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2009
ghNOG-2 Workshop Postponed
The
Executive Committee (Excom) of the Ghana Network Operators Group
(ghNOG) and ISOC Ghana have announced the second ghNOG workshop which was to take
place from 4 -8 January 2010 at the Ghana Telecom University
College (GTUC) at Tesano, Accra has been postponed to March 2010. This
was due to circumstances beyond their control. The new dates will be
announced shortly. The ghNOG Excom and ISOC Ghana will continue to
accept applications
from all qualified network operators from academia, industry,
government and not-for-profit organizations for the
workshop until mid-February 2010. To see the announcement and how to
apply, please go to ghNOG-2 website below
Africa is satisfied with Regional Internet Registry System - Nii Quaynor At IGF 2009
The debate on ITU's proposal to become a sixth Regional Internet Registry (RIR) rages on.
Read Nii Quaynor's comments on the issue at the IGF from the following links:
The ITU and IPv6 Transition: Controversy at the IGF
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091116_itu_and_ipv6_transition_controversy_at_the_igf/
ICANN_CEO questioned_over_IP_Address Monopoly
You can follow the discussion on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/isocghana
2009 Annual Nii Quaynor Lecture on Internet Governance held at GTUC
In
honour of Prof. Nii Quaynor winning the prestigious Jon Postel Award (
the best Internet engineer globally for his contribution of development
of Internet in Africa) in 2007, the Internet Society Ghana Chapter
instituted an annual lecture series in his honour to focus on key ICT
and Internet Governance issues.
This year, the lecture took place at the Ghana Telecom Univeristy
College (GTUC) on Friday, 13
November. The lecture was presented on behalf of Prof. Nii Quaynor by
Mr. Daniel Ashitey, CEO of Danash Engineering, nn ICT company
This year Nii Quaynor looked at the Global and African Internet Institutions, new
landmarks and its significance to policy development in Ghana.
The lecture was Chaired by Dr. Osei Darkwa, President of GTUC.
You can find full text of lecture here
Press Release for the Event
Detailed Program for the Event
West African IGF Meeting in Accra
AfriNIC is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual WAIGF that is being held 14-16 October 2009, at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana. The forum will be attended, by regulators, academia, civil society, governments, private sector, the technical community, and other leaders and stakeholders in the Internet community.
For more information on meeting and registration link, please click here
For more information on meeting draft agenda, please click here
Social Evening with ISOC Africa Bureau Manager
Event Photos
Presentation 1: ISOC Ghana Update
Presentation 2: ISOC Update
Presentation 3: Web Presence for every Mobile UI
Presentation 4: Growth of Mobile & Broadband, Opportunities and Thrests
Program for Event
ISOC Africa Bureau Manager Visits Ghana Chapter
By Vera Doku, Communications Specialist
“The Internet is for the elite, and as
long as this trend continues, it will not bring about the desired change to our
society as compared to the revolution brought about by the FM radio stations.” These were the thoughts of Dr. Berkele, ISOC Africa Bureau Manager after he delivered his paper on the topic Growth of Broadband and Mobile Phones in Africa:
Opportunities and Threats at a
soiree hosted in his honour by the Internet Society (ISOC), Ghana
Chapter more>>
Ghana Internet Community Marks One Web Day
Joint One Web Day Press Release by Ghana Internet Community
Sir Tim Berner-Lee to Engage Ghana Internet Community
Photos from Meeting with Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Tim Benners-Lee, the British engineer, computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web, would be arriving in Ghana this weekend as part of a four-nation African tour. Notwithstanding the little time available to him in the country, the renowned Professor has gratefully accepted to engage the Ghana Internet community at 2.00 pm on Monday 21st September 2009 at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, near the State House.
Sir Tim Bernes-Lee's meeting with the Internet Community in Ghana is coordinated by the Ministry of
Communication. Amongst the organization invited to meet Sir Berners-Lee
is the Internet Society Ghana Chapter, the Ghana Network Operators
Group, the Ghana Internet Service Providers Associaation (GISPA), GASSCOM and Ghana
Network Information Center (ghNIC). The Internet Society Ghana Chapter invites all
its members and interested person to be present at the meeting.
GhNOG-1 Workshop & Meeting
Department
of Computer Science & IT, Universityof Cape Coast,
Cape Coast, Ghana
The Event was made possible by the supported of:
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