July 2012 - KICTANet

ZACR DNS Training Courses
by Vika Mpisane 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

On 2012/07/31 3:32 PM, "Mark Elkins" <mje(a)posix.co.za> wrote: >With just a couple of weeks to go - the free DNS Training courses that >UniForum SA (ZACR) offers are not yet full. Here is an opportunity to >learn how >DNS works and if you already think you know your stuff, come on the >Advanced course and learn about DNSSEC. > >Do you use TSIG when doing Zone Transfers? Do you run DNSSEC aware >resolvers? All part of what is taught in hands-on training. > >The DNS Introduction training course will be held from 13th to 15th of >August 2012 at Autumn Leaf IT, Unit 14, Old Dutch Square, cnr Old >Paarl & Bill Bezuidenhout, Bellville in CapeTown. > >- and the - > >DNS Advanced training course will be held from 21st - 24th August 2012 >at Working Technologies IBM Training Centre, Gazelle Close, Corporate >Park in Midrand. > >The course will be presented by Johan Ihren from Netnod, Sweden and by >Mark Elkins from UniForum SA. > >The registration page and further details are available at >http://dnstraining.coza.net.za > > >-- > . . ___. .__ Posix Systems - (South) Africa > /| /| / /__ mje(a)posix.co.za - Mark J Elkins, Cisco CCIE >/ |/ |ARK \_/ /__ LKINS Tel: +27 12 807 0590 Cell: +27 82 601 0496 >_______________________________________________ >tech mailing list >tech(a)internet.org.za >http://lists.internet.org.za/mailman/listinfo/tech

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Official response to the "facts" circulated by Alice on behalf of DotConnectAfrica
by Gideon 31 Jul '12

