{"id":12016,"date":"2016-10-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/10\/03\/en-west-african-igf-2016-overview\/"},"modified":"2016-10-03T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T10:00:00","slug":"en-west-african-igf-2016-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/10\/03\/en-west-african-igf-2016-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"West African IGF 2016 Niamey \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The 8th West African IGF (WAIGF) met on 22\u201323 September 2016 at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s in Niamey, Niger, under the theme 'Implementing a multistakeholder model for the development of the Internet in West Africa.'<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The agenda rested on four pillars: access and diversity (IXPs, pricing, the digital divide), online protection of children and women, critical Internet resources including ccTLDs and the IANA stewardship transition, and the Internet for sustainable development.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Held on the eve of the IANA transition and in one of the world's least-connected regions, the meeting showed a regional IGF \u2014 running since 2008 \u2014 debating who runs the Internet from the Sahel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on West African IGF 2016 in Niamey<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

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    📍 The catalogue lists Dakar and calls 2016 the inaugural edition, but records show 2016 was the 8th annual meeting, held in Niamey, Niger. The WAIGF itself dates from 2008 (the 2024 official communiqu\u00e9 confirms 'since its inception in 2008'); Dakar hosted an early edition and again in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n8th annual meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n22\u201323 September 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nPalais des Congr\u00e8s, Niamey, Niger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nImplementing a multistakeholder model for the development of the Internet in West Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Organisers<\/td>\nA consortium led by FOSSFA (with AFRINIC, Panos West Africa, IISD, APC, ISOC and ECOWAS); ECOWAS has served as secretariat since a 2015 mandate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. The Multistakeholder Model \u2014 Making 'Implementation' the Headline Theme<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Multiple sessions<\/p>\n