October 2014 - KICTANet

Fwd:Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Dear all, the suit between Muite & Others versus Moses Kuria, which I understand is proceeding to court, should be a very interesting one to watch. Hopefully it shall give some insights on content control vs freedom of expression. See below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ngunjiri <ngunjiri(a)kikuyusforchange.com> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:05:07 +0300 Subject: {K4c} Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology To: KC4 <kikuyusforchange(a)googlegroups.com> This will most probably interest some of us, and help all of us be careful about what we write on our blogs. --- Ngunjiri [image: Issa & Co Advocates] Our Ref: M/058/001/L**** **** Tuesday, October 4, 2011**** **** Moses Kuria**** P. O. Box 1838-00200 ‘*Advance copy by email*’**** *NAIROBI***** **** Dear Sir,**** **** *RE: DEFAMATORY PUBLICATION ***** ------------------------------ We have been instructed by our clients, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndung’u Wainaina, Maina Kiai and Hassan Omar.**** **** Our instructions are that you published in your widely read blog the following words of and concerning our clients.**** **** *‘I have said Ocampo has no case. All he has are fake witnesses coached by Hassan Omar, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndungu Wainaina, Njonjo Mue and Maina Kiai.’***** **** Your insinuations are unfounded and baseless and our clients’ professional respective standings, characters and reputations have been severely tarnished by your publication.**** **** Our instructions are to demand a retraction, an apology and an admission of liability on your part for the publication of the defamatory words. This we hereby do. We shall address the issue of the damages payable to our clients upon receipt of your apology and admission.**** **** *NOTE* that if you do not publish an apology and retraction on your blog within the next *Seven (7) Days* of the receipt of this letter we shall proceed to the law for redress at your risk as to costs. **** **** Yours faithfully,**** *ISSA & COMPANY ADVOCATES***** **** **** *MANSUR M. ISSA***** **** cc. Clients**** **** *Issa & Co Advocates* <info(a)issadvocates.co.ke>**** ------------------------------ 5th Floor, City House, Wabera Street P.O. Box *24210 - 00100*, Nairobi, Kenya *ph*: *+ 254 20 340 150 · * *fx*: *+ 254 20 340 151* *em*: *info(a)issadvocates.co.ke · ***** ------------------------------ *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:* This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Access by the intended recipient is authorized. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, or any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediatelyand do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium.**** -- --- Fear makes men act even against their own interests- changing them from men of reason to blubbering fools. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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Digital to Analog Conversion
by robert yawe 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hi, When the migration from analog to digital was initially raised fear was put into the public on how there would be no option but to throw away our analog TV sets and replace them with Digital. Now that digital transmission is finally here we need to look at how to make the migration as painless as possible while at the same time we do not disenfranchise any citizens. It has been mentioned that there are over 1 million TV sets in Kenya today, that means 1 million digital to analog converters will be required over the next 2-3 years. I believe this is a great opportunity for us to go into the electronic assembly business, I would like to propose that we 1st increase duty on converters from the current 35% to 250% so as to discourage the importation of the converters. Then exempt from duty and vat all assembly