November 2008 - KICTANet

Fw: Request to mailing list kictanet rejected
by John Maina 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Why was this email rejected? Why are others more equal? ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "kictanet-bounces(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-bounces(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: j.maina(a)ymail.com Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:25:45 PM Subject: Request to mailing list kictanet rejected Your request to the kictanet mailing list Posting of your message titled "Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis" has been rejected by the list moderator. The moderator gave the following reason for rejecting your request: "[No explanation given]" Any questions or comments should be directed to the list administrator at: kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke

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TECHIE LADIES KICK-OFF MEETING - Wednesday, 11/19/2008 at 7:00 PM
by Robert Alai 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

*TECHIE LADIES KICK-OFF MEETING* *When: -* Wednesday, 11/19/2008, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM *Where:* - 1290 Parkmoor, Avenue (Work2Future Building,) San Jose, CA 95126 *What (Topic):* - Empowering African Women Through Technology *Who May Attend:* - Women of African Ancestry who are engineers; or have hands-on grounding in working with technology. *RSVP:* Please send e-mail to molly.uzoh(a)learningright.com Very little is being done about technology empowerment of African women. Most of the women empowerment in Africa has focused on political empowerment, micro finance, women health and prevention of domestic violence, diseases and malnutrition. However, technology is evolving in Africa. Most of the highest paid jobs are found in the technology arena. With the current technology growth, if the technology empowerment of African women is overlooked, African women will still be disenfranchised technologically and economically. They will still be lacking in the technical skills needed to move ahead. Technology is a male dominated profession. The few women that venture into the Math, science and technology field usually put in more than 200% of what the men bring to the table, yet, they do not get the recognition that they deserve. A black lady in Math, science or technology field is a minority within limits that approach endangered species. She is most likely to feel lonely at work and in the society because other women may find her intimidating while men may find her threatening. Therefore the Techie Ladies initiative aims at filling a widening gap in the technology empowerment of women. Techie Ladies will help women of African Ancestry in technology strengthen and widen their locus of control as well as encourage other women through mentoring, technology skills development and role optimization for better socio-economic status. Please join the Silicon Valley Techie Ladies in a meeting/technology discussion with Dr. Dorothy K. Gordon, the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, Accra Ghana and Mary (Molly) Uzoh, CEO, Learning Right Technologies, LLC., San Jose, CA: *When: -* Wednesday, 11/19/2008, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM *Where:* - 1290 Parkmoor, Avenue (Work2Future Building,) San Jose, CA 95126 *What (Topic):* - Empowering African Women Through Technology *Who May Attend:* - Women of African Ancestry who are engineers; or have hands-on grounding in working with technology. *RSVP:* Please send e-mail to molly.uzoh(a)learningright.com PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS E-MAIL WITH OTHER TECHIE LADIES TOO. If you are a techie lady living outside the Silicon Valley of California, please feel free to contact me to discuss how we can extend Techie Ladies initiative to your neck of the woods. Thanks. Mary (Molly) Uzoh, CEO/Principal Consultant Learning Right Technologies, LLC P. O. Box 51616 San Jose, CA 95151 Phone: 408-649-5872, Cell: 408-826-2167 http://www.learningright.com

