aftld progress report aftld tz 2009 16th april 2009 8/25/2014africa top level domain organization

AFTLD PROGRESS REPORTAFTLD PROGRESS REPORTAfTLD TZ 2009

16th April 2009

04/11/23Africa Top Level Domain Organization

Background Membership Communications & outreach Partnerships Finances & administration AfTLD TZ 2009 Moving forward… Vision and Programs of New Admin Manager


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


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


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


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


AfriNIC financial management Control, payments, reporting

Donor funding ISOC, Neustar

Annual events funded by sponsors Secretariat function


Hosted by tzNIC Sponsors

ISOC, ICANN, AfriNIC, NSRC, TCRA,MCST -Tanzania

Fellowships for ccTLDs Travel arrangements Remaining financial resources


New Excom/Board Appointment of full-time officer in

place Well defined & measurable strategic

plan Paid membership Strategic partnerships


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


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)


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


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


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


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