{"id":88946,"date":"2017-03-09T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T14:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/launch-of-dotafrica\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T14:23:02","slug":"launch-of-dotafrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/launch-of-dotafrica\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of dotAfrica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launch of dotAfrica<\/a>: <\/p>\n

What: Launch of dotAfrica <\/div>\n
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Highlights for media will include<\/div>\n
• Information on the importance of dotAfrica as an identity and a vehicle for  socio cultural activities of Africa in the  digital era that will allow the continent to contribute to the global digital economy<\/div>\n
• dotAfrica as an alternative source of funding for ICT related projects and initiatives <\/div>\n
• Press conference to be held by the AUC Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Dr E. Ibrahim Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy                                   <\/div>\n
When: 10th March, 2017 from 10am till 11:30am<\/div>\n
Where: The African Union Commission – Addis Ababa Ethiopia<\/div>\n
Who: The African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of Infrastructure and Energy <\/div>\n
Why: The dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) will bring the continent together as an internet community under one umbrella, allowing e-commerce, technology and infrastructure to flourish. A truly African initiative established by Africans for Africa and the World.<\/div>\n
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BACKGROUND<\/div>\n
DotAfrica (.Africa) is the proposed new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) for the African continent. It is an opportunity to forge a unique online identity which will associate products, services and\/or information with the continent and people of Africa. <\/div>\n
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organisation responsible for the coordination of the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, launched a new top level domain application process in 2012.<\/div>\n
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With the endorsement and support of the African Union Commission (AUC) and individual African governments and regional governmental agencies and organizations, the ZA Central Registry (ZACR), a non-profit company based in Johannesburg, South Africa submitted an application on behalf of AUC for the dotAfrica gTLD.<\/div>\n
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On 15 February 2017 at exactly 14:58:59 the .Africa domain name extension (www.nic.africa) was delegated by ICANN and added to the root servers<\/div>\n
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Journalists are invited to cover the Event.<\/div>\n

Distributed by APO on behalf of African Union Commission (AUC).<\/i><\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> APO – Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small>
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