May 2012 - KICTANet

Freedom of information and data protection bills.
by Paul Kukubo 26 May '12

26 May '12

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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Freedom of information and data protection bills. (Paul Kukubo)
by Gideon 26 May '12

26 May '12

Listers, Appreciation for that notice Mr. Kukubo Its great and a step towards the right direction. Myself i think its long overdue and just as you caution us that the western nations and more specifically the proposal in the EU law that would make it illegal for data to flow to countries , means only one thing if we dont have our systems and policies right we risk not only being locked out of the avenue towards digital advancement but we shall also be relegating ourselves to conditions that shall stunt our information age. So its imperative that the said bills are not only relevant but also tailored to meet our needs as well as provide a synergy and nexus with our peers . Its been said more than once that the next big thing "techwise" will come from Africa, so we must get things right from the very foundations. Best wishes. Rop. On Sat, May 26, 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. 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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Funding Crisis hits digital land registry project
by Ali Hussein 25 May '12

25 May '12

Listers Is this some sort of sick joke? I would like to believe so..Either we have a situation of unsubstantiated reporting or we are in serious trouble. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Funding+crisis+hits+bid+for+digital+Land… -- *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* * *Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road P O Box 14556-00100 Office: +254 737 751409 Cell: +254 773/713 601113 *Nairobi, Kenya* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

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FW: KENYA ICT ACTION NETWORK QUESTIONS TO ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS
by Grace Githaiga 25 May '12

25 May '12

Good afternoon Listers Please see below what Barrack was able to capture from the Thika Road debate. We will wait to hear from Engineer Kidenda. He promised that he will put his team of Engineers together to give us a comprehensive response. RgdsGrace Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:50:56 +0300 Subject: KENYA ICT ACTION NETWORK QUESTIONS TO ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com To: dg(a)kenha.co.ke; ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com The following are a number of questions raised by listers on the Kenya ICT Network a multistakeholder network with representatives from the government, civil society and private sector occasioned by the state of Thika road: Where does Kenya stand when in comes to local road standards vis a vis international standards.What are the ”smart transport solutions” (ICTs integration) Kenya is considering to use in order to enhance road safety especially along the entire Thika road . What does KENHA have to say about the quality of work being done on the road between Rimpa and Magadi (So far upto Kiserian town).How are roads categorized, in terms those managed by the local authorities, central government and, if possible, those ones that are internationally managed? Why does the government award contracts to companies that do not do their job professionally?There is a contractor who was awarded a contract to rehabilitate Nairobi-Naivasha Road ( between the former Museum Hill roundabout and Rironi) and they've dug a whole stretch of the road, about a kilometer and a half. They dug up patches everywhere that drivers have to be extra cautious. Is there anything the Authority (assuming the said section is under Eng. Kidenda's Authority) can do to makes sure their are mechanisms in place for the contractor to ensure he does not put the lives of road users at risk How "safe" are our new roads ? Would they pass muster if road safety audits were conducted? There is a fundamental design flaw on our roads are the concerned parties now ready to listen or are we going to export these problems to Langata Rd, Ngong Rd, New airport terminals, Lamu Port etc? There is a role played by auditors at various stages. Do we have evidence that KeNHA engages these or in other words do we have people in Government/Private sector playing that role currently?There is data collection and its role - But as we know data is useless unless turned to information. Does the relevant authority use this data? There is the common user and there very annoying problems - turn-offs which are suddenly blocked with no notice, on coming vehicle channeled to your lane, taking one hour to get to your gate while all the time you can see it a few meters from where you are stuck! Who is listening and helping? There is the role that ICT can play to enable smart infrastructure - my take is that unless we embed it in at step 1 (design) above, it will be most likely be cosmetic.Are there any efforts to intergrate Intelligent transportation systems in this new super highways? (Making the Infrastructure Smart) Should there be an accident on the one way lane (how do we alert speeding drivers coming from behind) Secondly is there are provision for transmitters that can allow smart driving and speed Cameras. What strategy does KENHA have for creating ducts for Fibre optic and power cables, are we likely to see the new roads being dug up?Are there frameworks for evaluating infrastructure alternatives and clear processes for evaluating infrastructure system designs. Thank you On behalf of the KiCTANET Secretariat -- Barrack O. Otieno+254721325277+254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otienohttp://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Join the dotAfrica mailing list
by Rebecca Wanjiku 24 May '12

