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'''Eric M. K. Osiakwan''' founded, and has been involved with, [[AfrISPA]] since 2002,<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref> and is currently its Executive Secretary.<ref>[http://www.afrispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=53 Afrispa.org]</ref> He is also the Director of [[Internet Research]], which is a consulting firm for ISPs and other entities interested in ICT development. Mr. Osiakwan's Internet Research company acts as the secretariat for the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association, which he is also the founder of.<ref>[http://www.gispa.org.gh/news/?page_id=143 GISPA.org]</ref><ref>[http://rdvp.org/fellows/2004-2005/erik-osiakwan/ RDVP.org]</ref>
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'''Eric M. K. Osiakwan''' founded, and has been involved with, [[AfrISPA]] since 2002,<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref> and is currently its Executive Secretary.<ref>[http://www.afrispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=53 Afrispa.org]</ref> He is also the Director of [[Internet Research]], which is a consulting firm for [[ISP]]s and other entities interested in ICT development. Mr. Osiakwan's Internet Research company acts as the secretariat for the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association, which he is also the founder of.<ref>[http://www.gispa.org.gh/news/?page_id=143 GISPA.org]</ref><ref>[http://rdvp.org/fellows/2004-2005/erik-osiakwan/ RDVP.org]</ref>
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Eric is actively involved in African IT infrastructure development in a variety of roles and capacities,<ref>[http://rdvp.org/fellows/2004-2005/erik-osiakwan/ RDVP.org]</ref> and he has travelled extensively throughout the continent in pursuit of this work.<ref>[http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/09/26/eric-osiakwan-at-berkman-2/ EthanZuckerman.com]</ref>
 
==Other Roles==
 
==Other Roles==
 
* Visiting Fellow, Stanford University and Reuters Foundation Digital Vision Program
 
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* Co-Founded, Ghana New Ventures Competition<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4587 Harvard.law]</ref>
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* Co-Founder, Ghana New Ventures Competition<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4587 Harvard.law]</ref>
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He was previously a board member for the [[FOSFA|Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa]].<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref>
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He was previously a board member for the [[FOSFA|Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa]].<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref>
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Eric has hosted a radio talk-show on Technology in Ghana.<ref>[http://wiki.africasource2.tacticaltech.org/post/main/02lqeCRdOu34rgGo AfricaSource Wiki]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 24 May 2021

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Country: Ghana
Email: emko[at]internetresearch.com.gh

Eric M. K. Osiakwan founded, and has been involved with, AfrISPA since 2002,[1] and is currently its Executive Secretary.[2] He is also the Director of Internet Research, which is a consulting firm for ISPs and other entities interested in ICT development. Mr. Osiakwan's Internet Research company acts as the secretariat for the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association, which he is also the founder of.[3][4]

Eric is actively involved in African IT infrastructure development in a variety of roles and capacities,[5] and he has travelled extensively throughout the continent in pursuit of this work.[6]

Other Roles

  • Visiting Fellow, Stanford University and Reuters Foundation Digital Vision Program
  • Project Co-ordinator, UC Berkeley TIER Group in Ghana
  • Affiliate, Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School
  • Consultant, WorldBank’s Information for Development program on Open Access for Africa
  • Consultant, UNDP Ghana
  • Contributor, Tony Blairs’ Commission for Africa
  • Co-Author, “The Internet in Ghana”
  • Associate, Spintrack AB, Sweden
  • Associate, Balancing Act, UK
  • Associate, African Analysis CC, S.A
  • Director, InHand Ltd.
  • Director, PenPlusBytes
  • Co-Founder, Ghana New Ventures Competition[7]

He was previously a board member for the Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa.[8]

Eric has hosted a radio talk-show on Technology in Ghana.[9]

References

  1. ↑ ICANN 40 Interview
  2. ↑ Afrispa.org
  3. ↑ GISPA.org
  4. ↑ RDVP.org
  5. ↑ RDVP.org
  6. ↑ EthanZuckerman.com
  7. ↑ Harvard.law
  8. ↑ ICANN 40 Interview
  9. ↑ AfricaSource Wiki
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