August 2013 - KICTANet

Introducing an ICT solution to you
by Ignite Consulting 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

Dear colleagues, Thank you for the overwhelming reviews and queries. We truly appreciate the follow through. We have a DemoDay Monday 19th at the Business Lounge, 4th Floor, The Junction Mall. From 9:30am to 4pm. Dayvee hosts the the DemoDays, incase of additional queries and confirmation on attendance, please email him Dayvee(a)insite.co.ke or call 0705 980 520. Video link for those who missed it here you go... http://youtu.be/F2t-R6UeFjw With thanks, Njeri Rionge, ------ Dear KICTAnet Members, Over the years we (Ignite Consulting) have interacted with different sectors on Organization Effectiveness, ICT Sensitization and other related Management Consulting work. During this period we learnt a lot about what makes or breaks organization development and builds sustainable businesses. These lessons learnt were not in vain, they have informed the innovative development of our intuitive PeachCRM.com, a product of Insite Limited, Insite was incorporated to handle technology enhancements that benefit business retooling needs for small and medium size companies, based on work that we do as Ignite Consulting Limited, with intention to separate capacity and organize service delivery mechanisms that are effective. We opted to drive the online technology business separate to help on board ICT tools for your business. To learn more about this tool have a look at the video informercial http://youtu.be/F2t-R6UeFjw and let us know what you think. As we all know with cloud computing, services offered on the cloud have no restrictions. And customization is not difficult to do when the need arises. This tool can be used by english speaking companies around the world. In particular here at home, distributors, traders, service providers, our 47 counties, associations and professional e.g doctors, lawyers, accountants, business advisors can all benefit from using this tool. Our testers said I quote "It's more then a CRM". You will see that last month the tool received the CIO 100 Award recognition and for that we thank the judges and CIO for the work they are doing for our East African region. For more information please contact our Chief Software Architect Dayvee Ngugi on 0726577045 or email dayvee(a)insite.co.ke This is a true vision 2030 agenda product and I am sure those of you that need this tool and support us will benefit. It goes for kes. 1000 per user per month and it's pay as you go, no contracts, which means your responsible for your documents when you chose not to continue with the services. Your feedback is important to us. I have not been active on this list in a long while, though I remember the beginning of this list only to well. Stay Blessed. Regards, Njeri Rionge Contacts: Cell +254 705 980 520 LandLine +254 20 360 1630 Purshottam Place, 7th Floor Or c/o Business Lounge The Junction Mall 4th Floor. Sent from my iPhone

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Safaricom boss Bob Collymore to Cofek on quality of service
by Grace Githaiga 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Mobile telephony giant Safaricom Ltd now says that it "continues to invest significant resources in terms of time, manpower and financial investments in order to ensure that we provide all our subscribers with our services at a good quality. This is further augmented by our current objective to be the best network in Kenya". http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/218-safaricom-boss-bob-collymore-t…

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Africa Growth and Technology Summit - The Gambia September 2013
by Poncelet Ileleji 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Hello Colleagues, Good Day, The African growth and Technology Summit will held in the Gambia at the end of September 2013 running in parallel with the ECOWAS ICT Ministerial meeting that the Gambia is hosting. For registration and other details please visit http://agtts.insistglobal.com/about For any further details please do not hesitate to contact me Regards Poncelet -- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. Box 421 Banjul The Gambia, West Africa Tel: (220) 4370240 Fax:(220) 4390793 Cell:(220) 9912508 Skype: pons_utd *www.ymca.gm www.waigf.org www.aficta.org www.itag.gm www.npoc.org http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 *www.diplointernetgovernance.org * *

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WIRING AFRICA FOR SURVEILLANCE OR MONEY?
by Ali Hussein 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

