February 2009 - KICTANet

[Fwd: [IGP Announce] Internet Governance Project Headlines]
by lillian＠cipesa.org 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Apologies for cross posting! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 09, 2009 A Field Guide to the ICANN Reforms EU posts online consultation results on "Internet of Things" Cyber-security for people? Or nations? Shareholder groups push ISPs for transparency on DPI use Search Internet Governance Project Headlines ________________________________________________________ * A Field Guide to the ICANN Reforms - http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=38133930&f=175425&u=11399282 Important changes are taking place in ICANNâs representational structures. They are the most sweeping changes in ICANN since the so-called âevolution and reformâ process of 2001-2. The new changes will directly affect opportunities for people to participate in ICANN â hopefully in a more positive way. Indeed, there are some (potentially) good things about the planned reforms, such as a more balanced representation of commercial and noncommercial users and more flexible working group structures. But there are also serious problems and dangers in this effort. That is why the Internet Governance Project is initiating a series of blogs explaining and analyzing the structural changes underway in ICANN. If you think reading about this topic is about as appealing as getting a tetanus shot, we sympathize, and promise to make it as lively and interesting as possible. At the very least, we guarantee that reading this unfolding report will be more pleasurable than reading the 23 different ICANN staff reports, 5-6 Board resolutions, months of Council minutes and multiple email lists you would have to monitor to piece it all together for yourself. Email to a friend Article Search - http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=175425;9995717;Main Page;A Field Guide to the ICANN Reforms;1047081 * EU posts online consultation results on "Internet of Things" - http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=38108085&f=175425&u=11399282 Europe is very interested in the Internet of the future, having ceded to the United States so much of the standards and governance of the Internet of the past. A September 29, 2008 European Union staff working paper, âEarly Challenges to the Internet of Things,â shot some policy concerns across the bow. How should the IoT be regulated? EU seemed especially concerned about the apparent linkage between the Object Naming System (ONS) used by EPC Global (contracting with VeriSign) and the U.S.-controlled DNS root. Comment upon and responses to this staff paper are now posted online. If you are interested in the evolution of thinking about IoT a look through these comments might be rewarding. Email to a friend Article Search - http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=175425;9995717;Main Page;EU posts online consultation results on "Internet of Things";1047081 * Cyber-security for people? Or nations? - http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=38066197&f=175425&u=11399282 The Internet is organized around âautonomous systemsâ -- independently managed networks most of which are privately owned or, if public, managed at the agency or department level. The current institutional structure for public governance, on the other hand, is organized around nation-states. That disjunction encourages some actors to construct Internet security as a national security issue. Political claims that invoke ânational securityâ can inflate budgets and provide for more effective political mobilization within bureaucracies and the political class. A recent report from a "Commission on Cyberspace Security for the 44th Presidency" assembled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington DC-based think tank with longstanding roots in Cold War dialogue, exemplifies this problem. Written late in 2008, it urged the incoming President to proclaim that âcyberspace is a vital asset for the nation andâ¦the United States will protect it using all instruments of national power.â This is a fundamentally misguided approach; this post explains why. Email to a friend Article Search - http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=175425;9995717;Main Page;Cyber-security for people? Or nations?;1047081 * Shareholder groups push ISPs for transparency on DPI use - http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=38031216&f=175425&u=11399282 A coalition of investors have filed shareholder resolutions with 10 major U.S. Internet service providers, urging their corporate boards to report on the impact of the companiesâ use of deep packet inspection for Internet network management on the freedom of expression and privacy of their customers. The effort was organized by the Open Media and Information Companies initiative (OpenMIC). A spokesperson for one of the investor groups, Farnum Brown of Trillium Asset Management, said: "These companies have responded to the challenges of managing the Internet in a patchwork, ad hoc fashion. In so doing they've failed to notice the profound social policy issues they've unwittingly engaged. Americans are concerned about how their use of the Internet is monitored. They're concerned about whether their privacy and freedom of expression are respected by the companies that manage the Internet. We as shareholders believe it is in these companies' best business interests to respond to those concerns." Email to a friend Article Search - http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=175425;9995717;Main Page;Shareholder groups push ISPs for transparency on DPI use;1047081 ________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe from all current and future newsletters powered by FeedBlitz - http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?EmailRemove=_MTEzOTkyODJ8fGxpbGxpYW5AY2lwZ…

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Re: [kictanet] SPAM-LOW: Re: Hacked password list offers security insights
by Evans Kahuthu 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Washington, I completely agree with you on users not caring about their passwords on community websites. Unfortunately, when it comes to social networking web sites, people tell all -- who they are, what they like to do and what's happening at that exact moment. Consequently, with this weak passwords, hackers "hijack" their profiles and go after internet contacts. This is one of the newest scams to hit the internet. Hackers somehow take over users pages and pose as them online. Case in point, "Facebook user Bryan Rutberg of Seattle, Wash., had his profile hacked into by someone who changed his status to: "Bryan Rutberg NEEDS HELP URGENTLY!" Many friends immediately responded to the status change wanting to know what had happened to him. One friend, Beny Rubenstein, got a direct message from Rutberg saying he had been robbed at gunpoint while in England and was in desperate need of cash in order to get home. Being a good (but dumb) person, he wired his thought-to-be troubled friend $1,143 in two installments, only to find out Rutberg was sitting home safely in Seattle. Rubenstein told CNN that he misses the money he lost, but feels worse about being tricked by someone impersonating his friend on the Web site." Evans Kahuthu ---------------------------------------- From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:26 AM To: ekahuthu(a)comtechltd.co.ke Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: [kictanet] Hacked password list offers security insights On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Evans Kahuthu <ekahuthu(a)comtechltd.co.ke> wrote: Recently a niche programming-oriented website called phpbb.com had its user database hacked into and the passwords for 20,000 members stolen. The hacker who broke in then posted the account info and passwords online for the world to see. And while this is really bad news for those 20,000 unlucky souls, it offers an instructive lesson on password security for the rest of us. InformationWeek analyzed the hacked password list and found a number of interesting trends in the data, primarily revolving around the fact that most people do exactly what they've been told not to do since passwords were first invented. Author/analyst Robert Graham has tons of analysis on offer. I'm ordering my favorite/most enlightening data points from the piece here, starting with the most interesting. On thing to remember: These passwords are from a group of people interested in computer programming, so if anyone should know better, it's these guys. > The most popular password (3.03% of the 20,000) was "123456." It's also generally considered the most common password used today . > 4 percent used some variant of the word "password." Seriously, people, there's no excuse for this one. "password" was the 2nd most popular password used, also in keeping with historical trends. > 16 percent of passwords were a person's first name. No word on if it was their first name, but someone's. Joshua is the most commonly used first-name password, a likely reference to the movie WarGames. > Patterns abound. In addition to "123456," other pattens like "12345, "qwerty," and "abc123" were common, comprising 14 percent of the passwords used. > 35 percent of passwords were six characters long. 0.34 percent were only one character long. > For reasons no one can explain, "dragon," "master," and "killer" all crack the top 20 passwords. (On the top 500 password list linked above, "dragon" is #7.) > One thing Graham doesn't discuss is that phpbb.com is really just a message board, and many users may simply have not cared about the security of their passwords here (unlike, say, with a bank account). In other words, they may very well have intentionally chosen something simplistic here to avoid re-using a password they save for an important login, just in case this site got hacked. Which, it turns out, it did. I could go on, but Graham's post has way more detail than I can digest here and it's easy-reading too. Worth a close look for any citizen of the web. Personally, I believe noone really cares about the strength (or lack of) the passwords they use on community sites. To start with, there is a stage in the registration process into such sites (or Bulletin Boards if you may call them) which warns you NOT TO USE any of your sensitive passwords that you use elsewhere. Given that noone really stores any sensitive material on such sites it's not uncommon to simply use 123456 (because the registration system insists on your password having at least six characters) or something like "letmein". I don't believe it was "really bad news for the 20,000 unlucky souls" at all. Rather, the lesson to be learn here, IMHO, is by those souls deploying systems that are accessible to the hostile Internet to take seriously security considerations for those systems. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby." - Natalie Wood

