May 2011 - KICTANet

Fw: PFS STAFF RECRUITMENT ADVERT 16/05/2011
by Shem Ochuodho 19 May '11

19 May '11

Might interest some.... Sorry for cross-posts. Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO/GoSS) 2010 African Internaut Award Recipient Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (Computer Society of Kenya - CSK 2000) Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-725-016679 Skype: shem.ochuodho ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Odp Daudi <otwooma(a)gmail.com> To: otwoma <otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke> Sent: Wed, 18 May, 2011 20:11:55 Subject: PFS STAFF RECRUITMENT ADVERT 16/05/2011 Please pass the word round as we target young Kenyans for nuclear power program David

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Kenyan Govt ICT master plan
by Etinick Mutinda 19 May '11

19 May '11

Listers, Here is a report on an ICT Master Plan that If implemented, will mean citizens will be able to access ministry Web sites, and many processes will move online, such as applying for passports and driving licences. Government employees will also benefit from the shared services by accessing operational applications with a single version of the data at any time, while other publicly-owned bodies could access operational applications and retrieve reports. http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43767:k… Mr. Etinick Mutinda International Computer Driving Licence ICDL Regional Development *Office Address:* Ojijo Plaza, GF7 Plums Lane Off Ojijo Road, Parklands P.o box 39078-00623 Tel: +254-20-3746174 / 3746184 Nairobi.

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Ongoing IGF Discussions (http://itu.adobeconnect.com/wsisgoverning_body_room/?launcher=false)
by Barrack Otieno 18 May '11

18 May '11

Listers, Might be of interest considering the fact that Kenya will be hosting the 6th UN IGF, we can participate remotely. The Link is also available on www.intgovforum.org. -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Konza Technology City Request for Information & Interest
by Paul Kukubo 18 May '11

18 May '11

Listers The Kenya ICT Board wishes to make stakeholders aware of that the request for Information and Interest has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications for the services of a Master Developer for Konza Technology City. The advertisement was published in the Economist of this week and in the Daily Nation yesterday and has been posted online, www.konzacity.co.ke and on Scribd http://www.scribd.com/doc/55367200/Konza-Technology-City-Request-for-Inform…<http://scr.bi/iJxj3Z> Please pass on to interested parties. Regards 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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Airtel Appoint John Barorot as New Network Director
by muriuki mureithi 18 May '11

18 May '11

Hi Listers John Barorot is the immediate former CTO at Safaricom http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201105173935/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-Pr ess-Releases-Airtel-Appoint-John-Barorot-as-New-Network-Director.html enjoy the read -- cheers Muriuki Mureithi Consultant Member Society of Telecommunications Consultants summit strategies ltd , www.summitstrategies.co.ke towards demise of roaming -- see http://www.emeraldinsight.com/fwd.htm?id=aob&ini=aob&doi=10.1108/14636691111 131439

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US Cyberspace Strategy
by Wamuyu Gatheru 17 May '11

17 May '11

The US has launched its first comprehensive international cyberspace strategy: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/16/launching-us-international-strate… It focuses on diplomacy, defence and development. See PDF attachment for short version of strategy. regards, Wamuyu -- Soko ID Co. Ltd http://www.soko-id.co.ke/

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Fwd: Volunteers needed to help with IPv6 day measurements
by Michuki Mwangi 17 May '11

17 May '11

<Apologies for cross posting> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Volunteers needed to help with IPv6 day measurements Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 23:19:44 +0300 From: Dawit Bekele <bekele(a)isoc.org> To: <afnog(a)afnog.org> CC: 'Matthew Ford' <ford(a)isoc.org>, <mwangi(a)isoc.org> Dear colleagues, As you might already know, on 8 June, 2011, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major organisations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour "test flight". The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry - Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies - to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out (http://isoc.org/wp/worldipv6day/) One of the organizations supporting this day, OpenNMS (http://www.opennms.org) is seeking volunteers to host pollers for their distributed network monitoring solution for the World IPv6 Day It has an online form for the purpose of gathering volunteers here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHlDT0RQeEhrTj… Volunteers need to be able to provide a dual-stack machine to run the poller software, and it is desirable for this machine to be on as much of the time as possible, ideally 24/7. OpenNMS is keen to have pollers on every (inhabited) continent, but don't currently from Africa. I encourage volunteers to support OpenNMS and the World IPV6 Day by hosting the pollers and completing the online form with the results. Please let me know and my colleague Matthew Ford (ford(a)isoc.org) if you are volunteering and need further detail. Thank you Dawit Bekele

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A Visiting to Facebook?
by Samuel Gichuru 17 May '11

17 May '11

Hi.. I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit Google, Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated. -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565

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Safaricom Recharge Vouchers - Cart & Horse Story
by Odhiambo Washington 16 May '11

16 May '11

Just wondering, now that Safaricom has >12-digit for the PIN in their recharge vouchers (scratch cards), when they will update the SIM menu char limit for when you want to load credit. This is especially a problem when you want to "Top other number". At this moment in time, you have to send an sms to 141 with PIN#OtherNumber, which is fine, but cances of OtherNumber going in incorrectly to become SomeOtherNumber is way too risky. Isn't this akin to "putting the cart in front of the horse"? I'd have hoped they'd effect and initiate a process where clients would be informed to run an update to the SIM cards (menu), then push out the >12-digit recharge vouchers into the market? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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The KRA Issue
by robert yawe 16 May '11

16 May '11

Hi, How come no one has made any comments on the downtime of KRA? 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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