by Dr. Radut

AFRISIG

Mon engagement dans des organismes favorisant le développement de l'Afrique

Je vais vous relater l’une des expĂ©riences tant personnelle que professionnelle que j’ai vĂ©cu cette annĂ©e.

J’ai eu l’honneur d‘ĂȘtre parmi quelques participants retenus aprĂšs le test en ligne pour faire partie de la 4e Édition de l’École Africaine de la Gouvernance Internet (en abrĂ©gĂ© AfriSIG2016) du 11 au 18 Octobre 2016 ainsi que de la 5e Édition du Forum Africain de la Gouvernance Internet (en abrĂ©gĂ© AfIGF), tous deux Ă  Durban, en Afrique du
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AfriSIG 2016: Une expérience impressionnante et trÚs intéressante

Carine Momeni, volontaire et militante des TIC pour le dĂ©veloppement Ă  PROTEGE QV (Organisation camerounaise membre du rĂ©seau APC) ainsi que professeure de langue espagnole, a eu sa premiĂšre expĂ©rience immergĂ©e dans une sphĂšre de la gouvernance de l’internet et raconte son expĂ©rience


Mon expĂ©rience de l’école Africaine sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet – en abrĂ©gĂ© AfriSIG2016 Ă  Durban en Afrique du Sud, Ă©tait vraiment impressionnante et trĂšs intĂ©ressante. Il faut noter que c’était ma premiĂšre fois d’assister Ă  cette Ă©cole sur la gouvernance de l’internet en
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Multi-stakeholderism is about losing: Reflections on working through the AfriSIG practicum

I first heard this statement on the first day of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) in Dr David Souter’s lecture and overview of the Internet governance ecosystem and its key players.

Initially, I silently disagreed and to an extent, did not quite grasp the full meaning of the statement at the time. In my mind, in any discourse that seeks to incorporate the input of several stakeholders, the objective would be to win, leaving such a process after having successfully pushed through one’s stakeholder interests and positions. Otherwise what would be the point of even
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Reflections on gender and internet governance in Africa

Before I attended the Gender and Internet Governance eXchange (gigX) I did not think there was anything I could say related to gender activism. The last four days have reaffirmed the saying shared on the first day “if you are not at the table you will be on the menu”.



There is often an assumption that gender issues are only women’s rights issues but they operate on a principle of inclusivity for all-marginalised, invisible members of society. Our different intersectionalities may sometimes result in us assuming or not seeing the issues affecting others.

The gigX showed
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