All, On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Solomon Mburu<solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:

I also concur with Walu on this. The deliberations out of the on-going EAIGF, will make our East African voice be heard at the internationational level.

Is there a single "EA voice" on IG issues?  I understand the notion of having a EA policy framework coming out of the EAIGF.  That is a very powerful role for the EAIGF indeed. My objection is mainly that we seem to think in terms of nation states as the basic unit of IG policy making.   From my experience, that is not the case, and I oppose any attempts to make it so. Find me at lunch, we can talk more ;-) Rgds, McTim

On 07/09/2009, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

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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:

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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>

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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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