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Greening the Internet for East Africa’s Sustainable Digital Future
The internet has become indispensable to modern life, fuelling global connectivity and innovation. However, the environmental impact of the digital infrastructure is significant, contributing to climate change through rising energy consumption and emissions. The...
EAIGF 2024: Empowering Youth for a People-Centred Digital Future in East Africa
The youth session at EAIGF 2024 focused on promoting youth involvement in digital policymaking. Key recommendations included mentorship, policy implementation, and supporting youth-led initiatives. The session emphasized the importance of youth participation in shaping the region’s digital future.
EAIGF 2024: Insights from a Data Analyst’s Perspective
By Sinclair Nyaruoth As a Kenyan female data analyst, my experience attending the East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) 2024 was both insightful and motivating. The forum's theme, "Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future," aligned perfectly with my...
Digital ID Challenges in Kenya: A Call for Inclusivity and Accountability
Amnesty International’s report “Ready or Not” highlights the challenges and concerns surrounding the rollout of Digital IDs in Kenya. The report emphasizes the need for a rights-based approach to digital identification to ensure inclusivity and avoid further exclusion.
From Tweets to Terror: The Plight of Kenya’s Digital Activists.
By Neema Mujesia On April 7, 2024, the lifeless body of Kenyan blogger Duke Nyabaro was discovered, his death ruled a homicide after a postmortem revealed hand strangulation. His tragic demise is part of a grim narrative of violence against digital activists in...
Kenya’s Digital Skills Training: A Leap Toward Inclusivity.
By, Mwendwa Kivuva In a vibrant showcase of collaboration and innovation, KICTANet, in conjunction with the UK Government's Digital Access Program, British Council, and a host of Kenyan partners, orchestrated a groundbreaking Training of Trainers program planning...
EAIGF2024: East African Legacy Media Faces Digital Extinction
The East African legacy media is facing a crisis due to its inability to adapt to the digital era. With audiences gravitating towards digital platforms, traditional media houses struggle to keep up. Reluctance to embrace technology, changing business models, and regulatory challenges are key factors contributing to this crisis.
Maisha Namba Project: A Balancing Act Between Modernization and Public Trust
This article examines the challenges and potential benefits of Kenya’s Maisha Namba project, a digital identity system aimed at modernizing service delivery. It discusses concerns raised by stakeholders, including data privacy, public trust, and the authenticity of public participation.
Shaping East Africa’s Digital Future: Key Insights from EAIGF 2024
A look into history, the EAIGF was among the first regional IGF to be established in 2008 and convened by KICTANet, an ICT policy think tank based in Kenya. It has since then continued to influence the IGF model within national and regional contexts, impacting policy-making and implementation in the East Africa Community.
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.
Featured publications
Featured publications
KICTANet 2022 Annual Report
UNESCO ROAM-X Indicators
Licensing Framework for Community Networks
Kenya Policy Brief on Internet Shutdowns
Kenya IGF Report 2023
KICTANet Quarterly Spotlight Report January - March 2023