{"id":13027,"date":"2021-09-08T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/09\/08\/en-kenya-igf-2021-overview\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T11:00:00","slug":"en-kenya-igf-2021-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/09\/08\/en-kenya-igf-2021-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya IGF 2021 (14th Kenya Internet Governance Forum) \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 14th Kenya IGF met in hybrid form on 23 September 2021 under the theme 'Internet United' \u2014 universal access and meaningful connectivity as the path to a net that unites rather than divides.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Five sessions spanned emerging regulation of content, data and consumer rights; 'elections, data and technology' ahead of the 2022 general election; and frontier issues from 5G and AI to digital taxation. 'To create a united internet, we need to narrow the digital divide,' the acting regulator Mercy Wanjau urged.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. With speakers ranging from the British Deputy High Commissioner to a 10-year-old child-safety advocate, it also previewed the election-data debates now facing every democracy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Kenya IGF 2021 (14th Kenya Internet Governance Forum)<\/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 IGF 2021 (14th Kenya Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n14th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n23 September 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nNairobi, Kenya (venue not specified in sources; Zoom for remote participation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nInternet United<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Format<\/td>\nHybrid (in-person and online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nConvened by KICTANet in partnership with industry, academia, government and civil society<\/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. Internet United \u2014 What 'Meaningful Connectivity' Means<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Session on inclusion, universal access and meaningful connectivity<\/p>\n

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    "To create a united internet, we need to narrow the digital divide"
    \n\u2014 Mercy Wanjau (Acting Director-General, Communications Authority of Kenya)<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n