“Father of the internet in Africa” Nii Quaynor is expected to attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) public meeting in Durban, South Africa on Monday.
Quaynor will join chief executive officer (CEO) and president of ICANN Fadi Chehadé, board chair Stephen Crocker and vice president Pierre Dandjinou to talk about internet growth in the continent.
Quaynor, a recent inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, will answer questions on how the growth of increased online access is expanding business potential and information access as well as growth of the internet within the region.
Also expected to be discussed are the increased efforts to internationalise the organisation and ICANN’s role in the growth of the internet.
The four will also discuss the global expansion of the internet as well as a variety of other ICANN related subjects ranging from the new expansion of Domain Names to ICANN’s plans to increase its presence in Africa.
The African Union commissioner for infrastructure and energy, Elham Ibrahim is also expected to attend the talks.
