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Vencedoras do 19º Annual Stevie® Awards para Mulheres Empresariais

Cerimônia em Las Vegas Homenageou Empresas de Mulheres e Profissionais Mulheres

Vencedoras do 19º Stevie Awards para Mulheres Empresariais

Os nomes das empreendedoras, executivas e funcionárias vencedoras de todo o mundo foram revelados em uma cerimônia do Stevie Awards em Las Vegas, EUA, na sexta-feira, 11 de novembro.

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chamando a atenção para as mulheres executivas, empreendedoras e organizações administradas por mulheres, as vencedoras do Stevie® Awards for Women in Business de 2022 foram anunciadas na sexta-feira, 11 de novembro.

O Stevie Awards para Mulheres Empresariais é uma competição internacional produzida pelos criadores dos prestigiados International Business Awards® e American Business Awards®. O Stevie é amplamente considerado a principal premiação empresarial do mundo.

Com as mulheres nomeadas e seus convidados presentes, os prêmios foram anunciados durante um evento de gala no Caesars Palace, em Las Vegas, Nevada. A competição de 2022 atraiu indicações de 27 nações.

A apresentação foi transmitida ao vivo via Livestream.

Mais de 1.500 indicações de pessoas físicas e jurídicas de todo o mundo para os prêmios este ano foram enviadas para consideração em categorias como Empreendedora do Ano, Executiva do Ano, Empresa Mais Inovadora do Ano e Startup do Ano, entre outras. Mais de 200 profissionais que trabalham em sete comissões julgadoras especializadas escolheram as vencedoras do Stevie Award Ouro, Prata e Bronze.

Os troféus Grand Stevie Award foram entregues a cinco organizações que apresentaram o melhor corpo de inscrições para a competição, em seus próprios nomes ou em nome de um ou mais clientes. Os vencedores foram escolhidos de acordo com o número de Stevie Awards Ouro, Prata e Bronze ganhos na competição. Os vencedores do Grand Stevie Award são:

  • The Audacious Agency, Coombabah, QLD, Austrália (#1)
  • IBM, Armonk, NY, EUA (#2)
  • Megafone, Melbourne, Austrália (#3)
  • Melissa Sones Consulting, Nova York, NY EUA (#4)
  • Global Press Institute, Washington D.C., EUA (#5)

As vencedoras do Stevie Award Ouro, Prata e Bronze de 2022 refletem um grupo diversificado de grandes e pequenas organizações de todo o mundo. As vencedoras notáveis do Prêmio Stevie Ouro na competição deste ano são:

  • Sandrine Pons, Vice-Presidente Regional, Chefe de Vendas e Inovação de Soluções, SAP, Paris, França, em Mulheres que Ajudam Mulheres – Negócios
  • Ann Kaplan, Las Vegas, NV EUA, em Mulher do Ano – Contabilidade e Finanças
  • Susan McLaughlin, Gerente Sênior de Mídia Inovadora e Operações Criativas, Vanguard, Malvern, PA EUA, em Mulher do Ano – Publicidade, Marketing e Relações Públicas
  • Fatima Sultan Al-Kuwari, Diretora de Recursos Humanos do Grupo, Ooredoo, Qatar, em Executiva do Ano – Produtos de Negócios – Mais de 2.500 Funcionários
  • Shama Hyder, CEO e Fundadora, Zen Media, Plano, TX U.S.A., em Mulher Mais Inovadora do Ano – Rede Social
  • Stephanie Wernick Barker, Presidente, Mondo, Nova York, NY EUA, em Líder de Pensamento Feminino do Ano – Serviços Empresariais
  • Gehad Hamdy, Fundadora, Speak Up, Giza, Egito, em Transformadora Social do Ano – Gênero
  • Michelle John, Diretora Fundadora, PEGS, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Reino Unido, em Mulher do Ano – Governo ou Sem Fins Lucrativos
  • Kelley Higney, Fundadora e CEO da Bug Bite Thing, Port Lucie, FL EUA, em Melhor Empreendedora – Produtos de Consumo –11 a 2.500 Funcionários
  • Allison Grafton, Presidente e Fundadora, Rockwood Custom Homes, Calgary, Alberta, Canadá, em Melhor Empreendedora do Canadá

As organizações que ganharam mais de um Stevie Award Ouro são Anheuser-Busch InBev, Babylist, Brandless, But Bite Thing, Caroline Kennedy Group, Everise, Flock DC, Global Press Institute, Halkbank, Harman International, LickYourPhone Media, Luma Brighter Learning, Megaphone, Primrose Schools, Rockwood Custom Homes, Rubi Laboratories, Sidus Space e The Tambellini Group.

