July 2012 - KICTANet

Venue of EAIGF-Jacaranda Hotel
by Grace Githaiga 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Listers The EAIGF will take place at Jacaranda Hotel Westlands. RgdsGrace

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EAIGF Final Programme July 17-18, 2012
by Grace Githaiga 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Dear Listers Please find attached the programme for tomorrow's East Africa Governance Forum starting tomorrow and ending on Wednesday July 18, 2012. Looking forward to seeing many of you. Warm RegardsGrace

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FW: FEMTANZ - entrepreneurship trainers required in Tanzania
by Edith Adera 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

This may be of interest ________________ 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 From: Tina James [mailto:tjames@intekom.co.za] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:55 PM To: Tina James Subject: FEMTANZ - entrepreneurship trainers required in Tanzania Hi all We are recruiting Tanzanian-based trainers for our upcoming FEMTANZ programme, a five-month business support programme for women who wish to grow technology-enabled businesses. Since there is likely to be a strong ICT component, I hope that you will be able to circulate this through your networks. The intention is that we will be training local trainers, who will then take the training forward throughout Tanzania. The programme is running as part of the TanzICT Programme (http://tanzict.or.tz/) a four-year programme funded through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland) and based at COSTECH, Tanzania. If you know of anyone that meets the criteria, could you please forward it to them. Thanks Tina __________ Tina James icteum consulting 28 22nd Street Menlo Park 0081 South Africa Tel/fax: +27 12 346-8264 Mobile: +27 82 460-7915 email: tjames(a)intekom.co.za<mailto:tjames@intekom.co.za> skype: tjamesza

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SLOW INTERNET
by Moses Muya 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Listers, I was wondering what had gone wrong with my usually-very-fast Internet connection in the last two days but it looks like the answer is here : http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000053001&pageNo=1 . As you may be guessing by now, a ship has yet again docked in the wrong place and damaged a cable! Get used to the slow connection, it will be like this for at least 14 more days! (ouch) In the eyes of Albert Einstein, we(Kenyans) would be nothing but insane since we have done things in the same way expecting different results! I may not be a prophet but I can assure you this is not going to be the last cable cut! Some months ago, I asked the P.S whether there were any measures put in place to protect telecommunications infrastructure but he did not give me an answer since, according to him, my question was 'simplistic'! -- Kind Regards, Moses Muya.

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Landmark decision by ITU Council to enable multi-stakeholder consultation
by Alice Munyua 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/46.aspx -- Landmark decision by ITU Council on proposal for public consultation and open access to key conference document Online public platforms will be created to enable multi-stakeholder consultation Geneva, 13 July 2012 – During its annual session in Geneva, the ITU’s governing body, the Council, debated the issue of making ITU documents publicly available, especially those submitted to treaty-making conferences such as the forthcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) which aims to review and update the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). The forty eight Member States that make up the ITU Council also discussed the need for open and online consultations with key communities, such as civil society stakeholders.1 In his remarks to Council during the debate, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré noted that “the world is changing, in large part thanks to the growth in telecommunications facilitated by the ITU, and we need to adapt to that changing world. As we have always done since our foundation in 1865”. Dr Touré noted that “all ITU members have full access to all WCIT-12 documents and can share them within their constituencies.” As well as proposing that ITU should hold open consultations on WCIT-12, he encouraged all Member States to do so too. Dr Touré stressed that while all documents are available in ITU’s six official languages, it is nevertheless “crucial for Member States to prioritize translation into other national languages, so that national level consultations, such as those currently underway in the Netherlands and Kenya, can encompass all citizens and ensure the widespread engagement of civil society in the important issues that are being debated in the run up to WCIT-12”. Following various proposals moderated by the Chairman of the Council, Mr Ahmet Çavuşoğlu, Head of the Department for International Affairs of Turkey’s Information and Communications Technologies Authority, it was agreed that the latest version of the main conference preparatory document will be made publically available on the ITU website within the coming days. This document is often referred to as TD64, and it gathers together more than 450 contributions that members have submitted during the preparatory process of WCIT-12. Additionally, the Council unanimously agreed that a publicly accessible page will be established on the WCIT-12 section of the ITU website, where all stakeholders can express their opinions on the content of the latest version of TD64, or any other matter related to WCIT. This open access for inputs was applauded by the Council as an important way for the ITU membership to be able to note the various viewpoints that surround the conference. The Chairman of the Council encouraged all Member States to give due consideration to these inputs in their preparation for WCIT-12. Referring to the importance of national consultations, Dr Touré said that he encourages “more of this kind of action at the national and regional level as we move forward. As we know, the ITRs in 1988 set the stage for the information society. And I am absolutely convinced that WCIT-12 will set the stage for the knowledge society.” 1 It should be noted that all civil society organizations, of an international nature and who are working on issues related to information and communication technologies, are already entitled to no-cost membership and indeed several such entities were welcomed into ITU this year and their membership was supported and endorsed by the ITU Council. For more information, please contact: Paul Conneally Head, Communication and Partnership Promotion mobile +41 79 592 5668 email paul.conneally(a)itu.int facebook www.itu.int/facebook twitter www.itu.int/twitter

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Landmark decision by ITU Council on proposal for public consultation and open access
by Grace Githaiga 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Landmark decision by ITU Council on proposal for public consultation and open access to key conference document: Online public platforms will becreated to enable multi-stakeholder consultation.... http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/46.aspx

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Fw: Yawe migrates to Digital TV
by robert yawe 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Hi, I will give you a narrative walk through but time permitting I should be able to do a video clip showing how to go digital. 1. Buy certified set top box from an approved reseller 2. Remove set top box (STB) from the packing 3. Place next to TV set (99.99% of the chances are that it will be an analogue set) 4. Remove the aerial/antenna cable currently connected to you TV, DVD or VCR and connect it to the STB 5. Connect one end of the provided RCA cable (Yellow for Video, White and Red for Audio) to the corresponding ports on the TV and the other end to the STB 6. Slot in the Smart Card into the STB 7. Connect the STB power cables to the mains and switch it on 8. Switch on your TV 9. Using your remote or the control panel set your input source to COMPOSITE if you do not have this just set your TV to auto tune and you should pick the STB signal on one of the channels. 10. Using the STB's remote begin surfing the channels 11. You have gone digital, welcome to the future of broadcast. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 14:14 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe migrates to Digital TV Can someone please explain how to get (tune) these digital channels? Please start from the TV antenna, ariel, set box, etc on a I. Non Digital TV II. A Digital TV. On Jun 24, 2012 10:18 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: Robert, >Thank you for being a great Ambassador. With competition you are going to >see the price of set top drom to as little as Ksh. 500. I hear some with >conditional access will be offering popular bouque of some 50 channels for >$2 (two) dollars a month. > >I know of new venacular entrants coming in in less than a month. More >content will also come from edutainment which in my view from what I have >seen is world class. Perhaps this may be the greatest opportunity to >revive our own lanuages. > > >Regards > > >Ndemo. > >> Hi Listers, >> >> Wanted to inform you that on the 19th of June 2012 I migrated from >> analogue to digital TV reception, the signal is crystal clear not like the >> graining images I have been accustomed to over the past many years. The >> move was necessitated by the need for some of my house-mates to watch >> Tusker Project Fame, I went VoD many months ago. >> >> To put an issue to rest especially those in the media who have been >> spreading malicious roamers about the migration that I did not buy a >> digital TV set. All I bought was a decoder for 2,999/- which I plugged >> into old faithful and "pap" I can now receive clear digital signal. >> >> It was encouraging to note that all the current free to air channels, some >> of which I did not even know existed, have jumped onto the transmission >> including NTV, KTN and Citizen which makes you wonder what all those >> legalise was about. The quality of the various channels is glaring, >> something that was not visible with the analogue signal. >> >> To get a more holistic experience I also paid for the basic bouquet for >> 500/- a month, the offering was not disappointing but the number of >> channels is mind boggling especially having been there during the days of >> single channel VOK (Voice of Kenya). I only wish they could allow me >> create my own selection of channels to receive, the standard offerings >> make me feel like I am in a straight jacket. Yes, this is what happens >> when you enlighten people, 2 days ago I was comfortable receiving 6 >> horrible free to air channels today I am demanding a la Carte. >> >> >> All of you out there who where saving to buy expensive digital TV sets you >> can take 2,999/- of that money and migrate to digital TV today. >> >> Regards >> >> PS. I just took the device home handed over to my son who within 15 >> minutes had it up and running, held on to the remote. >> >> Robert Yawe >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> Kenya >> >> >> Tel: +254722511225, >> +254202010696_______________________________________________ >> 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. 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… > >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/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. 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Fwd: Terre des Hommes Netherlands is looking for a web editor
by Muchiri Nyaggah 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Good afternoon Listers, Might be of interest to some or to friends. Terre des Hommes Netherlands (Regional Office East Africa) is currently looking for a web editor, a 3 month internship position. Find attached the advert and job description. Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah

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Kenyan Techprenuers among the Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch
by Twahir Mohamed 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear Lister's , Two Kenyans among the Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch - Forbes http://onforb.es/No9n2B <Ten%20Young%20African%20Millionaires%20To%20Watch%20-%20Forbes%20http://onforb.es/No9n2B%20> regards -- Twahir

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Fwd: a question of the communications act
by Collins Areba 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

I filled in the form labelled "abuse report" and finally got a response from google. It however seems they have set me up on an endless if loop, Please see below the response in brief. The reason for contacting them in the first place being that the author of the said blog threw stones and is hiding under the table, only Google knows who it is. KE office is well aware of the situation, just wondering what role CCK and the court system play in such a case... Hello, > > Thanks for reaching out to us. > > Thank you for writing in regarding content posted on BlogSpot.com. We > would like to confirm that we have received and reviewed your inquiry. > > At this time, Google has decided not to take action based on our policies > concerning content removal. *If you choose to pursue legal action against* > * > the individual who posted this information and that action results in a > judicial determination that the material is illegal or should be removed, > **please send us the court order* so that we can take appropriate action. > > If a contact email address is listed on the blog, we also recommend you > working directly with the author to have the content in question removed > or changed. The one issue that bugs me is , who takes responsibility when a web platform that exists on privacy is used for libel-able issues?

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