January 2010 - KICTANet

New Download: ICT Park Talk
by Brian Munyao Longwe 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Dear All, A problem seems to have developed with the raw powerpoint file I uploaded last week. Most people downloading it now are seeing only 6 of the 14 slides. I have since converted the .ppt to a PDF file, and uploaded it to slideshare. Here is the link: http://www.slideshare.net/blongwe/malili-technopolis-concept-paper Best regards, Brian On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > After the great talk by PS Bitange Ndemo today, here is the presentation > for you to download: > > http://www.mediafire.com/?imw3htowfzk > > Regards, > > Mblayo! > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Helping Haiti move on...
by Wainaina Mungai 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Thanks Janet & Harry, I was actually hoping "Washahidi" have something in place....atleast for any future cases... On 1/25/10, Janet Feldman <kaippg(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Dear Wainaina and All, > > Hello and great to "see" you here, albeit with the sad question you ask. But > it is such an important one!! I have wondered myself what is being done > about this, and I can post to a Haiti-related forum I am in for some > answers. > > I do think that the American and/or Intern. Red Cross has a database, and I > have come across mention of a few others. Perhaps Ushahidi also has a > feature for these searches? That would be something to investigate. > > In such a terrible situation, with disease looming by the minute, it is hard > to keep records. But somehow the government of Haiti has estimated that > 150,000 so far have been buried. Not sure how they can figure that (are > workers digging and burying people in mass graves keeping count of the > bodies, as best they can?). > > It might be worthwhile to talk with someone like the Ushahidi folks, to see > if--at least for the future, though few disasters will equal this scale of > death and destruction--there could be something developed, such as you have > asked about. > > Thanks so much for your caring and kindness, and I will pass your query > along and hope we will get some feedback. > > With very best wishes and appreciation, Janet > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> >>Sent: Jan 23, 2010 7:29 AM >>To: kaippg(a)earthlink.net >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Subject: [kictanet] Helping Haiti move on... >> >>CNN has highlighted the fact that Haitians are being buried in mass >>graves without any records being made? The asian Tsumani victims had >>photos taken and matched to their 'mass grave' so the relatives will >>get some sort of closure. >> >>Is there an existing ICT initiative that is helping to keep records of >>the dead and match them to their 'mass grave'? ...or an effort to help >>relatives not look for someone forever? I'd be happy to bring together >>volunteers to assist with such. >> >>Wainaina >> >>-- >>Sent from my mobile device >> >>--- >>http://www.bungesms.com >>http://www.madeinkenya.org >>http://www.wainainamungai.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>This message was sent to: kaippg(a)earthlink.net >>Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kaippg%40earthlink.net > > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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Helping Haiti move on...
by Wainaina Mungai 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

CNN has highlighted the fact that Haitians are being buried in mass graves without any records being made? The asian Tsumani victims had photos taken and matched to their 'mass grave' so the relatives will get some sort of closure. Is there an existing ICT initiative that is helping to keep records of the dead and match them to their 'mass grave'? ...or an effort to help relatives not look for someone forever? I'd be happy to bring together volunteers to assist with such. Wainaina -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa
by alice 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

http://blog.icann.org/2010/01/icann-remains-committed-to-nairobi-and-africa/ ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa by Rod Beckstrom on January 22, 2010 We have listened to the community. Many are looking forward to Nairobi, some expressed concerns, particularly in light of the events in downtown Nairobi on January 15. Accordingly, ICANN staff and board have reexamined the security situation During our re-examination we first explored moving the event out of the downtown Nairobi area to a suburb, but determined that no suitable venue was available. Second, we reached out to the Kenyan government as well as other nations with operations in Kenya for their risk assessments of the situation. The consistent feedback was that the overall risk assessment of Nairobi had not changed. Accordingly, based on the ICANN CEO’s recommendation, the ICANN Board has approved moving ahead with the ICANN Nairobi meeting. At the same time, we recognize that many developing country cities have higher ambient levels of street crime and much of the world (the U.S. And Europe included) faces international terrorist threats and attacks. Both are simply facts of life. Also, as with all ICANN events, we will continue to monitor the security situation in case there are any material future changes. For any ICANN community members who do not travel to the event, remote participation will be available for many of the meetings. Given that ICANN is committed to “One world. One Internet. Everyone connected.” we have engaged and will continue to engage with the whole world. We greatly appreciate the assistance of Kenya, the host country, and their commitment to address ICANN security concerns. In addition, the ICANN board has approved further security investments by the CEO as necessary for the event, and the CEO will become personally involved in reviewing the security plans. I love Kenya. I have been to Nairobi six times and greatly look forward to participating in this important ICANN International meeting. Rod Beckstrom CEO and President ICANN 22 January 2010

