African Union (AU) Selects the ISOC to Support establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa.
Great initiative and partnership. Congratulations AUC and ISOC. Best Alice ---------------------------- African Union (AU) Selects the Internet society to Support Establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa. Project includes 60 capacity building workshops in 30 countries [Johannesburg, South Africa --23 August 2012] – The Internet Society today announced that it has been selected by the African Union (AU) to conduct community mobilization and technical aspects workshops to support the establishment of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in AU Member States as part of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project. The AXIS project aims at keeping Africa’s Internet traffic local to the continent by providing capacity building and technical assistance to facilitate the establishment of National Internet Exchange Points and Regional Internet Exchange Points in Africa. The project is funded by the Euro-Africa Infrastructure Fund and the Government of Luxembourg. The Internet Society is committed to organizing 60 community mobilization and technical aspects workshops in 30 African countries. To this effect, the Internet Society will also contribute its own resources for the implementation of this component of the AXIS project. Currently, much of Africa’s Internet traffic is routed through Internet exchange points external to the African continent. As countries establish their own IXPs, Internet traffic will be routed locally, creating a downward pressure on costs and stimulating growth in and distribution of local Internet content. Through the AXIS project, the interests of the AU and the Internet Society, working with other African Internet organizations such as AfriNIC, AfNOG, and AftLD, will be realized in this collaborative effort to assist in the development of a more locally operated and, hence, more robust and economically accessible pan-African Internet. Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission, commented,“Africa is paying overseas carriers to exchange ‘local’ (continental) traffic. This is both a costly as well as an inefficient way of handling inter-country exchange of Internet traffic. Independent analysis has shown that Africa pays over US$600 Million to developed countries every year for inter-African traffic exchange that is carried outside the continent. We are therefore pleased that the African Internet Exchange System project will address this challenge by facilitating optimization of Internet traffic to support intra-continental traffic flows in Africa.” Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa, stated, “We are very excited to be selected by the African Union to support the growth of IXPs throughout Africa. We believe the AXIS project is extremely important to the continued health of the Internet ecosystem in Africa, and building the technical infrastructure and training the people to sustain it are fundamental to extending the Internet in Africa. Partnering with the African Union on the AXIS project is central to the Internet Society’s mission to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere.” The Internet Society has provided technical training in Africa since the early 1990s, and supports the development of human and technical capacity to build reliable and sustainable Internet infrastructure in Africa and around the world. The organization’s African Bureau was started in 2006. With 24 Chapters, the Internet Society African Bureau works to promote capacity building and the responsible development of the Internet throughout Africa. Its principle focus is improving interconnection and traffic exchange within the continent through the implementation of IXPs, network training, and capacity building. Link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/african-unionau-selects-internet-society... _
thanks all. Moctar AUC Moctar Yedaly Head of Posts & Telecommunication Div. Department of Infrastructure and Energy African Union Commission Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 Email: YedalyM@africa-union.org Web: http://www.africa-union.org Please consider the environment before printing this email message. Disclaimer: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for recipient . If you are not the intended message recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The Sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. ________________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+yedalym=africa-union.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of alice@apc.org [alice@apc.org] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:11 PM To: Moctar Yedaly Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] African Union (AU) Selects the ISOC to Support establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa. Great initiative and partnership. Congratulations AUC and ISOC. Best Alice ---------------------------- African Union (AU) Selects the Internet society to Support Establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa. Project includes 60 capacity building workshops in 30 countries [Johannesburg, South Africa --23 August 2012] – The Internet Society today announced that it has been selected by the African Union (AU) to conduct community mobilization and technical aspects workshops to support the establishment of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in AU Member States as part of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project. The AXIS project aims at keeping Africa’s Internet traffic local to the continent by providing capacity building and technical assistance to facilitate the establishment of National Internet Exchange Points and Regional Internet Exchange Points in Africa. The project is funded by the Euro-Africa Infrastructure Fund and the Government of Luxembourg. The Internet Society is committed to organizing 60 community mobilization and technical aspects workshops in 30 African countries. To this effect, the Internet Society will also contribute its own resources for the implementation of this component of the AXIS project. Currently, much of Africa’s Internet traffic is routed through Internet exchange points external to the African continent. As countries establish their own IXPs, Internet traffic will be routed locally, creating a downward pressure on costs and stimulating growth in and distribution of local Internet content. Through the AXIS project, the interests of the AU and the Internet Society, working with other African Internet organizations such as AfriNIC, AfNOG, and AftLD, will be realized in this collaborative effort to assist in the development of a more locally operated and, hence, more robust and economically accessible pan-African Internet. Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission, commented,“Africa is paying overseas carriers to exchange ‘local’ (continental) traffic. This is both a costly as well as an inefficient way of handling inter-country exchange of Internet traffic. Independent analysis has shown that Africa pays over US$600 Million to developed countries every year for inter-African traffic exchange that is carried outside the continent. We are therefore pleased that the African Internet Exchange System project will address this challenge by facilitating optimization of Internet traffic to support intra-continental traffic flows in Africa.” Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa, stated, “We are very excited to be selected by the African Union to support the growth of IXPs throughout Africa. We believe the AXIS project is extremely important to the continued health of the Internet ecosystem in Africa, and building the technical infrastructure and training the people to sustain it are fundamental to extending the Internet in Africa. Partnering with the African Union on the AXIS project is central to the Internet Society’s mission to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere.” The Internet Society has provided technical training in Africa since the early 1990s, and supports the development of human and technical capacity to build reliable and sustainable Internet infrastructure in Africa and around the world. The organization’s African Bureau was started in 2006. With 24 Chapters, the Internet Society African Bureau works to promote capacity building and the responsible development of the Internet throughout Africa. Its principle focus is improving interconnection and traffic exchange within the continent through the implementation of IXPs, network training, and capacity building. 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Moctar Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December? Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Moctar Yedaly <YedalyM@africa-union.org> wrote:
thanks all.
