African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Girma Dessalegn - AfIGF Secretariat



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African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Girma Dessalegn - AfIGF Secretariat

Outline About IGF IGF in Africa Launching of AfIGF AfIGF Secretariat AfIGF Bureau AfIGF Activities Upcoming AfIGF events

About IGF United Nations led-activity initiated in 2006 Based on mandate given at the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis (WSIS) A global platform for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on prevailing and emerging issues on Internet governance Aiming to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability, and development of the Internet.

IGF in Africa Africa has been very active during the WSIS process holding regional meetings from 2002 to 2005 in Bamako, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Johannesburg, Douala and Tunis. Within the IGF global initiative, Africa has also hosted IGF in Egypt (2009) and in Kenya (2011).

IGF in Africa Five regional initiatives West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF), Forum de Gouvernance de l'internet en Afrique Centrale (FGI-CA), North Africa Internet Governance Forum (NAIGF) Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum (SAIGF).

Launching of AfIGF Formally launched in Nairobi, during the global Internet Governance Forum in 2011 Approved by the Council of African Ministers of ICT, in Khartoum, Sudan- September 2012 Aims to be 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 Terms of Reference discussed and adopted by the AfIGF participants in Cairo, Egypt October 2012

AfIGF Secretariat Based on the model of the global IGF secretariat - hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs (UNDESA), AfIGF secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Secretariat fully supported by the African Union Commission in its activities to fulfill its mandate.

AfIGF Secretariat Its responsibilities are to: Provide administrative, logistical and organisational support to the AfIGF; Promote the AfIGF activities of the members ; Develop strategies on sustaining the AfIGF process and secretariat in consultation with Bureau members; Act as a knowledge management hub of the AfIGF experiences, best practices, knowledge, expertise, needs and resources among sub-regional and national IGFs; Convene AfIGF meetings; and Develop and maintain active e-mail lists and website to provide updated AfIGF related information.

The AfIGF Bureau Composed of the 5 current conveners of the regional IGF or their designates. Chaired by the host country of the last AfIGF. Current chair (2012-2013), Ms. Nermine El Saadany of Egypt.

AfIGF Activities First face-to-face meeting Held in Cairo, Egypt, from October 2 to 4, 2012, hosted by the Government of Egypt. Physically attended by 229 participants from31 countries, and remotely attended by 52 individuals from 21 countries.

AfIGF Activities Workshops at the 7th Internet Governance Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan Held two (2) AfIGF sessions Session 1 heard reports: on.africa from AUC, UNIFORUM, and.africa Steering Committee; on behalf of African cctlds by.ng Session 2 heard reports: from AfIGF Secretariat, and from several regional IG Forum conveners.

Up coming AfIGF events The 2 nd AfIGF To be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 11-13 September 2013. Hosted by the Government of Kenya in cooperation with the Internet Society Kenya Chapter.

Up coming AfIGF events AfIGF at the 8th IGF in Bali, Indonesia Title of Proposed Workshop: Deepening Stakeholders' activity on Internet Governance Proposal endorsed by IGF/Multi stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting on 21-23 May in Geneva A 2-session workshop. Session 1 is of individuals representing their regional/national IGFs, while Session 2 features institutional actors.

The 8 th IGF in Bali Date: 21-25 October 2013 Main Theme: Building Bridges Sub-themes, still under discussion: Enhanced Multistakeholder Cooperation Human Rights, Freedom of expression Internet Governance Principles The Internet as an Engine for Growth and Development Legal frameworks: spam, hacking, cyber security and cyber crime Principles of Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation

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