<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-863282a5-85b0-b25a-5e1b-565d8d9e7ac2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><img src="cid:0A55537C-5CC5-45B6-8D7F-80DC01889CA3" width="270px;" height="165px;" alt="buntwani-lg.png" style="line-height: 1.15; border: none; -webkit-transform: rotate(0rad);"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Buntwani 2014</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Potential of ICT in Strengthening Citizen Engagement and Participation</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buntwani aims to be a conversation starter and facilitator among various stakeholders actively involved and/or interested in the potential of ICT in strengthening citizen engagement and participation in Africa, as well as showcase the innovations that work and aim to decipher the strategies that make them work. The 2014 edition in Kenya will be the first of a regular series of events to be held in a different African country each year. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The following outcomes are envisaged for the first event:</span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Determine if ICT is playing a role in strengthening and accelerating citizen engagement and government responsiveness in Kenya.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Highlight which ICT tools and innovation are making an impact in support of strengthening citizen engagement and identify the reason for their success (separate hype and actual impact).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify best practises used in measuring the impact of ICT tools and innovation in the citizen engagement space as well as what effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms currently exist that provide evidence that these interventions contribute to effective citizen engagement.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encourage stakeholder collaboration and avoid the “silo syndrome”.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Document before, during and after the event all examples of ICT being utilised in support of strengthening citizen engagement in Kenya.</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The event agenda will be shaped around the following three session streams:</span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Policy</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Focus on policies that are working and/or need to be in place to support the implementation of ICT interventions aimed at strengthening citizen engagement, and also measure the impact of these in communities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" start="2"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology and Innovation</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Focus on ICT tools and applications that have been successful in strengthening citizen engagement in Kenya and beyond, as well as the reasons why others have failed or not made the same impact. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" start="3"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Citizen Participation</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Focus on successful strategies that are being used to facilitate citizen engagement in government decision-making processes, the challenges encountered by various stakeholders in ensuring active citizen engagement and working with government, and how ICT can be an enabler in this regard.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to showcase the best projects, innovations and ideas being implemented in, or relevant to Kenya, </span><a href="http://www.techsoup.org/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Techsoup Global</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://openinstitute.com" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open Institute</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are inviting submissions that, upon selection, shall be presented and exhibited at Buntwani. Successful applicants shall be provided with a time slot in the programme to present as well as an exhibition booth where they can further interact with the delegates attending this inaugural event.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To apply, please fill in the </span><a href="http://www.buntwani.org/call-for-submissions/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call for Submissions</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> form on the Buntwani website (</span><a href="http://buntwani.org" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://buntwani.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). The deadline for submissions is </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">July 11, 2014</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contacts</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jay Bhalla</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Executive Director</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open Institute</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="mailto:jay@openinstitute.com" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jay@openinstitute.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Barnard</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vice-President: Africa</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TechSoup Global</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="mailto:dbarnard@techsoupglobal.org" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dbarnard@techsoupglobal.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br><br></span></div><br><div id="bloop_sign_1402402266089972992" class="bloop_sign"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">-- </span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif" color="#666666">Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist</font></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><font face="garamond, serif">Web: <a href="http://www.mtotowajirani.com/" target="_blank">www.mtotowajirani.com</a> | Twitter: </font><a href="https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani" target="_blank" style="font-family: garamond, serif;">@mtotowajirani</a></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko" target="_blank">ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko</a></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;">Cell: </span><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;">+254 724 892 941 | S</span><span style="font-family: garamond, serif;">kype: simeonoriko</span></font></div></div></div></div></body></html>