08:30 - 09:30 | Registration |
09:30 - 10:00 | Opening ceremony
- Prof U. G. Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, NCC-Opening remarks
- Mr Marcelino Tayob, Regional Director Representative, ITU Regional Office for Africa-Opening remarks
- Dr Ike Adinde, Administrator, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI)-Welcome speech
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10:00 - 10:15 | Group photo |
10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
10:45 - 11:45 | Session 1: Setting the scene
This session will provide an introduction to the workshop and its main objectives. It will also give an overview of digital policy priorities and challenges in Africa through the exchange of views among a diverse and multistakeholder group of speakers.
The session will be held as an interactive panel debate with the audience identifying the main priorities and challenges in the region.
Facilitator and introduction to workshop: Susan Teltscher, Head, Human Capacity Building Division, ITU-Presentation - Laurent Ferrali, Government and IGO Engagement Director, ICANN-Presentation
- Verengai Mabika, Senior Policy Advisor, Africa, ISOC
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11:45 - 12:45 | Session 2: Introduction to Internet governance
This session will provide an overview of Internet governance, covering its definition, the principles that guide its evolution, the key topics encompassed in the field, the main actors, the global nature of the Internet and any other information that provides a solid background to this workshop. It will also address the main issues under discussion in international bodies, including those of the UN.
Facilitator: Mary Uduma, President, Nigerian Internet Governance Forum
- Vladimir Radunovic, Director of e-diplomacy and cybersecurity programmes, DiploFoundation-Presentation
- Peter Major, Vice-Chair, CSTD and ITU Expert-Presentation
- Dewole Ajao, President, ISOC Nigeria chapter & member NIGF MAG-Presentation
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12:45 - 13:45
| Lunch
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13:45 - 14:45 | Session 3: Telecommunications infrastructure: traditional and emerging challenges
This session will discuss the key components of the ICT infrastructure and the landscape of connectivity in Africa region, as well as emerging challenges, such as over-the-top services (OTT) and the efforts to connect the 'Internet of everything'.
Facilitator: Jonathan Mwakijele, Head of Training, Consultancy and Research Unit, AFRALTI
- Marcelino Tayob, Senior Advisor, ITU Regional Office for Africa-Presentation
- Chidi Diugwu, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)-Presentation
- Temitope Osunrinde, Marketing Communications Manager, MainONE, Nigeria-Presentation
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14:45 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
15:00 - 16:30 |
Break-out groups |
16:30 - 17:00 | Reporting back from break-out groups |