Mobilizing African Business Leaders for the Future of the Internet
Why your voice should be heard in shaping the future of the Internet. Explore ICANN's role and the importance of a stable, secure, and resilient Internet for business sustainability. Learn about AfICTA's mission to advocate for African ICT associations, companies, and professionals.
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Mobilizing African Business Leaders for the future of the Internet Why your voice should be heard? By Jimson Olufuye fncs, CISA, PRINCE2, PhD Chair AfICTA, member Business Constituency of ICANN
Agenda About AfICTA Why your voice should be heard? Mobilizing CEOs for the future of the Internet AfICTA Summit 2015 in SA
About AfICTA Founded May 1, 2012 Represents ICT Associations (ATCON inclusive), companies & professionals in about 20 African countries Vision, mission and goals www.aficta.org
Membership structure SnCategory Description Due $ No of Votes 1 National ICT Association Can be more than one representing a nation state but all votes of entities in that state accumulate for the state ICT organization company, institution or entities with more than 100 employees 200 2 2 Large Organisation (100 or more staff) 1000 5 3 Medium organization (50-99) 4 Small organization (10-49) ICT organization company, institution or entities with 50 or more but less than 100 employees ICT organization company, institution or entities with 10 or more but less than 50 employees ICT organization company, institution or entities with 2 or more but less than 10 employees 500 3 200 2 5 Startups (2-9) 100 1 6 Individual Professionals 100 1
Where AfICTA voice is heard? In ~20 African countries @ the United Nations through IGF, UNCSTD, IGFSA In BC-ICANN ICC BASIS Through MOUs with ASOCIO, ITIDA & NITDA
Why your voice should be heard? No serious business today can survive without the Internet That the Internet is working should not be taken for granted. It can actually fail? ICANN, the organisation responsible for maintaining an open, stable, secure and resilient Internet needs you to continue to sustain an open, stable, secure and resilient Internet US is relinquishing its oversight function on ICANN and wants to hand it over to the global Internet Community including business.
Why your voice should be heard? As business you need to know where you can fit-in, in the unfolding scenario to keep the Internet working In the Business Constituency of ICANN, your voice can be heard loud and clear wrt the following on going discussions viz: IANA Transition
Why your voice should be heard...? The Internet Governance Debate Cybersecurity Combating cybercrime Rule of law on the Internet Intellectual Property etc New gTLD: more than 600 new gTLD have been assigned Netmundial Initiative: http://netmundial.br/wp- content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial- Multistakeholder-Document.pdf; https://www.netmundial.org/ WSIS 10-Year Review: http://unctad.org/Sections/un_cstd/docs/cstd_wsis 10_africa_ict_alliance_en.pdf
Join the BC today for your voice to be heard as the Internet evolves into the future By joining and participating in Policy Development Process in the Commercial and Business Users Constituency (aka BC) of ICANN. http://www.bizconst.org/join-us/
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Youre also invited to attend: 3rd AfICTA Summit scheduled for Jo burg South Africa on September 1-3, 2015 in conjunction with the Faku gesi Digital Africa Festival 2015. Theme: ICT: Lightening the Way to Development and Prosperity across Africa www.aficta.org/summit2015
