Community Networks | KICTANet Think Tank

Is KENET Just Another Internet Service Provider?

by David Indeje | Oct 12, 2022 | Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post

This question popped up a while back in one of my computer networking classes. Is the Kenya Educational Network, commonly known as KENET, just another one of Kenya’s many Internet Service Providers (ISPs)? The answer to this question is not so obvious. Still, it...

Leveraging Community Networks into Bridging the Gender Digital Divide at the Grassroots Level

by Catherine Kyalo | Oct 1, 2022 | Access to information, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post

Leveraging Community Networks into Bridging the Gender Digital Divide at the Grassroots Level On 29 October 2022, KICTANet hosted a session on “Bridging the Gender Digital Divide at the Grassroots Through Last Mile Connectivity” The focus of the session was to unpack...

KICTANet at FIFAfrica22 – Equal Participation of Women in the Digital Ecosystem

by Catherine Kyalo | Sep 28, 2022 | Access, Access to information, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post

KICTANet at FIFAfrica22 – Equal Participation of Women in the Digital Ecosystem The ninth edition of the Forum for Internet Freedom in Africa is taking place in Lusaka, Zambia between 28 September – 29 September, 2022, hosted by the Collaboration on...

All You Need to Know About Nigerian School of Community Networks

by Catherine Kyalo | Sep 5, 2022 | Access, Access to information, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post

All You Need to Know About Nigerian School of Community Networks The second iteration of the Nigerian school of community networks convened by the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) kicked off on 22 August 2022 at the Digital Bridge Institute in...

CYD Malawi, Connecting the Warm Heart of Africa

by Catherine Kyalo | Aug 5, 2022 | Access, Community Networks, kictanet, kictanet post

I had the great privilege of visiting the Center for Youth Development (CYD), a community network operating in Mzuzu, the third largest city in Malawi. CYD is part of a group of community networks being supported by APC, having joined the LocNet project in 2019. Even...

Community Networks at the Africa Internet Governance Forum

by Catherine Kyalo | Aug 5, 2022 | Access, Community Networks, kictanet, kictanet post, Uncategorized

Community networks dominated the corridors of conversation on affordable access at the 2022 Africa Internet Governance Forum which happened in Lilongwe, Malawi from 19 July, to 21 July. The theme of the Africa IGF was “Digital Inclusion and Trust in Africa”. This...