December 2012 - KICTANet

Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on Internet, IXPs
by Gideon 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

+1 Dr. Ndemo. What Africa needs are more leaders like Ndemo who can stand up for what they believe in. Thanks. Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:41 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: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (McTim) > 2. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Harry Hare) > 3. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Mawaki Chango) > 4. Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya! (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) > 5. US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs (Ali Hussein) > 6. Re: US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs (McTim) > 7. Re: Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on > Internet, IXPs (Sammy Buruchara) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:58:13 -0500 > From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> > To: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > < > CACAaNxgdAZXTY5pawmn3fLKfzjpdOvSPFq72H+4X9JXeKJMvuQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Becky, > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:35:19 +0300 > From: Harry Hare <harry(a)africanedevelopment.org> > To: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > <5AB94AA3-270F-4A06-A814-4F14E1AF7339(a)africanedevelopment.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > McTim, totally in support. Dr Ndemo, you did the right thing. > > Cheers > Harry > > > On Dec 13, 2012, at 2:58 PM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Becky, > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > > > > -- > > 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/harry%40africanedevel… > > > > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:19:45 -0500 > From: Mawaki Chango <kichango(a)gmail.com> > To: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal > on Internet, IXPs > Message-ID: > < > CACTo+v9xnfEgTjmUZ2dGy5XJRkP5cetCc3uSrUpBwkTG0W8RbQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Not withstanding the substance of the position, the reaction of the > African group to such move by the PS was to be expected. > > First of all, I never met the PS until I saw and listen to him at the > IGF in Baku. I also listened to other people talk about him, his track > record working with civil society, etc. And I'm a fan of the more > progressive way (compared to so many other African countries) Kenya > has been handling its policy-making in this area and in others, as of > late. As a result, I must say, I became a bit confused at the notion > that there would be one common African position backed by Kenya, > Ethiopia, Mali, Togo, Sudan, etc. > > When you come to a treaty or any negotiating conference with a group's > common position which you have declared or are reputed to support and > you are pulled to a different (indeed opposing) position by another > stakeholder outside your group, you don't take them by surprise by > announcing your "new" position at the plenary. You first work your > group, which enables you to enlist perhaps new allies and give a > notice to those who still oppose your new position. The kind of > reactions we are seeing here was to be expected from the way this has > been handled (based on the current account). In a sense, the writing > was on the wall... > > Cheers, > > Mawaki > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:58 AM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Becky, > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku > > <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ > > > > > > Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. > > > > The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests > > (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). > > > > Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. > > > > > > -- > > 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/kichango%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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:23:09 +0300 > From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(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] Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya! > Message-ID: > < > CAMwG4pyod6E3C4tU8rQgAyJ10CkuwEONYxz2vm3H+YMp4qtihw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Wow! I am proud of Kenya! It must have been a hard decision. > -- > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > Kenya > Skype: gracebomu > Twitter: @Bomu > Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu >

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US & UK Declare they will not make sign ITRs
by Ali Hussein 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

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. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on Internet, IXPs
by Rebecca Wanjiku 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/ regards

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Following WCIT Remotely...Wow, Kenya!
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Wow! I am proud of Kenya! It must have been a hard decision. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance
by Gilda Odera 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Kivuva, You are right though. 2000/- is a hefty sum for majority. And the timing with children expecting 'Christmas' not to mention school uniform and fees in January is a bit too much pressure on this majority population. The frustration levels as well when they cannot watch election campaigns due to no tv in January till they raise this amount would be very high! Maybe it be given few more months while working out how to reduce costs? Gilda -----Original Message----- From: Kivuva Sent: 12/12/2012, 11:51 AM To: godera(a)skyweb.co.ke Cc: Kictanet Mail list Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance 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. 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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. > -- ______________________ 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/godera%40skyweb.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. 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Fwd: [UEDbenin] Fwd: Call for proposals from Center for Global Communication Studies
by Dandjinou Pierre 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Colleagues, This for your information Regards Pierre Dandjinou VP Africa ICANN ** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Cyril Obi" <apn(a)ssrc.org> Date: Dec 12, 2012 10:33 PM Subject: Call for proposals from Center for Global Communication Studies To: "bsodonon(a)gmail.com" <bsodonon(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Please see 2 call for proposals below from the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication. Please direct any questions you may have regarding the call for proposals to the Center for Global Communication Studies. Best, Cyril Obi 1. Call for Proposals: Literature Review on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding in Africa. This project, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, is part of a larger project on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding. The aim of this portion of the project is to understand: "What is the evidence on the role of ICTs in peacebuilding, statebuilding, and good governance in Africa?" A full description of the Call for Proposals can be found here: http://cgcs.asc.upenn.edu/events.html#122 2. Call for Proposals: Stakeholder Mapping and Policy Analysis: Kenya, Ethiopia & Somalia. This project, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, is part of a larger project on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding. The aim of this portion of the project is to understand 1) what ICT policies are; 2) who the players are that influence ICT policy and ICT policy debate; and 3) who are the stakeholders that are using ICTs in ways that affect governance and state-building. A full description of the Call for Proposals can be found here: http://cgcs.asc.upenn.edu/events.html#121 To unsubscribe, click here: http://socialscienceresearchcouncil.cmail5.com/t/y-u-jdhyulk-wujkrjujk-r/ __._,_.___ Répondre à expéditeur<bsodonon@gmail.com?subject=Re%A0%3A%20Fwd%3A%20Call%20for%20proposals%20from%20Center%20for%20Global%20Communication%20Studies>| Répondre à groupe<UEDbenin@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Re%A0%3A%20Fwd%3A%20Call%20for%20proposals%20from%20Center%20for%20Global%20Communication%20Studies>| Répondre en mode Web<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxYmlycnVkBF9TAzk…>| Nouvelle discussion<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNGplbTR1BF9TAzk…> Toute la discussion<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin/message/4669;_ylc=X3oDMTM1dmtuZDB…>( 1) Activités récentes: Aller sur votre groupe<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/UEDbenin;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMjlwZGVjBF9TAzk3NDkw…> Ni Donneurs de lecons, Ni Flagonneurs; revons, et revons grand!! [image: Yahoo! Groupes]<http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNWpoZnN1BF9TAzk3NDkwNDY2BGdycElkAz…> Passer Ã : Texte seulement<UEDbenin-traditional@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Changer+le+format+:+Traditionnel>, RÃ©sumÃ© du jour<UEDbenin-digest@yahoogroupes.fr?subject=Messages+du+groupe+:+RÃ©sumÃ©>• Désinscription<UEDbenin-desabonnement(a)yahoogroupes.xn--fr?subject=dsinscription-mfc>• Conditions d’utilisation <http://fr.docs.yahoo.com/info/utos.html> . __,_._,___ -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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African countries contribution at ITU- WICT
by Rebecca Wanjiku 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Read more.. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/african-countries-make-voice-heard-at-wict/ regards,

