July 2011 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions
by Edwin Onchari 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

Thanks Paul for the info Edwin From: Paul Kukubo [mailto:paulkukubo@ict.go.ke] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:09 PM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: Paul Kukubo; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions Edwin. No one's proposal is shared with anyone else. Sent from my iPad On 22 Jul 2011, at 11:49, "Edwin Onchari" <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: Hi Paul, This is a great initiative that your board has embarked on. I have one question that might/might not have been addressed in the last grant cycle – how does the board guarantee information confidentiality, say in the case where an applicant submits an idea, and for some reason it does not get funded but then a few weeks/months later it resurfaces elsewhere as a commercial application without the knowledge of the original “inventor”? Edwin From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Paul Kukubo Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:24 PM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions Listers http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/component/content/article/74-books/366-grant… Click above for more details. The Ministry of Information and Communications, through the Kenya ICT Board is now accepting proposals for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant. The grant is offered to Kenyan citizens and companies registered in Kenya for the development of innovative web or mobile phone applications. Grants of up to $ 50,000 for companies and $ 10,000 for individuals and teams will be offered through the program. The objective of the grant is to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity while promoting economic growth in the sector. For many companies that develop web and mobile solutions, access to funding to grow their company is a huge challenge. By supporting entrepreneurs with the funds they need to successfully take their products to market, the grant hopes to grow the number of relevant and local web and mobile applications available to Kenyans. The Kenya ICT Board awarded fifteen grants in 2010 and hopes to award at least 30 grants in 2011. The grant is available to individuals and companies in any sector and the Kenya ICT Board encourages any individual or company with ideas for web or mobile applications to apply. Category 1: Private sector innovation The Tandaa Digital Content Grant is divided into two categories: Government Open Data and Private Sector Innovation. In the Private Sector category, the Kenya ICT Board will select the most innovative proposals that demonstrate long term business viability. Proposal in this category must respond to a demonstrated market need and have a positive impact on the community it seeks to serve. In 2010, the Kenya ICT Board awarded seven grants in this category including a diary farmer payment application and a social media marketing product. Category 2: Government Data Applications On July 8, the Government of Kenya made 290 datasets publicly available and accessible through an Open Data portal. Now, the Kenya ICT Board will support entrepreneurs to develop web and mobile applications that utilize the data to provide services or products for citizens. Eduweb, an online school portal that use data from the Ministry of Education to provide a service for parents selecting schools for their children, was among seven grants awarded in 2010. Eligibility Kenyan citizens above 18 are eligible to apply for the grant. Companies officially registered in Kenya are eligible to apply for the grant. Matching grant for established companies A new feature of the second round of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant offers established companies an opportunity to participate in the program. Companies founded at least 10 year ago with over 40 members of staff are invited to summit their proposals for a web or mobile application. The companies must match the grant in full. This categories allows otherwise profitable ICT companies to develop innovative projects within a short period of time. Business Plan training Another new feature of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is a training component designed into the proposal process. Over 2,000 people participated in the first round of the Digital Content Grant. However, more than half of the applicants struggled with the business plan sections of the proposal. As such, the Kenya ICT Board will offer business plan training to the top 150 applicants. The training will equip the most innovative applicants with the tools to help them secure funding and grow the business--regardless of wether they are awarded the grant. Application Forms: • <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form9/form_login.html> Individuals/teams ($ 10,000 each) • <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form8/form_login.html> Companies ($ 50,000 each) • <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form10/form_login.html> Matching grant ($ 150,000 each) VENUES GRANT WORKSHOPS: Town Date Venue Time Nakuru Tuesday 26th July, 2011 Kabarak University 9am – 11am Kakamega Friday 29th July, 2011 Masinde Muliro University 9am – 11am Garissa Tuesday 2nd August, 2011 Garissa – Hiddig Hotel 9am – 11am Mombasa Friday 5th August, 2011 Mombasa Polytechnic Uni 9am – 11am Nairobi Tuesday 9th August, 2011 KICC 8am – 10am 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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Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions
by Paul Kukubo 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

