September 2011 - KICTANet

A culture of sharing
by robert yawe 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Hi, Before I begin let me say thank you to Dr. Ndemo and Mr. Kukubo for bringing us the marine cable in addition Safaricom for offering reliable broadband both for my home and office use. I know I have been a wet blanket on the issue as I strongly felt that the model was inverted this has not changed even though the issue is water under the bridge. Please be assured I did not fall down over the weekend and bang my head, I have just been engrossed watching old postings on Youtube about technology, business and other mundane topics. There is something about the American's love for sharing information that is mind boggling but explains why they are a super power in literally every field that they decide to excel. We on the other hand misunderstood the statement that "information is power" by thinking of keeping it in a silo locked away yet it is only when others when others know what information you have. That is why a Masaai carries his snjora (simi - small sword) visibly. Many internet startups believe in using the stealth approach to developing a product which ends up being expensive and usually comes too late to market yet out there, at least in the case of America, there are thousands of users willing to give you feedback on your product, for free. Today I have watched a video titled "the secret history of silicon valley" which gives an in-depth reveal of how Microwave Valley became Silicon Valley. After watching the video, it over one hour long, you will appreciate why Silicon Savannah and other initiatives lack the right environment to flourish unless we have a better understanding and appreciation of what we are trying to emulate in Malili, iHub, incubators and business plan competitions. If we continue in the direction we are going we shall remain followers of trends and shall never be the originators. Let us use the tools available to become better acquainted with the of the fields we are venturing into to avoid half baked results. Happy watching http://youtu.be/ZTC_RxWN_xo, and please give your feedback even if its only a smiley face as it will be a start. 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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Domain portability
by robert yawe 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Hi, We keep making noise about the issues with number portability as relates to our mobile services but yet we do not have domain portability. ISPs treat domains they have registered as their personal property, is it? Does anybody know if WananchiOnline still exists as I have been calling the ISDN number listed and all I get is a looped auto attendant response, no one responds to the mails sent and when I visited the listed offices at Loita House I was attended to in the corridor (reminds me of the old Immigration department). I am trying to transfer a domain they registered that expired almost a month ago and no one contacted the client, when I look up the domain Mr. Mucheru is still listed as the contact person, maybe he could assist with the domain transfer. 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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Re: [kictanet] We have lost Evelyne Rono
by meshack emakunat 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

R.I.P On Sat Sep 17th, 2011 11:03 AM PDT Catherine Adeya wrote: >She had great vision and so many ideas for where she would like to take ICT in Kenya. May she rest in eternal peace. Fiona kindly share with us details of the service on 21st...eg what time it will be if you know. > >Best, >Nyaki > >--- On Mon, 9/12/11, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: > >From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> >Subject: Re: [kictanet] We have lost Evelyne Rono >To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com >Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Monday, September 12, 2011, 6:20 PM > >This is really shocking! I was with her a month ago at a wedding...she was all bubbly and smily.. and we planned to meet soon! Indeed life is short! > >May God rest her soul in everlasting peace! > >This really gets one to deeply reflect on life! > >Edith >________________ >Edith Ofwona Adera >Senior Program Specialist >Climate Change & Water Program >International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international >Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa >Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera >eadera(a)idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca >________________________________________ >From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of alice(a)apc.org [alice(a)apc.org] >Sent: 12 September 2011 09:57 >To: Edith Adera >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >Subject: [kictanet] We have lost Evelyne Rono > >Dear all, >We lost our colleague and friend Evelyne Rono, KDN, last night after a short illness. >Deepest condolences to her loved ones. >TESPOK will send us more on funeral arrangements. > >Alice Munyua > > >_______________________________________________ >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/eadera%40idrc.or.ke > >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/elizaslider%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. 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.

