[kictanet] East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF): Opening the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa, ³Thinking Globally; Acting Locally²

[Harry Hare]

Dear All,

This is a reminder to those planning to attend the first East African
Internet Governance Forum to register as advised in the invitation below.
And attached, please find the tentative agenda for the forum.

Kindest regards
Harry Hare

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The Kenya ICT Board in conjunction with the Kenya Network Information
Center (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Communications
Commission of Kenya (CCK) the East African ICT for Development Network
(EA ICT4D), International Development and Research Center (IDRC) and
other participating organizations invite you to the East Africa Internet
Governance Forum (EAIGF) to be held between the 10th and 12th of
November, 2008 in Nairobi Kenya.

The EAIGF is a follow up to the National Internet Governance Forums
(NIGF's)  being held in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in October
2008 and which are aimed at identifying, exploring and building
consensus around national level Internet Governance issues.

The East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) aims at:
€    creating awareness,
€    instituting a consensus building process to develop a common
understanding of East African Internet governance
€    building policy capacity in order to enable meaningful
participation in global Internet policy, governance and development.

The outcomes of the EAIGF will be submitted and presented at the third
global Internet Governance Forum taking place in India in December 2008.

As a key player in the Internet industry, it is our pleasure to invite
you to the East African IGF. A detailed programme for the event will be sent
in 
due course.

For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at:
http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to:  meeting at eaigf.or.ke
confirming your attendance.
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African eDevelopment Resource Centre
Edevelopment House
604 Limuru Road, Old Muthaiga
PO Box 49475 00100, Nairobi
Kenya
Tel +254 20 3741646/7
Cel +254 725 650044


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