your ccTLD for growth (dot tz case study) Eng. Abibu Ntahigiye tzNIC 17 th April dot tz for your identity

Agenda 1. Intro - Key facts about ccTLDs 2. Functions of a ccTLD 3. Indicators for the growth 4. Key issues at establishment stage 5. Key issues during operation stage 6. Conclusion 2dot tz for your identity

Intro – Key facts on ccTLDs They are national resources They are enablers of all ICT applications They are unique Internet identifiers They are critical Internet infrastructures … Therefore, They should be managed by respective countries/territories. 3dot tz for your identity

ccTLD functions Administration and management of the ccTLD. Regulate the registry and registration activities (registrars) Participate in the international fora (e.g. ICANN, IGF, etc) 4dot tz for your identity

ccTLD functions Issue guidelines on:  The general administration and management of the ccTLD.  The requirements and procedures for domain name registration and dispute resolutions. 5dot tz for your identity

Indicators for growth Good foundation (Establishment issues) Sustainability  Number of domain registrations  Fees (should be inversely proportional to number of domains -  Not for profit org.) Technical capability of the staff. Facilitation of ICT4D 6dot tz for your identity

Key issues at establishment stage Stakeholders involvement (PPP)  TZ – National committee (Research & Recommendations) Report: Political will of the Government (Financial support & Local content provision)  TZ – Through TCRA (Funds provision) 7dot tz for your identity

Key issues during operation stage Continual involvement of all stakeholders  TZ – Membership still open Review of the National policies and facilitate its achievement (e- governance, e-learning, e-business, etc) Review the fees and make sure they are affordable 8dot tz for your identity

Conclusion  ccTLD success or growth relies heavily on active participation & involvement of all stakeholders (Gov, Private sector and civil society).  Governments should play the key role (Political will & financial support) especially during establishment stage. 9dot tz for your identity

Conclusion  ccTLDs need to focus on the National policies for continual government and other stakeholders support during operations stage  ccTLDs should focus on ICT4D 10dot tz for your identity

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