The Domain Name System Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC) is the 
first center
in Africa and the Middle East founded to foster the domain name 
industry ecosystem and act as a repository for the domain name system 
in the region.


DNS-EC was announced as a joint project between the Internet 
Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) & the National Telecommunication 
Regulatory
Authority of Egypt (NTRA) in June 2014. ICANN, through partnership 
with experts
in the field, provides training workshops, material and mentoring 
programs and
NTRA incubates DNS-EC for the first three years, including the 
hiring of a small team.

We aim to contribute to the evolution of the domain name sector 
in Africa and
the Middle East, building upon the experiences and lessons of the 
growing number
of registrars,  and new gTLD registries. DNS-EC will become the 
hub and incubator 
of the next generation of DNS entrepreneurs.

ICANN-55  Presentation  about DNS-EC By Hadia El-Miniawi "Director 
Of DNS-EC"


            

Vision

      To become a trusted body that works to grow the domain name industry in 
Africa and the Middle East
 
 
  
Mission

To foster the evolution of a robust and healthy domain name marketplace in Africa 
and the Middle East, through understanding and addressing the local needs of 
the region and providing an entrepreneurial platform, for business development, 
collaboration and knowledge exchange