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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, Thanks Eric.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To All members of ISPA, could we agree to
this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>----------------------------<BR>Aubin Kashoba
Kalasa<BR>ISPA-DRC<BR>Président<BR>Mobile :+243 817 00
5162<BR>Fax :+001 253 663
5563<BR>akashoba@ispa-rdc.org <BR>http://www.ispa-rdc.org <BR><A
href="http://www.afrinet.cd"></A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=eric@afrispa.org href="mailto:eric@afrispa.org">Eric Osiakwan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discuss@afrispa.org
href="mailto:discuss@afrispa.org">discuss@afrispa.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net
href="mailto:afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net">afrinic-discuss@afrinic.net</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 03, 2004 11:27
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [afrinic-discuss] Press Release
- AfrISPA's Response to the currentdebate on Internet Governance</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV> AfrISPA's Response to the current debate on
Internet Governance<BR><BR> <BR><BR>1) The term "Internet Governance" is
very broad and covers a vast number of issues<BR><BR> <BR><BR>2)
Coordination of Internet unique identifiers is currently being handled very
well in a multi-stakeholder Public / Private Partnership known as ICANN
<BR><BR> <BR><BR>3) As AfrISPA we support ICANN continuing to handle
co-ordination of IP addresses and Internet Domain names
<BR><BR> <BR><BR>4) As AfrISPA we are supportive of the inclusive
approach that ICANN structures provide all stakeholders
<BR><BR> <BR><BR>5) In Africa, we have an emerging RIR, AfriNIC, which
handles the administration of IP addresses for Africans, by Africans. AfrISPA
is supportive of AfriNIC handling this role in its current inclusive,
bottom-up fashion<BR><BR> <BR><BR>6) As AfrISPA we are concerned about
issues related to cyber-crime, spam, child pornography and hate-oriented
content, and the high costs of bandwidth in developing
countries<BR><BR> <BR><BR>7) We believe that these issues are a neglected
area of Internet Governance and are the more urgent and focal areas for the
WSIS, UN and ITU to address. These are cross-border problems that tend to span
multiple jurisdictions <BR><BR> <BR><BR>8) It is therefore necessary for
the aforementioned bodies to find ways (within existing treaties, MoUs,
bilateral and multilateral agreements) to address these concerns
<BR><BR> <BR><BR>9) In some cases model legislation may need to be drawn
up. In others it may be necessary to enact new treaties on methods of dealing
with offences that span multiple jurisdictions <BR><BR> <BR><BR>10) We
strongly object to any externally imposed adjustment in the role of ICANN or
of AfriNIC<BR><BR> <BR><BR>11) ICANN is NOT the body that can deal with
the issues mentioned under 6) above <BR><BR> <BR><BR>12) AfrISPA is in
the process of preparing a comprehensive position paper in consultation with
and on behalf of the African ISP community to sufficiently address this issue
<BR><BR> <BR>About AfrISPA<BR><BR>AfrISPA is a continental association of
African Internet Service Provider Associations @ <A
href="http://www.afrispa.org">www.afrispa.org</A>. Our mission is promoting
the growth of the Internet in Africa and its use as a tool for development and
integration into the global knowledge economy through the strengthening of
social and technical infrastructures.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Eric M.K
Osiakwan<BR>Executive Secretary<BR>AfrISPA<BR>Tel: + 233.21.258800<BR>Fax: +
233.21.258811<BR>Cell: + 233.244.386792<BR>Mail: <A
href="mailto:eric@afrispa.org">eric@afrispa.org</A><BR>Web: <A
href="http://www.afrispa.org">www.afrispa.org</A><BR>Handle: eosiakwan<BR>ICQ:
164125857<BR>Pmb 208, Accra-North<BR>42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North,
BusyInternet Facility<BR>Blog: <A
href="http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html">http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html</A><BR>"Tomorrow
Now"<BR>--<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>afrinic-discuss
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