September 2013 - KICTANet

intermediary Liability...
by Henry Maina 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

Dear Listers, Plesae find a link to ARTICLE 19 policy brief on Intermediary Liability. http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37243/en/internet-intermedi… http://www.article19.org/data/files/Intermediaries_ENGLISH.pdf We welcome comments. Regards HENRY O. MAINA DIRECTOR ARTICLE 19 KENYA/EASTERN AFRICA ACS PLAZA, 2nd FLOOR, LENANA ROAD P O BOX 2653,00100 NAIROBI TEL:+254 (20) 3862230/2 FAX:+254 (20) 3862231 EMAIL: henry(a)article19.org ________________________________________

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For every KSh. 100 you spend on Safaricom, KSh. 28 is tax
by Grace Githaiga 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

http://cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/for-every-ksh.-100-you-spend-on-safarico…

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Cisco Connect Kenya 2013- REGISTER TODAY
by John Gitau 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

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Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership
by Grace Githaiga 15 Sep '13

15 Sep '13

A row is simmering in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology over a law that gives the Cabinet secretary power to make unilateral appointment. Executive Order No. 2 of 2013 by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the reorganisation of government that establishes the Information and Communications Technology Authority ( ICTA) gives the ICT Cabinet Secretary power to appoint the CEO of the authority without involving the board. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000092541&story_title=row-simmer…

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Shame of analogue parents in digital era
by Grace Githaiga 14 Sep '13

14 Sep '13

The availability of cheap mobile phones with internet access is exposing young people to pornographic movies and sites, a new study says.The United Nations Children’s Fund study released Friday says children are unaware of the risks. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Shame+of+analogue+parents+in+digital+era/-/105…

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Re: [kictanet] An Automated ICT Affiliate Solution...Be The First To Know.
by Njeri Rionge 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

Dear Colleagues, We are proud to announce that the affiliate program<http://peachcrm.com/affiliates-program.html>is ready for those that would find this an interesting product <http://www.peachcrm.com> to promote and earn fees commensurate to the traffic and user conversation generated towards the peachcrm.com site. Your feedback <http://peachcrm.com/contact-us.html> requests will be responded to by our customer support staff. Proudly Kenyan, aligning with the Vision 2030 agenda. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Ignite Consulting < njeri.rionge(a)igniteconsulting.co.ke> wrote: > 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 -- Njeri Rionge (Ms) Founder & Executive Director http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/njeri-rionge/5/966/760 * 2009 Inductee ICT Hall of Fame Computer Society of Kenya 2009 World Technology Forum Nominee 2011 Featured on Forbes.com* __________________________________ Skype ID: nrionge Personal Website: www.njeri-rionge.com Tel: +254 20 253 2144, 253 2142 (Orange Fixed Plus) Tel: +254 722 522136 (Safaricom Mobile) Tel: +254 773 495022 (Orange Mobile) URL: www.igniteconsulting.co.ke P. O. Box 15568 Nairobi 00100, Kenya ======================================= Related Brands: www.njeri-rionge.com www.insite.co.ke www.ignitelifestyle.com www.businesslounge.co.ke www.dukalangu.com ==========================================

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FW: What is safe anymore - cellphone guns!
by Edith Adera 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