Listers http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/component/content/article/74-books/366-grant… Click above for more details. The Ministry of Information and Communications, through the Kenya ICT Board is now accepting proposals for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant. The grant is offered to Kenyan citizens and companies registered in Kenya for the development of innovative web or mobile phone applications. Grants of up to $ 50,000 for companies and $ 10,000 for individuals and teams will be offered through the program. The objective of the grant is to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity while promoting economic growth in the sector. For many companies that develop web and mobile solutions, access to funding to grow their company is a huge challenge. By supporting entrepreneurs with the funds they need to successfully take their products to market, the grant hopes to grow the number of relevant and local web and mobile applications available to Kenyans. The Kenya ICT Board awarded fifteen grants in 2010 and hopes to award at least 30 grants in 2011. The grant is available to individuals and companies in any sector and the Kenya ICT Board encourages any individual or company with ideas for web or mobile applications to apply. *Category 1: Private sector innovation* The Tandaa Digital Content Grant is divided into two categories: Government Open Data and Private Sector Innovation. In the Private Sector category, the Kenya ICT Board will select the most innovative proposals that demonstrate long term business viability. Proposal in this category must respond to a demonstrated market need and have a positive impact on the community it seeks to serve. In 2010, the Kenya ICT Board awarded seven grants in this category including a diary farmer payment application and a social media marketing product. *Category 2: Government Data Applications* On July 8, the Government of Kenya made 290 datasets publicly available and accessible through an Open Data portal. Now, the Kenya ICT Board will support entrepreneurs to develop web and mobile applications that utilize the data to provide services or products for citizens. Eduweb, an online school portal that use data from the Ministry of Education to provide a service for parents selecting schools for their children, was among seven grants awarded in 2010. *Eligibility* Kenyan citizens above 18 are eligible to apply for the grant. Companies officially registered in Kenya are eligible to apply for the grant. *Matching grant for established companies* A new feature of the second round of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant offers established companies an opportunity to participate in the program. Companies founded at least 10 year ago with over 40 members of staff are invited to summit their proposals for a web or mobile application. The companies must match the grant in full. This categories allows otherwise profitable ICT companies to develop innovative projects within a short period of time. *Business Plan training* Another new feature of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is a training component designed into the proposal process. Over 2,000 people participated in the first round of the Digital Content Grant. However, more than half of the applicants struggled with the business plan sections of the proposal. As such, the Kenya ICT Board will offer business plan training to the top 150 applicants. The training will equip the most innovative applicants with the tools to help them secure funding and grow the business--regardless of wether they are awarded the grant. *Application Forms: * •Individuals/teams <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form9/form_login.html>($ 10,000 each) •Companies <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form8/form_login.html> ($ 50,000 each) •Matching grant<https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form10/form_login.html> ($ 150,000 each) * * *VENUES GRANT WORKSHOPS: * *Town* *Date* *Venue* *Time* *Nakuru* Tuesday 26th July, 2011 Kabarak University 9am – 11am *Kakamega* Friday 29th July, 2011 Masinde Muliro University 9am – 11am *Garissa* Tuesday 2nd August, 2011 Garissa – Hiddig Hotel 9am – 11am *Mombasa* Friday 5th August, 2011 Mombasa Polytechnic Uni 9am – 11am *Nairobi* Tuesday 9th August, 2011 KICC 8am – 10am 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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Tandaa Grants
by Edith Adera 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

Dear Paul, Just to say hearty congrats to KICTB for the Tandaa grants to stimulate innovations in the sector! This is the way to go - create job opportunities, provide room for creative thinking and support economic development! As you roll-out the program, grow and learn, I would encourage a research-oriented approach to the identification of areas of critical needs from potential beneficiaries in key sectors of the economy (demand-driven) so the solutions address expressed national needs and have potential to scale. An evaluation of the program will be equally important. Kudos! Edith

