Session
Organizer 1: Etienne TSHISHIMBI, TKEB GROUPE
Organizer 2: PIERRE BONIS, AFNIC
Speaker 1: Elodie AKOTOSSODE, Civil Society, African Group
Speaker 2: RUGAU JUSTIN RUGONDIHENE, Government, African Group
Speaker 3: PIERRE BONIS, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Étienne TSHISHIMBI
Cedric MBEYET
Ana-Maria BOGHEAN
Other - 90 Min
Format description: -Round table and after Public discussions
According to the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Africa is the continent with the highest rate of women entrepreneurs: African women are actually twice as ready to start their own business as elsewhere.
In relation to the first question, we will analyze how the DNS industry can be a catalyst to remove legal restrictions on women and youth. Next, we will discuss what strategies should be the priority of governments to encourage the DNS industry in Africa and in the Francophonie. The participants in this workshop will discuss on the contribution of entrepreneurs in the DNS industry to industrialize Africa and on challenges they face in growing up. We will lead our speakers to discuss the innovative financial instruments that can be established to support entrepreneurs in the DNS industry in Africa (and in the Francophonie).
Digital has a role to play in promoting structural transformation in Africa. Regarding the second question, we will lead the speakers to discuss some reforms that will create favourable conditions to industrial diversification, export growth, job creation (when we know the transversality of digital via the DNS industry). What is then a virtuous policy regime in the DNS industry? We could then examine how to establish a policy development process that includes the different actors; a quality public-private dialogue; etc… In the other part, the various speakers will identify the main obstacles to ownership of strategies and reforms at the appropriate level (national, continental, public or private) for a strong DNS industry in French-speaking Africa (and in Francophonie) .
The main perspective will be to work towards creating a constant dialogue between all key public and private actors, with a long-term commitment to reform and accountability to all the parties concerned, including the public around the world. DNS industry in Africa and in the Francophonie. The second aspect will be to work for a DNS industry that promotes the green digital economy in Africa and in the Francophonie.
To ensure diversity, we have a woman from West Africa. She is a founding member of an association that works for the inclusion of girls and women in the digital ecosystem in one of the poor countries in Africa.
Then, we have a man from a country set on Central Africa and East Africa. This country is a leader in the subregion on the issues of digital policies in Africa and digital inclusion among populations.
The moderator, one of the organizers of the workshop, is the head of the largest French-speaking ccTLD, with special programs for Southern ccTLDs. He is a member of an OECD country.
Africa's growth remains dependent on the exploitation of raw materials to the rest of the world. We will examine how the DNS industry will serve the industrialization of Africa and the French-speaking world in general
This workshop is a service to examine how the DNS industry is at the service of prosperity and well-being, how to build bridges in French-speaking African countries and other countries in this area. We will have an overview on knowledge sharing for innovative and effective solutions in the DNS industry. Finally, we will analyze how the DNS industry promotes structural transformation in Africa and its participation in global value chains.
The questions that will be discussed are as follows:
- Can digital entrepreneurs accelerate the industrialization of Africa?
- Policies for the DNS industry: which driving forces and which obstacles?
The structure of our workshop will be made up of an introduction of 5 minutes, a 15 minutes first pass of 3 speakers, a first questions and answers session with the assistance of 10 minutes, a first questions and answers session with online participants of 10 minutes, a 15 minutes second pass of 3 speakers, a second questions and answers session with the assistance of 15 minutes, a second questions and answers session with online participants of 10 minutes.
We will have 10 minutes for the perspectives and the conclusion.
Collaboration between the various players in the DNS industry in French-speaking Africa and in the Francophonie in general will strengthen coordination between the main orientations of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We will have two speaking times for remote participants during our workshop (20 minutes). We will also have two speaking times for the participants present in the workshop room (25 minutes). We will also work to have channels in other languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese).