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Can the world achieve meaningful access? Lessons from the IGF in Poland
By Catherine Kyalo. Do you own a smartphone, have access to WiFi but feel half the time you are reloading pages, struggling to make out words on a WhatsApp call? Do you dread the idea of going to “shags” because you cannot afford to be cut off from the world for three...
Digital Accessibility in Kenya Post COVID-19
By Judy Okite. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first announced in Kenya, in March 2020, there was panic as the news showed the effects of curfews, with the closing of offices, businesses, and schools. Three days after the initial announcement on the first COVID-19...
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)? A DPIA is a process to help you identify and minimize the data protection risks of a project. Importance of a DPIA They negate the risk that may arise in the collecting and processing of data They enable...
Kenya adopts the community networks licensing framework
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) formulated a Licensing and Shared Spectrum Framework for Community Networks, with contributions from KICTANet, the entire community, and other partners (the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the University of...
My #KeSIG2021 Experience – A Cheat Sheet for Future Students
By Cherie Oyier. Earlier this year 2021, I read a book by Austin Kleon titled, “Show Your Work.†It is a tiny book that I think everyone should read. Anyway, this book’s main objective is to encourage more people to show the behind-the-scenes or backend...
Why Parliament must not pass the anti-pornography bill
By Winfred Gakii. Early 2021, Garissa Township MP Aden Duale tabled a bill to criminalize pornography. The Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was gazetted on 16th April 2021 and read for the first time on 9th June 2021. The bill seeks to amend the...
KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The Think Tank is a catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, and Stakeholder Engagement.
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Objectives of the Network are:
- To improve the effectiveness of ICT policy and regulatory processes by expanding support for ICT initiatives, providing support for member?s actions and audience for member?s ideas.
- Facilitate effective dissemination channels regarding ICT policy and regulatory processes to keep everyone updated on what is going on in the sector.
- Provide access to varied and multiple resources and skills.
- Link organisations and networks working at the community level to those specialised and working in the broader political space.
The report outlines the work undertaken in between 2007 and 2016 which is underpinned by crowd sourcing and community engagement
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Our Pillars
KICTANet’s organisational strategy:
Policy Advocacy
Capacity building
Research
Stakeholder engagement
We facilitate stakeholder engagement through collaborative initiatives in face-to-face Town Hall meetings, and in the KICTANet?s interactive mailing list where multiple stakeholders engage regularly on ICT policy issues.
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About KICTANet
KICTANet Annual Report 2016
KICTANet Organisational Structure 2007
KICTANet Institutional Assessment Draft Report October 2007
First 100 Days Consolidated Categorized Feedback
Kenya Policy Brief on Internet Shutdowns
KICTANet strategic evaluation