AW: [governance] Consensus Call for CSTD IGF Questionnaire -

[McTim]

Hi Fatimata,

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thank you Jean-Louis for making the point about the specific needs for
> Africa.  You are right.   We need to participate to the IG policy but
> without appropriate access to internet, it will be very difficult to do so.
> The investment being made to put the right infrastructure in place is
> necessary for African development and can't be considered as a waste.  I
> completely agree wiith the answers provided by McTim on the subject.  Again,
> access is a major issue for Africa.
>

I would say it is THE issue for Africa, as it has been for over a decade.

Some of JLF's concerns may be alleviated by this set of projects:

http://www.eu-africa-infrastructure-tf.net/activities/grants/african-internet-exchange-system.htm

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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