*Barcamp Nairobi 2014 Theme: Is privacy and security online possible in Kenya?* Kenya’s most exciting tech conference, Barcamp Nairobi <http://barcamp.co.ke/>, is back this weekend. Join us and at least 600 techies on what promises to be another awesome Barcamp Nairobi. - *Date:* Saturday 30th August - *Time:* 8am – 8pm (yes we will have lunch and probably the best Kenyan tech after party ever) - *Venue:* Barcamp Nairobi 2014 will be jointly hosted by four of Kenya’s leading innovation hubs the iHub, the Nailab, m:Lab East Africa and the South to South Lab at Bishop Magua Centre, Ngong Road, Nairobi. - *Co Convenors:* ICTA, Africahackon and Akirachix - *Tickets:* Free but please register on the website For more information on Barcamp Nairobi please visit http://barcamp.co.ke/ Theme for Barcamp Nairobi 2014 is, “Who’s Your Data’s Daddy?” Is privacy and security online possible in Kenya? At Barcamp Nairobi 2014 we are eager to talk about privacy and surveillance, we will explore if there are any strategies and solutions that Kenyan citizens, corporations and governments are using to protect their privacy and security online. In true Barcamp tradition the floor is also open for discussion on any other topics you find interesting. Barcamp is an unconference – participants run it. Anyone and everyone can attend. Attendees set the agenda for what’s discussed, lead the sessions and workshops that fill the schedule, and create an environment of innovation and productive discussion. *At Barcamp Nairobi 2014* - We will examine the how the right to respect for private life, as a human right be reconciled with the state’s obligation to protect individuals, including safeguarding human rights, online as well as offline - We will discuss privacy and surveillance and how these affect development and businesses’ ability to contribute to economic growth - We will debate if it is possible to ensure Internet end user privacy considering the existing technological capacities for wide-ranging abuse by public as well as private actors - We will share strategies and solutions that Kenyan citizens, corporation and government are using to protect their privacy and security online Please join us this Saturday and come ready to engage! *Co – Convenors info* *ICTA* <http://www.icta.go.ke/> The Information and Communication Technology Authority of Kenya (ICTA), Kenya’s premier collective of technology security aficionados, Africahackon, and Kenya’s leading, high impact collective of women in technology, Akirachix, have partnered as the co-convenors of Barcamp Nairobi 2014. The Information and Communication Technology Authority is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology of the Government of Kenya. The parastatal was established in August 2013. The Authority is tasked with rationalizing and streamlining the management of all Government of Kenya ICT functions. The ICT Authority shall enforce ICT standards in Government and enhance the supervision of its electronic communication under the national message, “One Government, One Voice”. The Authority is the lead organisation in developing and implementing the Government of Kenya’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and is working to ensure cyber security is a national priority. Barcamp Nairobi provides a strong platform to promote the Government's commitment to cyber security, to enhance the Government's push to ensure cyber security is a National Priority and to get feedback on the Government's National Cybersecurity Strategy. *Africahackon* <http://www.africahackon.com/> Africahackon is East Africa’s premier technical computer security collective which brings together the individual talents of the best and brightest security professionals in the region, through live presentations, activities and demonstrations. They are experts on a full range of defensive and offensive security topics, are well versed in the theoretical aspect of cyber security and gurus on the practical and tactical angle of the art. *Akirachix* <http://akirachix.com/> Barcamp Nairobi is also about outreach and attracting new people to the possibilities of technology and Akirachix are leaders in this field. In pursuing their vision of, “Nurturing generations of women who use technology to develop innovations and solutions for Africa” they have formed a community of 400 women in tech, run regular classes and boot camps, have reached over 1400 women (most from the informal settlements in Nairobi), creating over 30 jobs in the process. Akirachix do not just talk outreach, they do outreach, very successfully too! -- Daudi Were | daudi@were.co.ke Technology + Strategy Too brief? Here's why! http://emailcharter.org