January 2014 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Just a thought
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Listers Happy New Year. Couple of thoughts on the subject of technology, its utility, & impact on behaviour. - some have rightly pointed out the place of technology: a tool that enhances efficiency + effectiveness of task accomplishment. Unfortunately, a large segment of the population make see technology as an end in itself! Neil Postman, I believe, coined the term: the medium is the message, in reference to proliferation of (especially) TV broadcasting and how this was impacting the population. - if a person posts "mbwa kali" at the gate, a potential intruder is likely to think twice before attempting an intrusion. Indeed, the sign could thwart a lot of potential intrusions. Ditto for gadgets in cars that suggest (rightly or wrongly) that a vehicle has an alarm. In my corporate experience doing information security we noticed that a lot of prohibited technology use dropped substantially when we announced that there was monitoring. We can expect similar behaviour when (say) PSV drivers understand that vehicle back boxes are installed. That said, a policy that captures and appropriately punishes violation is essential to assure deterrence! - on technology and corruption: In india (I forget the exact reference) it was found that technology did have an impact on corruption, especially by shifting the beneficiaries, who were largely tech-literate. Overall measures of corruption (say cumulative amounts that change hands) remained pretty close prior and after implementation of technology, and because fewer people were involved, they took home bigger slices of the corruption pie. May be there are more recent studies on the same but I haven't come across these. Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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CCK Report : Quality of Service report
by Walubengo J 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

jst seen this @ http://www.cck.go.ke/consumers/other_info/downloads/REPORT_ON_THE_QUALITY_O… walu.

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Digital Migration: business opportunities
by Gideon 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

No doubt that content will dictate who gets more viewers, it will be inevitable that eventualy the digital switch has to happen. The earlier the media owners restructure their systems to accomodate the smoother the transition. I think the rental of old media masts for broadband opportunities is an avenue that should be explored seriously. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica " > > "I have argued in a previous post that content will be the winner. There > will be companies whose business is to produce content e.g community > theatres, schools, etc You have a choice to either distribute or sell > this content or you can give it to another company to distribute it for > you, think of the middle men. > For instance, we could decide as a village to produce a cooking show, > then sell it to either the media houses or through an intermediary. It > will depend on capital outlay and negotiation skills. If your core > business is production, you can leave distribution to other companies > that have sharks and vulture like characters to maximize the profits. > > Remember, CCK says 60% has to be local content, where do you think the > media will get this content? Lets get to work " > > What are these opportunities? > > 1. Software development > 2. Content generators/distributors > 3. Media personalities, owners etc > 4. Digital Dividend allocations > 5. Renting old media masts > 6. Pay per view services > > > More on: > http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2014/01/digital-migration-business-opportunities/ > > >

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Re: [kictanet] Who will be the winner in cashless payment for public transport sector?
by ICT Researcher 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

"There are over 22,000 public transport vehicles in the country used by about 1.5 million passengers daily," Do the maths yourself: a) Each mpesa transaction costs? Least fare? b) Double passengers no (for return trips) c) multiply by 365 days in a year and the winner is......????? ------------------------------ On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 6:12 PM MSK emuchiri(a)andestbites.com wrote: > > >>WHO WILL BE THE WINNER IN CASHLESS PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR? > >Telecoms and financial institutions are likely to be at the centre of >the new transition to a cashless payments. Regulations by the Cabinet >Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure will see all public service >vehicles required to use an electronic payment system starting 1st July >2014. Equity Bank and Google BebaPay prepaid plastic card launched in >1Q13 has made some inroad in payments but no data is currently publicly >available on the number of users and volumes. Safaricom has registered >over 1,300 public transport vehicles and taxis in its Lipa na M-Pesa >platform. Either way, cash payments are still the predominant mode of >payment for public transport. > >There are currently over 22,000 public transport vehicles and around >1.5m journies daily in Kenya by our estimate implying a wide gap to >achieve full penetration. Cash payments pose a number of challenges to >authorities with tax compliance, corruption and money laundering ranking >high in concerns. The Economic Survey 2013 values Kenya's road passenger >transport business at KES 205 bn. The new rules on cashless payments >will pit financial companies and telecoms which will bid to dominate the >payments made in the sector. > >In China, China UnionPay and China Telecom, the largest players in their >respective markets agreed to a comprehensive cooperation agreement with >the aim to conducting an all-round cooperation in the financial payment >and communication service areas, jointly expand the bankcard application >in the communication and e-commerce fields and elevate the service level >of the financial payment which is based on the communication network. >Particularly, the partnership between the two big companies is expected >to create a synergy in the mobile payment domain and co-promote the >development of the mobile payment industry. We believe that this will be >what will happen in Kenya where financial institutions will use the wide >reach of telecommunications companies to reach the consumer. Whereas the >urban public transport regulations now only require paper ticketing, we >see an evolution where a personal smart chip card will eventually become >a standard. > >(KNBS, Business Daily, Standard Investment Bank) > >

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Digital Migration: business opportunities
by Grace Githaiga 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

