KeNIC
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Founded | 2003 |
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Location |
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Website | www |
KENIC (Kenya Network Information Centre) was established through the facilitation of the (CCK).[1] KENIC is the entity charged with the management and the administration of the dot ke Country Code Top-Level Domain (.ke ccTLD) name.
Dot KE ccTLD historical background[]
In 1993, dot KE was delegated by Jon Postel, the Internet pioneer, to:
- Administrative Point of Contact (Dr. Shem Ochuodho), and
- Technical Point of Contact (Randy Bush)
Both Dr. Ochuodho and Randy Bush (USA) acted in voluntary basis. In 2002/2003, dot KE was re-delegated by the Internet Corporation for the Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to:
- KENIC: As the Administrative Point of Contact
- KENIC: As the Technical Point of Contact
The Re-delegation Rationale[]
Over time, the Domain name management and administration on voluntary basis became impractical. Hence, the need to re-delegate the dot KE management to a multi-stakeholder organization whose members are drawn from the public, private sector and civil society (Public-Private Partnership) and a not-for-profit entity (KENIC).
KENIC Board membership[]
KENIC board members are drawn from the Government, the private sector, the academia, the civil society and the founding dot ke Administrative contact (Dr. Shem Ochuodho).
References[]
- ^ "Domain name service (KENIC)". CCK. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- Internet in Africa