[{"bbox": [95, 162, 1158, 430], "category": "Text", "text": "shrinking public digital space and seeks to counteract it. In addition, the capacities of people living in vulnerable situations, such as human rights defenders, are increased through digital security training courses. In the context of public digital services, the Action will implement human rights impact assessments to mainstream human rights in the public service delivery, at local and national The intervention moreover contributes to the 2030 Agenda which is anchored in international human rights, namely towards SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). Further, improving connectivity to bridge the digital divide is essential for access to information and hence for the enactment of citizen's democratic participation. The action will implement the five working principles in all phases: i) respect to all human rights; ii) participation: iii) non-discrimination; iv) transparency; and v) accountability."}, {"bbox": [97, 461, 194, 486], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 487, 1149, 593], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that, in line with the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities, this action will strive to ensure systematic inclusion, equal access and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities, and promote digitalisation as an enabler of rights, autonomy and equality for persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [95, 618, 1158, 885], "category": "Text", "text": "The principle of Leave no-one Behind will be mainstreamed to ensure that the digital divides faced by persons with disabilities are addressed, mitigated and, where possible, measured through disaggregated data collection. Special attention will be given to the principles of equal access and non-discrimination in the activities related to digital connectivity and skills. Improved access to assistive technologies ensuring digitalisation investment in education contributes to the inclusive education strategy of Kenya by making ICT and digital support accessible for all learners, including the TVET component of the action. In line with the Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities, and the Child Rights Convention, (both ratified by Kenya) and Kenya's 'Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with Disabilities'⁷. Actions can support specific needs of learners with disabilities but for an inclusive learning environment, or at least a transition towards inclusion, children with disabilities should access general education and segregated education should not be supported."}, {"bbox": [95, 910, 1158, 1044], "category": "Text", "text": "With regards to data protection, groups especially at risk from privacy violations such as children and youth, but also human rights defenders and activists will be specifically targeted with training courses and awareness raising campaigns. Moreover, the activities on the operationalisation of the Digital Economy Blueprint will follow an inclusive approach, e.g. implementing ICT Accessibility Standards in Kenya will allow people with disabilities to access digital products and services."}, {"bbox": [97, 1075, 486, 1101], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [95, 1101, 1158, 1208], "category": "Text", "text": "While this action is not directly addressing conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience its activities in remote areas will be done in context to other factors: inter-ethnic disputes, land disputes, terrorist threats etc. Nonetheless, in so far as digital inclusion facilitates access to social services such as e-education, these actions may facilitate efforts to mitigate these existing risks."}, {"bbox": [95, 1233, 1158, 1341], "category": "Text", "text": "Some of the actions will take place in areas prone to conflict be it internally e.g. inter-ethnic or external e.g. terrorist threats. Actions will be mindful of the local context and developed in accordance with the risk factors defined in some regions during the conflict assessment review. Involvement of local stakeholders, community leaders will be essential in gauging the right avenues of interaction."}, {"bbox": [97, 1372, 335, 1396], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 1397, 1158, 1479], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action does not explicitly or directly address disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, improving access to digital services, improving the digital in TVET, creating opportunities for digital entrepreneurship and e-Governance can all lead to relevant DRR applications or services being developed or applied more easily."}, {"bbox": [97, 1509, 409, 1534], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [85, 1618, 973, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ https://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/sites/default/files/ressources/kenya sector policy learners trainees disabilities.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 31"}]