The Internet Summit is underway and Kampala is playing host to hundreds of key players in the African and Global Internet industry sector at the Africa Internet Summit 2019. The event dubbed AIS’19 is taking place from 9th-21st June 2019 at Sheraton Kampala. AIS’19 is be graced by Hon Frank K. Tumwebaze (MP) Uganda’s Minister for ICT and National Guidance, during the Opening Ceremony on Monday 17th June 2019 at 4.00 pm followed by a Press Conference at 5.30 pm.
Africa Internet Summit 2019 will be a platform for technocrats and business to discuss policies, trends, resources and challenges in growing Internet for sustainable development in Africa and the Indian Ocean Region. It is being hosted by African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and The African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) in collaboration with NFT Consult from Uganda who is the Local Host.
The event which is held annually consists of keynote speeches, policy discussions, seminars, workshops, tutorials and other forums for sharing ICT knowledge within the African region. The 2018 edition was held in Senegal and was attended by 542 delegates from 61 Countries.
Whereas Internet penetration in Africa has grown from 11% to 28.6% in just 5 years despite challenges such as cyber security, it is lower when compared to the rest of the world. Measurable parameters such IP address allocations show that the continent is quite behind.