Listers This is an interesting article about the Chinese Telco Giant, Hauwei. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei may have been all-but-barred from doing business in the U.S. over allegations that it's basically an intelligence agency masquerading as a tech business. In Africa, however, Huawei is thriving. From Cairo to Johannesburg, the Chinese telecom has offices in 18 countries and has invested billions of dollars in building African communications networks since the late 1990s. The company's cheap cellular phones today dominate many of Africa's most important markets - and that was before Huawei teamed up with Microsoft earlier this year to launch a low-cost smartphone on the continent. Just in the past few months, the firm closed a pair of telecommunications deals in Africa each worth more than $700 million, part of an African business that brings in more than $3.5 billion annually for the Chinese firm. According to Huawei's marketing materials, the projects are all part of a mission of "Enriching [African] Lives through Communication." But current and former U.S. officials - as well as outside security analysts - worry there could be another agenda behind Huawei's penetration into Africa. They suspect that the Chinese telecom could be wiring the continent for surveillance. http://ictafrica.info/FullNews.php?id=10422 This article may have come straight out of a Cold War Propaganda manual by the West - Since they are also very involved in cyber surveillance for both economic and national security purposes. Still one wonders whether we are not seeing the Scramble for Africa - Part II. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open
by Baiju Shah 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Hi All, +1 Agreed with Ali, both Safaricom and Equity are known to have tried to run hand in hand on the mobile money, peer to peer transfers etc. After a failed attempt by Equity with m-kesho, where they had the right opportunity to exploit the network Safaricom has build out now they are complaining. The financial sector needs to agree on payment standards which they could get M-Pesa to align to thus bring and even playing field, but our bankers are continuously chasing M-Pesa and other mobile money products. Today, if you consider what M-Pesa offers and it is very easy for the financial industry to replicate but requires the level of boldness and innovation that Safaricom under Michael J. displayed in an poorly regulated market or accept that Safaricom has the necessary banking licences to compete with them as stance of equal footing. Whilst CCK in return opens out an MVNO's licensing opportunity to other interested parties like financial institutions to increase competition. I foresee a financial institution or a supermarket (e.g. Tesco UK) could become one stop shop for providing various services provided by the a mobile network operator and a financial institution. This is leading to sophisticated bundling of services that provide the convenience a customer requires but leave the core competencies of running the MNO in the hands of specialist. The question here is of the customer footfall and how an organisation is able to services its customer requirements with the right value for money propositions. That is my 2 cents worth on reflection of the on going discussion. Best Regards, Baiju Shah Managing Partner Telemedia Africa Ltd. Tel. +254 787332247 On 1 Aug 2013, at 21:22, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open

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Introducing an ICT solution to you
by Ignite Consulting 09 Aug '13