stations, test equipment and components for anyone who sets up a converter assembly plant, with a 3 year tax holiday. If you setup the plant more than 200 kilometers from Nairobi or Mombasa you receive an addition 2 years tax holiday. I believe this will sort out the issue of substandard converters and will also provide an opportunity for us to develop our electronic devices assembly skills. If you make a net profit of 1,000/- there is a clean 875,000,000/- to be made, close to what the government is spending on purchase of the Malili farm. This is assuming a standard device, there is still a market for those who want high end devices with recording, tuners, USB ports, etc which would mean that the returns could be much higher than projected above. So will we move away from juts being importers and retailers or do we have what it takes to do some value add? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Music Piracy in Kenya - Government can Help
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Interactive Limited] 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Bwana Daktari, The music industry in Kenya is unable to grow. Companies like mine and individuals are investing money in creating music but the same cannot be commercialized effectively. One of the main problems is organized piracy. Take for example the website WAPKID.COM, this website provides almost every Kenyan song FREE FOR DOWNLOAD. The website at the moment lists the following as popular tags - meaning these are the artists whose content is currently heavily being downloaded. I understand that this website is offering pirated content because Music works that is owned and copyright administered by myself is being offered for FREE here - the total investment I made for the songs on offer is Ksh. 5million over the last 2 years and now I have no way to recover my investment by sales since consumers can opt for free. John De Mathew - Nimwamenyire Muno Wangari Wa Kabera - Aciari Redsun - Shika Glasi Sam Kinuthia - Muiritu Wa Gikomba Onyi Papa Jey - Migingo Dhi Muigai Njoroge - Muti Utari Matunda Kamaru - Nairobi Iraguo Ki Kamande Wa Kioi - Kapusi Kakwa Salim - Kanyina Kanini Kamande Wa Kioi - Githukia Tombo It's possible that these artists and many more don't actually know that this exists BUT millions of Kenyans are downloading the music and who is benefiting? The Network Operators who charge money based on the data downloads. Infact, at one point, one of the mobile operators even sent SMS advertisements to their subscribers urging them to access content from WapKid.com As an industry, we are bleeding and desperately in need of government support to stop this organized piracy that is benefiting local and international organization at the expense of our content and therefore killing and local development of content. As we seek your assistance, we are also doing something on our part. We will be meeting next week Wednesday 3rd October 3pm at Panafric as a music industry (Record labels, Kenya Copyright Board and Music Copyright Society of Kenya) to discuss and work out strategies that can help us especially in creating a clear licensing framework. We will also be announcing an Anti-Piracy Campaign called "iCareforMusic" whose aim is to educate the consumer on the benefits of getting music from licensed partners. We believe that either the government or the courts can issue an order blocking WAPKID.COM, MP3RAID.COM and any other website offering local music from being accessed and this is fairly easy at the ISP level. Before we take to the court route, we wish to seek a diplomatic route first. If we can stop this organized piracy, investing in a song would be worth it for the Artist, the Record Label and/or the music publisher. And in overall, KRA would collect tax from all of us. Everybody wins! Who knows, it would be even worth having a music studio at Konza City. Bwana PS, how can you assist our music industry? Kind regards Bernard Kioko Chief Executive Officer, Bernsoft

