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'''Coura Fall''' is a Coordinator for [[GOREeTIC]], which is a francophone advocacy network for Internet access in Africa. She has been an advisory member in the [[IGF]] since 2008, | '''Coura Fall''' is a Coordinator for [[GOREeTIC]], which is a francophone advocacy network for Internet access in Africa. She has been an advisory member in the [[MAG|Multistakeholder Advisory Group]] in the [[IGF]] since 2008,<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2011PanelistBioView&wspid=370 Panelist Bio, IntGovForum.org]</ref> which is a 50 member group that advises the Secretary General of the U.N. on Internet governance issues. Ms. Fall is also the owner of [[Computer Frontiers]], which provides staff and outsourcing consultancy services. The company has a number of U.S. partners, including a project that sees them handling U.S. visa processing in 8 countries. She is a Founder, Board member, and current Treasurer of the American (U.S.) Chamber of Commerce in Senegal.<ref>[[ICANN 42]] Interview</ref> | ||
She is a Board Member at ACSIS, the [[ACSIS|African Civil Society on the Information Society]].<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2011PanelistBioView&wspid=370 Panelist Bio, IntGovForum.org]</ref> | |||
===Association for Progressive Communication=== | ===Association for Progressive Communication=== | ||
Ms. Fall has held a number of positions and led a variety of projects with the [[Association for Progressive Communication]] (APC); the association is an activist organization that strives to bring the Internet and IT to areas of the world that it does not currently connect or those areas that can't support or afford it as of yet. They hope to build stronger, better communities through the implementation of ICT solutions.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/about About, APC.org]</ref> She first began working with them in 2005, when she led a project that had APC support.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/projects/accessibility/africa/catalysing-access-icts-africa-catia CATIA, APC.org]</ref> That first project was [[CATIA]], or Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa, and she was the lead catalyst for the Senegalese area of focus, as the project touched many parts of Africa. Her position saw her bringing a civil society perspective to bear on the ICT capacity building initiatives and working closely with the media. In June | Ms. Fall has held a number of positions and led a variety of projects with the [[Association for Progressive Communication]] (APC); the association is an activist organization that strives to bring the Internet and IT to areas of the world that it does not currently connect or those areas that can't support or afford it as of yet. They hope to build stronger, better communities through the implementation of ICT solutions.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/about About, APC.org]</ref> She first began working with them in 2005, when she led a project that had APC support.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/projects/accessibility/africa/catalysing-access-icts-africa-catia CATIA, APC.org]</ref> That first project was [[CATIA]], or Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa, and she was the lead catalyst for the Senegalese area of focus, as the project touched many parts of Africa. Her position saw her bringing a civil society perspective to bear on the ICT capacity-building initiatives and working closely with the media. In June 2007, she began working with APC as the Africa ICT Policy Advocacy Coordinator;<ref>[http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/coura-fall/person_view Person, MediaResearchHub.ssrc.org]</ref> she held this position until 2009.<ref>[[ICANN 42]] Interview</ref> During that time she developed research and information dissemination strategies, continued to implement and utilize emerging IT solutions, focused discussions on the ICT problems and issues in Africa, and coordinated with other International IT and Internet governance and policy bodies, such as the [[GAID|Global Alliance for ICT and Development]] (GAID) and the [[IGF]]. She also was involved in project CICEWA, which is based on research into the implementation of telecom reform policy and sub-regional connectivity in Africa.<ref>[http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/coura-fall/person_view Person, MediaResearchHub.ssrc.org]</ref> | ||
