http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2017-03/01/c_136094371.htm Blessed Wednesday! Happy International Women's Day! You will enjoy this read simply exploring China on cyberspace and IG. Must be relevant with the UN, ICANN, MAG etc. Anyone with more details on Kenya IG message at ICANN 58th Copenhagen, please share. Read on. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari "Cyberspace is the common space of activities for mankind. The future of cyberspace should be in the hands of all countries. Countries should step up communications, broaden consensus and deepen cooperation to jointly build a community of shared future in cyberspace." —Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, 2015/12/16 "....3. Promoting Fair Internet Governance China believes that a multilateral, democratic and transparent global Internet governance system should be built through equal participation and joint decision-making of the international community. Countries are entitled to participate in Internet governance on an equal footing. It is important to ensure equitable distribution of basic resources of the Internet and joint management of critical information infrastructure such as root servers. Relevant international processes should be open and inclusive with greater representations and voice of developing countries. China calls for enhanced communication and cooperation among all stakeholders including governments, international organizations, Internet companies, technological communities, non-governmental institutions and citizens. Relevant efforts should reflect broad participation, sound management and democratic decision-making, with all stakeholders contributing in their share based on their capacity and governments taking the leading in Internet governance particularly public policies and security...." "... 6.Protection of Citizens’ Rights and Interests Including Privacy China supports discussion on privacy protection at the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, and calls for establishing relevant principles for protecting individual privacy in cyberspace. China encourage countries to take measures to curb Internet-enabled infringement of individual privacy, and pursue dialogue on the practices and efforts on respecting and protecting individual privacy in cyberspace. China will urge businesses to increase awareness of data protection and will support their effort to strengthen self-discipline and discuss best practices of individual information protection in cyberspace. Efforts will be made to facilitate cooperation between the government and businesses to safeguard individual privacy in cyberspace..." --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 7/3/17, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Invitation to report Launch on Internet Freedom/ Digital Rights- March 17, 2017 To: wangarikabiru@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Ephraim Percy Kenyanito" <ekenyanito@gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, 7 March, 2017, 14:36 Dear Colleague, I am excited to invite you and your friends to the launch of a report titled, ​ ​ "Supercharging Human Rights Defenders in East Africa". The vent will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 as from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM EAT at Strathmore University, Kenya. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-security-challenges-for-civil-society-i... Over the past year, Small Media has been working in partnership with The Collaboration on International Policy for East and Southern Africa, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (Defend Defenders), and Strathmore University Centre for IP and IT Law (CIPIT) to produce a new report evaluating the digital threats facing civil society organisations working across East Africa – in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. At this session, Small Media and its partners will present the findings of its latest report Supercharging Human Rights Defenders in East Africa, and then engage in a discussion with a range of stakeholders about how to best support regional civil society organisations to overcome the multitude of digital security challenges they face. The schedule for the session is as follows: 14:00-15:00 – Report Presentation and Q&A 15:00-15:30 – Coffee break 15:30-16:30 – Break-out sessions based around key themes and research findings 16:30-17:00 – Discussion around recommendations and next steps 17:00-18:00 – Networking and drinks Please feel free to share with your colleagues and to register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-security-challenges-for-civil-society-i... -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Legal Researcher/ Policy Analyst Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/ Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 [image: --] Ephraim Percy Kenyanito [image: https://]about.me/ekenyanito <https://about.me/ekenyanito?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium=email_sig&utm_campaign=external_links> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wangarikabiru%40yahoo.... 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