<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Dear All,<br><br>This is just to remind you about the said meeting. Kindly confirm with Alice Munyua or I if you will be attending.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Nyaki<br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "alice@apc.org" <alice@apc.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> elizaslider@yahoo.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, May 3, 2010 4:33:56 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Invitation to
a Cybercrime against women meeting on 18th May 2010 University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus.<br></font><br>
Dear colleague<br><br>Invitation to a Cybercrime against women meeting on 18th May 2010<br>University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus.<br><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is pleased to invite you to a<br>lunch meeting to be held on 18th May from 12.00 to 14.30 at the University<br>of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus to share and explore issues of cybercrime<br>against women.<br><br>Cybercrime against the person and in this case the woman is real and is<br>rising. Unfortunately, all the efforts to understand the vice focus on the<br>cyber crime against property and against governments. The only other<br>notable effort against the person is against the child.<br><br> While cyberspace have provided secure tools and spaces where women can<br>enjoy their freedom of expression, information and privacy of<br>communication, the same benefits of anonymity and privacy also extend to<br>those who employ ICTs for criminal activities and use the
internet to<br>commit violence against women. The use of mobile phones and internet to<br>stalk, abuse, traffic, intimidate and humiliate women is palpable in<br>developing countries including Kenya. The lack of specific<br>cybercrime/cyber security legislation makes it even more difficult to<br>punish those who use ICTs tools to conduct violence against women. Kenya<br>Communications (Amendment) Act 2009 focused on the cybercrime against<br>property and not the person. Kenya is not alone but that is not a<br>consolation. With increased use of internet in Kenya with the onset of<br>broadband, it is necessary to create the necessary policy / regulatory<br>and the operational framework to reign in the vice.<br><br>KICTANET has launched a study on the vice whose research questions are:<br><br>1. What is the prevalence of cybercrime against women in terms of degree,<br>level, quantity, and
distribution?<br>2. How does cyber crime affect women differently? (Demonstrate spiral<br>effect and determine if women are already intimidated by cyber space e.g.<br>mailing lists, how active do women participate in debates? Is the design<br>of the cyber already woman unfriendly?)<br>3. What are the current measures and gaps (technological, legal, social,<br>and psychological) to address cyber crime against women (local, regional,<br>and global)? Map the efforts (lessons of best practice).<br>4. What mechanisms are appropriate for addressing cyber crime against women?<br><br>Programme<br>Venue: University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus Arziki restaurant<br>Date: May 18th, 2010<br>1200-1215: Registration<br>1215-1230 Welcome and introductions<br> Lunch
served<br>1230- 1400: presentation of real life cyber crime case<br> Short presentation on cyber crime<br> Discussions<br>1400 - 1410 Way forward<br><br><br><br><br><br>___<br></div></div>
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