09 Aug '13

Dear KICTAnet Members, Over the years we (Ignite Consulting) have interacted with different sectors on Organization Effectiveness, ICT Sensitization and other related Management Consulting work. During this period we learnt a lot about what makes or breaks organization development and builds sustainable businesses. These lessons learnt were not in vain, they have informed the innovative development of our intuitive PeachCRM.com, a product of Insite Limited, Insite was incorporated to handle technology enhancements that benefit business retooling needs for small and medium size companies, based on work that we do as Ignite Consulting Limited, with intention to separate capacity and organize service delivery mechanisms that are effective. We opted to drive the online technology business separate to help on board ICT tools for your business. To learn more about this tool have a look at the video informercial http://youtu.be/F2t-R6UeFjw and let us know what you think. As we all know with cloud computing, services offered on the cloud have no restrictions. And customization is not difficult to do when the need arises. This tool can be used by english speaking companies around the world. In particular here at home, distributors, traders, service providers, our 47 counties, associations and professional e.g doctors, lawyers, accountants, business advisors can all benefit from using this tool. Our testers said I quote "It's more then a CRM". You will see that last month the tool received the CIO 100 Award recognition and for that we thank the judges and CIO for the work they are doing for our East African region. For more information please contact our Chief Software Architect Dayvee Ngugi on 0726577045 or email dayvee(a)insite.co.ke This is a true vision 2030 agenda product and I am sure those of you that need this tool and support us will benefit. It goes for kes. 1000 per user per month and it's pay as you go, no contracts, which means your responsible for your documents when you chose not to continue with the services. Your feedback is important to us. I have not been active on this list in a long while, though I remember the beginning of this list only to well. Stay Blessed. Regards, Njeri Rionge Contacts: Cell +254 705 980 520 LandLine +254 20 360 1630 Purshottam Place, 7th Floor Or c/o Business Lounge The Junction Mall 4th Floor. Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Elects New Chair
by Barrack Otieno 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:41 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Elects New Chair To: "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet Society Board of Trustees Elects New Chair**** ** ** New Board seated at Board Meeting, held 3-4 August in Berlin**** ** ** [Berlin, Germany – 07 August 2013] – The Internet Society Board of Trustees seated its new Board and elected a new Chair, Robert Hinden, at its recent meeting in Berlin, Germany. The Internet Society Board provides strategic direction in support of the organization’s mission of preserving the open, global Internet.**** ** ** During the Board meeting, Robert Hinden was elected as the Chair. He is a Check Point Fellow at Check Point Software; a co-inventor of IPv6; a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC); and he co-chairs the IPv6 working group (6MAN) at the IETF. Previously at Nokia, he was a Nokia Fellow, Chief Internet Technologist at Nokia Networks, and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at the Nokia IP Routing Group.**** ** ** Hinden commented, “The Internet Society serves a pivotal role in the world, with its vital work as a global leader on Internet policy, technical, economic, and social matters, and as the organizational home to the IETF. It is a privilege to serve as the Chair of the Board of this organization. We have a very international Board, all united by a passion for ensuring the Internet remains free and open for future generations.” **** ** ** The Board expressed its appreciation to outgoing Chair Eva Frölich, who was the first female Chair and provided tremendous leadership since being elected in July 2012. She joined the Internet Society Board of Trustees in 2010 and served as Treasurer for the first two years. Ms. Frölich commented, “It has been an honor to work with the Internet Society and to serve as Chair during the past year. The Internet Society is well-positioned to continue to make an impact on the issues that are critical to the Internet’s future development.” **** ** ** The Internet Society Board of Trustees are elected or appointed by the following groups: Chapters, Organization Members, and the IETF. The results of the 2013 Board elections were:**** •Chapters re-elected Narelle Clark to a three-year term; ** ** •Organization Members re-elected Jason Livingood and elected new Board member, Désirée Miloshevic, both to three-year terms; and **** •Robert Hinden was re-appointed as an IETF appointee to the Board. **** ** ** The current members of the Internet Society Board of Trustees therefore are: **** •Alain P. Aina, Managing Director at Technologies Reséaux & Solutions and Special Projects Manager at AFRINIC (the Internet Address Registry for Africa)**** •Eric Burger, Research Professor of Computer Science, and Director, Security and Software Engineering Research Center at Georgetown University** ** •Narelle Clark, Deputy CEO, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network; President of the Internet Society Australian Chapter**** •Keith Davidson, International Director, InternetNZ**** •Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director & CEO of LACNIC (the Internet Address Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean)**** •David Farber, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University**** •Robert Hinden, Check Point Fellow at Check Point Software**** •Jason Livingood, Vice President of Internet & Communications Engineering, Comcast **** •Désirée Miloshevic, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and International Affairs, Afilias **** •Lynn St. Amour, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society; serves as ex-officio and as a non-voting Trustee**** •Theresa Swinehart, Executive Director, Global Internet Policy, Verizon Communications**** •Rudi Vansnick, President of Internet Society Belgium**** •Bert Wijnen, Research engineer at RIPE-NCC in the Netherlands**** ** ** During the meeting, the Board of Trustees re-elected Scott Bradner as Secretary. Mr. Bradner has dedicated many years of outstanding service to the Internet Society, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1993-1999 and as Secretary since 2003. The Board also re-elected Lynn St. Amour as President and Jason Livingood as Treasurer.**** ** ** “As a global organization, we value the rich diversity and broad range of perspectives of our Trustees,” said Lynn St. Amour, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society. “We deeply appreciate the Board’s commitment to our Mission and their unwavering support of our vision of an Internet that is open and accessible for everyone.”**** ** ** More information, including biographical details of all Board members and details of the Board selection process, is available at: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees.**** _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Please try these out
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Dear Colleagues, Please try out these tools and give us feedback. A weekly newsletter here http://bit.ly/15GzKje App for iOS devices http://bit.ly/13KxyBw and App for Android Tablets (not good for smartphones) http://bit.ly/13i3zB1 Thanks Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044

