[kictanet] 2nd Edition of Kenya School of Internet Governance: Thank you note

[Grace Githaiga]

Dear Listers


As part of the Kenya IGF week, we held the 2ND edition of the Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG)  from July 3-5, 2017.

KeSIG program aims to add new voices to the Internet Governance ecosystem by building capacity of Internet stakeholders to understand Internet governance and other related issues.

Training areas included:

  1.  Introduction to Internet Governance.

  2.  Main issues in Internet Governance.

  3.  Internet Governance processes and how to be involved.

  4.  Kenya’s Internet Governance policy /legal framework(s), Internet Governance Issues in Kenya.

We are indebted to the people who made it a success.

We thank our guests and trainers: Dr. Katherine Getao, ICT Secretary, Abdalla Omari, KeNIC , Mercy Wanjau, CA, Daniel Obam, NCS, Alice Munyua, AUC, Kevin Chege, ISOC, William Makatiani, Serianu, Victor Kapiyo, KICTANet, Rosemary Kimwatu, Waya waya, Henry Maina, Article 19 East Africa, Mwende Njiraini, CA, Judy Okite Fossfa, Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria, Fadzai Mazingira, Facebook, Grace Bomu, KICTANet, Barrack Otieno, KICTANet, John Walubengo, MMU, Waudo Siganga, Computer Society of Kenya, Mwendwa Kivuva, Afrinic, Gichinga Ndirangu, KEPSA, and Liz Orembo KICTANet.

The organising team: Rosemary Kimwatu Wayawaya, Esther Mwangi, Keith Andere, Joash Moitui Center for Human Rights and Policy Studies, and Sylvia Musalagani Hivos East Africa.


Rapporteurs: Joash Moitui, Tracy Kadesa and Philbert Aganyo.


This year the Kenya School of Internet Governance had 45 participants drawn from different stakeholder backgrounds: 11 from the Government, 8 from the tech community, 4 from the academia, 15 from the civil society (4 from the legal fraternity and others from human rights groups and media).


Support team: Liz Orembo, Mwara Gichanga and Winfred Anyona.


Please visit the KeSIG website for summaries of the trainings written by the trainees here: kigf.or.ke/blogs<http://kigf.or.ke/blogs>


Once again we applaud all of you.


Rgds.


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Grace Githaiga

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