About WAIGF

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Friday 1 October 2010

APC’s strength lies in the fact that we don’t get excited about the internet for the internet sake. We are committed activists who want to use it to make the world a better place. We help people get access to the internet where there is none or it is unaffordable, we help grassroots groups use the technology to develop their communities and further their rights, and we work to make sure that government policies related to information and communication serve the best interests of the general (...)

About WAIGF - West Africa Internet Governance Forum

Tuesday 31 August 2010

Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet The West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) is a project that aims to promote Internet Governance issues in West Africa through a multi-stakeholder process. The Project is run by a consortium led by the Free Software and (...)

Partners

Monday 30 August 2010

The WAIGF project is supported by number of organizations, notably: the Association for Progressive Communications, the Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) the Open Society Institute of West Africa (OSIWA), The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) AfriNIC, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the Panos Institute West Africa the (...)

The West Africa Internet Governance Forum

Monday 30 August 2010

Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet. The West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) is a project that aims to promote Internet Governance issues in West Africa through a multi-stakeholder process. The Project is run by a consortium led by the Free Software and (...)