On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:50 -0700, "Walubengo J" <
jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> McTim,
>
> thanx for your observations. i think what Vincent meant was the bigger
> picture which is that for our issues to be 'felt' or 'heard' at a global
> level, it counts to speak as a Region.
>
> And so according to me one major outcome from the ongoing meeting is to
> learn from each other and arrive at what you might call an E.African
> view/position on the various burning issues under CyberSecurity, Domain
> mngt, Infrastrucutre (e.g. undersea cable), Local Content, etc.
>
> walu.
>
>
> --- On Sun, 9/6/09, McTim <
dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: McTim <
dogwallah@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
> > To:
jwalu@yahoo.com
> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> > Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 9:00 PM
> > Hi Vincent,
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Vincent Ngundi<
vincent@kenic.or.ke>
> > wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > The expected outcome of this will be a framework that
> > ushers the region into
> > > the digital economy. The outcome will also be a
> > negotiating platform during
> > > the fourth United Nations Internet Governance Forum
> > (UN IGF) taking place in
> > > Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009,
> >
> > Can you clarify this please? AFAIK, the IGF is NOT a
> > negotiating body.
> >
> > Our output could be an "input" for discussion, but there is
> > no process
> > or way to negotiate anything at the IGF (which has, after
> > all, no
> > "authority" to compel anyone to behave in a certain way).
> >
> > See you at the jacaranda tomorrow!
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> >
> > McTim
> > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where
> > it is. A
> > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
> >
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