Governance Model
The governance structure for DotConnectAfrica is made up of a consortium of public-private partnership to include sponsor organizations and co-sponsor members, businesses, non-profit – NGOs and other relevant African organizations and individuals in the region. Driven via a mulch-stakeholder input and augmented by regional and international expertise, the organization is to include the direct and close involvement of many Governments, Businesses, NGO’s and individuals to ensure a wealth of knowledge and expertise is represented.
The governance model is to be adapted from Africa’s development policy model augmented with other geo-TLD models. Public Policy consideration will include direct input from African policy makers, including the African Union, Economic Commission for Africa and African Development Bank on policy matters.
Founders, Board of Directors, Advisory Committees
The Principals and Board of Directors of DCA include individuals that straddle both the public and private sectors and very active in Internet policy advocacy and implementation, contributed to implementing large scale project inclusive of internet and fiber-based wide area network initiatives in Africa, both for national and continental organizations in Africa as well as internationally. They are also very active members of Internet Society and the global internet debates.
The Board advisory and core staff of DCA are made up of individuals with international experience and located in geographically diverse areas, so as to assist in their relevant country experiences.
Affiliations and Supporters:
Projects being commissioned under DCA and its affiliate organizations are supported by major regional and continental organizations of Africa as well as individual governments.
DCA have and /or is in the process of entering into partnerships that convey formal recognition and status, with the following organisations.
- African Union (AU)
- African Governments
- African Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
- Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
- Inter-American Telecommunication Commission of the Organization of American States (CITEL)
- International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- Organisation for Economic and Cooperation Development (OECD)
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
- ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) inter-ministry science and technology
- APNIC – Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
- Private Sector technology and Business Actors in US, Asia and Africa
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