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2011 IGF draft schedule
by Alice Munyua 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Dear all, Attached the UN-IGF draft schedule. For registration please visit: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ best Alice

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IGF 2011 INVITATION
by David Wambua 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Dear All, This is to remind you that the Kenya Internet Governance Forum(K-IGF) will be held tomorrow Friday 22nd July, 2011. Kindly note that the venue has been changed to AFRALTI Centre, along Waiyaki Way, next to CCK( see program/map attached). We look forward to seeing you at the forum. Kind Regards, KENIC [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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Yawe for PMG - Increased foot print
by robert yawe 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Hi, I was driving through Langata area when I found what looked like a "new" post office. Having been brought up in Nairobi it was interesting to note that Buru Buru, Umoja and even Nairobi West do not have post offices yet they where built earlier than Langata. This is a clear indication that there is still great potential for PCK even in Nairobi especially know that many formally residential only areas are developing large populations of commercial activities. Sometimes selfishness is essential to development, the building where the post office is situated is likely to belong to a politically correct person. Now if only all the members of parliament insisted on a post office in their constituency and every councillor in their ward that would give PCK an additional 3000 outlets, if these post offices offer the council services such as license applications, council schools applications, rates payments and health certificates we will have achieved total devolvement. Regards Regard Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Kenya, like other developing nations, seems is stuck between a rock and a hard place..
by aki 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

I'm no economist but would like to share some amatuer comments here. Corrections are very welcome. :-) Given the right circumstances, we are destined to become even more bigger players in the region. We are also far capable of doing much more than we give ourself credits for, BUT, unfortunately we are stuck. Unable to move to the next level. I believe one reason that we cannot move ahead is the "shoppers" mentality that is holding many back from thinking what we need to do. I also honestly believe we need new people or injection of fresh ideas with goals commitments in govt that will be the core of what happens to the development of the nation. I write from a technology point of view and know we are literally shooting ourselves in both legs. We cannot fix the mistakes of the past hundreds of years as the older generations stood by and watched the first trains rollout across the land. These generations were mere bystanders on a free ride and could only match thinking that lacked visions and goals. How fast are things really moving? I can say that we are unable to keep up the pace, even in our technology fields. I listed the Mara Online project just as one, literally there are hundreds of such projects that have a National and International impact waiting to be done. It's also a shame we are bent of creating more and more end users in the economy. When we think of Southern Sudan as investments, we immediately think of what we can* buy to supply*-not anything beyond this-- yet we are regional leaders. The current economic practises must go and we need to match the growth with a balance of imports and local creations. Why is it that the pace of say e.g. e-Govt is extremely slow and only happens when it receives donor or world bank funding or external partners? Why is it that we have not created a better voting system or e-monitoring facilities to remove the system problems we are already aware of? If we think 2010 was when we implemented video in judiciary, then it seems we are in a bigger self denial in a global sense because the technology has existed since the 1980s and kept getting better over time. Things need to change, the system needs to change and also people's thinking needs to change. We need a balance if we are to go to the next level. I write from a technology point of view but am certain other sectors too will have similar views. Thank you.

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It's the season of the animal migration in the mara, how many knew?
by aki 20 Jul '11

