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* 1990 - The National Institute of Technical Education (INSET) expressed the idea to connect the Internet. The only structure that | * 1990 - The National Institute of Technical Education (INSET) expressed the idea to connect the Internet. The only structure that | ||
could provide an Internet connection was ORSTOM (now IRD).The INSET acquired PC 286 to connect to the Orio system of the ORSTOM by UUCP. | could provide an Internet connection was ORSTOM (now IRD- Institut de recherche pour le développement), the French Institute of Scientific Research for Development in Cooperation. The INSET acquired PC 286 to connect to the Orio system of the ORSTOM by UUCP. | ||
* 1992 - INSET with the ORSTOM's assistance and supported requested and obtained the management of [[.ci]] ccTLD. Mr. Souleymane Oumtanaga serves as the technical and administrative contact. | * 1992 - INSET with the ORSTOM's assistance and supported requested and obtained the management of [[.ci]] ccTLD. Mr. Souleymane Oumtanaga serves as the technical and administrative contact. | ||
* 1995 - ADNTIC (Association for the Development of New Information Technology and Communication) was created to manage the .ci ccTLD. | * 1995 - ADNTIC (Association for the Development of New Information Technology and Communication) was created to manage the .ci ccTLD. | ||
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| Industry: | Communication & Information Technology |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Country: | Cote D'ivoire |
| Website: | www.nic.ci |
| Key People | |
| Souleymane Oumtanaga, General Manager | |
NIC.CI is the registry for the .ci country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Côte d'Ivoire. The company was established in June, 1995, and is a division of the Ivorian Association for the Promotion and Development of the Internet (AIPD); Souleymane Oumtaga serves as its general manager.[1]
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1990 - The National Institute of Technical Education (INSET) expressed the idea to connect the Internet. The only structure that
could provide an Internet connection was ORSTOM (now IRD- Institut de recherche pour le développement), the French Institute of Scientific Research for Development in Cooperation. The INSET acquired PC 286 to connect to the Orio system of the ORSTOM by UUCP.
- 1992 - INSET with the ORSTOM's assistance and supported requested and obtained the management of .ci ccTLD. Mr. Souleymane Oumtanaga serves as the technical and administrative contact.
- 1995 - ADNTIC (Association for the Development of New Information Technology and Communication) was created to manage the .ci ccTLD.
- 1996 - The first ISP in Africa went online
- 1998 - Repatriation of the base to Montpellier, Abidjan
- 2006 - CODEV-nic, free platform to run a registry was created
Services[edit | edit source]
The company provides registration of the .ci domain name under the platform Codev-NIC, Whois search availability and consultation.
Partnerships[edit | edit source]
NIC.CI is accredited by ICANN, AFRINIC, AFNIC,IANA, Réseaux IP Européens, African Top Level Domain, African Network Operators Group, Assist Web Cote D' Ivoire, Network Start-up Resource Center and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs France.[2]