The document provides an agenda and overview of a newcomers session that discusses the internet ecosystem in Africa and the role of organizations like AFRINIC. It introduces AFRINIC's mission to manage internet number resources professionally and efficiently for the African community. It outlines AFRINIC's governance structure, membership types, activities and initiatives like IPv6 training, the government working group, and public mailing lists.

1. NEWCOMERS SESSION
17 June 2019
Madhvi Gokool

2. 1. INTERNET ECOSYSTEM-
2. AFRINIC INTRODUCTION
3. ISOC
INTRODUCTION
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AGENDA
AGENDA
4.TRA
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FELLO
W
SHIP
5.FIREPROGRAMMMME
6.POLICYDEVELOPMENT

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1. INTERNET ECOSYSTEM

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…The term used to describe the organisations and
communities that guide the operation and
development of the technologies and infrastructure
that comprise the global Internet…
These organisations share common values for the
open development of the Internet.
1. INTERNET ECOSYSTEM

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1. INTERNET ECOSYSTEM Cont’d

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Af* are organisations
collaboratively working for a
better Internet in Africa.
These organisations represent
the various sectors of the
Internet ecosystem and
include Internet Numbers,
Policy, Content, Domain
Names, Research,
Infrastructure, Capacity
Building, and Security.
• AfNOG
• AFRINIC
• AFGWG
• AfTLD
• AfREN
• AfPIF
• AfIGF
• ISOC Africa Chapters
• ICANN
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2. AFRINIC INTRODUCTION

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2. AFRINIC-INTRODUCTION

9. AFRINIC Mission
"To serve the African Community
by providing professional and
efficient management of Internet
number technology usage and
development, and promoting
Internet self-governance."
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IP resource Management hierarchy
PTI
(IANA)
ICANN
AFRINIC
RIPE NCC
ARIN
APNIC
LACNIC
LIR
End Site (PI)
NIR End Site (PA)
End Site (PA)
LIR
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HQ = Mauritius
Datacenter = S. Africa
1695
Members
49
Staff
2005
Incorporated
Profit
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Corporate Governance Structure Resources Governance Structure
member
board
CEO
staff
member member member The Community
Policy Working Group
Co-chairs
Staff liaison
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Governance
Commitee

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TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
Registered Member
AssociateMember
ResourceMember
IPv4
IPv6
ASN
Vote
LIR
End
Site
Board members
Participate at AGM
Observer at AGM
Gov’t
NGO
Person
How do I become
a member?
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Manage IPv4 & IPv6 RPKI/DNSSEC
Manage ASN Global Policy
development
Reverse DNS Services Training Operators
(IPv6/INRM)
Provide a Public WHOIS Internet Routing Registry
ACTIVITIES + INITIATIVES
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1,576 members
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IPv4
121M
IPv6
9,277 /32
ASN
1,591
Internet Number Resources Distribution
(April 2018)

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On 3 April 2017, AFRINIC entered IPv4 Exhaustion Phase 1
11 million /32s of available IPv4 left in AFRINIC’s free pool 0.67 /8.
Last of the five RIRs to start allocating from the final /8 received from
the IANA in 2011.
Phase 1 Phase 2
§ Minimum IPv4
allocation for LIRs is a
/22
§ Minimum IPv4
assignment for End
Users is a /24.
§ Maximum IPv4
allocation/assignment
is a /13.
§ Minimum
assignment/allocation is /24
§ Maximum
assignment/allocation is /22
§ Planning window reduced
from 12 months to 8 months.
§ A /12 is reserved for unforeseen
circumstances.
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IPv6 DEPLOYMENT
•46% of Resource Members have an IPv6 prefix
Focus on getting IPv6 deployed throughout the region:
ü Free training on IPv6 Deployment:
www.learn.afrinic.net
ü Launched Certi::6 – IPv6 Certification Programme:
www.certi6.io
ü Use of IPv6 test bed.
ü Knowledge share and information exchange.
ü IPv6 Deployment support
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Bi-annual Public Policy meetings
AFRINIC Government Working Group (AfGWG)
Support to Academic Networks/Critical
Infrastructure providers
Fellowship & FIRE Programs
RIPE ATLAS Probes: Internet connectivity and
reachability measurements
Root Server Copy: Anycast root server project to
increase the number of instances of root servers in
the African region.
SOMES INITIATIVES
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AfGWG
The AFRINIC Government Working Group (AfGWG) was
set up in January 2010 by AFRINIC.
Objectives of the Working Group
•To strengthen the collaboration between AFRINIC and
African Governments and Regulators to promote
sustainable and secure Internet development in Africa
•To address collaboratively the general Internet
governance challenges faced within the region, particularly
those related to Internet number resources.
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Ways to participate this week!!!
Download the AFRINIC-30 app.
•Meet attendees at meals, coffee breaks & social events. Network
and Share Best practices.
•AFRINIC Board, ASO-AC members, other RIRs staffs–Board and
Staff all have coloured name tags – seek us out and ask questions
•Go to the floor microphones in the meeting room, be sure to state
name and organisation up front.
•Come & Meet the Member Services team at the MS Booth.
•Participate during policy discussions/elections
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PUBLIC MAILING LISTS
• Announcements (announce@afrinic.net)
• Policy Discussions (rpd@afrinic.net)
• IPv6 in Africa (afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net)
• AfrICANN (africann@afrinic.net)
• Member discussion (members-discuss@afrinic.net)
•Community (community-discuss@afrinic.net)
http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/email-a- mailing-lists!
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