<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Dear People, </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Based on the topics that were solicited from the mailing lists, you are kindly invited to select which topics you would be interested in giving a presentation. The working group is going to organise some topics to have panelists who'll collectively contribute to the discussion(s). If you are interested in becoming a panelist member or making an individual presentation please reply to this e-mail by indicating your name and the topic. The topics are outlined below. This call will end on<b> Monday 24th June</b>. </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>1. Topic: Devolution and the Counties -> </b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>(Would require a panelist discussion)</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Issues to discuss: </b></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b></b>Decentralising of ICT into the county governments</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Facilitating citizen participation in governance</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Business opportunities in the counties: Are companies/professionals ready to engage?</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">E-governance: Discuss E-governance in the counties from service point of view.</li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>2. Topic:Broadband Infrastructure and the Strategies for the last mile connectivity </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Issues to discuss:</b></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">NOFBI: The National Optic Fibre Backbone </li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">IPv6 Connectivity </li>
<li style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "></span>The Broadband Strategy</li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>3. Topic: Electronic Voting and lessons garnered from the 2013 Kenyan general elections</b> -> <b>(Would require a panelist discussion) </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>4. Topic: The Universal Access Fund </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-family: Arial; "><b>5.Topic: OpenData: Success or Failure?</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>6. Topics on Cyber Security:</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a) The Cyber Security Master Plan:</b> A critical look at the Cyber Security Master Plan</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b) E-Commerce: Do Kenyans have trust? -> (Would require a panelist discussion) </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Issues to Discuss:</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></b>- E-Commerce Regulatory Environment</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- DNSSEC</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Mobile Money Security and Reliability </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>7. Topics on the E-Industry</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a). E- Waste</b> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b E -Agriculture:</b> E-agriculture strategies and its contribution to economic growth and development </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>c) E-health:</b> A look at E-health</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>8. Topics on ICT and Education</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a) Laptops for Schools </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b) Open ICT and education:</b> Policy issues and E-learning </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>9. Topics on The Legal Framework</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a) The Data Protection Bill</b> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b) The Freedom of Information Bill 2012</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>c) Intellectual Property Rights</b> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>d) Internet and Consumer Rights</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; "><b>10. Topic: Taking stock of Kenya's performance last year in the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Kindest Regards, </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Paul Muchene, </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial; ">Chair, Kenya IGF Working Group</div><div><br></div></body></html>