Moctar AUC
Moctar Yedaly Head of Posts & Telecommunication Div. Department of Infrastructure and Energy African Union Commission
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________________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+yedalym=africa-union.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of alice@apc.org [alice@apc.org] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:11 PM To: Moctar Yedaly Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] African Union (AU) Selects the ISOC to Support establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa.
Great initiative and partnership. Congratulations AUC and ISOC. Best Alice ---------------------------- African Union (AU) Selects the Internet society to Support Establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa. Project includes 60 capacity building workshops in 30 countries
[Johannesburg, South Africa --23 August 2012] – The Internet Society today announced that it has been selected by the African Union (AU) to conduct community mobilization and technical aspects workshops to support the establishment of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in AU Member States as part of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project. The AXIS project aims at keeping Africa’s Internet traffic local to the continent by providing capacity building and technical assistance to facilitate the establishment of National Internet Exchange Points and Regional Internet Exchange Points in Africa. The project is funded by the Euro-Africa Infrastructure Fund and the Government of Luxembourg.
The Internet Society is committed to organizing 60 community mobilization and technical aspects workshops in 30 African countries. To this effect, the Internet Society will also contribute its own resources for the implementation of this component of the AXIS project.
Currently, much of Africa’s Internet traffic is routed through Internet exchange points external to the African continent. As countries establish their own IXPs, Internet traffic will be routed locally, creating a downward pressure on costs and stimulating growth in and distribution of local Internet content. Through the AXIS project, the interests of the AU and the Internet Society, working with other African Internet organizations such as AfriNIC, AfNOG, and AftLD, will be realized in this collaborative effort to assist in the development of a more locally operated and, hence, more robust and economically accessible pan-African Internet.
Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission, commented,“Africa is paying overseas carriers to exchange ‘local’ (continental) traffic. This is both a costly as well as an inefficient way of handling inter-country exchange of Internet traffic. Independent analysis has shown that Africa pays over US$600 Million to developed countries every year for inter-African traffic exchange that is carried outside the continent. We are therefore pleased that the African Internet Exchange System project will address this challenge by facilitating optimization of Internet traffic to support intra-continental traffic flows in Africa.”
Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa, stated, “We are very excited to be selected by the African Union to support the growth of IXPs throughout Africa. We believe the AXIS project is extremely important to the continued health of the Internet ecosystem in Africa, and building the technical infrastructure and training the people to sustain it are fundamental to extending the Internet in Africa. Partnering with the African Union on the AXIS project is central to the Internet Society’s mission to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere.”
The Internet Society has provided technical training in Africa since the early 1990s, and supports the development of human and technical capacity to build reliable and sustainable Internet infrastructure in Africa and around the world. The organization’s African Bureau was started in 2006. With 24 Chapters, the Internet Society African Bureau works to promote capacity building and the responsible development of the Internet throughout Africa. Its principle focus is improving interconnection and traffic exchange within the continent through the implementation of IXPs, network training, and capacity building.
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On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
I do not know. However, here is an interesting background piece by an ITU insider: http://inetaria.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/itu-extreme-agendas-v1-2-1.pdf -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
Thanks. Insightful. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 28, 2012, at 6:29 PM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote: Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
I do not know.
However, here is an interesting background piece by an ITU insider:
http://inetaria.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/itu-extreme-agendas-v1-2-1.pdf
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
ATU is holding an African Regional meeting in Accra, Ghana from 25-26 September, 2012 to discuss African position on ITRs. Alice From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech=atu-uat.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:28 PM To: a.koech@atu-uat.org Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs Thanks. Insightful. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 28, 2012, at 6:29 PM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote: Moctar Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December? I do not know. However, here is an interesting background piece by an ITU insider: http://inetaria.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/itu-extreme-agendas-v1-2-1.pdf -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
For information, The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44 Chip On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
Sent from my iPhone®
Thanks Chip. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com> wrote:
For information,
The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44
Chip
On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
Sent from my iPhone®
Hussein, The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position. Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions and I have made it clear that they have to accommodate our position if we need to agree on a common position. I need to know how many of you will make it to Dubai. We shall need a pre Dubai meeting of the delegation. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:12 To: <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs Thanks Chip. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com> wrote:
For information,
The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44
Chip
On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
Ali Hussein
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Thank you Daktari. I agree with you on all counts. Count me in for the Dubai trip. I presume however that this will be coordinated by the KIGF? Not sure who will have delegate status at the Dubai WCIT event. Guess we can check that on the website. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:07 AM, bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Hussein, The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position.
Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions and I have made it clear that they have to accommodate our position if we need to agree on a common position.
I need to know how many of you will make it to Dubai. We shall need a pre Dubai meeting of the delegation.
Ndemo.
Sent from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:12 To: <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs
Thanks Chip.
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
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On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com> wrote:
For information,
The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44
Chip
On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
Ali Hussein
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Multiple people from that organization can attend. Chip On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:21 PM, "Ali Hussein" <ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> wrote: Thank you Daktari. I agree with you on all counts. Count me in for the Dubai trip. I presume however that this will be coordinated by the KIGF? Not sure who will have delegate status at the Dubai WCIT event. Guess we can check that on the website. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:07 AM, bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote: Hussein, The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position. Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions and I have made it clear that they have to accommodate our position if we need to agree on a common position. I need to know how many of you will make it to Dubai. We shall need a pre Dubai meeting of the delegation. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:12 To: <bitange@jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs Thanks Chip. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com<mailto:chsharp@cisco.com>> wrote: For information, The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44 Chip On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote: Moctar Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December? 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Thanks Chip. Ali Hussein On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Chip Sharp (chsharp) <chsharp@cisco.com>wrote:
Info for participants can be found at: http://www.itu.int/md/S12-WCIT12-ADM-0002/en
Info is also at: http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/WCIT-background-brief-FAQ.pdf
In short, full participation is by Member State delegations.
The following can attend as observers:
Palestine (Res. 99 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010<http://www.itu.int/council/Basic-Texts/ResDecRec-PP10-e.docx> ), the United Nations (CV 269A<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> ), regional telecommunications organizations (CV 269B<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> ), intergovernmental organizations operating satellite systems (CV 269C<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> ), specialized agencies of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (CV 269D<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> ), other regional or international organizations dealing with matters of interest to the Conference (CV <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> 279), Sector Members referred to in CV 229<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> (recognized operating agencies, scientific or industrial organizations and financial or development institutions),CV 230<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> (other entities) and CV 231<http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> (regional and other international organizations)
There is a fee of CHF5500 for each organization that attends. Multiple people from that organization can attend.
Chip
On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:21 PM, "Ali Hussein" <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Thank you Daktari.
I agree with you on all counts.
Count me in for the Dubai trip. I presume however that this will be coordinated by the KIGF? Not sure who will have delegate status at the Dubai WCIT event. Guess we can check that on the website.
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
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On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:07 AM, bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Hussein,
The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position.
Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions and I have made it clear that they have to accommodate our position if we need to agree on a common position.
I need to know how many of you will make it to Dubai. We shall need a pre Dubai meeting of the delegation.
Ndemo.
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs
Thanks Chip.
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
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On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com> wrote:
For information,
The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU.
The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra.
Information can be found here:
http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44
Chip
On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:
Moctar
Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December?
