African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance - User contributions [en]

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2012-11-20T12:21:50Z

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations]] APC submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [[Media:RIRs_joint-submission-WCIT-RIR.pdf‎|NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process]] Regional Internet Registries' submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [http://africs-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=edit&section=5 “Stop the Net Grab”: NRO shares concerns about the WCIT process] The Internet Number Resource Organization joins the "Stop the Net Grab" campaign, 13 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-11-20T12:19:50Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations]] APC submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [[Media:RIRs_joint-submission-WCIT-RIR.pdf‎|NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process]] Regional Internet Registries' submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [http://africs-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=edit&section=5 “Stop the Net Grab”: NRO shares concerns about the WCIT process] 13 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-11-20T09:31:51Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations]] APC submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [[Media:RIRs_joint-submission-WCIT-RIR.pdf‎|NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process]] Regional Internet Registries' submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-11-20T09:30:42Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations]] APC submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

* [[Media:RIRs_joint-submission-WCIT-RIR.pdf‎|NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation -
Process]] Regional Internet Registries' submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

File:RIRs joint-submission-WCIT-RIR.pdf

2012-11-20T09:26:12Z

WikiSysop: NRO Submission to the WCIT process

NRO Submission to the WCIT process

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2012-11-20T09:22:05Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations]] APC submission for input to the WCIT process, 3 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

* [[Media:APC_input_WCIT_03112012.pdf‎|APC submission for input to the WCIT process]] APC Perspectives on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations, 3 November 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

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APC input to the WCIT process

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology, October 11, 2012

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-11-04T18:21:45Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

* [[Media:Access_Sample_letter_to_join_national_delegation_WCIT.pdf|Sample letter to request to join your national delegation to WCIT]] Sample letter developed by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Economic_Impact_of_ITRs.pdf|Revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations Threaten the Internet's Role in Economic Development around the Globe]] Economic impact of ITRs by CDT, the Center for Democracy and Technology

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

File:Access Sample letter to join national delegation WCIT.pdf

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Sample letter to request to join the national delegation to WCIT

File:Economic Impact of ITRs.pdf

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Economic impact of ITRs

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Impact_of_the_Internet_in_Africa.pdf‎|The Internet Economy in Africa]] Overview of the impact of the internet in Africa by Dalberg

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

File:Impact of the Internet in Africa.pdf

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, September 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T23:57:54Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils de plaidoyer élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T23:56:29Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu WCIT Advocacy Toolkit] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T23:54:44Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

File:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.pdf

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Main Page

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WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎|Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.doc|Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI-2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemples_de_points_à_discuter_pour_la_société_civile_lors_de_la_CMIT.pdf‎ Exemples de points de discussion pour la société civile lors de la CMIT]] La version française d'un des outils élaborés par AccessNow.Org

* [[Media:Exemple d'une demande de consultation lors du CMTI -2012 auprès de ta délégation nationale.doc]] La version française de la lettre-type élaborée par AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

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'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu's statement by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT] by AccessNow.Org

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications] by AccessNow.Org

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

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WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Threat Analysis of the ITU's WCIT (Part 1): Historical Context] Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship: Internet Governance Project's blog entry by Milton Meuller, Syracuse University, May 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries] by LIRNEasia's Rohan Samarajiva, June 2012

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine] Report of Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu by Abu Saeed Khan, September 2012

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

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WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft of the Future ITRs]] From the ITU Plenary Meeting, non-dated

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]] From the Chaiman of the Council Working Group, ITU, June 2012

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship] Blog entry by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

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WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|WCIT Proposals to Watch]] Excerpt of proposed language and provisions for the revision of the ITRs, compiled by WCITleaks.org

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:40:08Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally] WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]] The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|Substantive Proposals for future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:38:37Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]] Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally]
WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]]
The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|Substantive Proposals for future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:37:51Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]] ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]]
Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally]
WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]]
The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|Substantive Proposals for future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:36:43Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]]
ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012]]

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]]
Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?] From the Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally]
WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]]
The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|Substantive Proposals for future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:33:30Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

'''African Civil Society Conversation on Internet Governance'''

= Join the conversation =

'''Where'''
Discussion is on a mailing list. You can participate in English or French. We will post weekly summaries of the discussion in English and French.

'''When'''
The discussion space will be open from 11 September to 31 December 2012.

'''How'''
Go to: https://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and subscribe to the list.