Listers, Not sure what world I live in, but I had never before come across this information on cellphone guns! Have they reached Kenya? If so, what is being done about it? Shocked Edith =============== Brief Analysis Cell phone guns are real and law enforcement authorities and airport security staff are certainly well aware of them. However, they are by no means "very new" as suggested in the warning message. Such devices have been around for a number of years. [Description: Bookmark and Share]<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=bluegum> Detailed analysis and references below example. Enter your email address to subscribe to the Hoax-Slayer Newsletter<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/subscription-options.shtml>: Last updated: 26th April 2010 First published: 11th February 2008 Article written by Brett M. Christensen About Brett Christensen and Hoax-Slayer<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/about.shtml> Example Subject: Fw: MUST SEE: Airport security MUST SEE - Airport security This is a must read and something very new Most of us see airport security as a pain. Some of us even feel violated. When you see the pictures below, you will understand why they want our cell phones through the x-ray machine. If you get asked to test your cell phone at the airport, this is the reason. [Description: Cell phone gun 1] Cell phone guns have arrived. And they are real. Beneath the digital phone face is a .22 caliber handgun capable of firing four rounds in rapid succession using the standard telephone keypad. European law enforcement officials are stunned by the discovery of these deadly decoys. They say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement in Europe. Only when you have one in your hand do you realize that they are heavier than a regular cell phone. Be patient if security asks to look at your cell phone or turn it on to show that it works . They have a good reason! Wake up to our NEW WORLD!! We shouldn't complain about airport security invading your privacy. [Description: Cell phone gun 2] [Description: Cell phone gun 3] (Note: Some versions of the message also arrive with the following video as an attached file) Detailed Analysis According to this warning message, .22 caliber handguns that look like cell phones have been discovered by law enforcement officials in Europe. The message contains attached images of such a device along with a graphic depicting how a cell phone gun works. An apparently authentic video clip of a cell phone gun being fired is also included with some versions of the email. Two of the images contained in the message are in fact stills taken from this video. The message notes that such guns can fire up to four rounds by pressing numbers on the cell phone keypad. Guns like the one described in the message are certainly real. However, they are not a new development as suggested in this warning message. In fact, reports of cell phone guns<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/30/guns_disguised_as_mobile_phones/> go back to at least the year 2000. The same images along with the video clip of a cell phone gun in action have been posted to numerous websites, blogs and social networks over several years The video was shown as part of a WCBSTV news report<http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Cell.Phone.Guns.2.235170.html> in May 2006. According to the accompanying article on the WCBSTV website, New York City police were warned to keep an eye out for the cell phone guns via an internal memo. Cell phone guns have several times been the subject of security alerts in the United States and elsewhere. A 2004 article<http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,582296,00.html> in Time magazine notes that screening equipment at airports is normally able to detect cell phone guns and other such devices. Cell phone guns are considerably heavier than normal cell phones. A cell phone gun could certainly kill or seriously injure someone. However, a CNN report<http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/11/30/mobile.gun/> about the weapons notes that they are "extremely inaccurate" and therefore effective only at very close range. Although cell phone guns are real, I could find no reports of the devices actually being used in major crimes such as attempted hijackings or terrorist activities. However, there have been several reports of cell phone guns being seized from criminals<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/11/30/wmob30.xml> in Europe. The concept of disguising guns as everyday items is actually nothing new. For many years, guns and other weapons have been disguised to look like pens, calculators, cameras, canes and a number of other commonplace objects. [Description: Bookmark and Share]<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=bluegum> References Guns disguised as mobile phones<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/30/guns_disguised_as_mobile_phones/> NYPD On The Look Out For Cell Phone Guns<http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Cell.Phone.Guns.2.235170.html> Cell-Phone Guns Security Alerts<http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,582296,00.html> Bond-style mobile phone-guns seized<http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/11/30/mobile.gun/> Smart crooks carry mobile phone guns<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/11/30/wmob30.xml> Last updated: 26th April 2010 First published: 11th February 2008 Article written by Brett M. Christensen About Brett Christensen and Hoax-Slayer<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/about.shtml> Home<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/> Latest Information<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/latest-information.html> Current Newsletter<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/current-issue.html> Previous Newsletters<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/previous-issues.html> Email Hoaxes<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-hoax-archive.html> Internet Scams<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/internet-scams.html> True Emails<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/true-emails.html> Software Reviews<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/software-reviews.html> Spam Control<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/spam-control.html> Computer Security<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/computer-security.html> Internet Resources<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/internet-resources.html> Privacy<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/privacy.html> About<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/about.html> Site Map<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hoax-slayer-site-map.html> Search<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/site-search.html> FAQ<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/faq.html> Latest Email Hoaxes - Current Internet Scams - Hoax-Slayer Newsletter<http://www.hoax-slayer.com/> (c) Brett M.Christensen, 2013 All Rights Reserved

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Fwd: INVITATION - CHINA HIGH TECH INNOVATION PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES EXHIBITION , 17TH SEPTEMBER 2013 AT LAICO REGENCY
by Ali Hussein 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: KEPSA CEO <ceo(a)kepsa.or.ke> Date: Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM Subject: INVITATION - CHINA HIGH TECH INNOVATION PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES EXHIBITION , 17TH SEPTEMBER 2013 AT LAICO REGENCY To: Cc: mgaitho(a)kenyachamber.or.ke Dear Valuable Members,**** **** The Government of People’s Republic of China has on-going initiatives to promote closer trade relations with the Government of Kenya as well as building partnerships with the private sector of both countries through trade fairs and exhibitions, and other business networking platforms.**** **** In this regard we wish to bring to your attention of an upcoming exhibition dubbed *"China High Tech Innovation Products and Techniques Exhibition"* to be held at the *Laico Regency on 17th September 2013 at 10.00am* and soon followed after with an *opening ceremony at 10.30am*. The event is an opportunity to further promote economic and trade development especially in the field of high-end technology between Kenya and China. The exhibition has been organized by *China Shippers’ Association and Torch Hi-Tech Industry Development Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of China* in conjunction with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI).* *** **** This is therefore to invite you to participate in this exhibition. For more information and confirmation kindly contact Michael Gaitho, email mgaitho(a)kenyachamber.or.ke or Tel: 020 2402833, 0728 855534. Confirmations will be best preferred before close of business on 14th September 2013.**** **** Best Regards,**** ** ** [image: Description: KEPSA LOGO FINAL-02]**** * * *Carole Kariuki, HSC, MBS |* Chief Executive Officer**** *Kenya Private Sector Alliance *| 5th Floor, Shelter Afrique Building, Mamlaka Rd**** P.O. Box 3556-00100 Nairobi, Kenya** Office: +254 20 2730371/2/2727936 | Fax: +254 20 2730374**** Cell: +254 720 340949 / 0735 999979 Email: ceo(a)kepsa.or.ke<http://%20ceo@kepsa.or.ke> **** www.kepsa.or.ke**** *The Voice of the Private Sector in Kenya*** ** ** [image: Description: facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Private-Sector-Alliance-KEPSA/355762534…> [image: Description: twitter(3)] <https://twitter.com/KEPSA_KENYA>****

