The dot Africa (.Africa) has been described as the best
option for Africa in the cyber space because of its central to Africa’s bright
future online, reports ITRealms.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the South African
Central Registry otherwise known as (ZACR), Mr. Lucky Masilela, made this
declaration with optimism on the future of .Africa domain names, stressing that
these written resolutions stated that Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) will be central to Africa's future well-being and .africa is surely
amongst the top African-led ICT initiatives of the last twenty years.
He also said that ZACR, a non-profit company tasked with
administering the new .africa domain name on behalf of the continent has the
capacity to deliver on its mandate.
ITRealms gathered
that 54 African countries are now united under a single, continent-wide domain
name, in line with Oliver Tambo and Abuja Declarations of the 1990s, which
makes it now possible to own an Internet address, or domain name, ending with
.africa.
Before now, Masilela said, there is over 8,000 of the
continent’s and world’s biggest brands, businesses and individuals have
registered for this exciting new Internet address.
According to him, diverse organisations ranging from banks
to media companies are registering .africa domain names.
“Leading continental and international brands are snapping
up .africa domain names because they recognise the importance of being
associated with Africa’s bright future online. With many positive stories
coming out of Africa, brands understand that .africa domain names are valuable
virtual real estate,” Masilela said.
Initiatives like .africa, he further said, would help
harness the power of new technologies to solve old problems, maintaining that .africa
is unique in that it gives Africans an important sense of pride to help
motivate them to achieve the very best for their continent and themselves.
ZACR, he said, appeals to all Africans to take ownership of .africa, “because it truly belongs
to us all.”
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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