WEBCAST TODAY: @isocngchapter Webinar ‘The Internet as a force for social good – Avoiding Internet shutdowns in Africa’ #keepiton w/ @Chuks_Okoriekwe @nnenna @sfolayan @btayeg @adeboyeBGO @LisaNyamadzawo @salvyalibor @tomiwa_ilori

livestreamToday, Tuesday February 26 2019 at 11am ET (16:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel presents ‘The Internet as a force for social good – Avoiding Internet shutdowns in Africa‘. This is a recording of the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter webinar on February 14 2019. After an initial presentation by Chuks Okoriekwe, Research Fellow, African Academic Network on Internet Policy (AANOIP) ‘The Understated Value of an Undisputed Internet – Ending Internet shutdowns in Africa‘, a panel of seasoned veterans (Nnenna Nwakanma, Sunday Folayan, Boye Adegoke ) in the Nigerian Internet Community were joined by Berhan Taye of AccessNow and ISOC Zimbabwe’s Lisa Nyamadzawo. The conversation covered issues around Internet Shutdown, Fake News and Hate Speech. Additional speakers were Salvation Alibor and Tomiwa Ilori. The webinar is intended to sensitize participants and ISOC members of the implication and current trends on Internet shutdowns across Africa and the way it will impact the freedom of the expression, access to information and other related economic and human rights activities that has its operational base on the Internet. It also tried to identify necessary legislations/conventions/ policies within the context of Africa / Nigeria that can or cannot guarantee the open accessibility of the Internet. It also explored how to balance and engage the competing rights of stakeholders and the state actors. The webinar is intended to sensitize participants and ISOC members of the implication and current trends on Internet shutdowns across Africa and the way it will impact the freedom of the expression, access to information and other related economic and human rights activities that has its operational base on the Internet. It also tried to identify necessary legislations/conventions/ policies within the context of Africa / Nigeria that can or cannot guarantee the open accessibility of the Internet. It also explored how to balance and engage the competing rights of stakeholders and the state actors. The Session was moderated by Bukola Fawole-Oronti and Dewole Ajao of ISOC Nigeria Chapter, while the organization was done by the Programmes Secretary of the ISOC Nigerian Chapter – Caleb Ogundele.

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