[Ncuc-af] NCUC in AIS 2018 (Online radio station)

Sat Mar 3 10:10:36 CET 2018

Thanks Thato,

I agree with others that his is a good idea. And it should go beyond AIS.

Count me in where I can help.

On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 10:59 AM, KASWESHA <kaswesha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Mfikwe.
>         This is a great idea that needs support from the entire NCUC
> fraternity. Like Benjamin I am also committed and willing to lend my
> assistance where need be.
>
> Regards;
>
>
> James Njoroge
> Nairobi, Kenya.
>
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> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 3:14 AM, Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Thato,
>> This is an excellent idea and thank you elaborating on the idea. I had
>> read about it in passing but now I can see a clearer picture. Africa can
>> make do with this medium, as you said we can start online radio and in no
>> time move to the conventional radio. It will help increase African audience
>> participation  in ICANN and other IG platforms.
>>
>> I am committed and willing to lend my resources to the cause.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Benjamin
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2018, 10:36 PM Thato Mfikwe <thatomfikwe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> As some of you may already know, NCUC is planning a session during AIS
>>> 2018 and I was thinking of bringing a new tool that will help NCUC members
>>> engaged in community and ICANN activities. I have spoken aboout this with
>>> few members including those who attended the last meeting and now need to
>>> obtain the feedback from NCUC Africa so that we can take the idea to the
>>> wider NCUC mailing list for adoption and comment. I believe NCUC radio will
>>> grow the community of NCUC members and activate existing memebrs who find
>>> it difficult to participate within ICANN or NCUC.
>>>
>>> I therefore request for your input and comment on the idea below, to see
>>> how we can collectively make this happen. especially in regard to:
>>>
>>> 1. How we can ensure that the online radio is as interactive, engaging
>>> and resourceful as possible.
>>>
>>> 2. How can we contribute to the content that will be hosted on the
>>> online radio stations.
>>>
>>> 3. Obtaining volunteers that will feed the station with information and
>>> some to deal with programming aspects of the radio station.
>>>
>>> 4. What other alternatives, ideas or suggestions can we incorporate use
>>> to develop this much needed platform to engage the NCUC community within
>>> Africa, while creating an enabling environment for the African community to
>>> participate in ICANN and the wider IG fora.
>>>
>>> *NCUC Radio Synopsis*
>>>
>>> NCUC Online Radio Station is an internet radio station that will be
>>> publicly accessible online via the World Wide Web, planned to bevpiloted at
>>> the African Internet Summit 2018 with a possible launch at any furuture
>>> ICANN meeting.
>>>
>>> The mandate of NCUC Online Radio Station will be to provide a voice to
>>> the community, individuals and civic society around globe starting in
>>> Africa.
>>>
>>> NCUC Radio Station will have a unique sound while NCUC Online Radio
>>> Shows will have diverse programming and feature various types of Internet
>>> Governance & Policy topics and discussions.
>>>
>>> This Online Radio will target individuals and non-profit organizations
>>> involved in civil liberties and human rights, Internet freedom, consumer
>>> protection, education, research, development and many other areas of public
>>> policy advocacy.
>>>
>>> The programming will be hosted and produced by NCUC memebrs and strive
>>> to be an intergenerational social space for all members of the show to
>>> engage with each other and members of their constituencies. As part of this
>>> mandate NCUC Online Radio Show will provide program with free community
>>> meeting and engagement space.
>>>
>>> As we collectively advocate for protection of the global public sphere
>>> against excessive intellectual property restrictions and work for policies
>>> that promote socio-economic growth and development in all areas of the
>>> world Multilingual Internet.
>>>
>>> The show will enable individuals, Civic Society, Users and Non-Profit
>>> Organization to engage each other as  NCUC seeks to ensure that commercial
>>> interests do not override the interests of non-profits and ordinary users
>>> and support a competitive domain name industry that offers Internet users
>>> innovation, quality and affordability.
>>>
>>> *Proposed activities of NCUC radio*
>>> - Live broadcast at NCUC and ICANN events (regionally and globally):
>>> mainly discussions around ICANN PDP, strategies, objectives and the wider
>>> IG topical issues, development and updates
>>> - Interviews with experts, ICANN staff & community leadership, NCSG and
>>> NCUC EC and members
>>> - Updates on policy developments, latest developments and events in the
>>> IG and DNS space on the interface
>>> - Listeners will be able to post comment or directly participate in
>>> program run on the radio station
>>>
>>> *Note:* We can either build this platform from scratch and skilled
>>> coders and developers will be needed or we can use an already existing
>>> platform that might cost around $50 - 100 depending on proffered package.
>>> Also note that ICANN is calling out for new tools that will improve on
>>> existing activities or bring new approaches to deliver on activities. It is
>>> within this premise that the NCUC radio be introduced at a strategic event
>>> such as Africa Internet Summit.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to your feedback by 8 March 2018 and should there be
>>> anyone interested in helping strengthen, contextualise and conceptualise
>>> this idea, please feel free to do so, alternatively you can inbox me on
>>> thatomfikwe at gmail.com, thanks you in advance.
>>>
>>> Thato Mfikwe.
>>> South Africa
>>>
>>>
>>>
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