31 Jul '12

Dear Ms.Alice Munyua, I am asked by our organization to post this clarification below to the statements you posted last week *Re:**Facts Regarding the African Union Commission (.Africa) application* in the interest of the public. * * *That you ahead for your cooperation.* * * *First,* the deliberate *distortion that AUC/UniForum has submitted an application for .AFRICA is unwarranted and quite misleading,* and this should not be *treated as 'fact'*. The true fact is that the AUC is not an applicant. Only UniForum is the applicant acknowledged by ICANN. Therefore, it is *untruthful and rather disingenuous on your part to present the AUC as an applicant - either as a co- or joint applicant to UniForum*. Everyone should know that the AU has not applied to ICANN for anything, so there is no AUC application the way that you have been distorting 'facts' to suit your purpose. *Second,* though you have listed many things, the most important thing that you have left out is that the *UniForum application was not submitted on behalf of either the African Union Commission, African governments, the African Community or African Internet Community*. You should have listed this as '*fact'*, but you have not. Therefore*, there is actually no community ownership of the Applied-for string *so your use of the term *'official AUC endorsed application for the dotAfrica (.Africa) Top Level Domain*' is rather *specious and a misnomer*. Against this background, how is the UniForum application, in your estimation, *"a collaborative African initiative"?* One would expect at least that if it is a collaborative African initiative, *then the ownership of the TLD by the community should have been properly demonstrated by a community application conveyed as an application on behalf of the African Community for a .AFRICA Community TLD*. In the absence of this, we still see the UniForum application as a *deceptive ploy* that used the purported support of the AU Commission to garner support from African governments to enable them provide support for an application that *will benefit a special interest group*. *The way we see it is quite simple: DCA Trust will continue to expose this fraud for what it truly is*. If the AUC provided support to UniForum to apply on behalf of the African Community, then we believe that “*a Community TLD application * “for .AFRICA should have been submitted by UniForum to ICANN. *Third,* you seem to make much of a process that was "*mandated by African Heads of State (OR Tambo Declaration) and African Minister’s in charge of ICT (Abuja Declaration)" to justify your 'facts'*. Would these African Heads of States and Ministers *not demand some form of accountability regarding why a community TLD application for .Africa was not submitted by Uniforum?* Since you seem to know many facts regarding the so-called 'African Union Commission (.Africa) application, perhaps you should help clarify for everyone's benefit why a Community TLD application for .Africa was not submitted by Uniforum. *Fourth,* you have tried to make much over the fact that the *UniForum application is AU-supported*, and that *the "application meets and exceeds, the minimum evaluation criteria set by ICANN for application of Geographic strings." Alas, the evaluation is not only on the basis of the evaluation criteria for 'geographic strings'*. The evaluation criteria is actually more comprehensive, and covers a wide range of issues such as *technical, operational, financial criteria; coupled with terms & conditions, legal issues, etc.* We remain confident that the Uniforum application will fail based on the scope of its separate agreement with the African Union Commission. We prefer to leave such issues to the Evaluation and the outcome of any Dispute Resolution. *Fifth,* the application submitted by DCA Trust is for the geographic name 'AFRICA', pronounced as 'DotAfrica'. *This is for a 6-character ASCII string *. The application submitted by DCA Trust was correctly designated by ICANN as referring to a geographic name. Your understanding that it is for 'dotdotAfrica' is incorrect. Our published part of application is posted and available here………………… *Finally*, it is important for us to note that you have become *openly supportive of the UniForum application*, and we therefore hope that you will not *use any of your official affiliations either within the Kenyan government or the ICANN GAC* to influence things in their favour. We caution you not to be official or unofficial spokesperson of UniForum, and allow the applications that have been submitted to ICANN to be evaluated fairly without any undue interference on your part or on the part of the group that you now seem to represent in the most unabashed manner . DotConnectAfrica. On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 8:13 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: Freedom of Information Bill and Open Standards (Victor Kapiyo) > 2. Re: Fwd: FW: KENIC - on behalf of Sammy Buruchara (Walubengo J) > 3. PesaPal Developer Community (Agosta Liko) > 4. Facts Regarding the African Union Commission (.Africa) > application (Alice Munyua) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:59:02 +0300 > From: Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Freedom of Information Bill and Open Standards > Message-ID: > <CAMKaekpBNLxh-tuQyudpa56QEn9ovVRC=mC=_ > vz8+KpTZ5XbCg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Interesting observations Evans. > > I would be interested to know what the Directorate of E-government has done > especially with regard to facilitating digitisation of processes, > collection and release of data by government, such that they would be able > to tell us the kind of formats that are being used and whether these > standards are indeed open, and if not why. Btw, is there a govt position on > the use open standards? > > Likewise, and with regard to IEBC process, we would need to be informed > whether the software in use is open source. I am not sure about the release > of code to the general masses - but probably it would be useful to IT > security experts for audit. Nevertheless, it would be important to release > information on how the software & the process works as part of their > responsibility in being transparent & accountable - i just saw them launch > sth on telly today. > > Lastly, on FOI, for me its not so much what the bill should or shouldn't > say, but its more our interpretation of Art. 35 of the Constitution. Such > that any technology (e.g. icts, open standards, open data, open govt, > digitisation etc) that would facilitate the right are adopted and promoted > and technologies or practices e.g. not keeping data in electronic format - > as mentioned by Rad! above, would be abolished as they inhibit and > frustrate the enjoyment of the right. > > My two cents. > > Victor > > -- > Victor Kapiyo, LL.B > > ==================================================== > *?Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude? Zig > Ziglar > * >

