WAIGF Communiqué 2011

Fourth Session of West Africa Internet Governance Forum,

Date: 27th -29th July 2011
Lagos, Nigeria

Theme: “Promoting the Multi-stakeholder Model for further Internet Development in Africa”

We, the participants at the regional West African Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), held at the Welcome Centre and Hotel, Lagos (Nigeria), from 27th to 29th July 2011, organised by the WAIGF Consortium and the Government of Nigeria,

Recalling that this is the fourth session of the West African Internet Governance Forum;

Recalling that previous West African Internet Governance Forums had concluded that good Internet governance is critical for sustainable ICT development and social-economic impact;

Recalling that at the third, regional West African Internet Governance Forum in Dakar, Senegal, the Forum discussed issues such as access, security, critical internet resources , privacy, cloud computing, and openness, in the region;

Recalling the continued commitment and support given by international organisations such as ICANN, ISOC, and DiploFoundation, for the success of the WAIGF, and participation by various stakeholders in the forums;

Recalling that in the last three forums , we have continued working, under the same theme ,to emphasise the need for the multi-stakeholder, participation in the IGF process, within the region;

Agree that:

Thank the Nigerian IT Development Agency (NITDA) of the Federal Govenment of Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), AfriNIC, the Internet Society (ISOC), the Panos Insitute West Africa, Diplo Foundation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Association For Progressive communication(APC), for their support for the forum;

Thank the local organizers, DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Media, ( Remmy Nwekke), National Resource Person (Emmanuel Edet), and the Welcome Centre and Hotel management and staff for their hospitality.

Lagos, Nigeria
July 29, 2011

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