May 2012 - KICTANet

IT Jobs available
by Claire Eboi 31 May '12

31 May '12

Dear Kictanet, Attached is a job advert for some IT positions across Africa. Please post it to your mailing list. Thank you for your assistance. Kind Regards, _________ Claire Eboi Human Resource Consultant Description: cid:image001.png@01CC115D.F5E3A7B0 Tel: +254 (020) 233 7980 Mobile +254 (720) 338 908 Email: ceboi(a)virtualhr.co.ke The Greenhouse, 3rd Floor,Ngong Road; PO Box 42803-00100; Nairobi, Kenya Website: www.virtualhr.co.ke <http://www.virtualhr.co.ke/>

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HACKBATTLE 2012 UPDATE
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hey good people, I know most of you have been waiting for this, here is the update, http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/2012/05/hackbattle-2012-engage-blackhat.html Regards, ./Chucks -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM IN KENYA
by S.M. Muraya 31 May '12

31 May '12

Anyone providing online updates? The forum does not seem to be online / interactive yet. http://www.ppoa.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283&Item… "The stakeholders’ submissions shall determine the agenda for the* 5th Annual National Public Procurement & Disposal Stakeholders Forum* to be held on *Thursday, 31st May 2012* at the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) Amphitheatre. Stakeholders submissions should be sent electronically through*forum(a)ppoa.go.ke* or through post to The Director General Public Procurement Oversight Authority P.O. Box 58535 – 00200 Nairobi on or before close of business on *Friday 18th May 2012.*"

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Re: [kictanet] CheChe Live - ICTs driving Judicial Reforms+ISACA comments
by Walubengo J 31 May '12

31 May '12

@Barrack, attached was the press release for the event. Some (serious :-) media picked this up @http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/data-and-information-protection-bill-needs-re-design final detailed document will be public once formally submitted to CIC next week. walu. --- On Wed, 5/30/12, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CheChe Live - ICTs driving Judicial Reforms To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 7:56 PM Edith, Last week ISACA Kenya had a forum and top on the list was the Data protection and FOI if i am not wrong, Paul Kukubo brought it to our attention. Can any members of ISACA who were present in the meeting comment on the outcomes of the discussion? Best Regards On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Sally Kimeu <sallykimeu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Edith Great bringing up Cheche interview this morning I watched it as well and Shollei did very well. I particularly share her frustrations in that the Judicial reforms need to touch on all arms of Justice i.e. the courts, the police, the defense teams, the prisions and even to a great extent even the health care institutions where critical evidence is collected Simply put the country needs to have intergrated systems to fully optimise the value of ICT's I dare say a lot of Job and entrepreneurial opportunities could viral out of these initiatives for example nairobi metropolitan installs CCTv for crime monitoring, same cameras used for traffic control and as evidence in courts, innovative Kenyans develop apps for traffic mgt which requires smart public transport etc etc the list of opprtunity is endless but it starts with an intergrated well thoought out action and implementation plan Regards Sally Kimeu Cisco Systems Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone -----Original Message----- From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+sallykimeu=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 18:34:22 To: <sallykimeu(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] CheChe Live - ICTs driving Judicial Reforms _______________________________________________ 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/sallykimeu%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. _______________________________________________ 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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. -- Barrack O. Otieno+254721325277+254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otienohttp://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/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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Re: [kictanet] World IP V6 Day Press Release
by Barrack Otieno 31 May '12

31 May '12

Dear all, Attached please find a PDF version of the press release, kindly register i advance by sending your names and the organisation you represent to register(a)isoc.or.ke. For enquries please write to info(a)isoc.or.ke. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] World IP V6 Day Press Release
by Barrack Otieno 31 May '12

