Obtain emblemThe East African Neighborhood (EAC) in partnership with the Web Society – Uganda Chapter, are set to host the eleventh version of the East Africa Web Governance Discussion board (EAIGF) in September this 12 months.
The Discussion board will happen from eleventh to twelfth September, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, beneath the theme “Constructing our Multistakeholder Digital Future for East Africa.”
The first goal of the EAIGF is to create an inclusive, multilateral, multi-stakeholder and multilingual dialogue platform. The platform addresses essential points that improve Web improvement and governance in East Africa.
Talking concerning the upcoming Discussion board, the EAC Deputy Secretary Basic answerable for Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, known as on the area’s Data and Communication Know-how (ICT) trade gamers and different stakeholders to make use of the discussion board as a platform for shaping the digital integration agenda for the area.
“Within the quickly evolving digital panorama, efficient Web governance is essential for fostering innovation, guaranteeing safety, and selling inclusivity. As EAC, we’re dedicated to constructing a multi-stakeholder digital future the place governments, personal sector, civil society, and academia collaborate harmoniously,” stated Hon. Ariik.
Hon. Ariik stated that it was solely by means of such collaborations that the area would be capable to create an interconnected East Africa that thrives on shared data, sturdy infrastructure and equitable entry to digital alternatives.
“Our collective efforts will empower our residents, improve financial progress, and strengthen regional integration, driving us towards a affluent digital future,” he added.
Since its inception in 2008, the EAIGF has served as a pivotal platform for dialogue on Web Governance points in East Africa. The discussion board fosters a multi-stakeholder method, bringing collectively representatives from authorities, media, personal sector, civil society and academia to form the way forward for the Web within the area. The EAIGF goals to extend consciousness, construct coverage capability, and allow significant participation in international Web coverage and governance.
Dialogue from regional boards such because the EAIGF go on to feed into the Continental Web Governance Discussion board, which assembles contributions from throughout Africa with the aim of realising the multi-stakeholder mannequin at each the continental and international scales. The EAIGF follows a bottom-up multi-stakeholder method, which begins on the Nationwide IGFs that kind the constructing blocks for the regional EAIGF.
The discussion board is hosted on the premise of enabling the significant participation of creating nation companions in international Web coverage improvement has lengthy been recognized as an essential precedence in attaining an equitable and accessible Data Society. It’s on this spirit that the EAIGF brings collectively multi-stakeholder representatives in shaping discussions on how the Web is run.
The EAIGF is a part of the worldwide UN Web Governance Discussion board (IGF) that gives an surroundings to proceed dialogue on public coverage points round with the aim of guaranteeing the sustainability, robustness, safety, stability and improvement of the Web.
The eleventh version of the EAIGF will tackle the next points:
- Harnessing innovation and balancing dangers within the digital house;
- Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, improvement and sustainability;
- Advancing human rights and inclusion within the digital age; and
- Bettering digital governance for the Web We Need.
Final hosted by Uganda in 2016, the EAIGF can even present a chance to showcase Uganda’s vibrant digital ecosystem whereas studying and sharing experiences from different nations on easy methods to make the Web work for all within the area. Uganda’s Web panorama has seen important developments within the final 10 years with dynamic and rising digital innovation pushed by supportive insurance policies, growing infrastructure investments and a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of East African Neighborhood.