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Fwd: [GIGANET-MEMBERS] UW Tenure Track big data position
by Warigia Bowman 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Katy P <katycarvt(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:45 PM Subject: [GIGANET-MEMBERS] UW Tenure Track big data position To: GIGANET-MEMBERS(a)listserv.syr.edu http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/ads/aa3166.html Position Announcement - AA3166 Position Overview Organization: Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences Title: Assistant Professor Search #: AA3166 Position Details The Department of Communication at the University of Washington seeks a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to develop communication scholarship with “big data” computational approaches. Applicants’ substantive areas of research and teaching must contribute to areas of strength in the Department: communication and culture; communication technology and society; global communication; journalism; media organization; political communication; rhetoric and critical/cultural studies; and social interaction. Position requires experience in curation and analysis of large-scale datasets related to one or more of these areas of study. Relevant research skills include social network analysis, web and mobile analytics, data aggregation and data mining, data visualization, and/or text and natural-language processing. Joining a growing multidisciplinary community of social scientists, computer scientists, and humanities scholars at the University of Washington with new analytical tools, the successful applicant will enrich the field by developing theories and designing methods, techniques or applications to answer important questions about communication. The start date for this position is September 16, 2013. Candidates must have earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. in communication or closely related discipline by then. Applicants with expertise in computational social science or digital humanities are welcome to apply. University of Washington faculty members engage in teaching, research, and service. Candidates are expected to conduct research, teach four courses during a three-quarter academic year, and supervise graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels. The position involves teaching in the Department of Communication’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Candidates must submit: (1) a letter of application that addresses research and teaching interests (on the latter please indicate fit with current courses and/or suggestions for potential new ones); (2) a curriculum vitae; and (3) three letters of recommendation. Application materials are to be submitted online at http://com.uw.edu/facultysearch. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2012. Inquiries should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Patricia Moy, at pmoy(a)uw.edu. -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas 1200 President Clinton Ave. Little Rock, AR 72201 wbowman(a)clintonschool.uasys.edu http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com Warigia Bowman -------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 --------------------------------------------------

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Re: [kictanet] Changing the face of Jua Kali with new programming capabilities
by Edith Adera 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

Excellent Post Bwana Ndemo, I think what we need to do is also create University-jua kali linkages (popularly known as University-Industry linkages, but I prefer University-Jua Kali linkages). We need to also ask ourselves how the FAB labs in a couple of Universities in Kenya are being used? I'm aware that UoN and I think KU or JKUAT have them. Are these linked to jua kali? Can we offer customized skills training and product development in PRACTICAL terms? I sit on Meru University C of S&T (MUCST) Council, our motto is "to be the fountain of innovation" and I constantly challenge us to embrace CAM, visit the FAB labs in-country and go beyond the rudimentary production processes we see around - it's not easy to change mindsets. The Ministry of Education, S&T needs to be enjoined in these discussions so something practical comes out of this idea and so that our Universities can be true hubs of innovation and link to jua-kali! Are the Indians looking to locate some of the 6 centres in Kenya? Let them try Meru. 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|Ext 3406 eadera(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:39 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Changing the face of Jua Kali with new programming capabilities Listers, Last week in a speech to SAP partners at Safari Park I challenged the participants to leverage on technology to uplift Jua Kali. My recent visit to Kariobangi light industries (where I did my research), the products are still the same yet the World has changed. We still import such simple things as bolts and nuts from China. These are some of the things we can very easily manufacture with simple software. Practically the entire world has moved to Computer aided Manufacturing (CAM) where they easily generate 3D models of components. It is so simple that in one month we can start manufacturing bicycles and car parts here in Kenya. With 19th century technology they manufacture brake pads and disks in Kariobangi. Let me get back to the reason why I am writing this post. In that audience was an Indian National who went back to his country and gave the story. Yesterday I got a call from Ministry of Foreign Affairs that some Indian industry group wanted to see me urgently. I gave them an appointment for today early morning. Their inquiry was whether we had started the application of additive manufacturing, popularly referred to as 3D printing. Although I was stunned by the speed at which the Indians reacted to my speech, I was able to probe why they developed the interest. I gathered that the Indian Government is developing six locations to set up fabrication laboratories to help with industrialization of their country. And that India's product quality has consistently improved to the extent that Kenya's leading import destination is India (see today's Business Daily). Wikipedia tells me that as with other "Computer-Aided" technologies, CAM does not eliminate the need for skilled professionals such as manufacturing engineers, Numerical Control (NC) programmers, or machinists. CAM, in fact, leverages both the value of the most skilled manufacturing professionals through advanced productivity tools, while building the skills of new professionals through visualization, simulation and optimization tools. Our Numerical Machine Complex lies underutilized. We make a few lathes there when we can scale up and provide all of our spare parts requirements including exports to regional countries. This will improve on our exports to African countries. We can run it 24/7 and keep our Jua Kali busy with assembly of exportable products. Can we wake up? Ndemo. > That same report said 80% of people receive mobile advertising positively. > > Amazing that i don't know any of them. Or could be i keep the wrong > company On 25 Jul 2012 13:03, "Agosta Liko" <agostal(a)gmail.com<mailto:agostal@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I agree with Washington >> >> I would like to see the backing data ... >> >> The other day there was a report that said when making buying >> decisions, 60% of Kenya's are influenced by Mobile ads .. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Odhiambo Washington >> <odhiambo(a)gmail.com<mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com>>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Grace Githaiga >>> <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com<mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com>>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Web traffic and emails sent from Kenya are being filtered or >>>> blocked due to the poor reputation of local internet service >>>> providers. Read on. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1462292/-/3ec4d4z/-/in >>>> dex.html >>>> >>>> >>> >>> This is an interesting report, but its credibility can only be >>> tested/verified with data, which they did not present. Figures are >>> nothing in such reports. >>> In this time and age, we expected to be presented with tangible >>> facts - a web link where we can see the tabulated figures. >>> Without this, we can safely assume the security company has an agenda. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>> Nairobi,KE >>> +254733744121/+254722743223 >>> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- >>> I'm using the scrambler. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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/agostal%40gmai >>> l.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<mailto:kictanet@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/conradakunga%40 >> gmail.com >> >> 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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/eadera%40idrc.or.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.

