December 2, 2022
You are More Vulnerable to Digital Marginalization than You Think
By Florence A. Ouma I tried to guess the odds of anyone reading this article identifying as a “vulnerable person.” You probably think you do not fit the definition of Access, Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
December 1, 2022
ICTs Assistive Technologies for Invisible Disabilities
By Nicodemus Nyakundi When we talk about PWDs, we usually refer to what we can see, such as physical disability, visual disability, and so on. However, there are invisible disabilities. Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
November 30, 2022
Should Internet Data Bundles Expire?
By John Walubengo So last week, the Parliamentary Committee on ICT vowed to investigate mobile operators’ practices that expire internet data bundles that subscribers have purchased. The fundamental argument is Access, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
November 30, 2022
Technology Options, Policy and Regulatory Support for Digital Inclusion in Nigeria
By Josephine Miliza. Nigeria has made progress in adopting and using mobile phones and the Internet. It has a growing telecommunication industry with a strong presence of major operators, middle-scale Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
November 29, 2022
My Experience as a First-timer at the Internet Governance Forum 2022
By Nicodemus Nyakundi As a newcomer to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2022) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I attended the newcomers’ session, specifically for first-timers. In the session, we were Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post, KIGF ONLINE
November 26, 2022
Advocacy Through Stakeholder Engagement Demonstrated at the Kenya School of Community Networks
Stakeholder engagement and participation were visible at the Kenya National School of Community Networks, bringing together various organisations supporting the community networks movement. 1. KICTANet has been supporting the movement Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
November 25, 2022
Why Communities of Practice are Essential.
Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they regularly interact to Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
November 24, 2022
EdTech: Assistive Technology for Inclusive Education
By Nicodemus Nyakundi To use EdTech to produce inclusive, effective, and resilient learning, we must rethink accessibility. We must consider moving the EdTech ecosystem towards evidence-based, technology-enabled teaching and learning. Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
November 23, 2022
Data Protection, Three Years Later – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By John Walubengo It has been three years since the Kenyan Data Protection Act was enacted in November 2019 and two years since the first Data Commissioner was appointed and sworn into Highlights, kictanet post, Privacy
November 17, 2022
KICTANet conducts two Community of Practice Activities on OGBV and Women’s Data Protection and Privacy in Kakamega and Kisumu
Digital Enquire Kit module on OGBV On 16th November 2022, KICTANet conducted two community of practice workshops in Kisumu and Kakamega with 40 participants drawn from Community Based Organisations, human GIZ women, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
November 17, 2022
What is The Difference Between Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Crypto-exchanges?
By John Walubengo Last week one of the largest Cryptocurrency Exchanges, FTX, made news for the wrong reasons – it collapsed, filed for bankruptcy, and the CEO was reported to be on Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
November 17, 2022
Role of African Parliamentarians in Shaping an Inclusive and Human-Centric Digital Future
By Josephine Miliza The Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder platform where new and ongoing issues related to internet governance are discussed and debated. These discussions happen at the national, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post