A HCLTech, empresa global de tecnologia que oferece recursos líderes do setor centrados em digital, engenharia e nuvem, impulsionada por um amplo portfólio de serviços e produtos de tecnologia, patrocinou prêmios em quatro categorias chamadas Prêmios de Mulheres em Tecnologia da HCLTech. Entre os vencedores notáveis do Stevie nessas categorias estão:

  • Monica Williams, Vice-Presidente Sênior – Produtos Digitais e Distribuição de Conteúdo, NBCUniversal, em Transformadora Digital de Novo Normal
  • Karen Oerter, Diretora de Tecnologia da Informação, Land O’Lakes, em Transformadora Digital de Novo Normal
  • Abby Knowles, Vice-Presidente de Soluções Globais de Tecnologia, Verizon, em Liderança Durante Incertezas
  • Susan Doniz, CIO e SVP de Tecnologia da Informação e Análise de Dados, The Boeing Company, em Liderança Durante Incertezas
  • Tia Ballard, Diretora de Nuvem e Automação, Sempra, em Liderança em Tecnologia da Próxima Geração
  • Constance Metcalfe, Vice-Presidente Associada – Transformação de Infraestrutura Empresarial, Canadian Tire Corporation, em Excelência na Transformação de Negócios

Para uma lista completa das vencedoras do Stevie Award e mais informação, visite http://www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

O Stevie Awards apresentou a quinta edição do seu Mulheres| Conferência do Futuro virtual em 8-10 de novembro, em conjunto com o Stevie Awards para Mulheres Empresariais. Mais de 250 mulheres compartilharam três dias de programação destacados por uma apresentação principal de Rashmi Verma, dirigente de D&I da Hugo Boss.

As inscrições para a edição de 2023 (20ª) dos prêmios serão abertas em maio. A cerimônia de premiação de 2023 será realizada no Marriott Marquis em Nova York, NY EUA, em novembro.

Sobre o Stevie Awards

Os Stevie Awards são concedidos em sete programas: Stevie Awards Ásia-Pacífico, Stevie Awards Alemão, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, Stevie Awards para Mulheres Empresariais, Stevie Awards para Grande Empregadores , e Stevie Awards para Vendas e Serviço ao Cliente. Os concursos Stevie Awards recebem mais de 12.000 nomeações todos os anos de empresas de mais de 70 países. Honrando empresas de todos os tipos e tamanhos, e as pessoas por trás delas, os Stevies reconhecem excelente desempenho no local de trabalho em todo o mundo. Saiba mais sobre os Stevie Awards em http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Contato:
Maggie Miller
Maggie@StevieAwards.com
+1 (703) 547-8389

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Annonce des gagnantes de la 19e édition annuelle des Prix Stevie® pour les femmes entrepreneurs

Des professionnelles et des entreprises appartenant à des femmes ont été récompensées lors d’une cérémonie de remise des prix à Las Vegas

Annonce des gagnantes dans le programme des 19e Prix Stevie pour les femmes entrepreneurs

Des femmes entrepreneurs, cadres et employées de premier plan dans le monde entier ont été nommées lauréates de Prix Stevie lors d’une cérémonie à Las Vegas, dans le Nevada, aux États-Unis, le vendredi 11 novembre.

FAIRFAX, Virginie, 15 nov. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mettant en vedette les femmes cadres, les entrepreneuses et les entreprises dirigées par des femmes, les gagnantes des Prix Stevie® 2022 pour les femmes entrepreneurs ont été annoncées le vendredi 11 novembre.

Les Prix Stevie pour les femmes entrepreneurs (Stevie Awards for Women in Business) sont un concours international produit par les créateurs des prestigieux International Business Awards® et American Business Awards®. Le prix Stevie est largement considéré comme le plus grand prix d’entreprise au monde.

En présence des femmes actives nominées et de leurs invités, les prix ont été annoncés lors d’un gala au Caesars Palace à Las Vegas, dans le Nevada. Le concours 2022 a attiré des nominations de 27 pays.

Les présentations ont été diffusées en direct via Livestream.

Plus de 1 500 nominations d’entreprises et de personnes du monde entier ont été soumises aux prix cette année dans des catégories telles que Entrepreneuse de l’année (Entrepreneur of the Year), Cadre de l’année (Executive of the Year), Société la plus innovante de l’année (Most Innovative Company of the Year) et Startup de l’année (Startup of the Year), entre autres. Plus de 200 professionnels des affaires travaillant dans sept comités de sélection spécialisés ont choisi les gagnantes des prix Stevie d’or, d’argent et de bronze.

Les trophées Grand Stevie Award ont été présentés aux cinq entreprises qui ont soumis le meilleur ensemble de candidatures au concours, en leurs propres noms ou aux noms d’un ou de plusieurs clientes. Les gagnantes ont été déterminées par le nombre de Prix Stevie d’or, d’argent et de bronze remportés lors du concours. Les gagnantes des prix Grand Stevie Award sont :

  • The Audacious Agency, Coombabah, Queensland, Australie (n° 1)
  • IBM, Armonk, État de New York, États-Unis (n° 2)
  • Megaphone, Melbourne, Australie (n° 3)
  • Melissa Sones Consulting, New York, État de New York, États-Unis (n° 4)
  • Global Press Institute, Washington D.C., États-Unis (n° 5)

Les gagnantes des Prix Stevie d’or, d’argent et de bronze 2022 reflètent un groupe diversifié de petites et grandes entreprises du monde entier. Les gagnantes notables des Prix Stevie d’or dans le cadre du concours de cette année comprennent :

  • Sandrine Pons, vice-présidente régionale, directrice des ventes de solutions et de l’innovation, SAP, Paris, France, dans la catégorie Femmes aidant des femmes – Entreprise (Women Helping Women – Business)
  • Ann Kaplan, Las Vegas, Nevada, États-Unis, dans la catégorie Femme de l’année – Comptabilité et Finance (Women of the Year – Accounting and Finance)
  • Susan McLaughlin, responsable senior des médias innovants et des opérations créatives, Vanguard, Malvern, Pensylvanie, États-Unis, dans la catégorie Femme de l’année – Publicité, Marketing et Relations publiques (Women of the Year – Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations)
  • Fatima Sultan Al-Kuwari, directrice des ressources humaines du groupe, Ooredoo, Qatar, dans la catégorie Femme cadre de l’année – Produits d’entreprise – Plus de 2 500 employés (Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – More Than 2,500 Employees)
  • Shama Hyder, PDG et fondatrice de Zen Media, Plano, Texas, États-Unis, dans la catégorie Femme la plus innovante de l’année – Réseaux sociaux (Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Social Media)
  • Stephanie Wernick Barker, présidente de Mondo, New York, État de New York, États-Unis, dans la catégorie Femme leader d’opinion de l’année – Services d’entreprise (Women Thought Leader of the Year – Business Services)
  • Gehad Hamdy, fondatrice de Speak Up, Gizeh, Égypte, dans la catégorie Créatrice de changement social de l’année – Genre (Social Change Maker of the Year – Gender)
  • Michelle John, directrice fondatrice de PEGS, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Royaume-Uni, dans la catégorie Femme de l’année – Organisation gouvernementale ou à but non lucratif (Woman of the Year – Government or Non-Profit)
  • Kelley Higney, fondatrice et PDG de Bug Bite Thing, Port Sainte-Lucie, Floride, États-Unis, dans la catégorie Meilleure femme entrepreneur – Produits de consommation – 11 à 2 500 employés (Best Female Entrepreneur – Consumer Products –11 to 2,500 Employees)
  • Allison Grafton, présidente et fondatrice de Rockwood Custom Homes, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, dans la catégorie Meilleure femme entrepreneur du Canada (Best Female Entrepreneur in Canada)

