<div dir="ltr">My first response to this statement was "your kidding, aren't you?" Then I realised that this is not 1 April.<div><br></div><div>Now I understand why in Durban both the ICANN VP of Stakeholder Engagement for Africa as well as the person charing this same meeting walked out while the AFRILAO-AfrICANN meeting was still going on. As long as inane and vapid statements such as this are put out by this group, then people will not pay any attention whatsoever. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Look, ICANN as well as many other organisations, is involved in major debates about Internet governance. (I am not going to get into the details about this debate because the other day Pierre posted a link to a very good article about them) The results of these discussions may have major impacts on ICANN and its constituents -- including the people on this list. ICANN has started a number of useful and interesting initiatives to promote the Multi Stakeholder Model in Internet governance. This is a model with particular relevance to Africa, because our continent will see major Internet growth in the next 10 to 15 years. We should be discussing the ways in which we as Africans can promote Internet growth and the ICANN led Multi Stakeholder Model first within our respective communities, second within our countries and third across the continent. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Statements such as the "extensively debated" comments about meeting strategy do nothing to promote the development of our continent. Perhaps there is a reason why people interested in African Internet development either do not attend, or walk out of the meetings. By the way, can someone point me to the "extensive debate" that took place. Unless there is a bug in the list mailer, I neither saw nor participated in the debate. Perhaps there is an alternative list? How does one subscribe if the alternative list exists?</div>
<div><br></div><div>When are we getting serious about Internet development and governance?</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/11/17 Aziz Hilali <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hilaliaziz@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">hilaliaziz@yahoo.fr</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Français ci-dessous<br>
------------------------<br>Dear all, </span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Following the email of November 9 on the AFRALO / AfrICANN joint meeting to be held on "the news strategy of ICANN meetings", we are pleased to send you the draft statement (French and English)of the joint AFRALO–AfrICANN meeting due to take place in BA on Wednesday, 20 November (14:00 – 15:30) in the Golden Horn Room.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Would you please provide your comments on this draft, to allow us to include them before printing the final version and then
distribute it to the participants in the meeting for discussion, modification if any and adoption.<br><br>---------------------------------------</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent">
<span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Chers tous, </span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Suite à notre email du 9 Novembre sur la réunion conjointe AFRALO/AfrICANN qui se tiendrasur le thème "la stratégie des nouvelles deréunions de l'ICANN", nous avons le plaisir de vous faire parvenirle projet de déclaration(français et anglais) de la réunioncon jointe AFRALO-AfrICANN qui aura lieu à BA, le mercredi 20 Novembre(14h00-15h30) dans la salle Golden Horn Room.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Je vous prie de donner vos remarques sur ce projet pour que l’on puisse les inclure avant d’imprimer la version finale et ensuite la distribuer aux participants à la réunion pour discussion, modification s’il y a lieu et adoption.<br>
<br><br>Best Regards<br>============================<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>Aziz Hilali <br>Président de Misoc<br><a href="http://www.misoc.org" target="_blank">www.misoc.org</a><br>B.P. 68 04,<br>Medinat Al Irfane, <br>
Av. Allal Al Fassi Rabat - Maroc <br>Téléphone: <a href="tel:%2B%20212.%206%2061%2040%2015%2015" value="+212661401515" target="_blank">+ 212. 6 61 40 15 15</a><br>=============================</font></span></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></div>
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