May 2006 - KICTANet

awful shuttle
by Anna Flowers 15 May '06

15 May '06

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dilemma altar
by Christian Bishop 15 May '06

15 May '06

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AfNOG meetings - Live Stream
by Michuki Mwangi 14 May '06

14 May '06

<apologies for cross posting> Dear All, Kindly be advised that a live stream of the AfNOG meetings will be available on the following URL; http://tinder.uoregon.edu:8000 Kindly feel free to participate for those who could not make it to the meetings here in Nairobi. Our sincere appreciation to the University of Oregon for making this happen. Regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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Fw: [APC Forum] (Fwd) CIVICUS is looking for a Project Manager, Information an
by alice＠apc.org 14 May '06

14 May '06

Hallo all > > Project manager position available at Civicus. > > Anriette > > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > From: "Volkhart Finn Heinrich" <finn(a)civicus.org> > To: "'Volkhart Finn Heinrich'" <finn(a)civicus.org> > Subject: CIVICUS is looking for a Project Manager, Information and > Knowledge Systems > Date sent: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:47:59 +0200 > > Dear friends, > > Below please find a job advert for an exciting position with CIVICUS, > designing and expanding CIVICUS' internal and external Information > and > Knowledge Systems. Since this is a position, which requires a specific > set of skills and expertise, I am sending you this advert with the > request to forward it to any suitable candidates. > > Your assistance is greatly appreciated. > > Best wishes, > > Finn > > > > > > > > > > CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation > > > > > Project Manager > > > Information and Knowledge Systems > > > > > CIVICUS is an international network of civil society organizations > dedicated to promoting civic activism and civil society around the > world. Over the past five years, CIVICUS has significantly expanded > its programmatic work on strengthening civil society. Key to CIVICUS' > work is the generation and dissemination of knowledge on civil society > issues, using the expanding opportunities of information > communication > technology and knowledge tools. A recent example is CIVICUS' new > role > as the secretariat of the Participation Toolkit website > (www.toolkitparticipation.com) > > > > CIVICUS is recruiting a Project Manager to further develop, maintain, > expand and promote its information and knowledge systems and > services. > The incumbent will take the lead in designing an integrated strategy > for the effective use of knowledge management tools internally as well > as externally, with a particular focus on CIVICUS' website. In > addition, the Project Manager will oversee the secretariat of the > Participation Toolkit website. S/he will also promote organisational > learning around the use of knowledge tools and assist CIVICUS' staff > with utilizing appropriate information technology and related tools > for their work. The position therefore constitutes a key component of > CIVICUS' programmatic work and encompasses tasks, which are > technical, > content-related as well as managerial. > > > > Key requirements: > > * At least 5 years track record in knowledge management in an > NGO > environment; * Excellent understanding of ICT and knowledge tools > suitable for a global NGO; * High-level skills in database and web > design; * Proven, substantial knowledge of civil society issues > globally; * Outstanding written and oral communication skills in > English required; advanced skills in at least one other UN language > preferred; * Solid experience in resource mobilization and project > management; * Strong ability to develop plans and strategies and to > work toward their realization and improvement under demanding > performance schedules; and * A university degree in an appropriate > discipline; advanced degree preferred. > > > > > > Preferred start date is 1 July 2006. Women are especially encouraged > to apply. > > > > Applicants should send their CV and a covering letter via email to > humanresources(a)civicus.org with the subject line "Project Manager - > Information and Knowledge Systems." Please note that only short- > listed > candidates will be contacted. > > > > Closing Date: 22 May 2006 > > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette(a)apc.org > http://www.apc.org > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109 > Tel. 27 11 726 1692 > Fax 27 11 726 1692 > > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and > communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org > http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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UNDESA activates online discussion board for debating multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of Action on ALs C1 and C7eGov
by Wainaina Mungai 13 May '06

13 May '06

FYI > -------Original Message------- > From: wsis-c1-c7 <wsis-c1-c7(a)un.org> > Subject: [Pwd] UNDESA activates online discussion board for debating multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of Action on ALs C1 and C7eGov > Sent: 12 May '06 19:33 > > Dear All, > > We wish to inform you that UNDESA has now activated an ONLINE DISCUSSION > BOARD to facilitate further exchange of information and contact among > stakeholder of Action Lines C1 and C7eGov of the Geneva Plan of Action > especially for those who will not able to attend the meetings to be held > in Geneva. > > > In order to acces the online discuss board please visit > http://esaconf.un.org/~pubadmin/ > > After creating username and password in page above, you can choose to > participate in the discussion for C1 or C7eGov. > > > If you would like to be be regularly informed on UNDESA's activities > related to the WSIS implementation mechanism, please reply to this email > indicating that you are interested in being included in our mailing list > of AL C1 or in the mailing list of AL C7eGov. > > > Regards, > > Haiyan Qian, Chief, Knowledge Management Branch > > Division for Public Administration and Development Management > > Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations > > > _______________________________________________ Pwd mailing list > Pwd(a)wsis-cs.org http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/pwd

