African Internet Service Providers Association
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| Type: | non-profit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2 August 2001 |
| Founder(s): | ISPA, Eric Osiakwan |
| Headquarters: | Sandton |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Email: | info[at]afrispa.org |
| Website: | AfrISPA, AfrISPA |
| Key People | |
| William Stucke, Chairman Lanre Ajayi, Vice Chairman | |
AfrISPA (The African Internet Service Providers Association) is a non-profit association of African ISP associations.[1] AfrISPA helps formulate policies regarding the Internet in Africa; provides operational support to service providers through business and funding opportunities; and works for the development of human resources, information propagation, Internet awareness, and usage.[2] AfrISPA is working to develop Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Africa to reduce the dependency of the continent on other regions for Internet access.[3] The association works to promote educational opportunities in the field of technology and Internet. It publishes relevant industry data for Members.[4] Currently, they have more than 25 IXPs.[5]
AfrISPA is a partner with AfriNIC.[6]
Members
Current members of AfrISPA are:[7][8]
- ISPA from South Africa
- TESPOK from Kenya
- UISPA from Uganda
- GISPA from Ghana
- ISPAN from Nigeria
- FAIR from Mauritius
- TISPA from Tanzania
- BISPA from Botswana
- AFIM from Mali
- MISPA from Malawi
- AFAIB from Benin
- ISPA-DRC from Democratic Republic of the Congo
External Links
- AfrISPA report on African regulatory Index 2005.