Date: 27th March 2024
Venue: Royal Tulip Canaan, Nairobi (Invite Only)
Introduction
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), in partnership with the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAIDC), is pleased to host a workshop on privacy rights and cyber hygiene, “Privacy and Cyber Hygiene for Vulnerable and At-Risk Groups.”
Background and Context
Personal data is crucial in the digital economy as it provides valuable insights that entities often use to make decisions. Personal data can be used to analyse the needs of a people and thus formulate policies that meet those needs. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and other government agencies collect and use personal data to make decisions about policies and programs. On the other hand, organisations collect and process personal data to understand markets and personalise and improve customer experiences, among other purposes. When processed within the confines of laws such as the Data Protection Act of 2019, individuals can enjoy benefits such as efficient and personalised experiences.
However, collecting and processing personal data poses privacy and cybersecurity risks. While these risks may affect anybody regardless of gender or socio-economic status, women, youth and persons living with disabilities are often disproportionately affected. Online gender-based violence that relies on personal data, such as doxing, cyberstalking, and non-consensual sharing of intimate images, affects women, in all their diversities, more than men, according to a 2023 research by KICTANet.
The operations of Worldcoin in Kenya underscore the high rate of poverty and unemployment, hence the economic vulnerability of Kenyan youth, who were the majority of those exploited for sensitive personal data in exchange for approximately seven thousand shillings. Persons living with disabilities such as visual impairment who rely on others for assistance lack autonomy and are sometimes exposed to online financial scams where they have to rely on other persons for assistance in completing transactions on platforms such as m-pesa and online banking applications. Lack of cyber hygiene knowledge also often exposes these groups to financial losses through online scams, among other risks.
To foster an inclusive and safe Internet, it is imperative to ensure that vulnerable groups such as women, youth and persons with disabilities have the necessary knowledge and skills to protect their privacy and enhance their cyber hygiene practices.
Objectives of the Roundtable Series
This training session aims to create awareness of privacy and cyber hygiene.
Expected Outcomes
- Enhanced understanding of the concepts of privacy, personal data protection and cyber hygiene;
- Developed cyber hygiene skills and
- Awareness of cybersecurity and privacy risks, such as doxing, phishing, cyberstalking, and image rights abuse, among other challenges.
Expected Output
It is expected that the session shall result in a meeting report documenting the outcome of the training.
Format of the Event
The event shall be a one-day training session utilising the cyber-hygiene curriculum developed by KICTANet.
Attendees
The training session targets 30-40 participants that will include vulnerable and at-risk groups such as women, youth and persons living with disabilities.
About the Organizers
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a non-profit organisation that acts as a multi-stakeholder ICT policy and regulation platform. KICTANet’s guiding philosophy encourages synergies for ICT policy-related activities and initiatives. As such, the network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation and collaboration in ICT matters among industry technical community, academia, media, development partners, and Government.
Program
| Time | Session | Presenter / Moderator |
| 08:00 – 8:15 am | ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION | KICTANET Secretariat |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome remarks -KICTANet/Slovak Embassy
Participant introductions Objectives of the Training |
GG, KICTANet
Slovak |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Overview of Privacy and Cybersecurity Frameworks | Victor Kapiyo |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Device and connectivity cyber hygiene | Neno Newa, KICTANet |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Module 3: Social Media and Messaging | Neema Mujesia, KICTANet |
| 11:45 – 12:45 pm | Online Gender Based Violence | Cherie Oyier, KICTANet |
| 12:45 – 1:45 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Securing Access | Neno Newa, KICTANet |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Keeping Money Safe Online | Linda Gichohi, KICTANet |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Incident Reporting | Neno Newa, KICTANet |
| 4:00 – 4:30 pm | Q&A and Evaluation | Cherie Oyier, KICTANet |
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | HEALTH BREAK | |
