September 2012 - KICTANet

The 2013 Google Scholarships
by Alice Munyua 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

This might be of interest http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/09/announcing-2013-google-schola… Best Alice

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The 2013 Google Scholarships
by Alice Munyua 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

This might be of interest http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/09/announcing-2013-google-schola… Best Alice

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Counterfeit Phones/Devices
by Moses Muya 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Listers, Follow my logic for a moment. MNOs will be 'switching off' counterfeit devices soon meaning that they can tell which gadgets are original and which ones are counterfeit. Wouldn't it be a good idea for Safaricom, Airtel, Orange and Yu Mobile to start informing their clients whether their phones will be switched off or not via text? A message in the format "Dear customer, your IMEI number ************* shows that you device is counterfeit. Kindly purchase an original device to continue enjoying our services. Thank you." I would imagine the cost of doing this is Ksh.0 within their networks - but I stand to be corrected. For those who have original devices, the message would read "Dear customer. From your IMEI number, we can tell our device is original. This means that you will continue enjoying our services come ** September 2012. Thank you."

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CCK defies Kibaki on mobile tariff cut
by Grace Githaiga 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

IN SUMMARYFrancis Wangusi, the director-general of the CCK, Tuesday told the Business Daily that the board will meet on Thursday to agree on whether to lower the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) to Sh1.44 or Sh1.60.President Kibaki issued a fresh directive in August through his private secretary, Prof Nick Wanjohi, that the Ministry of Information should not implement the MTR before a new study on the same is conducted.CCK had contracted Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis to conduct a study on the impact of a lower MTR on the economy and the operator’s finances.Mr Wangusi: "KIPPRA indicates that lower rates will significantly contribute positively to the general economy". http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+defies+Kibaki+on+mobi…

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ICANN 2013-2016 draft strategic plan open for public comment
by alice＠apc.org 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-9-24sep12-en.htm ------------------------------ Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment 24 September 2012 Strategic Plan (clean version)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/draft-strategic-plan-2012-…> Strategic Plan (redline against previous plan)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/draft-strategic-plan-2012-…> The Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is posted for public comment<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/stratplan-draft-2013-24sep12-en…>in accordance with the previously established timeline. (The timeline can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/stratplan2013-04jun12-en.htm.) This draft takes into consideration community feedback gathered through consultations and submitted public comments. A Strategic Planning session is scheduled for Toronto that will be organized to take comment on this document and also raise for discussion future strategy formulation as well as a model for ICANN planning and execution. With regard to those last two items, community feed back also indicated that ICANN should undertake a full-scale strategy development for the next planning cycle to cover 3 to 5 years and that there be clear linkage of strategy and execution. *Future planning cycle*: Focus on developing and implementing a strategy that will: - Develop a shared vision and define ICANN's mission, to be followed consistently. - Consider environmental forces and new developments that will impact the multi-stakeholder model. - Formulate "macro-level" organizational objectives and goals that are clearly derived from ICANN's vision and mission. *Linkage of strategy and execution:* ICANN's Strategic Plan is linked to the annual Operating Plan and Budget. The Execution Structure is a management system methodology that will ensure that strategy is translated into actionable and measurable goals, programs, projects and activities by: - Facilitating understanding of organizational objectives and goals that form the basis of the annual Operating Plan and Budget. - Measure effectiveness of initiatives and programs by implementing a management system of clear ownership, timelines, metrics and accountability. [image: Planning Process] These are the critical elements that will ensure that ICANN's execution plan support the vision and mission articulated in the Strategy and that the execution plan is implemented with accountability and transparency. ________________________