Parmi les entreprises qui ont remporté plus d’un prix Stevie d’or figurent Anheuser-Busch InBev, Babylist, Brandless, But Bite Thing, Caroline Kennedy Group, Everise, Flock DC, Global Press Institute, Halkbank, Harman International, LickYourPhone Media, Luma Brighter Learning, Megaphone, Primrose Schools, Rockwood Custom Homes, Rubi Laboratories, Sidus Space et The Tambellini Group.

HCLTech, la société technologique mondiale fournissant des capacités de pointe axées sur le numérique, l’ingénierie et le cloud, qui s’appuie sur un large portefeuille de services et de produits technologiques, a sponsorisé les prix dans quatre catégories intitulées HCLTech Women in Technology Awards. Parmi les principales gagnantes des prix Stevie dans ces catégories, on peut citer :

  • Monica Williams, vice-présidente principale – Produits numériques et Distribution de contenu, NBCUniversal, en tant que Nouvelle transformatrice du numérique normal (New Normal Digital Transformer)
  • Karen Oerter, directrice des technologies de l’information, Land O’Lakes, en tant que Nouvelle transformatrice du numérique normal (New Normal Digital Transformer)
  • Abby Knowles, vice-présidente des solutions technologiques mondiales chez Verizon, pour avoir su Diriger à travers l’incertitude (Leading Through Uncertainty)
  • Susan Doniz, directrice principale de l’information et vice-présidente senior des technologies de l’information et de l’analyse des données, The Boeing Company, pour avoir su Diriger à travers l’incertitude (Leading Through Uncertainty)
  • Tia Ballard, responsable du cloud et de l’automatisation, Sempra, pour son Leadership dans la technologie de nouvelle génération (Leadership in Next Gen Technology)
  • Constance Metcalfe, vice-présidente adjointe – Transformation des infrastructures d’entreprise, Canadian Tire Corporation, pour son Excellence dans la transformation des affaires (Excellence in Transforming Business)

Pour une liste complète des gagnantes des Prix Stevie et pour tout complément d’information, veuillez consulter la page http://www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

Les Prix Stevie ont organisé la cinquième édition de sa Conférence Women|Future virtuellement les 8 et 10 novembre en conjonction avec les Prix Stevie pour les femmes entrepreneurs. Plus de 250 femmes ont partagé trois jours de programmation soulignés par une présentation liminaire de Rashmi Verma, responsable D&I chez Hugo Boss.

Les candidatures pour l’édition 2023 (la 20e) des prix seront ouvertes en mai. La cérémonie de remise des prix 2023 se tiendra au Marriott Marquis à New York, État de New York, aux États-Unis, en novembre.

À propos des Prix Stevie

Les Prix Stevie sont décernés dans huit programmes : les Prix Stevie en Asie-Pacifique, les Prix Stevie en Allemagne, les American Business Awards®, les International Business Awards®, les Prix Stevie pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord, les Prix Stevie pour les femmes entrepreneurs, les Prix Stevie pour les grands employeurs et les Prix Stevie pour les ventes et le service à la clientèle. Les concours des Prix Stevie reçoivent chaque année plus de 12 000 nominations émanant d’entreprises de plus de 70 pays. En récompensant les entreprises de tous types et de toutes tailles, ainsi que leurs collaborateurs, les Prix Stevie reconnaissent les performances exceptionnelles sur le lieu de travail dans le monde entier. Pour en savoir plus sur les Prix Stevie, visitez le site http://www.StevieAwards.com.

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Maggie@StevieAwards.com
+1 (703) 547-8389

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Delay Of Short Rains Worsens Drought Situation

The Government with support from UN Agencies and 89 state and non-state actors have scaled up targeted response interventions to address current drought and reach the most vulnerable in the community.

