[kictanet] KIGF Call For Topics

[Barrack Otieno]

Goodmorning,

I would like to propose the following topics:

1. Evolution of Community Networks in Kenya

2. The Universal Service Fund, priorities for this decade.

3. Access Gaps

Regards

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022, 3:56 pm Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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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