East African Internet Infrastructure Forum

Location: Kampala, Uganda
Date: 24 June, 2015

The East African Internet Infrastructure Forum will be held on 24 June 2015 in Kampala, Uganda. The forum will discuss access and local content as well as policy and investment issues that are critical factors in building the Internet infrastructure in Africa and making available locally relevant content to fill this capacity. Each relies on the other for its success, and as such the two need to be developed simultaneously. Access to local content drives Internet connectivity, while availability and competitive pricing further stimulates demand – all of which leads to greater impact for Africa.

As a high-level forum, the East African Internet Infrastructure meeting will have an afternoon session of experts round table discussion, which will seek to start the dialogue to address the barriers to connectivity in the region while addressing issues such as deployment challenges, cross-border connectivity, financing, measurement and demand-side issues.

This Forum is expected to repeat in other regions of Africa. Based on the results, the Internet Society will identify best practice for Internet development, and highlight case studies to help speed-up the deployment and usage of the Internet in Africa.

Who Should Attend?

The forum is targeting ICT Ministers and high-level officials within the Eastern Africa region, experts, telecommunication policy-makers, infrastructure providers and content providers. The forum is planned as a non-profit event and international sponsorship and support are sought to convene the event.