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Hacked password list offers security insights
by Evans Kahuthu 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Recently a niche programming-oriented website called phpbb.com had its user database hacked into and the passwords for 20,000 members stolen. The hacker who broke in then posted the account info and passwords online for the world to see. And while this is really bad news for those 20,000 unlucky souls, it offers an instructive lesson on password security for the rest of us. InformationWeek analyzed the hacked password list and found a number of interesting trends in the data, primarily revolving around the fact that most people do exactly what they've been told not to do since passwords were first invented. Author/analyst Robert Graham has tons of analysis on offer. I'm ordering my favorite/most enlightening data points from the piece here, starting with the most interesting. On thing to remember: These passwords are from a group of people interested in computer programming, so if anyone should know better, it's these guys. > The most popular password (3.03% of the 20,000) was "123456." It's also generally considered the most common password used today . > 4 percent used some variant of the word "password." Seriously, people, there's no excuse for this one. "password" was the 2nd most popular password used, also in keeping with historical trends. > 16 percent of passwords were a person's first name. No word on if it was their first name, but someone's. Joshua is the most commonly used first-name password, a likely reference to the movie WarGames. > Patterns abound. In addition to "123456," other pattens like "12345, "qwerty," and "abc123" were common, comprising 14 percent of the passwords used. > 35 percent of passwords were six characters long. 0.34 percent were only one character long. > For reasons no one can explain, "dragon," "master," and "killer" all crack the top 20 passwords. (On the top 500 password list linked above, "dragon" is #7.) > One thing Graham doesn't discuss is that phpbb.com is really just a message board, and many users may simply have not cared about the security of their passwords here (unlike, say, with a bank account). In other words, they may very well have intentionally chosen something simplistic here to avoid re-using a password they save for an important login, just in case this site got hacked. Which, it turns out, it did. I could go on, but Graham's post has way more detail than I can digest here and it's easy-reading too. Worth a close look for any citizen of the web. Evans Kahuthu

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[Fwd: [APC Forum] APC job vacancy: Assistant to the executive director and grant administrator]
by alice 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Please help us circulate. Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- APC job vacancy: Assistant to the executive director and grant administrator The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability. www.apc.org The APC is looking for an Assistant to the Executive Director/Grants Administrator. Application deadline: 20 February 2009 Start date: Immediately DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Grant administration * Research and track funding opportunities * Coordination submission of proposals and following up subsequent to submission * Prepare and maintain appropriate materials that need to accompany proposals * Coordinate receipt, signing and filing of donor/client agreements * Manage the APC donor reporting calendar and notify relevant staff members of upcoming deadlines and ensure that completed reports are filed in the appropriate online spaces * Liaise with donors in submitting reports, providing updates, etc. * Ensure that donor contact information is kept up to date and is reflected on APC’s online project management space and on APC.org * Provide overall support to the management team in ensuring effective relationships with APC’s donor partners. Assistance to the Executive Director * Assistance with correspondence, scheduling, and travel arrangements, and expense reimbursements * Compile and draft reports, procedures, and other internal documents * Take minutes of board and staff meetings as needed * Provide administrative support to the board of directors’ activities * Assist in the maintenance of internal calendars in collaboration with the Network Development team * Assist with event follow-up (minutes, reports, and other documentation) Coordination of consultants’ contracts * Liaise with staff members and consultants in order to acquire all relevant contract information and finalise consultants’ contracts and distribute to relevant staff and consultants for approval * Distribute approved contracts to consultants and relevant staff members * Receive signed consultant and staff contracts by email, fax, and mail, and file them online and in paper files in the APC office * Notify relevant staff members when consultants have signed their contracts * Ensure that all relevant documents and information are present in the subcontracts database of APC’s online project management space Management of the Executive Director’s office in Johannesburg (if based there) * Answer the telephone, check voice mail, and send and receive faxes, mail, packages and email. * Maintain complete and accurate paper and online filing systems * Order office supplies and arrange payments via the online finance system * Work with APC’s Events and Logistics Coordinator in the planning and coordination of events held in South Africa * Provide other executive and administrative assistance as needed REQUIREMENTS * Higher degree in the social sciences, development studies or a related field (or at least three years professional experience) * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills * Excellent written English * Ability to organise, prioritise and complete tasks in a timely manner without supervision * Experience in information management * Able to work independently and as part of a team * Excellent wordprocessing and internet skills (e.g. online research) * Able to communicate comfortably in written French and/or Spanish ADVANTAGES * Ability to work from executive director’s office in Johannesburg, South Africa * Familiarity with working in networks * Experience working remotely * Experience in working in an international context with ICT-based civil society networks like APC * · Ability to communicate in more than two languages ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS The successful applicant will report to the Executive Director and work closely with the Events and Logistics Coordinator, the Network Development Manager, the Finance Manager, the Finance Assistant, and other members of the management team. LOCATION AND WORK CONDITIONS The successful applicant will work in the APC office in Johannesburg, South Africa. However very strong candidates who wish to be considered for the post and work remotely from another country may still apply. Some international travel might be required. APC provides an equipment allowance but requires staff to provide their own laptops. REMUNERATION This is a full time, fixed-term (renewable) contract. Remuneration is based on the APC’s salary scale for the position. Short-listed candidates will receive specific information on the salary range. HOW TO APPLY Send a covering letter and detailed CV (in English), which include the following information: * A description of your interest in working with APC in this position * Your experience related to the job requirements listed above * Experience of working in networks and managing partnerships * People and project management skills * A rating of the languages you speak and write * A description of your computer skills * Work experience in an international context * Online work experience * Other information you think might be of importance to our assessment of your application * Three (3) references: names, relationship and their contact details. Send your application via email, as an attachment, to jobs at apc.org with “Executive Assistant and Grant Administrator” in the subject line. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any applications which are incomplete, do not follow the instructions here, received with viruses, or in any language other than English will be automatically disqualified. (END/2009) ======================================= 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/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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Blogging; Special Report on Business Daily, Opinion?
by Gakuru Alex 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear all, I would be very interested in your views of Business Daily's Special Report on blogging: - 1. Blog post revolution hits corporate Kenya <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12756&Ite…> 2. Blogs command attention of corporate world <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12755&Ite…> 3. Blogs emerge as avenues for making money< http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12754&Ite…> 4. Companies use online platform to monitor views from the public <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12753&Ite…> 5. Fibre optic cable to pave way for corporate blogging <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12752&Ite…> 6. What is likely to compete with the mainstream media? <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12751&Ite…> Please,,, be generous with your opinion.... regards, Alex

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Senegalese consumers called to boycott mobile phones to protest 2% tax increase on wide range of services
by alice 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

