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SUMMARY:2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum
LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
URL:http://www.eaigf.or.ke/component/content/article/1-latest-news/66-2009e
 aigf.html
DESCRIPTION:2009 EA-IGF: 7-9 September 2009\, Nairobi\, Kenya\n\nThe Kenya 
 ICT Action Network (KICTANet)\, the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC
 ) in collaboration with other organisations are pleased to invite you to th
 e second East African Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2009) to be held at
  the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi\, Kenya\, from 7th to  9th  September 2009.
 \n\n \n\nThe forums theme is: Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in E
 ast Africa: “Thinking Globally\; Acting Locally”\n\n \n\nThe 2009 EA-IGF is
  a follow up to the inaugural EA-IGF that was held in November 2008 in Nair
 obi\, which aimed at catalysing the internet governance debate in the East 
 African sub region.\n\n \n\nWith the increased access to broadband infrastr
 ucture in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated 
 mobile services\, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has b
 ecome a priority. The national and regional EA-IGF’s will help prepare East
  African stakeholders to address the opportunities\, strengths and challeng
 es that arise\, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Inter
 net policy decisions at the global level.\n\n \n\nThis year’s EAIGF therefo
 re seeks to continue to strengthen the national and regional dialogues on I
 nternet Governance as well as\;\n\n    * Increase awareness of Internet Gov
 ernance issues\, including but not limited to local content and cyber secur
 ity\;\n    * Continue to develop capacity  and skills of various stakeholde
 rs and build regional consensus IG issues\; and\n    * Begin to discuss the
  development of a regional East African Communication policy\, among others
 .\n\nThe outcomes of the EAIGF will be submitted to the East African regula
 tory authority EARPTO\, the African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN)\
 , the East African Community\, as well as\, the fourth UN Internet Governan
 ce Forum taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh\, Egypt\, in November 2009. Furthe
 r\, the 2009 EAIGF will set the stage for the 37th ICANN meeting to be held
  in Nairobi\, Kenya\, in March 2010.\n\n \n\nFor planning purposes\, please
  register for the meeting at http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to mee
 ting@eaigf.or.ke This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You 
 need JavaScript enabled to view it confirming your attendance\; by 2nd Sept
 ember 2009.\n\nMore: https://nsrc.org/calendar/helpfiles/workshop_info_main
 .php?id=506
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