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Call for Chapters - Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancement]
by Robert Alai 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Subject: [ciresearchers] Call for Chapters - Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancement From: "Esharenana Adomi" <esharenana.adomi @gmail.com> Date: Wed, November 19, 2008 06:09 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- *CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS* *Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2009* *Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancement* ** A book edited by Dr. Esharenana E. Adomi Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi- global.com/ requests/ details.asp? ID=550 * * *Introduction* ICTs are always evolving and have been contributing immensely to economic, political, social, scientific and educational development in every society where they are deployed. It is the existence and utilization of appropriate policy that would enable individuals, institutions, organizations, nations, or regions to benefit from the developments propelled by the application of ICTs. ICT policy is capable of bridging or reducing the gap between those who do and do not have access to ICT. An ICT policy statement is an essential step towards creating an enabling environment for the deployment of ICT for the development of the society. Absence of ICT policy can impede the development of information infrastructure in affected organizations and societies. The availability of ICT policy has the potential of building capability and capacities in the community, thereby enabling individuals to participate in an economy and society that increasingly relies on ICT. Though ICT policies are very important, not all institutions, countries, regions, etc., have been able to formulate, adopt and implement policies. Some that have put ICT policies in place may even have defective ones which would not enable them to derive desirable developmental benefits. Review of literature has not been able to reveal any book that has addressed different ICT policies. This book will therefore bridge this literature gap. *Objective of the Book* This book aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. Specifically, the book will be a source book on ICT policies; be a guidebook to those who are involved in ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application; provide background information to scholars and researcher who are interested in carrying out research on ICT policies; furnish teachers of information technology with necessary knowledge which they can impart to their students/trainees; provide ICT users with information that can enable them to understand the policies which guide technology and how they can make use of ICT components for their enhancement. *Target Audience* The book will be essential reading for professionals, governmental and non governmental officials involved in ICT matters; teachers/academics in the field of information science, technology and management; students, scholars and researchers in the field of information science, technology and management; ICT users; library and information service users, etc. This book will attract professionals, scholars, researchers, etc., from different parts of the world. The publication will provide the audience access to information that will advance research in ICT policies. It will enable individuals to become acquainted with ICT policy process, which will then assist those concerned to formulate and implement appropriate policies. This book will provide teachers, students, scholars and researchers in the field of information science, education, technology and management with useful material on curricular offering. It will enable different ICT users to apply ICTs for the advancement of different areas of their lives. *Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:* · Evolution of ICT policies · Types of ICT policies · Objectives of ICT policies · ICT policy instruments · ICT policy stages/processes · ICT policy formulation · ICT policy implementation · Features of ICT policies · ICT policy application · Internet access policies · Laws of the web · Internet regulation · Software use policies · Copyright policies in electronic settings · Telecommunication policies · Telecommunication act · Broadcast policies · Computer access/use policies · National ICT policies · Organizational ICT policies · Electronic Medium of Information Act · E-Legislating · Automation standards · Ergonomic standards · ICT security policies · Computer security policy · Internet security policy · Cyber crime regulation · Cyber crime acts · Regulation of internet gambling · Regulation of internet pornography · Library ICT policies · Photocopy policies · Network security policies · Simulation and gaming policy applications · Network deployment policies · Organizational ICT policies · Organizational ICT security policies · Library ICT security policy · ICT policy education · Satellite communication policy · Factors affecting ICT policy · Problems of ICT policies · Emerging technologies policies · Review of ICT policies · Issues in ICT policies · Wireless communication policies/acts · ICT standards · Internet privacy issues · E-commerce regulation · ICT* *and educational policies · Cybercafé regulation · Telecentre regulation · Internet standards · Information security policies · Ethics of new/emerging technologies · ICT legal issues · Regulation enforcement · ICT regulation · Censorship in the digital age · ICT policy instruments · Network business models · E-government policies · E-business policies · ICT policy evaluation · Issues and challenges in ICT policy · ICT Standards · Web technology standards · Research in ICT policy · ICT policy literature · E-banking policy · E-health policy · Internet governance · Internet policy · E-mail policy · Internet privacy policy · Internet policy agency · Computer policy · Corporate internet policy · Internet standards · Internet policy statement · Employee internet use policy · Information technology policy · IT security policy · ICT policy management/administ ration · Regulatory framework · ICT laws · Telecommunications policy · Media policy · Media legislation · Telecom legislation · ICT policy research · Internet law · Communication policy · Electronic signature law · IFLA Internet manifesto · Information policy · UNESCO information policy · ITU and ICT policies · Professional ethics · Mobile phone use ethics · Educational concerns in ICT policies · Economic concerns in ICT policies · Political concerns in ICT policies · Social concerns in ICT policies · Scientific and/or technological concerns in ICT policies · Information infrastructure in ICT policies · Satellite communications policies · Gender issues in ICT policies · Evaluation of ICT policies · Future of ICT policy *Submission Procedure* Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit *on or before January 15, 2009*, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by *January 30, 2009* about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *March 27, 2009*. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. *Publisher* This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference) "Medical Information Science Reference" and "IGI Publishing" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global. com <http://www.igi- pub.com/>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010. *Important Dates* *January 15, 2009: *Proposal Submission Deadline *January 30, 2009: *Notification of Acceptance *March 27, 2009: *Full Chapter Submission *April 15, 2009: *Review Result Returned** *June 15, 2009: *Final Chapter Submission *Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:* Dr. Esharenana E. Adomi Department of Library and Information Science Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria Tel.: +234 802 842 9087 E-mail: esharenana.adomi@ gmail.com

