[Icann-aswg] Fadi's visit to AU ICT Week

[Alice Munyua]

Is there going to be any opportunity to discuss this? 
Best
Alice

> On Dec 6, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Anne-Rachel Inne <annerachel at afrinic.net> wrote:
> 
> Pierre, All,
> 
> I do not think we should add more. One of the things I was wondering
> about is, is Fadi waiting for us to put some blueprints of these things
> in front of him? Can you guys ask? What is the timeframe we can look at?
> 
> I would emphasize two: Internet Foundation (which can be coupled with
> the offices) and an Internet academy. One to continue raising money to
> do more in all needy areas and the other for a learned and immediately
> productive workforce for our region.
> 
> Enjoy ICT week.
> ar
> 
> 
>> On 12/6/2013 4:25 AM, Dandjinou Pierre wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> As you may know, Fadi will be visiting Africa for the second time today
>> as he will attend the on going AU 2013 ICT Week in Addis Ababa.
>> 
>> We may seize the opportunity to remind him that while Africa has started
>> seeing some of his promise (staffing and rollout of strategy),
>> expectations are still on for an ICANN presence in Africa, in term of
>> engagement Office or even anothe Hub.
>> 
>> Also, we may alert him on the importance of starting a few capacity
>> building centres on the Continent. My colleague Baher is looking forward
>> to an  Africa Centre on DNS capacity, to be based in Egypt and serving
>> Africa and Middle East.
>> 
>> For sub saharan Africa we may flag in possibilities for the following
>> non exhaustive list :
>> 
>> - DNS incubation programme
>> - An Africa centre for Internet Governance
>> - An Internet Foundation for Africa
>> - An Internet Academy..in African Universities
>> 
>> These were already suggested in our Africa strategy. Would you like to
>> add more?
>> 
>> To go back to Fadi's visit, maybe you (Moctar and/or any one
>> participating to the ICT Week) could air these requests? Fadi
>> participates to the Ministerial Round Table of today and will have
>> bilateral meetings before flying out to Cairo tonight.
>> 
>> Pierre
>> 
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