DotConnectAfrica has contributed to the ambitious future
roadmap whose vision for Africa is that of “An Integrated, prosperous and
peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in
the global arena”.
DotConnectAfrica is a not-for-profit, non-partisan
organization that has its base of operation in Nairobi, Kenya and headquartered
in I/F River Court 6th Denis Street Port Louis, Mauritius, Africa,is a
millennial organization that has the African Vision embedded in its inception and
looks to create a continental domain and registry that will not only
revolutionize but also create a platform that will nurture all other facets of
African socio-economic development.
In this regard, DotConnectAfrica (DCA) has been spearheading
the proposed new Top Level Domain (TLD) .africa (DotAfrica) Initiative since
2006. DotAfrica is one of the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)
that will be delegated into the root zone of the Internet Domain Name Structure
(DNS) by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a
US-based institution that is at the apex of Global Internet Governance.
DotConnectAfrica has in its agenda initiatives that are
aimed at creating a connected Africa.DCA understands that the youth and women
are the greatest assets of any organization or community and as such the most
formidable way to catalyze growth is to partner to increase ICT’s expertise and
reach to these groups.
DCA intends to utilize surplus proceeds from the registry
operation accruing to the Trust Fund for Charitable projects. Funds
will be regularly allocated to different corporate social responsibility
programs. Specific projects will be identified, and supported. Such
programs will include The Miss.africa program is a gender-focused initiative
targeted mainly at female youth audiences in Africa to increase their personal
involvement in early technology use and adoption with a view to improving their
digital self-awareness and empowerment, and overall self-esteem and
Generation.africa is a youth focused program launched by DCA to empower a new
generation of Internet users in Africa using its Generation.africa theme.
DotConnectAfrica has in the past participated with several
global and Continental organizations to front the amazing ability of internet
technology to bridge the digital divide and as such believes that the synergy with
organizations such as the Africa Union, United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa UNECA), and International and regional organizations such as the
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and
(ICANN), The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), The Internet Society
(ISOC), Internationalized Domain Resolution Union (IDRU) will create best
practices that will spur Africa’s tech future.