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Fwd: Tandaa - An Honest Analysis
by aki 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Well, well, well. Do I sense a cyber " warning " here ? Robert, clearly something is amiss.... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis To: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> Aki who are you? what are your achievement and knowledge on ICT? You dont even know anything you are talking about. I will never have a phobia for local content. I love it and would fight for it. But I can never argue with you because first, you are ashamed of yourself that you wont come out of the fake cocoon. I deal with real people and real issues and until then, you dont play in my league and you are not invited to any of my sites. KEEP OFF Alai On 11/18/08, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > My last thoughts on this before it becomes more like a blogging site. > Robert, you are still unable to define local content and therefore unable to > match any criticism or critic. Mixing small words with bigger words for the > sake of it is the usual illusion. I think the severe arrogance and phobia of > local everything ( of course with the usual spices such as politics, leaders > and events, esle the traffic to sites would not exist ) is over-rated and > the best effort so far according to you for local content is a website that > I'd never visit or waste any time on. > > So simply moving forward, and as Josiah and the others mentioned : Define > local content and we will start to get somewhere. > > Get to the point. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alai.robert(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alai.robert%40gmail.com > >

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Fwd: Tandaa - An Honest Analysis
by Wainaina Mungai 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Example 001 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:04:18 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis To: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Hi all, As indicated by Alex, spam & forced mailinglist subscriptions is a critical "local content" issue now that Alai has pointed fingers. I have been forced onto lists that do not allow for unsubscribing thus I have marked Alai's address and his mailinglists as spam addresses. Robert, please sort that out first so that the "traffic" and "subscription" numbers on your lists is a true reflection of subscription by choice rather than forced numbers. I bet someone else has had the same experience with Kazi africa, bidii africa and other lists. Wainaina. See the reply I gave to Gakuru. Blame your teacher and you have no use being in KICTANET if you cant even know how to operate simple email addresses in,lists Alai On 11/18/08, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > As indicated by Alex, spam & forced mailinglist subscriptions is a > critical "local content" issue now that Alai has pointed fingers. > > I have been forced onto lists that do not allow for unsubscribing thus > I have marked Alai's address and his mailinglists as spam addresses. > > Robert, please sort that out first so that the "traffic" and > "subscription" numbers on your lists is a true reflection of > subscription by choice rather than forced numbers. > > I bet someone else has had the same experience with Kazi africa, bidii > africa and other lists. > > Wainaina > > > On 11/18/08, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Alai, > > > > I am somewhat now tempted to start a local content blog focusing on > > 'opinion influencers' and opinion shapers themselves - informed by the > > fact that, content is king and awaited 'future online content warfare' > > arrived a long time ago. > > > > So despite excluding my skunkworks presentation from your firing > > squad, I shall nonetheless shoot back at you;) > > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:37 AM, Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Mirembe > >> > >> I have a very open and honest analysis of our Tandaa conference. > >> > >> The facts which we must change is that Paul Kukubo, my big brother still > >> sees it best to defend foreign companies and say that "eve if we want > >> local > >> content we must stilldo it with foreigners'. > > > > Paul stated, "Let's realise that Internet is one. How can have 'our > > Internet' so shielded away for 'outsiders Internet' to the extent that > > 'our content' is only accessible to us yet somehow we expected to > > make money from 'outsiders' through 'our Internet'? Maybe we should > > not use downloaded [even-free] 'foreign' software, 'foreign' > > computers, 'foreign' concepts, nothing 'foreign' except only localyy > > made?" That was heavy! > > > >>Let me tell you a thing. We > >> must focus on local mpaka it becomes music. When I saw the slides of Joe > >> Mucheru, which apparently I have seen in every conference I have > attended > >> in > >> which he is the speaker. The websites listed there, non were Kenyan. The > >> fact that Mucheru works for a Carlifornian company and he is Kenyan > should > >> make Mucheru sell Kenya more. > > > > Its what all (or at least the majority of) the people in that room > > were there *actually doing* Give Mucheru a break. (You stand accused > > of promoting 'foreign content' by using Google mailing lists;) > > > >> If you wanted a subscription website, you > >> should have started with kenyalaw.org. If you wanted affiliates, > >> mamamikes.com has affiliates. Lets focus on local. Lets give it lots of > >> thought. We must give local examples and then mention the foreign ones > >> just > >> as an after-thought. > > > > I wish you had asked ICT Board to make a presentation to the audience > > to articulate you point? > > > >> We want the companies to give the local content much thought and they > can > >> only do that when they think locally. When you make people believe that > >> facebook is great, we wont head anywhere. See why Tanzanians are > engaging > >> more in bongo5.com and jamiiforums than facebook and others. They are > >> actively loading pics and content and