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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>

'''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>

 

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

* Visiting Fellow, Stanford University and Reuters Foundation Digital Vision Program

* Director, PenPlusBytes  

* Director, PenPlusBytes  

* Co-Founder, Ghana New Ventures Competition<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4587 Harvard.law]</ref>

* Co-Founder, Ghana New Ventures Competition<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4587 Harvard.law]</ref>

He was previously a board member for the [[FOSFA|Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa]].<ref>ICANN40 Interview</ref>

 

He was previously a board member for the [[FOSFA|Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa]].<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref>

 

Eric has hosted a radio talk-show on Technology in Ghana.<ref>[http://wiki.africasource2.tacticaltech.org/post/main/02lqeCRdOu34rgGo AfricaSource Wiki]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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