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Re: [kictanet] ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa
by Kiragu＠kenic.or.ke 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

> Wonderful stuff! Talk about a vote of confidence! > > Brian > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:14 AM, alice <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > >> >> http://blog.icann.org/2010/01/icann-remains-committed-to-nairobi-and-africa/ >> >> >> ICANN Remains Committed to Nairobi and Africa >> >> by Rod Beckstrom on January 22, 2010 >> >> We have listened to the community. Many are looking forward to Nairobi, >> some expressed concerns, particularly in light of the events in downtown >> Nairobi on January 15. Accordingly, ICANN staff and board have >> reexamined >> the security situation >> >> During our re-examination we first explored moving the event out of the >> downtown Nairobi area to a suburb, but determined that no suitable venue >> was >> available. >> >> Second, we reached out to the Kenyan government as well as other nations >> with operations in Kenya for their risk assessments of the situation. >> The >> consistent feedback was that the overall risk assessment of Nairobi had >> not >> changed. Accordingly, based on the ICANN CEO’s recommendation, the ICANN >> Board has approved moving ahead with the ICANN Nairobi meeting. >> >> At the same time, we recognize that many developing country cities have >> higher ambient levels of street crime and much of the world (the U.S. >> And >> Europe included) faces international terrorist threats and attacks. Both >> are >> simply facts of life. Also, as with all ICANN events, we will continue >> to >> monitor the security situation in case there are any material future >> changes. For any ICANN community members who do not travel to the event, >> remote participation will be available for many of the meetings. >> >> Given that ICANN is committed to “One world. One Internet. Everyone >> connected.” we have engaged and will continue to engage with the whole >> world. >> >> We greatly appreciate the assistance of Kenya, the host country, and >> their >> commitment to address ICANN security concerns. In addition, the ICANN >> board >> has approved further security investments by the CEO as necessary for >> the >> event, and the CEO will become personally involved in reviewing the >> security >> plans. >> >> I love Kenya. I have been to Nairobi six times and greatly look forward >> to >> participating in this important ICANN International meeting. >> >> Rod Beckstrom >> CEO and President >> ICANN >> 22 January 2010 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: blongwe(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com >> > > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > cell: + 254 722 518 744 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC) > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: kiragu(a)kenic.or.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kiragu%40kenic.or.ke > at last we can now go ahead with 37th ICANN meeting preparations. Rod and the entire ICANN board has made the right move. Kenyans we have an opportunity to show the entire world we are the ICT Hub of Africa. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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"Hope for Haiti Now" Mega-Concert JAN 22 (TONIGHT!): Plz Tune In or Link Up!!
by Janet Feldman 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

Dear All, Perhaps the biggest relief event related to Haiti is this weekend. It will feature 40 artists--including Alicia Keys, Bono, Sting, and Justin Timberlake--and is a benefit for a number of charities. You can read more below: http://houseofglitz.blogspot.com/2010/01/alicia-keys-timberlake-bono-wyclef… http://www.collider.com/2010/01/20/hope-for-haiti-now-haiti-benefit-concert… In the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake Haiti has almost nothing left. Its meager infrastructure was toppled by the earthquake and has made administering aid in the form of medical attention and food and water rations a herculean task. In an effort to stabilize the country, everyone from Wyclef Jean to former Presidents Clinton and Bush have been asking for donations. In response, George Clooney has organized the entertainment industry and will present a two-hour benefit concert called Hope for Haiti Now. There will be shows in Los Angeles, New York and London and featured performers include Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z, U2, Justin Timberlake and many more. Other celebrities will be manning a phone bank during that time to take donations. The performances will be available for purchase on iTunes the following day with all the proceeds going to relief efforts. All the money that is raised will be doled out evenly among the following services: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation. In a testament to how urgently aid is needed to help avert further tragedy in Haiti the concert will air on roughly 30 networks, ranging from standbys like ABC, CBS and NBC to niche cable stations like CMT. NEW YORK, NY; LOS ANGELES, CA; and LONDON, ENGLAND (JANUARY 19, 2010) - "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances. The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location. All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple® iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by "Hope for Haiti Now" charities. In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN's Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, "Hope for Haiti Now" will feature more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food Programme have joined the list of relief organizations that will benefit from "Hope for Haiti Now," which also includes Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from "Hope for Haiti Now" will be split evenly among each organization's individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief. "Hope for Haiti Now" will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms. The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT. "Hope for Haiti Now" will also air on newly added networks including PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic. The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV. "Hope for Haiti Now" will also air internationally on BET International, CNN International, National Geographic, and MTV Networks International, which is available in 640 million homes worldwide. "Hope for Haiti Now" will be the first U.S.-based telethon airing on MTV in China. Facebook and Twitter have signed on as official social media partners to help drive donations and tune-in to the telethon. Based on production needs and venue sizes, all "Hope for Haiti Now" studio locations will be closed to the media. Photos, pool video footage and talent interviews from "Hope for Haiti Now" will be serviced to news outlets immediately following the event. "Hope for Haiti Now" is produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions, in collaboration with Viacom's MTV Networks and George Clooney.

