The internet remains one of the historical developments transforming human behaviour, greatly impacting on the social, economic, cultural and political spheres of life at an incredible speed. The recently concluded African Internet Governance Forum held from 16 to 18 October 2016 in Durban, South Africa reaffirmed the great opportunities of the internet, demonstrating its capacity to facilitate economic growth and transform society. Increasingly the internet is changing the way we do business, socialise, engage in politics and activism, and acquire and use information. With a 28.7%⊠Read more
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Je vais vous relater lâune des expĂ©riences tant personnelle que professionnelle que jâai vĂ©cu cette annĂ©e.
Jâai eu lâhonneur dâĂȘtre parmi quelques participants retenus aprĂšs le test en ligne pour faire partie de la 4e Ădition de lâĂcole Africaine de la Gouvernance Internet (en abrĂ©gĂ© AfriSIG2016) du 11 au 18 Octobre 2016 ainsi que de la 5e Ădition du Forum Africain de la Gouvernance Internet (en abrĂ©gĂ© AfIGF), tous deux Ă Durban, en Afrique du Sud.
Ma participation Ă ces activitĂ©s sâest⊠Read more
There is a drive to connect one billion persons worldwide by 2020. As more Africans get online, governments have the responsibility to protect the rights and freedoms of their citizens. Yet what we see currently are increased cases of crackdown on dissenting voices. In Kenya, bloggers have been arrested; in Ethiopia, bloggers have been jailed and continue to face serious threats; in Nigeria, the government is using section 24 of the Cybercrime Act 2015 as a tool for clampdown on bloggers.
Many African countries including Ethiopia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Chad, the Republic of⊠Read more
Carine Momeni, volontaire et militante des TIC pour le dĂ©veloppement Ă PROTEGE QV (Organisation camerounaise membre du rĂ©seau APC) ainsi que professeure de langue espagnole, a eu sa premiĂšre expĂ©rience immergĂ©e dans une sphĂšre de la gouvernance de lâinternet et raconte son expĂ©rienceâŠ
Mon expĂ©rience de lâĂ©cole Africaine sur la Gouvernance de lâInternet â en abrĂ©gĂ© AfriSIG2016 Ă Durban en Afrique du Sud, Ă©tait vraiment impressionnante et trĂšs intĂ©ressante. Il faut noter que câĂ©tait ma premiĂšre fois dâassister Ă cette Ă©cole sur la gouvernance de lâinternet en⊠Read more
I spent last week at the annual African School on Internet Governance â AfriSIG for short â which is organised by APC and the New Partnership for Africaâs Development (NEPAD). This postâs in two parts â the first about AfriSIG itself, the second some reflections on the issues raised.
What is AfriSIG?
First, letâs describe the School. Forty people from across the continent, from different backgrounds â government and business, civil society and media, technical and far from technical. All engaged with the Internet in⊠Read more
Dr Mawaki Chango is the Founder & Managing Director of DigiLexis Consulting. Being a recurrrent member of faculty of the AfriSIG, we thought it wise to collect his impressions about the AfriSIG 2016, in comparison with the previous edition.
APCNews: What is your general impression about the school?
Mawaki Chango: My general impression is that it has been improving and this year the diverse backgrounds of the attendees have come out complementarily in a very well-integrated manner.
APCNews: How did you find the⊠Read more
Maha Jouini is an Addis Ababa-based Tunisian blogger, and womenâs rights and indigenous rights activist, with a special focus on the Amazigh community. She collaborates with the Campaign to End Child Marriage and is on the executive board of the Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). She is also a translator for Global Voices.
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Cameroonian association PROTEGE QV stands for âPromotion of Technologies that Guarantee Environment and a better Quality of Lifeâ. Since 1995, it has worked in promoting rural development, protecting the environment and improving the well-being of communities in Cameroon. In 2007, it joined APC as the first central African member with the following motto: âWe believe in the power of ICT to give equal access to information as a strategy to fight against poverty.â
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Sandra Kambo, from AS&K Digital Communications, is a software and test engineer. She has practiced this role for the past five years in the decade she has been involved in ICT. One of the day to day challenges is managing the developers she works with for purposeful issue resolution. Exciting bits of her career include self- tutoring on test automation as well as being selected as an emerging leader from Kenya to attend the US State department Techwomen program in 2014 to benefit from a professional mentorship in Silicon Valley. Sandra is interested in the⊠Read more
I first heard this statement on the first day of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) in Dr David Souterâs lecture and overview of the Internet governance ecosystem and its key players.
Initially, I silently disagreed and to an extent, did not quite grasp the full meaning of the statement at the time. In my mind, in any discourse that seeks to incorporate the input of several stakeholders, the objective would be to win, leaving such a process after having successfully pushed through oneâs stakeholder interests and positions. Otherwise what would be the point of even⊠Read more