Internet governance: Who sets the rules? When it comes to decision making, policies and advocacy, in most cases women are usually left behind especially in relation to ICTs. I must say that I am pleased with the representation of women
By Chenai Chair Before I attended the Gender and Internet Governance eXchange (gigX) I did not think there was anything I could say related to gender activism. The last four days have reaffirmed the saying shared on the first day
By Natasha Msonza Multi-stakeholderism is about losing. I first heard this statement on the first day of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) in Dr David Souter’s lecture and overview of the Internet governance ecosystem and its key players.
By Loyce Kyogabirwe It is on again! The third African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) kicked off on Tuesday September 2015 in Addis Abba. The 2015 #AfriSIG is a diverse and dynamic group of people with different gender identities, expertise
By Chioma Phibe Nwaodike I never thought that I would travel across Africa, let alone be invited to a Gender and Internet Governance eXchange (gigX). It may seem like a small thing, but the experience at the exchange was a
By Atieno Otieno I never thought the internet to be knotty. That all I needed was my device of choice, an internet service provider and voila! Get my connection, click, click, click, open up a page, browse through it, close
Internet governance in Africa – #AfriSIG2015 #GIGxAfrica #IGF2015 In order to strengthen internet governance in Africa, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is organising a series of events to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during September 2015. Follow them
By: Natasha Msonza Barriers to women’s participation on the internet evolve with increased ‘access’ In the opening session at this year’s Gender and Internet Governance eXchange (gigXAfrica), participants highlighted some key questions they had that they hoped would be answered
Participation in the gigX and APrIGF in Macau: Learning and experience As the representative of Take Back the Tech! Bangladesh I took the opportunity to give a presentation on the topic- ‘Consent, autonomy and agency: Online violence’ from a Bangladeshi
Ladder of Hierarchy: how gender matters in internet governance In the Gender and Internet Governance Exchange (gigX) workshop last month participants from different countries in Asia were asked to arrange a series of words by the “ladder of hierarchy”. Despite