(From Balancing Act) Senegalese consumers called to boycott mobile phones to protest 2% tax increase on wide range of services African politicians see the telecoms and Internet sector as the "golden goose" in terms of being able to tax its operators. In various countries a whole raft of different taxes have turned mobile operators into Government’s most effective tax collector. But this week saw the two main Senegalese consumer organisations organise a boycott of services to protest against a 2% tax called RUTEL that falls directly on consumers. Along with all the other taxes they pay (including TVA/VAT), Senegalese consumers are now being asked to stump up an additional 2% across a wide range of telecommunications and Internet services. The tax is called Redevance d’utilisation des telecommunications (RUTEL) and it came into force on 1 February 2009. Law 2008-46 of 3 September 2008 put the tax on the statute book but its introduction has caused widespread anger. So for example, a prepaid mobile kit costs about FCFA2,120 and with TVA/VAT FCFA2,500. With the RUTEL tax on the base price it now costs FCFA2,160, giving a final price to the consumer of FCFA2,550, an increase of FCFA50. The wide range of services the tax has been slapped on includes fixed and mobile services, IP-TV services, dial-up and ADSL subscriptions, recharge cards, international roaming, leased lines and interconnection charges between operators. The latter will have the effect of charging the tax twice over to consumers, providing a real case of "double-dipping", that bears down directly on consumers. The Ministry of Commerce has pointed out that a range of essentials like food and fuel have actually come down in price but its figures have been contested in the discussions taking place on Senegalese blogs. It seems that the announced reductions in price often turn into price rises later. As with TVA/VAT, the operators have been given the responsibility of collecting the tax and as a concession to the operators they are now freed of any taxes or customs duties on the import of mobile and fixed phones. In reaction to this tax raise, Senegal’s two main consumer associations, l'Association des consommateurs du Sénégal (ASCOSEN) and l'Union nationale des consommateurs du Sénégal (UNCS) have called for a boycott of the use of mobile phones today, Friday 6 February 2009. "The Senegalese state has decided, in a unilateral manner, that is peremptory and without justification to raise by more than 2% the cost of telecommunications," the President of ASCOSEN, Momar Ndao told a press conference on Thursday. He estimated that the Government will be taking FCFA33 million a day from consumers’ pockets. The joint plan of action for a boycott has been organised by sending SMS messages to consumers telling them the boycott will take place and calling on them to stop all bill payment, opening new subscriptions, buying credit from 8am to 3pm and stop using their mobile from 1pm to 3pm. One of Senegal’s ICT sector associations, Le Rassemblement des entreprises du secteur des technologies de l'information et des télécommunications (RESTIC) issued a statement saying that it considered the boycott to be "counter-productive and unacceptable." The statement argued that:"Mobile service is not just a commodity for the majority of consumers but a necessity for most of them. This boycott will be a useless trouble to users and leave operators having to make up lost revenue." According to RESTIC, the operators and employers were not involved in the decision to introduce the new tax and operators were already paying up to 3% on turnover as a contribution to the universal service fund Fond National de Développement de Service Universel (FNDSU). Therefore it invited the Government to rethink all taxes placed on operators. There have been two consumer boycotts of mobile phones in Nigeria, the first in 2003 caused a significant dent in operators’ revenues but the second several years later had much less of an impact. There was talk of a similar boycott in South Africa but it never seemed to get off the ground. The complicated way the boycott has been structured in Senegal (with different hours to boycott different services) may also mean that the impact is not as great as its promoters might hope. A similar all inclusive tax was introduced in Ghana in mid-2008. African Governments in the main do not have a strong record of tax collection and have turned mobile operators into their chief tax collectors. The largest proportion of Government revenues comes both from TVA/VAT collected directly from consumers and also the wide range of other taxes they pay the Government. African politicians of all stripes see the telecoms and Internet sectors as a "golden goose" that produces easy money. The contradiction at the heart of this taxation policy is that there is clear evidence that the more you charge consumers for communications services, the less they will use them and the more it cuts out the marginal user who really struggles to pay for these services. President Wade has been one of Africa’s most vocal politicians in calling for the closing of the digital divide. A tax policy of this kind simply widens the divide. For as one Senegalese blogger, Souleymane Jules Diop, wrote yesterday:"It’s not the phone that’s to blame. It’s (President) Abdoulaye Wade whose to blame." Perhaps this boycott will make African politicians think again before they reach out to stroke "the golden goose" for more money.

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Supplement to Launch National BPO Expo Week
by Joseph Ochola 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

Dear Collegue, The Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society will on 31st March 2009, run a supplement on the Launch of the National BPO Expo Week, in the Daily Nation. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you book your adverts in the supplement. This will be an excellent medium to market your products and services. Deadline for advert submission is 17 March, 2009.Expo website:www.bpoweek.co.ke Kindly contact the undersigned for further details. Kind Regards, Joseph Ochola Executive Officer Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society. Studio House, along Argwings Kodhek road, 2nd floor E-mail: secretariat(a)kenyabposociety.or.ke Website: www.kenyabposociety.or.ke Tel. No. /020-2391301/ 0722-663176/ 0733-917518 _

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Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development is accepting resume for new board members....
by Crystal Watley 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

Salama! So what does it take to be a VOA board member? We need to find someone who knows and loves technology and believes that it can be used to build a better Kenya, and if we meet our organization goals, a better Africa. It is important that this board member not be shy to controversy or afraid to speak their mind. It is critical that our new board member is a believer in grassroots democracy. This is a voluntary position and does not have a pay check attached. The reward is knowing that you are contributing to a freer, more open and informed Kenya. Board members are required to make contributions to the organization as they are able and to help fund raise. Board meetings are held online once a month. We require at least a ten hour per week commitment. If you feel you are "the one" to help lead and guide our organization, please send your resume to: crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org. Asante sana. Many blessings, Crystal -- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Voices of Africa crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi

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India is planning to produce a laptop computer for the knockdown price of about $20
by P Gitau Githongo 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

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Fwd: ICANN blows $4.6 million in the stock market
by waudo siganga 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Sorry for any cross-postings: Talk of Internet Governance - ICANN has blown US$4.6 million, the equivalent of the amount of 23 million domain registrations, through speculation in the stock markets! .... [1]www.circleid.com/posts/20090203_icann_blows_46_million_stock_m arket/ References 1. file://localhost/tmp/linkstmp/www.circleid.com/posts/20090203_icann_blows_4… We are the change we've been waiting for. - Kenyan-American Barack Hussein Obama

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Kenya Data Networks to introduce advanced news gathering applications for local TV and Radio stations
by alice 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

(from Balancing Act) Kenya Data Networks to introduce advanced news gathering applications for local TV and Radio stations Kenya Data Networks is bringing a whole new way of news gathering and dissemination for Local TV and Radio stations that will significantly reduce their operating expenses by up to 30 percent as happened in Latin America, Far East Asia and Europe and raise their quality of service levels for their viewers. Kenya Data Networks aims to achieve this through partnership with Scopus Video Networks which supplies digital technology to the broadcasting industry in the world. The digital technology forms the basis for a new transmission infrastructure that will enable TV and Radio stations - currently using costly satellite equipment for broadcasts – to leverage the lower costs and reliability of content delivery over an IP network. “Ours is a partnership aimed at providing solutions through improved means of reaching out to your consumers in a way that will increase revenues, improve customer retention and minimize your costs’’, said Kenya Data Networks Managing Director, Kai Wulff’ while addressing a gathering of media executives on the new technology. KDN will deploy the technology using the fiber optic cable – a faster, high capacity and less expensive means of communication – to run live broadcasts, allow journalists and even people who have a story to send to do it from their homes and save media houses the trouble of using the costly Outside Broadcasting (OB) vans every other time there is a major event to be reported. The project will also see KDN provide media stations with connectivity to their remote transmitters which will enable them deliver more content on the same bandwidth hence more revenues.

