[Excom] Invitation to the first webinar for the Coalition for a Digital Africa ccTLD Track , Wednesday 14 February 13 - 14.30 UTC

[Barrack Otieno]

Dear Sir ,

Many thanks for the telephone conversation that we had yesterday. AFTLD 
and ICANN are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to 
participate in the Country Code Top-Level Domain Registries (ccTLD) 
Track for the Coalition for Digital Africa (CDA).

Background

The Capacity Development for (ccTLDs) in Africa project is under the 
Coalition for Digital Africa and ITU-D Partner2Connect Digital Coalition 
(P2C), partners namely ICANN, AfTLD, the International Telecommunication 
Union (ITU), the Association Française de Nommage Internet en 
Coopération (Afnic), Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) and LusNIC, 
Association of the portuguese speaking ccTLD’s (mostly based in Africa).

Project Purpose

The purpose of the project is to enhance the capacity of  ccTLD 
registries to support growth of the digital economy in their countries.

The project will focus on capacity development in Domain Name System 
(DNS) businesses and ccTLDs, supporting security in DNS infrastructure 
in Africa, providing an engagement platform for national stakeholders 
such as governments, private sector, academia, and civil society.

Project Objectives
Identity needs of ccTLD operators in collaboration with relevant 
stakeholders such as governments, regulators, registrars, and 
registrants.
Assist governments, regulators, and selected ccTLD registries in the 
development of growth strategies that includes development of 
partnerships and networks of national registrars.
Assist ccTLD operators to develop capacity development objectives and 
plans aligned with the national strategy
Offer tailored capacity-development activities led by industry experts 
through online courses, hands-on workshops, webinars, peer exchanges, 
and learning-by-doing activities.

We would like to invite you to our first webinar on 14th February 2024 
13:00 to 14:30 UTC. Interpretation will be provided in English and 
French. We would like to request you to prepare a brief 5-minute 
presentation on the current state of your ccTLD which will be presented 
during a tour de table. Below please find the program




Coalition for Digital Africa (CDA)
ccTLD Capacity Building 2024 - Webinar 1 (Tour de Table)
14 Feb 2024; 13:00 - 14:30 UTC

ccTLDs: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, The Gambia, 
Madagascar, Niger, Togo, Zimbabwe

Agenda (EN)
Welcome and roll call - CDA (2 min)
Remarks by Dr. Serge SANOU, AFTLD (3 min)
Remarks by Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN (3 min)
Introduction to ccTLD Capacity Building track - Barrack Otieno (15 min)
Presentations by ccTLD representatives (50 min)
Q&A (15 min)
Wrap up and next steps (2 min)


Ordre du Jour (FR)
Appel - liste de présence - CDA (2 min)
Mot de bienvenue de Dr. Serge SANOU, AFTLD (3 min)
Mot de bienvenue de Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN (3 min)
Introduction au programme de renforcement de capacités des ccTLD - 
Barrack Otieno (15 min)
Présentations par des représentants de ccTLD (50 min)
Questions et réponses (15 min)
Conclusion et prochaines étapes (2 min)

Barrack Otieno

Secretariat Africa Top Level Domains Organization

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Barrack Otieno

General Manager

Africa Top Level Domains Organization

+254721325277

www.aftld.org

'The Regional Association of African ccTLDs