ear Listers,
KICTANet's inaugural Africa Tech Policy Summit 2025 officially begins this week. The summit aims to harmonise tech policies across Africa to drive technological development.
The Africa Tech Policy Summit builds on the legacy of the Kenya IGF Week, featuring workshops and policy dialogues. Key sub-events include the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KeIGF), themed “Tech for Human Development: Policy, Innovation, and Inclusive Governance,” and the East Africa IGF, themed “Advancing East Africa’s Digital Governance Together,” focused on regional Internet governance and policy best practices.
Ahead of the Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS), we held amazing pre-events shaping Africa’s digital landscape:
- DAP Workshop highlighted Kenya’s AI and digital economy strategies.
- We also explored how Kenyan activists leverage technology for safe and impactful online advocacy, highlighting the vibrant and resilient digital advocacy landscape in Kenya. Digital storytelling amplifies marginalized voices. Collaborative networks, such as the Weaving Resilience project, enhance institutional resilience and digital safety.
- Children IGF in Tharaka Nithi engaged youth in digital policy.
- Internews, KICTANet, and UNESCO Workshop trained 50 digital rights stakeholders from FeCoMo and KenSafeSpaces CSO networks in a three-day capacity-building program, addressing freedom of expression, human rights, and digital safety amid Kenya’s evolving digital landscape.
Today, we shall have:
- Policy Consultation Roundtable on Regulating Kenya’s Gig Economy. Themed "Balancing Innovation, Regulation and Industry Growth: Economic and Technological Imperatives for a Sustainable and Inclusive Gig Economy in Kenya."
- Global Geopolitics and the Future of Digital Rights Funding
- Date: May 12, 2025 I Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM I Venue: Virtual (Zoom)
Join us this week at AfTPS to shape tech policy innovation! Register now:
