{"id":41370,"date":"2023-04-29T14:51:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghanas-cyberspace-players-deliberate-on-vibrant-and-thriving-internet-ecosystem"},"modified":"2023-04-29T15:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:43:28","slug":"ghanas-cyberspace-players-deliberate-on-vibrant-and-thriving-internet-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-cyberspace-players-deliberate-on-vibrant-and-thriving-internet-ecosystem","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s cyberspace players deliberate on vibrant and thriving internet ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR) Wednesday engaged stakeholders in the digital sphere in a bid to operationalize the country\u2019s domain name space.<\/b><\/p>\n

The move is part of strategies by the GDNR towards improving Ghana\u2019s global digital inclusion and ensuring the stability, security, and reliability of the internet ecosystem in the country.<\/p>\n

The programme was attended by both state and private sector players in Ghana\u2019s internet ecosystem including the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the Cybersecurity Agency, the Registrar General\u2019s and the Attorney General\u2019s Departments and Ghana Dot Com.<\/p>\n

The meeting was to deliberate also on the need for, and modalities towards developing a scheme of provisional registrars for Ghana\u2019s country-code top-level domain, such as \u2018.gh,\u2019 and \u2018. com.gh.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the sidelines of the programme, Nana Kofi Asafu-Aidoo, Executive Director, GDNR, noted that \u201cthese engagements are crucial parts of Government\u2019s programme to operationalize the country\u2019s domain name registry\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe activities of GDNR are geared towards developing a vibrant and thriving internet ecosystem for Ghana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The GDNR was established under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772) and mandated to manage Ghana\u2019s country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) space, including the licencing and regulation of registries and registrars.<\/p>\n

However, work to operationalize the registry as legislated took off in 2018.<\/p>\n

Mr Richard Boateng, IT Applications Manager at NIITA, said Ghanaian business entities would derive some advantages from having their domain names registered locally.<\/p>\n

He noted that the country had established a more rigorous requirement for registrants, including evidence of business name registration by the Registrar of Companies, among others.<\/p>\n

The IT Applications Manager said, \u201cGhana\u2019s domain name registration scheme is designed to build trust in every domain, and also in order to eliminate occurrences of disputes among entities over domain names.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said unlike domain names registered abroad, locally hosted domains would boost local content and eliminate the need to route local internet traffic abroad.<\/p>\n

He, therefore, encouraged Ghanaian businesses, other entities, and individuals to register their domains locally.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. The Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR) Wednesday engaged stakeholders in the digital sphere in a bid to operationalize the country\u2019s domain name space. The move is part of strategies by the GDNR towards improving Ghana\u2019s global digital inclusion and ensuring the stability, security, and reliability of the internet ecosystem in the country. 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