[governance] IGF review

[Ken Lohento]

This link mentioned below 
http://www.cipaco.org/ancienne_versions/spip_v191/sources/OpeningthedebateonIGFinAfrica.pdf  
has just been changed - the document is now here 
http://www.cipaco.org/sources/OpeningIGFdebateAfrica.pdf

KL

Ken Lohento a écrit :
> Dear friend McTim, all
>
> In my opinion, the African CS that's trying to get involved in the 
> international IG debate, is also involved in IG initiatives on the 
> continent. I'm not sure saying the contrary can be fully illustrated. 
> I agree more African CS stakeholders should be involved in Af*'s 
> works. Maybe Af*s should also make further progress towards inclusion 
> of/dialogue with more broad/non technical African CS stakeholders? 
> What is being done can be improved. You also have a lot of CS people 
> involved for example in local ISOC chapters. (I don't know if African 
> ISOCs are/can also be called Af*s). I think collaboration between 
> stakeholders in Africa comes naturally in fact : you may wish to read 
> this working paper I wrote and that was published in a doc by UNECA 
> http://www.uneca.org/istd/documents/AfrCSOs_Speak.pdf (notably page 
> 58) - not focused on IG though and in French. But we need to 
> strengthen that collaboration between stakeholders on the continent. 
> In particular the technical and business community need to support the 
> other CS with regards to better mastering technical ICT/IG issues. 
> This question is a bit discussed in this document that Mawaki Chango 
> wrote "WSIS and Then? What Prospects and Roles for African 
> Stakeholders in The Subsequent Internet Governance Processes?" that we 
> have published in this working document 
> http://www.cipaco.org/ancienne_versions/spip_v191/sources/OpeningthedebateonIGFinAfrica.pdf 
> (see page 66/67 in particular)) - I'm mainly talking here as for West 
> africa which I know best, but I guess the situation is more or less 
> the same elsewhere.
>
> Another key problem is that the African CS doesn't benefit from the 
> inputs of the African academia. If for example you watch this list, 
> you'll see that "best" or most prolific contributors are people from 
> the academia or with strong university background. In Africa we are 
> far from this situation. Improving the involvement of the academia 
> will also improve the involvement of African stakeholders and CS in 
> policy making in general, at local, national and international levels.
>
> My two cents..
>
> Ken L
>
> McTim a écrit :
>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 1:23 PM, BAUDOUIN SCHOMBE 
>> <b.schombe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>> Dear Ginger and Ian,
>>> Subsequently abouT IGf review, I beleive that IGF process is till 
>>> necessary
>>> for a most of developping countries specially in africa.
>>>     
>>
>> This attitude breaks my heart, and I'll tell you why.
>>
>> There ARE existing African IG institutions that need support.
>>
>> When Africans (especially African CS groups) focus on the IGF instead
>> of the Af*'s (AfNOG, AfTLD, AfriNIC, AfrISPA, et. al), there is less
>> time, money and energy available for the home grown decade long (+)
>> African IG experience.   That to me is a real pity.
>>
>> Why on earth one would choose to just talk about making policy (IGF)
>> instead of actually making policy (as we did at AfriNIC 10 recently)
>> is beyond me.
>>
>> I appeal to African CS orgs reading this list to become more involved
>> in the Af*s mailing lists and meetings.  We need all the support we
>> can get.
>> There seems to be a smaller resource base here in Africa than in some
>> other regions, I don't understand why we don't support our own
>> initiatives when we easily can!
>>   
>
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