{"id":13008,"date":"2011-09-20T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2011\/09\/20\/en-kenya-igf-2011-overview\/"},"modified":"2011-09-20T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T07:00:00","slug":"en-kenya-igf-2011-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2011\/09\/20\/en-kenya-igf-2011-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2011 (4th Kenya IGF) \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The 4th Kenya IGF met on 22 July 2011 at AFRALTI in Nairobi \u2014 the host country's final national forum before the global IGF convened at UNON two months later, the first ever held in Africa.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The hottest dispute was digital TV migration: the regulator had awarded a broadcast signal distribution licence to China's StarTimes-owned Pan African Network Group while disqualifying Kenyan bidders. MP James Rege warned that a foreign-run signal network could be switched off 'while the 2012 votes are being counted'; PS Bitange Ndemo pushed back on the floor.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Ten days of online debate covered mobile internet, mobile payment platforms, cloud computing and cybersecurity \u2014 the governance of Kenya's mobile-money economy maturing into core national IGF business.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2011 (4th Kenya IGF)<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

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    📍 The initial invitation (11 July) named the Panafric Hotel; the final invitation (18 July) moved the venue to AFRALTI<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\nKenya Internet Governance Forum 2011 (4th Kenya IGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n22 July 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nAFRALTI (African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute), Nairobi, Kenya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nKenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), KICTANet and participating organisations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nOutcomes were submitted to the East African IGF in Kigali in August 2011 and onward to the global IGF 2011 held at UNON, Nairobi, on 27-30 September \u2014 the first global IGF in Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. The Digital TV Row \u2014 Signal Distribution Licences in Foreign Hands<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Floor debate at the forum on 22 July 2011, live-reported to the KICTANet list by John Walubengo<\/p>\n

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    "The Chair of the Parliamentary Group, Eng. Rege feels that giving out the National Digital Signal Distribution network to a foreigner exposes the nation to potential sabotage. What would happen if the Chinese decided to switch off the distribution when 'the 2012 votes are being counted?'"
    \n\u2014 John Walubengo (Multimedia University lecturer, reporting live from the forum)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n