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Death of a dream: Africa’s pay TV challenger GTV runs out of financial road
by alice 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

(From Balancing Act) Death of a dream: Africa’s pay TV challenger GTV runs out of financial road Last Friday Gateway Broadcast Services (GTV’s operating company) announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to liquidate the Company. Its statement blamed “excessive demands on the business” caused by the global financial crisis that “interrupted (its) ability to secure funding on an acceptable timescale and have left us no choice but to cease operations”. Russell Southwood looks at where it all went wrong. To understand how GTV came to be launched, it’s necessary to go right back to the beginning and start with Gateway Communications. Ex-banker Julian McIntyre and his friend Ghanaian-Briton telecoms manager Peter Gbedemah launched the company over ten years ago and worked out of a modest set of offices near Warren Street in London. They were part of a very small group of people outside the continent who could see its potential and sought to provide international wholesale services to ISPs and carriers. Africa wasn’t one of its markets, it was its market. Among other things, McIntyre bought a banker’s instinct for deal and the company thrived on a combination of organic growth and acquisition. Some acquisitions like the company that became its South African subsidiary were a shining success, whilst others like Datatel in Sierra Leone less so. There were ups and downs but the company continued to grow. The turning point came in 2005 when mobile operator Celtel (now Zain) decided to sell a number of its non-core businesses prior to carrying out the IPO that led to its trade sale to MTC. In order to make the deal attractive, Celtel gave a long-term commitment to Gateway Communications as the buyer that it would use it as its wholesale carrier. In a single leap the company had gone from being an interesting challenger to being a significant player: it could now lay claim to around 20-25% of the market for international voice traffic and this would grow to 30% over three years. With the acquisition of Link Africa, the company had an assured stream of business and a positive cash flow. It had become “bankable” on a much larger scale. Faced with this happy circumstance, the question then arose: what can we do next? A number of possibilities were investigated and a decision was taken to enter the Pay-TV market in Africa that was announced publicly in February 2007. Pay-TV in Sub-Saharan Africa was dominated by two large players: Naspers-owned DStv/Multichoice in Anglophone territories and Vivendi’s Canal Plus in Francophone territories. Both had invested significantly in rights and were charging relatively high monthly rates for access to their services. The strategy was two-pronged: firstly, to provide users with lower subscription rates (US$20-35 per month) and secondly, to acquire compelling content to drive that process. Rupert Murdoch has described sports rights as the “battering ram” of successful Pay-TV and Africa is no exception. So in May 2007 GTV announced that it had bought the UK Premiership rights for 40 Sub-Saharan African countries. These countries did not include Nigeria and South Africa that were considered sufficiently large to be sold separately. Although it would not discuss the cost, Nigeria’s Hi-TV spent US$28 million on getting them for Nigeria and GTV’s rights cost US$30 million. Although the Premier League does give some “holiday” on full payment, this kind of gearing meant that GTV had to maximise its income as quickly as possible in order to show new investors some kind pattern of progress towards a cash-positive operation. So it was a sprint from the start as the company launched in 10 countries (East Africa followed by Southern Africa) and sought to establish itself as a continental brand. This sprint for growth was backed by the Swedish group Kinnevik (more of which later) with a US$40 million investment and Citigroup, Noonday Global Management and Avenue Investment Management. McIntyre was supremely confident that GTV would kick down DStv/Multichoice’s front door, get more subscribers than it outside Nigeria and South Africa and move on to compete with Canal Plus in Francophone territories. The Premiership rights almost by themselves would be sufficiently persuasive to get subscribers to switch from the incumbent and that a deeper bouquet could be built as things progressed. In the event, DStv/Multichoice after its initial shock and anger fought back with a range of tactics including a low-cost bouquet. But if competition was good for Pay-TV subscribers, it was less good for GTV’s sprint for growth: the short, sharp campaign which was to have ended in a victory declaration turned into something more like trench warfare. The longer GTV was in a territory, the better it established itself and its impact on the market was that it took more of the new market growth than its competitor: for example in Uganda, it had 20,000 subscribers. However, the number of markets where it was making demonstrable progress was still relatively small in number. Nevertheless it continued to fundraise and look for ways of increasing its market share. Late in 2008 it announced that it would enter Francophone markets to compete with Canal Plus. But by this time, the financial costs of running an operation that had not yet gone into profit were beginning to bear down on the company. Its fundraising efforts were taking place in a financial climate that just got steadily worse. In order to stay upright, it made a decision to sell the “cash cow” Gateway Communications to Vodacom for US$700 million. However, this was clearly a sign of desperation as things began to unravel. On the 7th of January 2009, Kinnevik announced that it had sold its stake $23.6 million, a return 1.8 times the amount invested in May 2007. How do you sell a stake in a loss-making company and make that rate of return? (Kinnevik is owner of the MTG Group which runs Pay TV operations in 24 European countries. On 7 January 2009 it launched Viasat 1, a new Free-To-Air channel in Ghana. It was also rumoured to have expressed interest in becoming a shareholder in new South African Pay TV player, OnDigital Well reading between some of the fairly clear lines of the different players, the investment that GTV had obtained from different companies was underwritten by its ownership of the profitable Gateway Communications. Once that was sold, investors probably had agreements that allowed them to claim back their investment. A loss-making bank like Citigroup would doubtless also want to exit in order to retrieve whatever funding it could at this stage. Therefore the plan to sell to Canal Plus can be read as a last desperate throw of the dice before facing the inevitable. Why did GTV fail? Not all of the blame can be laid at the door of the current financial crisis for there are other reasons: * The “battering ram” of football rights alone was not enough to get DStv/Multichoice customers to peel off quickly enough. GTV started with 12 channels and DStv/Multichoice had 70 video channels and 40 audio channels. Customers might want the Premiership matches but other family members still missed content on its competitor’s bouquets. Indeed, there was some resentment from customers in countries where GTV had not launched about their inability to get their favourite games. * The sprint for growth strategy was not helped by the lead times needed to deliver set-top boxes. In the early stages, there was a shortage of boxes and it took three months for them to get from the manufacturer to the market. Supply problems of this kind were ironed out but there was a period when there was more demand than supply could meet. * But these reasons pale into insignificance alongside the biggest reason of all. Wherever you are globally, Pay-TV is a deep pocket business. It should not be forgotten that making a success of BSKyB almost unseated Rupert Murdoch. The extremely expensive core rights that will make a success of the business have to be repurchased every three years and thus far they have only ever gone up in value. So now that GTV is no more what will happen to the UK Premiership rights? DStv has secured the licence to show the Barclays Premier League Live Package A and will be showing these matches on SuperSport from this weekend. SuperSport already held both Live Package A & B rights for South Africa and Live Package B rights for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and with this deal has now secured all Premier League live rights for the remainder of the 2008/2009 season and for the whole of next season. The Nigerian rights are still held by Hi-TV. So where does this leave competition in the Pay-TV market? In the short-term, competition is not in good shape. There are regional players like TV Cabo in the Lusophone markets and Hi-TV in Nigeria. The latter claims 195,000 “activations” with some smaller number actually as paying subscribers. Others like Orange and Wananchi are reliant upon sub-licensing deals from existing rights holders which will mean that the existing large players will have considerable influence. The shame is that GTV’s presence in the market energised individual markets and attracted investor interest in the broadcast sector. It is to be hoped that the pioneers get the arrows and later settlers will get some of the land. But sadly in the short-term, GTV’s passing can only undermine the slowly building credibility of Africa’s broadcast market. CALL FOR PAPERS – 2nd AFRICAN BROADCAST, FILM AND CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE (23-25 NOVEMBER 2009), ABUJA This is an early call for papers to be presented at the 2nd African Broadcast, Film and Convergence Conference taking place 23-25 November 2009. If you wish to present a paper at this conference, please send a short outline of your proposed topic to Russell Southwood, Balancing Act who is responsible for putting the programme together: info(a)balancingact-africa.com