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Has Kenya lost it's MOJO? Africa IGF 2013 Change in venue.
by Kivuva 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

I'm just wondering if Kenya has lost it's leadership role in IGF issues. For those in the loop, why has the African IGF venue changed from Kenya to Ethiopia? Are we suffering from "lack of Dr. Ndemo"? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 15:36:46 +0000 Subject: [FOSSFA Members] UPDATE: Africa IGF 2013: Change in dates and venue. To: members <members(a)mail.fossfa.net>, AfriCS-IG <africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org>, "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Africa Internet Governance Forum 2013: Month: September Dates: 24 - 26 Venue: African Union headquarters City: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia Link: www.uneca.org/afigf Contacts: afigf(a)uneca.org faymakane(a)gmail.com nnenna75(a)gmail.com -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open
by Edwin Onchari 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Andrea, You mean to say that if I go to an Mpesa outlet in a remote location such as Nyamira on a Sunday evening, I can deposit money into my friend's Visa/Mastercard to get me an Eagles T-shirt from Philly without the need for me to have a safcom line or go to a bank? If so, then my suggestion is time barred, otherwise, that is the kind of innovation I meant Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 3:54 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 21 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: Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open (Andrea Bohnstedt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 15:53:46 +0300 From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> To: Edwin Onchari <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open Message-ID: <CAFaobUCDn=RuA-ih6nmd-rp5Ji10X32Lonp9shYDYnKbRCnxaQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Safaricom/Visa co-operation was launched in early 2011, so shop away in Helsinki! On 6 August 2013 15:50, Edwin Onchari <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: > As many have pointed out, opening up Mpesa will benefit Safcom in the > long run. As some have quoted the case of AT&T, if Safcom were to open > up Mpesa, and may I suggest even setup Mpesa as a separate > organization, the growth will enormous. I can foresee a scenario where > the platform will penetrate the market segments that have eluded other > electronic money transfer providers such as Visa/Mastercard- or even have collaborations with them. > Imagine having someone deposit money into my Mpesa account in Nyamira- > Kenya and be able to use my visa card at a shop in Helsinki! I only > see benefits accruing to Safcom on this > > Kind regards, > Edwin > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 12:54 PM > To: Edwin > Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 17 > > 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: [ISOC_KE] Fwd: [IRPCoalition] will happen - IGF Bali > (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open (Ali Hussein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:27:49 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Fwd: [IRPCoalition] will happen - > IGF Bali > Message-ID: <3CDA412A-EE1C-469C-B0D3-5020B77FB4F1(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > :) > > Thanks > > Ali Hussein > CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd > Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > > +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 > > "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:29 AM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" > <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thats Indonesian (I think) > > You can get it translated on Google Translate...but the gist of it > > is > that > the local organising committee has confirmed that IGF will happen as > scheduled. > > Thanks! > > > > > > 2013/8/5 Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > >> Yawa Grace! :) > >> > >> Na hio ni lugha gain? > >> > >> Ali Hussein > >> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd > >> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > >> > >> +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 > >> > >> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian > >> Proverb > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> On Aug 5, 2013, at 3:55 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" > >> <nmutungu(a)gmail.com > > > wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> Forwarded Message: > >>> > >>> Just got this news from a friend that its now official that IGF > >>> Bali > will be organized as planned. > >>> > >>> http://m.kominfo.go.id/berita/detail/4095/Siaran+Pers+No.