<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 August 2012 11:49, Adamou Nacer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adamou.nacer@gmail.com" target="_blank">adamou.nacer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I don't agree with these new proposals. But Internet is US-centric and I feel this is an issue of the same nature to what is propoed. So I asked two questions:<br>
- is there an African common position on this discussion?<br></blockquote><div> </div><div>None that i am certain off.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
- Is this US-centric model not a concern for Africa?<br> <br></blockquote><div> </div><div>The INTERNET shall remain more US-Centric is we don't as stakeholder don't grow our own Internet. Which is why the promotion of IXP's is significant across the continent.<br>
<br>The Chinese in the past couple of years started growing their own Internet and stats indicate that even on the social network seen, they don't care about facebook and Google has struggled to set a foot-print in china-mainland with only the exception of the obvious HoghKong.<br>
<br>I say stop worrying about the US and its politics and lets work on building our own INTERNET in Africa and each sovereign country and even if tomorrow Google closes shop, you can still continue with business locally.<br>
<br>Promote IXP's build the local and African INTERNET but do business the rest of the world where need be.<br><br>./noah <br></div></div>