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Oriti Daktari...
by Gakiria 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Dear Friends, On behalf of the entire Kenya e-Learning Center stakeholders and partners, i express our deep sense of Loss and grief. KeLC was born out of a challenge Dr Juma gave me in March 2006. I had just come back to office from Addis Ababa after attending a graduation workshop for a 7 month blended learning course (eLDI) offered by inWEnt. After admiring my nice certificate, He asked me, "Now that you have successfully graduated, how can you contribute towards the effective implementation of e-Government in kenya"? I had to think fast, and i answered that we could establish an e-Learning center along the lines of the successful Namibia eLC. He imemdiately asked me to draft a brief to him justifying why we need an eLC and the process of establishing it. 3 years down, we are fully established as a multi-stakeholder e-Learning center, physically hosted by KIE and with over 30 public sector institutions on board. computers and other equipment were generously provided by Our e-Champion. Sadly, he is not here with us but may His legacy and spirit live on forever! Andrew Gakiria gakiria(a)kelc.org On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM, waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com>wrote: > Yes, today's Tin Tin meeting is for e-Gov staff and the family, according > to Sergon of e-Gov who was at the home last night. > > Waudo > > > > On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:38:20 +0300, "Barnabas K. Sang" <bksang(a)education.go.ke> said: > > Waudo, > > > > Thanks for clarification. I think Tin Tin meeting is meant for E-Government > Staff but will confirm this afternoon on attending a meeting scheduled at 2 > pm to discuss the same. Will keep you posted. > > > > Kind regards > > > > BKS > > > > *From:* waudo siganga [mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:28 PM > *To:* Barnabas K. Sang > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > > > > Just to add to this information Barnabas - there are actually 2 other > meeting places i.e. the home (opp. Masaba Hospital) and Lagoon Bar & Grill > opposite Yaya Centre. When I visited the home last evening I gathered that > the Lagoon venue is specially for friends and colleagues and is a good place > to put together a coordinated plan for an appropriate send-off for our > brother. > > Waudo > > > > On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:39:30 +0300, "Barnabas K. Sang" <bksang(a)education.go.ke> said: > > > > FYI > > > > Kindly be informed that there will be a funeral arrangement meeting at Tin > Tin Restaurant every day. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, 4th > February, starting at 6 p.m. So plan to attend the meetings and participate > if you find time. > > > > Kind regards > > > > B. K. Sang > > > > > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+bksang <kictanet-bounces%2Bbksang>=education.go.ke@ > lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *francis anyona > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:02 PM > *To:* Barnabas K. Sang > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > > > > I have also had opportunity to attend several workshops conducted by > Dr.J.Oketch and we have been proud of him on behalf of our government. > May he rest in peace and May God give his family strength and comfort. > > > > Francis G.Anyona > Project Coordinator > Ikonzo Musanda Self Help Group > P.O.BOX 105 Bumala > Busia > Kenya > --- On *Tue, 2/3/09, Fiona Asonga <tespok(a)tespok.co.ke>* wrote: > > From: Fiona Asonga <tespok(a)tespok.co.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > To: francisanyona(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 1:20 AM > > The Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) > takes this opportunity to express our deepest sympathy to the Family of Dr. > J. Oketch. > > May he rest in peace and May God give his family strength and comfort. > > > > Fiona Asonga > > Secretariat Manager > > TESPOK/KIXP > > 14th Floor Bruce House > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+tespok=tespok.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto: > kictanet-bounces+tespok <kictanet-bounces%2Btespok>=tespok.co.ke@ > lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Jotham Kilimo Mwale > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:51 AM > *To:* tespok(a)tespok.co.ke > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > > > > I have also had an opportunity to meet Dr Oketch and he is a great man and > he'll be missed greatly by this country and the region. > > > > May God comfort his family at this difficult time. > > > > Jotham > > --- On *Mon, 2/2/09, Harry Hare <harry(a)africanedevelopment.org>* wrote: > > From: Harry Hare <harry(a)africanedevelopment.org> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > To: jokilimo(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 2:09 AM > > Dear All, > > > > Having worked closely with Dr Okech in many of the e-Government initiatives > > in the country and across > > > > > > East Africa , I'm deeply saddened by his demise. I > > will cherish the memories of the times we spent together. My heartfelt > > commiserations to family, friends and colleagues. > > > > Kindest Regards > > Harry > > > > > > On 2/2/09 12:50 PM, "James Nguo" <James(a)alin.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > Dear ICT Colleagues, > > > I'm saddened by the demise of Juma at this time when the ICT industry > > is > > > thriving. He should have seen a bit of what he has contributed. > > > MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL IN ETERNAL PEACE > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > > > James Nguo, Regional Director > > > > > > Arid Lands Information Network | > > > > > > AAYMCA > > > > > > Building , along State House > > > Crescent, Off > > > > > > State House Avenue | > > > > > > > > > > > > P.O. Box 10098 - 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, > > > > > > KENYA > > > > > > email: james(a)alin.or.ke | Tel +254 20 2731557 | Telefax +254 20 2737813 > > > | website: www.alin.or.ke > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > > kictanet-bounces+james=alin.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+james <kictanet-bounces%2Bjames>=alin.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > > > Behalf Of John Walubengo > > > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:56 AM > > > To: James Nguo > > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh my! > > > > > > This is truly shocking and quite untimely (from a selfish and human > > > point of view). We have indeed lost a truly humble, dedicated and > > > distinguished academician and civil servant. > > > > > > May God rest his soul in eternal peace. > > > > > > walu. > > > nb: someone should keep us posted on funeral arrangements, church > > > service, etc. > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 2/2/09, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> > > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES > > >> To: > > > > > > jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:47 AM > > >> Hi All, > > >> > > >> I have just been informed by reliable source of the > > >> unfortunate demise of Dr Juma Oketch. I believe we owe > > >> him him a hello send off as kictanet. > > >> > > >> Pole > > > > > > sana to all > > >> > > >> Charles > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> /FYI > > >>> > > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >>> > > > > > > From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> > > >>> Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM > > >>> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of > > >>> Information law discussions > > >>> To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Folks, > > >>> > > >>> There's a proposed law called "Freedom of > > >>> Information" and a Bill has > > >>> been prepared to that effect. > > >>> > > >>> I understand this law will repeal archaic > > >> "Sirikali" > > >>> (Official > > Secrets > > >>> Act) and armed with it, you can demand information > > >>> you need from > > >>> government and it will be criminal for civil > > >>> servants to deny you the > > >>> information! > > >>> > > >>> To help us understand the need for this law, its > > >>> genesis, the > > >>> implications, how it affects us and what its means > > >>> for Civil Servants, > > >>> government and companies, Chris Gitari and Peter > > >>> Gitonga both of > > >>> ICJ-Kenya <http://www.icj-kenya.org> have agreed > > >> to > > >>> lead an FOI > > >>> discussion here next week. They are the experts so > > >>> they will > > >>> co-moderate the session as lay me from over here > > >>> deep down the > > >>> trenches contributes by asking questions like you;) > > >>> > > >>> It is proposed be a 5-day discussion from > > Monday 2nd > > >>> February to > > >>> Friday 6th as follows: > > >>> > > >>> Day 1 (Mon) - DEFINING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & > > >> THE > > >>> PURPOSE OF A FOI BILL > > >>> > > >>> Day 2 (Tue) - THE > > RIGHT TO INFORMATION & > > >> ACCESSING > > >>> OF INFORMATION > > >>> > > >>> Day 3 (Wed) - APPEALS, OFFENCES, PENALTIES & > > >>> MISCELLANEOUS > > >>> > > >>> Day 4 (Thur) - CASE STUDIES > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> Day 5 (Fri) - HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FREEDOM OF > > >>> CAMPAIGN > > >>> > > >>> So prepare yourselves to find out about Freedom of > > >>> Information (aka > > >>> FOI) next week and we all ask them as many question > > >>> as we can. > > >>> > > >>> Feel free to invite others to subscribe to this list > > >>> and to contribute > > >>> to the conversation. > > >>> > > >>> Regards, > > >>> > > >>> Alex > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> ke-internetusers mailing list > > >>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > > >>> > > >> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> kictanet mailing > > list > > >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > >>> > > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > >>> > > >>> This message was sent to: > > >>> charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk > > >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > > >>> > > >> > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati2002%4 > > > 0yahoo.co.uk > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and > > >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > >>> believed to be clean. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> CHARLES N. 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Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch
by James Nguo 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Dear ICT Colleagues, I'm saddened by the demise of Juma at this time when the ICT industry is thriving. He should have seen a bit of what he has contributed. MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL IN ETERNAL PEACE James ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ James Nguo, Regional Director Arid Lands Information Network | AAYMCA Building, along State House Crescent, Off State House Avenue | P.O. Box 10098 - 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, KENYA email: james(a)alin.or.ke | Tel +254 20 2731557 | Telefax +254 20 2737813 | website: www.alin.or.ke -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+james=alin.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+james=alin.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of John Walubengo Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:56 AM To: James Nguo Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch Oh my! This is truly shocking and quite untimely (from a selfish and human point of view). We have indeed lost a truly humble, dedicated and distinguished academician and civil servant. May God rest his soul in eternal peace. walu. nb: someone should keep us posted on funeral arrangements, church service, etc. --- On Mon, 2/2/09, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:47 AM > Hi All, > > I have just been informed by reliable source of the > unfortunate demise of Dr Juma Oketch. I believe we owe > him him a hello send off as kictanet. > > Pole sana to all > > Charles > > > > --- Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > /FYI > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM > > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of > > Information law discussions > > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > > > > > > Folks, > > > > There's a proposed law called "Freedom of > > Information" and a Bill has > > been prepared to that effect. > > > > I understand this law will repeal archaic > "Sirikali" > > (Official Secrets > > Act) and armed with it, you can demand information > > you need from > > government and it will be criminal for civil > > servants to deny you the > > information! > > > > To help us understand the need for this law, its > > genesis, the > > implications, how it affects us and what its means > > for Civil Servants, > > government and companies, Chris Gitari and Peter > > Gitonga both of > > ICJ-Kenya <http://www.icj-kenya.org> have agreed > to > > lead an FOI > > discussion here next week. They are the experts so > > they will > > co-moderate the session as lay me from over here > > deep down the > > trenches contributes by asking questions like you;) > > > > It is proposed be a 5-day discussion from Monday 2nd > > February to > > Friday 6th as follows: > > > > Day 1 (Mon) - DEFINING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & > THE > > PURPOSE OF A FOI BILL > > > > Day 2 (Tue) - THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION & > ACCESSING > > OF INFORMATION > > > > Day 3 (Wed) - APPEALS, OFFENCES, PENALTIES & > > MISCELLANEOUS > > > > Day 4 (Thur) - CASE STUDIES > > > > Day 5 (Fri) - HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FREEDOM OF > > CAMPAIGN > > > > So prepare yourselves to find out about Freedom of > > Information (aka > > FOI) next week and we all ask them as many question > > as we can. > > > > Feel free to invite others to subscribe to this list > > and to contribute > > to the conversation. > > > > Regards, > > > > Alex > > _______________________________________________ > > ke-internetusers mailing list > > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > > > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: > > charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati2002%4 0yahoo.co.uk > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > > CHARLES N. NDUATI > GENERAL MANAGER > JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD > JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY > JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA > P. O. BOX 79324-00200 > NAIROBI, KENYA > TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 > MOBILE:254-722728815 > EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkuat.a c.ke > www.jkuat.ac.ke > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: James(a)alin.or.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/james%40alin.or.ke