 

According to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), the sectors being addressed are water, livestock, agriculture, health & nutrition, education, security and social protection.

 

In a press statement on the current drought situation, the authority said that the Government and County governments have spent Sh22 billion on interventions.

 

“Last week, the government, through the National Drought Management Authority, disbursed Ksh984, 636,000 to 91,170 households under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) regular cash transfer portfolio in the counties of Marsabit, Wajir, Turkana and Mandera,” the statement said.

 

The Authority CEO Lt. Col. (Rtd) Hared Hassan noted that each household received Sh10, 800, while a further Sh10 billion has been disbursed under the Inua Jamii cash transfers and Sh4 billion for relief food distribution and emergency relief cash transfers.

 

The drought situation has continued to worsen in the ASALs and some pockets of counties outside of the ASALs as a result of the four failed seasons and the late onset and poorly distributed 2022 short rains season.

 

With the deterioration of drought, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance currently stands at 4.35 million in the ASALs based on 2022 long rains food and nutritional security assessment report.

 

Another 846,000 people in pockets of nine non-ASAL counties are adversely affected and these pockets are in Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Elgeyo Marakwet, Machakos, Murang’a, Siaya, Homa Bay, Nakuru and Migori counties.

 

“These numbers are bound to change based on the performance of the short rains 2022 and its impacts on local livelihoods and although some areas have received rainfall, recovery will take months hence the need for scaled up and sustained response efforts,” the CEO said in the statement.

 

The reported scattered rains in pocket areas is likely to induce abnormal migrations to the grazing zones further accelerating livestock mortalities in the counties of Samburu, Mandera, Isiolo, Lamu, Marsabit and Garissa counties.

 

Conflict over diminishing resources continue to be reported in parts of Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo, Kitui, Tana River and Garissa.

 

Based on the seasonal forecast, that has seen delayed onset of OND 2022, the drought situation shall remain precarious in majority of the ASAL counties straining food security and elevating drought risk levels.

 

Currently the statement says that the number of counties in the Alarm phase of drought has increased from 10 to 14.

 

These counties are Laikipia, Marsabit, Garissa, Isiolo, Kilifi, Kwale, Samburu, Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, Turkana, Wajir, Kitui, Kajiado and Mandera.

 

Seven counties namely Embu, Narok, Taita Taveta, Makueni, Meru, Nyeri and Lamu are in the Alert drought phase.

 

Apart from Embu and Laikipia which showed marginal improvement, Baringo and West Pokot remained under the Normal drought phase. However, the drought situation remains critical in other parts of the ASALs.

 

Kenya is among the Horn of Africa countries affected by the current severe drought in the region that has left millions across the region, which includes Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition.

 

The worsening household food security situation has resulted in acute malnutrition rates across the ASAL counties with 942,000 children aged 6-59 months acutely malnourished and 134,000 cases of pregnant or lactating women acutely malnourished and in need of treatment.

 

The health and nutrition sector intensified active case finding and necessary referrals to contain the increasing malnutrition rates

 

The European Union, through NDMA, has disbursed Sh630 million to support interventions in non-food sectors of water, livestock, education, health, peace and coordination.

 

The bulk of the EU funds have been spent on provision of livestock feeds and in the last two months alone, NDMA has provided more than 60,000 bags of drought pellets.

 

In addition, USAID has disbursed Sh42 billion to support various implementing partners such as WFP which is implementing the Lisha Jamii programme worth Sh3.4 billion, while FAO is supporting 14 ASAL counties in provision of livestock feeds and veterinary services.

 

Source: Kenya News Agency

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Rapid Breed Improvement: A Simpler Means of Sustaining Enhanced Dairy Production

It is really impressive to see that human beings have full capability of either making nature sustainable and beneficial to life or abusing it and leaving their own fate in the dark. An instance of this could be how humans are dictating genetics.

The topic of Artificial Insemination, in light of breeding domestic animals, has been drawing repeated local media attention over the past few years. Evidently, this reflects the level of efforts being exerted on the part of the Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) towards registering higher livestock productivity on the basis of formulating strategies and raising awareness of farmers.

