The African government Working Group (AfGWG)
AfriNIC & African Governments: Addressing General Internet Governance challenges faced in Africa
In the wake of the growing importance of internet governance issues, AfriNIC found it useful to enlarge its contact base in order to better live up to its mandate as a Regional Internet Registry. AfriNIC in the furtherance of its objectives as a Regional Internet Registry is centrally concerned with the development and use of the Internet in Africa.
AfriNIC as part of its policy on inclusion operates an open and transparent process for all stakeholders. Governments as a major part of this stakeholder grouping have increasingly shown a growing interest in playing an even more active and contributive role.
The African Government Working Group (AfGWG) was set up at the initiative of AfriNIC “with the aim of strengthening the collaboration between AfriNIC and African Governments and Regulators in order to create a dynamic framework to address general Internet Governance challenges faced within the region and specifically those related to Internet Number Resources.”
