[kictanet] Fwd: Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

[McTim]

All,

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Solomon Mburu<solo.mburu at gmail.com> wrote:
> I also concur with Walu on this. The deliberations out of the on-going
> EAIGF, will make our East African voice be heard at the
> internationational level.

Is there a single "EA voice" on IG issues?  I understand the notion of
having a EA policy framework coming out of the EAIGF.  That is a very
powerful role for the EAIGF indeed.

My objection is mainly that we seem to think in terms of nation states
as the basic unit of IG policy making.   From my experience, that is
not the case, and I oppose any attempts to
make it so.

Find me at lunch, we can talk more ;-)

Rgds,

McTim



>
> On 07/09/2009, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> McTim,
>>
>> thanx for your observations.  i think what Vincent meant was the bigger
>> picture which is that for our issues to be 'felt' or 'heard' at a global
>> level, it counts to speak as a Region.
>>
>> And so according to me one major outcome from the ongoing meeting is to
>> learn from each other and arrive at what you might call an E.African
>> view/position on the various burning issues under CyberSecurity, Domain
>> mngt, Infrastrucutre (e.g. undersea cable), Local Content, etc.
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 9/6/09, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009,
>>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 9:00 PM
>>> Hi Vincent,
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Vincent Ngundi<vincent at kenic.or.ke>
>>> wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>> > The expected outcome of this will be a framework that
>>> ushers the region into
>>> > the digital economy. The outcome will also be a
>>> negotiating platform during
>>> > the fourth United Nations Internet Governance Forum
>>> (UN IGF) taking place in
>>> > Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009,
>>>
>>> Can you clarify this please? AFAIK, the IGF is NOT a
>>> negotiating body.
>>>
>>> Our output could be an "input" for discussion, but there is
>>> no process
>>> or way to negotiate anything at the IGF (which has, after
>>> all, no
>>> "authority" to compel anyone to behave in a certain way).
>>>
>>> See you at the jacaranda tomorrow!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> McTim
>>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where
>>> it is. A
>>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>>
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Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel