{"id":13014,"date":"2014-09-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2014\/09\/17\/en-kenya-igf-2014-overview\/"},"modified":"2014-09-17T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T13:00:00","slug":"en-kenya-igf-2014-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2014\/09\/17\/en-kenya-igf-2014-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2014 (7th 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 7th Kenya IGF met on 3 July 2014 at Strathmore University under the theme 'Connecting Counties for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance' \u2014 a devolution-era twist on the global IGF Istanbul theme 'Connecting Continents'.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The preceding online debate opened with 'Policies Enabling Access', and the forum's stated agenda spanned privacy, digital content, human rights and interconnection.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Afterwards, a newspaper column charging that 'Government skips the Internet Governance Forum again' set off a frank list debate about the rift between state and civil society since WCIT and the .africa dispute \u2014 a rare, candid self-audit of multistakeholderism at a national IGF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2014 (7th 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

    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 2014 (7th Kenya IGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n3 July 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nStrathmore University, Ole Sangale Road, Nairobi, Kenya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nConnecting Counties for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nInternet Society Kenya Chapter and partner organisations<\/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. Connecting Counties, Not Continents \u2014 Localising the Global Theme<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Main forum (8:30-18:00, Strathmore University) and online debate Day 1: 'Policies Enabling Access'<\/p>\n