[kictanet] Smart Infrastructure: TransformAfrica2013

[Adam Nelson]

To that point, AfriNIC is the last group with IPv4 addresses to give out in
the world, yet getting them from local ISPs is extremely difficult.

However, I don't think this is an issue of providers being intentionally
obstructionist but rather that they don't understand their responsibilities
to redistribute IPs assigned to them by the regional network information
centers.

Another problem is bureaucratic.  Getting sufficient paperwork to form a
Kenyan corporation in order to get IPs directly from AfriNIC is very
difficult.

Setting up a US Corporation costs about $300 (or less if you do it in a
more simplistic way) and takes about 3 days and can be done entirely
online.  Apparently setting up a Rwandan corporation is even easier.
Setting up a Kenyan corporation takes about 2-6 weeks and costs about $800
and if you're founding a subsidiary/branch, requires you to follow
regulations that don't even make sense...

-Adam

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On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Bob Omondi <omondibob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
>
> Allow me to refer you back to the just concluded Summit in Kigali  -
> Transform Africa2013, I am sure most of you followed keenly, physically and
> remotely.
>
> One of the very many topics for panel discussions was coined as: "*Developing
> Smart infrastructure: Developing Ubiquitous, Secure and Sustainable ICT
> Infrastructure"* I must say the discussions were led by eminent panelists!
>
> But it is interesting to note that the critical resources of the Internet
> (Domains, IP - Addresses, AS numbers) continue to elude many people as part
> of the entire ICT infrastructure. Not many people gave this a thought, yet
> Africa is lagging behind in the uptake of some of these resources. It is
> widely assumed that Infrastructure is limited to Broadband Infrastructure!
> We need to step up this awareness as and industry.
>
> my 2 cents
>
> Bob Ochieng.
> ICANN.
>
>
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