March 31, 2022
Emerging Concerns on Social media use in the Upcoming 2022 Elections
On 29th March 2022, KICTANet and Meta convened a stakeholder engagement bringing together various civil society groups to discuss emerging concerns on the use of social media in the upcoming Cyber-bullying, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post, Privacy
March 30, 2022
Enabling Telecom Regulatory Frameworks for Community Networks in Africa
Digital adoption took a quantum leap as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, technology implementation that would have taken several years was done in months. The pandemic not only Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
March 13, 2022
Lessons and Resolutions from the National School of Community Networks
The Kenya National School of Community Networks convened on 28th February and ended on 4th March 2022. The 21 participants from seven community networks underwent rigorous training in areas of: Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
March 3, 2022
Kenya School of Community Networks
The Kenya National School of Community Networks convenes in the first week of March 2022 at AheriNet in Kisumu. The National School Movement is a concept that has been initiated Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
February 24, 2022
Inheritance of personal data: the future of succession in the metaverse
By Amrit Labhuram Humans are a profoundly social species. Within half a century, the nature of social connections amongst humans has undergone significant change. From physical interactions, we have transitioned Highlights, kictanet post, Privacy
February 18, 2022
Safeguarding privacy as data monetisation reigns supreme
By Meshack Masibo One of the reasons behind the enactment of the Data Protection Act, 2019 and its attendant regulations was to create a framework that safeguards the right to Highlights, kictanet post, Privacy
February 8, 2022
Celebrating the Safer Internet Day
Today, February 8 2022, is Safer Internet Day. The theme this year is “Together for a better internet”. The year marks the 19th edition of Safer Internet Day which commemorates Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
February 2, 2022
Building a Supportive and Enabling Ecosystem for Community Networks in Africa
The “Connecting the Unconnected: Supporting community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives” is a project being implemented by the Association of Progressive Communications in partnership with Rhizomatica that focuses on Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
January 28, 2022
Data Privacy Day: Reflections on Kenya’s Data Protection Laws
By Meshack Kukubo & Victor Kapiyo If data is the new oil, then it is akin to the age when Rockefeller stumbled upon his first oil refinery. Data has become Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
January 17, 2022
Courtesy call with Communications Authority
KICTANet in its leadership role as a champion for public interest policy and regulation held consultations with the new Director-General of the Communications Authority of Kenya Mr. Ezra Chiloba. They Highlights, kictanet post
December 14, 2021
Can the world achieve meaningful access? Lessons from the IGF in Poland
By Catherine Kyalo. Do you own a smartphone, have access to WiFi but feel half the time you are reloading pages, struggling to make out words on a WhatsApp call? Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
December 2, 2021
Digital Accessibility in Kenya Post COVID-19
By Judy Okite. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first announced in Kenya, in March 2020, there was panic as the news showed the effects of curfews, with the closing of Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post