June 2012 - KICTANet

Facebook & the Digital Economy
by Matunda Nyanchama 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Here is an interesting take on the digital economy and its limitations using facebook IPO for illustration. Enjoy The Facebook Illusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] World IPv6 Breakfast Programme
by Barrack Otieno 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Listers, Attached please find the days program, there will be plenty of room for open discussions. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Cyber Warfare - is Kenya Prepared?
by Matunda Nyanchama 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Is the country ready or even prepared for this new frontier of warfare?| Cyberwars: President Obama ordered Stuxnet attacks on Iran, claims report ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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cable envy - Kenya vs RSA
by Francis Hook 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Its always gratifying to read articles where Kenya compares favourably against RSA :-) http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/06/04/kenya-s-triple-play-bonanza -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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jobs at Google Kenya
by Alice Munyua 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/locations/nairobi/markcomm/product-marketi…

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Listening at the Kenya Red Cross Developer day
by Paul Kukubo 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

As I write this the Kenya Red Cross is organizing the tech event dubbed Random Hacks of Kindness. Developers from all over Kenya are presenting ideas on using technology in humanitarian situations. Taking place at Keny Red Cross offices. Dr Ndemo opening the judging session emphasized the need for developers to think commercially in order for them to have the incentive to stay the course. Most applications are very socially oriented, perhaps representing our social reality. What's amazing is the fact that these hackathons and developer forums are becoming an increasing aspect of youth culture in universities and colleges. Remember most developers ago are say 19 years old now were 14 years old when the undersea cable discussions started. What is evident is that these developers need a lot of mentoring and this where we can all come in. The issue of mentoring needs a broad discussion. It was fresh to see a whole new bunch of techies with a different perspective. At this stage the developer community is doing what it can. Many of them worked the weekend to prepare. Once this becomes part of the youth culture, even for a few, opportunity is created. This is kind of techie week in Kenya with Nokia Summit last week, the 4c challenge meeting last Friday, the pivot east and the outsourcing summit this week starting tomorrow. Although the judging is still under way, I must say a Sunday afternoon well spent. 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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Fwd: The Economist | digitization and GDP growth.
by Paul Kukubo 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Listers (crossposting an important article) [image: The Economist] <http://www.economist.com/> Free exchange Silicon sally <http://www.economist.com/node/21556221?frsc=dg%7Ca> Growth through digitisation requires more than faster broadband connections DO DIGITAL economies grow faster than analogue ones? Rich-country leaders seem to think so. G7 and European Union governments are committed to a variety of digital stimulus packages; Australia, the biggest spender, has promised broadband investment of $33.4 billion (or 3% of GDP) to connect 90% of homes at ultra-fast speeds. “Digitisation” involves adopting technologies like wireless phones and internet access to generate, process and share information. It seems to make sense that replacing slow technologies with faster ones might speed up sluggish economies. But does the case for investment stack up? See full article <http://www.economist.com/node/21556221?frsc=dg%7Ca> [image: The Economist on iPad] Sent from *The Economist on iPad <http://www.economist.com/apps>* See our digital and mobile products <http://www.economist.com/digital> Listers Interesting article. If you read nothing else from it at least take this out; "Analysis finds that digitisation on its own is not enough. Faster information boots output only when matched with astute ways of interpreting and acting on new data" US firms tend to have more IT that comparable EU ones, and are better at squeezing productivity out of it." This is largely due to performance based management culture. No debate however that at an aggregate level, digitization boosts GDP growth rates. Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad -- 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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Airtel Tarrif
by Edith Adera 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Listers, When Zain/Airtel joined the market, did they not launch a tariff that was dubbed "one bob PERMANENT" and they assured Kenyans that the tariff was PERMANENT! This is not the case today, what happened? Who holds operators accountable to Kenyans? Can someone from Airtel tell us what happened? Was it a hoax? When are we going to see low rates for Kenyans? Edith

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Post Master General Position to be advertised this week
by Grace Githaiga 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/End+of+an+era+as+Ali+exit…

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World IPv6 Day registration
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Listers, If you are planning to attend the World IPv6 Launch Breakfast at the I-Hub on June 6 2012 organized by the Internet society Kenya Chapter kindly register for planning purposes, use the email address register(a)isoc.or.ke. There are limited slots remaining and we would like to avoid a last minute rush. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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