24 May '12

Dear colleagues, On 22 May 2012, ICANN will reopened the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) application process following the earlier technical glitch that you will no doubt be aware of. This was a welcome development as there was substantial debate around whether applications were materially affected. The dotAfrica gTLD is one of the new domains that have attracted a number of applicants and there is on-going interest in both the actual application process and how the continent will benefit from this new geographic name, which will allow Africa to be uniquely-identified online. Bearing the above in mind, we would like to invite you to join the dotAfrica community mailing list for up-to-the-minute news about Africa`s new gTLD bid for .Africa top level domain. We also plan for the mailing list to go beyond discussing only dotAfrica, so that it includes larger African Internet and ICT issues. For this reason, we encourage you to subscribe and help make this list representative of the African Internet community. You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to be in the African ICT loop! Please join our mailing list to participate in this community-driven approach to information. By joining our mailing list you will have access to, amongst others, dotAfrica announcements, requests for comments or advice from the community and you will also be among the first to receive notifications of upcoming events. Thanking you in advance for your support and just a quick reminder that you can follow the dotAfrica campaign on Facebook (facebook/africandomain) and Twitter (twitter.com/africandomain) Kind regards dotAfrica PR Team www.africainonespace.org Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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ICANN's Fellowship programme for travel funding to the Toronto meeting open
by alice＠apc.org 24 May '12

24 May '12

Dear all, ICANN's Fellowship programme has now opened for applications for travel funding to the Toronto meeting: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htmAppli… are welcome until 8 July.

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Thika Road Debate in Parliament
by Edith Adera 23 May '12

23 May '12

Listers, I'm reliably informed that the debate on Thika road has reached parliament today and is being discussed on the floor of the house. Grace, we are all still awaiting the response of Eng. Kidenda and his team to the long list of questions raised on this list, which he promised to address. Smart transport solutions (ICTs) need to form part the solutions to the road menace - I wonder if reflected in the traffic Bill? 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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(no subject)
by Nancy Macharia 22 May '12

22 May '12

Tel: +254727746156Sent from my BlackBerry

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ICANN Announcement - Strategic Plan Approved
by Alice Munyua 22 May '12

22 May '12

Dear all, Those who follow ICANN processes, the strategic plan for the next 3 years, was approved by the board with certain proposed activities under "International presence and engagement" not endorsed. Best Alice ------------------------------------------------------ Approved July 2012 - June 2015 Strategic Plan Posted 18 May 2012 Based upon the Board Resolutions <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm> resulting from the recent Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held in Amsterdam on 6 May 2012, the adopted 2012-2015 Strategic Plan <http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/strategic-plan-2012-2015-1…> [PDF, 864 KB] is now posted. 2012-2015 Strategic Plan * English <http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/strategic-plan-2012-2015-1…> [PDF, 864 KB] * Ø§Ù?Ø¹Ø±Ø¨Ù?Ø© - coming soon * ä¸æ?? - coming soon * FranÃ§ais - coming soon * EspaÃ±ol - coming soon * Ð Ñ?Ñ?Ñ?ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ - coming soon During the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held in Amsterdam the Board approved the July 2012-June 2015 Strategic Plan, and directed the President and CEO to move forward with the Internationalization survey and community-based operational planning process based on the strategic objectives as set forth in the plan. The aspects of the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan that cover the expansion of ICANN's international presence and engagement efforts are deferred pending further direction from the Board. Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.06 To remain accountable to the global Internet community, the Board is taking this action to allow for community input on the further planning for ICANN's international presence and engagement. There has been a community survey on these items, and a paper will be produced that will be the subject of public comment and discussion. In addition, continued work towards these efforts as set forth in the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan is not prudent, therefore those portions of the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan are deferred. After review of these inputs, and as appropriate to respond to inputs, initiatives to expand ICANN's international presence and engagement may be updated within the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan, and included within the 2012-2013 Operating Plan. In order to allow for the 2012-2013 operational planning cycle to proceed, the Board approves the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. While there will likely be a fiscal impact as a result of this work, the fiscal impact of undertaking the survey and review process is minimal. Further, the deferral of current initiatives within the 2011-2012 Operating Plan regarding the further allocation or reallocation of staff and resources that relate to ICANN's international presence and engagement prior to the Prague Meeting will preserve resources from having to be reallocated as necessary after this review is complete. This action is not expected to have any impact on the security or the stability of the DNS. This version of the Strategic Plan includes extensive community feedback, including a 45-day Public Comment period (10.3.11 -- 11.17.11). Many thanks to the Community for its continued support and input. ICANN's Strategic Plan is a three-year rolling, annually updated strategic planning process and feeds in to the larger ICANN planning process as the adopted Strategic Plan guides the development of the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget.

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A wake-up Call - Clay Muganda's Article
by Esther Muchiri 22 May '12

22 May '12

Listers Clay Muganda's article in today's Daily Nation has taken me back to a discussion we had on this list regarding Vision 2030. What he brings sounds like great opportunities for innovation. He says in part and I quote. "I have looked high and low for any material in local dialects about Vision 2030. I have never found any, and until now I highly doubt even if there is an official or recognisable phrase or word for it in Kiswahili, the national language. Is it not ironic that at a time when we have made several advances in communication technology and at a time when we have an initiative whose bedrock is information and communication technology, we do not have enough information about the same initiative, much worse in local languages? Here is the full article: http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Be+in+the+know+to+lose+your+hopelessnes s+/-/957860/1410390/-/2nl1nu/-/index.html Comments? Esther

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