[governance] Fwd: Pre-IGF event Kenya and ITU

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

I am concerned this major ITU event will tend to overshadow the IGF and is a sign of the ITU pulling for control of the IGF.  And what it can't control, it will bury.

a.


On 4 May 2011, at 11:51, Pascal Bekono wrote:

> --- En date de : Lun 2.5.11, Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org> a écrit :
> 
> De: Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org>
> Objet: [DigAfrica] Fwd: Pre-IGF event Kenya and ITU
> À: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Cc: DigAfrica at yahoogroups.com, i-network at dgroups.org, "KICTAnet Media
> Discussions" <media at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Lundi 2 mai 2011, 11h43
> 
> 
>    Dear Colleagues,
> 
> 
> 
>    (apologies for cross posting)
> 
> 
> 
>      The Government of Kenya (GOK) will hold a High level Ministerial
>      forum on 26th September 2011. This forum Co-organized with the
>      International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will provide a platform where
>      Ministerial level participants and other stakeholders will discuss
>      issues of mutual interest around the opportunities and challenges
>      to developing countries presented by information and
>      communications technologies.
> 
> 
>        The main agenda topics will be drawn from the following themes:
> 
> 
> 
>    ·      Broadband:
>        Access, challenges and opportunities
> 
>    ·      Uptake of
>        wireless devices as key elements in providing a conduit to a new and
>        dynamic socio-economic future for the region, including new
>        mobile services (e.g. E-government, mobile banking, access to
>        Internet, among others)
> 
>    ·      Cloud computing
>        and;
> 
>    ·      Cyber security and Privacy.
> 
>     The outcomes
>        of the Ministerial forum will be shared with the  main IGF
>        scheduled from 27th - 30th September 2011.
> 
> 
>    More details
>        will be made available soon.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>        Best regards
> 
> 
>    Alice Munyua
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