March 2011 - KICTANet

Academic Sanity Restored
by robert yawe 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hi Listers, Finally the government has realised that is foolhardy to produce only graduates and the ministry of higher education has passed a directive that only 10% of institutions will offer graduates and 60% will offer diploma and higher diploma qualifications. Even though the standard for development is 1:10:100:1000 where for every graduate you produce, especially technical, you need to provide 10 high national diploma holders, 100 hundred national diploma holders and 1000 artisans. If we take the example of the ICT industry for us to fully exploit the skills of a single ICT graduate we need 10 programmers to fill in the code and 100 diploma/certificate (i.e. IMIS & ICDL) holders to support the application. Our current inverted pyramid has resulted in ICT graduates being relegated to coders or being retrained to handle activities that would have been best handled by a diploma holder. It was not too bad when it lasted as I was seeing the possibility of employing a graduate as the domestic technician come private tutor. Kudos to the ministry for finally waking up to the reality on the ground. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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FW: Report: Africa Internet Entrepreneurs' Conference
by Albert Mucunguzi 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Dear All, Please find report on the link below. http://www.pctechmagazine.com/news-a-blogs/news/389-report-africa-internet-… Regards, Albert MucunguziPC Tech Magazine,P. O. Box 32180,Kampala,UgandaEmail: ed(a)pctechmagazine.comWebsite: http://www.albertmucunguzi.com http://www.pctechmagazine.com

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Bob ups the corporate warfare strategy
by muriuki mureithi 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hi ------Restructuring presents a paradigm shift in the thinking and operations of both staff and business partners. Already, staff have been taken through the strategy, which Mr Collymore describes as a shift from the past to the present. "From output to outcomes, from value propositions to value conversations, from differentiated products to products that make a difference, from value chains to value cycles, from competitive advantage to constructive advantage," is how he sums up the new direction. --- Bob quoted by DN Smart company http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Silver+lining+in+Safaricom+sha ke+up++/-/1226/1130072/-/dctddjz/-/index.html Where can I get some academic writing on these concepts and where applied? cheers Muriuki Mureithi Its only when you hitch yourself up to something bigger than yourself that you realise your true potential - barrack obama US President

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2011 IGF
by David Wambua 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

For those of you who were unable to open the attachment sent out earlier. Regards, ............................. David I. Wambua Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC), Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi [E] david(a)kenic.or.ke [M] +254 733790073 [T] +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8 [F] 4450087 [W] www.kenic.or.ke dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- 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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Re: [kictanet] AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting 14-Dar June 2011
by Walubengo J 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

my bad - correct year is 2011. i seem to be stuck in 2010, which must have been a very good year ;-) walu. --- On Thu, 3/24/11, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting 14-Dar June 2010 To: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com, "KICTAnet KICTAnet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 4:09 PM apologies for cross-posting, AfriNIC is pleased to invite you to attend the AfriNIC-14 Public Policy Meeting and AfNOG-12 Workshop & Meeting which will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 29 May to 10 June 2011. The joint meeting represents a platform where leading Internet industry presenters discuss the latest developments in global best practice for managing your Internet resources and how it affects the African region. Most importantly, the meetings are your opportunity to contribute to the policy development process. Read more @ http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-14/ walu.

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2011 IGF
by David Wambua 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Dear all, Please find the correct website details in the attachment. Regards, ............................. David I. Wambua Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC), Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi [E] david(a)kenic.or.ke [M] +254 733790073 [T] +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8 [F] 4450087 [W] www.kenic.or.ke dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- 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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Re: [kictanet] AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting 14-Dar June 2010
by Walubengo J 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

apologies for cross-posting, AfriNIC is pleased to invite you to attend the AfriNIC-14 Public Policy Meeting and AfNOG-12 Workshop & Meeting which will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 29 May to 10 June 2011. The joint meeting represents a platform where leading Internet industry presenters discuss the latest developments in global best practice for managing your Internet resources and how it affects the African region. Most importantly, the meetings are your opportunity to contribute to the policy development process. Read more @ http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-14/ walu. --- On Wed, 3/23/11, DS <david.sawe(a)cats-net.com> wrote: From: DS <david.sawe(a)cats-net.com> Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Re: Hongera Mwanazuoni kwa Kuchaguliwa Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Teknolojia To: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 7:45 PM It appears to be a dynamic and well-motivated team! My congratulations to everyone, and I wish all of you all the best! Cheers, DS. --- In eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com, Chambi Chachage <chambi78@...> wrote: > > Hongera sana kwa hili: > http://issamichuzi.blogspot.com/2011/03/profesa-kamuzora-ndiye-mwenyekiti-m…! > > > ------ > My mission is to acquire, produce and disseminate knowledge on and about > humanity as well as divinity, especially as it relates to Africa, in a > constructive and liberating manner to people wherever they may be. > > ------- > Address: P. O. Box 4460 Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania > Cellphone: + (255)(0)754771763/718953273 > Skype: chambi100 > Twitter: @Udadisi > Blog: http://udadisi.blogspot.com/ > Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanazuoni/ > ------- > __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity: New Members 2 Visit Your Group Anyone who would like to join eThinkTankTz is welcome to do so by sending a blank email to: eThinkTankTz-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com MARKETPLACE Find useful articles and helpful tips on living with Fibromyalgia. Visit the Fibromyalgia Zone today! Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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{Disarmed} 2011 IGF
by David Wambua 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you that registration is now open for the upcoming IGF 2011 which will take place in Nairobi - Kenya as follows: Date: 27th - 30th September 2011 Venue: United Nations, Gigiri, Nairobi. Registration, accommodation, and visa information is available at: http://www.igf.or.ke Regards, ............................. David I. Wambua Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC), Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi [E] david(a)kenic.or.ke [M] +254 733790073 [T] +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8 [F] 4450087 [W] www.kenic.or.ke dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- 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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Re: [kictanet] SIM card registration status
by Sam Aguyo 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hi Chris, I watched it on NTV @9:00PM news Regards Sam --- On Thu, 3/24/11, Chris Kiagiri <ck(a)google.com> wrote: From: Chris Kiagiri <ck(a)google.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] SIM card registration status To: "Sam Aguyo" <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 12:53 AM Junk Score: 1 out of 10 (below your Auto Allow threshold) | Approve sender | Block sender | Block domain

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SIM card registration status
by Sam Aguyo 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

I watched last night on TV an expose of how criminals rob MPESA and other traders in CBD. What i found interesting is that they transfer floats from the agents phones to their phones. This is something that has been happening and very recently. My wonder is, does it mean that the SIM registration was put on hold or some Mpesa agents do not adhere to set rules of demanding identification for every transaction. These people must be withdrawing the money anyway and whenever they do the transfer, their number is reflected. Could someone on the know highlight on this. I feel indeed horrified Sam

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