August 2011 - KICTANet

KIXP Down?
by Michael Bullut 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Good afternoon fellow listers, Might anybody be noting problems with the Kenya Internet Exchange Point? My colleagues working with service providers inform me they can not exchange traffic with their fellow counterparts. Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.* *Google Talk: michael.bullut **Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://kipsang.wordpress.com/* *E-mail:* *michael.bullut(a)gmail.com* * * *---*

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SOUTH SUDAN - Dot-SS Internet Domain - We Got IT!
by Shem Ochuodho 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Friends, We got it! Dot-SS (alpha-2) for the Internet domain code, and "SSD" for the ISO alpha-3 numeric code. Thanks to all who made this a reality one way or other. Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Juba Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-725-016679 Skype: shem.ochuodho

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Julisha National ICT Market and Indicators Survey
by Paul Kukubo 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

*Julisha: National M&E ICT Survey* With the arrival of broadband connectivity through three (3) submarine cable systems, the Kenyan IT market and indeed many business sectors are to grow rapidly; allowing for the introduction of new and advanced services, further setting the stage for the development of ICT as a valid contributor to Kenya’s GDP. Developing ICT skills remains a constant issue to be addressed by end users, vendors, and even governments. Public‐private partnerships between vendors and governments to set up facilities for technology and knowledge transfer continue to gain momentum, especially in view of the Government long-term plans to make ICT a key part of the Kenyan Economy. Rationale for the Proposed Survey Given the dynamic changes happening in the Kenyan IT market and its vision to become the hub for IT in the region; Kenya ICT Board plans to conduct a detailed analysis within the with the aim of understanding the following issues: 1. Understanding the Kenyan ICT Ecosystem, its players, factors for growth and trends in the market; 2. Sizing the ICT Market and its sub segments (hardware, software, services, etc.) in Kenya; 3. Compiling a baseline of key ICT indicators (access, usage, penetration, etc.); 4. Benchmarking key competitive ICT indicators against six countries in emerging markets; and 5. Understanding the ICT Skills availability, demand and gaps among vendors, end users and residents. Beneficiaries of the Proposed Survey The key beneficiaries of this survey's results include the following groups of stakeholders: 1. ICT vendors and their channel partners; 2. Education institutions (Kenya Education Network); 3. Businesses as ICT end users; 4. Residential consumers at large; and 5. Other ICT Stakeholders (MoIC, CCK, e-government directorate, Kenya BPO Society, etc.) Survey Benefits The survey deliverables will engender a range of benefits supporting its objectives. The major benefits are summarized as below: *Level* *Benefit* Benefits to the IT Industry - Understanding the current usage and penetration of the IT within Kenya - Identifying lucrative IT industry opportunities for Kenya and developing a strategy to increase adoption of progressive IT technologies within the country - Contributing to development of information society in specific and Kenya as a hub for ICT in general. Benefits for Kenya ICT Board - Understanding the current state with regards to ICT barometers and growth trends - Understanding major challenges and opportunities for these areas - Understanding Kenya's position with regards to its peer countries - Gaining ownership of key IT topic areas and spearheading the implementation of initiatives in these areas in conjunction with Government empowered and private sector associations - Understanding the current availability of ICT skills and the gaps - Reinforcement of Kenya ICT Board's thought leadership role Benefits for other IT stakeholders - Understanding the state of IT within Kenya - Understanding the key challenges of ICT in Kenya and analyze how to develop Kenya as the ICT Hub in the region - Creation of programmes (based on the results of the study done by IDC) to augment the local Kenyan ICT industry and the ICT skills available. The findings of the research will be used by Kenya ICT Board to analyze the current situation on the Kenyan ICT market and build actionable plans for IT development in the country. They will also benefit the industry and citizens at large. More details will be availed on www.ict.go.ke shortly 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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Warigia Bowman shared an album with you.
by Warigia Bowman 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=warigia&target=ALBUM&id=563930…

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Warigia Bowman shared an album with you.
by Warigia Bowman 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

We had a great trip to Ukambani. We visited both pashas and digital villages. We went into some deep rural areas with dirt roads. Our best moment was helping feed three hungry families in Wote town. The road home was mountainous and windy. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=warigia&target=ALBUM&id=563930…

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Update on Digital Villages trips August 10, 2011
by warigia bowman 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Dear Listers We have completed the first phase of our DV and Pasha research. It has been FUN and INFORMATIVE! Olitoktok Nyeri Ukambani We are hoping that Francis Hook will be the lead on the Western link. We are also hoping that Wainana will be the lead on the Nyanza link. I will try to take a brief look at some spots on the coast. *Is there anyone on the list who can lead a group to Embu Meru? *Are there people on the list who can provide a car for Embu Meru, and are there people who can help go along and assist with gas money? Are there other people who want to finish off the road to *Kajiado Kitengela or look at spots anywhere else? * Are there any people on the list who are willing to sit with me for a *training on how to administer the protocol? * It would be ideal to wrap up this research insofar as possible by the end of the month. I leave Kenya August 23, and I need to take as many surveys as possible with me, so I can analyze them. Please email me at *warigia(a)gmail.com* if you are interested in either of these matters. Regards, Warigia On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:01 AM, warigia bowman <warigia(a)aucegypt.edu> wrote: > Dear Listers > > Here is the schedule as it currently stands. We will visit both ICT Board > pashas and Safaricom Dvs. > > *Monday, August 8th: Visit Nyeri.* Victor Gathara providing transport. I > think we have room for one more person in the car. Please pitch in a bit for > gas if you want to come. > Tuesday, August 9th: Unscheduled (working with Patrick Mule from Safaricom) > > *Wednesday, August 10: Visit Ukambani*. Warigia Bowman providing > transport. I think we have room for two more in the car. > Thursday unscheduled. > Friday unscheduled. > *Saturday August 13th: Wainana is flying to Nyanza*, and will evaluate > locations there. > > *If you have a car, and are willing to lead a trip please advise.* This is > a civil society effort. Safaricom is not providing funding. We are > self-funding. > > Sincerely, Rigia > > >