these two websites are really > coming > >> up well and considreing the age of the websites, we will see nice things > >> from them. We should not glorify anything western. We must start > >> appreciating our own facebook like Ngari has developed a good site, > >> www.kasarani.com > > > > Kasarani is your website, right? The conference was not a sales pitch > > for *anyone* but a conversation exploring various ways to promote > > local content. > > > >> When I started my start forum and blogging thing, jamiiforums.com, we > had > >> lots of problems. But we also had people telling us that the forum which > >> is > >> being run by my great friend Maxence, was going nowhere because > Tanzanians > >> don't speak a lot of English. See the site now. I don't think that there > >> is > >> any forum in this region with that kind of killer traffic. > > > > Me, me, me again... Try a bit of our, our, our, country's local content. > > > >> There is no forum > >> in this region which makes the government shakes like hell when issues > are > >> being analyzed there. And they are doing it most of the time in Swahili. > >> We > >> must focus on being local if we want local content. > > > > 'Government' is a strange 3-legged animal Executive, Legislature, and > > Judiciacy. > > If one makes this animal 'shake like hell,' that person ought to be in > > very serious trouble... > > > >> NMG bought a script from Germans and installed it on their site without > a > >> forum nor blogs for the senior writers. Why? No creativity. NTV, EasyFm > >> and > >> QFM are not online. A very good percentage of articles in Mailbox are > >> plagiarized from blogs and forums without acknowledgement and articles > in > >> entertainment and lifestyle mazagines are plagiarized from magazines > like > >> cosmopolitan and Elle sometimes word for word. > > > > Why so excessive negative energy? There must be something NMG have done > > right? > > > >> The Tandaa website was .com and not .co.ke. Even if you are not hosting > >> locally, you could still have had a local domain registration. > > > > Had you tried http://www.tandaa.co.ke/ before the conference? BTW, I > > host websites abroad many times and I have no problems with it. It can > > be a business decision why host locally with painfully expensive ISP? > > Host 'politically incorrect' website at a pro-conformist provider > > 'anti-telcos' content with one of them.... etc.. It's a matrix of > > decision making procees.. > > > >> The funniest thing I got from the conference, why would 6 or 7 speakers > >> speak for 15 minutes each and then the forum audience is given 10 > minutes > >> to ask questions and suggestions? > > > > The sun waits for no King and time has never been enough. > > > >>Do you know that the slides from Capital, > >> NMG, Google, Homeboyz, Kictanet, ICT board, Strathmore, Rich, Cisco and > >> others are shown to us almost in every conference we attend. They have > >> become so predictable that the best place to get more stories and even > >> slides which you have never seen is from the public. > > > > Would you also be suggesting that new school textbooks be published every > > year? > > > >>Givingg 15 minutes to > >> each speaker which is 105 minutes for the seven speakers then the > audience > >> asks and get replies in 10 minutes is really not correct and shows and > >> attitude of escapism where te audience are feared that they might > embarass > >> the speakers with questions. > > > > You just created conveniently suitable circumstances to arrive at your > > conclusion? > > > >> The other facts of the conference was ok. The moderator, Al Kags, was ok > >> but > >> I think that we can do alot of improvements by having power cable well > >> spread for bloggers and also the Wi-Fi to be abit superior. I had to > rely > >> on > >> my Zain unlimited since the ICT board Wi-fi kept shutting down. > > > > Would it not have been fair to mention some of those 'ok' facts. Its > > called "fair commentating" > > > >> We also think that we can have an active network and the best place to > >> start > >> is now here in KICTANET. I see us turning KICTANET into an open > vbulletin > >> run forum with CMS managed frontpage like www.haitiwebs.com and > >> www.mustangevolution.com. Vbulletin is so superior and it wont take us > >> even > >> a day to have this thing up and running. > > > > Dunno.. > > > >> Senior members, what do you think? > > > > I just have. But allow me to add that *nix users have this thing about > > multi-thread thought processes which lead me to advice users to format > > their Windows and install *nix. It makes engagement multi-faceted > > critique and criticize when necessesary but also appreciate and praise > > excellent achievement. > > > > Tandaa.08 was an excellent event and I wish the ICT board could > > explain to us who were the brains behind it. They can count on me for > > their next such conference. > > > > Rider: > > > > There is a clip one run NTV of an Edloret pharmacist who literary and > > severally slapped himself on the face upon being visited by Pharmacies > > and Poisons Board drug inspectors. > > Let's not always take the shrtest route to slap every great > > initiative, erroneously. > > > > Also we avoid "local content spam", for example, forced mailing lists > > subscriptions;) > > > > G'day, > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > > This message was sent to: wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya… > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Made in Kenya Network > Apt. B-8, Elite Park > Ole Odume Road > P. O. Box 72031 - 00200 > Nairobi. Kenya > Tel: +254-20-3590451 > Cel: +254-722-811171 > Cel: +254-735-370840 > www.madeinkenya.org > > http://www.bungesms.com > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > This message was sent to: alai.robert(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alai.robert%40gmail.com > -- Sent from my mobile device Made in Kenya Network Apt. B-8, Elite Park Ole Odume Road P. O. Box 72031 - 00200 Nairobi. Kenya Tel: +254-20-3590451 Cel: +254-722-811171 Cel: +254-735-370840 www.madeinkenya.org http://www.bungesms.com

