December 2012 - KICTANet

World Conference on International Telecommunications - Did Kenya Win or Lose?
by Walubengo J 23 Dec '12

23 Dec '12

Here is the un-edited version. The Editor, stripped off all the technical jargon from the published version - as usual :-). But am sure this forum can soak in the slight tech-jargon. walu. ####### World Conference on International Telecommunications - Did Kenya Win or Lose? As Kenyans focused locally on political coalitions, marriages and divorces, governments convened and concluded a meeting in Dubai known as the World Conference on International Telecommunications, 2012 (WCIT, pronounced "weakit"). Governments were revising a 1982 Treaty which describes how International Telecommunication services will be governed over the next one to two decades. Historically, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was founded in Paris in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union and took its present name in 1932, and by 1947 it had became a specialized agency of the United Nations in charge of Telecommunications. ITUs role was best appreciated in 1970s through the 1980s & 1990s when Telco companies were largely government owned and by extension, the same governments as members of ITU would make binding decisions on how these telecommunication companies (e.g. the defunct Kenya Posts & Telecommunication Companies, KPTC) would interconnect internationally to others. ITU would therefore define the technical standards and protocols for the interconnection as well as how the various Telcos would settle the international charges arising from the telecommunication traffic exchanged. Basically this meant that when a telephone call was made from London to Nairobi, it would mainly be originated by the government owned British Telecoms (BT) and would terminate onto the government owned KPTC network. The originator of the call, BT would then pay KPTC for terminating the call according to the widely cited "Sender-Pays" model. Needless to say, KPTC and other Telcos in developing countries made billions of shillings in this arrangement simply because there were more calls originating from abroad and terminating locally as compared to those originated locally and terminated abroad. This meant that developing countries were the Net beneficiaries of this charging and accounting arrangement. So what has changed? The simple answer is the Internet. The Internet has changed the rules of the game. Majority of todays telephone calls, Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) are carried over the Internet instead of the traditional, ITU defined protocols that carried Voice communications. Biggest example ofcourse is "Skype", which boasts of close to a billion registered users who make international voice calls - without following the "Sender-Pays" model. The pay structure for the Internet based applications is based on the "Bill and Keep" model whereby the ISPs charge users for local Usage while they look for a foreign ISP to terminate their traffic preferably for free (Peering Agreement) or at minimum fee (Transit Agreement). The crux of the matter is that these Peering and Transit agreements are negotiated and made privately between various ISPs and OUTSIDE the realm of ITU and its membership. Since membership of ITU is made up of Governments, one can begin to see how the battle lines become clear. One one hand, you have Developing Countries/Governments largely fronting for their Telecommunication Companies who have since lost a huge chunk of their revenues because the money they used collect when voice traffic was not Internet based has dried up. On the other hand, you have Developed Countries/Governments fronting for Internet based companies who are making billions by transmitting Voice communication over the Internet without due regard to "Sender-pays" arrangements. Everything was going as planned until one of the developing countries, Kenya, declined to sign the Telecommunication Treaty. It was immediately lumped together with the US and Europeans and celebrated as the beacon of light in an otherwise group of developing countries bent on controlling and stifling the Internet. In the same breath, African countries demonised Kenya for failing to stand up for a chance to restore billions of shillings that used to be collected by the Telcos during "Sender-pays" models. Did Kenya win or lose at the WCIT -2012? Only time will tell, but for now, one can say that Kenya may have won a battle for the Internet community, but may have lost the war - in as far as the regional, geo-political dimensions are concerned.

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Biometric Voter Registration
by Baiju Shah 22 Dec '12