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Opportunity for Community Input: Processing of New gTLD Applications
by alice＠apc.org 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29jul12-en.htmOppor… for Community Input: Processing of New gTLD Applications: At the Prague ICANN meeting, the new gTLD Program Committee decided to terminate Digital Archery, and instructed ICANN staff to proceed with the initial evaluation of applications as quickly as possible. This evaluation is in progress based on a tentative project plan that foresees the processing of applications in a single batch, and simultaneous release of results. ICANN believes this approach is consistent with the constraints that various parts of the community have in performing their respective roles in the evaluation process, and with the feedback received from the community at the Prague meeting.

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Why It’s So Hard for Software Developers To Get Loans
by Agosta Liko 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

Good Piece ... http://the-star.co.ke/business/andrea-bohnstedt/87104-why-its-so-hard-for-s… If headlines, white noise on social media and venture capital competitions are anything to go by, Nairobi’s belly should have burst open by now, Alien-style, and spawned lots and lots of baby ICT enterprises. That hasn’t happened yet. And I am not that surprised. Business Daily picked up this issue in an article on ‘Breaking into Mobile Apps an Uphill Task for Young Developers<http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Breaking+into+mobile+apps+market+an+uphi…>’ this week: ‘Hardly a day passes without a news report that a new mobile application has been developed in Kenya. However, behind this success is the untold story of the challenges that developers face as they seek to break into the market and access funding to develop and market their inventions.’ .....

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RFC: Call Centre Operators
by Odhiambo Washington 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

Hello everyone, I have a request to make to anyone who is running a Call Centre in KE, which is serving Int'l clientele. Could you kindly tell me who is the provider you use for your VoIP circuit, and why? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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KIRDI in onslaught of local products - re Jua Kali
by Matunda Nyanchama 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

In case you missed. Aside from these, I have seen products made from bananas, pineapples and avocado ready for large scale agro-processing investment. There is a lot to learn from this institution. KIRDI on the roll One more comment regarding Jua Kali: how many of AIE holders on this list have made it a policy to source from Jua Kali e.g. furniture? Not only would this earn this hard working lot a better living but the sourcer can also help lift standards of products Jua Kali produce. Sentiments expressed here about polytechnics are right on. In my Nyamira area we have been arguing about what to press for first: a university or a world class polytechnic? I have supported the latter adding that more should also be done in village polytechnic type skills development. And for reasons that today, we have an inverted pyramid with a lot of graduates without the needed support structure to make them effective. Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] KIRDI in onslaught of local products - re Jua Kali
by Dick Omondi 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

