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ARC is one of the companies vying for the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] approval to operate the [[.africa]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]).<ref>[http://www.africanregistry.net/index.php africanregistry.net]</ref> | ARC is one of the companies vying for the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] approval to operate the [[.africa]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]).<ref>[http://www.africanregistry.net/index.php africanregistry.net]</ref> | ||
==ARC Core Principles for .africa== | |||
ARC aims to provide the following solutions for the .africa project:<ref> | |||
[http://www.africanregistry.net/content.php?contentID=7 Core Principles]</ref> | |||
* Provide a secure stakeholder involvement, governance, and oversight | |||
* Define and manage project costs, deliverables and service levels | |||
* Identify, manage and control challenges related to the operation of .africa | |||
* Institutionalize knowledge and expertise | |||
* Identify and implement registry standards and policies required to ensure a stable and successful operation of the gTLD | |||
* Implement an efficient and scalable registry system for future technological enhancement | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 27 July 2011
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| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founder(s): | Domain Name Services (Pty) Ltd. & Convergence Partners Investments (Pty) Ltd, Founding Members |
| Country: | Africa |
| Website: | Africanregistry.net |
| Facebook: | ARC |
| Key People | |
| Neil Dundas & Theo Kramer Founding Members | |
African Registry Consortiun (ARC) is an African based Registry Operator. It was jointly founded in 2010 by Theo Kramer, Mark Elkins, Calvin Browne and Neil Dundas of Domain Name Services (Pty) Ltd, a company responsible in developing the policies for co.za and its technical systems maintenance; and Convergence Partners (Pty) Ltd, an investment company.[1]
ARC is one of the companies vying for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approval to operate the .africa generic top level domain name (gTLD).[2]
ARC Core Principles for .africa
ARC aims to provide the following solutions for the .africa project:[3]
- Provide a secure stakeholder involvement, governance, and oversight
- Define and manage project costs, deliverables and service levels
- Identify, manage and control challenges related to the operation of .africa
- Institutionalize knowledge and expertise
- Identify and implement registry standards and policies required to ensure a stable and successful operation of the gTLD
- Implement an efficient and scalable registry system for future technological enhancement