20 Jul '11

Why do we lack the initiatives to bring this natural wonder to the Internet and gain even more exposure, localise traffic? It's amazing that we have one of the greatest animal migration wonders happening right here in kenya each year, yet not many are aware of the event nor will be able to attend. The animal migration is an odd event, because you have thousands of animals that buildup along the banks of the mara river, at random places. And they also start crossing at random times, as if they recieve a mass communication message at the oddest times and an event that can only be captured if one has knowledge of the area. The closest place that could host a webcam is mara serena which is overlooking a crossing point. Both Safaricom and Airtel have edge coverage in the area, which could be used to provide frame by frame coverage. We don't want people to watch live as they should come to kenya and watch for themselves but we want to also create a live interest. How can we get Hotels, Lodges to co-operate under one "kenya live" system and who pays for the data rates and equipment costs? We would be very capable of building a central streaming system that would capture live images across the country at various tourist locations from western kenyan to the coast. Back in december, I drove down the road towards Magadi and Corner Baridi/OlePolos had some of the best views that Kenya offers. It's amazing the judiciary is now using live video in 2011 and many were impressed, yet many of us were exposed to such video based systems and designs probably 15 or more years ago so it really is quite easy. Let's think of adding some great technology value that could bridge awareness to an important natural event, a step towards creation of national ip traffic which has export value. Additional ideas on what sectors can create more ip traffic and interest, comments or suggestions are very welcome. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)
by gathuri njorohio 20 Jul '11

20 Jul '11

According to ITU the code 211 was spare hence the allocation see the attached from itu website. Gathuri --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) To: "gathuri njorohio" <gathuri_njorohio(a)yahoo.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 4:26 AM Thanks Gathuri, its truly an open world :-) On 7/20/11, gathuri njorohio <gathuri_njorohio(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > hi > Look at the attachment and will see how ITU has assigned the codes. > The information is from the internet www.wtng.info/wtng > > --- On Tue, 7/19/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: > Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) > To: gathuri_njorohio(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 9:38 PM > > Dr. Ochuodho, > > 254 sounds cool, I guess its just a primary key to different nations, > ITU being a global body > is operated by resolutions agreed upon by > members, just like ISO, WTO, lobbying and negotiations are a key > component, considering the fact that we had East African Posts and > Telecommunications when we got the code , it would be interesting to > know how the decision was arrived at, as for the CCTLD, institutional > mechanisms are well defined by ICANN and with increased involvement in > ICANNs activities and support from bodies such as AFTLD .ss should be > a reality sooner than we can imagine, well done though.. > > On 7/20/11, samuel ochanji <sochanji(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Dr Ochuodho, >> >> Thanks for updating us on the events up North in Juba. Talking about the >> ccTLD, a lot of noise has been generated, as we inevitably expected, about >> South Sudan applying for .SS which has negative connotations to the >> > notorious Nazi era SS(Schutzstaffel) in Europe. I understand, from comments >> made by Eng. Lugga to the press, that S. Sudan has already applied for >> .SS. >> Is there a "clause" in ISO rules or IANA that might prevent them from >> awarding .SS South Sudan perhaps based on "public interest" or any other >> excuse or are we likely to see .ss domains soon? Kindly clarify of us. >> >> Best wishes as you help build this new and promising nation! >> Rgds >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> >> To: sochanji(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK-Mageuzi >> Juba-Caucus >> <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>; "g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com" >> <g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds >> <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK Youth <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com>; >> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: >> Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) >> >> >> Friends, >> >> Sincere thanks for the compliments. However, there wasn't really any >> magic: >> we simply happened to be in the right places at the right time. Thanks to >> history! >> >> Nonetheless, for those of us who might not have been there at the time >> Kenya >> acquired its code: could there be any in our midst who knows "why 254"? I >> know it is NOT the prerogative of a country to choose a code. But in the >> same vein, I am aware it is not prohibited for countries to request. Word >> has it "292" had been earmarked for us (after Eritrea - "291")! >> >> On receiving this information, a > Ugandan friend remarked: "You mean such >> 'pretty' numbers existed ........ better TZ's '255'"! No wonder US/North >> America 'picked' "1", and Great Britain "44"! Can someone enlighten me why >> "254"? >> >> Thanks too to those inquiring about the ccTLD (Internet Domain). I >> can only say: "Coming Soon". Numerous steps to go through, but nearly >> there. >> >> Best rgrds, >> Shem >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Michael A. Asudi <michael.asudi(a)gmail.com> >> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >> Cc: g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com; Madaraka Party >> > <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds >> <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus >> <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK Youth <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 20:52 >> Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Re: [g47-kenya] Congratulations Dr. Shem (Was >> ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) >> >> >> >> Great work >> Now S. Sudan joins the global world >> Keep up > Doc >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Silas Owiti Mudekhere >> <mudekhere(a)yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>>Dr. Ochuodho, >>> >>>Congratulations are perfectly in order! Last evening, while attending to >>> one of my "Juakalis" I got that info and was very delighted. What thrills >>> me is the sacrifice some of you visioners have made to make some of these >>> things work. As important as the symbolism of the code numbers assigned >>> are, I am alive to the tribulations that the technical people and the >>> kind >>> of capacity building processes required to make this a reality. I am yet >>> to see an Engineer and IT geek that is so committed, yet humble to work >>> behind the scenes in difficult conditions to achieve results timely as > you >>> have! Congratulations again my senior for guiding this process! I do not >>> want to believe that you did all this simply because they are your Luo >>> brothers :)...As the commentator said, the code issue may look like a >>> small things but to me as a communications facilitator, I very well >>> understand what it takes/means to be shut out of Gateway-God forbid if >>> such a thing was to >> happen. Anyhow, my understanding is that in about a month we should be >> able >> to permanently divorced from the 249! >>> >>>That gets me to wonder, how do we as Kenyans, recognize our heros? For me, >>> this is a case I want to put to the NVK-M (at least the Juba Caucus) for >>> consideration. >>> >>>Stay well bro, and God be with the Republic of South Sudan >>> >>>Silas >>> >>> >>> >>>--- On Tue, > 7/19/11, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> >>>>Subject: [g47-kenya] Fw: ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to >>>> South Sudan >>>>To: "NVK-Mageuzi Members List" <nvk-mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com> >>>>Cc: "Madaraka Party" >> <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "ProgressiveMinds" >> <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus" >> <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NVK Youth" >> <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com>, "G-47 Kenya" <g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> >>>>Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 8:17 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Fyi! >>>> >>>> >>>>Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) >>>>Senior Advisor >>>>Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services >>>>Government of South 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 >>>> >>>> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Asudi >> International Telecommunication Union Youth Forum Fellow >> KAAD Scholar >> Certified Pasha Manager >> Founder & Chair Model-I.T.U Youth Org >> Email:michael.asudi@gmail.com <Email%3Amichael.asudi(a)gmail.com> >> >> Our > approach, what I call the Third Way, is to manage that process of change >> to extend opportunity and prosperity for all-*Tony Blair* >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/sochanji%40yahoo.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for >> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> > regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)
by gathuri njorohio 20 Jul '11