= Purpose =

This purpose of this site and the linked mailing list is to serve as a platform that will help garner African civil society's views and contributions to ICT policy and internet governance issues and processes, with a special focus on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the proposed review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that will take place in December 2012. This process is being facilitated by the [http://www.apc.org Association for Progressive Communications].

= Goal =
The goal of this undertaking is to build awareness, understanding and engagement among African civil society organisations around the WCIT, the proposed revisions to the ITRs and the 'state' of internet governance from more broadly. It is hoped that this platform will facilitate and further African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels while enabling them to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and telecommunications.

= Objective =
Develop specific objectives for improvements of internet governance from an African perspective and to promote African access to and participation in the development of the internet.

= Background materials and resources =

Please send proposals for materials to mawaki [at] apc.org.

Below are links to documents and resources that are intended to inform African CS constituents as well as all participants in this discussion about the contexts and the issues related to internet governance and the review process of the international telecommunication regulations.

* [[Media:Accra_ATU_Proposals_(Draft)_Sep2012.pdf‎|Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs]]
ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012]]

* [[Media:Senegal_RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf‎|Senegal IGF 2012]]
Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

* [https://www.cdt.org/policy/itus-wcit-negotiation-internet-governance-or-just-governing-internet The ITU’s WCIT Negotiation: Internet Governance, or Just Governing the Internet?]
Centre for Democracy and Tecnology's policy analysis on WCIT and internet governance, June 2012

* [http://wcitleaks.org/resources/ WCITLeaks page of policy analyses and other resources for CS globally]
WCITleaks.org is a website that is dedicated to find and make public ITU's documents related to the WCIT and ITRs' revision processes. Related policy analyses may be found at the page linked above.

* [[Media:ITRs_1989.pdf|The International Telecommunication Regulations of 1988]]
The current ITRs from the Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne 1988 (Published in Geneva, 1989).

* [[Media:WCIT Proposals to Watch TD62rev1.pdf|Substantive Proposals for future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Draft-future-itrs-public.pdf|Draft Future ITRs]]

* [[Media:Anticipated_Draft_ITRs_Temp.Doc_64_rev.1_CWG-WCIT12.pdf|Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs]]

* [http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/05/24/threat-analysis-of-itus-wcit-part-1-historical-context/ Historical overview of the ITU-IG relationship by Syracuse University's Internet Governance Project]

* [http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Samarajiva-WCIT-Final_9.12.pdf Why some WCIT proposals are bad for developing countries]

* [http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/ghana-echoes-lirneasia-minister-rejects-etno-doctrine/ LIRNEasia: Ghana's Minister bins ETNO doctrine]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/policy/itu AccessNow's WCIT advocacy toolkit]

* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/f13db6465c11060fbc_cpm6bx6s3.pdf AccessNow: Sample letter to national delegation to request a consultation on the WCIT]

* [https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/TalkingPointsforCivilSocietyonWCIT.pdf?redirected AccessNow: Talking Points for Civil Society on the World Conference on International Telecommunications]

= Activities linked to this discussion =

* [http://afigf.uneca.org/ African IGF]
* West Africa IGF http://www.waigf.org/
* Central Africa IGF http://www.fgi-ac.org/
* Southern African IGF http://www.ngopulse.org/saigf
* Highway Africa http://www.highwayafrica.com/
* BestBits Civil Society Meeting, Baku, 3-4 November 2012 http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/BestBits

= About the Association for Progressive Communications =

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), established in 1990, is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, improved governance, development and environmental sustainability, through the strategic use of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:24:40Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:15:44Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

Main Page

2012-10-03T10:10:32Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

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2012-10-03T10:09:25Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

File:Accra ATU Proposals (Draft) Sep2012.pdf

2012-10-03T10:06:35Z

WikiSysop: Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

Africa Region's Proposals to the Review of the ITRs
ITU Document, Source Africa Region, June 2012

File:Senegal RapportFinalIGF-SN-2012.pdf

2012-10-03T09:50:09Z

WikiSysop: Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

Rapport du Forum National Sénégalais sur la Gouvernance de l'Internet / Report of Senegal national internet governance forum

Main Page

2012-10-03T09:40:42Z

WikiSysop: /* More about the Association for Progressive Communications */

Main Page

2012-10-03T09:13:30Z

WikiSysop: /* Background materials and resources */

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WikiSysop: Substantive items proposed to be included in the future ITRs

Substantive items proposed to be included in the future ITRs

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WikiSysop: Draft future ITRs

Draft future ITRs

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