ICANN, AfRegistrar, AfTLD partner for 10th Africa DNS forum - ITREALMS

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is partnering the AfRegistrar and the association of ccTLD registry operators in the Africa region under the aegis of AfTLD would be organising the 10th annual Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum) in October, reports ITREALMS.

The 10th edition of the forum scheduled for October 5 and 6 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme "Attaining Inclusivity and Diversity in the DNS Ecosystem in Africa."

Director, Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership, for Africa at ICANN, Mr. Yaovi Atohoun, said that the forum being hosted by KeNIC, the registry operator for the.ke country code top-level domain (ccTLD), which marks its 20th anniversary on 6 October 2022.


ITREALMS gathered that KeNIC has concluded plans to host the national Kenya DNS Forum on 4 October 2022, ahead of the Africa DNS Forum.

The hybrid events bring together individuals and organizations interested in the domain industry: ccTLD registries, registrars, resellers, registrants, network operators, Internet service providers, government representatives, financial institutions, civil society, academia, and others.

The Africa DNS Forum will feature dynamic discussions on the evolution of the domain name industry in Africa, strengthening collaboration among stakeholders, and evaluating the risks to the industry, among other topics.