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of Information law discussions
by Gakuru Alex 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

/FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM Subject: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of Information law discussions To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Folks, There's a proposed law called "Freedom of Information" and a Bill has been prepared to that effect. I understand this law will repeal archaic "Sirikali" (Official Secrets Act) and armed with it, you can demand information you need from government and it will be criminal for civil servants to deny you the information! To help us understand the need for this law, its genesis, the implications, how it affects us and what its means for Civil Servants, government and companies, Chris Gitari and Peter Gitonga both of ICJ-Kenya <http://www.icj-kenya.org> have agreed to lead an FOI discussion here next week. They are the experts so they will co-moderate the session as lay me from over here deep down the trenches contributes by asking questions like you;) It is proposed be a 5-day discussion from Monday 2nd February to Friday 6th as follows: Day 1 (Mon) - DEFINING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & THE PURPOSE OF A FOI BILL Day 2 (Tue) - THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION & ACCESSING OF INFORMATION Day 3 (Wed) - APPEALS, OFFENCES, PENALTIES & MISCELLANEOUS Day 4 (Thur) - CASE STUDIES Day 5 (Fri) - HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FREEDOM OF CAMPAIGN So prepare yourselves to find out about Freedom of Information (aka FOI) next week and we all ask them as many question as we can. Feel free to invite others to subscribe to this list and to contribute to the conversation. Regards, Alex _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Message of Condolence RIP DR AKETCH
by Patrick Mburu 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

On Behalf of the *GoGreen Africa* Team & *Capital Mobile* Team, I would like to convey our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Dr Aketch. May his soul rest in peace. Patrick Mburu

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Local content in trouble?
by wesley kiriinya 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12637&Ite… The article says the ICT bill requires people who publish local content on the internet (companies with websites, etc) pay an annual licence fee of 100,000. Probably an early April fools joke!

