Status:
IGF Theme(s) for workshop: Internet Governance for Development [IG4D] cross cutting priority
Main theme question address by workshop: NA
Concise description of the proposed workshop:
The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) was launched on 30 September 2011, at a workshop organized by ECA and the African Union Commission (AUC) held during the 6th IGF in Nairobi, to act as a platform for an inclusive multilateral, multi-stakeholder and multilingual discussion on issues pertinent to the Internet in Africa in general and Internet Governance issues in particular.
As stated in its terms of reference, the AfIGF shall meet every year at different venue in each region and at the IGF venue and wherever possible during Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) consultations. To this effect, the AfIGF plans to organize a workshop during the 7th IGF in Baku with the aim of consolidating the AfIGF activities, review issues pertinent to Africa with respect to the themes of the 7th IGF and contribute African perspectives including developing a multi-stakeholder plan of action for the forthcoming planning year. The workshop will be coordinated by the ECA, AUC and the four African sub-regional IGFs with Egypt as Chair of the AfIGF Bureau.
Presentations will include from UNECA on IGF in Africa with particular reference to Internet Infrastructure; AUC with a focus on domain names and status on dotafrica and Egypt as current chair of AfIGF on the developments and way forward. There will also exchanges from key stakeholders, national and sub-regional IGFs represented as well as input from other regions. The workshop will facilitate sharing of knowledge and best practices from national and sub-regional IGFs. The session will run for three hours.
Background Paper:
Name of the organiser(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups:
Egypt: Chair of AfIGF represented by Ms. Nermine Sadani
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) represented by Mr. Makane Faye
African Union Commission (AUC) represented by Mr. Moctar Yedaly
Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) represented by Nnenna Nwakanma
Have you, or any of your co-organisers, organised an IGF workshop before?: Yes
Please provide link(s) to workshop(s) or report(s):
http://www.uneca.org/istd/default.htm
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite:
Mr Makane Faye, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Mr Moctar Yedaly, African Union Commission
Ms Nermine Sadani, Egypt and Chair of AfIGF
Ms Alice Munya, East Africa Internet Governance Forum
Mr Baudin Schombe, Central Africa Internet Governance Forum
Ms Towela Nyirenda-Jere, Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum
Ms Nnenna Nwakanma, West Africa Internet Governance Forum
AfriNic Representative
Africa Undersea Cable Representative
Selected representatives of national IGFs in Africa
A representative each from European, Asian and Latin American Stakeholders
Name of Remote Moderator(s):