{"id":13034,"date":"2024-09-21T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/09\/21\/en-kenya-igf-2024-overview\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:00:00","slug":"en-kenya-igf-2024-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/09\/21\/en-kenya-igf-2024-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya IGF 2024 (17th 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 17th Kenya IGF met at Nairobi's Edge Convention Centre on 1 August 2024 \u2014 postponed from late June amid youth-led protests against the Finance Bill 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Confronting the nationwide internet disruption of 25 June during those protests, KICTANet's Grace Githaiga declared from the stage that 'the disruption is unacceptable and must never happen again', while the government laid out its 100,000 km fibre Digital Superhighway and broader digital strategy.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Protest, disruption and dialogue were reckoned with in one room by the parties involved \u2014 a rare record, and a reminder that internet shutdowns are not a distant-country problem.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Kenya IGF 2024 (17th 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 2024 (17th Kenya Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n17th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n1 August 2024 (postponed from the original 27 June date)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nEdge Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nBuilding Kenya's Multi-Stakeholder Digital Future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n\u73fe\u5730300\u4eba\u8d85\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u7d04700\u4eba\uff08\u4e3b\u50ac\u8005\u306e\u4e8b\u524d\u898b\u8fbc\u307f\u3002\u5b9f\u7e3e\u5024\u306f\u672a\u78ba\u8a8d\uff09<\/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. Confronting the Internet Disruption \u2014 'It Must Never Happen Again'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening session (1 August, Edge Convention Centre)<\/p>\n

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    "The disruption is unacceptable and must never happen again… #KeepItOn (on the internet disruption during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests)"
    \n\u2014 Dr. Grace Githaiga (CEO and Convenor, KICTANet)<\/strong> [2][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n