<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Bob</div><div><br></div><div>Great. Thanks for the link.<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jan 26, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Bob Omondi <<a href="mailto:omondibob@gmail.com">omondibob@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Ali,<br><br></div>Indeed ICANN is already working to address some of the challenges you highlight. As part of its Underserved Regions initiative, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> has been exploring potential changes to the insurance requirements for registrar accreditation. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> seeks your input to determine how best to address potential changes to or elimination of these requirements: <b><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-01-15-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-01-15-en</a> <br></b><br></div>Regards<br>Bob.<b><br></b><div><div><br><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Bob</div><div><br></div><div>Great initiative. Thanks for sharing. </div><div><br></div><div>Going forward I'm hoping that ICANN will loosen the tough requirements in place to be an accredited ICANN Registrar. We do need an affirmative action plan for this continent to grow the DNS Space. </div><div><br></div><div>One area I feel stakeholders need to pay attention to is the Domain Aftermarket. It's virgin territory here and more work needs to be done. A concerted effort by the private sector and other stakeholders will be key to realize the DNS potential in Africa.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep up the good work! <br><br><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><br></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"></p><font><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Jan 26, 2015, at 6:56 AM, Bob Omondi via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear listers,<br><br></div><div>Just sharing in case you haven't seen this,<br></div><div><br></div>Please read a blog post by ICANN's Africa team about the DNS Exchange and Mentor-ship Programme here:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-africa-dns-business-exchange-and-mentorship-programme-kicks-off-with-the-new-year" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-africa-dns-business-exchange-and-mentorship-programme-kicks-off-with-the-new-year</a>
<br><br><br></div>Regards<br></div>Bob.</div>
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