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==Objectives==
==Objectives==
The main objective of AfTLD is to voice and stand up for the benefit and interests of [[ccTLD]] managers; encourage communication and cooperation between them; increase the awareness of the internet community in the African region and its neighbor islands regarding the process, activities and meetings of [[ICANN]], [[IANA]] and the worldwide ccTLD community; establish a website that will serve as main source of information for its members; and assist in the development and capacity building of the [[DNS]] technologies and facilitate the development of ccTLD policies, administration and technical infrastructure in Africa.<ref>[http://www.aftld.org/html/english/about_AFTLD.html About AfTLD]</ref>
The main objective of AfTLD is to voice and stand up for the benefit and interests of [[ccTLD]] managers; encourage communication and cooperation between them; increase the awareness of the internet community in the African region and its neighbor islands regarding the process, activities and meetings of [[ICANN]], [[IANA]] and the worldwide ccTLD community; establish a website that will serve as main source of information for its members; and assist in the development and capacity building of the [[DNS]] technologies and facilitate the development of ccTLD policies, administration and technical infrastructure in Africa.<ref>[http://www.aftld.org/html/english/about_AFTLD.html About AfTLD]</ref>
==Strategic Goals (2003-2017)==
*Strategic Goal 1: To establish firm statistical foundation on state and operational level of African ccTLDs for dissemination and use by Global Internet Community
*Strategic Goal 2: To establish a good policy regime amongst Africa ccTLDs to enhance operation of ccTLD registries.
*Strategic Goal 3: To assist Africa ccTLD managers develop technical management skill base on global best practice to effectively manage their registries
*Strategic Goal 4: To assist Africa ccTLD managers develop administrative skill required for efficient management  of registries.
*Strategic Goal 5: To build capacity of African ccTLDs for effective market communication and business management  to make them more visible in communities.
*Strategic Goal 6: To establish an AfTLD-Led Dispute Resolution Process (DPR) by partnering with a DRP service company to build capacity of Africa Countries to arbitrate in domain name disputes.
<ref>[http://www.aftld.org/about/?pg=233014 AfTLD Strategic Goals. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.]</ref>


==Members==
==Members==