.africa launch March 2017, ICANN Copenhagen .AFRICA by Numbers 24 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

.africa launch March 2017, ICANN Copenhagen

.AFRICA by Numbers 24 March 2014 Agreement signed 22 December 2016 Judge H Halm declines PI 3 February 2017 Judge H Halm declines for the second time PI 11 February 2017 .Africa created 14:12 15 February .Africa delegated 14:58:59

.Africa Proposed Launch Plan 5 June 4 July 2017 2017 General 4 April 2017 Sunrise LandRush Availability- Period –Trademarks – Premium First Come 60 days Names First Served 30 days

Company Structure ZACR (ZA Central Registry) NPC ZA PRS RA (ZA Proxy Registrar Services) (Registry Africa) NPC Limited .AfRAR (.African Registrar ) Limited

Which Names Can Be Added To RNL? Reserve Name List Categories: • Geographic Names • Religious, Cultural and Linguistic identifiers • Economic and Public Interest Names • Offensive Names • Motivation for reservation must be submitted with application to reserve

Reserved Names List Status • 30 Country Representatives on data base • 1944 Names Submitted • 1487 Moderated • 457 Pending Moderation • nic.africa

.Africa Foundation THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN ccTLDS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN REGISTRARS AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

.Africa Celebration

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