Africa Gender and Internet Governance eXchange
Addis Ababa, 2 – 5 September 2015
Participants draft Programme
| Time | Session and session description |
| DAY 0 | 1 September |
| 19:00 | Dinner for all who have arrived |
| DAY 1 | 2 September |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 10:15 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Session 1: Welcome, introductions and overview of AfriSIG2015 and Africa GigX Introduction to Africa IG School, GigX, schedules. administrative issuesParticipant introductions |
| 10:15-10:45 | TEA BREAK |
| 11:30-13:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Session 2: Roadmap of internet governance Scope: Historical and political overview of internet governance as we know it today and creating a ‘river of life’ for internet governance and development in Africa to which participants will add key events from their own social, political and work contexts. |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00-14:20 | Session 3: Participants get to know each other and their work. Agenda logistics. |
| 14:20 – 15:00 | Session 4: What is GigX – A deeper look. Expectations and what are you bringing |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Session 5: Spectrogram what is feminist take on IG? |
| 15:20 – 16:00 | Session 6: Feminist Principles of the internet presentation and discussion |
| 16:00-16:30 | TEA BREAK |
| 16:30-17:00 | Session 7: Gender inclusion in ICT policy and processes. |
| 17:00-17:30 | Session 8: Participant projects. Planning in groups |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Wrap up, questions, agenda for the next day etc |
| 19:00-21:00 | Social event: AfriSIG2015 meet and greet |
| DAY 2 | 3 September |
| 09:00-9:45 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Review of day one: Questions and answers Open discussion |
| 09:45-11:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Session 9: The state of internet access and infrastructure in Africa Scope: Overview of availability and affordability of internet access and how policy and regulation impacts on this. |
| 11:00-11:30 | BREAK |
| 11:30-13:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Session 10: Internet architecture Scope: How the internet works and how does internet architecture relates to telecommunications networks and how internet connectivity operate in Africa. |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Lightning talk |
| 14:15-14:40 | Session 11: FPI Cluster : ACCESS |
| 14:40-15:15 | ACCESS and gender- Presentation |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Discussion |
| 16:00-16:30 | BREAK |
| 16:30-17:30 | Lightning Talk |
| 19:00:00 | Dinner |
| DAY 3 | 4 September |
| 09:00-09:45 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Review of day two: Questions and answers Open discussion |
| 09:45-11:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
SESSION 12: Internet governance and human rightsScope: Overview of human rights and internet governance issues |
| 11:00–11:30 | TEA BREAK |
| 11:30-13:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Internet governance and human rights continued |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Lightning Talk |
| 14:15-16:00 | SESSION 13: FPI Cluster : ECONOMY |
| 16:00-16:30 | BREAK |
| 16:30-17:30 | Zero Rating/Net Neutrality |
| Lighting talk | |
| DINNER | |
| 20:00-22:00 | Practicum presentations |
| DAY 4 | 5 September |
| 09:00-9:45 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
Review of day three: Questions and answers Open discussion |
| 09:45-11:00 Joint Afrisig and GigX session |
SESSION 14: Multi stakeholder internet governance: achievements, strengths and weaknessesScope: What is multistakeholderism and who are the internet’s stakeholders? Power, inclusion and exclusion in decision-making that impacts on the internet. |
| 11:00–11:30 | BREAK |
| 11:30-12:15 | FPI Cluster : EXPRESSION |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Lightning talk |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Sexuality and the internet |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Lightning talk |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00-14:15 | Lightning talk |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | SESSION 15: MOVEMENTS & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Exercise & Discussion |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Cybersecurity |
| 15:30-16:00 | BREAK |
| 16:00-16:20 | Consent and anonymity – Exercise and Discussion. |
| 16:20 – 16:35 | Process of African declaration how it happened where it is. |
| 16:35 – 17:00 | – Tangible outputs finalising – Planning for IGF – what are we following |
| 17:00 – 17:45 | Presentation of group projects |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Wrap up and evaluation |
| 19:00 | Dinner and presentation of certificates |