20 Jul '11

hi Look at the attachment and will see how ITU has assigned the codes. The information is from the internet www.wtng.info/wtng --- On Tue, 7/19/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) To: gathuri_njorohio(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 9:38 PM Dr. Ochuodho, 254 sounds cool, I guess its just a primary key to different nations, ITU being a global body is operated by resolutions agreed upon by members, just like ISO, WTO, lobbying and negotiations are a key component, considering the fact that we had East African Posts and Telecommunications when we got the code , it would be interesting to know how the decision was arrived at, as for the CCTLD, institutional mechanisms are well defined by ICANN and with increased involvement in ICANNs activities and support from bodies such as AFTLD .ss should be a reality sooner than we can imagine, well done though.. On 7/20/11, samuel ochanji <sochanji(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Dr Ochuodho, > > Thanks for updating us on the events up North in Juba. Talking about the > ccTLD, a lot of noise has been generated, as we inevitably expected, about > South Sudan applying for .SS which has negative connotations to the > notorious Nazi era SS(Schutzstaffel) in Europe. I understand, from comments > made by Eng. Lugga to the press, that S. Sudan has already applied for .SS. > Is there a "clause" in ISO rules or IANA that might prevent them from > awarding .SS South Sudan perhaps based on "public interest" or any other > excuse or are we likely to see .ss domains soon? Kindly clarify of us. > > Best wishes as you help build this new and promising nation! > Rgds > > > > ________________________________ > From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> > To: sochanji(a)yahoo.com > Cc: Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus > <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>; "g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com" > <g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds > <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK Youth <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com>; > KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:58 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: > Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) > > > Friends, > > Sincere thanks for the compliments. However, there wasn't really any magic: > we simply happened to be in the right places at the right time. Thanks to > history! > > Nonetheless, for those of us who might not have been there at the time Kenya > acquired its code: could there be any in our midst who knows "why 254"? I > know it is NOT the prerogative of a country to choose a code. But in the > same vein, I am aware it is not prohibited for countries to request. Word > has it "292" had been earmarked for us (after Eritrea - "291")! > > On receiving this information, a Ugandan friend remarked: "You mean such > 'pretty' numbers existed ........ better TZ's '255'"! No wonder US/North > America 'picked' "1", and Great Britain "44"! Can someone enlighten me why > "254"? > > Thanks too to those inquiring about the ccTLD (Internet Domain). I > can only say: "Coming Soon". Numerous steps to go through, but nearly > there. > > Best rgrds, > Shem > > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael A. Asudi <michael.asudi(a)gmail.com> > To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com > Cc: g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com; Madaraka Party > <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds > <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus > <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>; NVK Youth <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 20:52 > Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Re: [g47-kenya] Congratulations Dr. Shem (Was > ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan) > > > > Great work > Now S. Sudan joins the global world > Keep up Doc > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Silas Owiti Mudekhere <mudekhere(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >> >>Dr. Ochuodho, >> >>Congratulations are perfectly in order! Last evening, while attending to >> one of my "Juakalis" I got that info and was very delighted. What thrills >> me is the sacrifice some of you visioners have made to make some of these >> things work. As important as the symbolism of the code numbers assigned >> are, I am alive to the tribulations that the technical people and the kind >> of capacity building processes required to make this a reality. I am yet >> to see an Engineer and IT geek that is so committed, yet humble to work >> behind the scenes in difficult conditions to achieve results timely as you >> have! Congratulations again my senior for guiding this process! I do not >> want to believe that you did all this simply because they are your Luo >> brothers :)...As the commentator said, the code issue may look like a >> small things but to me as a communications facilitator, I very well >> understand what it takes/means to be shut out of Gateway-God forbid if >> such a thing was to > happen. Anyhow, my understanding is that in about a month we should be able > to permanently divorced from the 249! >> >>That gets me to wonder, how do we as Kenyans, recognize our heros? For me, >> this is a case I want to put to the NVK-M (at least the Juba Caucus) for >> consideration. >> >>Stay well bro, and God be with the Republic of South Sudan >> >>Silas >> >> >> >>--- On Tue, 7/19/11, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> >>>Subject: [g47-kenya] Fw: ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to >>> South Sudan >>>To: "NVK-Mageuzi Members List" <nvk-mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com> >>>Cc: "Madaraka Party" > <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "ProgressiveMinds" > <progressiveminds(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus" > <NVK-M-Juba-Caucus(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NVK Youth" > <nvk-youth(a)yahoogroups.com>, "G-47 Kenya" <g47-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> >>>Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 8:17 AM >>> >>> >>> >>>Fyi! >>> >>> >>>Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) >>>Senior Advisor >>>Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services >>>Government of South 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 >>> >>> > > > -- > Michael Asudi > International Telecommunication Union Youth Forum Fellow > KAAD Scholar > Certified Pasha Manager > Founder & Chair Model-I.T.U Youth Org > Email:michael.asudi@gmail.com <Email%3Amichael.asudi(a)gmail.com> > > Our approach, what I call the Third Way, is to manage that process of change > to extend opportunity and prosperity for all-*Tony Blair* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/sochanji%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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