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GSM Academy opens in Germany
by Dorcas Muthoni 13 May '06

13 May '06

GSM Academy opens in Germany Training opportunities for African technicians Website: www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php <http://www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php By Femi Awoniyi Mobile telecommunications is currently enjoying a boom all over Africa. However, because technicians are in short supply, millions of dollars are paid every year to foreign specialists who work in the sector. A German training and consulting company, TOP Business AG, has introduced a human resource development programme, the GSM Academy, specifically to train skilled manpower for the African mobile telecommunications sector. The GSM Academy consists of an intensive three-month training at TOP Business AG's training centre and a 6 month-practical attachment with a network operator in Europe. The company, which has 15 years of experience in global mobile infrastructure education, trains workers for reputable companies such as Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Nortel and Orange. The GSM Academy, which is based on efficient knowledge transfer, will train students to become BSS Operation & Maintenance Specialists, who will be equipped with the knowledge and practical experience, "with all the competence you need to start off work immediately", with a GSM Network Operator in Africa. Those who successfully undergo the training can be sure of finding a good job after graduation because their skills are in short supply in most African countries. What's more, technicians in mobile telecommunications are enjoying far higher wages than workers in most other industries. "There are so many positions available that people have a choice," says an assistant manager with a recruiting company in Lagos. Graduates of the Academy will also be able to become self-employed by setting up handset repair shops, for example. The GSM course, which normally costs 30,000 euros per trainee, is being offered to Africans for only 4,500 euros, as it is subsidized by international organisations in line with the new philosophy of development assistance, which puts priority on the training of skilled manpower for Africa. This will help the continent conserve foreign exchange it otherwise spends on foreign experts who are said to take billions of dollars out of the continent every year. According to Bernhard Kuhn, Vice President - Telecommunication Networks Training & Consulting, at TOP Business AG, "well trained professionals have better chances to get a job or improve their career. And as we can see these people as a knowledge kernel can multiply the specific know-how with their daily work". The GSM Academy is appropriate for candidates, who must have had education and/or training in electronics. Accommodation, health insurance and feeding of the participants will be provided for the duration of the school course. However trainees will be expected to meet their transport and other living expenses. Only 32 participants will be admitted for the first course and it will be on first-come, first-served basis. TOP Business AG will organise visa and other travel formalities for participants. All participants are required to return to their home countries after the successful completion of the course, which will commence on 2 October 2006. More information about the GSM Academy may be obtained from TOP Business AG Mr Bernhard Kuhn Klingenhofstrasse 58 D-90411 Nuremberg Germany Phone: 0049 - 911 95117-300 Mobile: 0049 - 177 3313805 Fax: 0049 - 911 95117-309 E-mail: bernhard.kuhn(a)topbusinessag.com <mailto:bernhard.kuhn@topbusinessag.com Website: www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php <http://www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Yahoo! Mail réinvente le mail !* Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail <http://fr.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40577/*http://fr.promotions.yahoo.com/mail/nouve… et son interface révolutionnaire.

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senatorial submit
by Silvester Hilliard 13 May '06

13 May '06

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Fw: [africtic] Africa’s e-government dilemma
by alice＠apc.org 13 May '06

