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.

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