Her current work with [[GOREeTIC]] is an extension of her prior work with ACP and the CICEWA project. It is a network, created in 2008, that brings together APC members of French West Africa to organize capacity building, advocacy, and Internet governance forums, and create other opportunities for ICT education and implementation.<ref>[http://gkpcms.com/events/calendaritem/public/publicView.do?calendaritemid=55721 Event, gkpcms.com]</ref> | Her current work with [[GOREeTIC]] is an extension of her prior work with ACP and the CICEWA project. It is a network, created in 2008, that brings together APC members of French West Africa to organize capacity building, advocacy, and Internet governance forums, and create other opportunities for ICT education and implementation.<ref>[http://gkpcms.com/events/calendaritem/public/publicView.do?calendaritemid=55721 Event, gkpcms.com]</ref> | ||
== Career History == | == Career History == | ||
Ms. Fall has broad experience in commercial field and has worked with several companies including Access Telecom Senegal | Ms. Fall has broad experience in the commercial field and has worked with several companies including Access Telecom Senegal, Telecel Cote d’Ivoire, Globe Access Internet (Ivory Coast), Sentel GSM (Senegal) Groupe Chaka and Netcom Group.<ref>[http://www.club-solidarite-numerique.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83 Coura Fall, entrepreneur Info / Telecom at the second seminar 'Free Solutions' NSCM]</ref> She has been active in the creation of regional and international IT development fora, such as [[AfrISPA]], ACSIS Senegal, SENELOGIC, and others.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2011PanelistBioView&wspid=370 Panelists Biographies 2011 Workshops]</ref> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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Coura Fall is a Coordinator for GOREeTIC, which is a francophone advocacy network for Internet access in Africa. She has been an advisory member in the Multistakeholder Advisory Group in the IGF since 2008,[1] which is a 50 member group that advises the Secretary General of the U.N. on Internet governance issues. Ms. Fall is also the owner of Computer Frontiers, which provides staff and outsourcing consultancy services. The company has a number of U.S. partners, including a project that sees them handling U.S. visa processing in 8 countries. She is a Founder, Board member, and current Treasurer of the American (U.S.) Chamber of Commerce in Senegal.[2]
She is a Board Member at ACSIS, the African Civil Society on the Information Society.[3]
Association for Progressive Communication
Ms. Fall has held a number of positions and led a variety of projects with the Association for Progressive Communication (APC); the association is an activist organization that strives to bring the Internet and IT to areas of the world that it does not currently connect or those areas that can't support or afford it as of yet. They hope to build stronger, better communities through the implementation of ICT solutions.[4] She first began working with them in 2005, when she led a project that had APC support.[5] That first project was CATIA, or Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa, and she was the lead catalyst for the Senegalese area of focus, as the project touched many parts of Africa. Her position saw her bringing a civil society perspective to bear on the ICT capacity-building initiatives and working closely with the media. In June 2007, she began working with APC as the Africa ICT Policy Advocacy Coordinator;[6] she held this position until 2009.[7] During that time she developed research and information dissemination strategies, continued to implement and utilize emerging IT solutions, focused discussions on the ICT problems and issues in Africa, and coordinated with other International IT and Internet governance and policy bodies, such as the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) and the IGF. She also was involved in project CICEWA, which is based on research into the implementation of telecom reform policy and sub-regional connectivity in Africa.[8]
Her current work with GOREeTIC is an extension of her prior work with ACP and the CICEWA project. It is a network, created in 2008, that brings together APC members of French West Africa to organize capacity building, advocacy, and Internet governance forums, and create other opportunities for ICT education and implementation.[9]
Career History
Ms. Fall has broad experience in the commercial field and has worked with several companies including Access Telecom Senegal, Telecel Cote d’Ivoire, Globe Access Internet (Ivory Coast), Sentel GSM (Senegal) Groupe Chaka and Netcom Group.[10] She has been active in the creation of regional and international IT development fora, such as AfrISPA, ACSIS Senegal, SENELOGIC, and others.[11]
External Links
Coura Fall - May 2009 IGF MAG Meeting
References
- ↑ Panelist Bio, IntGovForum.org
- ↑ ICANN 42 Interview
- ↑ Panelist Bio, IntGovForum.org
- ↑ About, APC.org
- ↑ CATIA, APC.org
- ↑ Person, MediaResearchHub.ssrc.org
- ↑ ICANN 42 Interview
- ↑ Person, MediaResearchHub.ssrc.org
- ↑ Event, gkpcms.com
- ↑ Coura Fall, entrepreneur Info / Telecom at the second seminar 'Free Solutions' NSCM
- ↑ Panelists Biographies 2011 Workshops