Speech of Hon. T. Pillay Chedumbrum, Minister of ICT on the
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Speech of Hon. T. Pillay Chedumbrum, Minister of ICT on the
Discours du Ministre Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum Ministre des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC) Worshop on Dot.Mu Date: Jeudi 12 Avril 2012 L’heure: 9h15 Venue: Conference Room, Ebene Cyber Tower 1 of 11 Mons. Trilock Dwarka, Chairman de l’ICTA Distingués Invités, Mesdames et Messieurs Je suis très heureux d’être présent parmi vous ce matin à l’occasion de l’ouverture officielle de cet atelier de travail sur la re-delegation du Dot Mu. J’aimerai souhaiter la bienvenue à tout le monde présent ici. 2 of 11 Le secteur des TICs à Maurice est sur la bonne voie et est appelé à se développer d’avantage dans les court et moyen termes pour se positionner comme le premier pilier de notre économie. En effet, le World Economic Forum qui vient de rendre public le Global Information Technology Report 2012 a classé l’ile Maurice à la 53eme place sur 142 pays. C’est un résultat très encourageant qui va nous motiver d’avantage pour accélérer le développement de ce secteur et améliorer notre rang sur le plan international. 3 of 11 Le train de marche des TIC à Maurice est maintenant sur la voie rapide. Favoriser l'ebusiness et e-gouvernance sont les priorités de ce gouvernement. Dans ce contexte, la gestion de nom de domaine d'un pays est très importante et peut être partie développement de intégrante l'e-business et du e- gouvernement. Il devrait, par conséquent, être considéré comme une partie de notre stratégie globale des TIC. The “MU” ISO 3166-1 code is designated for use to represent the Republic of Mauritius. On the Internet naming system it is referred to as 4 of 11 Dot mu Country Code Top Level Domain (.mu ccTLD). It implies therefore that all domain names ending with Dot mu explicitly and uniquely identify a domain owner residing in Mauritius or having a business or service branch in Mauritius. Ladies and Gentlemen, From early 1990s the Dot mu ccTLD, a national communication resource has been technically managed by a private entity. The Dot mu ccTLD is a national communication resource. In simpler terms, Dot mu identifies our country on the 5 of 11 Internet. Dot mu as all other natural resources must therefore be managed in the public interest of the individual sovereign country as the Dot mu domain names identify a person, a company, an institution or a business entity that it is based in Mauritius. In essence the person or entity is given the worldwide Mauritian identity in cyber space. The administration and management of the Dot mu registry is governed by the policies, rules and regulations that need to be developed based on local environment. 6 of 11 Distinguished Guests, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is tasked with managing the Domain Name System root zone as part of a set of functions governed by a contract with the U.S. Government. This includes managing the delegations of top-level domains. A subset of top-level domains is designated for the local Internet communities in countries to operate in a way that best suits their local needs. These are known as country code top-level domains, and are assigned by ICANN to responsible trustees (known as “Sponsoring Organizations”) who meet a number of public-interest criteria for 7 of 11 eligibility. These criteria largely relate to the level of support the trustee has from their local Internet community, their capacity to ensure stable operation of the domain, and their applicability under any relevant local laws. Through an ICANN department known as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), requests are received for delegating new country code top level domains, and re-delegating or revoking existing country-code top level domains. An investigation is performed on the circumstances pertinent to those requests, and, when appropriate, the requests are implemented. 8 of 11 Decisions on whether to implement requests are made by the ICANN Board of Directors, taking into account ICANN’s core mission of ensuring the stable and secure operation of the Internet’s unique identifier systems. Ladies and Gentlemen, To obtain full control of a Top Level Domain (TLD) one need to undergo the above detailed process (re-delegation). In simpler terms, Redelegation means changing the designated ccTLD Manager. The Government of Mauritius wishes to make a request for re-delegation of the 9 of 11 Dot mu ccTLD. To do so, it proposes to come up with a new Dot mu administration framework in line with international best practices which will ensure full transparency and greater accountability towards the Internet community of Mauritius, and the rest of the Internet community, while preserving the stability of the existing Dot mu TLD. With the proposed new arrangements, the Dot mu TLD will seek to provide Mauritians with a digital identity that is managed by an entity which is fully representative of the Mauritian Internet community. The overall objective is that the country code top level domain Dot mu 10 of 11 should be the obvious choice for all Internet users residing in Mauritius. Furthermore, it is important that the new framework for the administration of the Dot mu TLD safeguards the interests of the users. In this respect, the process of domain name assignment under Dot mu should be quick, of high quality and affordable. This process will, in turn, imply that the allocation of Internet domain names under Dot mu is undertaken via a new, robust, reliable and secure registration system which 11 of 11 will ensure a good and responsive customer service, in a competitive fashion. Ladies and Gentlemen, The main objective of this workshop is to discuss and finalize the operating model of this proposed Dot mu ccTLD administration with all local stakeholders. This new administration model of the Dot mu top level domain which will need to be fully representative of the local Internet community of Mauritius will then be proposed to ICANN for the re-delegation exercise. 12 of 11 J’aimerais conclure mon intervention en remerciant l’ICTA pour l’assistance accordé à mon ministère pour l’organisation de cet atelier de travail. Je souhaite aussi bonne chance à tous les participants pour que cet événement soit un succès. J’ai maintenant le plaisir de déclarer cet atelier de travail sur la re-delegation du Dot Mu ouvert. Merci de votre attention 13 of 11 14 of 11