<div dir="ltr"><br><div>This is just about to begin as Nairobi is 3 hours ahead of UTC. We have a nice clear signal on the webcast. Sure to be in people's minds is the Kenya Government's recently announced <a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/5795">National Broadband Strategy</a>. Likely to be a side topic is the <a href="http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-internet-dunia-batal-digelar-di-bali">news that has just come in</a> that the Indonesian Government has announced a decision to cancel the forthcoming IGF in Bali for lack of funds. <br>

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                                joly posted: "Today, July 26 2013 the 4th Kenya Internet Governance Forum ( will take place in Nairobi. The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) provides stakeholders drawn from the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and the Internet Community with a"                        </span>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Kenya IGF 2013" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/logo.jpg" style="max-width:100%;min-height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>Today, July 26 2013 the 4th <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/" target="_blank">Kenya Internet Governance Forum</a> ( will take place in Nairobi. The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) provides stakeholders drawn from the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and the Internet Community with an opportunity to increase their understanding of ICT and Internet Governance issues that are pertinent to the country. By correlating these issues with socio-economic, political, culture and development will strengthen the Internet Governance community of practice evolving in the East African region. Remote participation is available via webex, and the event will be webcast live the <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://bit.ly/isoctv" target="_blank">Internet Society Chapters webcast channel</a>.</p>


<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>What</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/" target="_blank">Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2013</a><br>


<strong>Where</strong>: Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi Kenya<br>
<strong>When</strong>: July 26 2013 8am-5pm EAT | 0500-1400 UTC | 0100-1000 EDT<br>
<strong>Agenda</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/index.php/about-kigf/kigf-programme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/index.php/about-kigf/kigf-programme</a><br>


<strong>Webcast</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters</a><br>


<strong>Webex</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=233518522&UID=1643503102&PW=NNTc0MDg0N2E0&RT=MiMzNA%3D%3D" target="_blank">web link</a> | Phone bridge: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=233518522&tollFree=0" target="_blank">Call in numbers</a> - code 923 121 613<br>


<strong>Twitter</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23kigf13" target="_blank">#kigf13</a></p></div>
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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