<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This is underway. It follows 3 days of the Kenya School of Internet Governance Workshops, so a well focused group of participants. In previous years the KIGF has often highlighted topics only just looming on other national agendas, and their conclusions have wide influence. This year the emphasis is on Internet and Elections.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u>
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joly posted: "Today, Thursday 6 July, the 2017 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) takes place in Nairobi. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet f" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;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="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="m_6962478357404429803size-full m_6962478357404429803wp-image-9270" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kigf2017_170x255.png" alt="Livestream" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>Today, <strong>Thursday 6 July</strong>, the 2017 <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://kigf.or.ke/" target="_blank">Kenya Internet Governance Forum</a></strong> (KIGF) takes place in Nairobi. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans, and the outcomes will feed into the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017" target="_blank">Global IGF</a></strong> slated for December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF is “<strong>Shape Your Digital Future!</strong>” while the local theme is "<strong>Internet and Elections</strong>". Today's event event will be webcast live on the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017" target="_blank">Internet Society Livestream Channel</a></strong>, with a simulcast on the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/" target="_blank">IGF Kenya facebook group</a></strong>. Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of NYC.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>What: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://kigf.or.ke/" target="_blank">Kenya Internet Governance Forum</a><br>
Where: Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi<br>
When: Thursday 6 July 2017 08:00-18:00 EAT | 05:00-15:00 UTC<br>
Agenda: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/" target="_blank">http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-<wbr>features/kenya-igf/kigf-<wbr>program/</a><br>
Webcast: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://livestream.com/<wbr>internetsociety/kigf2017</a><br>
Simulcast: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>KenyaIGF/</a><br>
Twitter: #KIGF2017 <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://bit.ly/kigf2017" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/kigf2017</a></strong></p></div>
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