All Blog Posts Tagged 'Africa' (17)

Here are a few of my own views on the « weird, ironic, and hypocritical nature of Dubai »that I would like to share

= Full post on http://nnennaorg.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-weird-ironic-and-hypocritical-wcit.html =

I am kind of responding to Ginger's call for MAG nominations abit late. However, I fully support the continuation of the 2012 MAG members, of which I am also a member. I would therefore encourage the Diplo community to support the continuation of this group. Nonetheless, here is something about my motivation to continue serving on the MAG.

Full name: Lillian Nalwoga



Gender: Female



Nationality: Uganda



Country of residence: Uganda…

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The African participants in this year's Foundation Phase of the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme have been discussing various issues.  Key issues identified during the past weeks included the issue of access and obtaining funding for small, developing countries.  The perception is that institutions such as the World Bank and others are not willing to assist developing country governments in Africa with funding for telecommunications infrastructure, etc. 

The local…

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In Africa, and in the Caribbean, we discussed the pros and cons of local IXPs... I think it is worth revisiting this article from Tracy Hackshaw, first published on Lara Pace's Commonwealth IGF Blog:

 

Bringing Rapunzel, Paleface and Santana home: The Internet Exchange Point (IXP) dilemma in the Caribbean

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I think I deserve a merited Diplo vacation!  Finally, "Social media and networks: what potential is there for policy engagement by citizens in West Africa?" has been published  and is now freely available for download on http://www.diplomacy.edu/poolbin.asp?IDPool=1342

 

I need to say thanks to all you guys who encouraged me on the verryy lloonngg journey.. all the tutors.

 

Thanks.

Ray of Hope Africa (RAHA)

 

Ray of Hope Africa (RAHA) works in Uganda – Eastern Africa with her core programs including Health and HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Governance, Social Economic Empowerment, Agriculture and Environment, Education and ICT, Children and Psychosocial Support. RAHA is a duly registered NGO number 8089. For more details, visit our website,…

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There is a yawning gap between the rate of Internet adoption in rural and urban Ghana. While Internet adoption is growing steadily in Accra and other major cities, there is virtually no connection in most parts of rural Ghana. Considering the Internet’s potential to radically impact education, health, agriculture and socio-economic development, it is imperative that stakeholders adopt and implement strategies to close the prevailing rural-urban digital divide. This…

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Eleanor of the Diplo IGCBP11 Africa SW group (the foundation course started this week) has noted that Ghana will hold its first national IGF (Internet Governance Forum) event tomorrow at Kofi- Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT.  You can read more about it at https://macjordangh.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/ghana-to-holds-first-national-internet-governance-forum/



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2011 appears to be a year of extraordinary mobilizations of the African citizens.  I am asking myself to what extent the Internet is "responsible", "guilty", "instrumental" in all of it.

 

I am taking a look at West Africa. Can what is happening in the Arab region happen here?  What roles will Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn play?  Who will do what?

 

I put a survey…

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Jeune Afrique article:

Le long décompte des résultats de l’élection présidentielle ivoirienne a donné lieu à deux nuits palpitantes sur internet, et sur les réseaux

sociaux comme Twitter en particulier.



Full story on this link



France 24 story…

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Interliaise is an International Relation Development consultancy based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Our company focuses on ICT sector development in developing and emerging economies.



We assist ICT companies in 42 countries in connecting with Dutch Strategic partners, with the help of private sector instruments of the Dutch ministry of Development cooperation.



The Dutch ministry of development cooperation offers two private sector instruments for collaboration between… Continue

Dr. Katim Touray presented on the different and national perspectives as they emerged from various meetings held in West Africa through out 2010.



Dr. Touray acknowledged the work that has been done by the various partners who form the consortium. He also mentioned the significant support the process received from the Government of Senegal. It is of paramount importance that such a process takes in place in Africa where most African countries are celebrating 50 years of self rule,… Continue

Been meaning to sit and write but have not found the time.



I hear that the West Africa Internet Governance Forum was a success. I am in the wrong position to judge. Being organiser is not an easy thing. The only indication that I have is that people did not look for me much. They left without saying goodbye. Like the old African adage 'When the party is sweet, you forget who brought you there'. We received congratulations and some have blogged about it. Seems they were… Continue

The West Africa Internet Governance Forum - WAIGF is now moving away from being an event to being a project. The Project is run by a consortium led by the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa - FOSSFA Other members of the consortium include AfriNic, Panos West Africa, the IISD, APC, ISOC and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) The project has received… Continue

The Foundation Phase of the IGCBP is coming to an end, but the debates raised in class will be preserved for a very long time... especially if they’re also shared on the IG community portal!



The following comments by Africa Group C participants were posted during a debate on a very current issue: Social Networks. The class was asked, what is the impact of Social Networks on developing… Continue

The Internet Governance Forum: what does it mean for Africa? (Le forum sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet : quel sens pour l'Afrique?)



By Ken LOHENTO - Octobre 2009



SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE



This article seeks to understand the representation and interest of the IGF process within the African ICT community, and to give illustrations of its eventual impact. To do this, we, primarily, have analyzed exchanges on two key discussion lists on which African views on… Continue

DiploFoundation has been a key resource partner in an executive training programme delivered in Botswana, Africa.

The programme, ¨Building SADC Capacity in Internet Governance¨, was organised by the Centre of Specialisation in Public Administration and Management (CESPAM), upon a request from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. The training programme, supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat, was held on August… Continue