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ICANN Publishes Draft Final Report of the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study

21 December 2023

Today, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened a new Public Comment proceeding.

ICANN is seeking feedback on the draft final report of the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry study, conducted by PowerSoft Africa and funded by ICANN. The study examines the African Domain Name System landscape; and its outcomes are intended to help inform the Coalition for Digital Africa of future growth opportunities and development in the region.

For more information and to participate in this proceeding, please visit this webpage.

Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 21 December 2023

Submissions Closing Date: Thursday, 8 February 2024

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