November 2011 - KICTANet

Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board (Paul Kukubo)
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Paul Excellent results. Two years ago, we discussed doing the same with IDC with a view to partnering; this was partly motivated by questions our clients were asking about the size and nature of the market. It is interesting that the survey encompasses close to 80% of what was in our concept paper. Great information, though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Why Kenyan's do it better
by robert yawe 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hi, This is a must watch, KICTB, KTB etc should take this up and just place an advert on it, oops no pa diem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Listers Kenya ICT Board on wednesday released the findings of the National ICT Survey Julisha. Results can be found here. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/julisha/402-mae-national-research-study-dubb…. The research commissioned by the Kenya ICT Board's monitoring and evaluation team, was a combination of field work and reviews secondary research to establish critical baselines with respect to the ICT Sectotr in Kenya. Indeed this announcement of the proposed study was made is this mailing list a few months ago. Of particular interest to the Kenya ICT Board is that we now have a market size figure of the ICT sector. Kenya's ICT sector, excluding telco revenues, in 2010 sits at USD 740m with 78% hardware, 9% software and 12% services. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. We estimate it to get to USD 1bn by 2013. The results also tracked skills requirements and indicated that Kenya would need another 10,000 odd IT professional in the next 3 years to meet sector needs. 23% of IT professionals are in IT help desk. The greatest skill shortages are in software development and IT project management. We have received many comments, requests and pointers for clarification through phone calls, email, Twitter, Linked in and Facebook already. We welcome comments on the Julisha Survey before we re publish a final report. Most decision makers in ICT will find this a true digest of information. Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

fyi. walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Cc: "ULIA List" <uganda_libassoc(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 1:55 PM Colleagues AfriNIC-15 is progressing well here in Yaounde, Cameroon, organized by AfriNIC (http://www.afrinic.net/) The focus is on transition from IPv4 to IPv6 with Africa taking the lead. You can participate online at http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000. Some important details on the meeting are available at https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15/?q=content/participate-online-0. Sincerely - Richard. --- Richard Baker Sennoga P. O. Box 1363 Kampala - Uganda Tel. +256(772)759993 | +256(790)829817 Em. richsenoga(a)me.com | richsenoga(a)gmail.com | sennoga(a)un.org --- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations --Steve Jobs You are receiving this message because you are member of community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

I think @robert it is this monster, vested interests or whatever is causing such issues to come up that is causing us to lag behind in ICT especially governance. Kenya has come to be known as an ICT powerhouse largely through the hard working efforts of the private sector, I feel the government as a unit needs to do something to make the environment more friendly for private sector participation... yes? no? On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > So long us we cannot even activate all the street lights on Uhuru Highway > we will never get rid of the policeman. > > You can tell from some of the posts by Dr. Ndemo that even he has raised > his hands in surrender, the best way to move some of this agendas forward > is to get those directly affected such as insurance company to spearhead. > > I am collocating a PRPS who is providing data to the police and TLB > inspectors on TLB licenses, he is currently being fought by KRA, Treasury, > KICTB and GITS. With such resistance what chance do we really have to get > technology to provide solutions on the public sector? > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:25 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > @robert it is this third component that i am proposing we eliminate by my > proposal. I bet it will bring sanity because it pinches where it hurts, in > the pocket. Imagine a matatu making 100k in a month and paying a fine of > 200k.... > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > > Dennis, > > You forget the 3rd component on our roads, policemen. > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Sent:* Sunday, 20 November 2011, 20:34 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > A peculiar observation about Mombasa Road, when we have dignitaries flying > in the morning, there is no traffic.Does this mean that traffic is ignored > on other days as not being critical? > > A recent article on Business Week says roundabouts are developed to > eliminate traffic light delays making traffic flow faster. How comes this > is not the case in Kenya, and why do we have both lights and roundabouts? > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.… > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.c… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > ~ Alex Carey ~ > Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > > > -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Congrats to Hon. Eng. Okundi for being re-appointed as the CCK Chair. Though in my own wisdom I had assumed you would opt for some Governor position in 2012 ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: From: Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Subject: FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, gakuru(a)gmail.com Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10:50 AM Walu, Hi. Please share this with listers. PRESS RELEASE Listers, REF: CCK BOARD CHAIRMAN’S TERM EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER THREE YEARS Hon. Eng. Philip O. Okundi has been re-appointed Chairman of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Board of Directors for a further three years. President Mwai Kibaki has made the appointment vide a Kenya Gazette notice in accordance with Section 6(1) (a) of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446. The re-appointment is effective October 25, 2011. Hon. Eng. Okundi was appointed CCK Board Chairman for the first time in October 2008. A seasoned ICT expert, Hon. Eng. Okundi has spent most of his working life in the ICT sector. He worked at the defunct East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EAP&TC) in various capacities, rising from a pupil engineer in 1966 to the position of Deputy Director General in charge of telecommunications in 1974. Following the collapse of the initial East African Community and the subsequent formation of national telecommunications and postal utilities, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation in 1977. He later on served at the helm of various public sector organizations including the Kenya Ports Authority (1984-1993), Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (1993-1997), and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (1997-2001). Hon. Eng. Okundi is the immediate former Member of Parliament for Rangwe Constituency (2003-2007). During his term in the August House, he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Communications and Public Works. He holds a Master of Science (Msc) in Telecommunications Systems Engineering from the University of Essex and a BSc in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Westminster. Hon. Eng. Okundi is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the UK, a registered Engineer and a Chartered Electrical Engineer (UK). In recognition of outstanding public service, Hon. Eng. Okundi has been decorated with two state honours: Elder of Burning Spear (EBS) and Head of State Commendation (HSC). Ends Best regards, Christopher Wambua Asssistant PR Manager Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] Africa: The road to m-government
by Suhayl Esmailjee 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Listers See a very interesting article on m-government progress in Africa. http://www.telecoms.com/36988/africa-the-road-to-m-government/ Mobile is definitely the way to go for the rapid adoption and use of e-govt services. Can we be the model in Africa for this? Regards SE

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Orange - The Giant Steers
by robert yawe 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Hi, I was was quite elated yesterday when looking at an advertisement by Orange/Telkom for a dual SIM phone offer. Over the past 4 or so years I have been preaching to the management of Orange/telkom that as an underdog they cannot afford to use the tactics of a dominant player in this case the offering of a dual SIM phone. Initially the organisation looked like it was awakening to the reality of their situation when they launched a dual mode GSM/CDMA phone but they lapsed back to their slumber. Now that they are awake, the question is for how long, I believe they can make serious inroads into the mobile market assuming that they only lock on of the SIMs to their network and leave the other one available. Lets welcome Orange/Telkom back from their slumber. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Internet Governance and the UN
by Dandjinou Pierre 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

FYI, An argument in favor of having an "impartial" mechanism for handling global internet governance: http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/-/16527-internet-governance-the-… Rgds Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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FW: Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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