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Chapter 6: Stakeholders, Outreach and Communication........................................................ 59 6.1 Background........................................................................................................................... 59 6.2 WSIS and Stakeholders Involvement in the Information Society........................................... 60 6.3 Stakeholders Role in the Information Society........................................................................ 61 6.4 Capacity Building Activities to Support Stakeholder and Network Participation................... 64 6.5 Outreach and Communication.............................................................................................. 64 6.6 Stakeholders Implementing AISI........................................................................................... 71 6.7 Challenges to Effective Stakeholder Network Participation and Consolidation...................... 81 Chapter 7: The Role of Academia in Information Society Development in Africa................... 85 7.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 85 7.2 The Africa Learning Network (ALN) and AISI...................................................................... 85 7.3 VarsityNet Research Network................................................................................................ 86 7.4 Academia Research Network (ARN)...................................................................................... 91 Chapter 8: The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)......................................... 95 8.1 Background........................................................................................................................... 95 8.2 AISI and the WSIS process.................................................................................................... 95 8.3 The First African Regional Preparatory Conference on the WSIS.......................................... 95 8.4 The Second African Regional Preparatory Conference on the WSIS...................................... 96 8.5 AISI e-Discussions with Stakeholders.................................................................................... 97 8.6 The African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE).......................... 97 8.7 Implementing the WSIS Outcomes....................................................................................... 98 Chapter 9: Partnerships for Promotion and Implementation of AISI...................................... 99 9.1 Background........................................................................................................................... 99 9.2 Partnership for ICTs in Africa (PICTA)............................................................................... 100 9.3 ACACIA............................................................................................................................. 101 9.4 UNSIA................................................................................................................................ 101 9.5 UN-ICT Task Force............................................................................................................ 102 9.6 The Africa Node of the Global ePolicy Resource Network (e-PolNET)................................ 103 9.7 Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)/Global Knowledge Partnership............................. 104 9.8 Finland................................................................................................................................ 105 9.9 Partnership for Measuring ICTs for Development............................................................... 106 Chapter 10: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward.............................................................. 107 10.1 AISI Overview..................................................................................................................... 107 10.2 Addressing the Infrastructure Gap....................................................................................... 109 10.3 The NICI Process................................................................................................................ 111 10.4 Stakeholders........................................................................................................................ 112 10.5 The African Private Sector................................................................................................... 114 10.6 Emerging Areas................................................................................................................... 115 10.7 Conclusions......................................................................................................................... 118 iv
Acronyms and Abbreviations AAU Addis Ababa University Accacia ICT for development in Africa programme of the IDRC in early 1990’s ACSIS Africa Civil Society for the Information ADB African Development Bank ADF African Development Forum AFRALTI African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute AIF African Internet Forum AISI African Information Society Initiative ALN Africa Learning Network ANI African Networking Initiative APC Association for Progressive Communications ARAPKE African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy ARICEA Association of Regulators of Information and Communication in Central and Eastern Africa ARN Academia Research Network ASN African Stakeholders Network ASYCUDA Automated System for Customs Data ATPSnet African Technology Policy Studies Network AU African Union AYIN African Youth and ICT4D Network BBS Bulletin Board Systems BCEAO Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest BLC Blended Learning Centre CABECA Capacity Building for Electronic Communication in Africa CAF Communication Assistance Foundation CDS-ISIS Computerized Documentation System for Information Systems (developed by UNESCO in 1985) CEEAC Communauté Economique des Etats d’Afrique Centrale CEMAC Central African Monetary and Economic Community CePRC Canadian e-Policy Resource Centre CNRST Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique CODI Committee on Development Information COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CRASA Communications Regulators Association of Southern Africa CSPS Canadian School of Public Services DEVSIS Development Sciences Information System DISD Development Information Services Division EAC East African Community EARPTO Eastern African Regulators Postal and Telecommunications Organization ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EDI Electronic Data Interchange EMWA Ethiopian Media Women Association v
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the skills of the customs officers
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technical coordinator, the ECA led
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Burundi, Kenya, Benin, Tanzania, To
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appropriate right risk balance and
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proposed action-laden recommendatio
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websites but they have been unable
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6.7.4 Reluctance of Governments to
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ety Framework” which define benef
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pre-conference workshops were organ
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Development Cooperation (SDC), e-Po
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Nations system’s commitment to su
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objective being the improvement of
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instance, the emergence of new indu
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10.5 The African private sector The
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equired to participate meaningfully
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Security on the Internet is crucial
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Fig 27: The AISI Roadmap African Te
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