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ICANN meeting and security concerns
by alice＠apc.org 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

Home About Contact ICANN meeting and security concerns 20 01 2010 By rebecca wanjiku Comments: 0 Available in: English In March 2008, Nairobi was supposed to host Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting. This is a huge meeting, ICANN uses about $ 2 million for these meetings, am sure you know what it means for the economy. But the events that followed the 2007 elections meant that the meeting was cancelled, it was such a shame but that was understandable; after all, you do not want the people who control internet resources to fall into the traps of rival tribal gangs or to be caught in the cross fire. After another round of presentations last year, the Kenya delegation led by Kenic and the Communications Commission of Kenya was able to convince the ICANN community that Kenya is safe enough, and they agreed to host the meeting this March. We have been busy sweeping the roads and upgrading the hotels just to make sure that the most important ICANN community is happy, but they have never been, and I do not think they will ever be, if you ask me. I have been talking to sources within the organizing committee and ICANN has always had one niggling problem after another. Last Friday's fracas with the muslims seems to have tipped the balance; ICANN now is contemplating moving the meeting to another safer city. But if you ask me or any other ordinary Kenyan, I think ICANN does not understand the country and how it operates. Since 1998, Kenya has never been secure, according to US and UK embassies, yet its their installations that make us targets. For whatever reasons, the country has always been rated poorly security wise, but which city is safe? New York? J' Burg? Cairo? Cassablanca? Am sure this is open to debate. I think ICANN has its double standards; if they were truly concerned about the security, the meeting in Seoul would not have taken place; South Korea is always under alert because of North Korea nuclear intentions. The meeting in Mexico city would not have gone on, after all every one there is said to carry a gun and the senior executives within ICANN membership were at risk of kidnappings. But the meetings took place. So, why all the security farce about Nairobi? I would love to point out a similar incident during the 2005 or around there Cricket world cup, where New Zealand forfeited their match with Kenya in Nairobi because of security situation. Sri Lanka agreed to play their match in Nairobi provided they were given top notch security, the government obliged. By the time the plane carrying the Sri Lanka cricket team entered the Kenyan air space, they were escorted by helicopter gunships and all the other stuff you see in the movies. But Sri Lanka soon realized that no one was bothered with them; we whipped them and by the time they were going back to the airport, they took taxis and realized that no one cares. In short, ICANN should know that they will come, they will hold their meeting, they will go away, and no one will probably remember they were here. How many people know about ICANN and what it does? How many people know that the people present are online millionaires? ICANN has made demands that the meeting be moved to the UNEP Complex in Gigiri, and that the government should pay for all the charges bla bla... I think this is a move to alienate themselves from the ordinary kenyans. Getting to Gigiri is hectic let alone getting through the mean UN security staff. Trust me, I have had my share of security incidences in Nairobi, but I do not think its worth canceling a meeting. From my sources, I am told the government is paying for the gala dinner and all that, in other countries, ICANN has paid for that. So I think this is just a way for ICANN to make their demands and demonstrate their authority. I am not saying that security measures should be ignored, but just know that poor security rating means more hardship allowance for the UN and embassy staff, so its in their interest to show Kenya on fire all the time. One thing you should know that Kenya is a highly political company, all year round, stupid politics and we the media love it and exalt it, so deal with that. When you come and when you go, we will remain the same, and it does not mean ICANN will change anything, so get over it. By the way, most people who will come will be holed up in lavish 5-star hotels where the thugs will not reach. The insecurity problem is for people like us who will have to walk home and deal with the neighborhood thugs. The upshot of it is that ICANN should come, hold their meeting, give us the revenue, visit Maasai Mara and all the other areas, and go home. I am sure there will be enough cops guarding everywhere. So, insecure or not, I think the meeting should go on. If you guys are not convinced, then you can move the meeting to wherever you want! Ends by rebecca Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations
by Jotham Kilimo Mwale 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