Ali Hussein
+254 773/713 601113
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Thanks Chip. From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech=atu-uat.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Chip Sharp (chsharp) Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:40 AM To: a.koech@atu-uat.org Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; kictanet Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs Info for participants can be found at: http://www.itu.int/md/S12-WCIT12-ADM-0002/en Info is also at: http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/WCIT-background-brief-FAQ.pdf In short, full participation is by Member State delegations. The following can attend as observers: Palestine ( <http://www.itu.int/council/Basic-Texts/ResDecRec-PP10-e.docx> Res. 99 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010), the United Nations ( <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 269A), regional telecommunications organizations ( <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 269B), intergovernmental organizations operating satellite systems ( <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 269C), specialized agencies of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency ( <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 269D), other regional or international organizations dealing with matters of interest to the Conference ( <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 279), Sector Members referred to in <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 229 (recognized operating agencies, scientific or industrial organizations and financial or development institutions), <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 230 (other entities) and <http://www.itu.int/net/about/basic-texts/convention/chapterii.aspx> CV 231 (regional and other international organizations) There is a fee of CHF5500 for each organization that attends. Multiple people from that organization can attend. Chip On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:21 PM, "Ali Hussein" <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote: Thank you Daktari. I agree with you on all counts. Count me in for the Dubai trip. I presume however that this will be coordinated by the KIGF? Not sure who will have delegate status at the Dubai WCIT event. Guess we can check that on the website. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhoneR On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:07 AM, bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote: Hussein, The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position. Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions and I have made it clear that they have to accommodate our position if we need to agree on a common position. I need to know how many of you will make it to Dubai. We shall need a pre Dubai meeting of the delegation. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerryR -----Original Message----- From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:12 To: <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AUC Position on ITRs Thanks Chip. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhoneR On Aug 29, 2012, at 1:19 AM, "Chip Sharp (chsharp)" <chsharp@cisco.com> wrote: For information, The Africa region will provide input to the WCIT via the African Regional meetings being organized by the ATU and ITU. The next (and probably last) such meeting is scheduled for 25-26 September in Accra. Information can be found here: http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3 <http://atu-uat.org/index.php/en/events-calender?task=3&cid=44> &cid=44 Chip On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Ali Hussein wrote: Moctar Does the AUC have a position on the ITRs that will be discussed in Dubai, this December? Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhoneR _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Bwana, On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:07 PM, <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Hussein, The campaigns towards WCIT have reached a point where there are indications to split ATU along Franco/Anglo divide. As agreed in the last EIGF, we must have a fall back position which has a stakeholder blessing. We must therefore have the minutes of the meeting itself with a clear position.
Commonwealth for example wants us to have a common position. One of our Assistant Ministers is attending the Commonwealth meeting with our resolutions
Is it possible to share these resolutions with the list? -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
Great...Michuki, Kevin and Dawit, I am sure you will do a great job in steering this! On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 3:11 PM, <alice@apc.org> wrote:
Great initiative and partnership. Congratulations AUC and ISOC. Best Alice ---------------------------- African Union (AU) Selects the Internet society to Support Establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa. Project includes 60 capacity building workshops in 30 countries
[Johannesburg, South Africa --23 August 2012] – The Internet Society today announced that it has been selected by the African Union (AU) to conduct community mobilization and technical aspects workshops to support the establishment of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in AU Member States as part of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project. The AXIS project aims at keeping Africa’s Internet traffic local to the continent by providing capacity building and technical assistance to facilitate the establishment of National Internet Exchange Points and Regional Internet Exchange Points in Africa. The project is funded by the Euro-Africa Infrastructure Fund and the Government of Luxembourg.
The Internet Society is committed to organizing 60 community mobilization and technical aspects workshops in 30 African countries. To this effect, the Internet Society will also contribute its own resources for the implementation of this component of the AXIS project.
Currently, much of Africa’s Internet traffic is routed through Internet exchange points external to the African continent. As countries establish their own IXPs, Internet traffic will be routed locally, creating a downward pressure on costs and stimulating growth in and distribution of local Internet content. Through the AXIS project, the interests of the AU and the Internet Society, working with other African Internet organizations such as AfriNIC, AfNOG, and AftLD, will be realized in this collaborative effort to assist in the development of a more locally operated and, hence, more robust and economically accessible pan-African Internet.
Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission, commented,“Africa is paying overseas carriers to exchange ‘local’ (continental) traffic. This is both a costly as well as an inefficient way of handling inter-country exchange of Internet traffic. Independent analysis has shown that Africa pays over US$600 Million to developed countries every year for inter-African traffic exchange that is carried outside the continent. We are therefore pleased that the African Internet Exchange System project will address this challenge by facilitating optimization of Internet traffic to support intra-continental traffic flows in Africa.”
Dawit Bekele, Internet Society Regional Bureau Director for Africa, stated, “We are very excited to be selected by the African Union to support the growth of IXPs throughout Africa. We believe the AXIS project is extremely important to the continued health of the Internet ecosystem in Africa, and building the technical infrastructure and training the people to sustain it are fundamental to extending the Internet in Africa. Partnering with the African Union on the AXIS project is central to the Internet Society’s mission to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere.”
The Internet Society has provided technical training in Africa since the early 1990s, and supports the development of human and technical capacity to build reliable and sustainable Internet infrastructure in Africa and around the world. The organization’s African Bureau was started in 2006. With 24 Chapters, the Internet Society African Bureau works to promote capacity building and the responsible development of the Internet throughout Africa. Its principle focus is improving interconnection and traffic exchange within the continent through the implementation of IXPs, network training, and capacity building.
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Ali Hussein -
alice koech -
alice＠apc.org -
bitange＠jambo.co.ke -
Chip Sharp (chsharp) -
Dorcas Muthoni -
McTim -
Moctar Yedaly