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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 2010, the Africa Internet technical community embraced a bold/ambitious vision to have 80% of all Internet traffic locally accessible with only 20% being sourced internationally by 2020. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Internet Society's new report, <b><i>Moving towards an Interconnected Africa: The 80/20 Initiative </i></b>explores how this community changed the landscape as they tried to achieve this vision for the continent. It highlights important
learnings and discusses how the continent can take advantage of IXP growth to localize 80% of its Internet traffic, making the Internet affordable, faster, better performing, and more resilient. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will be launching the report at a webinar on July 6 at 13:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Register to join <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=145693&post_type=events&preview=1&_ppp=ca0ab33b49" target="_blank">here</a><span lang="EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">En 2010, la communauté technique de l'Internet en Afrique a adopté une vision audacieuse et ambitieuse selon laquelle 80 % de l'ensemble du trafic Internet serait accessible localement, 20 % seulement provenant de sources internationales
d'ici 2020. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Un nouveau rapport de l'Internet Society, <b><i>Vers une Afrique interconnectée : L'Initiative 80/20</i></b> explore comment cette communauté a changé le paysage en essayant de réaliser cette vision pour le continent. Il met en évidence
les enseignements importants et examine comment le continent peut tirer parti de la croissance des IXP pour localiser 80 % de son trafic Internet, rendant l'Internet abordable, plus rapide, plus performant et plus résilient. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nous lancerons ce rapport lors de ce webinaire le 6 juillet à 13h00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Inscrivez-vous pour y participer <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/webinaire-de-lancement-du-rapport-vers-une-afrique-interconnectee/" target="_blank">ici.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bien à vous,<o:p></o:p></p>
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