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Tandaa - An Honest Analysis
by Robert Alai 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

AKI As I forgot to copy all Please keep off my sites. the mail you are talking about is down there Alai ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> Date: Nov 18, 2008 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis To: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> Aki who are you? what are your achievement and knowledge on ICT? You dont even know anything you are talking about. I will never have a phobia for local content. I love it and would fight for it. But I can never argue with you because first, you are ashamed of yourself that you wont come out of the fake cocoon. I deal with real people and real issues and until then, you dont play in my league and you are not invited to any of my sites. KEEP OFF Alai On 11/18/08, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > My last thoughts on this before it becomes more like a blogging site. > Robert, you are still unable to define local content and therefore unable to > match any criticism or critic. Mixing small words with bigger words for the > sake of it is the usual illusion. I think the severe arrogance and phobia of > local everything ( of course with the usual spices such as politics, leaders > and events, esle the traffic to sites would not exist ) is over-rated and > the best effort so far according to you for local content is a website that > I'd never visit or waste any time on. > > So simply moving forward, and as Josiah and the others mentioned : Define > local content and we will start to get somewhere. > > Get to the point. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alai.robert(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alai.robert%40gmail.com > >

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Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis
by aki 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Ok, my sincere apology to anyone on the lists who have been offended. My stand will not change nor is it any grudge whatsoever against anyone. However, I do not appreciate receiving emails in my inbox from deranged individuals ( including this one : Aki or whoever you are, I told you categorically, Keep off my sites or if you come please try to hack them ) and so I shall do myself a favour and not correspond on these lists. Its self-moderation and the moderator is free to block any further comments from me. Have a pleasent evening. Aki.