31 May '12

*World IPv6 launch Breakfast organized by the Internet Society Kenya Chapter * *Press Release* *31st May 2012*** * * The Internet Society Kenya Chapter is organizing the World IPv6 Launch breakfast at the I Hub on June 6 2012 from 8 am. to 11 am. This is a global launch date for IPv6 supported by the Internet Society, all the major technology players like Google, Microsoft, and Cisco, as well as governments and companies like Face book, Yahoo, and many more who are adding support for this new technology. Obviously this is something that has been in the making for many years, and last year there was a 24 hour global IPv6 test flight with quite a number of top 1000 websites that clearly showed that the switch will be perfectly safe. With IPv6 being the 'new normal,' and now that IPv4 address supplies have run out globally, there is real economic need. The specific requirements for participation in the various categories of access networks, home routers, and websites are as follows: For access networks a commitment to make IPv6 part of their regular business is required. This means new subscribers get IPv6 on by default from June 6th 2012 and no special user configuration required to access the IPv6 Internet. To enable verification of progress towards this goal, access networks are also required to be delivering 1% of visits to major IPv6-enabled websites over IPv6 by 6th June. The level of IPv6 usage depends on the IPv6 capabilities and configuration of home networks, so the enabled customer base needed to be greater than 1% to reach this target. Measurements are being made by the major website participants to verify meaningful participation. The second category of participant is home router vendors. Again the requirement is that IPv6 become part of regular business. This means a majority of products shipping with IPv6 on by default, meaning no user configuration is required to use IPv6. The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) provides independent verification of IPv6 interoperability. Finally, websites wishing to participate are required to permanently enable IPv6 access to their main website, meaning IPv6-enabled users can now access their content over IPv6 without any additional configuration. Registration will be required since there are limited slots, to register kindly send an email to register(a)isoc.or.ke before Monday 4th June 2012. For more details please visit http://www.worldipv6launch.org/form/, all inquiries to info(a)isoc.or.ke. Issued by the Internet Society Kenya Chapter -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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CheChe Live - ICTs driving Judicial Reforms
by Edith Adera 30 May '12

30 May '12

Listers, For those who watched CheChe live this morning will agree with me that the discussions on Judicial reforms was very refreshing! (and informative). Gladys Boss Shollei did a great job in fielding questions from the trio. What struck me is the central role ICTs will play in the reforms - the Judicial Transformation Framework (Plan) will be launched tomorrow (we should be able to see the place of ICTs in this document). What was equally exciting was the extent of citizen engagement using ICTs tools with the judiciary have launched a short code, email link and online submission of pending cases to help them analyze and deal with years of backlog! They are also currently piloting the payment of fines by mpesa to be rolled out soon (I think someone on this list suggested this...it is happening). While this is exciting, many questions still linger - do we have the legislative framework that recognizes digital records as admissible evidence in court? (what became of the FOI and data protection bills?). what steps could be taken to ensure international standards/framework for records management is followed in this process to avoid digitizing inefficiencies? I'm sure there is a host of other questions. Listers will recall sometime back we had a week long discussion on these issues on this list based on research work done in the region, Kenya included (see attached reports as a reminder). One of the themes discussed on this list was "Electronic Records and Citizens' Access to Justice". Very vibrant discussions happened with good suggestions emerging on what should be taken into account - Grace/Alice, was the discussion report shared? Can we have a copy. I think the judiciary should get a copy of the recommendations from this list on this theme "Electronic Records and Citizens' Access to Justice". May be this is an opportune time to engage with the judiciary as they wholly embrace ICTs to ensure that some of the issues raised in that report by listers is taken into consideration as they reform. CheChe should continue with this high-level type of debate (avoiding too much politics!) so Kenyans can engage with real issues that affect them and hold our leaders to account. I wish the CheChe debate could continue in some form online after the hour slot (much like THE STREAM on Al Jazeera) even if not moderated by the trio. Think about it Makali and co. I like the parting shot of the show when Gladys was asked by a Kenyan if she aspires to be the Next President! That should send a big signal to 2012 aspirants that Kenyans are looking for performers this time round! Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change and Water Program Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063 | Mobile: +254-733-624345 eadera(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca

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Some good news from the Economist (for a change)
by Daniel Waweru 30 May '12

