African Network Information Center: Difference between revisions
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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> | 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> | ||
Membership is open to anybody qualifies. Its policy development process is open to anybody without any specific requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14apr05.htm AfriNIC according to ICANN]]</ref> AFRINIC holds open Public Policy Meetings <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events]</ref> twice a year throughout its service region. One of these meetings usually takes place alongside the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) <ref>[https://internetsummitafrica.org/]</ref>, an event which AFRINIC co-hosts together with several other African Internet governance organizations (the Af*) <ref>[https://www.internetsummitafrica.org/about/af]</ref>. | Membership is open to anybody qualifies. Its policy development process is open to anybody without any specific requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14apr05.htm AfriNIC according to ICANN]]</ref> AFRINIC holds open Public Policy Meetings <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events AFRINIC Meetings]</ref> twice a year throughout its service region. One of these meetings usually takes place alongside the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) <ref>[https://internetsummitafrica.org/ Africa Internet Summit]</ref>, an event which AFRINIC co-hosts together with several other African Internet governance organizations (the Af*) <ref>[https://www.internetsummitafrica.org/about/af The Af*]</ref>. | ||
===ICANN, IANA and AFRINIC === | ===ICANN, IANA and AFRINIC === | ||