August 2010 - KICTANet

Jop openings with Hivos in Nairobi
by Alice Munyua 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

This might be of interest best alice

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Fw: [i-network] East African Internet Governance Forum-updates
by Walubengo J 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

below the updates from the East African Internet Governance Forum in Uganda. walu. Alice: any major\key decisions coming out of the Kampala meeting? --- On Wed, 8/11/10, I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe <namirembe(a)i-network.or.ug> wrote: From: I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe <namirembe(a)i-network.or.ug> Subject: [i-network] East African Internet Governance Forum To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 6:38 PM Dear Members, Like most of you may know already, The East African Internet Governance Forum is taking place now. You are invited to follow proceedings on Twitter @EA_IGF, read updates on the blog http://www.eaigf-uganda.blogspot.com/ or follow participants updates on facebook when you search East African Internet Governance Forum and be part of the event. You can also access day one presentations on the EAIGF website using this link http://www.eaigf.or.ke/eaigf/eaigf/2010-eaigf-presentation.html. Kind regards Eunice ________________________ Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://d2.dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message.

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Introducing PC TECH Magazine
by Albert Mucunguzi 15 Aug '10

15 Aug '10

Dear members, I would like to introduce to you PC Tech, a monthly technology magazine, that is published in Uganda, but now circulated in Rwanda and Kenya. The magazine focuses on features of personal and enterprise technology initiatives, product and software reviews and research on information and communication technologies in Africa. The magazine seeks to tell the African ICT story by documenting and presenting the use of information technologies (ICTs) by private and public institutions/companies in Africa. It also details consumer interests and perspectives on technology in the East African region, and the continent as a whole. Beyond technology adoption and usage, the magazine discusses how private and public businesses/institutions address contemporary business challenges and remain innovative and competitive. In practice, the discussions are aimed at enabling other African business to learn from best practices and creating avenues for collaboration between these businesses. In research the discussions are aimed at offering educators and students sound case studies for learning. On our website (www.pctechmagazine.com) we have downloads of previous issues available, as well as any more information about the magazine and its initiatives. Comments and contributions can be sent through the address, ed(a)pctechmagazine.com. _______________________ Kind Regards, Albert Mucunguzi Executive Director PC Tech Magazine P.O. Box 32180, Tel: +256 712619812 Kampala, Uganda. Email: ed(a)pctechmagazine.com Website: www.pctechmagazine.com

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3rd East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) highlights
by mwende njiraini 14 Aug '10