Today, we present you an interview which is conducted with Mr. Hienok Ghebrehiwet, Head of the Animal Breeding Unit in the MoA, targeting the merits of Artificial Insemination (AI) in dairy cattle and the ongoing efforts of the ministry to this end.

Question (Q): How can we briefly define AI in animals?

Answer (A): AI is a process of animal breeding that involves collecting healthy semen from males of premier genetic profile with the intent of impregnating female counterparts after having the semen tested and stored properly.

Q: Why is the MoA promoting AI in the country?

A: Importing healthy and good-profile bull semen from abroad in a bid to breed the indigenous and exotic species of cattle can ensure two major advantages for us:

Improving the genetic profile of our dairy cattle

Achieving increased dairy productivity in a short period of time.

Q: In a nutshell, what does the background of AI practice look like in our country?

A: It was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century during the Italian period. However, it was practiced at a very limited scope and its subsequent progress was not as it should be due to prolonged war and lack of facilities, coupled with limited awareness which gave rise to a very low number of beneficiary farmers. Following national independence, AI activities started reviving almost from scratch. Now, AI service, which was limited to Asmara and its environs mainly the Central region for a long time, has attained adequate outreach in the Southern and Anseba regions, while it is being applied in the other parts of other regions to a very limited extent.

Q: What exactly are the efforts being made by the MoA toward improving AI services?

A: Currently, we have managed to replace the old liquid nitrogen-manufacturing machines with a new and efficient one which is capable of producing 25 liters of liquid nitrogen per hour. Technically speaking, this means guaranteeing the greatest factor as liquid nitrogen is very essential in preserving semen at a very low and standard temperature.

Moreover, training courses were organized locally and abroad for new and veteran AI technicians, as well as exemplary farmers from all administrative regions of the country with a view to promoting their respective competencies.

Q: So, how is the ensuing outcome like?

A: The Ministry started providing AI services in 1992. Then, we provided AI services for only 406 dairy cattle. However, in 2021, the number reached more than 1600. This year, a total of 1200 dairy cattle in the Central, Southern and Anseba regions have been artificially inseminated in the course of the last 9 months.

Q: How can we describe the merits of AI in dairy cattle?

A: The merits of AI vis-à-vis natural mating can be outlined as follows:

Enables farmers to exploit genetic advantages of high-profile breeds from all over the world and thus bringing about rapid breed improvement

Helps avoid expenses that are necessary for keeping stock bulls (feed, shelter and labor, among others)

Can serve as a strategy of doing away with the spread of diseases such as brucellosis

Is a good means of avoiding inbreeding as farmers usually tend to use the same bull for long time for the purpose of natural mating

Promotes physical safety of cattle as the process evades risks of physical harm resulting from natural mating.

Q: What can we expect in the future as a result of current endeavors?

A: The short-term goals constitute:

Ensuring full AI service outreach in Gash-Barka and Northern Red Sea regions

Introducing ultrasound technology in a bid to identify exact AI timing

Ensuring high number of female calves by resorting to sexed semen, i.e. instead of using conventional semen.

Q: This is our last question and we’d like to give you a chance to convey any professional advises to farmers, if any. 

A: Yes, I’d like to call on farmers to avail themselves to become beneficiaries of AI services with full swing. I would also like to point out that it is essential, for effective AI outcome, that farmers detect their cattle when they are in heat and approach technicians right away.

 

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

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Assessment meeting of NUEW Swiss branch

The Swiss branch of the National Union of Eritrean Women conducted an activity assessment meeting on 5 November.

Speaking at the event, Ms. Tirhas Tewolde, chairwoman of the union branch, indicated that in the past two years the union branch despite the challenges it has been facing due to restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been able to implement major programs.

Ms. Tirhas said that one of the major programs the union branch implemented included the inauguration of the training center in the Teseney sub-zone that was constructed at a cost of 33 million Nakfa.

At the meeting in which 44 members from 19 branches took part extensive discussion was conducted on the reports presented.