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Fw: [OCL4Ed 13.09] Welcome to Week 2
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

On-Line Training on OER going on Jane ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: WikiEducator <noreply(a)WikiEducator.org> To: Jane Ngima Muthiga <nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 12:00 AM Subject: [OCL4Ed 13.09] Welcome to Week 2 Welcome to the start of Week 2 of OCL4Ed 13.09 By now the majority of OCL4Ed participants have familiarised themselves with the social media technologies we are using for this OCL4Ed mOOC. We have posted a few tips in the course announcements section for improving your learning experience and avoiding common errors we have observed as the course progresses. For learners who are aiming to achieve certification for participation, we recommend that you consult these guidelines. If you have fallen behind, there is still time to use your Monday to brush up on the definition of OER by viewing David Wiley's video signpost introducing OER and a few OER definitions before we take a more detailed look at copyright and Creative Commons licenses later this week. If you haven't had a chance yet, please complete the Fair and reasonable practice survey (even if you are not an active participant in OCL4Ed). This forms part of an open international study on what educators think about sharing teaching materials. Please share the gift of your knowledge and experience to assist us in planning open education futures. Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you online!

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] STATEMENT: Internet Society Responds to Reports of the U.S. Government’s Circumvention of Encryption Technology
by Barrack Otieno 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:58 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] STATEMENT: Internet Society Responds to Reports of the U.S. Government’s Circumvention of Encryption Technology To: "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet Society Responds to Reports of the U.S. Government’s Circumvention of Encryption Technology**** ** ** The Internet Society is alarmed by continuing reports alleging systematic United States government efforts to circumvent Internet security mechanisms. The Internet Society President and CEO, Lynn St. Amour, said, “If true, these reports describe government programmes that undermine the technical foundations of the Internet and are a fundamental threat to the Internet’s economic, innovative, and social potential. Any systematic, state-level attack on Internet security and privacy is a rejection of the global, collaborative fabric that has enabled the Internet's growth to extend beyond the interests of any one country.” **** ** ** The Internet Society believes that global interoperability and openness of the Internet are pre-requisites for confidence in online interaction, they unlock the Internet as a forum for economic and social progress, and they are founded on basic assumptions of trust. We are deeply concerned that these principles are being eroded and that users' legitimate expectations of online security are being treated with contempt.**** ** ** As the institutional home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), we believe that open and transparent processes are essential for security standardization, and result in better outcomes than any alternative approach. For example, protocols developed by the IETF are open for all to see, inspect, and verify, as are the open and inclusive processes by which they are specified. **** ** ** IETF Chairman Jari Arkko has strongly reiterated the IETF’s commitment to improving security in the Internet, and to seeking ways of improving security protocols in light of these new revelations and security threats. “The IETF has a long-standing commitment to openness and transparency in developing security protocols for the Internet, and sees this as critical to confidence in their use and implementation.” To read more, visit: http://www.ietf.org/blog/2013/09/security-and-pervasive-monitoring/.**** ** ** However, the open development of robust technical specifications is just one link in the chain. Security standards must be properly implemented and used. This is a wake-up call for technology developers and adopters alike, to reexamine what we can do to ensure that all links in the chain are equally strong. This is key to helping restore public trust and confidence in the Internet. **** ** ** The Internet has tremendous potential for economic and social good, but unless all stakeholders trust the Internet as a safe place for business, social interaction, academic enquiry, and self-expression, those economic and social benefits are put at risk. To fulfill its potential, the Internet must be underpinned by the right combination of technology, operational processes, legislation, policy, and governance. The recent reports suggest that U.S. Government programmes have systematically undermined some or all of those measures, and that is why we view the revelations with such grave concern.**** ** ** With this mind, we issue these calls to action for the global community:**** ** ** • To every citizen of the Internet: let your government representatives know that, even in matters of national security, you expect privacy, rule of law, and due process in any handling of your data. **** ** ** Security is a collective responsibility that involves multiple stakeholders. In this regard, we call on:**** ** ** •Those involved in technology research and development: use the openness of standards processes like the IETF to challenge assumptions about security specifications. **** ** ** •Those who implement the technology and standards for Internet security: uphold that responsibility in your work, and be mindful of the damage caused by loss of trust.**** ** ** •Those who develop products and services that depend on a trusted Internet: secure your own services, and be intolerant of insecurity in the infrastructure on which you depend.**** ** ** •To every Internet user: ensure you are well informed about good practice in online security, and act on that information. Take responsibility for your own security.**** ** ** At the Internet Society, we remain committed to advancing work in areas such as browser security, privacy settings, and digital footprint awareness in order to help users understand and manage their privacy and security. The citizens of the Internet deserve a global and open platform for communication built on solid foundations of security and privacy.**** _______________________________________________ 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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