African School on Internet Governance
Details of the organization
Name *
Association for Progressive Communications
Country *
South Africa
Website (URL)
https://www.apc.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
African School on Internet Governance
Title acronym
AfriSIG
Description *
The AfriSIG aims to give Africans from diverse sectors and stakeholder groups the opportunity to gain knowledge and confidence to participate effectively in internet governance (IG) processes and debates nationally, regionally and globally. It contributes towards increasing the diversity, extent, quality and effectiveness of African participation in IG by creating a space that promotes multistakeholder learning and dialogue. The School responds to the challenge of inadequate participation by African and women stakeholders in the IG sphere, building knowledge across stakeholder groups and Africa's sub-regions by fostering dialogue on complex issues towards mainstreaming African and women’s perspectives to global internet governance.
Project website
http://afrisig.org/
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Africa
Countries of implementation
Algeria, Angola, Western Sahara, Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad (Republic of), Cameroon, Comoros, Cape Verde (Republic of), Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia (Republic of the), Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Congo, Reunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Sierra Leone, Somali (Democratic Republic), South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Status *
Ongoing
from 10/07/2013
to
15/10/2016
Partners
Access Now Afilias African Union African Network Information Center Facebook Ford Foundation Google ICANN Internet Society NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency UN Women Fund for Gender Equality Public Interest Registry ZA Domain Name Authority
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Project
Training initiative
