by Mwendwa Kivuva | Jan 30, 2023 | Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
The Communication Authoring Kenya (CA) has released a tender under the Universal Service Fund (USF) for the provision of Telecommunications Mobile Active Infrastructure and services in the unserved and underserved areas of Kenya. The purpose of the USF is to support...
by Catherine Kyalo | Dec 5, 2022 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
Capacity and skill development Community networks being complementary models deployed and owned by the community, often suffer from a lack of technical and business capacities to run these networks. Digital literacy and capacity building are important for...
by Catherine Kyalo | Dec 4, 2022 | Community Networks, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post
Digital rights and the gender digital divide The Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) session analyzed the Impacts of digitization on marginalized groups and the effects of digitization on social welfare services. Who decides how technology is developed and...
by Catherine Kyalo | Dec 3, 2022 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
Favourable digital policy frameworks are the cornerstone of innovation. Bridging digital policy gaps for rural and disadvantaged urban impoverished communities should take a multi-stakeholder approach engaging both policymakers, community connectivity operators and...
by Catherine Kyalo | Dec 2, 2022 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
Perspectives and Resolutions at the 2022 IGF on Connectivity for the Global Majority Perspectives on Community Networks as Last Mile Solutions Community networks dominated the corridors of the 2022 Global IGF coming out as the most viable model for connecting...
by Josephine Miliza | Nov 30, 2022 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
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 Internet Service Providers and established industry regulators....
