December 2012 - KICTANet

ITRs what has changed between 2012 and 1988
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Samantha Dickinson has tracked the changes: http://www.linguasynaptica.com/itr-changes/ Best Alice

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WCIT the weird, ironic and hypocritical
by alice＠apc.org 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

http:/nnennaorg.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-weird-ironic-and-hypocritical wcit.html By Nnenna Nwakanma Best Alice

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China Warns Europe Against Imposing Sanctions on Huawei and ZTE.
by S.M. Muraya 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

China Warns Europe Against Imposing Sanctions on Huawei and ZTE www.cellular-news.com/story/57822.php Published on: 14th Dec 2012 A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry has urged the European Union to refrain from imposing restrictions on Chinese telecommunications manufacturers following reports that the EU may do so. "Any restrictions will definitely affect normal trade and investment and harm our cooperation in this area," spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press conference. There have been suggestions that an ongoing investigation into Huawei and ZTE has found that they benefited from Chinese government support, in breach of European law and WTO agreements. "We have noticed the reports," Hong said, adding that wireless communications companies from both sides have significant business interests in each other's countries, which could be seen as a coded warning that if Chinese vendors are targetted, then European companies may struggle to win Chinese orders. His comments echo what Sweden's trade minister, Ewa Bjorling said ealier this year when she warned that the probe by the European Commission could harm European manufacturers. Bjorling said that even if the EU proves the allegations are correct, it would be better to engage in dialog to resolve the matter than to impose import duties on their products. It's not expected that any decision on launching a case against the two companies would be taken until the middle of next year, at the earliest. The Commission is said to have "very sold evidence" that the two companies had been able to sell goods below cost in Europe due to the state subsidies. Both companies have long denied receiving any form of state-aid, although Chinese banks are particularly generous in financing vendor loans for clients of the two firms. ZTE's lines of credit amount to US$25 billion, which is said to be exceptionally high for a company with annual sales of US$8 billion. Huawei is also understood to have benefited from large credit lines, including a $30 billion facility from China Development Bank.

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Re: [kictanet] Rough List of WCIT Signing Status
by alice＠apc.org 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, Please note, Kenya has not signed. Best Alice On 14/12/2012 17:31, Grace Githaiga wrote: > Kenya signed with reservations. > _______________________________________________ > 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/alice%40apc.org > > 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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Kibaki set to launch Konza City in January 23, 2013
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

The groundbreaking ceremony of Kenya’s first techno city is scheduled for next month setting the stage for the development of the Sh850 billion project. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kibaki-set-to-launch-Konza-City-in-Ja…

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WCIT - outcome (Update from ISOC)
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:59:24 -0800 From: mautidavis(a)yahoo.com To: isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: [Itu2012chapters] WCIT - outcome FYI Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth(a)isoc.org> To: itu2012chapters <itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 5:43 PM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] WCIT - outcome Hi all! Greetings from the closing plenary of the WCIT. The WCIT concluded today with revised ITRs. 89 countries signed the treaty and at least 55 thus far have indicated that they will either not sign the treaty or will have to consult further in capital. There were a number of contentious issues that remained open until the final evening plenary on Thursday. After much debate, a vote took place on the motion to include text relating to states' rights to access international telecommunication services. Following the vote, several countries spoke to indicate that they will not sign the revised ITRs. Once this happened, the remaining issues were sorted rather quickly. You can download the treaty here: http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/final-acts-wcit-12.pdf Some key issues for the Internet Society: -- the issue of scope remains somewhat ambiguous and it will be important to monitor actual implementation of these regulations to determine whether some countries apply the treaty provisions to a broader group of providers than were previously subject to the 1988 treaty. -- the treaty explicitly states that “these Regulations do not address the content-related aspects of telecommunications”. -- References to ITU-T Recommendations do not give those Recommendations mandatory status -- Treaty definitions of Telecommunications and International Telecommunications were not changed. New term ICT was not included -- Numbering provisions in the ITRs are limited to references to “numbering resources specified in ITU-T Recommendations” and do not extend to naming, numbering and identification resources. -- Quality of Service provisions are open to interpretation and their impact will depend on the interpretation of scope. -- Member States are given responsibility to ensure the security and robustness of international telecommunications services -- Member States are given responsibility to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications. -- Accounting Rate principles for international telecommunication services do not apply to commercial agreements. -- Resolution (non-binding) entitled “To foster an enabling environment for the greater growth of the Internet” selectively quotes from the WSIS Tunis Agenda and seems to expand the role of the ITU rather than encouraging greater participation in the multistakeholder Internet governance model as envisioned by the WSIS. -- Resolution (non-binding) entitled “International telecommunication service traffic termination and exchange” opens the issue of private commercial agreements for international telecommunications traffic and suggests a role for Member States. It also calls for further work of the ITU-T in this area. -- Issues related to competition, liberalization, independent regulation, transparency received relatively little attention at the conference which is unfortunate. More to come. Kind Regards, Sally Sally Wentworth Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Rough List of WCIT Signing Status
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Kenya signed with reservations.

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Internet humbles UN telecoms agency
by Grace Githaiga 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

...Under increasing pressure, the ITU at first dismissed the complaints before belatedly trying to open up. But it was too little too late. If the preparatory work was out-of-step with modern policy systems, attendees to the meeting were stunned to find a conference style and approach stuck in the 1970s.A constant stream of information was available only in downloadable Word documents; disagreement was dealt with by increasingly small, closed groups of key government officials; voting was carried out by delegates physically raising large yellow paddles, and counted by staff who walked around the room; meetings ran until the early hours of the morning, and "consensus by exhaustion" was the only fall-back position. Government speakers spent long hours debating single words and playing strategic games with one another, pushing everyone closer and closer to the end of the conference without tackling any of the main points of contention. Read more on WCIT: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/14/internet-humbles-un-telecoms-a

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Re: [kictanet] US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs
by Eric Kirimi 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> Sitting in plenary and as expected The US & The UK have declared they will >> not sign the ITRs. Other aligned country are sure to follow suit. >> > >and un-aligned > >CR, DK, NL even KE? > >from transcript: >>> KENYA: Yes. Kenya wants to appreciate your patience and to thank the >Government of UAE for the efforts that you've made towards reaching a >consensus. >Kenya, prior to coming here, held several meetings through the >multistakeholder approach and hoped that we would achieve the objectives we >set. Unfortunately, we have not reached those objectives and I wish to say >here that we reserve our rights every reservations to go back home and do >more consultations. >Thank you. > >-- >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 >https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eric%40ictinfrastruct… > >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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The Google Zeitgeist 2012 report : Kenyan Scenario interesting
by Gideon 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Most Kenyans with access to the Internet want to know how to get an abortion, according to a new survey. The Google Zeitgeist 2012 report released on Thursday says this was the most searched topic in the last 12 months in the country. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Abortion-tops-list-of-Kenyan--online-searches/… Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica

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