IGF Nigeria-BasicInternet-AfricanChild InfoExchange Jan2022

Title	IGF Nigeria-BasicInternet-AfricanChild InfoExchange Jan2022
Place	Zoom.us
Date, Time	2022/01/10, 1600-1700
Contact Person	Catherine R. Kimambo
Participants	Josef.Noll, Catherine R. Kimambo, Mary Uduma
related to Project	BasicInternet
Keywords	IGF

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Purpose

The purpose of the meeting was the information exchange on "Connect the Unconnected", School Connectivity and the initiatives across respective countries in Africa.

Steps ahead

Technologies and Strategies for Connecting the Unconnected
Engagement and partnerships (WSIS, UNECA) for School Connectivity and Universal Communication Access Fund for Nigeria

Topics being discussed

Follow-up from IGF Katowice 2021

Partnership for Digital Transformation and Societal Empowerment

Universal Access Fun, Universal Service Fund: http://www.uspf.govr.ng
Telcom operators (MTN Foundation)
Min. of Education

Challenges in Connecting the Unconnected

power
social spectrum
competence (capacity building)
open solutions

Solution for Connecting the Unconnected

InfoSpots - information spots in each village, as e.g. Community Resource Centres (CRC) with computers where students can take their tertiary examinations
Community Networks
NRENs (National Research and Education Networks)

Further information

Scale up from InfoSpots to Community Networks and commercial operations, see Media:InfoSpots2CommunityNetworks_scale-up_Noll_CN-ZW_Dec2021.pdf
flere presentasjoner på Josef_Noll#tab=Presentations

Way forward

- A follow up meeting with Mary Uduma to introduce and discuss with other partners in the ecosystem ( WSIS, UNECA, Universal Access Fund - Nigeria)

- See how school and rural connectivity can be adopted as action lines of WSIS

- Identify interested communities to start Community Networks in Nigeria