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 64, Issue 110
by Ory Okolloh 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Re NY, Mayor Bloomberg has put in place a number of interesting initiatives to make it the East Coast tech place-to-be in the last few years (displacing Boston I think), some recent examples include the HELM project <http://www.takethehelmnyc.com>to encourage tech firms to relocate to Lower Manhattan On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > > > One thing stands out from the US visit. New York is a city that has > consistently re-invented itself. Hence, it's been relevant from the 1890's > to date and aims to be relevant in future. > > >From all the Konza plans, it's seems that Nairobi is incorrigible. That we > have given up on it? Also, does the US have a Special Economic Zone we > could draw lessons from? > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > Barrack/Hussien et al, > > The Government and City authorities as well as ordinary citizens have a > > responsibility in ensuring that we create the necessary ecosystem. > > > > For a start we need to ask the Nairobi Gubanatorial candidates what plans > > they have for Nairobi. Failure to do that means that we lose the chance > > and expose ourselves with the risk of bad leadership. The same applies > for > > the country leadership. > > > > Further the citizens must be more open minded especially in the area of > > immigration. US has an open policy for any good graduate. We could not > be > > having I Phone if a Syrian national never found his way to US and > fathered > > Steve Jobs. Similarly Obama will not be there. When Carl Max wrote the > > Communist Ideology he was living in London. Nearer to home we could not > be > > having Craft Silicon if we closed our borders. > > > > As a free market economy we must fully embrace competition from personal > > to organizational level. When you succeed at that level you succeed > > globally. We have done so especially in Ushahidi and more new > applications > > that will be scalable. That is why I say we are OK for now and we must > do > > more and think more outside the box. Do we really know that we have a > > complex ideology that is not often practised? > > > > See Obama's manifesto on education and how he wants to see a better > > competitive nation. Americans have appreciated that and you can > understand > > why he leads Rommny. We need to move out of our ethnicity and judge > those > > who will lead us not by what we hope to benefit from them but by the > > content of their character. We hold key to change but we could rather > talk > > and not act appropriately. > > > > What does Matemu's precedence setting case got to do with our future? > > > > Bitange Ndemo. > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:44:00 > > To: Ali Hussein<ali(a)hussein.me.ke>; <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taking Care of the Future > > > > + 1 Ali, Daktari to quote you ' We must move up the ladder through > > research and begin to lead the rest of the world.' who is supposed to > > spear head this , does government have a role to play? > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > +1 Daktari > > > > > > For bringing to the fore fundamental issues and the potential for the > > future > > > of this country. > > > > > > However, to quote your last sentence 'That is OK for now.' Allow me to > > > humbly disagree.. > > > > > > It is NOT OK. We have made great strides in this country and yet a lot > > still > > > needs to be done. If we sit on our laurels and thump our chests because > > the > > > great companies of the world are now camping in Kenya to understand > what > > it > > > is that makes this country tick in matters mobile & tech then we risk > > all. > > > The Annals of History are strewn with once great companies and > countries > > > that ate their own spiel and found themselves in the dustbins of > history. > > > > > > The spirit of openness, industriousness, perseverance and risk taking > > that > > > make up our whole is something that needs to be continuously watered. > > > > > > Thank you Daktari for sharing your thoughts and views. > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:02 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > >> > > >> Through HR&A our Master Developer at Konza we met two agencies today > in > > >> New York involved with the development of a futuristic New York that > > will > > >> be competitive in the next 50 years. > > >> > > >> Hudson Yards Development Corporation was created by Mayor Bloomberg to > > >> redevelop a section of New York that was their industrial area. It > > covers > > >> approximately 300 acres with mostly non high rise buildings. The city > > now > > >> wants high rises to meet future office demands. > > >> > > >> Here they are buying back most of the land while developing modern > > >> infrastructure including the subway. Consultants are working day and > > night > > >> to ensure the redeveloped area meets current and future needs. > > >> > > >> Later we visited the New York City Development Corporation charged > with > > >> NY's future competitiveness. They noted that in 1890, NY wad > basically > > a > > >> trading centre. In the 1940s, it became an Industrial City and today > it > > is > > >> largely a financial and services city. They now want to switch gears > > to a > > >> more technology city. > > >> > > >> Through a competitive process, they have put together a number of > > >> universities to deliberately steer NY into another Silicon Valley. > > Cornell > > >> University is paired with Israel Institute of Technology to > deliberately > > >> create multi disciplinary programs in applied sciences and > > entrepreneurship. > > >> NY University too will partner with other global centres of excellence > > such > > >> as Indian Institute of Technology to also focus on innovation and > > >> entrepreneurship. > > >> > > >> To help create a competitive future, the city will give free land and > > >> other incentives. They are demolishing one of the hospitals in order > to > > >> create space for a futuristic project. Each of the different > university > > >> grouping will focus in a specialized area that will be critical in the > > days > > >> to come. They are coming up with courses like health analytics, smart > > cities > > >> etc. > > >> > > >> This is how in future we can use data to predict our future. This is > > very > > >> critical and many lessons for developing countries. As we continue to > do > > >> things the same way it has always been done, things remain the same > and > > this > > >> ain't good at all. We need to leverage on what we have and do a little > > more. > > >> > > >> In the evening I attended a UN sponsored launch of Better than Cash > > >> Alliance at the Ford Foundation. Here speaker after speaker lauded > > Kenya for > > >> its contribution towards mobile money. Our own Michael Joseph was in > > >> attendance. This was a launch to scale up what has been successful in > > Kenya > > >> (75% of mobile money transactions world wide happens in Kenya). We > > shall see > > >> many researchers coming to Kenya. We must move up the ladder through > > >> research and begin to lead the rest of the world. > > >> > > >> Instead of spending many hours arguing the merits and demerits of SAP > > >> training some Kenyans we need a mobile payroll system that can be > > integrated > > >> with Government's Integrated Financial Management System. > > >> > > >> When Matatus were introduced, there was a regulated transport system > in > > >> Kenya. Buses could not just stop anywhere. They were like the > > proprietary > > >> software. Mini buses could stop anywhere and charged based on distance > > >> travelled and eventually dealt a blow to buses in urban centres. The > > rest > > >> today is history. > > >> > > >> That is ok for now. > > >> > > >> > > >> Ndemo. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Sent from my BlackBerry? > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:12 > > >> To: Alice Munyua<alice(a)apc.org>; > > >> kictanet<kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Subject: Re: Taking Care of the Future > > >> > > >> > > >> Sent from my BlackBerry? > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> > > >> Sender: "kictanet" > > >> <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Fri, > > 14 Sep > > >> 2012 20:20:09 > > >> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Subject: [kictanet] Invitation to join dialogue on African civil > > >> society's, > > >> engagement with internet governance processes > > >> > > >> (apologies for cross posting) > > >> > > >> Dear friends and colleagues > > >> > > >> INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE! > > >> > > >> We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil > > >> society, media and other people who care about a free, open and > > >> accessible internet to share their views and increase their > > >> understanding of current trends in internet regulation and > governance. > > >> > > >> The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 > that > > >> 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of > > >> this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels > of > > >> internet policy and regulation. > > >> > > >> The dialogue should help us consider questions such as: > > >> > > >> 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work? > > >> > > >> 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance > and > > >> development? > > >> > > >> 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame > > >> and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of > the > > >> internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage > level? > > >> > > >> 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African > > >> constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as > > >> well as in related policy-making processes? > > >> > > >> 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across > > >> the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of > the > > >> internet? > > >> > > >> Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider > > >> upcoming processes such as the African Internet Governance Forum > (Oct), > > >> the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the review of the > > >> International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the > > >> ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) > (Dec). > > >> > > >> It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's > > >> engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional > and > > >> global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future > > >> development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most > of > > >> us depend on for access. > > >> > > >> To join this discussion do one of the following: > > >> > > >> 1) Go tohttps://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and follow > > the > > >> instructions to join the mailing list. > > >> 2) Write to Mawaki Chango atmawaki(a)apc.org and he will add your > email > > >> to the list. > > >> 3) Visit our background page > > >> http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page to learn more > about > > >> this process. > > >> > > >> Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is > > >> no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon > > >> and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of > African > > >> internet users we will be able to learn from one another. > > >> > > >> Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications > will > > >> help facilitate this discusssion. Participants are free to post in > > >> English and French. We will develop regular summaries and post them in > > >> both languages. > > >> > > >> Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team > > >> > > >> Mawaki Chango > > >> Emilar Vushe > > >> Anriette Esterhuysen > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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/info%40alyhussein.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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. 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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. > > > > > > -- > Warm Regards, > > Phares Kariuki > > | *T*: +254 720 406 093 | *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro > |*Skype > *: kariukiphares | *B*: http://www.kaboro.com/ | >

