What is AISI?
The African Information Society Initiative (AISI) is an action framework that has been the basis for information and communication activities in Africa since 1996. AISI is not about technology. It is about giving Africans the means to improve the quality of their lives and fight against poverty. Resolution 812 (XXXI): Implementation of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) Adopted by the 22nd meeting of the ECA Conference of Ministers, May 1996, Resolution 812 (XXXI) States: The Conference of Ministers, Recalling resolution 795 (XXX) on building Africa’s information highway which requested the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to constitute a high level working group to develop an action plan on information and communication technologies to accelerate socioeconomic development in African countries; … Vision The African Information Society Initiative aims at supporting and accelerating socio-economic development across the region. Driven by critical