13 May '06

*Dear All, > * > > > > For many African governments, moves towards embracing e-governance have > gone little beyond the opening of websites for state ministries and > departments. But even where such websites exist, in many cases they > contain little information of value to the public, and they do not in any > fundamental way connect governments and citizens, as e-government aims to > do. While information on the “who is who” in the ministry, its > organizational structure and mission will often be abundantly available > (though not necessarily updated), the average website will not have public > service information, for instance on how to go about applying for a > particular service, who the right office/ person to approach is, and where > on the website to download and even electronically submit these > application forms. > > > > But e-governance entails more than a government website on the Internet – > even if that website has a great deal of public service information, > offers a great deal of interactivity and enables citizens to get a range > of services electronically. As Queen’s University Belfast law lecturer Dr > Subhajit Basu has said, “The strategic objective of e-governance is to > support and simplify governance for all parties: government, citizens and > businesses. The use of ICT can connect all these parties and support > processes and activities. In other words, in e-governance electronic means > support and stimulate good governance.” > > > > One scholar has defined e-governance simply as the use by government > agencies of information technologies such as Wide Area Networks, the > Internet and mobile computing, that have the ability to transform > relations with citizens, businesses and other forms of government. > Inherent in this definition are three critical issues for e-governance to > work effectively: a range of information technologies have to be applied, > government’s attitude towards service provision has to change, and there > must be a high level of transparency in government operations. > > > > The often-cited possible benefits e-governance can bring to developing > countries include faster access to government services, lower costs for > administrative services, greater public access to budgets and documents, > and a corresponding increase in transparency and accountability of > government functions. > > > > For e-governance to work in Africa, governments should be willing to > decentralize responsibilities and processes, and to start using electronic > means of communicating and delivering services. Citizens could then > contact their leaders and public servants through website where all forms, > legislation, news and other information is made available. Basu says in > effect, governments would serve their citizens better and save costs by > making internal operations more efficient, cutting down the complex and > over-stretched bureaucratic system. > > > > But this is only the ideal situation. The reality in many African > countries makes e-governance unattainable in the immediate term, and the > main reasons have little to do with the lack of money to fund the roll-out > of e-government programmes, or the need to fund other pressing priorities > like providing access to safe drinking water or funding universal primary > education. E-governance breaks bureaucracy and that is not desirable to > many government workers. To many of them, bureaucracy means power and is > also a source of side income for them. A person applying for a trading > license may have to pay the person who dishes out the application forms, > bribe the clerk to have their application stamped, and pay a string of > other people just to get the application considered, let alone granted. > This is an eating chain that e-governance would minimize. And the > e-illiterate public servants seem best placed to recognize this. > > > > Another issue is that just about two percent of the populations of various > African countries access the Internet. Hence, whatever initiatives > government departments may make in introducing the use of IT in their > work, they will not go far if the issue of accessibility and affordability > to the Internet for the average person are not addressed. > > > > Additionally, many African governments have a culture of keeping even the > most innocent information in ‘confidential’ folders, and only the > permanent secretary of a ministry or other administrative head of a > department can authorize the release of any such information. This culture > goes counter to the logic of e-governance, which is to increase > transparency in governance, including giving the public access to a wider > range of government records. What this means is that where public > officials or administrative systems benefit from poor governance and the > lack of transparency, they will be reluctant to open up their budgets and > other records to the public. > > > > Accordingly, e-government experts like Dr Basu say in order to examine the > risk of implementing e-governance solutions, the following factors have to > be taken into account: whether a country is a democracy or a dictatorial > regime; the government structure – whether it is centralized or > decentralized, the adequacy of the legal framework, an the level of trust > in government. For most African governments, the scale seems to be > strongly tilted against e-governance. > > Regards, > > -- > Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, > Director, CIPESA > Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala > Tel: 256-41-533057 > Fax: 256-41-533054 > Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 > Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org > www.cipesa.org > > > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org

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Re: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES
by alice＠apc.org 12 May '06

12 May '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Limo" <sylvia(a)computer-pride.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > Apologies everyone. > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:alice@apc.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:04 PM > To: sylvia(a)computer-pride.com > Cc: antoine(a)e-tools.com; Odhiambo_Washington > Subject: Fw: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > Importance: High > > Dear Sylvia and Antoine > > Please communicate of line. rather than copying the entire list > > thanks > alice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "antoine bigirimana" <antoine(a)e-tools.com> > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:16 PM > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > > >> Hi Alice, >> >> Please, re-send the CV. I did not get it. >> Thanks. >> antoine >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:alice@apc.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:54 AM >> To: Antoine(a)e-tools.com >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sylvia Limo" <sylvia(a)computer-pride.com> >> To: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:49 PM >> Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >> >> >>>I have submitted my CV to Antoine(a)e-tools.com hope to pass for the job. >>> Thank you >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: kictanet-bounces+sylvia=computer-pride.com(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+sylvia=computer-pride.com@kictanet.or.ke] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Alfelt Abio >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:57 PM >>> To: sylvia(a)computer-pride.com >>> Subject: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I am looking for young professionals to work in our Regional office in >>> Rwanda from July 2006 and probably later come back to work in our >> Nairobi >>> offices. >>> Age: Not above 32 Years >>> Educ: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and 3 years of experience >>> Profesional Exp: MCSE, MCP and MCT >>> >>> Will need an MVP at a later stage since we currently have one. >>> >>> Please contact me or direct candidates you know to me but would prefer >>> email. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Alfelt M. Abio-Gunda >>> Managing Director >>> Electronic Company (E-tools) Kenya >>> P.O. Box 39790-00623 >>> Nairobi - Kenya >>> Tel/Fax: +254-202700647 >>> +254-202711718 >>> Mbl: +254-733604740 >>> +254-722510586 >>> Website: http://www.e-tools.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sylvia%40computer-pride.c >> om >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >>

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Returned mail: see transcript for details
by MAILER-DAEMON 12 May '06

12 May '06

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