14 Aug '10

** EAIGF programme Dear all The following are highlights of dicussions that I captured from the just concluded 3rd EAIGF in Kampala, Uganda, which are also available on the following links: - http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/highlights-of-ongoing… - http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/3rd-eaigf-final-day-h… The 3rd East African Internet Governance Forum <http://www.eaigf.or.ke/>that began on 11 th August ended today Friday 13th August. The following are the highlights the issues discussed at the forum. *Session 1: Official Opening* *Session 2: Reports of national IGF process: * - The need to create value and awareness in order to engage the private sector in IG discussion. - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa<http://www.uneca.org/index.htm>(UNECA) reported that: - It would soon be launching a knowledge management platform - It working on evaluating Africa’s participation in the WSIS and IGF process as well as seeking to establish Africa’s position in light of discussions on the continuation of the IGF. - Developing indicators on the implementation of cybersecurity in ICT policies *Session 3: Cyber Security Management: * - The forum acknowledged that cybersecurity threats were on the rise as a result of increased usage and access to broadband. - The need for collaboration in establishment of harmonized cybersecurity policies, legislation and management frameworks specifically the creation of Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRT) was recognized. *Session 4: Strengthening Critical Internet Resources: * - An appreciation of different ccTLD management and governance structures in each country as these structures were factors determined by the local context/circumstances - ccTLDs faced stiff competition from gTLDs hence the need to “strengthening of ccTLDs” in terms of technical excellence, governance and policy structures, quality of service and price, marketing and branding - The pricing of ccTLD was determined by numbers (critical mass=reduction in prices), nature of operation, need for sustainability and perception of the value of ccTLD - A proposal to set up a working group to discuss the viability/business model of DOT EAC (.eac) was considered taking note of the proposed EAIGF programmeICANN new gTLD draft applicant guidebook<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm>and proposedprocess which were lengthy, complex and expensive. *Session 5: IPv6 Challenge* - Africa for historical reasons (late adopters, relatively new RIR) has not exhausted its IPv4 address block. Another factor of the relatively low utilization of IPv4 has been the current network design employed by ISPs and network operators. EAIGF programmeAfriNIC <http://www.afrinic.net/> has therefore launched of the ‘No-NAT’ project - IPv6 presents Africa with an opportunity to engage on the same footing as the rest of the world particularly in light of the growth of the mobile sector by starting the transition to IPv6 early/now! - The need to create awareness, training and development of a transition strategy was identified. *Session 6: Access and affordability to Broadband* - Acknowledgement of the important of establishing redundancy and resilience of the national, trans-national and submarine fibre optic networks - Proposal to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS)<http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf>to guarantee connection and transit to submarine cables for land-locked countries in the East African region. - Recognition of the need for a regional IXP through harmonization of regulatory frameworks (licensing requirements and interconnection guidelines) to facilitate cross-border network operators. *Session 7: Emerging issues* - Creation of viable framework for ICT skills enhancement. This would include regional mutual recognition of IT certification to foster acquisition of internationally compatible and competitive skills to take advantage of the regional integration and globalization. - Recognizing that the youth form over 50% of the population in East Africa, to forum recognized the need to support youth in ICT entrepreneurship and facilitate their engagement in the Internet-governance related policy making processes. - Emphasis to strengthen existing ccTLDs in light of other gTLD initiatives in the continent including the Dot Africa initiative. The dot Africa was presented as a compliment rather than a competitor to existing ccTLDs. - Code of Good Practice and its application to Internet Governance guidelines was presented. The aim of the code is to improve information, participation, transparency and inclusive engagement of IG-related entities in their arrangements and practices. *Session 8: Way Forward* Some of resolutions of the forum are paraphrased below: 1. Formation of a working group to develop strategies to strengthen ccTLDs in the region in light of competition for gTLDs and determine the business case for the .eac domain. 2. Registration of the EAIGF domain name (.ug .tz .rw .bi) all pointing to www.eaigf.or.ke 3. East African countries ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea<http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf>(UNCLOS). Relevant sections of the Convention in view of submarine cables include Part VI; Article 79 and Part VII; Article 87(c) and Article 112. 4. EAIGF host a knowledge management repository for that IG-relevant information from national and regional organisations in particular East African Communications Organization (EACO) 5. Support of the creation of a regional exchange point and [*taking into cognizance the local context develop harmonized IPv6 transition strategies *] 6. Adoption of unified strategies in initiatives including youth initiatives, mutual recognition IT skills certification, new gTLDs, among others. 7. Utilize the Code of practice as a tool for achieving balanced participation and carry forward IG-related resolutions of and recommendations from organisation and country in the region. 8. 4th EAIGF to be hosted in Rwanda and a call for support for the Kenya’s bid to host the UN-IGF in 2011 in the event that the UN-IGF’s mandate is extended. Kind regards Mwende (Ps: I was unfortunately unable to twit) *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those reported, quoted or referenced) are the author’s own* On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Grace Bomu <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Walu, > yesterday I was just asking someone whether there is some way to > participate remotely. This helps. > Who is in the Kenyan delegation? Perhaps we can follow their tweets for > more customised info or info of particular interest to Kenyan youth. > best! > > > rgds, > Grace > > On 13 August 2010 10:17, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> below the updates from the East African Internet Governance Forum in >> Uganda. >> >> walu. >> Alice: any major\key decisions coming out of the Kampala meeting? >> --- On *Wed, 8/11/10, I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe < >> namirembe(a)i-network.or.ug>* wrote: >> >> >> From: I-Network Secretariat Eunice Namirembe <namirembe(a)i-network.or.ug> >> Subject: [i-network] East African Internet Governance Forum >> To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> >> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 6:38 PM >> >> Dear Members, >> >> Like most of you may know already, The East African Internet Governance >> Forum is taking place now. You are invited to follow proceedings on Twitter >> @EA_IGF, read updates on the blog http://www.eaigf-uganda.blogspot.com/or follow participants updates on facebook when you search East African >> Internet Governance Forum and be part of the event. >> >> You can also access day one presentations on the EAIGF website using this >> link http://www.eaigf.or.ke/eaigf/eaigf/2010-eaigf-presentation.html. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Eunice >> >> >> ________________________ >> Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug >> Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork >> The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit [web site]( http://d2.dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( >> mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org<http://mc/compose?to=leave.i-network@dgroups.org>) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners >> of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email >> message. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: nmutungu(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com >> >> > > > -- > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > Kenya > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: mwende.njiraini(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwende.njiraini%40gmai… > >

