[kictanet] of ICANN and acronyms and my thots

Thu Apr 5 12:23:36 EAT 2007

Dear Rebbecca,

First things first, kudos to you for this info which has explained all I
needed to know about ICANN and has been beneficial is my understanding of
the acronyms. I do agree with you that ICANN should examine TLD applicants
on the basis of their technical and financial strength. Internet user who
propose to use the internet protocols and infrastructures for otherwise
lawful purposes should be let to do so. What am I saying-'ICANN role in TLD
should be seen as articulating the broad values of internet community'. I do
hope that creation of Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs) will give us a
platform to air our decisions and shape internet use.

Again through KICTAnet,I have appreciated  ICT usage and capability is
enormous in Kenya. We should embrace ICT usage in all sectors and
disseminate to the rural area for a greater impact and power up. ICT should
be seen as a development tool acceptable by all.

But my worry is the snail pace in policy implementation in Kenya. To say the
least, we are good policy makers but poor implementers. We do have big
thinkers,players,policy makers but  no strategists. Or if we do, we should
separate policy from strategy. Policies should be owned be demand driven
(owned by users) as opposed by supply driven (ICT experts).Implementation
should be driven by the leadership and not the experts.

Rwanda's case in ICT implementation is a thing to learn from.I understand
that the have a comprehensive strategy which includes vision, Mission
Objective Activities etc that is well integrated into their NICI policy.
Their e-Health projects as reported recently are no match to us. What is
lacking in us.....A C T I ON !!

I do hope as a country we shall implement this offer to full.

World Bank Approves US$164.5 Million for Connectivity to Make Kenya, Burundi
and Madagascar More Competitive Up to 25 countries  in East and Southern
Africa could benefit from the broader US$424 million Regional Communications
Infrastructure Program (RCIP)

Regards,

Mike Ngaruiya

Centurion Systems Ltd

Business Development

Email:mikengaru at yahoo.com

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From: kictanet-bounces+kevit=centurionsystemsltd.com at kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kevit=centurionsystemsltd.com at kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Wanjiku
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:16 AM
To: kevit at centurionsystemsltd.com
Subject: [kictanet] of ICANN and acronyms

this is for all those who dont speak the foreign language of ICANN and the
acronyms

read on...

Domains Explained, Part 1: Registrants, Registries, Registrars and Resellers

by Joey deVilla <http://blog.tucows.com/blog/JoeydeVilla>  on Fri 30 Mar
2007 03:49 PM EDT  |  Permanent
<http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html>  Link

In Monday's article --
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/registrant-reseller-re
gistrar-registry.gif> Questions to Ask Before You Pick Your Domain Name
Registrar -- Elliot <http://blog.tucows.com/blog/ElliotNoss>  covered a lot
of ground in his list of things you should know about when picking a domain
name registrar. In this series of articles, I'll expand on what he wrote and
explain some of the finer points of domain names that you might not be aware
of.

Registrants, Registries, Registrars and Resellers

The last question in Elliot's list was Are you a registrar or a reseller? If
these terms, along with registry and registrant are unfamiliar to you, read
on -- I'm going to explain what each one means.

Let me begin with the diagram below. It provides a brief description of each
of these terms...

*	Registrant
<http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html#registrant> 
*	Registry
<http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html#registry> 
*	Registrar
<http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html#registrar> 
*	Reseller
<http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html#reseller> 

...and also illustrates the relationships among them. I'll explain each of
these terms in greater detail after the diagram:

 Diagram showing registrant, reseller, registrar and registry and their
relationships to each other.
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/registrant-reseller-re
gistrar-registry.gif> 

Registrant

 'Registrant' icon.
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/registrant.gif> The
registrant is the easiest one to explain. The registrant for a domain name
is the person or organization who registered and owns the domain name. If
you've ever registered a domain name, you're its registrant.

Registry

 'Registry' icon.
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/registry.gif> Before I
can talk about registries, I need to talk about top-level domains first. A
top-level domain -- often shortened to TLD -- is the last part of any domain
name. You're probably familiar with the generic TLDs .com, .org and .net and
country code TLDs such as .ca, .de, .eu and .jp.

Each top-level domain is managed by an organization called a registry, which
is responsible for:

*	Managing the domain names within its assigned top-level domain.
*	Maintaining the WHOIS database for that domain, which stores
information on each domain name in the top-level domain, such as the
domain's registrant, registrar and expiry date.
*	Maintaining the root servers for that top-level domain, which act as
an "address book" for all nameservers responsible for the top-level domain.
I'll cover root servers and other parts of the domain name system in a later
article.

Registrar

 'Registrar' icon.
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/registrar.gif> In
order to keep the domain name system working and stable, only organizations
accredited by  <http://www.icann.org/> ICANN (the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers, one of whose jobs is to manage the assignment of
domain names and IP addresses) can register domain names. If you're curious
about what sort of process an organization has to go through to become an
accredited registrar, ICANN has a page that
<http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-process.htm>  describes it in
detail.

There are a few hundred ICANN-accredited registrars worldwide; Tucows is
just of them. One way for you to register a domain name is to select one of
these registrars, who will electronically make the appropriate arrangements
with the registry and activate your domain name.

There's another way for you to register a domain name: through a reseller.

Reseller

 'Reseller' icon.
<http://blog.tucows.com/images/2007/03/registrant-etc/reseller.gif> In the
previous section, I mentioned that Tucows is a registrar. However, we're a
little unusual. We don't directly register domain names on behalf of
registrants. Instead, we sell our capability to register domain names to
other companies, who then resell this capability to registrants. Hence the
name reseller.

You're probably wondering why you'd want to go through a reseller rather
than a registrar. Two very important reasons are:

1.	Most of the time, you don't buy just a domain name by itself. You
also buy services that the domain name points to, such as a website, a blog,
email mailboxes and so on. A good reseller will often offer package deals or
bundles comprising what they feel are the best services, just as a good
retail store will carry a selection of what they feel are the best brands.
2.	Customer service. By reselling our domain name registration service,
a reseller can spend less time worrying about the technical and regulatory
issues that registrars face and spend more time on what's really important:
their customers.

One thing to keep in mind when registering domain names through a reseller:
they're bound by the policies of the registrar whose services they resell.
Make sure you know which registrar your reseller uses and what their domain
name policies are.

Rebecca Wanjiku,
journalist,
p.o box 33515, 
Nairobi.00600
Kenya.

Tel. 254 720 318 925

blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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