Africas telecom leaders have called on governments and regulators to adopt and nationalise a Model Framework for Building Internet Resilience in Africa, endorsed at a virtual forum convened by the African Telecommunications Union ATU , the Internet Society ISOC and the African Network Information Centre AFRINIC .
The model framework structures Africas Internet-resilience challenge around three inter-dependent focus areas: Networks and Internet Service Providers ISPs, critical infrastructure such as power grids and cables, and market conditions that influence affordability and demand.
Implementation of the framework would mean any entity or operator responsible for a vital part of a countrys Internet ecosystem, such as an electricity utility, a mobile network operator, an Internet service provider, an Internet Exchange Point, or a country-code top-level domain registry, will have to prepare a Plan for Resilience within one year, from the date the framework is officially adopted in the country.
