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HOME arrow * Gender & ICT Policy Advocacy arrow ICT Policy in Uganda arrow National Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) Consultative Workshop, October 13, 2006
National Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) Consultative Workshop, October 13, 2006 PDF Print E-mail
In preparation for the inaugural IGF with the theme 'Internet Governance for Development' in Athens, Greece, the first meeting of the Uganda Internet Governance Forum was held on 13th October 2006 at Grand Imperial in Kampala. It was formally launched by the Minister of State for ICT, Hon. Alintuma Nsambu. Also in attendance was Dr. Nii Quaynor from Ghana, whose participation was sponsored by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

The theme for the NIGF workshop was "The Road to Athens: Issues for Uganda" and the objectives were to raise awareness of the inaugural IGF in Athens, and the key issues for consideration as well as to raise awareness of an African position on Internet Governance and identify key issues that Uganda should take forward. The event was organised by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT, WOUGNET and Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA).

In order to steer the NIGF forward, the workshop recommended that an interim NIGF Advisory Team be put in place. The members of the interim team are:

  1. Mr. Patrick Mwesigwa, UCC
  2. Dr. David Turahi, Ministry of ICT
  3. Mr. Emma Mbaine, Motese International
  4. Ms. Lillian Nalwoga, CIPESA
  5. Dr. Dorothy Okello, WOUGNET
  6. Mr. Yusuf Sewanyana, Uganda Police i/c IT
  7. Mr. Ken Mwai, Afsat
For more information or for a copy of the report, please send email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or download the NIGF meeting report in PDF format. Regarding the inaugural IGF, the Prime Minister of Greece, H.E. Konstantinos Karamanlis opened the meeting in the morning of 29 October 2006. The UN Secretary-General was represented by Mr. Nitin Desai who is his Special Advisor on Internet Governance and Chairman of the IGF. Africa was represented by high officials, including ministers and senior experts on Internet policy and technology issues. Other officials who took the floor at the opening session included Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of ITU, Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society of the European Commission and Guy Sebban, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce. The IGF was attended by over 1,200 participants. The second IGF will be held in 2007 in Brazil, the third session will be held in 2008 in India, while the fourth IGF will be organized by Egypt in 2009.
 
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