[afrinic-discuss] FW: [AfrISPA.Discuss] AfrISPA IXP survey

[William Stucke]

Dear Colleagues,

{apologies for cross-posting}

AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) has already helped several African countries to
implement Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), a move we believe is crucial to
local Internet development. To take this process further, we have now
established an African Internet Exchange Task Force (AFIX-TF) to promote the
development of new IXPs (http://afix.afrispa.org). The project is funded by
the UK's DFID, via CATIA (see www.catia.ws). We intend to have 8-12 new IXPs
up and running in Africa by May 2006.

We can offer the following support to those who might want to establish an
IXP in their country:

A.    We can facilitate workshops where participants will learn how to set
up an IXP and why it's worth doing so. Courses will be offered for technical
staff as well as for business and political decision makers.
B.    The training materials from both workshops will be made freely
available.
C.    We can help to set up IXPs and provide certain essential equipment.

We have almost completed the content for both workshops and plan to hold the
first one in April 2005 and intend to run 6-10 workshops over the next 14
months. AfrISPA will provide and fund trainers and equipment, so long as
local contacts can ensure a minimum number of participants and provide a
venue.

To help us plan where and when to host this series of workshops, we would be
grateful if you could complete the following quick survey and
send your answers to <ixp-survey at afrispa.org>. It should take no more than
ten minutes of your time.

1.    Your Name
2.    Your email address
3.    In which country are you based?
4.    Is there already an operational IXP in your country?
5.    Do you work for an ISP?    Which one?
6.    How many ISPs are currently operating in your country?
7.    How many of these ISPs do you think might join an IXP?
8.    Would you be prepared to attend a two-day technical IXP workshop in
your country?
9.    Would you be prepared to attend a half-day IXP decision-makers
workshop in your country?

If your answer to either of the above last two questions is "yes", when is
the best time for us to host a workshop in your country? (Please select
first and second preference):

1Q-2005
2Q-2005
3Q-2005
4Q-2005
1Q-2006
2Q-2006

10.  How many other ISPs in your country do you think would attend such a
workshop?
11.  How many other decision makers (ISP CEOs/CIOs, regulator,
communications ministry, telco, etc.) in your country do you think would
attend such a workshop?
12.  Is there an ISPA (Internet Service Providers Association) in your
country? If yes, what is it called?
13.  If not, would you like AfrISPA to hold a workshop to communicate the
benefits of having an ISPA?
14.  Are you prepared to act as local contact for a workshop?
15.  Would you or your company be prepared to host or sponsor an IXP
workshop? (Sponsorship could include e.g. location, dinner, or loan of
PCs and LAN)
16. Are you aware of any potential IXP champions interested to spend 6
months at the KTH - a prominent Swedish university - learning and planning
your country IXP, for academic credit? If yes, please provide their email
address.
17. Can you suggest who else we should contact?

Please send your responses to <ixp-survey at afrispa.org>.

kind regards,

Alan Levin
AFIX-TF team leader
Tel: +27 21 409-7997

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William Stucke
AfrISPA Chairman
+27 11 465 0700
William at zanet.co.za

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