[kictanet] 3rd East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) highlights
Grace Bomu
nmutungu at gmail.com
Sat Aug 14 11:00:44 EAT 2010
Thanks Mwende! Great work. Seems it was a very conc meeting.
Very interesting points in the way forward......even some consideration to
diversifying participation. I hope that by the next regional IGF, given the
very wide range of potential participants in EA, we can have more varied
discussions....(other than country reports....) say for instance on projects
being undertaken by wananchi in rural areas, human rights etc....
I hope we shall also have developed remote participation.
Looking forward.
PS: I saw a debate about the .eac domain, every state wanting to host
it...any agreement reached?
On 14 August 2010 01:11, mwende njiraini <mwende.njiraini at gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
> Dear all
>
> The following are highlights of dicussions that I captured from the just
> concluded 3rd EAIGF in Kampala, Uganda, which are also available on the
> following links:
>
> -
> http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/highlights-of-ongoing-east
> -
> http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/3rd-eaigf-final-day-highlights
>
> The 3rd East African Internet Governance Forum <http://www.eaigf.or.ke/>that began on 11
> th August ended today Friday 13th August. The following are the
> highlights the issues discussed at the forum.
>
> *Session 1: Official Opening*
>
> *Session 2: Reports of national IGF process: *
>
> - The need to create value and awareness in order to engage the private
> sector in IG discussion.
> - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa<http://www.uneca.org/index.htm>(UNECA) reported that:
> - It would soon be launching a knowledge management platform
> - It working on evaluating Africa’s participation in the WSIS and
> IGF process as well as seeking to establish Africa’s position in light of
> discussions on the continuation of the IGF.
> - Developing indicators on the implementation of cybersecurity in
> ICT policies
>
> *Session 3: Cyber Security Management: *
>
> - The forum acknowledged that cybersecurity threats were on the rise as
> a result of increased usage and access to broadband.
> - The need for collaboration in establishment of harmonized
> cybersecurity policies, legislation and management frameworks specifically
> the creation of Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRT) was recognized.
>
> *Session 4: Strengthening Critical Internet Resources: *
>
> - An appreciation of different ccTLD management and governance
> structures in each country as these structures were factors determined by
> the local context/circumstances
> - ccTLDs faced stiff competition from gTLDs hence the need to
> “strengthening of ccTLDs” in terms of technical excellence, governance and
> policy structures, quality of service and price, marketing and branding
> - The pricing of ccTLD was determined by numbers (critical
> mass=reduction in prices), nature of operation, need for sustainability and
> perception of the value of ccTLD
> - A proposal to set up a working group to discuss the
> viability/business model of DOT EAC (.eac) was considered taking note of the
> proposed ICANN new gTLD draft applicant guidebook<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm>and proposedprocess which were lengthy, complex and expensive.
>
> *Session 5: IPv6 Challenge*
>
> - Africa for historical reasons (late adopters, relatively new RIR) has
> not exhausted its IPv4 address block. Another factor of the relatively low
> utilization of IPv4 has been the current network design employed by ISPs and
> network operators. AfriNIC <http://www.afrinic.net/> has therefore
> launched of the ‘No-NAT’ project
> - IPv6 presents Africa with an opportunity to engage on the same
> footing as the rest of the world particularly in light of the growth of the
> mobile sector by starting the transition to IPv6 early/now!
> - The need to create awareness, training and development of a
> transition strategy was identified.
>
> *Session 6: Access and affordability to Broadband*
>
> - Acknowledgement of the important of establishing redundancy and
> resilience of the national, trans-national and submarine fibre optic
> networks
> - Proposal to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
> Sea (UNCLOS)<http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf>to guarantee connection and transit to submarine cables for land-locked
> countries in the East African region.
> - Recognition of the need for a regional IXP through harmonization of
> regulatory frameworks (licensing requirements and interconnection
> guidelines) to facilitate cross-border network operators.
>
>
>
> *Session 7: Emerging issues*
>
>
>
> - Creation of viable framework for ICT skills enhancement. This would
> include regional mutual recognition of IT certification to foster
> acquisition of internationally compatible and competitive skills to take
> advantage of the regional integration and globalization.
> - Recognizing that the youth form over 50% of the population in East
> Africa, to forum recognized the need to support youth in ICT
> entrepreneurship and facilitate their engagement in the Internet-governance
> related policy making processes.
> - Emphasis to strengthen existing ccTLDs in light of other gTLD
> initiatives in the continent including the Dot Africa initiative. The dot
> Africa was presented as a compliment rather than a competitor to existing
> ccTLDs.
> - Code of Good Practice and its application to Internet Governance guidelines
> was presented. The aim of the code is to improve information,
> participation, transparency and inclusive engagement of IG-related
> entities in their arrangements and practices.
>
>
>
> *Session 8: Way Forward*
>
> Some of resolutions of the forum are paraphrased below:
>
> 1. Formation of a working group to develop strategies to strengthen
> ccTLDs in the region in light of competition for gTLDs and determine the
> business case for the .eac domain.
> 2. Registration of the EAIGF domain name (.ug .tz .rw .bi) all pointing
> to www.eaigf.or.ke
> 3. East African countries ratify the United Nations Convention on the
> Law of the Sea<http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf>(UNCLOS). Relevant sections of the Convention in view of submarine cables
> include Part VI; Article 79 and Part VII; Article 87(c) and Article 112.
> 4. EAIGF host a knowledge management repository for that IG-relevant
> information from national and regional organisations in particular East
> African Communications Organization (EACO)
> 5. Support of the creation of a regional exchange point and [*taking
> into cognizance the local context develop harmonized IPv6 transition
> strategies*]
> 6. Adoption of unified strategies in initiatives including youth
> initiatives, mutual recognition IT skills certification, new gTLDs, among
> others.
> 7. Utilize the Code of practice as a tool for achieving balanced
> participation and carry forward IG-related resolutions of and
> recommendations from organisation and country in the region.
> 8. 4th EAIGF to be hosted in Rwanda and a call for support for the
> Kenya’s bid to host the UN-IGF in 2011 in the event that the UN-IGF’s
> mandate is extended.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
> Mwende
>
> (Ps: I was unfortunately unable to twit)
>
> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those reported, quoted or
> referenced) are the author’s own*
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Grace Bomu <nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Walu,
>> yesterday I was just asking someone whether there is some way to
>> participate remotely. This helps.
>> Who is in the Kenyan delegation? Perhaps we can follow their tweets for
>> more customised info or info of particular interest to Kenyan youth.
>> best!
>>
>>
>> rgds,
>> Grace
>>
>> On 13 August 2010 10:17, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> below the updates from the East African Internet Governance Forum in
>>> Uganda.
>>>
>>> walu.
>>> Alice: any major\key decisions coming out of the Kampala meeting?
>>> --- On *Wed, 8/11/10, I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe <
>>> namirembe at i-network.or.ug>* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe <namirembe at i-network.or.ug>
>>> Subject: [i-network] East African Internet Governance Forum
>>> To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network at dgroups.org>
>>> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 6:38 PM
>>>
>>> Dear Members,
>>>
>>> Like most of you may know already, The East African Internet Governance
>>> Forum is taking place now. You are invited to follow proceedings on Twitter
>>> @EA_IGF, read updates on the blog http://www.eaigf-uganda.blogspot.com/or follow participants updates on facebook when you search East African
>>> Internet Governance Forum and be part of the event.
>>>
>>> You can also access day one presentations on the EAIGF website using
>>> this link
>>> http://www.eaigf.or.ke/eaigf/eaigf/2010-eaigf-presentation.html.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Eunice
>>>
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