2023 review of the .fr: More than 40% of domain names in France are under the .fr TLD

Afnic, the association responsible for a number of Internet Top Level Domains including .fr, published its annual Observatory on .fr activity in 2023 and analysis of market trends.

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Caroline Duval-Favre appointed Afnic Secretary-General

Afnic announced the appointment of Caroline Duval-Favre to the post of Secretary-General, member of the Management Committee. Her role will be to oversee the association’s financial management, to manage and develop human and general resources, to improve work life quality and the association’s appeal as an employer, and more broadly, to assist general management through input in strategic decision-making and cross-cutting management issues within the association.

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Towards a global digital compact?

There are some lively debates in store on Internet governance for this year and next, both as regards the basics, and against a worrying geopolitical backdrop. On how this governance should work: the functioning of the multi-actor model, the place of the technical Internet community, the mechanics of digital cooperation, ICANN, in the ITU and in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).