Ebene, Mauritius, 13th July 2020: The Africa Internet Summit, 2020 (AIS’20) is set to take place online on September 14 -18, 2020. This is the first time the annual meeting is held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in June 2020.
The Africa Internet Summit, 2020 will provide a platform for technocrats, government and business to discuss policies, trends and challenges in growing Internet for sustainable development in Africa and the Indian Ocean Region. It will consist of keynote speeches, policy discussions, seminars, member service one-on-one sessions and other forums for sharing ICT knowledge within the African region.
The meeting is hosted and organized by the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) in collaboration with the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG). Our last meeting, The Africa Internet Summit, 2019 was held in Kampala, Uganda, and was attended by delegates from 56 countries around the world. The registration and meeting platform details for the event will be shared soon.
About AFRINIC
AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry for Africa headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius.
It is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources (IP address space and Autonomous System Numbers) in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. AFRINIC ensures equitable and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community to support Internet technology usage and development across the continent. More on AFRINIC can be found at www.afrinic.net .
About African Network Operators Group (AfNOG)
AfNOG is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to the implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. More on AfNOG can be found at: www.afnog.org
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