2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF):  Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa
“Thinking Globally; Acting Locally”

The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) <http://www.kictanet.or.ke/> , the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) <http://www.kenic.or.ke/> in collaboration with other organisations are pleased to invite you to the second East African Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2009) to be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7th to 9th  September 2009.

The 2009 EA-IGF is a follow up to the inaugural EA-IGF that was held in November 2008 in Nairobi, which aimed at catalysing the Internet governance debate in the East African sub region.
 
With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The national and regional EA-IGF’s will help prepare East African stakeholders to address the opportunities, strengths and challenges that arise, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level.
 
This year’s EAIGF therefore seeks to continue to strengthen the national and regional dialogues on Internet Governance as well as;

• Increase awareness of Internet Governance issues, including but not limited to local content and cyber;
• continue to develop capacity  and skills of various stakeholders and build regional consensus on IG issues; and,
• Begin to discuss the development of a regional East African Communication policy, among others.