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The NSRC is currently working with [[Uganda On Line]], the [[East Africa Help Desk]], Makerere University and the [[African Virtual University]] to connect more of Africa's academics and NGOs with the Internet. <ref>[https://nsrc.org/about#early About the NSRC-Early History. Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.]</ref>
The NSRC is currently working with [[Uganda On Line]], the [[East Africa Help Desk]], Makerere University and the [[African Virtual University]] to connect more of Africa's academics and NGOs with the Internet. <ref>[https://nsrc.org/about#early About the NSRC-Early History. Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.]</ref>
===KENIC===
KENIC is an acronym for '''Kenya Network Information Centre'''. It is a domain [[Registry|registry]] in Kenya that was established with the goal of creating a nonprofit organization to manage and operate [[.ke]] and corresponding [[ccTLD]]s. It also aims at the development of Internet and other Internet related services in Kenya, with the assistance of various national and international organizations through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). In addition to these main objectives, KENIC aims to bring Kenya on equal standards with the global Internet technology with the assistance of the government.<ref>[http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=36 About KENIC]</ref>
The main contributors in the formation of this nonprofit organization were Dr. [[Shem Ochuodho]] and Mr. [[Randy Bush]]. KENIC began full functioning in 1993. In October 2001 KENIC expanded its consultations and services with the assistance of Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and local Internet stakeholders.<ref>[http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=38 KENIC Background]</ref>
===Internet Society===
===Internet Society===
ISOC was instrumental in creating [[INET]] Technical Workshops as a means to educate those who wanted to set up IP networks. This focused, one-week training covered the [[DNS]] and routing and Internet services implementation. Dr. [[Nii Quaynor]], Dr [[Tarek Kamel]] and [[Pierre Dandjinou]] were instrumental contributors to INET and its proliferation throughout Africa. <ref>[https://www.internetsociety.org/history-internet-africa-organizations-and-initiatives History of the Internet in Africa: Organizations and Initiatives. Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.]</ref>
ISOC was instrumental in creating [[INET]] Technical Workshops as a means to educate those who wanted to set up IP networks. This focused, one-week training covered the [[DNS]] and routing and Internet services implementation. Dr. [[Nii Quaynor]], Dr [[Tarek Kamel]] and [[Pierre Dandjinou]] were instrumental contributors to INET and its proliferation throughout Africa. <ref>[https://www.internetsociety.org/history-internet-africa-organizations-and-initiatives History of the Internet in Africa: Organizations and Initiatives. Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.]</ref>
===AFRINIC===
The '''African Network Information Center''' '''(AFRINIC)''' is the [[Regional Internet Registry]] of Africa and the Indian Ocean.
==Overview==
All the information concerning African registered resources and domain names can be found within the AFRINIC [[Whois]] database; all this information and the AFRINIC database is available to the public for transparency purposes, but it is under copyright.<ref>[http://www.afrinic.net/db/index.htm AfriNIC General Information]</ref>
== The Creation of AFRINIC==
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit membership based organization. Its main role is to serve as the Regional Internet Registry ([[RIR]]) for the African region. AFRINIC was recognized by [[ICANN]] as a functioning regional registry and information center in 2004. Before the creation of AFRINIC, all [[IP Address]]es were managed by [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]], and [[RIPE NCC]].<ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us About AFRINIC]</ref>
AFRINIC's mission is: "To serve the African Community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet number technology usage and development, and promoting Internet self-governance." <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/origins AFRINIC's Mission]</ref>
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