I think the media wants the public to believe that the government is issuing regulations unilaterally. However, as Dr Ndemo pointed out, the media have previously snubbed meetings to discuss the regulations before they become law. Makali confirmed this by the following statement: it has also been pointed out that there is an element of bad faith in the manner the ministry always proceeds, despite protestation. our meetings, submissions and petitions never seem to curry favour with the ministry, hence a sense of deja vu. the apparent reluctance of the media to engage sometimes with the ministry is borne out of the sense, rightly or not, that you have taken this as a personal cause/agenda to prosecute, and the public is only improvised as a pawn in the drive to hem and castrate the media. In an opinion piece in today's Nation (http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/846842/-/5qd4jt/-/index.html) a media consultant points out that the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act which empowers the Minister for Information and Communication to make regulations does not require him to seek the approval of the industry; he only needs to consult CCK. If this is true, it shows the government went out of its way, I believe in good faith, to seek the views of the media industry but the media, for the reasons stated by Makali above, refused the offer. They cannot, should not, cry foul now. I would advice the media to repent their bad faith in government and adhere to the regulations, especially those concerning content by keeping 'adult content' off family times, if not off altogether. This will win back some public sympathy and probably get enough support to deal with the legitimate concerns they have with other sections of the regulations and the government. Jotham K. Mwale --- On Wed, 1/20/10, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations To: jokilimo(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 2:20 AM I think the point Makali is trying to make is that while indeed, there needs to be some regulation, a unilateral approach to it by government is a slippery slope to bigger problems down the road. One needs to be reminded 'government' not only has its own interests, government is in fact made up with people who as human beings also have interests. Let us take for example Honourable Mwakwere who on record confessed to owning a pair of matatus. How then can he be seen to be making fair and unbiased decisions in the transport ministry to do with the matatus? Remember justice needs to not just be done, it needs to be seen to be done. Let us take another example the occasional bungling in various ministries (ferries, school funds, AIDS funds,land allocations etc). Let's be candid -- It is in the government's best interests that such things do not come to light. The media too has its own vested interests, and can, and indeed has been partisan on numerous occasions. So it is pretty clear that the media's ability to police itself meets with the same skepticism as the police force's ability to police itself and that of the government to police the media. Perhaps there is a middle ground to be explored. Who exactly constitutes the Media council? On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Makali, I too have read thro your "thesis" and its not easy read but quite engaging. And just borrowing a journalistic cliche - "every story has two sides". From the government side we have heard the need to get rid of adult-content from our air-waves during Daytime/early evening and on that note I can tell you (without any scientific survey ;-) that the Public is fully in agreement. Indeed during my Dec holiday I did get subjected to an overload of such content during "family-hours" and it is high time it was stopped because obviously the media has failed to). But on the other hand, from your technical analysis you seem to claim that Government is hiding behind this high-sounding ideal to control(micro-manage) the rest of the Media content and basically take back the gains of Free-press that is the hallmark of a free and democratic society (read- getting Kenya back to the KANU days of the 1990s...) I do know the regulations are already gazetted and therefore enforceable (by law) but I do wish we could get still get an "anti-thesis" from Government on this (without breaking the Secrecy act?). Better still, maybe Prof Waema may organize another Town Hall meeting (i do like that ;-) - this time with our Converged Regulator CCK doing the "anti-thesis presentation".... walu. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jokilimo(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jokilimo%40yahoo.com

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Availing Public Data To The Public: Helping Ourselves
by Rad! 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Dear fellow list members and in particular Dr Ndemo, Please have a look at this initiative by the British government http://data.gov.uk/home, similar to the american one http://www.data.gov/ >From the home page *Advised by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt and others, > government are opening up data for reuse. This site seeks to give a way into > the wealth of government data and is under constant development. We want to > work with you to make it better.* > *We’re very aware that there are more people like you outside of > government who have the skills and abilities to make wonderful things out of > public data. These are our first steps in building a collaborative > relationship with you.* I cannot think of a better way for the government to demonstrate transparency, confidence in local talent, public private partnership and harnessing local resources to realize economic growth, effective planning and realization of vision 2030. As the largest data collector, Government has a lot of information that it does not (or will not) do anything with. Why not avail it to bright, enterprising talent to make use of it. Analyze, cross reference and find relationships with. There is even a correspondng campaign where the British Government solicits ideas from the public http://showusabetterway.com/. Here is a link of some of the initiatives the public came up with http://www.showusabetterway.co.uk/call/2009/02/new-year-progress-update.html This to me is an idea whose time has come. It boggles the mind what analysis can be done by given raw data like population, gender, education, crime, geography, minerals, finance etc. If the ingenuity of 4 kenyans is helping Haiti deal with its earthquakes ( http://www.haiti.ushahidi.com) what can the ingenuity of the entire private sector do?

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ICANN is important but so are we, read on..
by Rebecca Wanjiku 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Read follow-up post www.wanjiku.co.ke Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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