AfrISPA CATIA Update

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AfrISPA / CATIA Update

• iWeek 2004
• William Stucke Chairman
• Eric Osiakwan - Secretary

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AfrISPA

• African Association of ISP Associations
• Members represent 10 out of about 30 eligible
  countries
• Funded by -
• Member contributions
• DfID UK
• IDRC Canada
• OSI and others

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AfrISPA Members

• DRC
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda

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AfrISPA Objectives

• To provide industry perspectives on policy
  formulation and regulation as it relates to the
  Internet industry and to act as an interface with
  Governmental bodies and the public at large.
• To develop policies and positions in the best
  interest of the Members and protect and promote
  these interests in regional and International
  Fora.
• To promote the development of key Internet
  Infrastructure on the Continent.
• To promote the development of a free and open
  telecommunications market.
• To facilitate the establishment of national ISP
  Associations in Africa and to provide common
  services to them.
• To provide and promote educational opportunities
  that will enhance and empower technical and
  policy understanding of the Internet.
• To build, maintain, and publish relevant industry
  data for Members.

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Key Objectives

• Foster the formation of ISPAs in Africa
• 10 so far
• Build IXPs in Africa
• 12 so far
• CATIA funded workshops
• Equipment delivery this month
• Plan to hold some workshops in association with
  AfNOG

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How much Intra-African Traffic is there?

• IDRC funded project
• NetFlow-based data, correlated with ASN locations
• First 5 systems being installed this month
• Software commissioned by AfrISPA
• Open Source, open access
• Public summaries
• Private details for participating ISPs.

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AfrISPA News

• AF-IX Training team established
• Team Leader Alan Levin - RSA
• Didier Kasole DRC
• Mark Tinka - Swaziland
• Rwanda IXP opened in July 2004
• First 3 papers identified -
• Taking Charge of our African Destiny
• Rules of Engagement Local Loop unbundling
• Whose Voice is it? - VoIP

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CATIA

• Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa
• Funded by DfID UK Government
• Administered by Atos KPMG
• 9 Components, each run as a separate project

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CATIA Components

• Low Cost VSAT
• ISPAs and IXPs - AfrISPA
• ICT Policy Advocacy
• Pro-Poor Broadcasting Policy
• Policy and Regulatory Capacity Building
• International ICT Decision-Making
• Low Cost Computers and Open Source Software
• Networking African Radio Stations
• OKN Open Knowledge Network

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CATIA News

• http//www.catia.ws/Newsletters/NewsletterJuly2004
  .htm
• TRASA workshop on low-cost VSAT in Mozambique
• WATRA workshop on low-cost VSAT in Nigeria
• Launch of the East and Southern Africa Centre for
  International ICT policy in Kampala, Uganda
• Second International ICT Policy Centre in Dakar,
  Senegal
• OKN Pilot hub in Zimbabwe, 5 access points
• International ICT Policy workshop in Dakar,
  Senegal from the 20th-21st September, 2004