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What steps could be taken to support the introduction of good practice standards in the region?
by Titus Ngeno 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

What steps could be taken to support the introduction of good practice standards in the region? 1) We need Content Management Strategy and Roadmap: An organization's vision, mission, objective and long term goals should be understood before starting a Content Management initiative. The Content Management strategy must be aligned with the organization's goals along with well-defined Key Performance Indicators. When coming up with the strategy, one must understand the past and current business needs of the organization and envision the future state. This in turn helps to create the right Content Management strategy roadmap. In order to help prioritize Content Management initiatives and ensure alignment with organizational goals, the Content Management strategy must be clearly communicated to the business and executive management. One must follow a holistic approach in leveraging existing systems, applications, solutions and create a Content Management platform by consolidating and rationalizing the existing Content Management infrastructure and products without impacting the business. This helps in the standardization of Content Management platform. Once there is a strong Content Management strategy and roadmap in place, it is easier to radiate and spread the change. 2) Become disruptive to resistance to Change: Change is something which every human being will resist initially. One must have a mindset of 'change is something which is constant and will bring in opportunities'. There must be a clear plan for change adoption, first in terms of identifying the like-minded, change-avert people who can influence change in the organization. They must be instilled with confidence and convinced with a strong business case that the new system is valuable and that change should be implemented. If this is successful, this team will act as your Change Agents across the organization and will radiate the message and value proposition of the change to the entire organization. The key is to identify the right set of people who are change champions. 3) Keep the project within the budget and keep the deadlines. This is a common syndrome for many projects. It is highly common for Content Management implementations due to the lack of understanding on chosen Content Management Product features. Often times, most of the people look at the product features and assume that they are out of the box features of the product. However, when the content use cases are realized and implementation starts, it may turn out that the use cases require customizations, which would involve more development effort, thus impacting the project schedules. Hence while choosing the product; the emphasis must be placed on product configurations rather than customizations. More customizations would require more maintenance and support of lights-on projects. Because Content Management implementations involve all the business and IT units in the organization, the dependencies within the groups must be thought out carefully and included in the schedule. 4) How to overcome lack of Information Governance and Information Architecture: This is the key to any content managed site. Information Governance will help define the roles and responsibilities for content authoring, creation, review and approval - which are necessary to ensure that the right content is available on the sites. This coupled with scalable Information architecture is the back-bone of any content managed site. Information architecture which deals with Content Taxonomy, SEO, Intuitive User interfaces, User experience, Metadata, searchable attributes etc must be identified before the design of the site is laid out. Any wrong step in this process will lead to a non-user friendly and un-maintainable site. 5) How to overcome lack of thoughtful, scalable and appropriate architecture: This is another key item which is necessary in order to build a strong, scalable content managed site. A great deal of forward thinking in terms of growth of user base, based on future business growth of the organization, must be taken into consideration while sizing the hardware. Other key items which must be considered are content archival process, site availability, and disaster recovery. So that is my two cents.... ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.

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We have lost Evelyne Rono
by alice＠apc.org 17 Sep '11

17 Sep '11

Dear all, We lost our colleague and friend Evelyne Rono, KDN, last night after a short illness. Deepest condolences to her loved ones. TESPOK will send us more on funeral arrangements. Alice Munyua

