AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P. O. Box 3243 Telephone: +251 11 551 7700 / +251 11 518 25 58/ Ext 2558 Website: www.au.int Directorate of Information and Communication MEDIA ADVISORY Extraordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Communication and ICT (CICT) Bamako, Mali 14 -16 September 2016 INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: Develop common African positions on Internet Governance and Cybersecurity, validate and adopt the draft African Union Declaration on Internet Governance 16th September 2016 Bamako, Mali, Radisson Blu Hotel WHO: Department of Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Ministry of Digital Economy, Information and Communication of the Republic of Mali. WHY: In order to accrue the benefits of the digital economy by creating a conducive and an enabling environment for African stakeholders to come together, deliberate critical emerging issues and contribute to the development of Internet public policies that take into account the needs of Africa.

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