WEBCAST SEP 1 | VIRTUAL PEERING SERIES – AFRICA #1: Effects of the COVID-19 on the African Internet / LA SÉRIE VIRTUAL PEERING – AFRIQUE #1: Effets du COVID-19 sur l’Internet africain #IPeerinAfrica @internetsociety @AfIX
On Tuesday September 1 2020, at 13:00-14.30 UTC, the African IXP Association, in partnership with the Internet Society, presents the first webinar in the Virtual Peering Series – Africa, with the theme ‘Effects of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the African Internet‘. COVID-19 took the world by surprise and has significantly impacted almost every aspect of our society. From working from home, remote learning to everything we have accepted in the past few months as new life style norms. This online session looks at how sectors such as public policy, technical operations, E-commerce, and collaboration platforms adaption to COVID-19 allowed the region to continue to function.
Le mardi 1 septembre 2020, à 13h00-14h30 UTC, l’Association africaine des IXP, en partenariat avec l’Internet Society, présente le premier webinaire de la série Virtual Peering – Afrique, sur le thème « Effets du nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19) sur l’Internet africain ». Le COVID-19 a pris le monde par surprise et a eu un impact significatif sur presque tous les aspects de notre société. Du travail à domicile, l’apprentissage à distance à tout ce que nous avons accepté au cours des derniers mois comme de nouvelles normes de style de vie. Cette session en ligne examine comment des secteurs tels que les politiques publiques, les opérations techniques, le commerce électronique et l’adaptation des plates-formes de collaboration au COVID-19 ont permis à la région de continuer à fonctionner.
SPEAKERS
Brett Lewan – Manager, Interconnection Strategy, Microsoft
Dave Omoregie – VP Technology Operations and Supply Chain, Konga Online Shopping Ltd
Ben Roberts – Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid Telecom
Kyle Spencer – Executive Director, Uganda Internet Exchange Point and Co-Coordinator, African IXP Association
MODERATOR
Hisham Ibrahim – External Relations Manager, RIPE NCC
LIVESTREAMS
https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering1 (English) (open captions)
https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering1 (Francais)
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3l6QB8F (French interpretation, English closed captions)
REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)
TWITTER #IPeerinAfrica @internetsociety @AfIX
SIMULCASTS_
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live
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