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Brice Abba | brice@afrinic.net

AGENDA

Internet Ecosystem AFRINIC Ltd. AFRINIC’s Initiatives

Internet Ecosystem

• Describe the Internet

Ecosystem elements

• Understand the role of the

Internet Ecosystem elements

• Explain the WHY of AFRINIC

Definition Of The Internet Ecosystem

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… Is the term used to describe the organizations and communities that have organically evolved to guide the

• peration and development of the technologies and

infrastructure that comprise the global Internet.

• These organisations share common values for the open

development of the Internet

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The Internet Ecosystem Elements

Internet Ecosystem Players

End Users End Users

ISOC

Government

ICANN IANA RIRs IETF ISPs

Other SDOs

gTLDs ccTLDs root servers ITU W3C IAB IESG

Develops Internet Standards Coordinate routing: peering/connectivity Publish root zone Organise generic name space Neutral platform for ISPs & operations Organise Country code name space: implement local policy Coordination & registration services Provides process for policy development Internet policy education & information dissemination

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a t e s I P s & A S N Advises Operates Assigns protocol numbers F i n a n c i a l s u p p

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t Coordinate policies M a i n t a i n s g T L D D B Maintains ccTLD DB U p d a t e s r

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e fi l e Assigns IPs & ASN Register names for Register names for Provide services for

RIR System Evolution

1981 2005

Central Registry

1992 1993 1997 2002 Today

The RIR system before AFRINIC

Why AFRINIC?

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• Need for a registry to address IP number resources needs, in

an homogenous manner.

• Provide “proximity” service to Local Operators.
• Provide an environment to define Policies that are more

relevant to the local realities.

• Increase training and awareness in the region on Internet IP

technology

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Le systeme des RIR aujourd’hui

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A F P I F AFTLD AFGWG AFREN

AfricaCERT

AFNOG AFRINIC

Africa Internet Ecosystem: AF*

Af*

• AFRINIC for numbers
• AfricaCERT for security
• AfGWG for Community and policy
• AfREN for research and education
• AFPIF for infrastructure
• AfTLD for domain names
• AFNOG and the others for Capacity Building

these organisations work for the African community

Africa Internet Ecosystem: AF*

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AF* stakeholder's role

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AfTLD

.mu .ci

AFRINIC

END USER

AfREN AfricaCERT AfPIF AfNOG AfGWG

Capacity building & Secure Internet for Capacity building & Register names for

Organise Country code name space: implement local policy

Capacity building for Capacity building & numbers

Neutral platform for ISPs & operations forum for exchange of Internet-related technical information A platform to address general Internet governance challenges

Gov Reg.

A forum to address Interconnection, Peering, and Traffic Exchange An Africa initiative to fight cyber crime in Africa Forum that addresses collectively issues: collaboration, access to bandwidth etc..

Capacity building & access to bandwidth for Capacity building for Univ. Col.

A sustainable and secure Internet development in Africa

Questions ?

• Describe the Internet

Ecosystem elements

• Understand the role of the

Internet Ecosystem elements

• Explain the WHY of AFRINIC

AFRINIC Ltd.

• Outline AFRINIC’s role in

managing the Internet

• List the various services

AFRINIC provides

• Explain the role of the

AFRINIC Community

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HQ = Mauritius Datacenter = S. Africa

1700+

Members

45+

Fulltime staff

2005

Incorporated

Profit

Our Vision "Be the leading force in growing the internet for Africa's sustainable development" Our Mission "To serve the African Community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet number technology usage and development, and promoting Internet self-governance." Our Core Values

• Community-driven
• Operational excellence
• Passion
• Innovation & Creativity

AFRINIC Governance https://afrinic.net/board

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Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7 Seat 8 Seat 9 Northern Africa

Board of directors 9 seats

Western Africa Indian Ocean Central Africa Southern Africa Eastern Africa Non-Regional Africa Non-Regional Africa CEO AFRINIC Members elect Staff Governance Committee advices the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership, & the community, on matters of corporate governance Nomination Committee Election Committee (staff) Council of Elders advice

Current committees: 1. Audit 2. Finance 3. Remuneration 4. Technical

AFRINIC Current Directors

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Seat Num. Name Country Region From To

Seat 1 Habib Youssef Tunisia Northern Africa 20th July 2019

June 2022

Seat 2 Emmanuel A. Adedokun Nigeria Western Africa 20th June 2019

June 2022

Seat 3 Subramanian Moonesamy Mauritius Indian Ocean 1st July 2017

30th June 2020

Seat 4 Christian D. Bope (Chairman) DRC Congo Central Africa 1st July 2017

30th June 2020

Seat 5 Vika William Mpisane South Africa Southern Africa 20th June 2019

June 2021

Seat 6 vacant Seat 7 Seun Ojedeji Nigeria Non-Regional Africa 20th June 2019

June 2022

Seat 8 Serge Illunga DRC Congo Non-Regional Africa 1st July 2017

30th June 2020

Seat 9 Eddy Mabano Kayihura - Appointed CEO of AFRINIC

AFRINIC Members

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Resource Members Registered Members Associate members Must be a legal entity Sign contract with AFRINIC Ltd Use numbered resources from AFRINIC Pay annual membership fee Elect board of directors Observer at AGMM

ü Individuals from member or not

member organization

ü Not a legal entity ü No contract with AFRINIC Ltd ü Work via mailing lists ü Deliberate resource policy

The AFRINIC Community

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AFRINIC Community Meetings

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Held at least 1 per year and include:

• Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM)
• Not a legal Public Policy Meetings

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The Nomination Committee

• Composition – A chairman and 3 members appointed by the Board.
• Qualifications for appointment – Not eligible if the person is a candidate for

election to the Board or is domiciled in a region whose seat is open for renewal during an election.

• Main responsibilities - Find candidates for the election of the directors of

AFRINIC; and have general responsibility for as well to supervise the conduct of the polls by the election Committee on election day.

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The Election Committee

• Composition – Such staff members of AFRINIC as may be

designated by the Chief Executive Officer.

• Qualifications for appointment – AFRINIC staff members only
• Main responsibilities - General responsibility for organising all

elections held by AFRINIC.

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The Governance Committee

• Composition – Consists of two (2) members appointed by the Board, three

(3) members elected by AFRINIC Membership, (1) Board member (non- voting) appointed by the Board as a liaison, the AFRINIC legal adviser (non-voting) and (1) or more members from the Secretariat (non-voting).

• Elected at the AGMM
• Main responsibilities - It advices the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership,

& the community, on matters of corporate governance

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The Council of Elders

• Composition – Appointed by the Board comprising a maximum of six (6)

former chairpersons of AFRINIC.

• Main responsibilities - It shall have an advisory role, and shall provide

assistance to the chair or the entire board.

AFRINIC Policy Development Working Group

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Election Committee (staff) prepares AFRINIC Community particiate and elect Co-Chairs Nomination Committee screens Policy Liaison (staff) Appeal Committee

AFRINIC Board Policy Development Process (PDP)

CEO

AFRINIC’s SERVICES

Facilitate IP Resource Policy Development Community development Training & Capacity Building Whois database maintenance IP Address Allocation ASN Assignment Reverse DNS for AFRINIC’s allocated IPs

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AFRINIC public mailing lists

• Announcements (announce@afrinic.net)
• Policy Discussions (rpd@afrinic.net)
• IPv6 in Africa (afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net)
• AfrICANN (africann@afrinic.net)
• Community discussion (community-discuss@afrinic.net)
• Member discussion (members-discuss@afrinic.net)

http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/email-a-mailing-lists

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AFRINIC’s Contacts

Postal Address

African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) 11th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower 72201, Cybercity Ebène Republic of Mauritius

Contact Numbers

Tel +230 403 51 00 Fax +230 466 67 58

General Enquiry

contact [at] afrinic dot net

Service Support

service-support [at] afrinic dot net

Questions

• Outline AFRINIC’s role in

managing the Internet

• List the various services

AFRINIC provides

• Explain the role of the

AFRINIC Community

AFRINIC Initiatives

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Research & Innovation
• Capacity Building

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Stakeholder Engagement: Community Development

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Stakeholder Engagement: Government Engagement

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Stakeholder Engagement: Cooperation Development

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Research & Innovation: xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx

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Research & Innovation: xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx

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Capacity Building: xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx

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Capacity Building: xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx

Questions

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Research and Innovation
• Capacity building