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Africa's digital election trackers
by Gideon 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Good to see the use of technology to monitor elections : http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/12/201212101152794146.html And as Ory aptly puts it... "What we've seen recently - in Liberia and then with the election in Sierra Leone - are projects where people are finding ways to use SMS and plug into tools like Google Maps and Fusion Tables to help visualise data," she continued. "It's an interesting example of combining high tech and low tech." Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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TechWomen: Professional Mentorship and Exchange Program – 2013 Application Opens December 15th!
by Evans Ikua 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear listers / Chers membres Please see the mail below. Relevant for people in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Yemen and Zimbabwe. Best / Cordialement, Steffi *TechWomen: Professional Mentorship and Exchange Program – 2013 Application Opens December 15th!* * * Dear Steffi Meyer, The TechWomen program will identify approximately 80 women who are emerging leaders and entrepreneurs working in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) from the Middle East & Africa for a five-week program in the fall of 2013, including mentorships and professional exchanges at leading companies in Silicon Valley, California, concluding with workshops, networking events and meetings in Washington, D.C. For more information and eligibility requirements please visit: http://www.techwomen.org/how-to-apply/. The application deadline is *February 10th, 2013*. Applicants from the following countries are invited to apply: *Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Yemen *and* **Zimbabwe.* *Please forward this announcement to your networks.* If you have any questions or need additional information, please visit our website: www.techwomen.org, including Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.techwomen.org/faq/. Please feel free to reproduce and distribute the attached flier at the following link: * http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20128838/TechWomen%20Program%20Flier%202013.pdf*<http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20128838/TechWomen%20Program%20Flier%202013.pdf>. *About TechWomen* Harnessing the power of business, technology and innovation, TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in technology sectors from the Middle East and Africa together with their American counterparts for a professional mentorship and exchange program at leading companies in the United States. Launched by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2011, TechWomen builds on her vision of “smart power diplomacy” embracing the full range of diplomatic tools, including technology, to bring people together for greater understanding and to empower women and girls worldwide. TechWomen is an initiative of the *U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)* <http://exchanges.state.gov/>. The Department of State is partnering with the *Institute of International Education (IIE)* <http://www.iie.org/women> to implement this program. Please contact us by email at techwomen(a)iie.org with any questions you may have.** * “TechWomen introduced me to many role models for women working in the technical field; I was so inspired when meeting with them. TechWomen also gave me to opportunity to visit the US for the first time. It was so different to visit the place, directly interacting with the people, rather than hearing about the culture from a distance. Thank you TechWomen, I had some of the happiest days ever in life because of you!” **– 2012 Participant from Egypt* *TechWomen on the web* TechWomen website: www.techwomen.org TechWomen blog: http://techwomenblog.wordpress.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/techwomen Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TechWomen LinkedIn: TechWomen <http://www.linkedin.com/groups/TechWomen-3703501/about> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Govts at ITU meeting labor to show consensus
by Grace Githaiga 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

Have you ever wondered why UN meetings and other government related international meetings take two weeks? Well, you are not alone, consider these scenarios:1. Have 1,000 people editing a document2. Have political rivals try to agree on words such as human rights, the meanings and implications3. Have economically powerful countries have one voice, less powerful countries have another view and vote, while make it look democratic and “consensual”4. Have one government that has invested in the resource, controls it, and on the other hand governments seeking to have some power.5. Have every tech related word scrutinized think internet, broadband, infrastructure, technical, etc on the other hand, words like shall, may, endeavour, provide the environment etc provide new meaning when at a UN treaty related meeting. Read on: http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/govts-at-itu-meeting-labor-to-show-consens…

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