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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091017
SUMMARY:WAIGF 2: Workshop
LOCATION:Accra\, Ghana
URL:http://meeting.afrinic.net/waigf/index.php/internet-governance-workshop
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DESCRIPTION:Internet Governance Workshop\n\nAfriNIC in partnership with ART
 P is planning a 2nd regional Internet Governance Workshop for NRAs\, govern
 ments\, and policy makers\, called the West Africa Internet Governance Foru
 m (WAIGF)\, which will be hosted by the Ghana Ministry of Communications.\n
 Objective of the Internet Governance Workshop\n\nThe objective is to hold a
  workshop similar to the IG Workshop held in Dakar\, Senegal\, Oct ’08 as w
 ell as the EAIGF held annually in Nairobi\, Kenya\, with more focus on esta
 blishing an on-going relationship and partnership between AfriNIC and the N
 RAs\, governments\, policy makers\, as well as with other local\, regional\
 , and international organizations that are also tasked with Internet develo
 pment mandates.  It is important that processes are developed to ensure tha
 t the African issues are so well ventilated that they become internationall
 y pertinent for action within such organizations as the African Union\, Afr
 ican Telecommunication Union\, CRASA\, ARICEA and WATRA among others.\n\nOt
 her objectives include:\n\n   1. To identify African resources in different
  areas of the Internet and organize them into specialized clusters or exist
 ing clusters in the region\n   2. To utilize the new platform for regular a
 nd meaningful dialogue focused on improvement in the development of the Int
 ernet throughout Africa.\n   3. To develop the appropriate framework for on
 -going communication for transfer of knowledge and information and the shar
 ing of resources.\n   4. To liaise with regional organizations dealing inte
 r alia with Internet matters for better coordination.\n   5. To identify me
 thods to increase awareness of the actions of such international organizati
 ons within the African Internet community\, such as ICANN\, IANA\, ISOC\, R
 IRs\, ATU\, and ITU in the field of Internet development and to avoid dupli
 cation of these efforts.\n   6. To establish a think tank on such issues as
  Internet security and cyber criminality\, building on most regional cyber 
 initiatives that took place for the past 5 years\, to pave the way for an A
 frican legal instrument to regulate cross border issues and help in enforce
 ment.\n   7. To assist AfriNIC in the adoption and monitoring of the effici
 ent use of Internet Number Resources.\n   8. To promote the bottom-up polic
 y development processes established in the Internet Industry.\n   9. To inc
 rease awareness and participation in the global IGF.\n\nTentative topics fo
 r the workshop(s)\n\n   1. Access\n   2. Capacity Building in Internet deve
 lopment\n   3. Development of local content\n   4. Cybercrimes &Cyber secur
 ity\n   5. The transition from IPv4 to IPv6\n   6. The role of government i
 n Internet Development\n   7. Framework for partnerships\n   8. Creation of
  African Clusters for reflection and dialogue on the IGF\n   9. Governments
  and Regulators Roundtable\n\nMore: https://nsrc.org/calendar/helpfiles/wor
 kshop_info_main.php?id=517
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