22 Dec '12

Listers, I was curious about the biometric voter registration kit and what all the fuss was about. My expectation was that this will be the state of the art stuff I have seen at exhibitions like Cartes, to my astonishment, I found that these kits include a low end Dell laptop, cheap camera, 4-4-2 finger print scanner, battery pack and it is not pretty to look at. Have we got good value for money is a big question mark? Have enhanced the local IT capability with such a project, it was procured from France.nope, it is a missed opportunity. Are we going to get 5 -10 individuals within the country who have the claim that understand the biometrics and the security requirements have the know-how to maintain these systems in country or we have still import in the expertise. We struggle to defend our ecommerce properties, how will we do with the voter lists? The procurement has been chaos, they are still going to purchase indelible ink, you have a biometric register therefore there is no need to get the toxic chemicals on the public's fingers. India did their EID project and the cost per registration (this has a higher security and durability needs then a voter registration) was under U$2.00 including the issue of a NFC card and labour, in our case the cost per registration, I assume 18m voters is $51 (if my maths is right) plus the administration cost, I am hoping to get my point across, we are really not benchmarking and maximising the use of the available resources, knowledge and for us to become a world class destination to deliver and export ICT products out of this country is not going to happen at this rate. We hire consultants from various big brands who and no or little experience of the a real life project except being able to put pretty presentation together, let us benchmark against the best and work out a roadmap that could enable us to deliver very good value for money. Thanks. Baiju Shah Managing Partner Telemedia Africa Ltd Nairobi, Kenya. Tel. +254 701691570 Email: baiju(a)tele2media.com

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Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gideon 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

+1 John Gitau.. Technical progress will happen, we are not isolated ({digression} this goes for any service provider not in tune with ipv6 too) these transitions are better handled alongside the global migrations, it is easier, cheaper and allow us to be a part of the change and not guys forced to it later because suddenly there is no analog content, at which point we/they will still complain. On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 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 > https://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: Digital migration and mass ignorance (John Gitau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:53:23 +0300 > From: John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> > To: "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > Message-ID: <4F27019D-AD97-4BB8-B965-3AE48EA1208D(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We really can't all be expected to gravitate towards the lowest common > denominator so everyone can be happy. Consumers willing and able to buy set > top boxes have rights too, so do investors in the technologies to deliver > digital tv and other infrastructure. > > Technical progress will happen, we are not isolated ({digression} this > goes for any service provider not in tune with ipv6 too) these transitions > are better handled alongside the global migrations, it is easier, cheaper > and allow us to be a part of the change and not guys forced to it later > because suddenly there is no analog content, at which point we/they will > still complain. > > Jgitau > > Sent from my iPad > > On 20 Dec 2012, at 22:38, "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Robert, > > > > Your argument would hold true if everyone paid the same taxes or if all > taxes came from the same source. Would it not be reasonable to subsidise > the STBs through revenue earned from the auction of the mobile spectrum > that is freed up as a result? If the mobile operators are benefiting from > the freed spectrum, this seems like a reasonable quid pro quo. > > > > -Steve Song > > > > On 20 December 2012 12:04, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi Kivuva, > >> > >> Please note that for the government to subsidize the STBs they will > need money which they will raise through taxes which means that at the end > the same people who did not have the money to buy the unsubsidized decoders > will pay through additional taxes, therefore which is the lesser evil? > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Robert Yawe > >> KAY System Technologies Ltd > >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > >> Kenya > >> > >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > >> From: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > >> > >> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > >> Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012, 12:16 > >> > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > >> > >> Round1. The bell rings. The court has stopped the switch over pending > >> hearing and determination of the case. > >> > >> When we switched to 2G, 3G, and future LTE, did we force all mobile > >> users to migrate to high end phones? Did we switch off mulika mwizis? > >> > >> If the government cannot subsidize the set boxes, give Kenyans ample > >> time save for the gadgets. > >> > >> At the pace some people at CCK and the ministry are moving, I would > >> not be surprised to learn they have tonnes of containers of setboxes > >> at Kilindini waiting to pounce on poor man's pockets. > >> > >> On 20/12/2012, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > In the end, a frustrated government will enter into a deal with > Huawei to > >> > mass produce and import low cost or subsidised FTA decoders, and > Huawei > >> > will make millions in profit and Kenyans will have won the battle and > lost > >> > the war. > >> > > >> > Somehow related, voter registration took 30 days. On day 30, huge > queues > >> > were seen at centres at 8 pm, way past the 6 pm closing time for the > >> > exercise. For the other 29 days, clerks were idle, Facebooking and > soaking > >> > in sun at the registration centres as few bothered registering. > >> > > >> > Meanwhile, I shall laminate this epic piece and hang it on a wall, to > >> > remind me that millions in the country have no access to 2G, despite > 2G > >> > been the base of all GSM networks. > >> > > >> >> Thanks for thinking for consumers in a more broad and realistic > spectrum > >> >> (including rural proletariats) beyond the minority but noisy middle > to > >> >> higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies who are obsessed about > 4+G > >> >> when millions of others can't access 2-G. There is nothing like "mass > >> >> ignorance" or "mass intelligence" on a matter of human/consumer > rights as > >> >> ably articulated within Consumer Protection Act, 2012 (which took > effect > >> >> on > >> >> December 13). > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ______________________ > >> 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 > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… > >> > >> > >> 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 > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/stephen.song%40gmail.… > >> > >> 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Song > > +1 902 529 0046 > > +27 83 482 2088 (SMS only) > > http://manypossibilities.net > > http://villagetelco.org > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jgitau%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. >

