<div dir="ltr">Madam Dorothy<div>Happy new year oh, may be we Africans come up with such ideas to make ISOC buy into it. It would be interesting to see how the concept could draw the needed attention to Africa's plight on access to the Internet with anticipatory change in terms of reality.</div><div><br></div><div>Just thinking!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">____<div>REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, <br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd</span> <span>[<i>Multiple-award winning medium</i>]<br></span>(<a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business News</a>; <a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)<br>Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" target="_blank">@ITRealms<br></a><div>Author: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria" target="_blank">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153112418861429&set=a.119216361428.104226.716351428&type=1" target="_blank">NDSF 2016 June 2-3 @Golden Tulip Essential Lagos Airport Hotels, Lagos</a><br>_________________________________________________________________<br><font size="1">*Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution.</font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Dorothy K. Gordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh" target="_blank">director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It would be more credible if the initiative was from an African organisation or at least something like the Africa chapter of ISOC.<br>
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That's a great idea Ayden! Another idea would be to highlight the initiatives, organizations, and individuals that I referenced.<br>
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On Apr 2, 2016 2:01 PM, "Ayden Férdeline" < <a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a> > wrote:<br>
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I feel the same way, Michael. I posted on the #FastAfrica listserv, when the idea for this press release was floated, that I think it would be more meaningful and a better use of resources if Web We Want was to assemble a willing coalition of African leaders who understood how vital the Internet is in today's digitally-enabled society. I said it wouldn't need to be every leader on the continent, but a declaration from even two or three recognising the importance of the Internet and committing to improving infrastructure would be a better output. To their credit - after the mixed response from the community and Web Foundation staff - they decided against proceeding with the media release en mass. So aside from in this listserv, I don't think you'll find it anywhere… The Web Foundation is also sending a delegation this week to Banjul to meet with the Commission of the African Union to try to draw some attention to issues re: poor connectivity.<br>
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On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Michael Oghia < <a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a> > wrote:<br>
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The original press release is indicative of why I loathe April Fool's Day.<br>
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Despair not; there are many initiatives, individuals, and organizations working hard in many parts of Africa to realize better connectivity that offer hope.<br>
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On Apr 2, 2016 12:07 AM, "Olévié Kouami" < <a href="mailto:olivierkouami@gmail.com">olivierkouami@gmail.com</a> > wrote:<br>
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IMHO the situation in Liberia is not yet a disaster.<br>
It's a question of Education. I<br>
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IMHO, we need to integrate Culture into Education for the good of our humanity. But we can acquire Education from any part of the world.<br>
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2016-04-01 18:02 GMT+01:00 Enrique Chaparro < <a href="mailto:echaparro@vialibre.org.ar">echaparro@vialibre.org.ar</a> > :<br>
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Remmy, Olévié,<br>
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Slightly offtopic, but since we talk about Africa, something that,<br>
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