30 May '12

http://www.economist.com/node/21555571 IT IS, says Gabriel Demombynes, of the World Bank’s Nairobi office, “a > tremendous success story that has only barely been recognised”. Michael > Clemens of the Centre for Global Development calls it simply “the biggest, > best story in development”. It is the huge decline in child mortality now > gathering pace across Africa. According to Mr Demombynes and Karina Trommlerova, also of the World Bank, > 16 of the 20 African countries which have had detailed surveys of living > conditions since 2005 reported falls in their child-mortality rates (this > rate is the number of deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births). > Twelve had falls of over 4.4% a year, which is the rate of decline that is > needed to meet the millennium development goal (MDG) of cutting by > two-thirds the child-mortality rate between 1990 and 2015 (see chart). > Three countries—Senegal, Rwanda and Kenya—have seen falls of more than 8% a > year, almost twice the MDG rate and enough to halve child mortality in > about a decade. These three now have the same level of child mortality as > India, one of the most successful economies in the world during the past > decade. .... Kenya is a test case. It has cut the rate of infant mortality (deaths of > children under one year old) by more than any other country. It has had > healthy economic growth (4.8% a year in 2005-10) and a functioning > democracy, albeit after horrendous post-election violence in 2008. But Mr > Demombynes noticed something else: it increased the use of treated bednets > from 8% of all households in 2003 to 60% in 2008. Using figures on the > geographical variation of malaria, he calculated that half the overall drop > in Kenya’s infant mortality can be explained by the huge rise in the use of > ITNs in areas where malaria is endemic. Daniel Waweru www.kenyaimagine.com Art and analysis; debate and opinion.

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Mobile Termination Rates Cut by 28%
by Muchiri Nyaggah 30 May '12

30 May '12

News about mobile termination rates dropping to KSh1.60 are obviously very welcome. What I found encouraging however was the consensus that was built by the regulator and industry players to get to this point . Kudos. Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah | PRINCIPAL PARTNER @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 We work with leaders to identify and bring to market great innovations in Africa. SEMACRAFT CONSULTING PARTNERS Nairobi, Kenya. www.semacraft.com | www.semacraft.com/blog twitter: @semacraft

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Re: [kictanet] Enable access to SKYPE at Ministrys
by Jane Ngima Muriuki 29 May '12

29 May '12

Last week we wanted to do a Skype meeting with a Ministry of Education officer, a partner from Canada and the Network for Non Formal Educational Institutions (N-NFEI)but it was not possible because the Ministry IT Section has blocked all staff from accessing some programs. Skype is one way that the world is using to hold international meetings and the Government must enable access. I believe that today the world is using the various windows in the internet ie: Facebook,Skype etc to do business, programs and development activities. Time is long gone when they were used for social reasons only. Jane Muriuki Executive Director Quoting kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke: > 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. Freedom of information and data protection bills. (Paul Kukubo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 10:41:01 +0200 > From: Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Freedom of information and data protection bills. > Message-ID: > <CAAMTFHnUCX-fV7Dw0eFXaaHD=780Shr8B9sdou=MHkj9_zmEJQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Listers > > AS I write this I am sitting in a forum organized by the ISACA Kenya > Chapter to discuss these two draft bills. At this meeting we have a > representative from CIC. The draft bills are on the CIC website. > > Listers should be made aware of this process which is important as part of > the constitutional implementation. When the act is passed it will improved > our profile as a destination for data processing. As we speak there is a > proposal in the EU law that would make it illegal for data to flow to > countries that don't have data protection in place. This has several > implications. > > Also, in a networked world, analyst indicate that the end game will be that > there will be global centers of excellence in data processing. Indeed > multinationals are consolidating data centres globally. > > Submissions have been made by national council for law reporting, CIC, > Kenya bankers association. > > Regards > Paul Kukubo > > > > > -- > Paul Kukubo > Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board > PO Box 27150 - 00100 > Nairobi, Kenya > > 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street > > Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 > Fax: +254 20 2211962 > website: www.ict.go.ke > local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya > twitter:@tandaaKENYA > BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke > Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke > > > personal contacts > _______________ > > Cell: + 254 717 180001 > > > skype: kukubopaul > googletalk: pkukubo > personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke > personal twitter: @pkukubo > > > ____________________ > Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub > > Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, > through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth > for socio economic enrichment >

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