Quarter 1 Report

Strategic Goal 1: Administer and Manage .ZA Domain Namespace Out of 2 targets, ZADNA achieved 1 target and did not achieve the target of releasing the law.za draft charter for consultation. The failure to release the charter was due to the current law.za administrator raising rights-based concerns regarding the extent to which ZADNA wants to consult

Strategic Goal 2: Comply with International Best Practice in Strategic Goal 2: Comply with International Best Practice in .ZA Administration The target of ensuring uninterrupted operation of the .ZA zone file was achieved. However, the target of holding a DNSSec awareness event was deferred pending ZADNA’s approval of the DNSSec Policy and Practice Statement in July 2016.

Strategic Goal 3: License and Regulate Registries & Registrars The target of preparing an internal report from the Minister’s ICT Policy Review process was achieved.

Strategic Goal 4: Publish domain names and registration guidelines The targets of compiling and publishing wide-ranging domain name registration guidelines were achieved.

Strategic Goal 5: Enhance Public Awareness The targets of spreading the ZA awareness campaign through holding at least 2 events in different provinces was well achieved, as ZADNA participated in at least 5 events in different provinces during the quarter. ZADNA also achieved its target of publishing 5 school websites as part of its social responsibility-focused awareness campaign.

Strategic Goal 6: Conduct research, surveys and investigations. Targets for preparing scopes for an annual survey and for ZACR’s compliance audit were achieved.

Strategic Goal 7: Publish ZA domain names and registration information ZADNA managed to achieve its target of compiling domain name registration on a quarterly basis. The information is based on the co.za, net.za, org.za and web.za that account for +99% of the total number of .ZA domain name registrations.

Strategic Goal 8: Make a Domain Name Policy Recommendation to the Minister ZADNA achieved its targets of influencing the Internet policy processes, and participated in several policy events, including ICANN Helsinki, Asia-Pacific Internet Resources Conference and the Africa Internet Summit.

Strategic Goal 9: Evaluate ECT ACT effectiveness in relation to Za Management No targets were set in this area for Quarter 1.

Strategic Goal 10: Oversee ZA ADR process ZADNA achieved its targets of publishing ADR decisions within 48 hours and of collection ADR subsidy fee regularly.

Strategic Goal 11:Ensure ZADNA Business Sustainability and Effectiveness ZADNA achieved its targets for monthly collection of domain name revenue, keeping expenditure within budget, and enhancing internal controls by reviewing current policies and introducing new internal policies and controls.

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