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Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch
by jmunsaka 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

>This is indeed very sad for all My His soul rest in Eternal peace, he will missed by all Condolences to his family John Zambia > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: joseph.ochola(a)yahoo.com >To: jmunsaka(a)zamnet.zm >Subject: RE: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch >Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:28:33 -0800 (PST) > >>On Behalf of the Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society, we would like >to take this moment to express our deepest sympathy to the Family of >Dr. J. Oketch. >> >>Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with you. >> >> >>Kind Regards, >> >>Joseph Ochola Executive Officer Kenya BPO & Contact Centre >Society. >> >>Studio House, along Argwings Kodhek road, 2nd floor >>E-mail: secretariat(a)kenyabposociety.or.ke >>Website: www.kenyabposociety.or.ke >>Tel. No. /020-2391301/ 0722-663176/ 0733-917518 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>On 2/2/09 12:50 PM, "James Nguo" <James(a)alin.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Dear ICT Colleagues, >>> I'm saddened by the demise of Juma at this time when the ICT >industry is >>> thriving. He should have seen a bit of what he has contributed. >>> MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL IN ETERNAL PEACE >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>> >>> >_____________________________________________________________________ >___ >>> __________________________________________________________ >>> >>> James Nguo, Regional Director >>> >>> Arid Lands Information Network | AAYMCA Building, along State >House >>> Crescent, Off State House Avenue | >>> >>> P.O. Box 10098 - 00100 G.P.O. Nairobi, KENYA >>> >>> email: james(a)alin.or.ke | Tel +254 20 2731557 | Telefax +254 20 >2737813 >>> | website: www.alin.or.ke >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: kictanet-bounces+james=alin.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+james=alin.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >>> Behalf Of John Walubengo >>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:56 AM >>> To: James Nguo >>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES-R.I.P, Dr. J. Oketch >>> >>> Oh my! >>> >>> This is truly shocking and quite untimely (from a selfish and >human >>> point of view). We have indeed lost a truly humble, dedicated and >>> distinguished academician and civil servant. >>> >>> May God rest his soul in eternal peace. >>> >>> walu. >>> nb: someone should keep us posted on funeral arrangements, church >>> service, etc. >>> >>> >>> --- On Mon, 2/2/09, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CONDOLENCES >>>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" ><kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:47 AM >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have just been informed by reliable source of the >>>> unfortunate demise of Dr Juma Oketch. I believe we owe >>>> him him a hello send off as kictanet. >>>> >>>> Pole sana to all >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> /FYI >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> >>>>> Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM >>>>> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of >>>>> Information law discussions >>>>> To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Folks, >>>>> >>>>> There's a proposed law called "Freedom of >>>>> Information" and a Bill has >>>>> been prepared to that effect. >>>>> >>>>> I understand this law will repeal archaic >>>> "Sirikali" >>>>> (Official Secrets >>>>> Act) and armed with it, you can demand information >>>>> you need from >>>>> government and it will be criminal for civil >>>>> servants to deny you the >>>>> information! >>>>> >>>>> To help us understand the need for this law, its >>>>> genesis, the >>>>> implications, how it affects us and what its means >>>>> for Civil Servants, >>>>> government and companies, Chris Gitari and Peter >>>>> Gitonga both of >>>>> ICJ-Kenya <http://www.icj-kenya.org> have agreed >>>> to >>>>> lead an FOI >>>>> discussion here next week. They are the experts so >>>>> they will >>>>> co-moderate the session as lay me from over here >>>>> deep down the >>>>> trenches contributes by asking questions like you;) >>>>> >>>>> It is proposed be a 5-day discussion from Monday 2nd >>>>> February to >>>>> Friday 6th as follows: >>>>> >>>>> Day 1 (Mon) - DEFINING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & >>>> THE >>>>> PURPOSE OF A FOI BILL >>>>> >>>>> Day 2 (Tue) - THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION & >>>> ACCESSING >>>>> OF INFORMATION >>>>> >>>>> Day 3 (Wed) - APPEALS, OFFENCES, PENALTIES & >>>>> MISCELLANEOUS >>>>> >>>>> Day 4 (Thur) - CASE STUDIES >>>>> >>>>> Day 5 (Fri) - HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FREEDOM OF >>>>> CAMPAIGN >>>>> >>>>> So prepare yourselves to find out about Freedom of >>>>> Information (aka >>>>> FOI) next week and we all ask them as many question >>>>> as we can. >>>>> >>>>> Feel free to invite others to subscribe to this list >>>>> and to contribute >>>>> to the conversation. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>>>> >>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>> >>>>> This message was sent to: >>>>> charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk >>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>>> >>>> >>> >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati200 >2%4 >>> 0yahoo.co.uk >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>>>> believed to be clean. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> CHARLES N. NDUATI >>>> GENERAL MANAGER >>>> JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD >>>> JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY >>>> JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA >>>> P. O. BOX 79324-00200 >>>> NAIROBI, KENYA >>>> TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 >>>> MOBILE:254-722728815 >>>> >>> >EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkua >t.a >>> c.ke >>>> www.jkuat.ac.ke >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.co >m >>>> >>>> -- >>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: James(a)alin.or.ke >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/james%40alin.or. >ke >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: harry(a)africanedevelopment.org >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/harry%40africane >developme >>> nt.org >> >>African eDevelopment Resource Centre >>eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road >>Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 >>Nairobi : : Kenya >>T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 >> >>Training : : Research : : Consultancy >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>This message was sent to: joseph.ochola(a)yahoo.com >>Unsubscribe or change your options at >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/joseph.ochola%40 >yahoo.com >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. >> >> >>

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News from Davos:Digital Convergence Continues
by alice 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

*Update 2009: Digital Convergence Continues* *http://www.weforum.org/en/knowledge/KN_SESS_SUMM_26735?url=/en/knowledge/KN_SESS_SUMM_26735 * *• Esko Tapani Aho • R. Marcelo Claure • Alexander V. Izosimov • Rafael Ramirez • Paul Twomey* Moderated by *• Elizabeth Daley *Thursday 29 January Internet use has exploded globally – more than 300% since 2000 – and mobile telephony has captured just over half of the world's population. There are 1.4 million Internet users and 3.6 billion people use mobile telephony. The two trends are the drivers of digital conversion, which is having profound effects on business models and transforming social networks and consumer patterns globally. This intersection – where users access the Internet from their mobile phones – maps a revolutionary digital paradigm shift proffering a multitude of opportunities. However, it also has a dark side with potential for unintended consequences. Panellists cautioned against "sleepwalking" into this new era, but remained upbeat about the potential for digital convergence to change people's lives in both the developed and the developing world. The bright side • Mobile phones are coming down in price. At the same time, netbooks – light-weight, economical energy-efficient laptops designed for wireless communication and Internet access – are becoming affordable at US$ 300. Soon, users will be given free netbooks and the world will change forever. Some panellists and participants called for free Internet access worldwide. With more than 70% of the planet covered for mobile telephony and ubiquitous coverage on the horizon, the world will be changed forever. In this context, digital convergence brings universal access and democracy of information. • These new technological tools provide opportunities to improve productivity in developing and developed countries in both the private and public sector. Mobile technologies have been the most important tool to promote growth in developing countries. Mobile Internet will be the next step. • Times of crisis present opportunities for innovation. As the global economy is being reformed, a window is being opened to use these new technological tools to expand knowledge creation capacity and to make huge leaps in the areas of science and health. For the private and public sector, such tools can help create future growth by driving down costs through increased efficiency. The challenges • Digital convergence ushers in opportunities for increased transparency and participation in government decision-making. However, in a networked world, it is important to view technologies as quickly changing social actors. Governments should run experiments to learn more about the industry. For example, how does this technology change a society where people are still productive well into their 80s and 90s? • Governance and data protection are key issues. Today, there is seamless data transmission between industries and users. Because this underlying common technology holds potential for good, but also for danger, what role for governments? Some panellists called for zero intervention, while others advocated a light regulatory framework or architecture that at once protects citizens and encourages R&D, but does not throw up obstacles to a very dynamic and entrepreneurial sector. The dark side • In the hugely popular "The Dark Knight" movie, Batman converts every mobile phone in the area to capture the villain. Is this too much power for one man? This scenario is perfectly plausible today as cooperating sensory networks can provide instantaneous feedback to users. In the movie, it was technology for good, but what about its potential for terrorism? • The offline world is characterized by natural limitations to scale, for example to money launderers. Such boundaries are erased in a networked world, which could provide opportunities for those who operate in the shadowy netherworld of cybercrime. _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Condolences - Dr Juma S.Okech
by amugambi＠jambo.co.ke 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