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Taking stock of Open Data initiatives and a perspective of the gains
by Ali Hussein 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Listers We have been really silent about open data for a while. It's time we take stock and ask whether we can breath new life into this initiative. As we reflect on it an article I found should put into perspective the gains, set backs and why this issue should be kept alive. http://datascience.co.ke/blog/the-underplayed-outcomes-of-kenya-open-data-i… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Fw: [afgwg-discuss] Invitation to AfGWG Meeting in Mauritius / Invitation à la reunion AfGWG à Maurice
by Walubengo J 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

fyi. Government officials fresh from the ITU, Busan meeting are particularly encouraged to attend. :-) rgds. walu. --- On Fri, 10/31/14, Gaelle Fall <gaelle.fall(a)afrinic.net> wrote: > From: Gaelle Fall <gaelle.fall(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [afgwg-discuss] Invitation to AfGWG Meeting in Mauritius / Invitation à la reunion AfGWG à Maurice > To: afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net > Date: Friday, October 31, 2014, 5:25 AM > (Version française au bas) > > Dear Members, > > We are pleased to invite you to participate to the 10th > meeting of the AFRINIC Government Working Group (AfGWG-10), > scheduled to take place on 26 November 2014 in Mauritius > during the 21st AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting, AFRINIC-21, > happening in Ebène Mauritius, 22 to 28 November 2014. > > The working group has been set up by AFRINIC to provide a > platform for open and interactive discussions between > AFRINIC, African governments, and ICT regulators. Such > collaboration between African ICT stakeholders is important > in view of the steady growth of the Internet and its impact > on the socio-economic development in the region. The rapid > growth and development of the Internet in Africa calls for > an enhanced collaboration between ICT policy makers on > issues of critical interest to the continent. > > The following topics will be discussed during the meeting: > 1. Overview of the IANA Stewardship > Transition process > 2. ICANN Accountability Review – > An Opportunity for Africa to contribute > 3. Status on Internet Number > Resource Usage > 4. IPv6 for Decision Makers > > The agenda is of course open for suggestions and we strongly > encourage your input and feedback. All discussions, > information sharing, and feedback will take place on this > mailing list. > > For further information you may require or for personalised > invitation letters, kindly contact Ms. Gaelle Fall, Head of > Communications and PR, at gaelle.fall[at]afrinic.net. > > We look forward to welcoming you in Mauritius and hope for a > great collaboration for the advancement of Internet in > Africa. > > ----------------------- > > Chers membres, > > Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à la > 10e Réunion du groupe de travail gouvernemental d’AFRINIC > (AfGWG) qui se tiendra à Ebène, Maurice le 26 novembre > 2014 lors de la 21e Réunion sur les politiques publique > d’AFRINIC du 22 au 28 novembre 2014. > > Le Groupe de Travail a été mis en place par AFRINIC afin > d’encourager des discussions entre AFRINIC, les > gouvernements africains et les régulateurs des TICs. > Cette collaboration entre les parties prenantes des > TICs est importante dans le contexte d’une > croissance constante de l’Internet et l’impact > socioéconomique sur le développement dans la région > africaine. > La croissance et le développement rapide de l’Internet en > Afrique font appel à plus de collaboration entre les > décideurs politiques des TICs sur les enjeux majeurs de > l’Internet au niveau du continent. > > Les sujets suivants seront discutés lors de la Réunion : > > 1. La transition du rôle de > supervision sur les fonctions IANA > 2. La révision de la > responsabilité et la transparence de l’ICANN – > l’opportunité pour l’Afrique de contribuer > 3. Le statut de l’usage des > ressources de numérotation de l’Internet > 4. L’IPv6 pour les décideurs > > L’agenda est bien entendu ouvert à toute suggestion > et nous vous encourageons à nous envoyer vos > commentaires et suggestions. > > Toute discussion ainsi que l’agenda seront discutés > sur cette liste de diffusion. > > Pour des informations complémentaires ou pour des lettres > d’invitation personnalisées, veuillez contacter Mme > Gaelle Fall, Directrice de Communication et des Relations > Publiques, à gaelle.fall{at}afrinic.net > > Au plaisir de vous accueillir à Maurice et souhaitant une > collaboration étroite pour le développement de > l’Internet en Afrique. > > Regards, > __________ > Gaëlle Anta Fall (Ms) > Head of Communications & PR, AFRINIC Ltd. > t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: > www.afrinic.net > facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | > youtube.com/afrinicmedia > > _______________________ > > Join us for AFRINIC-21 in Mauritius > 22 to 28 November, 2014 > Register now at: > http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/ > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > afgwg-discuss mailing list > afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afgwg-discuss >

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Innovated and inspired in Africa, made in China
by Mbugua Njihia 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Innovated and inspired in Africa, made in China; may be the label that will get to see on a number of innovations by local entrepreneurs who have chosen to take the road less traveled to build businesses and offer services based on hardware. The push to diversify from what has been pure software play for the Silicon Savannah has been met with teething problems that should be easy to navigate around, if we are to truly empower our entrepreneurs to have the full development ecosystem domiciled in Kenya, with the key benefits being growth of local competence and job creation, as often times the business bits of the innovations have already been well thought through - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/promotion-local-hardware-manufacturing… ᐧ

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Fwd: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team
by Bobs 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

