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Report on the Ghana IGF 2015 ______ _______________________________ Report on the Ghana IGF 2015 ___________________________________________ By Ghana IGF Secretariat c/o CERT-GH Coordination Centre 6th Floor, Ghana Multimedia Centre High Street, Accra Ghana [email protected] November 2015 Contents Background .............................................................................................................................. 4 Basis for the organizing the Ghana IGF ...................................................... 4 Funding for Event ................................................................................................................. 4 Organizational Structure for organizing event .................................... 5 Event Program & Organization ............................................................................. 6 Program .................................................................................................................................... 6 Organization and participation ..................................................................... 6 Press Coverage ................................................................................................................. 6 Challenges & Way Forward .................................................................................... 6 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 7 Appendix A- List of Steering and Planning Committees & Secretariat Volunteers ............................................................................................... 8 Appendix B- Program for Event .................................................................... 10 Appendix C – Financial Statement ........................................................... 14 Appendix D – newspaper rapportage ................................................. 15 Appendix E – Photo gallery of the Event ............................................ 17 APPENDIX F - List of Participants at Ghana IGF 2015 ............. 18 Appendix G – Report on Proceedings at Ghana IGF 2016 .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Declaration The Ghana National IGF fully supports and implements the established procedures and criteria of the global IGF to be an open, inclusive and non-commercial event that applies a multistakeholder model during the preparations and the organization of the event. Background The 2015 Ghana IGF had been in planning since March 2015 by the Internet Society Ghana Chapter and the Ministry of Communications through the National Information Technology Agency (NITA). However, during the First STC-CCICT Ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa in September 2015, the leader of the Ghana delegation, Hon. Ato Sarpong, Deputy Minister of Communication, Ghana, met with the Internet Society’s Vice President on Global Policy, Sally Wentworth and the Africa Bureau Chief, Dr. Bekele on a bi-lateral to discuss Ghana’s involvement in the Global Internet Governance Process. Hon. Ato Sarpong affirmed that Ghana was on course to hold its IGF before the global IGF and would be happy for any support Internet Society could provide to Ghana. He tasked the former ISOC Ghana president and member of Ghana’s delegation to liaise with the Internet Society to organize the Ghana IGF event. Basis for the organizing the Ghana IGF In 2014, the Internet Society organized a public forum on Ghana’s multi-stakeholder model and Internet Governance Forum. During this event, ISOC unveiled its proposal for institutionalizing the Ghana IGF and making it a permanent feature in Ghana. It is on the basis of this model that the organizational structure was put in place. Funding for Event At the indication of the General Secretary of ISOC Ghana Chapter who attended the ISOC Africa Peering Event, a request for funding was made about three weeks to the event to the IGF Support Association based in South Africa for the sum of USD2, 000. This fund was received by ISOC Ghana before the planning activities began. A request of USD 3,500 for a small grant facility was made to Internet Society three days to the event and this was approved and disbursed. A top-up funding request was also made to the National Communications Authority, Ghana, to bridge the funding gap and this also received a favourable response. We are very grateful to all our sponsors for making the event possible. A detailed financial statement for the event is attached as appendix to this report. Organizational Structure for organizing event To organize the event, an adhoc set of bodies were formed. This included the following: • Steering Committee The highest body of multi-stakeholders to IGF to approve program and any other things such as budget for the organization of the IGF. It was chaired by the Convener (Private Sector) and co-chaired by the Chief Director of the Ministry of Communications • Planning Committee A planning committee that would oversee the organization of the IGF. It was comprised 10 members and had National Communications authority and Google Ghana co-chairing • Secretariat An Interim Secretariat comprising, Ag. IGF Coordinator (NITA) and Assistant Coordinator (ISOC) was set up to implement the IGF program. A list of all members of the committees and secretariat is attached to this document as appendix A. Event Program & Organization Program The planning started with an event program that was drafted in March 2015 by NITA. The secretariat discussed the program with the convener and the updated program was put before the planning committee for discussion. An updated draft was then put before the Steering Committee for approval before implementation started in earnest with only two weeks to the event. A final copy of the program is attached as appendix. Organization and participation A total of 128 participants registered online to participate in the event. The secretariat sent out about 40 invitation letters to CEO, Chief Directors at Ministries and several important persons within the Internet Ecosystem. All letters to speakers were also dispatch by secretariat and follow –ups made. There was about 85% speaker turn-out and about 198 participants in all attended the Ghana IGF. There was also a live streaming of the event and very sizeable number of online participants followed the event. The video of the event can be found at http://ghanaigf.org/videos/ . These participants asked questions and contributed to the discussions. Attached to this document is the list of participants who attended the event. Press Coverage The event received an appreciable amount of publicity with over eleven major press houses from radio, print and TV covering the event. Attached as appendix is a list of some of the online stories reported. Challenges & Way Forward From every perspective, the Ghana IGF 2015 was a great success. The rather short time to pull off the event resulted in an 85% speaker turn out although the publishing of the event in the largest circulating newspaper and other advertising channel contributed to a very good turnout. Moving forward, with the interim structures in place, preparation for the next Ghana IGF will begin in good time, so all issues will be dealt with into more detail. The secretariat will work towards adopting a working document and opening of an IGF account to facilitate easy organization. APPENDICES Appendix A- List of Steering and Planning Committees & Secretariat Volunteers Ghana National IGF Governance Structure & Interim Membership Steering Committee membership: Name Institution Role Sector Prof Nii Quaynor GDC Limited Convener/Chair Private Mr. Issah Yahaya Ministry of Communications Co-Chair Government Mr. Ernest Brown GISPA Member Private Ms Dorothy Gordon AITI-KACE Member Academia Mr. William Tevie National Communications Member – Government Authority Roles: • Oversight of Ghana IG Forum activities • Highest decision making body for GIGF • Responsible for Executive buy-in and support for IGF projects • Responsible for providing leads to sustain GIGF Planning Committee Membership Representative Name of Institution Role Sector Kenneth Adu- NCA Chair Government Amanfoh Eric Kumah-Baku NITA Member Government Sarata Omane AITI-KACE Member Academia Dora Mawutor MFWA Scribe/ NGO Secretary Estelle Akofio-Sowah Google Member Private Vera AKumiah ISOC Member NGO Vanessa Issah Ghana Domain Name Member NGO Registry Linux Group Member Technical Wisdom Donkoh Community Vitus Aborogu Ghana Dot Com Member Private Roles: Plan annual IGF and mini IGF events around the year Implement events with support of Ghana IGF secretariat Support Secretariat in public awareness creation of Ghana IGF Operations: - Convene planning meeting to discuss: o Draft Program by Secretariat o Budget o Speakers o Actions for IGF Interim National IGF Secretariat Name Institution Role Sector Eric Akumiah, CERT-GH AG. Coordinator Goverment Marcus Adomey, ISOC GH Ag. Deputy NGO Coordinator, Patricia Adafienu CERT-GH Admin Assistant Government Roles Support Steering and planning committee activities with secretarial services Facilitate annual IGF fora Manage all correspondence Manage mailing list and website PR and awareness creation o Publicity o Social media o PR events management o Mailing lists Appendix B- Program for Event Appendix C – Financial Statement Ghana IGF INCOME STATEMENT Exchange Rate USD1: GHS3.8 USD GHS GHS Income 35,900.00 NCA 15,000.00
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