[Air-L] WEBCAST TODAY: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #KIGF2017

[Ben Towne]

There was some interesting commentary about the chilling effects of US
government surveillance, even in the lives of everyday people in countries
an ocean away.

"I'll be honest, privacy is dead.  I'm sorry. In my own life, I just think
privacy is finished...I think it's a good ideal, but I think it's over (in
my own opinion). ...Even at this moment, everybody here is revealing
themselves in 101 different ways.  And if you're not revealing yourself to
the Kenyan government, whom you seem to be very afraid of, the US
government can listen to your calls at this very minute, if they want to.
Yeah. So, sorry. Forget it. And think of something else and try to live
your life in a holy and righteous way where you are not afraid of
[revealing] what you do." -ICT secretary Dr. Kate Getao, employed by (but
not speaking officially on behalf of) the government of Kenya, at 1:21:00
Kenya Internet Governance Forum: "The Internet in the Next Five Years"
panel.
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017/videos/159406169>

Best wishes,
Ben


On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> ​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.
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> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>Today, *Thursday
> 6 July*, the 2017 *Kenya Internet Governance Forum <http://kigf.or.ke/>*
> (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 *Global IGF
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017>* slated for
> December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF
> is “*Shape Your Digital Future!*” while the local theme is "*Internet and
> Elections*". Today's event event will be webcast live on the *Internet
> Society Livestream Channel
> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>*, with a simulcast
> on the *IGF
> Kenya facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/>*. Nairobi is 7
> hours ahead of NYC.
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> *What: Kenya Internet Governance Forum <http://kigf.or.ke/>Where: Laico
> Regency Hotel, NairobiWhen: Thursday 6 July 2017 08:00-18:00 EAT |
> 05:00-15:00
> UTCAgenda: http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/
> <http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/>Webcast:
> https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017
> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017>Simulcast:
> https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/
> <https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/>Twitter:
> #KIGF2017 http://bit.ly/kigf2017 <http://bit.ly/kigf2017>*
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