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My Trip to BOSCO Uganda – the Diamond in the rough
The long journey to Uganda - The Pearl of Africa started at 5 am through Nairobi International Airport, an hour's flight to wet-chilly Entebbe International Airport, followed by a 5-hour drive to hot-sunny Gulu through long stretches of virgin land, longest horned...
Empowering Farmers in Laikipia County on Cyber Hygiene to Boost and Safeguard their Profits
Distribution of Training of Trainers (ToTs): Laikipia West (Nyahururu): 44. Participants from Githiga, Rumuruti, Salama, Marmanet, and Igwamiti. Laikipia East: 38. Participants from Nanyuki, Thingithu, Tigithi, Ngobit,and Umande Laikipia North: 23. Mukogodo East,...
KICTANet Chairman Ali Hussein opening remarks at the KeIGF 2022
Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to begin by thanking the KICTANet team, our sponsors and all those who participated in bringing all of us together for this year’s Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2022. This year’s global IGF theme is ‘Resilient Internet for...
Remarks by Grace Githaiga, Convenor, KICTANet on the auspicious occasion of the 15th edition of the Kenya IGF.
On behalf of KICTANet, Welcome to the 15th edition of Kenya IGF. About KICTANet The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multistakeholder think tank for ICT policy and regulation. The network acts as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector and is guided by four...
What really happened at ITU’s WTDC 2022 in Kigali?
International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC) 2022 In June 2022, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) held the World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-22) in Kigali, Rwanda. The...
Cascading Cyber hygiene to the community level
KICTANet together with other UK Digital Access Program partners (ACWICT and APDK) held training for Community-Level Trainers on Cyber Hygiene at Desmond Tutu conference centre in Nairobi, Kenya, on 29th June 2022. This training is aimed at equipping members of the...
Convening Civic Justice Groups on Women Data Protection for Political Participation
Women go online for different things– to access economic opportunities, participate in civic discourse, and socialize– with the hope that the internet is safe for them. But that’s not the case. Online political engagements have been on the rise. Online platforms such...
KICTANet Conducts a Digital Security Training for Women in Kenya
Today KICTAnet began a Digital Security Training of Trainers for women training at the Ngong Hills Hotel. 20 women participants from journalists, human rights, and fintech networks will go through a 3-days practical course on safeguarding data privacy to reduce...
Kill the ICT Practitioners Bill
Multi-sector lobbying effort against the Information Communication Technology Practitioners Bill 2022 by the Kenya ICT Ecosystem Stakeholders. Republished from https://www.kies.ke OPEN LETTER Dear Mr President, Greetings from the Kenya ICT Ecosystem Stakeholders...
KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for ICT policy and regulation. The Think Tank is a catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, and Stakeholder Engagement.
KICTANet’s mission is to promote an enabling environment in the ICT sector that is robust, open, accessible, and rights-based through multistakeholder approaches.
During the 2022 – 2024 strategic period, KICTANet has prioritised the promotion of effective multistakeholder participation; an enabling legal, policy and regulatory environment; building capacities and empowered communities; and institutional strengthening. KICTANet’s guiding philosophy encourages synergies in ICT policy-related activities and initiatives. As such, the network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation, engagement and collaboration in ICT matters among industry, technical community, academia, media, development partners, civil society and government.
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Strategic Priority.
- Convening power. To strengthen and promote engagement, collaboration and relationships with relevant stakeholders (state, business and non-state actors).
- Promoting an enabling environment. To catalyse policy, legislative and regulatory reforms in the ICT sector.
- Building capacities and empowered communities. To build the capacity of the stakeholders across government, business society and civil society and the citizens.
- Institutional strengthening.
The report outlines the work undertaken in between 2007 and 2016 which is underpinned by crowd sourcing and community engagement
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FACTS AND FIGURES
Achievement of the Network over the Years
Publications
Thought Leadership Forums
Persons trained
Policy Interventions
Conversations in KICTANET listserv
Active listers contributing often
Different conversation threads
Impressions on ICT policy discussions
Our Pillars
KICTANet’s organisational strategy:
Policy Advocacy
Capacity building
Research
Stakeholder engagement
We facilitate stakeholder engagement through collaborative initiatives in face-to-face Town Hall meetings, and in the KICTANet?s interactive mailing list where multiple stakeholders engage regularly on ICT policy issues.