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TV set-top boxes buyers to benefit from subsidies
by Grace Githaiga 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

IN SUMMARYThe subsidies, to be paid directly to importers of the equipment, are expected to cut by up to half the prices of digital receivers currently standing at an average of Sh5,000.Treasury has agreed to finance the subsidy through the Universal Access Fund to be managed by the Communications Commission of Kenya, which regulates the telecoms sector.If offered, the subsidies could be a reprieve for millions of Kenyans who risked being left out of TV viewership when the migration takes place in the next three months. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/TV-set-top-boxes-buyers-t…

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Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gideon 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

.....beyond the minority but noisy middle to higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies? who are obsessed about 4+G when millions of others can't access 2-G. I do not at anyone time think that improving technology is about obsession or lack of it thereof, perhaps its better if we look at this issue in terms of the benefits that are conferred once we adopt Digital Migration, The earlier we adopt these technologies the better the future because then we shall have learnt the ropes and are able to properly counter any mishaps that come with it. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:36 AM, <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 > https://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: Digital migration and mass ignorance (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:33:15 +0000 (GMT) > From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: Stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > Message-ID: > <1355981595.18128.YahooMailNeo(a)web171404.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Mr. Mutoro, > > I do feel you on the issue of the consumer unfortunately you sound like an > advocate for big and entrenched business, a situation you might not even be > aware of, just like a soldier who goes to war without understanding the > underlying issues of the war/battle. > > The issue here is not about 1G or 10G it is about leveling the broadcast > plain field so as to meet the basic human rights enshrined in the new > constitution such as the freedom for me to watch the news in my mother > tongue or to watch news content that is relevant to me and not be held > hostage watching a polo item. You might love soccer but I love ajua so why > force me to watch what I do not want.? With 120 channels airing I will > definitely have a better opportunity of watching what I need, so please > keep in mind when you are responding to this post, if you dare, that the > discussion on the table is not about internet but about giving me the > consumer greater choice. > > > As an advocate for the consumer your mandate is to make sure that we are > provided with services in an equitable manner, on the issue of digital > migration the current providers have been depriving consumers of the > freedom of choice, today we are no better off than the early days of state > run media and what you are advocating is for the status quo to be > maintained. > > Today all stations air news at the same time which denies me, the > consumer, with the basic human right of watching the news at my convenience > or comparing the content presented by the various stations, allowing the > current media houses to get additional channels for cheaper than their > current transmission power bills will mean that they can offer news reruns > at different times. > > > Today COFEK is unable to run consumer awareness programs on radio & TV > because of the exorbitant costs an issue that will promptly be remedied > once we holistically embrace digital broadcast, COFEK will be able to get > their own channels for a fraction of your current advertising budget that > you can then use to provide an alternative to the consumers.? Your lower > operating cost and vast reach will mean that small scale manufacturers will > be able to advertise their products therefore giving the consumer the > freedom of choice. > > > Be reminded that the battle you are currently waging is for the > maintenance of the status quo where me, the consumer, is being held hostage > to content provided by a few with vested interests, you are defending the > establishment while standing on my back, the consumer, in truth you do not > speak for me you speak for my enemies. > > Regards > > PS.? The typical Kenyan, you and I included, wait for the rain to start > pouring before we start planting or buy an umbrella that is how we the > consumers are and by you forcing us to to plan and prepare in advance is > denying us our basic human rights as Kenyans, so please do not stop the > rain from pouring as you will delay my planting. > > ? > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > ________________________________ > From: Stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 21:20 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > > Thanks for thinking for consumers in a more broad and realistic spectrum > (including rural proletariats) beyond the minority but noisy middle to > higher income Nairobi CBD/Upper Hill techies? who are obsessed about 4+G > when millions of others can't access 2-G. There is nothing like "mass > ignorance" or "mass intelligence" on a matter of human/consumer rights as > ably articulated within Consumer Protection Act, 2012 (which took effect on > December 13). > > Stephen Mutoro > www.cofek.co.ke > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > > > Digital broadcast is great, no doubt about that, and the benefits are > > boundless. But let us not be elitist in the way we conduct the > > exercise. > > > > You can free the airwaves, and create thousands of digital channels > > and jobs, but if I in Kibera and Mathare, I cannot afford to buy a > > setbox in the next year, I will be forced to use by TVbox as a stool. > > > > Let those with money migrate, and let the poor enjoy the poor quality > > analog signal in peace until set boxes are dirt cheap. > > > > On the other hand, to reach a consensus, give us cheap subsidized > > digital set boxes, say at 500bob, marked GoK, and give us adequate > > time to buy them. > > > > Remember, 2000bob is my dinner for a month. > > > > You switched off my phone, which I bought with hard earned cash, then > > you switch of my TV! Next you will switch of my radio, then ... > > > > On 12/12/2012, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, > >> Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court to stop the > planned > >> Digital Switchover in Nairobi at the end of this month.? This is most > >> unfortunate considering the fact that the current analogue broadcast has > >> been the most discriminating.? Majority of Kenyans have not seen the > level > >> of communication that Digital offers (this is what the constitution > >> demands).? In the new platform we have seen more vernacular channels > >> delivering news in a language that people understand and relate to.? It > >> therefore surprises me when an organization such as COFEK moves to court > >> to protect an elitist broadcast platform. > >> > >> Further every one new channel creates more than thirty new jobs.? There > >> are more than one hundred and fifty new applications awaiting clearance > to > >> start digital broadcast.? Twenty of these are already on air.? If we get > >> two hundred new broadcasters, we shall have achieved our quest for > having > >> a pluralistic and diversified broadcast environment.? In whose interest > is > >> COFEK advancing the agenda of maintaining monopolistic practices in > Kenyan > >> Media? Does COFEK really understands the seriousness of unemployment in > >> Kenya? > >> > >> The cost of not migrating is far too great than biting the bullet now > and > >> enable frequency spectrum to be used in more productive and inclusive > >> manner.? The benefits of mobile operators moving from 2G to 3G are > >> glaring.? We need to scale up to 4G and create a robust last mile that > >> will reduce the rural urban digital divide; that will create an enabling > >> playing field when we start delivering new local content to schools > >> country-wide. > >> > >> Most of the world has migrated and they fully understand why we need to > >> free up spectrum. EAC member states agreed on the December 31st deadline > >> and Tanzania for example has committed itself to this agreed deadline > >> despite not having a completed the national roll-out of the digital > >> signal. In Kenya we have adopted a phased plan starting from Nairobi. > >> Technology changes every six months and Kenya must remain at the > >> technological edge in order to remain the true hub of Africa.? We seem > to > >> be exercising freedom without any responsibility. > >> > >> Ndemo. > >> > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> This is where we are going wrong, the digital migration has nothing to > do > >>> with digital TV sets its about how the signal will be transmitted, > please > >>> try and see the bigger picture here. > >>> > >>> > >>> When we moved from analogue internet connectivity where you needed a > >>> modem > >>> to the digital transmission where you needed a DTU/ADSL/Dongle why > didn't > >>> you please with the government to stop the importation of Pentium > >>> processor based computers or 14" monitors or AT keyboards so that users > >>> could transition?? If you remember the ISPs never even gave us a > >>> transition period and some never even implemented analogue > connectivity. > >>> > >>> > >>> This is the same case with the digital TV migration, you do not need a > >>> digital TV to benefit from the new method of transmission all that you > >>> are > >>> changing is the equivalent of your analogue modem with a digital > receiver > >>> and nothing more, also remember that this transition is a world wide > >>> project and it would be foolhardy to try and stop the oncoming train. > >>> > >>> > >>> As Kenyans, we have proven time and time again that we are resilient > and > >>> innovative, we turned off "fake" phones and on the following day they > >>> where getting reactivated thanks to the power of google, turn off the > >>> analogue signal tomorrow and we shall have 500/- decoders available for > >>> sale along the streets of Nairobi, keep postponing the switchoff and > >>> there > >>> will be no meaning uptake of the digital devices, have you registered > for > >>> election yet? > >>> > >>> > >>> All this noise from the entrenched media houses that we are propagating > >>> has nothing to do with if Kenyans with black and white TVs can afford > to > >>> buy the decoder but more on trying to delay the shift of broadcasting > >>> power to a more open platform, so before you come to the defense of > Linus > >>> and his ilk find out whose agenda you are promoting, instead of coming > >>> forward and responding to the discussion going on here of which I am > sure > >>> they are listening, they send mercenaries . > >>> > >>> Dr. Ndemo, I again say kudos and tell you keep the course and do what > is > >>> right for the Nation and avoid being distracted by those with selfish > >>> agendas, deliver on this and Konza has a better chance of seeing the > >>> light > >>> of day. > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> > >>> Robert Yawe > >>> KAY System Technologies Ltd > >>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > >>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > >>> Kenya > >>> > >>> > >>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> > >>> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > >>> Cc: Meshack <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 16:48 > >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear list > >>> I read this thread and all i see is the "the cart before the horse". I > >>> believe Mr gitahi was referring to affordability rather compatibility > and > >>> adaptability. @Robert, don't you think Kenyans should be given enough > >>> time > >>> to migrate rather than have a paradigm shift in tech use. I think that > we > >>> should ban the importation of analog TV as somebody suggested earlier > >>> then > >>> will have a gradual change till 2015 > >>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> kictanet mailing list > >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>> > >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co… > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>> > >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.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. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… > >> > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > -- > > ______________________ > > 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 > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/smutoro%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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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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New communication rules: Kenya refuses to sign on
by Gideon 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Kenya has refused to sign the new International Communication Regulations put together by a conference last week as divisions rocked the country’s delegation. http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1647632/-/1555o81/-/index.html Gideon Rop

