For a long time, Palestine did not have its own country-code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD). However, and after three years of hard work with IANA, International Standards Organization (ISO) and the UN Offices in New York, Palestine was able to obtain its own ccTLD, namely, "PS". This was done through the sincere and relentless efforts of many governmental institutions, individuals and Palestinian experts inside and outside Palestine who were involved in the issue.

To realize the Palestinian presence in the information age, an independent Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority (PNINA) was formed whose mission is to formulate the necessary registration policies for the PS domain and to set appropriate policies for enhancing Internet usage in Palestine. PNINA is made up of representatives from the Public, Private, Academic, Legal and other sectors and individuals interested in advancing and promoting the Internet usage in Palestine.

This entity aims at creating a true partnership between the various Palestinian sectors in administering and managing such a national project.

The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority (PNINA)’s implementation plan was initiated in early 2003. PNINA Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the Public, Private, Academic, and Legal sectors and institutions interested in advancing Internet usage in Palestine. PNINA endeavors to establish meaningful partnerships between these diverse Palestinian sectors in administering and managing the national Internet enterprise.

 PNINA will establish a focal point for a knowledge and resource network for technology in Palestine, known as the PNINA Center of Excellence. PNINA assures Palestine’s position as an independent and informed community within the globally connected

The Organization

Mission Statement:

To realize the Palestinian presence in the information age through the formulation of necessary registration policies for the PS domain and to set appropriate policies for enhancing Internet usage in Palestine.

PNINA Goals:

• Defining the rules and procedures for registering domain names under the .ps directly or under the second level domains such as gov.ps, edu.ps, plo.ps and sec.ps;

• Developing the contracts with the registrars and an eventual procedure for their accreditation;

• Defining instruments to ease the solution of disputes and limiting the cases that go to court; and

• Maintaining contact with the international organizations to conform to international best practices.

• Maintain the .ps registry database of the domain names in a secure and reliable way;

• Make available the information on the registered names (WHOIS service) in accordance with the norms adopted for privacy protection;

• Manage all contracts, billing, and administrative matters of the registry

Board of Directors:

The PNINA Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the Public, Private, Academic, and Legal sectors and institutions interested in advancing Internet usage in Palestine. PNINA endeavors to establish meaningful partnerships between these diverse Palestinian sectors in administering and managing the national Internet enterprise.

The Palestinian Council of Ministers in his 50th meeting, held on 8/11/2004, approved the reformation of PNINA Board of Directors based on the decree issued by Minister of Telecommunications and Information technology, H.E. Mr. Azzam Al Ahmad The following representatives are the current Board of Directors of PNINA:

The organization is considered a unique entity that grouped all stakeholders of the Palestinian IT sector to make sure that it is managing the .ps domain which is a valuable national asset for Palestine to the best interest of the IT community and the Palestinian People

PNINA Bylaws

PNINA Bylaws were approved by PNINA Board of directors and accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Telecom. and IT.

Click here to download the official English translation of the bylaws.