[AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: EA-IGF, 11 - 13 August 2010, Kampala, Uganda

[Lillian Sharpley]

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> From: Lillian Sharpley <lillian at afrinic.net>
> Date: June 3, 2010 10:45:49 AM GMT+04:00
> To: af12-announce at afrinic.net
> Subject: [Af12-announce] EA-IGF, 11 - 13 August 2010, Kampala, Uganda
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> *_EAST AFRICAN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2010;_* *_STRENGTHENING EAST AFRICA’S CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES
> 11-13 August 2010, Kampala, Uganda._*
> 
> * *
> 
> The 2010 East African Internet Governance Forum (2010 EA-IGF) will take place on 11-13 August, 2010 at the Imperial Royale hotel in Kampala,
> Uganda. This third EA-IGF is hosted by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), I-Network Uganda, Collaboration on International ICT
> policy for East and Southern (CIPESA), and Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).
> 
> Under the theme “*Strengthening East Africa’s Critical Internet Resources”*, participants will this year address and discuss the
> governance of Critical Internet Resources (CIRs) in East Africa. Particular focus has been given to three key CIRs that have been
> identified as cross-cutting. Past EA-IGFs identified issues of *ccTLD management and ownership, transitioning to IPv6, and the importance of
> national and regional IXPs* as crosscutting issues that needed to be addressed both at the national and regional levels. The 2010 meeting
> will therefore provide comprehensive consideration to addressing ccTLD management in East Africa. Research findings on ccTLDs will be shared
> based on the five priority issues effecting ccTLDs identified by the 2008 and 2009 EA-IGFs; Cybercrime, Policy and Regulation of ccTLDs,
> ccTLDs and consumer rights, and key issues that affect access to Broadband and Internet and how these affect the management and
> coordination of ccTLDs. The challenges and effective strategies for transitioning to IPv6 will also be discussed.
> 
> This year’s access theme will examine the status of broadband in East Africa, noting achievements, hurdles to be overcome and plans for the
> immediate future. Security and privacy session will address Cybercrime and how it affects women differently among other Cybercrime concerns.
> 
> The 2010 EA-IGF will introduce a new session focusing on emerging issues for the Internet society of East Africa. Policy and regulatory framework
> issues around cross-border/regional ICT certification and the role of youth in advancing the Internet Governance debate in East Africa.  The
> meeting will also discuss the review and future of the global UN IGF process. The EA-IGF supports the continuation and extension of the
> mandate of the IGF and also supports Kenya’s expression of interest in hosting the 2011 IGF.
> 
> A *parliamentary and IG session* will be held on 13 August and will review the declarations made during the 2009 EA-IGF held in Nairobi as
> well as address emerging IG issues. The session will be attended by parliamentarians from the five East African countries as well as from the 
> United Kingdom.
> 
> The outcomes of the EA-IGF will be submitted to the fifth UN Internet Governance Forum taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania 14 – 17, September
> 2010. Further, the proceedings will be presented at other national and regional forums in Africa.
> 
> For each thematic session, representatives from each country will provide their national perspective on the theme, identifying/sharing key
> issues, challenges and recommendations.
> 
> 
> *What is the EA-IGF*
> 
> * *
> 
> The EA-IGF was convened in 2008 by the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) as a multi-stakeholder process with the aim of ensuring
> meaningful participation of East African internet stakeholders in internet governance policy processes. The EA-IGF is open to
> representatives from government, civil society, academia, private sector, media, consumer groups, other entities and individuals
> interested in Internet Governance issues. This regional IGF process brings together participants from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya,
> Burundi and South Sudan to identify, explore and build consensus around common Internet policy priority issues in the region.
> 
> The EA-IGF model sees each country begin the process with online discussions to identify the Internet policy issues most important to
> them, followed by a face-to-face national IGF meeting. These national processes then fed into the regional meeting, the EA-IGF. The outcomes
> of the national and regional processes have then been very successfully shared at two global IGFs. While the EA-IGF is informed by IGF it does
> not mimic the global process. The national IGFs, which form the building block for the regional EA-IGF, identify issues that are unique and
> important to their local situations and needs.
> 
> The goal of the EA-IGF is to create a Community of Practice that will be a sustaining foundation for meaningful participation of East African
> stakeholders in Internet public policy debates at the national, regional and international level.
> 
> 
> *The 2010 EA-IGF is supported by*
> 
> ·       Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
> 
> ·     Collaboration on International ICT policy for East and Southern
> Africa (CIPESA)
> 
> ·       I-Network Uganda
> 
> ·       Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
> 
> ·       International Development and Research Centre (IDRC)
> 
> ·       Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)
> 
> ·       Nominet United Kingdom
> 
> ·       AT&T
> 
> ·       AfriNIC
> 
> ·       AfTLD
> 
> ·       Internet Society (ISOC)
> 
> ·       Centre for Global Communications (GLOCOM)
> 
> ·       Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
> 
> ·       Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF)
> 
> 
> 
> *To register for this event or obtain additional information, please visit the meeting website at **http://www.eaigf.or.ke*
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Sent on behalf of EAIGF.
> 
> 
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