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The '''Coalition for Digital Africa''' is an [[ICANN Initiatives|initiative]] launched by [[ICANN]] to bring together organizations united in their commitment to expanding the Internet in Africa and supporting the development of Africa’s digital economy. The Coalition promotes innovation and encourages entrepreneurial efforts aimed at strengthening the Internet infrastructure, building technical capacity across the continent, and enabling people to use the Internet using their [[Universal Acceptance|own keyboards and scripts]].<ref>[https://coalitionfordigitalafrica.africa/faq FAQ, CDA]</ref> The initiative was officially launched on December 1, 2022, at the 17th annual [[Internet Governance Forum]] in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2022-12-01-en ICANN Launches Initiative to Advance Africa's Digital Transformation, Resources, ICANN] </ref>

The '''Coalition for Digital Africa''' is an [[ICANN Initiatives|initiative]] launched by [[ICANN]] to bring together organizations united in their commitment to expanding the Internet in Africa and supporting the development of Africa’s digital economy. The Coalition promotes innovation and encourages entrepreneurial efforts aimed at strengthening the Internet infrastructure, building technical capacity across the continent, and enabling people to use the Internet using their [[Universal Acceptance|own keyboards and scripts]].<ref>[https://coalitionfordigitalafrica.africa/faq FAQ, CDA]</ref> The initiative was officially launched on December 1, 2022, at the 17th annual [[Internet Governance Forum]] in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2022-12-01-en ICANN Launches Initiative to Advance Africa's Digital Transformation, Resources, ICANN] </ref>

==Projects==

==Projects==

* Study of the African Domain Name System industry landscape

# Study of the African Domain Name System industry landscape

**Builds on methodology from the 2016 African DNS Market Study<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/africa-dns-market-study-final-06jun17-en.pdf AFDNSMS, pg. 10]</ref><ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/coalition-for-digital-africa-to-launch-study-of-continents-dns-landscape-11-01-2023-en Coalition Launches Study] Accessed Jan 11, 2023</ref>  

#*Builds on methodology from the 2016 African DNS Market Study<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/africa-dns-market-study-final-06jun17-en.pdf AFDNSMS, pg. 10]</ref><ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/coalition-for-digital-africa-to-launch-study-of-continents-dns-landscape-11-01-2023-en Coalition Launches Study] Accessed Jan 11, 2023</ref>

# Installing two [[IMRS]] clusters in Africa — one in Kenya; the other location to TBA.<ref>[https://www.coalitionfordigitalafrica.africa/initiatives/icann_managed_root_server_imrs_clusters IMRS Clusters, CfDA]</ref>

==References==

==References==