Fahd_DNS Entrepreneurship

1. DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC)
Fahd Batayneh | AIS 2015 | June 1, 2015

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Vision
The repository for DNS knowledge and expertise in Africa and the
Middle East

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Mission
Develop a robust and healthy domain name ecosystem in Africa and
the Middle East

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The Project
• DNS-EC opens in Cairo, Egypt and serves Africa and the Middle
East
• Partnership between ICANN and Egypt’s NTRA
• Agreement signed in June 2014 during ICANN London meeting
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ntra-mou-23jun14-en.pdf
• ICANN; through partnerships with regional and international
experts, provides training and mentoring programs
• NTRA incubates DNS-EC during the start-up phase and provides
training facilities

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Scope
Phase
1
Founda-on
Phase
2
Launch
Phase
3
Opera-on
July 2014 – June 2015 July 2015 – June 2017 July 2017 and Beyond
Phase
1
D e v e l o p
C a p a c i - e s
necessary
for
the
establishment
of
the
DNS-­‐EC
Programs
cover
various
Technical,
P o l i c y ,
a n d
Business
aspects
Phase
2
Start
up
DNS-­‐
EC;
develop
business
plan
and
seek
partnership
Start
offering
training
and
consulta-on
services
Phase
3
Lend
exper-se
and
knowledge
across
Africa
and
the
Middle
East
Possibility
of
assuming
a
DNS
opera-onal
role

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Training Tracks
Technical Track
• Registry operations
• Secure registry operations /
DNSSEC
• Virtualized training platforms
Business Track
• Registry / Registrar models
• Business models and marketing
strategies
• Registration policies
• Dispute resolution

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Trainees Skills
• Ability and desire to teach, including able to talk and present in front of
groups of people
• Willingness to use what is learned in this program to teach and mentor
other people
Technical Track
• UNIX and/or Linux System
Administration experience
• Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols
and layer 2 and layer 3
networking
• An understanding of network and
systems security basics
Business Track
• Business development
• Product development and
branding
• Digital marketing
• Consultancy in Internet business
innovation and strategy
• Financing and legal issues

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Potential Partners
DNS-­‐EC
Governments
NTRA,
ITI…
etc.
Others
Universi-es,
Academic
Networks,
Consultants,
Donors…
etc.
Internet
Technical
Community
ICANN,
ISOC,
RIRs,
RTLDOs,
ccTLDs,
NSRC…
etc.
Business
Registries,
Registrars/Resellers,
ISPs,
Internet
Businesses…
etc.

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Trainings Provided so Far
Training
Name
Dates
DNS
Business
Development
March
28
–
April
2
DNS
Business
Best
Prac-ces
April
6-­‐9
DNS
Opera-ons
and
DNSSEC
TtT
April
26-­‐29

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DNS-EC Content Partners

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Workshop Group Photo

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Future Trainings
Between the period July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016, we expect to
conducted 2 workshops on each of the following
• DNS Business Development
• DNS Business Best Practices
• DNS Operations and DNSSEC

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Website
http://dns-ec.eg/

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Fahd Batayneh
Coordinator, Global Stakeholder Engagement,
Middle East
E: fahd.batayneh@icann.org
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