+61-PIH-K > >>> OM > >>> INFO-8-2013+tentang+Indonesia+Bersama+Komunitas+Internet+Multi-Sta > >>> INFO-8-2013+tentang+Indonesia+Bersama+Komunitas+Internet+ke > >>> holder+Global+Siap+Menjadi+Tuan+Rumah+IGF+2013+-+Bali > >>> > >>> Congratulations everyone, who have been working very hard behind > >>> the > scenes to make it happen. > >>> > >>> More power to you all, > >>> > >>> Best wishes and regards > >>> Shahzad > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Carolina Rossini > >>> Project Director, Latin America Resource Center Open Technology > >>> Institute New America Foundation // http://carolinarossini.net/ > >>> + 1 6176979389 > >>> *carolina.rossini(a)gmail.com* > >>> skype: carolrossini > >>> @carolinarossini > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> IRP mailing list > >>> IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org > >>> http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listi > >>> nf > >>> o/irp > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > >>> Kenya > >>> Skype: gracebomu > >>> Twitter: @Bomu > >>> Website: > >>> http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> isoc mailing list > >>> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > >>> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > > > > > -- > > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > > Kenya > > Skype: gracebomu > > Twitter: @Bomu > > Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: > < > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130806/f > 38f9d > ec/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:46:31 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open > Message-ID: <0126DB5E-5E6E-479E-B7ED-5CB6473C6925(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > James ad all > > Well put. The difference though is that industry's open up themselves > for open standards. Rarely do companies. > > Its incumbent upon TESPOK to convince Safaricom to open up its Mpesa > system 'fully' as many listers have suggested. The fact is that the > Safaricom chaps are clever enough to see this coming (and if they are > not unfortunately they will go the way of Telkom Kenya). > > Rarely has government intervention in open standards helped the people > they are supposed to help. Even the Banking sector clearing house is > run by Bankers with the hawkish eyes of central bankers looking on. > > Safaricom will open up Mpesa fully - when they are good and ready and > not a moment sooner. That's my take. > > Ali Hussein > CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd > Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd > > +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 > > "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 6, 2013, at 11:15 AM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Openness > > > > I have always felt very strongly about this issue and I agree M-PESA > should be open. I used to barge Michael Joseph relentlessly about this. > Open > first in the sense that third parties can interface their products on > their API but secondly and more importantly, open to talk to other > platforms the way banks talk to each other. I can withdraw money from > Pesa Point or another non-Barclays quite easily. > > > > The fact is we cannot let platforms that stifle innovation continue > > to > prosper. AT&T was finally split up in 1984 not because of its > overwhelming market dominance, but that IT WAS REFUSING TO ALLOW NEW > INNOVATIONS TO WORK ON ITS PLATFORMS thus overall stifling technology. > > > > In the same way, this is not a sustainable position for M-PESA if it > projects its medium to long-term horizon, surely it must see that even > the government will not be comfortable constantly hearing that this % > of our GDP passes through M-PESA. > > > > If I was Safaricom I would be strategizing on how to open up the > > platform > as painlessly as possible before the combination of disruptive market > forces and government national security interests converge. > > > > Already I can deposit money into my bank account with M-PESA and > > withdraw > it with Airtel Money. Surely, you don't need to be a genius to see > that you don't need that middle man called the bank if the demand for > the service is there. > > > > Regards > > > > James > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> In my opinion what Equity is asking for is for a common platform > >> aka a > common account that can be credited and debited by airtel money, yu > cash orange money, tangaza etc in the manner that a visa credit card > is open game for any merchant, bank etc. This way M-pesa becomes a > platform and not a safaricom product. > >> > >> I actually don't see how Safaricom looses in this scenario. > Exponentially > more transaction fee collections, Increased dependence by industry > players, maintain the intellectual property and ownership of the platform etc. > >> > >> Maybe they are reluctant due to technological immaturity. I also > wouldn't > want to embarrass myself after being feted worldwide. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Kivuva > >> <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > wrote: > >>> @areba, what Equity wants, if I'm not wrong is the ability for you > >>> to setup a club within MPESA where you can use the platform to > >>> transfer funds without them passing through Safaricom. > >>> > >>> The MPESA platform becomes an enabler. 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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. > -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher www.ratio-magazine.com www.africa-assets.com

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