The following application was submitted (UTC) on Tue, 22 Feb 11 07:13:36 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: NTAHIGIYE Full Name*: ABIBU RASHID Employer/Organization*: TANZANIA NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE (tzNIC) Position/Title*: MANAGER Business Address ---------------- LAPF MILLENNIUM TOWERS, DAR ES SALAAM Business Phone: +255 22 2772659 Alternate Telephone: +255 784 279 511 Email*: antahigiye@tznic.or.tz URL: www.tznic.or.tz FAX: +255 22 2772660 Date of Birth: 1965-05-20 Country of Residence*: TANZANIA Passport Name: ABIBU RASHID NTAHIGIYE Passport Number: AB230997 Passport Issuing Country: TANZANIA Passport Issue Date: 2007-08-04 Passport Expiry Date: 2017-08-04 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: CT-E: CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ SINCE I DEAL WITH THE .TZ REGISTRY I FEEL BEST POSITIONED TO PLAY PART IN THE NATIONAL CERT TEAM TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- NOT ON DAILY BASIS BUT I'M CAPABLE. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- BASIC EXPERIENCE BUT NOT ON LIVE SYSTEM OPERATIONS. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- IT INCLUDED LAN DESIGNING,WORKSTATIONS, SERVERS & ROUTER CONFIGURATIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING. Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ NO Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- NO Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- NO Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ NO Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- YES. HAVING LITTLE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. Switches* --------- YES. HAVING LITTLE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- YES. HAVING LITTLE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- YES, WORKED FOR THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- SECURITY AGAINST DNS ATTACKS. What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- NONE. How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE PART OF THE NATIONAL CERT TEAM MEMBERS AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF .TZ REGISTRY AGAINST DNS ATTACKS. ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MY EMPLOYER IS tzNIC (.tz REGISTRY MANAGER) AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE OF THE CENTRE. MY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:- A)Overall coordination of daya to day operations of the Centre; B)Coordinate the development of mechanisms and strategies for operations and promotion of .tz registry; C)Ensuring tzNIC involvement in regional and international arena in the formulation and implementation of Internet policies for the interest the Tanzanian Internet Community; D)Preparation of company plans and budgets; E)Participation in the designing and implementation of methodologies to facilitate public and Internet Community participation in policy-development procedures in Tanzania; F) Secretary to the Company Board. ALL OF THE ABOVE RESPONSIBILITIES PLAY PART IN THE OVERALL NATIONAL INTERNET RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WE USE BOTH UNIX AND WINDOWS O/S AND WE ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET VIA TWO ISPs WHO ARE CONNECTED TO SEACOM'S AND EASSY'S FOC. WE DO ALSO PEER AT THE DAR ES SALAAM INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- FIVE (5) How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I HAVE AN EXPOSURE OF HOW CRITICAL THE .TZ REGISTRY IS TO THE OPERATION OF THE INTERNET AND THEREFORE THE TRAINING WILL GIVE ME AN UPPER HAND IN PROTECTING IT "MAKING IT MORE SECURE". SECURITY ISSUE IS ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASK FOR THE .TZ REGISTRY MANAGER. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE A NATIONAL CERT TEAM LEADER AND/OR PLAYER. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 2008 - UNIX ADMINISTRATION A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MY SPECIALIZATION HAS BEEN MOSTLY IN MANAGERIAL BUT WITH MORE EXPOSURE TO UNIX O/S. The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MY KNOWLEDGE HAS MOTIVATED ME TO FACILITATE MORE HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTS TO FUTURE INTERNET ENGINEERS THROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AT TZNIC. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No financial assistance requested. REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- ENG. JAMES KILABA TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY KILABA@TCRA.GO.TZ Second Referee* --------------- PROF. BEDA MUTAGAHYWA UNIVERSITY COMPUTING CENTRE (UCC) BMUTAG@UDSM.AC.TZ END OF APPLICATION