02/12/2016

GPD today launches a new series of mapping resources to help civil society actors navigate the cyber policy landscape in four countries: Chile, India, Indonesia, and Kenya

The series, entitled Mapping the Cyber Policy Landscape, identifies the key cyber actors, institutions, legislation and processes in each country, analysing local trends and factors and highlighting challenges and potential opportunities. Its aim is to serve as a tool and reference point for civil society actors who want to engage in cyber policymaking processes in the four countries covered.

Each mapping report was independently created by local civil society experts, with support from GPD’s Cyber Capacity Building Programme.

Alongside these resources, we’re also launching a podcast series, Cyber Policy on the Ground, which will give the authors space to go deeper into the issues and questions raised by their mappings, in conversation with GPD’s Lead Strategist, Matthew Shears.

Read the first mapping report on Kenya here – and listen to Matthew’s conversation with its author, Nanjira Sambuli, on our new Soundcloud page.

The remaining instalments of the series will launch on a monthly basis from January – follow GPD on Twitter to stay in the loop, or keep an eye on the schedule below, which we’ll update regularly.   

Publication schedule

Kenya:

• Read mapping report here  (authors: Nanjira Sambuli, Juliet Maina and Tyrus Kamau)
• Listen to podcast here
  

Chile: Launching January (authors: Juan Carlos Lara and Pablo Viollier, Derechos Digitales)

India: Launching February (author: Shuchita Thapar, Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi)

Indonesia: Launching March (author: Leonardus Nugraha and Dinita Putri, Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance)