January 2012 - KICTANet

Hitler is "mortified" by the fact that Google was caught stealing Mocality Data .... :)
by Agosta Liko 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

http://youtu.be/HxPfgUvfPHA

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Orange Launches Unlimited Data Bundles for mobile and Internet Everywhere 3G modem users
by Angela Nganga- Mumo 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hello, Please share with Listers, Orange launches unlimited internet bundles . Targets prepaid Mobile and Internet Everywhere 3G modem users . Access to unlimited daily, weekly and monthly bundles . The offer is the most affordable proposition in the data market Nairobi, January 18, 2011. Integrated telecommunications services provider Orange has launched unlimited internet bundles for its mobile and 3G broadband customers. The newly launched bundles will see Orange mobile customers enjoy unlimited internet for as low as Ksh 39 daily, Ksh 249 weekly and KSh 990 monthly while the Orange Internet Everywhere 3G modem customers will access unlimited internet for Ksh 990 and Ksh 2990 on a weekly and monthly basis respectively. The new mobile unlimited internet bundles can be purchased by dialing #123# while the broadband bundles can be purchased from the Orange portal and are subject to a fair user policy. The launch comes in the wake of Orange's intent to increase its customer acquisition and retention by offering relevant and cost effective data services in a bid to further strengthen its position as the leading provider of data services in the country. In a press statement issued from their offices, Telkom Kenya Chief Corporate Communication Officer Angela Nganga-Mumo said," We are confident that with our reliable internet connectivity and now affordable bundles, we will have greatly improved the value proposition to our customers. Moreover, this fast and convenient access of data comes at a time when Kenyans are appreciating the use of ICT in the transaction of business, rather than just for social communication." According to the latest CCK report, the data market recorded a 14 % increase in the number of internet users to 14.3 million. This growth was accelerated by increased mobile subscriptions and the ease of accessing the service based on customer requirement and usage. Orange Internet Everywhere 3G modems are available at all Orange shops and partner outlets countrywide and currently retail at Kshs 1790/-. Regards, Angela Ng'ang'a - Mumo Chief Corporate Communications Officer Landline : 020 - 4952503 Orange Mobile : 0772 548 066 Email : anganga(a)orange-tkl.co.ke -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+anganga=orange-tkl.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+anganga=orange-tkl.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:52 PM To: Angela Nganga- Mumo Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 56, Issue 55 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Government website Hacking incident a crying shame (lordmwesh) 2. 103 Government of Kenya websites hacked overnight (James Richu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:39 +0300 From: lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying shame Message-ID: <CAEhPqwrSC-SM1SB7XaGe28ne5SYj20Tmz9w=YoD4YXpS_uRTgA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Do the people charged with maintaining these websites diligent enough to upgrade the JOOMLA code when new security updates are released? Can we have a government paper on which FLOSS CMS can be used on government websites, and how often they are upgraded? IF 50% of these government institutions are ISO certified, and they pledge to maintaining managable Quality Systems, are we saying that the ISO certification is a sharm, and KEBS, SGS et-al are doing a bogus job? Just unthinking loud -- ______________________ 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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Bitange for President? Reality-on Media
by Alice Munyua 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear P.S Ndemo, I would like to take you back to the question on media. The role played by media, mobile phone sms's, internet, (e-mail, blogs, websites, etc) during both the pre and post-election period in 2007-2008 is well documented, with media picking up and printing/broadcasting uncensored statements by politicians and sometimes government that amounted to hate speech, which helped to create the right kind of environment that exploded into our bloody violence, but also promoting good civic behavior, peace and human rights campaigns. Government has so far responded with various media related policies and the new constitution is set to radically change the environment within which media operates. But taking into consideration the ever changing nature of new technology and how it affects media policy and regulation, how would you ensure that policy and regulation keep up? -What has been the impact, has there been any additional policy/regulatory processes? -How would you/your government address this challenge (hate speech etc) if it were to occur again? Best Alice

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Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

January 4, 2012 Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF FROM the streets of Tunis to Tahrir Square and beyond, protests around the world last year were built on the Internet and the many devices that interact with it. Though the demonstrations thrived because thousands of people turned out to participate, they could never have happened as they did without the ability that the Internet offers to communicate, organize and publicize everywhere, instantaneously. It is no surprise, then, that the protests have raised questions about whether Internet access is or should be a civil or human right. The issue is particularly acute in countries whose governments clamped down on Internet access in an attempt to quell the protesters. In June, citing the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, a report by the United Nations’ special rapporteur went so far as to declare that the Internet had “become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights.” Over the past few years, courts and parliaments in countries like France and Estonia have pronounced Internet access a human right. But that argument, however well meaning, misses a larger point: technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself. There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience. It is a mistake to place any particular technology in this exalted category, since over time we will end up valuing the wrong things. For example, at one time if you didn’t have a horse it was hard to make a living. But the important right in that case was the right to make a living, not the right to a horse. Today, if I were granted a right to have a horse, I’m not sure where I would put it. The best way to characterize human rights is to identify the outcomes that we are trying to ensure. These include critical freedoms like freedom of speech and freedom of access to information — and those are not necessarily bound to any particular technology at any particular time. Indeed, even the United Nations report, which was widely hailed as declaring Internet access a human right, acknowledged that the Internet was valuable as a means to an end, not as an end in itself. What about the claim that Internet access is or should be a civil right? The same reasoning above can be applied here — Internet access is always just a tool for obtaining something else more important — though the argument that it is a civil right is, I concede, a stronger one than that it is a human right. Civil rights, after all, are different from human rights because they are conferred upon us by law, not intrinsic to us as human beings. While the United States has never decreed that everyone has a “right” to a telephone, we have come close to this with the notion of “universal service” — the idea that telephone service (and electricity, and now broadband Internet) must be available even in the most remote regions of the country. When we accept this idea, we are edging into the idea of Internet access as a civil right, because ensuring access is a policy made by the government. Yet all these philosophical arguments overlook a more fundamental issue: the responsibility of technology creators themselves to support human and civil rights. The Internet has introduced an enormously accessible and egalitarian platform for creating, sharing and obtaining information on a global scale. As a result, we have new ways to allow people to exercise their human and civil rights. In this context, engineers have not only a tremendous obligation to empower users, but also an obligation to ensure the safety of users online. That means, for example, protecting users from specific harms like viruses and worms that silently invade their computers. Technologists should work toward this end. It is engineers — and our professional associations and standards-setting bodies like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers — that create and maintain these new capabilities. As we seek to advance the state of the art in technology and its use in society, we must be conscious of our civil responsibilities in addition to our engineering expertise. Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done with an appreciation for the civil and human rights that deserve protection — without pretending that access itself is such a right. > Vinton G. Cerf, a fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google.

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Information/Data Sovereignty
by James Richu 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Jambo Matunda Nyanchama, You have raised a very important question on information/Data Sovereignty. the question I would beg to ask is how secure are our phone numbers/names/ID numbers/signatures in those MPESA books we sign? some political party officials are harvesting possible party member details from mobile money agents. Regards On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:32 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Information/Data Sovereignty (Matunda Nyanchama) > 2. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (lordmwesh) > 3. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (Francis Hook) > 4. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (McTim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:14:17 -0800 (PST) > From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > To: Kenya ICT Policy-Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Information/Data Sovereignty > Message-ID: > <1326734057.95649.YahooMailNeo(a)web2817.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Friends > > This is not to distract from mainstream focus on Vision 2030 discussions > and Google antics on Mocality. > > However, the above subject came up recently in a conversation we were > having at a conference here in Canada. Government here, fearing the US > Patriot Act requires that private citizen information (e.g. patient > records, financial data and the like) be domiciled within Canadian > jurisdiction. And they have a point. > > Data will be King in the future and who owns that data would have power. > > I am wondering how this concept is playing in Kenya. > > What controls (policy, technical and otherwise) have we in place to assure > that we don't (as a country) end up paying dearly to access our own data to > generate information we need for informed decisions. > > Regards. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com > Agano Consulting Inc.;? www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter:?nmatunda;? > Skype: okiambe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they > happen! > Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com > > ?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train > stops. On my desk I have a workstation?" - Anonymous > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain > confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). > Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the > message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you. >

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Re: [kictanet] Google's Antics on Mocality
by Francis Hook 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Hi Sammy, Yes indeed. I agree. If I may distill what I meant: 1 - Google have right of reply - and indications are that this is forthcoming and should be allowed to happen. If there are errant agents involved, this should be admitted by Google themselves. 2 - Any aggrieved party can state their grievance and be entitled to pursue the matter. Only the aggrieved parties should be in the fray. 3 - Those not working for Google, Kenic or Mocality (or other parties if any) should have solid ground to enjoin themselves in the issue - otherwise subjective and speculative commentary needlessly inflames passions, foments polarity among different sides and makes murky the waters. That's all I meant. And also with due respect to all parties and those that have participated in this discussion. Thanks On 16/01/2012, Sammy Buruchara <Buruchara(a)me.com> wrote: > Francis, > > I beg to differ. Kenic which is holds the .ke registry is also an > aggrieved party as there is currently no partnership agreement between > Kenic and Google yet its name has been mentioned adversely if not > tarnished by Google's activities. Expect a press statement shortly in this > regard. > So Kenya is indeed in the mix of this. > > Sammy > > On 1/16/12 9:16 PM, "Francis Hook" <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Oh dear - this has taken quite a tangential course! >> >>What I meant is that the buck must stop somewhere - and the statement >>by Google is implicit that it has stopped somewhere high up and we >>should await details and not preclude action on their part. If we >>start blamestorming and offering up Google agents and supposed 'agent >>provocatuer's on the list into the mix, then we'll lose sight of the >>shore. The aggrieved party is Mocality (and somewhere at the periphery >>Kenya). Let them receive a response. >> >>On 16/01/2012, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Probably some listers are on the payroll of big brother. Google has >>> tentatively admitted error, and even apologized as they "investigate" >>> >>> On 16/01/2012, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> So I'm still trying to understand how, after Googles admission, listers >>>> here are somehow still trying to exonerate.... #puzzled >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Francis Hook >>>> <francis.hook(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Should we then infer that Google, just like Mocality, can make similar >>>>> allegations that their name was dropped alongside Mocality's by this >>>>> unknown party? Even after a Google VP has acknowledged impropriety on >>>>> Google's part? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 16/01/2012, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > Some weeks / months ago was called by a person claiming to be from >>>>> > Google >>>>> > about setting up a free web site. >>>>> > >>>>> > Could tell from the presentation this could not be a Google >>>>>employee so >>>>> > I >>>>> > asked questions including whether she was working for a Google >>>>>Partner >>>>> > / >>>>> > Agent. >>>>> > >>>>> > She affirmed herself to be working for a Google Partner. At one >>>>>point >>>>> > in >>>>> my >>>>> > drilling, she had to revert to someone else and call me back with >>>>> answers. >>>>> > >>>>> > Have no doubt this debacle was out of Google' s control. >>>>> > On Jan 16, 2012 4:28 PM, "McTim" <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> On 1/16/12, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >> >> > I am wondering what Google's aswer is to this clear case of >>>>>dirty >>>>> >> >> > tricks. >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> Their initial reaction was : >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> 'We were mortified to learn that a team of people working on a >>>>> >> >> Google >>>>> >> >> project improperly used Mocality¹s data and misrepresented our >>>>> >> >> relationship with Mocality to encourage customers to create new >>>>> >> >> websites. We¹ve already unreservedly apologised to Mocality. >>>>>We¹re >>>>> >> >> still investigating exactly how this happened, and as soon as we >>>>> >> >> have >>>>> >> >> all the facts, we¹ll be taking the appropriate action with the >>>>> >> >> people >>>>> >> >> involved.' >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> Am sure we will hear more soon. >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> -- >>>>> >> >> Cheers, >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Google PR team are misjudging our intelligence with such a flimsy >>>>> >> > statement. Even a kid can read in between the lines. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> It was from nelson mattos, who I think is VP for EMEA, not from PR. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Not being a child, I can't read in between any of these lines, >>>>>maybe >>>>> >> you can fill us in on what you infer? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Knowing what I know about google, the folks in charge of Google KE >>>>> >> (and the region), I am quite confident that none of these >>>>>shenanigans >>>>> >> were approved by them. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I think that James was right when he suggested it was a >>>>>sub-contractor >>>>> >> who was responsible and not Google folks themselves. Still, Google >>>>> >> needs to make this right, as they (and their partners) are all >>>>> >> tarnished by this misbehavior. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> Cheers, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> McTim >>>>> >> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >>>>> >> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >>>>> >> >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >> 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/murigi.muraya%40gm >>>>>ail.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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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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Brian Munyao Longwe >>>> e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>>> cell: +254715964281 >>>> blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com >>>> meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ______________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/francis.hook%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. >>> >> >> >>-- >>Francis Hook >>+254 733 504561 >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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/buruchara%40mac.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. > > > -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Information/Data Sovereignty
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Friends This is not to distract from mainstream focus on Vision 2030 discussions and Google antics on Mocality. However, the above subject came up recently in a conversation we were having at a conference here in Canada. Government here, fearing the US Patriot Act requires that private citizen information (e.g. patient records, financial data and the like) be domiciled within Canadian jurisdiction. And they have a point. Data will be King in the future and who owns that data would have power. I am wondering how this concept is playing in Kenya. What controls (policy, technical and otherwise) have we in place to assure that we don't (as a country) end up paying dearly to access our own data to generate information we need for informed decisions. Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Fw: [afnog] Af -16 Call for Proposal is now open!
by Walubengo J 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Apologies for cross-posting. Good opportunity for telcos, academia, content managers to share their experiences...a while back we had an excellent presentation from Safaricom by one Gitau...maybe others would follow. Unfortuntately very little from Academia - i wonder what East African ICT Faculties research on :-( walu. --- On Mon, 1/16/12, Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> wrote: From: Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [afnog] Af -16 Call for Proposal is now open! To: afnog(a)afnog.org Date: Monday, January 16, 2012, 2:33 PM Dear Colleagues, The AfriNIC-16 and AfNOG-13 event will take place in Serrekunda, The Gambia from 6 to 18 May 2012.This is your call to present at AfriNIC-16 Public Policy meeting (16 to 18 May 2012) and join other presenters to deliver tools, knowledge and know-how or policy ideas related to Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking operations to participants. The AfriNIC/ AfNOG event in 2011 in Dar es Salaam attracted over 200 international participants with 44 % being engineers from the ICT industry. Should you have an interest for presenting at our meeting, lease send us your proposals to discuss relevant topics to this specific audience.Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation, a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. Find below the submission instructions. How to submit: Your proposal should contain the following information: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Full Name * Email Address * Affiliation * Short biography * Title of Presentation * A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation * Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) * Length of talk (minutes/hours/days) * Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting (travel and/or accommodation, etc) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please review all information provided before submitting your proposal to: meeting(a)afrinic.net<mailto:meeting@afrinic.net> Important Dates: * Deadline for submissions – 15 February 2012 * Meeting Registration opens – 20 February 2012 * Notification of Acceptance – 2 March 2012 * AfriNIC-16 Meeting – 12 to 18 May 2012 Guidelines: Presentation topics can range from but are not exclusive to: - IPv6 deployment - Cyber Security - Internet Peering and Routing - Mobile IP - IXP - DNSSEC - RPKI * Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. The maximum time allotted per presentation is 45 minutes. The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in PowerPoint two (2) weeks prior to the event date. * Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. A full course outline is required. * Demonstration facilities will need to be agreed based on available resources on-site. * AfriNIC will provide the space, tea/lunch breaks and projector equipment. * Presenters will be responsible for any handouts. There are typically approximately 100-150 delegates. * All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism to maximize the value obtained by the attendee. * The Meeting Coordination team and the program Committee will make the selection decisions. * Selected presenters will be contacted by the Event Coordinator and Presenter Liaison to coordinate logistics and details regarding your presentation. * The audience at AfriNIC meetings is mainly composed of technical network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from beginners to seasoned professionals. * Presentations that contain any sort of marketing and commercial content are usually not encouraged at such meetings. *Exhibition opportunities for our sponsors * We are currently seeking sponsors for our event. Use this opportunity to maximize your brand exposure. For further details regarding the different sponsorship packages, please contact Diane on sponsorship(a)afrinic.net<mailto:sponsorship@afrinic.net> We look forward to your proposal. Kind regards, The AfriNIC Meeting team _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog

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Dr. Ndemo's views on Open Data
by Dennis Kioko 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dr. Ndemo says that more information needs to be generated off Government Open Data, now that the government has released the data and made sure that infrastructure is widespread through the country. More at http://www.cio.co.ke/view-all-main-stories/4776-kenya-inching-closer-to-a-k… -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Re: [kictanet] ICT Professional Bodies in Kenya
by Edna shiko 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Thanks walu point noted about the thread:-) Edna On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > We did an audit here 5yr ago on this and they were sooo many. But of my > head, Beyond CSK, there is also . > ISACA-Kenya , www.isaca.or.ke and > another one ICT Professionals of Kenya? Kamotho speak up and be counted. > > walu. > nb: Meanwhile Edna, plse change the subject lines to match the content. I > almost thought you are contributing to the opens source thread. > > --- On *Fri, 1/13/12, Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Opensource Procurement Toolkit > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 2:14 PM > > Hey Listers > Is there a professional Body for ICT practitioners in Kenya apart from the > computer society in Kenya > Regards > Edna > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=otieno.barrack@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > FYI > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Evans Ikua* <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=ikua.evans@gmail.com> > > > Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Opensource Procurement > Toolkit > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > > > > > Just in case you all missed on this link posted on skunkworks some time > back. Might be of interest to those in Government to see what is happening > elsewhere: > > > http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-procurement-to… > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke <http://mc/compose?to=Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net <http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@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/ednawanjiku%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. > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@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/jwalu%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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