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Partnerships and Network in the Implementation
of the African Information Society Initiative
(AISI)
The Civil Society story
Nnenna Nwakanma ACSIS - The Africa Civil So
ciety for the Information Society
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Partnerships ...
In 1999, during the WTO meeting in Seattle, US
President, Bill Clinton said he was convinced
that the people protesting outside probably had
something to say. He went on to suggest that
some of them be allowed in.
But that was during a dinner speech ..
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The Africa Information Society Initiative- AISI
Launched in 1999 as a multi-stakeholder
partnership Initiative and a framework for
bridging Africas Digital divide.
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Civil Society involvement
Consultations

• Online Discussions by Kabissa on Women and ICTs
• Online Consultation on Rural Information Centers
  in 2001 by WOUGNET
  
• Online Consultation on E-Governance in 2002 by
  ECA
  
• Online Civil Society preparations for WSIS Phase
  I
  
• Online Consultation in WSIS themes for CS
  Position Papers during Accra and the Phase II of
  the WSIS

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Civil Society involvement ...

Trainings and workshops on Regional levels

• Civil Society and ICT Policy in 2002
• Policy Processes during the Accra CS Forum
  2004
  
• NICI and E-Strategies
• Geo information and its application at grassroots
  level
  
• Networking and UN processed and orientations
• The Place and Role of Civil Society in UN
  Consultations
  

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Civil Society involvement ...
Partnerships ?

•   Governments Tunisia, Guinea, DRC, Nigeria,
  Niger, Senegal and Ghana
  
• ECA, UNESCO,UNDP, UNICT TF, WSIS ES
• OIF, ITU
• CONGO, UN-NGLS
• HBF

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Civil Society involvement ...
Collaboration


The Working Group on Internet Governance by the
UN SG has three African Civil Society members
Olivier Nana Nzepa, Joseph Saar, and Waudo
Siganga
 
The African Civil Society is represented in the
Board of the Digital Solidarity Fund by Nnenna
Nwakanma
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Civil Society involvement ...
Hosting

• The African Civil Society has hosted the
  International
  
• Civil Society Bureau of the WSIS in South Africa.
  This was the first time that this bureau was
  holing consultations outside of Geneva.(2004)
  
• The Louder Voices Symposium on Internet
  Governance during the ICANN meeting of South
  Africa.(2004)

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Civil Society involvement ...
Structuring

•   The Africa Civil Society for the Information
  Society - ACSIS was launched in April 2004 in
  Tunis.
  
• The Action Plans for 2005, 2005 2007 and
  2005-2015 are ready and implementation is
  underway.
  
• ACSIS has a coordinating bureau at regional,
  subregional and national levels
  
• It also includes a stragtegic planning group

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Civil Society involvement ...
National Networks

• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Niger
• Gabon 14 May
• Kenya 16 May
• Cameroun June
• Nigeria - June

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Todays challenges

• A functional secretariat for ACSIS
• A Training Institution for the African Civil
  Society
  
• Five Subregional Workshops on the themes and
  issues around WSIS
  
• Set up efficient Civil Society networks at all
  country levels
  

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Tomorrows Challenge

Declare the year 2007 as the Year of the Civil
Society!


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Thank you Merci Gracias Obligado