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Fwd: Seeking Expressions of Interest for WITSA Global Impact Study by August 31, 2010
by waudo siganga 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Dear Kictanet Colleagues - I am requested to circulate the information below to potenetially interested colleagues. Kind Regards, Waudo ----- Original message ----- From: "Anders Halvorsen" <ahalvorsen(a)witsa.org> To: "Jim Poisant" <jpoisant(a)witsa.org> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:57:56 -0400 Subject: Seeking Expressions of Interest for WITSA Global Impact Study by August 31, 2010 August 12, 2010 TO: Members of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) FR: Anders Halvorsen, Director of Public Policy RE: Seeking Expressions of Interest for WITSA Global Impact Study by August 31, 2010 _________________________________________________________________ ___________ Dear Colleagues, As you may recall from our meetings in Amsterdam in May, WITSA is initiating a major study of the impact of ICT. This request for expressions of interest (EOI) sets out the specifications and output requirements for the study, to undertake the study from qualified research organizations and institutions including but not limited to: colleges, universities, nongovernmental organizations, consortium, foundations, and corporations. Subsequently from short-listed organizations, a Request for Proposal (RFP) will then be issued seeking a more detailed response. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in sending this EOI to any interested parties among your memberships and beyond. Responses must reach the WITSA Secretary General at [1]jpoisant(a)witsa.org not later than close of business on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Please find the details of the EOI at [2]http://www.witsa.org/v2/request/EOI.htm. The completed study output will be publicly accessible via the WITSA web site (www.witsa.org) and comprise a range of media (the ICT Impact portal) setting out both theoretical and evidence-based impacts of ICT. These impacts will initially focus on the economic as well as social and cultural impacts. WITSA is keen for the ICT Impact portal to comprise analyses with resilient, dynamic links to key indicators, so that it maintains currency and relevance to users over time. For more information, please contact WITSA Public Policy Advisor Tim Conway at [3]tim(a)witsa.org. Again, we appreciate your help in circulating this information to potentially interested parties. Best regards, Anders Anders Halvorsen Director of Public Policy World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) witsa_newlogo WITSA 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 450 Vienna, VA 22182 United States of America Tel: +1 571 633-0620 Fax: +1 703 893-1269 Mobile: +1 571 265-5964 Email: [4]ahalvorsen(a)witsa.org URL: [5]www.witsa.org The contents of this electronic mail are solely intended for the person(s) or organisation to whom it was addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are not permitted to copy, distribute or take any action in reference to its contents. If you have received this electronic mail in error please notify the sender and copy the message to [6]webmaster(a)witsa.org. Thank you. Best regards, Anders References 1. mailto:jpoisant@witsa.org 2. http://www.witsa.org/v2/request/EOI.htm 3. mailto:tim@witsa.org 4. mailto:ahalvorsen@witsa.org 5. http://www.witsa.org/ 6. mailto:webmaster@witsa.org

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Modern Engagement
by Dorcas Muthoni 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

Interesting from Martha: http://www.facebook.com/MarthaKarua http://twitter.com/Martha_W_Karua -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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copyright infringment / theft vs local content value
by Badru Ntege 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

Hi All I'm posting this on both I-network (UG) and Kictanet (KE) to continue and expand dialogue that has been going on within the Linux User group mailing list in UG. A few weeks ago I shared a website that we have been working on as an experiment on local content. This website presents an archive of broadcast content from about 16 local radio stations going back to the beginning of 2010. http://www.yradio.ug/ I firmly believe that Africa's local content will be mainly multi-media as opposed to the written word. This goes back to our heritage where our history has been mainly through story telling passed down from generation to generation as opposed to our European cousins, where the written word goes back for many generations. However the multimedia might fly in the face of what I call historical IPR and Copyright legislation. I do believe that this legislation needs to be reviewed in favour of the current times where the traditional methods are unenforceable. On the international scene African nations are being forced to adopt some of this legislation which I do believe will stifle innovation and growth. For Kenya I understand that Kenya Music Copy Right Association has been in place and collects from those who play music from local artists. I would like us to look at what has happened to that industry in the last few years since this was put in force. In the late 90's early 2000's Kenya local music was dominant in the region. However the industry has not grown as it should have and has been overtaken by other markets like Uganda where strict enforcement does not exist and the most frequently played music is local ugandan music. Some have said that what yradio is doing is theft. I would like to here more views on this and also on the notion that our future content for the continent will mainly be Multi-media. Regards Badru

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Streaming - African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)
by Michuki Mwangi 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

