December 12, 2022
My First Time at The IGF: International travel Is OK Even if You are Hard of Hearing
By Florence A. Ouma Feedback to the IGF Host and the Multistakeholder Advisory Group I have always wondered what it would be like to travel internationally as someone with a hearing Accessibility, Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
December 12, 2022
Online Disinformation and Its Gendered Element
By Nicodemus Nyakundi Online disinformation is propagated by simply clicking on the share button. The intent is to mislead and daint the image and reputation of the victim. Its target Access, Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
December 7, 2022
Physical Accessibility at the Internet Governance Forum 2022
By Judy Okite The Government of Ethiopia hosted the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) between 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa under the overarching theme Resilient Internet Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
December 5, 2022
Understanding online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) #16DaysOfActivism
According to a recent study on sexism and violence against women in African parliaments conducted by the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) and the African Parliamentary Union (APU), at least 42% of Gender, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
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