October 2013 - KICTANet

HELB server crashes
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Am I the only one who read about crashing of the HELB servers? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Call for Presentations - AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, 20-21 November
by Sean Moroney 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Dear Listers, At our ICT Summit this year we are holding a range of specialised Forums to provide in-depth coverage of key subject areas for the region's ICT community: Ø The East African Internet Forum Ø eGov EA Ø EA Open Source Forum Ø Cloud Computing Forum Ø ICT Education Forum Ø Mobile Apps EA Forum Ø eWaste EA Forum Ø EA Outsourcing Forum Ø e&mAgric Forum Ø EA Innovator Accelerator Ø Game Developer Forum In addition, we are co-locating the following two conferences with the Summit: Ø AfriHealth in partnership with the International Society for Telemedicine & Healthcare Ø Information Security East Africa (ISEA) in partnership with IEEE I'd like to invite presentation proposals for all of these conference streams. Details are in the attached brochure. We look forward to hosting the region's ICT community for a bench-mark gathering that will stimulate further innovation, excellence and service delivery to achieve the Summit's aim of developing an improved quality of life across the region. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)701-196-1413 Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://aitecafrica.com/> [cid:image005.jpg@01CEB2F3.0495DB50]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> [twitter]<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> [facebook (2)] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> NEXT EVENT [AITEC-EA-ICT-Summit-2013]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> Our Events: Broadcast, Film and Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/112> Africa Media Business Exchange<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/113> ATEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/105> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/114> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/115> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475

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Is KENIC's performance below standard?
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Two weeks ago, Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) held its Annual General Meeting in a relatively low key event in Nairobi.The few members were treated to documents that indicated that KENIC was doing well – or at least recovering from a previous year that saw it post losses. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Is-KENIC-performing/-/1959700/20144…

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Fw: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

PRESS RELEASE ABUJA MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 The Board of Directors of the World Electronics Forum (WEF), through Consumer Electronics and Technologies Industry Association (CETIA) of Africa, has granted the Country Hosting Right (CHR) for the 19th World Electronics Forum 2014 to Nigeria. WEF has also nominated Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, headed by Dr. Evans E. Woherem, as the event organizer. The 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to be held alongside Digital Africa 2014 in Lagos, from May 20-22, 2014. President of WEF, Mr. Tony Smith, said that, “We look forward to bringing the decision makers of the world ICT and consumer electronics industry to Nigeria next year, and we believe that this is a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria and the rest of Africa”. According to Mr. Smith, “Nigeria has demonstrated its vast investment potentials by becoming the largest telecom market in Africa and the Middle East. The major goal of the 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to engage the African telecommunications and IT markets, using Nigeria as the window”. Chairman of Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, Dr. Evans Woherem, said that, “We are very delighted to use our Digital Africa platform to bring the world’s leading technology stars not only to meet hundreds of credible business leaders and entrepreneurs drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and the rest of the continent”. He reiterated that, “When it comes to the digital industry today, Africa is the last frontier and the toast of the rest of the world”. WEF is the forum of CEOs and Directors of the global electronics industry associations of the leading economies of the world: USA, China, Japan, Germany, Britain, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The 18th edition was hosted by Vietnam in 2013, the 17th edition was held in Philippines in 2012, and the 16th edition has hosted by USA in 2011. Traditionally, the President or Prime Minister of the Host Country is the Special Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony Dinner of the four-day event, while the Governor or Premier of the Host State or Province is the Chief Host. The Host Country and the Host City therefore have the privilege to showcase their investment potentials and opportunities to the highest-level leadership of the global electronics industry, comprising the world leading manufacturers of computers, tablets, telecom equipment, mobile phone handsets and accessories, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, aviation electronics, etc. Digital Africa Global Consult is the promoter of the annual Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition, aimed at helping Africa to transit from being merely a consumer to become a major producer of ICT products, services and innovations. The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, led a high-powered delegation of ICT regulatory agencies to represent the federal Government of Nigeria at the inaugural Digital Africa held April 23-25, 2013 in Abuja. The event was chaired by Mr. Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group, First Bank Holdings Plc and Airtel Nigeria Limited, and a champion of inter-African trade. The conference attracted a list of distinguished speakers from Nigeria, USA, Germany, UK, Cameroon and Kenya. Mr. Frederick Apeji Director, Digital Africa Global Consult Limited Abuja MEDIA CONTACTS +234 803 063 5853, +234 807 249 0455 apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://www.aganoconsulting.com/; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! 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Thank you. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Mayuri Odedra-Straub <odedrastraub(a)yahoo.de> To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com>; "apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng" <apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng>; "nneoma23(a)yahoo.com" <nneoma23(a)yahoo.com>; "eewoherem(a)yahoo.com" <eewoherem(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:05 PM Subject: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 Dear Matunda, Can you please also announce the attached in your African Executive / Diaspora circulars you regularly post? Many thanks, Mayuri Mayuri Odedra-Straub, Ph.D | ETOSE | Gartenstrasse 14, 72631 Aichtal-Aich, Germany | Fon: +49 (0)7127-975 9894, (0)176 7054 8819 | Web: http://www.etose-tourism.org/

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