<apologies for cross posting> Dear Colleagues, There will be a live audio stream of the inaugural African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) event from the 11- 12th August 2010 provided in http-streamed mp3 audio. In addition, an IM & conference server will be available for remote users to post comments and/or queries. ================================= Streaming and Conference Service ================================= Live Audio Stream ================== The live audio stream can be accessed via the following URL': http://wavu.kixp.or.ke:8001/afpif (Most platforms should have a client immediately available - win media player, quicktime, real player, winamp, vlc, mplayer,zinf etc..) capable of playing back the stream. IM conference Service and Email ================================ (a) Those with jabber clients can join the AfPIF conference room, afpif(a)conference.isoc.org. A list of jabber clients can be found at http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.shtml (b) Those without can send their comments and/or queries to mwangi(a)isoc.org, karen(a)isoc.org and morris(a)isoc.org

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Re: [kictanet] electronic results Referendum system..
by James Rege 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

Mr. Bowman, Thanks for the document on e-voting. It will help me with my paper, which I am putting together for my Parliamentary Committee to consider. IIEC executives and I went to Nebraska early in the year to have a glance at the system they use in their regular voting process. As a hardware designer, I was very impressed with their card reader equipment robustness. We shake - and - bake tested the equipment and did not notice any failure. I was convinced that Kenya as a country where contestants run a way with ballot papers, when they are losing the contest, would be a good candidate for electronic registration and voting. I will avail the paper for scrutiny once it is released by parliament. Hon. James Rege. Sent from my iPad On 6 Aug 2010, at 08:29, warigia bowman <warigia(a)gmail.com> wrote: Wanakenya I am very impressed by the IIEC and the handling of the referendum. Here is a good article on best practices for electronic voting. It builds from the american and australian experience. http://www.softimp.com.au/Common%20content/White%20Papers/ETHICOMP_2005_Pap… Rigia On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Harry Hare <harry(a)africanedevelopment.org> wrote: Wash, the law has to be amended to remove legal exposures to e-Voting. Especially the confirmation of the result which has to be done on a “signed” Form 16A assuming physical nature of the form. I am not sure how this is affected by the new constitution. Having said that the IIEC has this on top of their agenda, so I suspect come 2012, e-Voting will be in place. I think its in order to congratulate the IIEC and especially their Tech team. Harry On 8/5/10 1:21 PM, "Washington Odhiambo" <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Am not so sure that the system was a success. Over one third of polling stations failed to transmit electronically for various reasons including poor network (5,964 failed of a total of 20,750 polling stations). This would be chaos for a general election. Being the first time it was used on a very large scale, almost a replica of a general election, I think they have done very well. They now have the information required to fine tune the system for the GE. I had expected to vote electronically, but it appears that only the registration was electronic, where I registered, but I am not complaining. 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: : Publishing _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: warigia(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/warigia%40gmail.com -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor The Department of Public Policy Leadership The University of Mississippi 107 Odom Hall University, MS 38677 URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html PHONE: 662-915-1904 EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jamesrege(a)rocketmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jamesrege%40rocketmail…

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Announcing AfriNIC-13 meeting in Johannesburg: 20-26 November 2010
by Adiel A. Akplogan 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

[*** Sorry for cross-posting if you are receiving several copy of this message ***] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-13 Public Policy Meeting will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20-26 November 2010. During the meeting we will hear from professionals in our region operating Internet services and infrastructure, and also welcome global industry partners to contribute to topical issues related to IP networking that affect the African region. These will include updates on IPv6 deployment in all sectors, Internet Numbers Resources management policies under discussion in the AfriNIC region, as well as an update on policy development in the global arena. AfriNIC will also host its Government Working Group meeting and a Law Enforcement Workshop on 24 November. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on workshops in IPv6 for Network Operators; a 3 day Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) workshop for trainers, and a one day discussion on CERT for managers and policy makers. You are warmly invited to join us at, and to share experiences and knowledge with Internet experts from the AfriNIC region, and from around the world who will be present at this event. If you are interested in making presentations, or offering tutorials, and/or technical demonstrations during the AfriNIC-13 meeting you will find related information at: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-13/index.php/call-for-presentation All submissions should be sent to meeting(a)afrinic.net before 20 September 2010. General information about the AfriNIC-13 meeting can be found on the meeting website at: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-13/ Registration for the meeting will open on 1 September 2010. We wish to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and confidence in AfriNIC, and we look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to South Africa and to another successful AfriNIC meeting. Sincerely ______________________________________________________________________ Adiel A. Akplogan Tel. +230 403 51 00 Chief Executive Officer, AfriNIC Fax: +230 466 67 58 adiel(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net sip: adiel(a)voip.afrinic.net

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