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Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis
by James Kagwe 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Just wondering where the moderator is.... The treatment we have received today is ridiculous to say the least. Something needs to be done and urgently (before yesterday). I'm a member of the said list and probably not very happy having to deal with hundreds of mails everyday (I must confess I delete almost all), but calling me an idiot is not fair, considering I ignorantly joined it. Have a good night and kill this thing starting now. Kagwe ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Joseph Manthi Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:02 PM To: James Kagwe Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis Ok Both of you cut it. Robert stop calling people names and Aki, you should know better Joe On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:59 AM, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: Robert, am not part of those 12,000 idiots who may have signed up to your sites or nor do i need to live on handouts from http hits or smtp traffic. But one important issue that you have brought up is that internet governance is important and that future legislation should protect the end users from rogue sites and owners. If you are to be a typical example of how content is developed and distributed then something will need to be done.....and thus I rest my case for the local content issues. Aki. On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> wrote: AKI As I forgot to copy all Please keep off my sites. the mail you are talking about is down there Alai _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jmanthi(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jmanthi%40gmail.com -- Joseph Manthi CEO MEO Ltd http://www.meoltd.com

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Re: [kictanet] An Honest Analysis
by Tim Rick 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Aki, Its good to give people the respect!As much you know what you know and Robert knows what he does,involving other people in your conversation is not fair!Calling people idiots is lack of respect to peoples opinion!Those who have joined Robert's sites knew what they were doing! Please respect people! 2008/11/18 <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tandaa - An Honest Analysis (Robert Alai) > 2. Re: Tandaa - An Honest Analysis (aki) > 3. CS speakers for IGF opening and closing sessions] (alice) > 4. Re: Tandaa - An Honest Analysis (Joseph Manthi) > 5. Re: Tandaa - An Honest Analysis (James Kagwe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:37:14 +0300 > From: "Robert Alai" <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis > To: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Message-ID: > <21ca13ee0811180637l44400449n54c30848ec2afb34(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > AKI > > As I forgot to copy all > > Please keep off my sites. the mail you are talking about is down there > > Alai > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> > Date: Nov 18, 2008 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa - An Honest Analysis > To: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> > > Aki > > who are you? what are your achievement and knowledge on ICT? You dont even > know anything you are talking about. I will never have a phobia for local > content. I love it and would fight for it. But I can never argue with you > because first, you are ashamed of yourself that you wont come out of the > fake cocoon. > > I deal with real people and real issues and until then, you dont play in my > league and you are not invited to any of my sites. KEEP OFF > > Alai > > On 11/18/08, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > My last thoughts on this before it becomes more like a blogging site. > > Robert, you are still unable to define local content and therefore unable > to > > match any criticism or critic. Mixing small words with bigger words for > the > > sake of it is the usual illusion. I think the severe arrogance and phobia > of > > local everything ( of course with the usual spices such as politics, > leaders > > and events, esle the traffic to sites would not exist ) is over-rated > and > > the best effort so far according to you for local content is a website > that > > I'd never visit or waste any time on. > > > > So simply moving forward, and as Josiah and the others mentioned : Define > > local content and we will start to get somewhere. > > > > Get to the point. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: alai.robert(a)gmail.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alai.robert%40gmail.com > > > > >

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CS speakers for IGF opening and closing sessions]
by alice 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear all For all those from civil society planning to attend the India IGF in December. best alice >From: Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette(a)wzb.eu> >To: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org >Subject: [governance] CS speakers for IGF opening and closing sessions > >Hello, > >the good news is that civil society has speaking positions to fill >for Hyderabad, two for the opening session, one for the closing >session. The bad news is that we have only one week to send a list >of names to the secretariat. > >The secretariat would welcome a list with more than three names to >have some flexibility for regional balancing. >Considering the context, we need accomplished speakers with standing >in civil society. >Gender balance is taken seriously, names of female speakers are >particularly welcome! > >I have been told that the two speakers from the private sector are >both from India. So, we may propose additional speakers from India >but in terms of regional balance, suggestions for speakers from >Africa and Latin America may be more successful. > >Everyone is encouraged to distribute this call for speakers. And, of >course, everyone is free to send suggestions for speakers to the >secretariat directly. However, for practical reasons I would suggest >that the IGC mailing list assumes a coordinating role and aims to >put together a list of names that enjoys support from its members >and other groups. > >The secretariat wishes to hear from us until Nov. 26. Can we manage this? > >Jeanette >____________________________________________________________ >You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org >To be removed from the list, send any message to: > governance-unsubscribe(a)lists.cpsr.org > >For all list information and functions, see: > http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance

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