The participants also expressed readiness to strengthen participation in the national development drives and cooperation with other national associations.

Mr. Amanuel Zekarias, representative of the Eritrean Embassy and Permanent Representative of Eritrea at United Nations Institutions indicating the active participation of Eritrean women in national affairs called for strengthening organizational capacity and encouraging young women to join the union branch.

The meeting also charted out development programs for 2023.

 

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

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l’investissement de l’ICANN en Afrique permet un accès à Internet plus sûr et plus rapide sur tout le continent

Mise en service de la cinquième grappe mondiale de serveurs racine gérés par l’ICANN à Nairobi (Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, 15 novembre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Les internautes africains bénéficieront bientôt d’un accès plus rapide aux services sur Internet et d’une meilleure protection contre les cyberattaques. La Société pour l’attribution des noms de domaine et des numéros sur Internet (ICANN), en coopération avec ses partenaires régionaux, a procédé au déploiement d’une nouvelle grappe de serveurs racine gérés par l’ICANN (IMRS) à Nairobi, au Kenya. L’ICANN est une organisation à but non lucratif qui coordonne le système des noms de domaine (DNS) et joue un rôle majeur dans la préservation d’un Internet mondial, interopérable et sécurisé.

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Les grappes IMRS contribuent à améliorer l’infrastructure DNS dans différents pays, territoires et régions du monde. Il s’agit d’un élément primordial pour favoriser l’accès à Internet et renforcer sa stabilité. La grappe IMRS réduira l’impact d’éventuelles cyberattaques dans toute l’Afrique. Les attaques par déni de service distribué, qui comptent parmi les types d’attaques les plus courantes, consistent à saturer les serveurs en les inondant de requêtes ou de trafic Internet. Les grappes IMRS permettent d’augmenter la largeur de bande et la capacité de traitement des données pour alléger une partie de ce trafic.

« Améliorer l’accès des internautes africains à l’Internet et sécuriser leur navigation fait partie de la mission de l’ICANN, qui consiste à rendre l’Internet plus sûr, plus stable et plus résilient dans le monde entier », a déclaré Göran Marby, président-directeur général de l’ICANN. L’installation de cette nouvelle grappe IMRS n’aurait pas été possible sans la participation de la communauté locale. « Nous remercions le gouvernement kényan pour son soutien et son engagement à développer l’accès à Internet en Afrique. »

« L’installation de la grappe IMRS s’inscrit dans le cadre de la transformation numérique que nous souhaitons accomplir non seulement dans notre pays, mais aussi sur l’ensemble du continent, par le biais de la réglementation, du partenariat et de l’innovation. Nous sommes fiers de pouvoir contribuer à offrir un Internet plus résilient à un public plus large en Afrique », a déclaré l’honorable Eliud Owalo, secrétaire du Cabinet pour l’information, les communications et l’économie numérique de la République du Kenya.

Grâce à l’installation de cette grappe IMRS en Afrique, les requêtes Internet peuvent être traitées dans la région, ce qui limite le recours à des réseaux et à des serveurs situés dans d’autres parties du monde. La grappe IMRS renforce également la résilience à l’échelle nationale et régionale en permettant au trafic du serveur racine de rester local.

« Ce projet est le fruit de nombreuses années de collaboration entre la communauté technique locale et régionale, l’ICANN et d’autres acteurs. Nous sommes conscients que la présence de la grappe IMRS au point d’échange du Kenya (KIXP) améliorera les services Internet pour les internautes africains grâce à la présence d’opérateurs de tout le continent au KIXP », a déclaré Fiona Asonga, directrice générale de l’organisation à but non lucratif Technology Service Providers of Kenya, qui représente les intérêts des fournisseurs de services technologiques au Kenya.

L’ICANN travaille activement avec la communauté technique africaine depuis le début des années 2000 et contribue au développement des capacités de nombreuses organisations techniques, en étroite collaboration avec le Groupe des opérateurs de réseaux africains et des partenaires tels que l’Organisation africaine des domaines de premier niveau et le Centre d’information sur les réseaux africains.

