Cybersurf

This week the Internet Governance Forum or IGF is taking place in Athens, Greece; with the purpose of taking forward some of the aims of last year’s World Summit on the Information Society.

There are many presentations, debates and discussions at the Forum, but the real aim of the meeting is to work out a way of transferring control of the Internet from the US government to an international agency. Quite frankly I don’t think they will succeed but don’t take my word for it, go to igfgreece2006.gr – let me repeat that igfgreece2006.gr.

At that site you can follow proceedings live on web casts and read transcripts of the various sessions.

(T) Back home on a completely different issue, I managed to speak to one of the candidates for this year’s African ICT Achievers Awards. The awards are presented every year in recognition of people and companies who have made significant contributions to information and communications technologies in this and other African countries.

The nominee that I managed to chat with quickly dispelled any myths about ICTs being the domain of the pale male.

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That was Nomfundo Nguse owner of Shesha technologies a nominee in two categories for this year’s African ICT Achievers awards. Remember that name – Nomfundo Nguse – I have the feeling that we’ll be hearing a lot more about her.

And so we wrap up today’s edition of Cybersurf, be sure to tune in again next Wednesday, for more on the outcomes of this week’s Internet Governance Forum

// posted by Steven Lang @ 10:46 am