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WEST AFRICAN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORM: Retrospect and Prospects. Emmanuel Edet National Information Technology Development Agency. Outline. History of West African IGF From Accra to Dakar Issues within the Sub-region Discussion to Action National Discourse WAIGF of tomorrow Conclusion.
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WEST AFRICAN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORM: Retrospect and Prospects Emmanuel Edet National Information Technology Development Agency
Outline • History of West African IGF • From Accra to Dakar • Issues within the Sub-region • Discussion to Action • National Discourse • WAIGF of tomorrow • Conclusion
History of WAIGF • Legal Policy and Frameworks for Information Society in West Africa, Issues and Stakeholders Roles, March 2009, Saly, Senegal • Accra, Ghana 14 – 16 October 2009 • Dakar, Senegal 23 – 25 August 2010
From Accra to Dakar • Accra 14 – 16 October 2009 • NKRUMAH • N= Networks (IXPs, etc.); • K= Knowledge(capacity building, sharing, etc); • R= Regional priorities; • U= Ubuntu(People) and Umoja (togetherness); • M= Multi-stakeholder and good management; • A= Assembly and Ambassadors; and • H= High level engagement on processes and policies).
From Accra to Dakar: Cont. • Accra 14 – 16 October 2009 • Affordable Access • Security • Multi Stakeholder Approach • Support the renewal of the IGF • Set up a permanent Structure for WAIGF
From Accra to Dakar: Cont. • Dakar 23 – 25 August 2010 • Access and Diversity • Security • Cooperation • Capacity Building • Promotion of CCTLDs • IP V 6
Issues Within the Sub-Region • Access • Diversity • Security • Capacity Building • Cooperation • Mutlistakeholderism • IP and Domain issues
National Discourse • List Serve for discussion • Digital Sense Forum
WAIGF Tomorrow • Lagos July 2011 • “Promoting the Multi-stakeholder Model for further Internet Development in Africa”
CONCLUSION • It is necessary to broaden popular awareness of the IGF issues in general and particularly West Africa’s priorities, as well as Nigeria.
CONTACT • eedet@nitda.gov.ng • emmanuele@diplomacy.edu