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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find the press release on the IXP launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Internet Exchange Point Launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">IXP launch supported by the Internet Society<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">[Bujumbura, Burundi – March 21 2014] The BurundiX Internet Exchange Point (IXP) was successfully launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi. The IXP was formally inaugurated
by Hon. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Minister of Telecommunications, information and Communication and Relations with Parliament and Mr. Philippe Niyongabo, representative of the AUC. Also present at the opening were Dr. Dawit Bekele, Director African Bureau for
the Internet Society, Mr. Coppens Pasteur NDAYIRAGIJE, president of the Association of BurundiX
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A.S.B.L.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and Mr. Arnaud Fenioux expert from Lyon-IX</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.<span style="color:#4c76a2"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It is envisioned that the IXP will serve as a catalyst for innovation and development of Internet services and applications in Burundi. The Internet Exchange Point will support Government efforts towards the implementation
of E-government services, and lower the cost of developing local hosting and application development. The presence of the IXP will improve local Internet resilience by eliminating the dependence on international connectivity for local Internet services and
Internet-based communications.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Our wish is that the step taken today becomes a promising beginning for the Internet Exchange Point in addition to the Internet Service providers. We would wish
that progressively the content providers and the private enterprises, the academicians and the main public administrations do the same“, said Hon. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Minister of the Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations with the
Parliament during the launching ceremony of the first Internet Exchange Point in Burundi.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The representative of the AUC, Mr.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Philippe NIYONGABO, added that</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">, “</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The African Union Commission
reiterates its continuous support to African countries in order to take benefit of the technological potential of the information and to find novel and effective ways to put this potential at the service of African citizens in general, and Burundi people in
particular”.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In his remarks at the IXP launch, Dr. Dawit Bekele, Director of the African Regional Bureau of the Internet Society, noted, “The Internet Society is pleased by this major accomplishment
which has been achieved in a truly multi-stakeholder fashion. This is one great leap forward towards insuring so that no Internet packet leaves Burundi to come back to Burundi. We are proud for having successfully implemented the project and satisfied to see
that there are committed people and organizations in BurundIX who will insure a prosperous future for the IXP.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“In a region where Internet is increasingly becoming accessible, we are committed to continuing supporting the development of a stable and resilient infrastructure in order to sustain
Internet growth throughout Africa. The launch of this local IXP will enhance Burundi’s IP infrastructure, and improve the resiliency of its local Internet Infrastructure. It will also go a long way in ensuring that more African Internet traffic is routed locally;
an important factor for local content development and affordable transit costs across the region.” says Mr. Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BurundiX will be managed by the Association of BurundiX
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A.S.B.L. All telecommunication operators and all internet providers are members of this Association.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The IXP was established with the support of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS), a project of the African Union implemented by the Internet Society. AXIS organized an IXP
best practices workshop in Bujumbura from 2-4 October 2012 where higher official from the Ministry of ICT as well as more than 20 experts participated, followed by a hands-on technical training to 23 specialists, from 18-22 March 2013. The Ministry of Telecommunications,
information and Communication hosted the workshop and Lyon-IX contributed by providing the facilitators. The subsequent collaboration between interested parties has led to this successful initiative, which is expected to lead to positive results for the sector
and the country.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Internet Society’s Africa Interconnection and Traffic Exchange programme has been actively supporting the development of IXPs to boost local and regional interconnection. The
programme aims to have 80% of Internet traffic exchanged in Africa by 2020, keeping local traffic local. This objective has been boosted by the appointment of the Internet Society to implement the African Union’s African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) programme.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information on AXIS, visit
<a href="http://pages.au.int/axis" target="_blank">http://pages.au.int/axis</a><b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">About the Internet Society<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy,
technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information, visit <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">
www.internetsociety.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Media Contact: Betel Hailu, <a href="mailto:hailu@isoc.org" target="_blank">hailu@isoc.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:14.0pt">Lancement du Point d’Echange Internet le 21 mars 2014 � Bujumbura, Burundi<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span lang="FR">Lancement IXP soutenu par Internet Society<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">[Bujumbura, Burundi – 21 mars, 2014] Le Point d’�change Internet BurundiX a �t� lanc� avec succ�s, le 21 mars 2014 � Bujumbura, au Burundi. Ce point d’�change Internet a �t� officiellement inaugur�
par Son Excellence M. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Ministre des T�l�communications, de l’Information, de la Communication et des Relations avec le Parlement et M. Philippe Niyongabo, d�l�gu� de l’Union Africaine. Egalement pr�sent � l’occasion du lancement Dr. Dawit
Bekele, Directeur du Bureau R�gional Africain de l’Internet Society, M. Coppens Pasteur NDAYIRAGIJE, pr�sident de l’Association de BurundiX A.S.B.L. et M. Arnaud Fenioux expert de Lyon-IX.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">Il est envisag� que l’IXP servira en tant que catalyseur pour l’innovation et le d�veloppement des services et des applications Internet au Burundi. Le Point d’�change Internet soutiendra les efforts
du Gouvernement vers la mise en place des services E-gouvernementaux, et r�duira le co�t du d�veloppement de la mise en place et de l’application locale. La pr�sence du point d’�change Internet am�liorera la fiabilit� de l’Internet local en �liminant la d�pendance
sur la connectivit� internationale pour les services Internet locaux et les communications bas�es sur Internet.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt">“Notre souhait est que le pas franchi aujourd’hui, soit un d�but prometteur pour ce Point d’Echange Internet en plus des Fournisseurs d’Acc�s Internet, Nous souhaiterions
que progressivement les fournisseurs de contenu ainsi que les entreprises priv�es, les universitaires et les principales administrations publiques fassent de m�me“, a dit son Excellence M. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Ministre des T�l�communications, de l’information,
de la communication et des relations avec le parlement a l’occasion de l’inauguration du premier point d’�changes internet au Burundi.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">D'apr�s M. Philippe NIYONGABO</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">d�l�gu� de l’Union Africaine</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">,
</span><span lang="FR">“</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> La Commission de l’Union Africaine r�it�re son appui continu aux pays africains afin de tirer profit du potentiel des technologies de l’information et de trouver des
voies innovatrices et effectives pour mettre ce potentiel au service des citoyens africains, et burundais en particulier</span><span lang="FR">“</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dans sa remarque au cours du lancement du point d’�change Internet, Dr. Dawit Bekele, Directeur du Bureau R�gional Africain de l’Internet Society a indiqu� que, “L’Internet
Society a le plaisir de voir cet accomplissement important qui a �t� obtenu avec une approche multi-acteurs. Ceci est une grande �tape franchie pour assurer qu’aucun paquet Internet ne quitte le Burundi pour revenir au Burundi. Nous sommes fier d’avoir pu
impl�menter le projet avec succ�s et nous sommes satisfait de voir qu’il existe des personnes et des organisations d�termin�es au BurundIX pour assurer un bon avenir pour le point d’�change Internet.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">“Dans une r�gion o� Internet devient de plus en plus accessible, nous sommes engag�s � continuer notre soutien au d�veloppement d’une infrastructure stable et robuste afin d’assurer une croissance
d’Internet durable en Afrique. Le lancement de ce point d’�change Internet local renforcera l’infrastructure IP du Burundi, et renforcera la r�silience de l’infrastructure de l’Internet local. Ceci aura aussi une bonne r�percussion et assurera l’acheminement
local de plus de trafic Internet africain; un facteur important pour le d�veloppement de contenu local et un co�t abordable de transit � travers la r�gion.” a dit M. Adiel Akplogan, Directeur G�n�ral d’AFRINIC.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">BurundiX sera g�r� par l’Association de BurundiX
</span><span lang="FR">A.S.B.L. </span><span lang="FR">Tous les op�rateurs de t�l�communication et tous les fournisseurs Internet sont membres de cette association.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">Le Point d’�change Internet a �t� �tablit avec le soutien du projet « Syst�me d’�change de l’Internet Africain » (AXIS), un projet de la Commission de l’Union Africaine mis en place par l’Internet
Society. AXIS a organis� un atelier sur les meilleures pratiques des points d’�changes Internet � Bujumbura du 2 au 4 Octobre 2012 pour 20 experts, suivi d’un atelier technique pour 23 sp�cialistes, du 18 au 22 mars 2013. Le Minist�re des T�l�communications,
de l’Information, de la Communication et des Relations avec le Parlement �tait l’h�te de l’atelier et Lyon-IX a contribu� en fournissant les facilitateurs. La collaboration entre les parties int�ress�es a abouti au succ�s de cette initiative, qui devrait mener
� des r�sultats positifs pour le secteur et le pays. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">Le programme de l’interconnexion et de l’�change du trafic Internet de l’Internet Society a activement soutenu le d�veloppement du Point d’�change Internet pour renforcer l’interconnexion locale
et r�gionale. Le programme vise � avoir en 2020, 80% du trafic Internet �chang� en Afrique, en gardant le trafic local, sur place. Cet objectif a �t� renforc� par la s�lection de l’Internet Society par l’Union Africaine pour la mise en œuvre de ce syst�me
de programme (AXIS).<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">Pour plus de renseignement sur AXIS, visitez
</span><a href="http://pages.au.int/axis" target="_blank"><span lang="FR">http://pages.au.int/axis</span></a><b><span lang="FR"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">L’Internet Society est la source ind�pendante et de confiance pour des informations et un leader sur les questions de l’Internet � travers le monde. Avec sa vision de principe et son fondement
technologique, l’Internet Society travaille vers la promotion d’un dialogue ouvert sur la politique, la technologie et le d�veloppement de l’Internet parmi les utilisateurs, les compagnies, les gouvernements, et les autres organisations. En collaboration avec
ses membres et chapitres qui existent � travers le monde, Internet Society œuvre vers une �volution et croissance continue de l’internet pour tout le monde.
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