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Re: [kictanet] eGov services how much have we spent? (Walubengo J)
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Walu I am with you on this! You spoke, almost in exact words (yours being more succinct) I would have spoken. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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eGov services how much have we spent?
by Alice Munyua 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Dear colleagues, Anyone know how much has been invested by the eGovernment directorate in eGov systems for ministries and other agencies? How much have we as a country spent on eGov services (ICT inside the government and the citizen facing services) so the total might include investments by other ministries etc. Thank you Best Alice --

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Invitation to join dialogue on African civil society's, engagement with internet governance processes
by Alice Munyua 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

(apologies for cross posting) Dear friends and colleagues INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE! We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil society, media and other people who care about a free, open and accessible internet to share their views and increase their understanding of current trends in internet regulation and governance. The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 that 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels of internet policy and regulation. The dialogue should help us consider questions such as: 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work? 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance and development? 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of the internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage level? 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as well as in related policy-making processes? 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of the internet? Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider upcoming processes such as the African Internet Governance Forum (Oct), the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) (Dec). It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most of us depend on for access. To join this discussion do one of the following: 1) Go tohttps://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and follow the instructions to join the mailing list. 2) Write to Mawaki Chango atmawaki(a)apc.org and he will add your email to the list. 3) Visit our background page http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page to learn more about this process. Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of African internet users we will be able to learn from one another. Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications will help facilitate this discusssion. Participants are free to post in English and French. We will develop regular summaries and post them in both languages. Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team Mawaki Chango Emilar Vushe Anriette Esterhuysen --

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Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by Ali Hussein 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Apologies for cross-listing John Thanks for your candid answer. Indeed we must find time to read the proposals and give our input. Regards Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:16 PM, "Omo, John" <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > Ali. > > Thanks to you and others who have come through on this subject and uplouded the CCK initiative. > > Let me say that there cannot be a clear-cut answer to your querry. One has to carefully study the Proposals and consider the merits behind every of them. In general, however, the philosophy behind the AfCPs gravitate around the 2nd and 3rd Schools/'Synopsis.' > > Let's please study the Proposals and offer substantive comments noting to cf with Proposals from the other ITU Regions. Such will assist in conducting a face-to-face national consultative process, enriching the AfCPs and during Treaty negotiations in Dubai. > > Omo, john. > Chair, Nat. Prep. Com. > > From: Ali Hussein > To: Wambua, Christopher > Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions ; info > Sent: Mon Sep 24 20:16:24 2012 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world > Wambua > > That's a good synopsis of the 3 schools of thought. I haven't had a chance of reading our position (Kenya & Africa) so would appreciate if you could tell us in which of these 3 schools do we fall in? > > I will definitely find time to read the position. Thanks once again for the work put it on this. > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > >> Walu >> >> It is important to note that all the regions of the world have different positions on the ITRs. There are those who are of the view that the ITRs should remain as they are. Another school of thought argues that a review is necessary but should be minimal, only addressing those provisions that have been overtaken by technological and market developments. The third school argues that review should be extensive as the global telecoms industry has changed enormously since 1988. >> >> The outcome of WCIT-12 will be a product of negotiations/trade-off between these three schools of thought. And that why all regions of the world are developing regional positions so that they can have higher leverage in the negotiations. What Kenya, or Africa for that matter, will take to Dubai will therefore have to be subjected to this process. I believe the ITU shall publish the final ITRs (Final Acts) after the conference. >> >> I hope this is helpful. >> >> Wambua >> >> >> From: Walubengo J [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 3:07 PM >> To: Ali Hussein >> Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; info >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world >> >> Mich/Ali, >> >> I must also commend CCK on this process of vigorous engagement with Stakeholders. I think it is either the new broom (read DG) sweeps better syndrome or the new constitution in action - but perhaps a mixture of both factors... >> >> walu. >> nb: I do hope eventually they share what they will present at WCIT. They ofcourse are not compelled to take in everything from stakeholders but stakeholders have a right to know what was picked/ignored from their input. >> From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications <WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; info <info(a)cck.go.ke> >> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world >> >> Michuki >> >> I would have to agree with you on this. >> >> Ali Hussein >> >> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> >> I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK >> has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michuki. >> >> On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote: >> > TIM and Listers, >> > >> > The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved >> > in their development)are available on the CCK website at >> > http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html >> > >> > CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African >> > Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national >> > positions ahead of the WCIT-12. >> > >> > The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third >> > African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications >> > Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12. >> > >> > The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded >> > on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders >> > fully apprised on what is happening in this space. >> > >> > CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the >> > Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to >> > the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be >> > taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. >> > >> > I hope this sheds light on this matter. >> > >> > >> > Christopher Wambua >> > Manager/Communications >> > Consumer and Public Affairs Division >> > Communications Commission of Kenya >> > P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 >> > KENYA >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kictanet >> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> > Behalf O

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