[kictanet] East African Internet Infrastructure Forum

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East African Internet Infrastructure Forum
http://www.internetsociety.org/eaiif-2015/

Location: Kampala, Uganda
Date: 24 June, 2015

The East African Internet Infrastructure Forum will be held on 24 June 2015
in Kampala, Uganda. The forum will discuss access and local content as well
as policy and investment issues that are critical factors in building the
Internet infrastructure in Africa and making available locally relevant
content to fill this capacity. Each relies on the other for its success,
and as such the two need to be developed simultaneously. Access to local
content drives Internet connectivity, while availability and competitive
pricing further stimulates demand – all of which leads to greater impact
for Africa.

As a high-level forum, the East African Internet Infrastructure meeting
will have an afternoon session of experts round table discussion, which
will seek to start the dialogue to address the barriers to connectivity in
the region while addressing issues such as deployment challenges,
cross-border connectivity, financing, measurement and demand-side issues.

This Forum is expected to repeat in other regions of Africa. Based on the
results, the Internet Society will identify best practice for Internet
development, and highlight case studies to help speed-up the deployment and
usage of the Internet in Africa.

*Who Should Attend?*

The forum is targeting ICT Ministers and high-level officials within the
Eastern Africa region, experts, telecommunication policy-makers,
infrastructure providers and content providers. The forum is planned as a
non-profit event and international sponsorship and support are sought to
convene the event.


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Digital Television policy, regulation and technology in Africa on issues
relating to Consumers, Content and Coverage. Based on engagements as EACO
Assembly Chairmanship
<http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-concern-over-startimes,-digital-migration,-local-content>
, National Signals Networks
<http://ppoa.go.ke/downloads/ARB%2520Decisions/2011%2520Decisions/DEC%2520CASE%2520NO.28-2011.pdf>
tender
bid and ADN BSD
<http://cio.co.ke/blog/digitalmigration-in-kenya-needs-more-boardroom-and-less-courtroom>
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