Il existe cinq grappes IMRS dans le monde : deux en Amérique du Nord, une en Europe, une en Asie et la plus récente en Afrique. Trois autres grappes IMRS seront installées dans les deux prochaines années.

L’ICANN encourage les opérateurs de réseaux qualifiés à héberger des instances IMRS dans leurs pays ou leurs régions pour assurer la gestion des données racine. Les parties intéressées en Afrique doivent contacter l’ICANN à : queries.nairobiec@icann.org.

Ressources médias

L’ICANN en Afrique : questions fréquentes.

Serveur racine géré par l’ICANN (IMRS) : questions fréquentes.

À propos de la ICANN

La mission de l’ICANN consiste à garantir un Internet mondial sûr, stable et unifié. Pour contacter une personne sur Internet, vous devez saisir une adresse sur votre ordinateur ou autre dispositif : un nom ou un numéro. Cette adresse doit être unique pour permettre aux ordinateurs de s’identifier entre eux. L’ICANN coordonne ces identificateurs uniques à l’échelle mondiale. La société ICANN a été fondée en 1998 en tant qu’organisation à but non lucratif reconnue d’utilité publique. Elle rassemble au sein de sa communauté des participants du monde entier.

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ICANN Investment in Africa Enables Safer, Faster Internet Access Across the Continent

Fifth Worldwide ICANN Managed Root Server Cluster Goes Live in Nairobi, Kenya.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Internet users in Africa will soon have faster access to services on the Internet and better protection from cyberattacks. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in cooperation with its regional partners, is deploying a new ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster in Nairobi, Kenya. ICANN is a global non-profit organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS) and plays a key role in ensuring a global, interoperable, and secure Internet.

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An IMRS cluster helps improve DNS infrastructure in any country, territory, or region of the world. It is key to stimulating Internet access and strengthening Internet stability. The IMRS cluster will reduce the impact of potential cyberattacks across Africa. One of the most common types of attacks, distributed denial-of-service attacks, works by overwhelming servers with a flood of queries or Internet traffic. IMRS clusters provide higher bandwidth and data processing capacity to alleviate some of that traffic.

“Improving users’ access to the Internet in Africa, and their safety while using it, is part of ICANN’s mission to help make the Internet more secure, stable, and resilient across the world,” said Göran Marby, ICANN President and CEO. “The installation of this new IMRS cluster would not have been possible without the participation of the local community. We are grateful to the Kenyan government for its support and commitment to advancing Internet accessibility across Africa.”

“The installation of the IMRS cluster aligns with our mission to digitally transform not only our own country but the entire continent, through regulation, partnership, and innovation. We are proud to help bring a more resilient Internet to a larger audience in Africa,” said Hon. Eliud Owalo, Cabinet Secretary for Information, communications and the Digital Economy – Republic of Kenya.

Installing this IMRS cluster in Africa ensures that Internet queries can be answered within the region, which limits its dependence on networks and servers in other parts of the world. The IMRS cluster also boosts national and regional resiliency by helping root server traffic stay local.

“This project is the result of years of collaboration between the local and regional technical community, ICANN, and others. We recognize that having the IMRS cluster at the Kenya exchange point (KIXP) will improve Internet services on our continent for Internet users due to the presence of carriers from across the continent at KIXP,” said Fiona Asonga, Chief Executive Officer of the Technology Service Providers of Kenya, a non-profit organization representing the interests of technology service providers in Kenya.

ICANN has been actively engaging with the African technical community since the early 2000s. It provides capacity development for many technical organizations, working closely with the African Network Operators Group and partners such as the Africa Top Level Domains Organization and African Network Information Centre.

There are five IMRS clusters in the world, two in North America, one in Europe, one in Asia, and the newest one in Africa. Three additional IMRS clusters will be installed in the next two years.

ICANN encourages qualified network operators to host IMRS instances in their country or region to serve root data. Interested parties in Africa may contact ICANN at: queries.nairobiec@icann.org.

Media Resources:

ICANN in Africa FAQ

ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) FAQ

About ICANN

ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique, so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world.

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