I guess this is where the collaboration of management and business disciplines set in; assembly to engineers and marketing and positioning to marketers..and on and on...to make the great positioning that Kenya needs to continue its breakthrough into the international arena. Dick Omondi | Head of PR and Communication | Airtel Kenya | S : (+254) 73 11 00 00 | D: (+254) 73 41 11 37 9 | M : (+254) 73 70 48 00 9 http://africa.airtel.com/kenya | Parkside Towers, Mombasa Road. P.O. Box 73146, City Square 00200, Nairobi Kenya ________________________________ From: kictanet To: Dick Omondi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Jul 28 15:37:43 2012 Subject: Re: [kictanet] KIRDI in onslaught of local products - re Jua Kali John I hear you loudly and clearly. Back in the 1990s we used to get computer parts from Dubai, Malaysia and the like. On weekends, we converted our classroom to an assembly line, and created sufficient inventory for anticipated sales that week. In one demonstration, I proudly talked about skills of our technicians to assemble and maintain computers. I didn't realize it was a turnoff for the client. "Computers made in Kenya!" he exclaimed and walked out saying he will come back to us. He never did and completely avoided our follow up. Long story short: one of my techies slapped a "Made in Canada" label on some of the machines and they were promptly snapped! (I have seen a similar streak in encounters in our ICT consulting and publishing business; but again ... what would be more typically Kenyan than this?) Back to the present: how many ongoing projects in the country mandate minimum local content/participation? Example: what proportion of the Thika Road construction is mandated to be subcontracted to local firms (engineering design, construction, etc.). ... Sorry, I could write an entire book on this demonstrating the truth that, as much as we target/blame others for failure we are equal participants and ... need to do our part. Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com <http://www.aganoconsulting.com/> ; Twitter: nmatunda; <http://twitter.com/#%21/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. ________________________________ From: John Kariuki <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:11 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] KIRDI in onslaught of local products - re Jua Kali Nyanchama, Get a world Polytechnic today and you will compete with the world. In my village on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, the local Jua Kali used to make computer desks. Today they do not because they cannot compete with imports! John Kariuki. From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Saturday, 28 July 2012, 5:53 Subject: [kictanet] KIRDI in onslaught of local products - re Jua Kali In case you missed. Aside from these, I have seen products made from bananas, pineapples and avocado ready for large scale agro-processing investment. There is a lot to learn from this institution. KIRDI on the roll <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_nSGkt8OYI&feature=player_embedded> One more comment regarding Jua Kali: how many of AIE holders on this list have made it a policy to source from Jua Kali e.g. furniture? Not only would this earn this hard working lot a better living but the sourcer can also help lift standards of products Jua Kali produce. Sentiments expressed here about polytechnics are right on. In my Nyamira area we have been arguing about what to press for first: a university or a world class polytechnic? I have supported the latter adding that more should also be done in village polytechnic type skills development. And for reasons that today, we have an inverted pyramid with a lot of graduates without the needed support structure to make them effective. 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Announcing the Computer Software Patents seminar and training workshop, 14-15 August
by Isaac Rutenberg 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

Dear Listers, This is to formally announce "To Patent or Not To Patent: Protecting Intellectual Property in the ICT Industry," a Seminar and Workshop scheduled for 14-15 August, at Strathmore University. We will be answering two questions: (1) Can I patent software in Kenya (and should I be able to)? and (2) How do I protect my intellectual property in the ICT industry? We now have a website for the! Goto: http://www.strathmore.edu/sls/cipit/index.html Tickets for the seminar/workshop are on sale at iHub and Strathmore. Buy them before August 14 to save 50%. The seminar is generously sponsored by Kenya ICT Board and by Google. I hope to see you all there!! Kind regards Dr. Isaac Rutenberg -- Isaac Rutenberg iruten(a)gmail.com

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