Since ccTLDs are a national resource, Rwanda Domain Registry's mandate is to manage .RW in a manner which serves public and industrial interests. Rwanda Domain Registry being representative of the local Internet community, and having full government support, will be able to push Rwanda forward in the global internet community.
Rwanda Domain Registry's board of directors acknowledged and appreciated the significant contribution made to the .RW domain name system by Dr. Shem Ochuodho (Admin Contact) and Mr. Randy Bush (Technical Contact) who voluntarily facilitated domain name registry services in an acting capacity from 1993.
The broad based consultations that begun in October 2001 were facilitated mainly by the Communications Commission of Rwanda (CCK) and local Internet stakeholders who later became the Rwanda Domain Registry founding members.
Rwanda Domain Registry Functions
Rwanda Domain Registry was established to, among others:
- Act as a trustee for the .RW country-code-top-level-domain;
- Become the .RW domain administrative contact as well as technical contact;
- Administer the .RW ccTLD and its Second Level Domains;
- Maintain and promote the operational stability and utility of the .RW ccTLD;
- Ensure a cost-effective administration of the .RW ccTLD and its sub-domains;
- Notify the Internet Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN) of any change to the contact information about the.RW ccTLD;
- Provide name service for all .RW and ensure that the database is secure and stable;
- Allow ICANN to access .RW zone files and registration data (up to date) continuously maintain a Rwanda Domain Registry website at all times with all the registration information meet all its financial obligations to ICANN comply with all global ICANN Internet policies and help in their development.
Membership
Rwanda Domain Registry's membership is made of up of full Board Members and Associate Members who comprise of representatives from the Rwanda Internet community and the Government.
Rwanda Domain Registry's full board members are drawn from: the Communications Commission of Rwanda (CCK), Government IT Services (GITS), Directorate of E-Governance, Telecommunications Services Providers Association of Rwanda (TESPOK), Rwanda Education Network (KENET), and Industry.
Associate board members are: Rwanda ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Domain-Name Registrar Association of Rwanda (DRAKE), and Rwanda Internet Marketing Association (KIMA).
For continuity, a former chairperson continues to serve on the Board for a year.