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ICT Startups must watch
by robert yawe 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Hi, The following video is a must watch for anyone who is planning to launch an ICT business. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-C0wApn1vI&feature=related It is a down to earth explanation on what to expect when developing an application. 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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Litfest session: How to make a living from digital (business) ideas
by Andrea Bohnstedt 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Hey all, In an act of shameless self promotion, I thought I'd quickly send this to the list: I'm hosting a talk with Susan Pointer from Google, Dorothy Ooko from Nokia, Mikul Shah from Eat Out Kenya, and e-publisher Agatha Verdadero at the Litfest tomorrow. We'll discuss how to make a living from digital (business) ideas - maybe interesting for some of the people on this list. Venue is the Railway Club downtown. My session is from 1.30 to 3pm, but there are plenty of other interesting talks as well, and such exciting people as Ben Okri are in town (just in case you want to take a few hours off from thinking about anything IT or business related). Here's the programme: http://www.storymojahayfestival.com/programme/ Have a lovely weekend, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Re: [kictanet] Evelyne Rono: Update on Preparation Meetings
by Fiona Asonga 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Dear Listers, The latest developments on funeral arrangements if as follows: -There will be a harambee at All Saints on Wednesday 21st September 2011 from 5:30pm -The Nairobi funeral Service will be at NPC karen on Thursday 22nd September 2011 from 2:00pm -Burial will be on Saturday 24th September 2011 at Cheptiret farm in Cheptiret, Eldoret County (Cheptiret is 12 kms before getting to Eldoret town and a map will be availed on Thursday) Kind regards Fiona Asonga Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point Board Member Africa Internet Service Providers Association Co-ordinator of Membership and Communication of the Africa Computer Emergency Response Team NRO Number Council http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html ASO Address Council http://aso.icann.org/ac/ 14th Floor, Bruce House Standard Street Tel: +254 20 2245 036 Website: www.tespok.or.ke Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction within the Industry and Government -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+tespok=tespok.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fiona Asonga Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:45 PM To: tespok(a)tespok.co.ke Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] Evelyne Rono: Update on Preparation Meetings Dear Listers, The arrangements for Evelyne Rono's funeral are as follows: Funeral arrangements will be taking place from today, 14/09/2011, at All Saints Cathedral. There will be a church service on Thursday, 22/09/2011, at NPC Karen. The burial will be on Saturday, 24/09/2011, at Cheptiret farm. Those who wish to assist with the funeral arrangements are welcome to join family and friends at All Saints Cathedral from today at 5:30pm. Kind regards, Fiona Asonga Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point Board Member Africa Internet Service Providers Association Co-ordinator of Membership and Communication of the Africa Computer Emergency Response Team NRO Number Council http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html ASO Address Council http://aso.icann.org/ac/ 14th Floor, Bruce House Standard Street Tel: +254 20 2245 036 Website: www.tespok.or.ke Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction within the Industry and Government -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+tespok=tespok.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Kibowen Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:10 PM To: tespok(a)tespok.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Evelyne Rono: Update on Preparation Meetings Hello listers. I visited the family of the late Evelyne Rono last evening and I conveyed the condolences received through this medium. A committee was formed to spearhead the burial preparation and has agreed, among others, that meetings will start on Wed Sep 14th at a city venue to be communicated via media advert tomorrow (Wed). More details to follow. John Sergon Dir ICT Directorate of e-Gov Office of the President Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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/tespok%40tespok.co.ke 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. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ 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/tespok%40tespok.co.ke 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. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Looking for information on e-health in Kenya
by warigia bowman 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Dear colleagues I have sent a formal message to the ICt Board, but could anyone with information on Kenyan Government sponsored health facilities using ICT write back to the list? I am looking for any government sponsored public health facility in Kenya with ICT systems in place. In place right now. Not planned or suggested, or theorize. many thanks. Sincerely, Rigia

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Evelyne Rono : Burial arrangements progress
by lordmwesh 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Updates from meeting at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. Wednesday's attendance was good, with several PSs and Directors of government in attendance. Meetings are held on Wednesday 14th, 15th, 16th and 20th, at All Saints Cathedral from 6PM and meetings will continue at Home (Langata) all days. Obituary announcement will be made on Thursday 15th, 19th and 20th on Nation, and subsequent days. Kass FM have been making announcements twice daily, till the burial day on 24th (Eldoret -Cheptiret). An Harambee has tentatively been put on 21st(Wednesday) and the venue shall be communicated later. Church service will be held at NPC Karen on Thursday 22nd from 1PM. MPESA Number: Published in the Nation newspaper announcement on 15th Thursday. Burial will be held at Cheptiret Farm on Saturday 24th. 13KM from Eldoret, with Eldoret being 314KM from Nairobi. KICTAnet has been mentioned as potential guest of honor, among other heavyweights Rest in peace Mrs. Evelyn Rono, and heartfelt condolences to her Family and friends -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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