Hi all, According to the new communications ACT, it appears that going forward KENIC will have to acquire a license (from CCK) to continue managing the ccTLD. KENIC is established as a PPP of which CCK is a party to. 1) Is there any precedence where the regulator (CCK) is party to or legally seats on the board of licensee ?. Wouldnt this constitute to a conflict of interest on its end? if not then all is well. a) If this is the case, what impact would this have on the organizations governance structure, the ppp model and where KENIC is hosted. b) Worth taking note, with the model being recognized as a global best practice for ccTLDs, what message are we sending out to the rest of the world?. 2) With the introductions of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and IDN ccTLDs by ICANN, does that mean i now have an opportunity to apply for a license to run the .ke equivalent in arabic script? and use the same license to acquire the mandate from ICANN. 3) Section 88 - does it mean that anyone can also now go and apply for a license to operate second levels under ccTLDs. For instance are we ready to run a split registry where .go.ke is run by e-gov and .ac.ke is run by KENET etc; and others that maybe proposed (since its subject to license issuance) in the future. For argument sake 'i have an application for .bank.ke for the financial sector and the catch would be that i would provide DNNSEC which KENIC doesnt offer at the moment.' Do i qualify for a sub-registry license? IMHO, i hope such and issues that i have noted on the Certificate Authority sections are equally reviewed for the greater good. Best regards, Michuki.
Hi Michuki - My initial reaction is that CCK itself needs to be an independent PPP and so cannot represent any other of the recognized stakeholders (Govt/Civil Soc/PSector) on the KENIC PPP Board. The Government ideally would need to appoint another rep on the KENIC Board. With regard to office hosting my understanding was that CCK was doing KENIC a favour by helping with the start-up process and that arrangement was meant to be temporary? With regard to license fees it may be argued to be discriminatory if KENIC is excepted while other registrars/registries are required to pay? However the whole issue requires careful discussion. Waudo On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:23:14 +0300, "Michuki Mwangi" <michuki@swiftkenya.com> said:
Hi all,
According to the new communications ACT, it appears that going forward KENIC will have to acquire a license (from CCK) to continue managing the ccTLD.
KENIC is established as a PPP of which CCK is a party to.
1) Is there any precedence where the regulator (CCK) is party to or legally seats on the board of licensee ?. Wouldnt this constitute to a conflict of interest on its end? if not then all is well.
a) If this is the case, what impact would this have on the organizations governance structure, the ppp model and where KENIC is hosted.
b) Worth taking note, with the model being recognized as a global best practice for ccTLDs, what message are we sending out to the rest of the world?.
2) With the introductions of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and IDN ccTLDs by ICANN, does that mean i now have an opportunity to apply for a license to run the .ke equivalent in arabic script? and use the same license to acquire the mandate from ICANN.
3) Section 88 - does it mean that anyone can also now go and apply for a license to operate second levels under ccTLDs. For instance are we ready to run a split registry where .go.ke is run by e-gov and .ac.ke is run by KENET etc; and others that maybe proposed (since its subject to license issuance) in the future. For argument sake 'i have an application for .bank.ke for the financial sector and the catch would be that i would provide DNNSEC which KENIC doesnt offer at the moment.' Do i qualify for a sub-registry license?
IMHO, i hope such and issues that i have noted on the Certificate Authority sections are equally reviewed for the greater good.
Best regards,
Michuki.
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Dear Michuki and all, Thank you for your comments. Please note that the KENIC Board appreciates all these issues. As such, in its Board meeting last week, the Board set a special meeting to study the Act and its implications on KENIC and to chart a way forward. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent@kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 "dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!" On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
Hi all,
According to the new communications ACT, it appears that going forward KENIC will have to acquire a license (from CCK) to continue managing the ccTLD.
KENIC is established as a PPP of which CCK is a party to.
1) Is there any precedence where the regulator (CCK) is party to or legally seats on the board of licensee ?. Wouldnt this constitute to a conflict of interest on its end? if not then all is well.
a) If this is the case, what impact would this have on the organizations governance structure, the ppp model and where KENIC is hosted.
b) Worth taking note, with the model being recognized as a global best practice for ccTLDs, what message are we sending out to the rest of the world?.
2) With the introductions of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and IDN ccTLDs by ICANN, does that mean i now have an opportunity to apply for a license to run the .ke equivalent in arabic script? and use the same license to acquire the mandate from ICANN.
3) Section 88 - does it mean that anyone can also now go and apply for a license to operate second levels under ccTLDs. For instance are we ready to run a split registry where .go.ke is run by e-gov and .ac.ke is run by KENET etc; and others that maybe proposed (since its subject to license issuance) in the future. For argument sake 'i have an application for .bank.ke for the financial sector and the catch would be that i would provide DNNSEC which KENIC doesnt offer at the moment.' Do i qualify for a sub-registry license?
IMHO, i hope such and issues that i have noted on the Certificate Authority sections are equally reviewed for the greater good.
Best regards,
Michuki.
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