[Chapter-delegates] SO TLD (Was: Application to form a Chapter in Somalia)

[Tommi Karttaavi]

Dear all,

It just came to my attention that the .so TLD has been redelegated to a 
domain investor company and that the transitional federal government of 
Somalia is apparently claiming that the persons who authorised the 
redelegation were not in a position to do so.

http://www.domainerincome.com/news/somalian-government-wants-so-tld-back/

http://www.somaliweyn.org/pages/news/Dec_10/6Dec32.html

In light of this it would interesting to hear if the Somalian Chapter is 
going to be chartered and what is their position on this.

Seems like a pretty confusing case. Anyone have any further information 
on it?

Regards,

Tommi

On 26.7.2010 19:23, Sabrina Wilmot wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The following application for a Chapter in Somalia has been received. It
> is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.
>
> Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially
> been recognised by ISOC.
>
> If there are people on this list that know the individuals proposing to
> establish the Chapter, feedback is especially welcome.
>
> The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is August
> 11, 2010.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Sabrina Wilmot
> ISOC
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Chapter Application*
>
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
> Internet Society Somalia Chapter
>
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
> Somali ICT and business community as well as researchers and University
> students. There are no other Internet Society Chapters in Somalia at
> this stage.
>
> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
> Despite the current political situation of Somalia, the ICT and business
> community in Somalia have been (albeit gradually) developing their
> internet use over the use. By establishing this Chapter we intend to
> make the use of the internet and application associated with such as
> e-business and e-learning an integral part of the business, ITC Somali
> community and in some cases, where possible the general public.
>
> The launching of the .so ccTLD and other projects will contribute to the
> wider use internet application in Somalia. This Chapter is expected to
> help us move forward with the introduction of internet community
> centres, universities sites for the students, and other initiatives that
> are more specific to sectors such as researchers and online educators.
>
> The initial scope of the chapter is limited and very focused on the
> areas mentioned above, however, we are very ambitious and hope to
> develop the chapter further and make an integral part of the business,
> education and some government agencies. In summary, In general, our
> focus is on education, capacity building, increasing awareness about the
> Internet and its role in developing network infrastructure for enabling
> communities to use the Internet. Initially we plan to start engaging the
> ICT, students and business community but ultimately we plan to cover the
> community in general. The specific action plans and our approach to this
> project will be furnished if required.
>
> D. Founding Members of the Chapter
> Mohamed Ibrahim, Project Manager, .so ccTLD,
> Jabril Abdulle, Director, Centre for Resarch and Dialogue (CRD)
>
> E. List of Supporters
> 1. Somali Telecommunication Association: Ahmed Aden, Abdulqadir Mohamud
> 2. Centre for Research and Dialogue : Jabril Abdulle, Hassan Sh Mohammed
> 3. Bakaal WorldWide Money Transfer: Hamid Aden, Abdifatah Mohamed
> 4. Benadir University: Abdurahman Said, Aden Ibrahim
> 5. Geelo: Zahro Mohammed, Mulki Elmi
>
> F. List of Requirements
> I have checked the current rules and regulation and found that at the
> moment there is no requirement to establish this Chapter. I have
> contacted the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication as well as the
> Ministry of planning, and they both indicated a positive reaction to
> this project, and have no objection to our application to Internet
> Society Somali Chapter.
>
> G. Additional Information
> The Chapter will be registered as a community or civil society
> organization. It will have links with educational institutions,
> government agencies and all other interested parties.
>
> H. Your Contact Information
> Mohamed Ibrahim, Project Manager .so ccTLD , Mogadishu.
> I have been a Research Fellow at Melbourne University and I will be
> working remotely from Somalia until end of July 2010. Currently I’m
> working with Somali Civil Societies such as CRD and Geelo in Somalia as
> well as providing technical advice to the Somali Ministry of
> Telecommunication. I have been providing technical assistant to
> educational projects in North Somalia for the last few years. I’m
> currently based in Mogadishu and my area of interest is developing the
> education, ICT and telecommunication sector of my country, Somalia.
>
> Jabril Abdule, Director, Centre for Research and Dialogue, Mogadishu,
> www.crdsomalia.org .
> Jabril is a well known Somali activist focused on peace initiatives and
> related academic research. Recently enabled video streaming of Somali
> conferences held in many parts of the world.
>
>
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