Acknowledgements Acknowledgements and thanks are due to the participants to this conference. Special mention goes to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), who are also the current conveners of the Zimbabwe Internet Governance Forum (ZIGF). Thanks also to all the representatives of various Zimbabwe-based internet service and access providers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, startups (on online businesses), members of the Zimbabwean twiterrati, netizens, media freedom and freedom of expression activists, media support organisations and the broader civil society groups represented. Special thanks to the presenters and session facilitators for stimulating the lively and constructive debates that characterised the conference and the solidarity of our regional participants from Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa. And last but not least, profound appreciation to our conference partner, HIVOS Regional Office, Southern Africa. Acronyms AFIGF- African Internet Governance Forum AU-African Union CIC- Community Information Centre DARPA- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DNS- Domain Name System EAIGF- East Africa Internet Governance Forum FGI-CA- Forum de Gouvernance de l’Internet en Afrique Centrale ICT-Information Communication Technology IG - Internet Governance IGC- Internet Governance Conference IGF-Internet Governance Conference IXP -Internet Exchange Point MAG - Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group MCT-Multi-stakeholder Coordinating Team MISA-Zimbabwe- Media Institute of Southern Africa NAIG - North Africa Internet Governance Forum NEPAD - New Partnership for Africa’s Development POTRAZ - Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe S.A - South Africa SADC - Southern African Development Community SAIGF - Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum UN - United Nations USA - United States of America USA - United States of Africa WAIGF - West Africa Internet Governance Forum WSIS - World Summit on the Information Society Zim - ASSET-Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation ZESA - Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority INTERNET GOVERNANCE MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE REPORT 2015 www.misazim.com @misazimbabwe MISA Zimbabwe