<s>
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
multistakeholder	O
think	O
tank	O
for	O
Information	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
communications	I-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
policy	O
formulation	O
whose	O
work	O
spans	O
Stakeholder	O
engagement	O
,	O
capacity	O
building	O
,	O
research	O
,	O
and	O
policy	O
advocacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tina	O
James	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
with	O
CATIA	O
when	O
it	O
supported	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
,	O
points	O
out	O
:	O
‘	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
was	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
process	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
government	O
and	O
other	O
stakeholders	O
apparently	O
relying	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
therefore	O
continued	O
after	O
the	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
policy	O
was	O
adopted	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
‘	O
quite	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
successes’	O
like	O
the	O
2010	O
Kenya	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
Master	O
Plan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
regulatory	O
approval	O
of	O
M-Pesa	O
and	O
Voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
VOIP	B-Application
)	O
services	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
managing	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
mailing	O
list	O
with	O
over	O
1000	O
participants	O
from	O
diverse	O
stakeholder	O
groups	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
‘	O
the	O
biggest	O
convener	O
of	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
stakeholders	O
in	O
Kenya’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
KICTAnet	B-General_Concept
has	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
various	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
laws	O
in	O
Kenya	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
the	O
Kenya	O
Information	O
&	O
Communications	O
Act	O
2013	O
,	O
Kenya	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Act	O
2019	O
,	O
Kenya	O
Computer	O
Misuse	O
&	O
Cybercrimes	O
Act	O
2018	O
,	O
Kenya	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
Policy	O
2006	O
,	O
Kenya	O
ICT	B-General_Concept
Policy	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Kenya	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Policy	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
's	O
work	O
has	O
accelerated	O
the	O
uptake	O
of	O
ICTs	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
African	O
region	O
and	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
achievement	O
of	O
the	O
Sustainable	O
Development	O
Goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
has	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
advocacy	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
liberalization	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
such	O
other	O
processes	O
as	O
the	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Bills	O
,	O
the	O
Independent	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
of	O
Kenya	O
Bill	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Media	O
Council	O
Bill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
the	O
convener	O
of	O
the	O
Kenya	O
IGF	O
and	O
the	O
East	O
African	O
IGF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KICTANet	B-General_Concept
is	O
governed	O
by	O
the	O
board	O
of	O
Trustees	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
convenor	O
(	O
executive	O
director	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
chair	O
,	O
a	O
treasurer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
secretary	O
.	O
</s>
