ghana igf, ben akoh march 11, 2011
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A presentation made to the Ghana Internet Governance Forum - March 11, 2011TRANSCRIPT
Internet Governance Forum, Ghana Consultation
Ben AkohMarch 11, 2011
Outline
• Brief background of the process• The Importance of Evidence and
Consent• The Survey – An Example of
Evidence• The Broad Focus
• Four Observations• Targeted and Focused Next steps
Brief Background of the process
• Third year of Regional IGF in West Africa
• First National IGF in Ghana• Last Regional Forum focused on:
• Access and Connectivity • Internet Governance and
Development• Privacy, Security and Openness• Managing Critical Internet
Resources• Presentation to the Global IGF in
Vilnius
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
• The Global IGF as a non-binding, dialogue-only platform
• Regional/National IGFs – Policy Focused, implementation driven platforms
• Providing Evidence in WA
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
• The Broad Focus• Prioritization of Internet Related Issues• Ascertaining Level of support• Understanding Internet Governance through
multistakeholder support• Sample Size (Over 266 responses in total):
Togo (105), Burkina Faso (56), Nigeria (38), Ghana(25), Sierra Leone (14), Liberia (16), The Gambia (11), Kenya (34)
• Six Months Period• Disseminated online• Available at: http://www.bit.ly/waigf
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Male86%
Female14%
Gender
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Under 18 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-over
0.0%
56.4%
33.5%
9.6%
0.5%
Age
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Internet “technical” community
Arts, culture and entertainment
Consumers
Business
Not-for-profit
Public policy
Environmental
Faith based
Government
Int'l development/cooperation
Media
Individual User
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0%
Which of the following kinds of stakeholders do you consider yourself or organization to be associated with?
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Yes91%
No2% Maybe
7%
Would you like a national mechanism to discuss Internet policy and decision making?
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Only technical communities
9%
A broader community of users representing all
walks of life91%
Stakeholders that should be part of domestic IGFs.
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Art
s, c
ultu
...
Con
sum
er
Bus
ines
s
Not
-for
-pr.
..
Publ
ic p
olic
y
Env
iron
me.
..
Fait
h ba
sed
Inte
rnat
io...
Med
ia
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
Specific sectors that respondents believe should be involved
in a national IGF.
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Government29%
Private sector (including In-ternet service
providers)12%Technical de-
velopers1%
Users3%
Shared re-sponsibility among all of
the above55%
Who should have predominant responsibility for the evolution of the Internet domestically?
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Very Con-
cerned65%
Concerned31%
Somewhat concerned3%
Not concerned0% Not aware of issue
1%
Concern over the impact of ICTs on the environment.
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
Very Signifi-
cant65%
Significant31%
Minor3%
None0%
Not aware of issue1%
How significant a need is there for public education in digital literacy?
The Survey – An Example of Evidence
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Significance of the role of the internet in other areas of public policy.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Neutral or no opinion
Four Key Observations
• Organization• Raising Awareness• Capacity Building and Support• Direction
Targeted and focused next steps
• Multistakeholders in Ghana. Who are they and how do we bring them on board?
• What is the platform for adaptive policy in Ghana?
Body slide – duplicate as necessary (CANDARA) – Use this slide if you need to use your own images.• Use GARAMOND for body copy• Use GARAMOND for body copy• Use GARAMOND for body copy• Enjoy the four-minute video guide
to PPT at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM