The internet governance space : exploring the core issues from Africa's perspectives

Abstract

The digital divide and its impact on the socio-economic developmental outcomes of developing countries and the issue of the deployment and exploitation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support the socio-economic development process of these countries has in the last couple of years been a key development agenda at major international fora. Related to this is the question of how best to broaden and enhance the effective participation of these countries in the global ICT policy as part of the efforts to assist their respective ICT for development process at the national level.