Over the past few days, ISOC Gambia has been expecting to receive a great guest, the Director of Africa Regional Bureau for Internet Society, Dr. Dawit Bekele.
We are delighted to report that Dr. Dawit arrived in Gambia on Sunday 17th September, and has been here with us all day Monday 18th September 2017.
This is the first time, a senior Internet Society staff visited the Gambia purposely to meet ISOC Gambia chapter officers and some members. The aim of the visit was to discuss our past and future plans for more engagement and future Internet development. It was also an opportunity to raise the profile of ISOC Gambia Chapter.
During his short visit, Dr. Dawit and the ISOC Gambia chapter executives took the opportunity to meet the Minister at the Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure (MOICI).
The team also visited and met the Management of the Gambia’s Public Utilities and Regulatory Agency (PURA) and the Chairperson of the Serrekunda Internet Exchange Point SIXP, Mrs Isatou Jah.
Among the things discussed were, the way forward in fostering partnership with local stakeholders in supporting Internet Development, Security and capacity.
The official visit was preceded by a visit to the ISOC Gambia office where the team met the Director General of The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO), the ISOC Gambia office, library and the TANGO hall.
The team ended the tour with a lunch and discussion at Ocean Bay Hotel and a short visit to Kachically crocodile pool.