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Kenya Elections API
by Gideon 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

+1. Thanks Ory, at least its a development in the right direction, using technology to manage elections , it will be a lot easier than the PDF's to check data. Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:00 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 > https://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. Kenya Elections API (Ory Okolloh) > 2. Did Kenya win or lose Internet calls battle @ WCIT? (Walubengo J) > 3. World Conference on International Telecommunications - Did > Kenya Win or Lose? (Walubengo J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:04:00 +0200 > From: Ory Okolloh <ookolloh(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Kenya Elections API > Message-ID: > <CABWH-6pkFc2= > A7fHH-DuN_N8B-pT3B2Yqj88SsWbLvyfeKr4qg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi listers, > > Work in progress but in the spirit of launch and iterate, announcing the > Kenya Elections API - more to come in the new year. > http://api.iebc.or.ke > > > Best, > > Ory >

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The highlights and low points of WCIT
by Grace Githaiga 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

The logic of forcing the world’s governments into a box to rewrite a global treaty that has stood for 24 years in just 14 days may be questionable, but it definitely creates an event and along with that moments that stand out and set the general tone and atmosphere of the meeting itself. Here are the main ones from WCIT 2012: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/14/highlights-and-low-points-wcit

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Kenya Elections API
by Ory Okolloh 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Hi listers, Work in progress but in the spirit of launch and iterate, announcing the Kenya Elections API - more to come in the new year. http://api.iebc.or.ke Best, Ory

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WCIT and Democracy Infographic
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Infographic on correlation between democracy and support for WCIT ITRs updated with final results. http://infogr.am/-mebuell_1355447340

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