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[[Eric Osiakwan]], Secretary

[[Eric Osiakwan]], Secretary

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'''AfrISPA''' is African Internet Service Providers Association. It is a non-profit association of African ISP associations.<ref>[http://ispa.org.za/about-ispa/ ISPA]</ref> It is more like a database for the Internet Associations in Africa. AfrISPA helps formulate policies regarding the internet in Africa, affords operational support to service providers through business and

'''AfrISPA''' (The African Internet Service Providers Association) is a non-profit association of African [[ISP]] associations.<ref>[http://ispa.org.za/about-ispa/ ISPA]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.afrinic.net/media/AfStars.pdf AfriNIC]</ref> AfrISPA is working to develop [[IXP|Internet Exchange Points]] (IXPs) in Africa to reduce the dependency of the continent on other regions for Internet access.<ref>[http://www.cipaco.org/spip.php?article228 CIPACO]</ref> The association works to promote educational opportunities in the field of technology and Internet. It publishes relevant industry data for Members.<ref>[http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/Objectives.html AfrISPA Objectives]</ref> Currently, they have more than 25 IXPs.<ref>[http://www.wideopenaccess.net/files/session7/ixp.pdf WideOpenAccess]</ref>  

funding opportunities, works for the development human resources, information propagation, Internet awareness, and usage.<ref>[www.afrinic.net/media/AfStars.pdf AfriNIC]</ref> AfrISPA is working for development of Internet Exchange Points -IXPs in Africa to reduce the dependency of the continent on other countries for internet access.<ref>[http://www.cipaco.org/spip.php?article228 CIPACO]</ref> The association works to promote educational opportunities in the field of technology and Internet. It publishes relevant industry data for Members.<ref>[http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/Objectives.html AfrISPA Objectives]</ref> Currently they have more than 25 IXPs.<ref>[www.wideopenaccess.net/files/session7/ixp.pdf WideOpenAccess]</ref>  

AfrISPA is a partner with [[AfriNIC]].<ref>[www.afrinic.net/media/AfStars.pdf AfriNIC]</ref>

AfrISPA is a partner with [[AfriNIC]].<ref>[http://www.afrinic.net/media/AfStars.pdf AfriNIC]</ref>

 

In response to ongoing debates on Internet Governance, in 2004, AfrISPA clearly articulated their support for [[ICANN]] and [[AfriNIC]]. They did not want any kind of change in the responsibilities of ICANN or AfriNIC. AfrISPA is concerned about cyber-crime, spam, child pornography, hate-oriented content, and the high costs of bandwidth in developing countries and wants these issues to be given more attention, though it does not believe that ICANN is the venue for such activity. They recommend that the bodies more clearly aligned with social aspects of the Internet do more to address those issues.<ref>[http://www.cipaco.org/spip.php?article86&lang=pt CIPACO]</ref>

==Members==

==Members==

Current members of AfrISPA are:

Current members of AfrISPA are:<ref>[http://www.wideopenaccess.net/files/session7/ixp.pdf WideOpenAccess]</ref><ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc2/contributions/AFRSPA.pdf ITU]</ref>

* [[ISPA]] from South Africa

* [[ISPA]] from South Africa

* [[TESPOK]] from Kenya

* [[TESPOK]] from Kenya

* [[AFAIB]] from Benin

* [[AFAIB]] from Benin

* [[ISPA-DRC]] from Democratic Republic of the Congo

* [[ISPA-DRC]] from Democratic Republic of the Congo

==External Links==

==External Links==