On behalf of the Kenic Board of Directors, and on my own behalf, we mourn the demise of Dr. Juma, who was a member of the Kenic board, a friend and an inspiration to many in ICT in Kenya and beyond. May the Lord give the family strength and fortitude during this trying times. Kinoti Mugambi Kenic Chairman http://www.kenic.or.ke "dot Ke for every name in Kenya" ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE RIP DR J. OKETCH
by Lucy Odhiambo 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

It was with a great sense of loss when we at Kenya ICT Board heard of Dr. Juma Oketch's death. We want to let his family, friends and colleagues know that you have our greatest sympathy, and our hearts are truly saddened. Dr Oketch was more than just a wonderful person; he was always a kind and visionary leader who encouraged cohesion and focus in pursuing the E-government initiatives before us. And, we know that his passing will not only leave a void in our lives, but in the hearts of all those who knew him. Dr Oketch will always remain within our hearts, and we have included his family, friends and colleagues in our prayers. May God give you strength. Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything that we can do to help you in anyway, please do not hesitate to call us at anytime. With our deepest sympathy, Kenya ICT Board Staff Lucy Gachui-Odhiambo Communications Manager Kenya ICT Board 12th Floor Telposta Towers Koinange Lane PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cell 0737- 839047 Tel: 254-020-2093040 www.ict.go.ke ICT-logo-02.jpg

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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE RIP DR AKETCH
by Lucy Odhiambo 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

It was with a great sense of loss when we at Kenya ICT Board heard of Dr. Juma Aketch's death. We want to let his family, friends and colleagues know that you have our greatest sympathy, and our hearts are truly saddened. Dr Aketch was more than just a wonderful person; he was always a kind and visionary leader who encouraged cohesion and focus in pursuing the E-government tasks before us. And, we know that his passing will not only leave a void in our lives, but in the hearts of all those who knew him. Dr Aketch will always remain within our hearts, and we have included his family, friends and colleagues in our prayers. May God give you strength. Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything that we can do to help you in anyway, please do not hesitate to call us at anytime. With our deepest sympathy, Kenya ICT Board Staff ICT-logo-02.jpg

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Corrected Links!/eLearning Africa 2009 (Senegal): Reduced Fees Now Available!
by Janet Feldman 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Dear Friends, My apologies for the double posting, but I realized (only after sending this the first time, of course :)) that the links were not working properly. So below they have been corrected! Thanks, Janet eLearning Africa 2009 4th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training When: May 27-29, 2009 Where: Le Méridien Président, Dakar, Senegal Organisers: ICWE GmbH, www.icwe.net Hoffmann & Reif, www.hoffmann-reif.com Contact: Katharina Goetze, info(a)elearning-africa.com, Tel: +49 (0)30 31018180, www.elearning-africa.com Short Description: eLearning Africa is a conference organised by ICWE GmbH and Hoffmann & Reif that focuses on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training in Africa. Serving as a pan-African platform, eLearning Africa links a network of decision makers from governments and administrations with universities, schools, governmental and private training providers, industry, and important partners in development cooperation. Conference languages are English and French. Each year, a different African country serves as the venue. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition. www.elearning-africa.com Furthermore we would be happy if you could also forward the information about the special association rate for eLearning Africa 2009 to other orgs. Please contact me to obtain your own association code: Anja Megel-Rouloff, anja.megel-rouloff(a)icwe.net. The special association rate for eLearning Africa 2009 is 220 Euro instead of the regular 270 Euro for African nationals living in Africa. The special rate for Non-African participants is 500 Euro instead of the regular 590 Euro. Please see event announcement for eLearning Africa below. In case you need it, please find a logo for eLearning Africa 2009 here: http://elearning-africa.com/press_logos.php To take advantage of the reduced fee simply go to http://elearning-africa.com/part_fee.php and fill in the online registration form. You are requested to enter the code you receive from me here, as well as the reduced rate of 220 Euro (or 500 Euro). The conference secretariat will confirm your registration by sending the reduced invoice as well as further information. Anja Megel-Rouloff ICWE GmbH Leibnizstrasse 32 10625 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49-30-310 18 18-0 Fax: +49-30-3249833 anja.megel-rouloff(a)icwe.net www.icwe.net

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Capital-Mobile: Information on the Go!
by Patrick Mburu 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

Yes you waited for it..and its now here... Whatever, whenever, wherever: Catch the latest in business, news, sports; And an interactive African business directory from your device! Tune In & Listen Live to Capital Radio 98.4 every weekday from 7am - 9am and win great prizes! Check it out Now! www.capitalmobile.co.ke/mobile/

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eLearning Africa 2009 (Senegal): Reduced Fees Now Available!
by Janet Feldman 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

eLearning Africa 2009 4th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training When: May 27-29, 2009 Where: Le Méridien Président, Dakar, Senegal Organisers: ICWE GmbH, www.icwe.net, Hoffmann & Reif, www.hoffmann-reif.com Contact: Katharina Goetze, info(a)elearning-africa.com, Tel: +49 (0)30 31018180, www.elearning-africa.com Short Description: eLearning Africa is a conference organised by ICWE GmbH and Hoffmann & Reif that focuses on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training in Africa. Serving as a pan-African platform, eLearning Africa links a network of decision makers from governments and administrations with universities, schools, governmental and private training providers, industry, and important partners in development cooperation. Conference languages are English and French. Each year, a different African country serves as the venue. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition. www.elearning-africa.com Furthermore we would be happy if you could also forward the information about the special association rate for eLearning Africa 2009 to other orgs. Please contact me to obtain your own association code: Anja Megel-Rouloff, anja.megel-rouloff(a)icwe.net. The special association rate for eLearning Africa 2009 is 220 Euro instead of the regular 270 Euro for African nationals living in Africa. The special rate for Non-African participants is 500 Euro instead of the regular 590 Euro. Please see event announcement for eLearning Africa below. In case you need it, please find a logo for eLearning Africa 2009 here: http://elearning-africa.com/press_logos.php To take advantage of the reduced fee simply go to http://elearning-africa.com/part_fee.php and fill in the online registration form. You are requested to enter the code you receive from me here, as well as the reduced rate of 220 Euro (or 500 Euro). The conference secretariat will confirm your registration by sending the reduced invoice as well as further information. Anja Megel-Rouloff ICWE GmbH Leibnizstrasse 32 10625 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49-30-310 18 18-0 Fax: +49-30-3249833 anja.megel-rouloff(a)icwe.net www.icwe.net

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