<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">I understand that the </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">East</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> African Communications Organisation in partnership with regional IXPs is setting up a task force to establish the </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">East</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> African</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">internet</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">Exchange</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">Point</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> (EAIXP). The National IXPs (KIXP, UIXP etc) in </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">East</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">africa</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> are already a success, so the introduction the the EAIXP just stamps that governments are taking the </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;text-align:left">internet</span><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> seriously and hence egovernance is the way to go. </span></span><div>
<div style="text-align:left"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.44444465637207px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.44444465637207px">I also understand from some insider sources that th</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px">e East African Communications Organisation (EACO) is to </span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18.88888931274414px">spearhead</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px"> this process.</span></font></span></div>
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<span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:left"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.44444465637207px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I expected these to be the issues discussed at the just concluded EAIGF. Did it ever make it into the agenda?</span></font></span></div>
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</span></div><div><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Regards</span></div><div><span style="text-align:left;font-size:14.44444465637207px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">lordmwesh</span></div>
<div> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 July 2012 13:16, Stan Ngure <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stanngure@gmail.com" target="_blank">stanngure@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Networkers,<br><br>Hope we are all keeping well.<br><br>The challenges and issues in the region brought about by lack of this EAIXP have finally come home to roost in my court. <br><br>Its about time we made this happen, am not sure how but we need an extra gear, because regional services will not be easy to deliver at this rate.<br>
<br><ul><li>What needs to be done?</li><li>Who needs to be involved?</li><li>What resources are needed?</li><li>How do we attain and sustain it?</li></ul><p>Am all ears open, and a willing participant to make this EAIXP dream a reality.<br>
</p><p>Cheers.<span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></p><span><font color="#888888"><p>Stan Ngure<br></p>
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