DotConnectAfrica Trust
takes its case with ICANN to
Independent Review Process (IRP) Panel
The Arbitration Process between DCA Trust and ICANN ('DCA Trust vs. ICANN') shall be governed by the International Dispute Resolution Procedures of the ICDR and the Supplementary Procedures for ICANN IRP Process
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Jan. 22, 2014. New York, USA: On Jan. 10, 2014, DCA Trust submitted an Amended Notice of Independent Review Process ("IRP") to the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). DCA Trust sent its Notice of IRP in October 2013.
The IRP is a proceeding provided for in Article IV, Section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws, by which any person materially affected by a decision or action of the ICANN Board may request that the action be reviewed by an independent third party for consistency with the ICANN Bylaws and/or Articles of Incorporation.
The most recent version of the ICANN Bylaws was adopted by the ICANN Board in April 2013, and may be found, along with an archive of previous versions, on the ICANN web site: http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws.The International Centre for Dispute Resolution ("ICDR"), the international arm of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) provides institutional support for the ICANN IRP process, and the procedure of the IRP will be governed by the ICDR Rules and a set of Supplementary Procedures agreed upon between the ICDR and ICANN to govern IRPs.
DCA Trust's Amended Notice of IRP is the latest step towards resolution of the dispute between ICANN and DCA Trust over ICANN Board decisions and actions taken with regard to DCA Trust's application for the .africa new gTLD. ICANN is committed to publishing documents filed throughout IRP Proceedings on its website. Currently DCA Trust's original Notice of IRP from October 2013 is available by selecting "Accountability and Transparency" on the ICANN site and scrolling down to "Independent Review Process": http://www.icann.org/en/news/irp/dca-v-icann.
DCA Trust has not withdrawn its .africa new gTLD application, as it continues to pursue resolution with ICANN in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws.
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About DotConnectAfrica
DotConnectAfrica Trust is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization that is based in Port Louis, Mauritius (Reg.ID CT8710DCA90) with its registry operations located in Nairobi, Kenya. Its main charitable objects are: (a) for the advancement of education in information technology to the African society; and (b) in connection with (a) to provide the African society with a continental Internet domain name to have access to Internet services for the people of Africa as a purpose beneficial to the public in general.
DotConnectAfrica through its affiliate DCA Registry Services Ltd.intends to channel surplus resources gained from the .Africa registry operation to sponsor foundations that will cater to various charitable projects including the already launched miss.africa and generation.africa, as well as capacity building for African ccTLDs, with the general objective of improving the African Internet and business landscape.
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