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Re: [kictanet] [i-network] SOUTH SUDAN - Dot-SS Internet Domain - We Got IT!
by Badru Ntege 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Congratulations Shem been a long time coming From: Dr. Shem Ochuodho [mailto:shemochuodho@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:00 AM To: I-Network Uganda Cc: PICTA Kenya-LIst; I-Network Uganda; EThinkTank Tanzania; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [i-network] SOUTH SUDAN - Dot-SS Internet Domain - We Got IT! Friends, We got it! Dot-SS (alpha-2) for the Internet domain code, and "SSD" for the ISO alpha-3 numeric code. Thanks to all who made this a reality one way or other. Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Juba Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-725-016679 Skype: shem.ochuodho Read the mailing list rules - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content <http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189 &Itemid=193> &view=article&id=189&Itemid=193 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://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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Re: [kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy? Online Interview with PS Ndemo
by Barrack Otieno 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Indeed Josphat, it will be unveiled soon. Kind Regards On 8/10/11, Josphat Karanja <karanjajf(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Listers, > > I have followed this winding debate with keen interest. > > Is there a way all these ideas can be synthesized into a concise manifesto? > > Karanja > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 8:19 AM, aki <aki275(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dr Ndemo, >> >> This commodities exchange is the first thing I looked at last week just >> before taking the dive to research into agricultural engineering so as to >> try and bridge the gap between ICT and the agriculture sector. There is >> much >> to be done in both sectors and if any Kenyan developer company does not >> take >> it up in due course, I'll can definately have a look at later. I'm >> surprised >> that locally we have not published any papers by agricultural engineers, >> therefore it meant that I have to join external societies that have >> established the sector quite well. >> >> And if anyone on this list needs an ICT guidance input to help them >> achieve >> their goals, please know that some of us are available online to try and >> guide you if it helps. The end game is that Kenya will benefit from such >> and could be the beginning of what we want to see in the future. >> >> This call is to all kenyan developers/companies : To all those already >> years ahead of me on the development platforms, there is much that needs >> to >> be done, please stop wasting precious development skills and time on >> things >> that do not have national or regional impacts. So far none of the local >> developed apps have been able to do anything to achieve any goals on >> whether >> famine awareness nor even help farmers. Try and get involved in national >> development as side projects, hopefully the payoffs will be there in >> future. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Rgds. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 7:37 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> Esther, >>> We need to develop a commodities exchange platform. This way at least >>> both the Media and other Kenyans can see that we have food and we need >>> not >>> buy from outside only to create a glut. This is business and lots of >>> money. Any entrepreneur out there? >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/karanjajf%40gmail.com >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Regards > ........................................................... > Josphat Karanja, > > *"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how* *the > strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The > credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred > by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up > short again and again, because there is no effort without error or > shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who > spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the > triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he > fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold > and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."* > * * > > *Theodore Roosevelt ...... *"Citizenship in a Republic," > Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 > -- Sent from my mobile device 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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Warigia Bowman shared an album with you.
by Warigia Bowman 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=warigia&target=ALBUM&id=563894…

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Funding opportunity for citizen journalists in Africa
by alice＠apc.org 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Listers working in new media and citizen journalism, will find this interesting. Best Alice _____________________________ Begin forwarded message: From: Erin Weed <eweed(a)ashoka.org>Date: August 9, 2011 3:39:08 PM MDTTo: "info(a)apc.org" <info(a)apc.org>Subject: Funding opportunity for citizen journalists in AfricaReply-To: Erin Weed <eweed(a)ashoka.org>Good afternoon, Are you a citizen journalist? Are you looking for funding opportunities to support your work? Then all of us at Google and Ashoka Changemakers want to hear from you! My name is Erin, and I am working with the wonderful people of Africa to help you win money to support your idea for how to innovate citizen media. We recently launched an online competition supported by Google, and the top four entries will each win a US $5,000 prize. Top entries will also be considered for an Ashoka Fellowship—complete with a three-year living stipend, international recognition, and access to a network of systems-changing social entrepreneurs. The final deadline for entries is September 14th.Learn more at the competition page here: http://bit.ly/q4MEVsMy job is to help you win some money for your outstanding work, so please reach out if I may be of assistance. All my contact info is below if you have questions. Best, Erin Erin WeedCommunity Team Ashoka's Changemakers T: +1.303.947.5987E: eweed(a)ashoka.orgSkype: erinweed

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