AusRegistry Group

AusRegistry International - Major Projects

.ae Registry

In November 2006, AusRegistry International (ARI) was engaged by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates to provide consultancy services to assist in the review of the framework, governance and administration of the .ae domain.

On completion of this consultancy, it was decided that the TRA would develop a new administrative, policy and technical framework and that a Registry software vendor would be required to provide the technical portion of this work.

After a thorough tender process ARI signed a contract with the TRA in June 2007, making the company the official vendor of Registry Software for the .ae domain.

AusRegistry International will also provide customisation of the Registry software to meet the TRA requirements and training for TRA staff in order to manage the Registry Systems.

The new .ae framework will 'go live' on Sunday the 3rd of August, 2008.

.aeDA

The .aeDA was established as a department of the TRA in late 2007. It will be the Regulatory Body and Registry Operator for the .ae domain name.

The .aeDA will be responsible for the setting and enforcement of all policy with regard to the operation of the .ae ccTLD as well as overseeing the operation of the Registry System.

The .aeDA's role is to:

• Develop and execute policy
• Grow, develop and market the .ae namespace
• Accredit and manage .ae Registrars
• Educate the public, delivering and promoting the .ae domain name
• Facilitate the .ae Dispute Resolution Policy
• Represent .ae at International Forums

As the .aeDA has been formed by the TRA, a federal government department, the .aeDA will continually strive to maintain best practice for the administration of the .ae ccTLD and will administer the .ae domain in a fair and transparent manner.

Changes to the Technical Operation of the .ae ccTLD

The .aeDA will be implementing changes to the ae ccTLD in order to bring it in line with international best practice. This will result in several changes, as currently UAEnic (United Arab Emirates Network Information Centre) handles all aspects of the domain name process. The .aeDA will be introducing the 'Registry - Registrar Model' into the .ae ccTLD, to provide clarity of the roles within the industry, and to introduce competitive pricing, and service models for Registrants.

REC-Registry

The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER) is a statutory authority established to administer the government's Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000. The objectives of the Act are to:

• Encourage the additional generation of electricity from renewable resources
• Reduce emission of greenhouse gases
• Ensure that renewable energy sources are ecologically sustainable

In 2005, AusRegistry International was awarded the tender to re-development and manage (Technical and User support) the REC Registry system until 2010. The REC (Renewable Energy Commision) Registry is a web site that is required by the Renewable Energy Electricity Act 2000 (the Act) and is dedicated to the creation, registration, transfer and surrender of Renewable Energy Certificates.

AusRegistry International is responsible for the following development, services and deliverables:

• provide detailed system designs
• develop new and existing functionality for the REC Registry
• migrate data, including mapping, transfer validation that define all aspects of the system including software, platform and architecture
• develop and provision an architecture platform, including the infrastructure necessary to support the software over the Internet for use by all system users
• Provide helpdesk services to ORER staff, REC Registry Users and the public via email, phone, fax and mail
• Provide ingoing system support including, data management, network security and system performance
• Provide system enhancement as requested by ORER
• Provide training to ORER administrative staff, including:
  • Manuals and documentation
  • Any material necessary to assist ORER staff to undertake effective industry briefing and and an initial round of industry training
• Provide bookkeeping services for the payment if fees associated with the REC Registry

For more information please visit www.orer.gov.au.