AfriSIG

The African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) is an annual five-day residential course, run by the Association for Progressive Communications. Our goal is to develop a pipeline of leading Africans from diverse sectors, backgrounds and ages with the skills to participate in local and international internet governance structures, and shape the future of the internet landscape for Africa's development. Drawing our faculty from leading African and international experts and role-players in the internet governance ecosystem, we provide a cutting-edge and African-centred curriculum, exposure to and hands-on experience in participating in internet governance mechanisms, as well as provide ongoing mentorship to our students. Alumni are also plugged into a rich network of policy-makers, regulators and rights activists and experts invested in realising an open and secure internet that can be used to claim and secure our rights, develop our economies and improve our lives. Through our rich course content and dynamic approach to teaching and learning, as well as the institutional support of leading African and global ICT institutions, AfriSIG is widely reputed as a key institution for the sustainable development of internet governance leadership in Africa.