2. Internet Society – Africa Internet Summit 20152
ANALL-PURPOSENETWORKFOR
AFRICA
“The Internet is capable of supporting a wide
range of demands for its use…the technology
does not place inherent limitations on the
applications or services that make use of it.”
“Any person or organization can set up a
new service, that abides by the existing
standards and best practices, and make it
available to the rest of the Internet, without
requiring special permission.”
“The Internet is for everyone – there is no
central authority that designates or permits
different classes of Internet activities:”
5. Internet Society – Africa Internet Summit 20155
BUILTBYAFRICANS
FORAFRICA
6. Internet Society – Africa Internet Summit 20156
40% ofAfricans
Are under 30 years old
BUILDITFORAND
WITHEVERYONE
Many are entrepreneurs
Half the brain power is
from women
7. Internet Society – Africa Internet Summit 20157
BUILDITSTRONG
The
African
Internet
Ecosystem
Naming
and
addressing
Local to
regional
global
policy dev.
Education
Users
Global
services &
operations
Open
standards
dev.
• Individuals
• Businesses/Organizations
• Governments
• Government
• ISOC(32Chapters,members)
• Developmentagencies
(AFNOG,AFTLD,
AFRICACERT)
• Internetcommunityorgs
• Universities(AFREN,NRENs)
• Government
• GovRegionalOrgs(African
Union,RECs)
• ISOC(32Chapters,members)
• Communityforums(IGFs,AIS,
DNFForum,AFIX)
• ICANN
• RIRs(AFRINIC,AFTLD)
• gTLDs
• ccTLDs(.tn,.ml)
• ISOCaffiliatedorgs:
o IETF
o IAB
o IRTF
• RootServers(Dakar,Kigali)
• Networkoperators
• Servicecreators
• IXPs(KIXP,JINXetc.)
• gTLDs
• ccTLDs
The African Technical Community