"I have argued in a previous post that content will be the winner. There will be companies whose business is to produce content e.g community theatres, schools, etc You have a choice to either distribute or sell this content or you can give it to another company to distribute it for you, think of the middle men. For instance, we could decide as a village to produce a cooking show, then sell it to either the media houses or through an intermediary. It will depend on capital outlay and negotiation skills. If your core business is production, you can leave distribution to other companies that have sharks and vulture like characters to maximize the profits. Remember, CCK says 60% has to be local content, where do you think the media will get this content? Lets get to work " What are these opportunities? 1. Software development 2. Content generators/distributors 3. Media personalities, owners etc 4. Digital Dividend allocations 5. Renting old media masts 6. Pay per view services More on: http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2014/01/digital-migration-business-opportunities/

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Digital Migration, the boring details
by Grace Githaiga 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Kenya has a very big name within the ITU, wants to keep pace with Southern African countries, which have migrated, wants to keep the bragging rights as the ICT capital of Africa and for those who don’t know, the folks at CCK are rated very highly and are frequently elected to top ITU posts, which means good returns in whatever direction. So, in arguing about a 2020 deadline, you can scuttle many career trajectories. Read Wanjiku's take. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2014/01/digital-migration-the-boring-details/

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4 challenges running Symbiotic in 2014
by Mbugua Njihia 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

That information technology is the next frontier for many African economies, promising to deliver big development payloads is not lost on anyone who has been reading the opportunity narrative of the Silicon Savannah, Silicon Cape and the various embodiments of the wave. Trying to borrow a playbook from other markets may not work due to the unique challenges that one may face in Africa. At the close of 2013, I took time off to reflect and strategize on what challenges the marketplace will present for my companies this year. Some, like access to capital are the ever constant companions for any growing enterprise but others I see as coming to the fore as many verticals within the IT sector mature. Whether as a services company doing integrations or pushing own product, this is my take on what many C-level executives will have to deal with to remain competitive and in business over the next 12 months *More - * http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/4-challenges-running-symbiotic-2014.ht…

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Re: [kictanet] Just a thought
by Ngigi Waithaka 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

We haven't rejected technology, but, technology is not the solution to our problems. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya www.A1.io On 5 Jan 2014 11:54, "Lkimani" <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Are the Michuki policies still not in place? Something is clearly not > working, and solutions are needed.. I see technology as one solution not > 'the solution' and I doubt anyone suggested that. It is quite clear that > 'the solution' will take multiple approaches, so why reject technology when > it clearly works irrespective of who originated the idea, which by the way > does a de-service to the good Daktari since this forum is exactly the space > for advancing technological solutions. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 5, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > > Michuki Rules is a good example of what you need to do. Good policy and > subsequent execution. > > The really important parts were No overloading/standing, Seat Belts, > Regular Checks, Speed Governors and more importantly citizens resolve to > push through and walk if need be. > > We, as a nation then, had believed. > > The problem I see with our current approach is where every problem has to > be nailed in with our 'Digital Hammer' as its possibly the only tool we > have. > > Waithaka Ngigi > > Alliance Technologies > Nairobi, Kenya > > www.A1.io > On 5 Jan 2014 10:29, "Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > >> Ohaga, Michuki rules reduced PSV accidents by 80%. We all know what >> happened to the rules after the demise of Michuki. A bus can overtake >> you while you are travelling at 100KPH >> >> On 05/01/2014, Ohaga JB <durojb(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > A lot of these responses seem like a cheer match for Dactari. That's not >> > how people are supposed to engage in a productive argument, that the >> merits >> > n demerits of a point are not truthfully explored just because the >> > originator is held in high esteem. Technology alone is not the solution, >> > why do we have more deaths from accidents on our roads than even before >> the >> > speed governors were made a prerequisite for PSVs to get their >> licenses?? >> > >> > Dactari's idea is good, but it does have a lot of demerits as well, >> > swallowing it wholesome like has mostly been proposed here is a recipe >> for >> > a technological tyranny... >> > >> > JB... >> > On 04 Jan 2014 7:43 PM, "Tony Likhanga" <tlikhanga(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Dashboard-mounted Video Cameras (dash cams) are very popular in Russia >> >> for >> >> the same reasons that motivated Bw. Daktari to install one in his >> vehicle >> >> : >> >> http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/ >> >> >> >> As a champion of local innovation/customisation, the good doc will be >> >> pleased to hear that some enterprising young lads recently showcased a >> >> similar local solution on a national TV station : >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pCuQNgENQ8< >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pCuQNgENQ8> >> >> >> >> Tony. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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/durojb%40gmail.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. >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ngigi%40at.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/lkimani%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 50 in London
by Grace Githaiga 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jan14-en.htm

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PSVs required to fit cameras, implement cashless payment, and fleet management systems
by Kivuva 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

A new law to regulate the public transport has been put in place and will take effect by June 2014 where 1. All PSVs must implement cashless paymeny system for bus fare 2. All PSVs to be fit with fleet management systems where overspeeding will be checked from system logs, not on speed cameras 3. All PSVs to have surveillance cameras to reduce carjackings, petty crimes, and terrorism 4. Install digital speed governors This will see Beba Pay and Mpesa fight for supremacy. I'm keen to see what card Safaricom has on it's deck. This is a great opportunity for payment system innovators to comeup with exciting products, and also for fleet management system companies to have regular work. The commuters on the other hand will dig dipper in their pockets to pay for the services. And finally, the government has a way of collecting taxes on the Ksh 205 Billion industry http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/New-law-on-technology-to-transform-PSV-… -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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