ICANN CARTHAGETUNISIA

“The Kenya Network Information Center”KENIC

Presentation By: Richard Bell Chairman

Pre Kenic

• Admin Contact– ARCC, Dr Shem Ochudho

• Technical Contact– Randy Bush

Kenic Milestones - 2001

• September 2001- Formation Of National Steering Committee by the CCK

• October 2001 – Policy & Technical Committees established

• November 2001 – Launch of consultations with ICANN in Los Angeles (followed by Accra in March 2002)

Kenic Milestones - 2002

• April 2002 – Joint Signature of MOU between Kenic Member Organizations

• June 2002 – Technical Co-operation agreed with Brazilian ccTLD in Lome, Togo. Followed by further ICANN consultations in Bucharest

• August 2002 – Kenic Open Stakeholder Forum (during East Africa Internet Forum), Nairobi

• December 2002 – Kenic’s Registration as a Company Limited by Guarantee finalized by registrar of companies

Kenic Milestones -- 2003

• January 2003 – ICANN re-delegates .Ke to Kenic

• March 2003 – Kenic registry becomes operational with the help of Charles Musisi at.ug

• August 2003 – Migration to fully Online Registration using .br software completed

Kenic – Full Members

• CCK

• TESPOK

• KENET

• GITS

• KISS

• NTF Ecom

Kenic - Associate Membership

• Any individual, company, or organization that wishes to support the aims, operations and objectives of Kenic may become an Associate Member, simply by applying.

Kenic – Mandate

• “The Board of Directors of Kenic has been mandated by the Membership of Kenic and through them by the stakeholder community @large to use surplus revenues generated by Kenic to fund projects which will promote the growth and development of ICT in rural and low income areas of Kenya”.

Thank you!

Thank you!

• All the staff at CCK

Thank you!

• All the staff at CCK

• Michuki Mwangi

Thank you!

• All the staff at CCK

• Michuki Mwangi

• Brian Longwe

Thank you!

• All the staff at CCK

• Michuki Mwangi

• Brian Longwe

• .Br

Thank you for your attention..

I would like to reiterate that the presentation has been presented on behalf of Richard Bell the KENIC

Chairman, whom you all may know as the past Chairman of TESPOK and a

Key player in the lobbying of the KIXP

(Kenya Internet Exchange Point)