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AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 31 July, 2020
by AfICTA Secretariat July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020

At its 6th Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 9 October, 2018 after its founding in 2012, and in line with its constitution, AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance elected its 2nd Chairman, Engr Hossam Elgamal of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Mr Elgamal succeeds Dr Jimson Olufuye its founder and inspiration. In his farewell speech, Dr Olufuye outlined 17 achievements recorded during his tenure which included according to him “Constructive African ICT Business/Professional Advocacy/engagement at the United Nations (UN) vis-a-vis Membership of the UN Working Group (WG) on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Improvement 2011, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development WG on Enhanced Cooperation 2013-2014 & 2016-2018, IGF UN Secretary-General's Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) from 2011 till date” and “Growth of member countries from 6 to 30 with 24 African countries to go. Current membership are from Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Cote d’Ivore, Ghana, Tunisia, The Gambia, Niger, Mali, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Chad, Benin, DRC, Senegal, Uganda, Mauritius, Cameroon, Gabon and Lesotho.” Full text of his speech is available here. In his acceptance speech, Engr Elgamal thanked Dr Olufuye for all the good works he had done and promised to take the Alliance to greater heights in collaboration with his colleagues on the board and members in general. Full text of his acceptance speech is available here. Africa ICT Alliance, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, 234, Nigeria, http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=kI6YZeEo2w3y46poPt2dxM0mA2b1…

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Fwd: [Public Comments] Call for Volunteers for NCSG Comment on Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps
by Oreoluwa Lesi July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Hello everyone, Please read through a comment in response to the open call on the Multistakeholder Model drafted on behalf of NSCG. Kindly read through and share your thoughts over the next few days. Thanks, Oreoluwa -- Oreoluwa Lesi Executive Director, Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) +234.803.621.1307, +234.813.339.9999 | www.wtec.org.ng | @wteconline > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <rbeauregardlacroix(a)GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: [Public Comments] Call for Volunteers for NCSG Comment on Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps > Date: 24 July 2020 at 3:55:25 AM WAT > To: NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > Reply-To: Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <rbeauregardlacroix(a)GMAIL.COM> > > Hi all, > > We drafted a comment on the "Next Steps" plan, for your review, suggestions, and further comments. > > Do note that the questions we were asked here were precise in scope but somewhat abstract in the answers they called for... > > Feel free to give the document itself a read - something that will guide further action by Board and staff re this whole "evolution" project. > > Comment closes on 2nd Aug, so let's give it a few days, so that the PC has some time for their own review. > > Have a nice weekend, > > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 7:22 PM Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi all, > > We have a new public comment and it is about Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps. You might recall this initiative started at a Barcelona meeting by the ICANN board with webinars and hiring a consultant to work on a proposal conducting public comments and organizing plenary sessions at ICANN meeting. As a group, we expressed our concerns about such efforts and its scope. We need to review this new paper for public comment. We also should have in mind ongoing effort like in GNSO with PDP 3.0. > . You can find here all the details here https://www.icann.org/public-comments/multistakeholder-model-next-steps-202… <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/multistakeholder-model-next-steps-202…> > > I created this google doc to be used during the drafting and accessible to all in order to kick off the discussion and comments: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7AYRXKiORqwnDugT44LfWZJ5MkEv_LZHSz_xxf… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7AYRXKiORqwnDugT44LfWZJ5MkEv_LZHSz_xxf…> > > Please let me offline if you want to volunteer to participate in drafting the NCSG comment and join the drafting team. It is open for any newcomers and we are looking for experienced members to support drafting. This is quite an important topic for us and we have to pay attention. > > You can find previous public comments submitted by NCSG in this wiki page https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2020 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2020> and listing those who drafted them or volunteered. > > Best Regards, > > Rafik Dammak > > NCSG Policy Committee Chair

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ITI blog/webinars
by Ioana Stupariu July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

Hello everyone, For those interested in ICANN’s Information Transparency Initiative (ITI), the blog at https://go.icann.org/2WtK9Ob might be of interest. Worth noting in the blog 2 identical upcoming webinars. ITI Webinar 1 Monday 20 July 2020, 20:00 UTC (all other times<https://tinyurl.com/yameyekf>) Register<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkduyprDksHdJtEXNWl1TkoXA55VJI6wVQ> ITI Webinar 2 Wednesday 22 July 2020, 14:00 UTC (all other times<https://tinyurl.com/ybafoc5j>) Register<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudeGoqDopH9Je2KGiSMIgaQQUYOXfxa0j> Best, Ioana Ioana Stupariu SJD Candidate - International Business Law -------------------------------------------------------- Central European University Department of Legal Studies Nador u. 11, 1051 Budapest, Hungary Phone: +40744251228 Stupariu_Ioana(a)phd.ceu.edu | www.ceu.edu<http://www.ceu.edu> [Risultati immagini per ceu logo]

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AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 15 July, 2020
by AfICTA Secretariat July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020

At its 6th Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 9 October, 2018 after its founding in 2012, and in line with its constitution, AfICTA - Africa ICT Alliance elected its 2nd Chairman, Engr Hossam Elgamal of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Mr Elgamal succeeds Dr Jimson Olufuye its founder and inspiration. In his farewell speech, Dr Olufuye outlined 17 achievements recorded during his tenure which included according to him “Constructive African ICT Business/Professional Advocacy/engagement at the United Nations (UN) vis-a-vis Membership of the UN Working Group (WG) on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Improvement 2011, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development WG on Enhanced Cooperation 2013-2014 & 2016-2018, IGF UN Secretary-General's Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) from 2011 till date” and “Growth of member countries from 6 to 30 with 24 African countries to go. Current membership are from Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Cote d’Ivore, Ghana, Tunisia, The Gambia, Niger, Mali, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Chad, Benin, DRC, Senegal, Uganda, Mauritius, Cameroon, Gabon and Lesotho.” Full text of his speech is available here. In his acceptance speech, Engr Elgamal thanked Dr Olufuye for all the good works he had done and promised to take the Alliance to greater heights in collaboration with his colleagues on the board and members in general. Full text of his acceptance speech is available here. Africa ICT Alliance, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, 234, Nigeria, http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=kI6YZeEo2w3y46poPt2dxM0mA2b1…

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