KICTANet Newsletter [View this in your browser.](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCIzOGFjYjU3Mzc3ZTgiLGZhbHNlXQ) Kenya National Public Key Infrastructure implementation status The Community Authority together with the ICT Authority of Kenya held an inclusive status update in March 2023 on the implementation of the National Public Key Infrastructure. Government organs were represented, and also civil society, business interests, and academia. The Community Authority together with the ICT Authority of Kenya held an inclusive status update in March 2023 on the implementation … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJhZWYxN2YwNWYxNGIiLGZhbHNlXQ) [Kenya National Public Key Infrastructure implementation status](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJhZWYxN2YwNWYxNGIiLGZhbHNlXQ) Data Localization: What are The Issues? [Where should data of strategic national importance be located and why should that be important?](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI3ZTM2MWFiOWFhYjAiLGZhbHNlXQ) By John Walubengo As countries continue to digitize their socio-economic spheres, the value of their digital activities and footprints begins to accrue national strategic importance—politically, economically, legally, and socially. Questions around who is collecting their data, where it is located, and how it is being used while in store become increasingly important. In Kenya, these issues began to come to … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI3ZTM2MWFiOWFhYjAiLGZhbHNlXQ) Is AFRINIC On Its Deathbed? By John Walubengo Last week I came across the Kenyan IPv4 to IPv6 Migration Strategy published by the Communication Authority of Kenya. In full, this stands for 'Internet Protocol version Four' migration to 'Internet Protocol version Six', a topic that needs its own blog at a later stage. For now, it is sufficient to say that all devices or applications running on the internet require … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCIzOWFhMGQ3NzMxNzMiLGZhbHNlXQ) [Internet Network](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCIzOWFhMGQ3NzMxNzMiLGZhbHNlXQ) DigitALL: Spotlight on the State of Digital Access for Women with Disability (https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI1M2U3OGM0MWZmZmEiLGZhbHNlXQ) Most of the world celebrated International Women's Day with activities centred around women’s achievements and challenges in the virtual and physical world. This year's theme was apt, DigitALL: Innovation And Technology For Gender Equality. In celebrating women in all their diversity, let us look at the state of digital coverage for women and girls with disabilities. Women with disabilities encounter … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI1M2U3OGM0MWZmZmEiLGZhbHNlXQ) A Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Use of Technology Technology has become integral in our daily lives where journalists, software developers, and creatives play critical roles in information dissemination. The emergence of internet social spaces such as TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook has created a significant gap in how these key players disseminate information to the public in a unified and effective manner through the internet. Consequently, this … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJmZWQwMjAzYzFlNzYiLGZhbHNlXQ) [A Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Use of Technology](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJmZWQwMjAzYzFlNzYiLGZhbHNlXQ) Strategies for Online Safety and Combating Cyberbullying [Strategies for Online Safety and Combating Cyberbullying](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI2YjYyMDhjOGViNDgiLGZhbHNlXQ) Violence, persecution, and exploitation can all be exacerbated by social media. Online harassment, hate speech, and cyberbullying have become serious issues for people, communities, and organizations all around the world in recent years. The influence of social media on real-world communities is complicated and changing at a rapid pace. It crosses international boundaries. What was once a tool for uniting … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI2YjYyMDhjOGViNDgiLGZhbHNlXQ) Sustainable Operating Models for Connected Schools in Kenya The Universal Service Fund (USF) was set up in 2009 to facilitate ICT connectivity in unserved and underserved areas. It began receiving contributions from telecom operators in 2013, with all licensees in the ICT sector contributing 0.5 percent of their annual gross turnover to the kitty. In 2016, an ICT Access Gap was commissioned by the Communications Authority of … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCIzZjRjNDU3ZjBlMGQiLGZhbHNlXQ) [Sustainable Operating Models for Connected Schools in Kenya](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCIzZjRjNDU3ZjBlMGQiLGZhbHNlXQ) Meaningful Access Anchor to Digital Transformation [Meshau sub-location in Pokot South is being served by the Universal Service Fund (USF).](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJkOGUwNzk5NTVkZTMiLGZhbHNlXQ) By Josephine Miliza Digital transformation refers to using digital technologies to change how organizations operate and deliver customer value. In Africa, digital transformation has the potential to drive economic growth and improve the delivery of services across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, education, agriculture, and financial services. Meaningful access, which is access to the internet and affordable and … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJkOGUwNzk5NTVkZTMiLGZhbHNlXQ) KICTANet at Stakeholders Engagement on National Survey on Online Child Protection and Safety in Kenya in Machakos For the past four days, from 14th to 17th March 2023, KICTANet has been attending a stakeholders engagement workshop convened by the Kenya National Bureau of Standards (KNBS) and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). Stakeholders drawn from the private sector, civil society and government departments that work on child online protection shared their expertise ahead of a planned national … [Read more](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI3ZjgzNGZjNTI4OWQiLGZhbHNlXQ) [KICTANet at Stakeholders Engagement on National Survey on Online Child Protection and Safety in Kenya in Machakos](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCI3ZjgzNGZjNTI4OWQiLGZhbHNlXQ) KICTANet Attends IWD 2023 in Makueni County: Leveraging Tech for the Prevention of Sexual Gender Based Violence [KICTANet Attends IWD 2023 in Makueni County: Leveraging Tech for the Prevention of Sexual Gender Based Violence](https://www.kictanet.or.ke?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIzMiIsImQ4YTUxYjEzN2Y5OWI0OGE4NmQwMDUyOGFhZGNhMWMxIiwiMTQiLCJlZGFmM2I4YWU3MjMiLGZhbHNlXQ) By Linda Gichohi On the 8th of March, 2023, I represented the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) as a keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day 2023 Commemorations at Makueni County. 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