About WAIGF

Côte d’Ivoire Host -the 6th WAIGF Regional Forum

Saturday 6 October 2012

Côte d’Ivoire (http://www.igici.ci/) won the bid to host the 6th Regional Forum. Working under the Theme: "Internet Governance For Peace: A Shared Responsibility of Multi-stakeholder partnerships" The choice of the theme came about as a result of the increased violence and security challenges being witnessed within the region. The question that the forum would be addressing is : "Can the Region leverage on ICTs to provide security for its physical and net citizens?" Join us : - (...)

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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 (...)

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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 (...)

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Partners

Monday 30 August 2010

The WAIGF project is supported by number of organizations, notably:

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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 (...)

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Contact

Saturday 28 August 2010

National Resource People Benin Amessinou Kossi Burkina Faso Idrissa Martial Bourgou c/o Association Yam Pukri 09 BP 1170, Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso Phone: (+226) 50 37 39 74 Côte d’Ivoire Mireille HOUNDJI Project Manager, Initiatives pour la Gouvernance de l’Internet en Côte d’Ivoire Phone: (+225) 20344742 The Gambia Poncelet O. Ileleji The Gambia Chapter for WAIGF, The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing (...)

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