[kictanet] KIGF Call For Topics

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

To emphasis on Wainaina's point on "Internet Fragmentation", there was a
call to bar Russia from the global DNS system and cutting the Russian
citizens from the internet. We need a clear position as a region on the
debate.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022, 14:25 Wainaina Mungai via KICTANet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> HI Rosemary
>
> Under the topic of "Avoiding Internet Fragmentation", I would like to
> place some emphasis on the "Open Internet" agenda as relates for the "New
> IP" proposals by China. I would highlight the related technical and policy
> issues for Kenya and other African countries.
>
> Wainaina
>
> On Friday, April 15, 2022, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via KICTANet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Happy Easter Listers,
>>
>> The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) is an annual meeting that
>> brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet
>> policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, KIGF is a
>> knowledge-sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both
>> the public and private sectors.
>>
>> The national forum also feeds into the regional and global IGFs through a
>> chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global IGFs to
>> ensure bottom-up Internet policy development processes and a strong link
>> between global and local internet policies.
>>
>> This year’s global IGF will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The global
>> IGF theme is ‘*Resilient Internet for a shared sustainable and common
>> future’.* The Kenya IGF theme is aligned to the global IGF theme and
>> will respond to the local context including the upcoming 2022 general
>> election. The Forum programme may be developed in line with the following
>> global IGF sub-themes, but through multistakeholder dialogue, listers can
>> choose topics that they feel are closer to home.
>>
>> 1.Connecting all People and Safeguarding Human Rights.
>> 2. Avoiding Internet Fragmentation.
>> 3. Governing Data Protection and Privacy.
>> 4. Enabling Safety Security and. Accountability .
>> 5. Addressing Advanced Technologies including AI.
>>
>> On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be
>> interested to hear your views on the issues and topics that are a priority
>> for Kenya, and you think ought to be discussed during this year's Kenya
>> IGF.
>>
>> The Kenya IGF shall be held on 30th June 2022.
>>
>> Rosemary Chemutai Koech-Kimwatu
>> MAG Chairperson 2022
>>
>>
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