[Air-L] WEBCAST TODAY: Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemic: Case for Community Networks in Uganda

Joly MacFie joly at punkcast.com
Thu May 28 01:33:10 PDT 2020


It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and it's the squeaky
wheel that gets the oil, let's hope that the upside of the pandemic is
connectivity innovation.

ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday 28 May 2020 from 12pm-1:30pm EAT
(09:00-10:30 UTC) the Internet Society Uganda Chapter hosts a webinar:
Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemics. This webinar
seeks to explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in "


[image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocug1>On
*Thursday
28 May 2020* from *12pm-1:30pm EAT* (09:00-10:30 UTC) the *Internet Society
Uganda Chapter <https://isoc.ug/>* hosts a webinar: *Importance of Internet
Connectivity in Times of Pandemics
<https://www.facebook.com/events/907438433103994/>*. This webinar seeks to
explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in times of
pandemics and how community networks can play a role in connecting the
unconnected. The webinar will explore policy solutions needed to strengthen
community networks as alternatives to rural connectivity. Ultimately, the
webinar seeks to promote the creation and growth of community networks in
Uganda.

*SPEAKERS*

   - *Massimiliano Stucci*, Regional Technical Advisor - Europe, Internet
   Society
   - *Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo*, Ag. Executive Director, Uganda
   Communications Commission (@UCC_ED)
   - *Steve Song*, Founder, Village Telco (@stevesong)
   - *Carloa Rey-Moreno*, Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator,
   Community Networks Project, APC (@CreyM)
   - *Josephine Miliz*a, Africa Regional Coordinator, Community Networks
   Project, APC (@Msmiliza)
   - *Solomon Okot Nono* (Technical Manager, BOSCO Uganda (@sokotnono)
   - *Lillian Achom*, Founding Partner, AccessPlus (@achom_lillian)

*MODERATOR*

   - *Lilian Nalwoga*, President, Internet Society Uganda Chapter (@lilna)

*LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocug1
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocug1>*

*SIMULCASTS: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/> |
Periscope <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/> | Twitch
<https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>*

*PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3dda6YE <https://bit.ly/3dda6YE>*

*TWITTER: @ISOCUg + #connectivity <https://bit.ly/2Xd6rot>*

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