FYI.... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> > Date: October 27, 2014 at 10:56:06 PM GMT+3 > To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net > Subject: Fwd: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> >> Subject: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team >> Date: October 27, 2014 at 23:53:52 PM GMT+4 >> To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> The AFRINIC Board is seeking qualified individuals from the region to volunteer for the CRISP Team. Such member should have an understanding of the RIR’s activities, as well as the NTIA/IANA transition process. The CRISP team will be responsible for producing the Number Community's Proposal for the IANA Stewardship Transition, to be submitted to the IANA Coordination Group (ICG) by 15 January 2015. >> >> For background and details on the CRISP Team, please see the NRO website: >> >> https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… >> >> For background on the AFRINIC IANA Transition process, please see our website: >> >> http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition >> >> For background on the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition process, please see the ICG website: >> >> http://ianacg.org >> >> Interested members of the community should provide the following and send to ceo(a)afrinic.net (with the word “CRISP" in the subject line) by Friday 7th November 2014 at 12:00 UTC. >> >> 1. Full Name: >> 2. Organisation: >> 3. Position In Organisation: >> 4. E-mail address >> 5. Contact Phone Number >> 6. Why do you want to Serve on the CRISP? [Not more than 100 words] >> 7. What relevant experience qualifies you to serve on the CRISP? [Not more than 100 words] >> 8. CV/Biography Link or attachment >> >> If nominating someone else, also complete the following: >> >> Nominated by >> Organisation: >> Position: >> Email address: >> Contact phone number: >> Statement of support: (optional, 500 words max) >> >> The Board will make a decision about the selected candidates, no later than 12 November 2014. Candidates should be prepared for an online or telephone interview if needed. In such case more details will be communicated to them after the 7th November 2014. >> >> Thank you for your interest and we appreciate your contribution to this very important process. >> >> Regards. >> >> Adiel A. Akplogan >> CEO, AFRINIC >> on Behalf of the Board >> _______________________________________________ >> ianaoversight mailing list >> ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight > > _______________________________________________ > ianaoversight mailing list > ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight

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Fwd: FW: AfrICANN 2014 Newsletter
by Bob Omondi 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Dear listers, Sorry for cross posting. Please find below our October 2014 Newsletter. your feedback are welcome. Thank you. Regards *Bob*. We are excited to share with you our October 2014 edition of the AfrICANN newsletter, and hope you enjoyed reading our EMEA Newsletter, which covered the general developments in the last three months within ICANN in the EMEA regions, as well as the wider Internet Ecosystem. It is our hope that these tools continue to be important vessels in keeping you - our community and stakeholders - informed about our work in Africa and beyond. With your feedback, we believe that together, we will make significant strides in elevating the DNS industry in Africa. In this AfriICANN edition, we shall highlight some of the key activities and events that the Africa team has participated in the last two months and update you on the planned activities coming in the near future. A special focus (Spotlight) has been given to our recent participation in the just concluded Smart Rwanda Days <http://www.smartrwandadays.rw/> forum in Kigali Rwanda where ICANN Africa team and one of the ICANN board members – Mike Silber – hosted two distinguished panels. We are also happy to welcome The Gambia and Niger as the latest addition to the list of Africa’s GAC members in ICANN. Our DNSSEC roadshow flagship project has now reached 8 countries and counting. Lastly, and in response to the desire by the community to re-evaluate the Africa Strategy with a view of making it more responsive to African needs, the ICANN Africa team is planning a special consultative meeting to be held during Afrinic 21 in November 2014 to help come up with modalities of appointing a Steering Committee to oversee the Implementation of the Africa Strategy. Please read on. *Welcome to AfrICANN and happy reading!* *Africa Team* Spotlight: ICANN at Smart Rwanda Days (Oct 2-3 2014) SMART Rwanda Days is to be an annual event bringing together national and international stakeholders in the ICT sector – industry experts, policy makers, and development partners – to discuss how Rwanda can leverage Information Communication Technologies for economic transformation in line with her Vision 2020. This year’s event was held at the Serena Hotel, Kigali under the theme “Digitising Rwanda” and was attended by more than 400 participants. The overall programme is here <http://www.smartrwandadays.rw/IMG/pdf/program.pdf>. It is the first of a series of SMART Africa days to be organized in each African country. To be noted, ICANN is a member of the SMART Africa Alliance, which was formed in October 2013 in Addis Ababa; other members are the ITU, the AUC and the AfDB. ICANN was represented at SMART Rwanda days by the Africa team and Mike Silber, a member of the ICANN board of directors. We did three things during the 2-day forum. We held bilateral meetings and hosted two panels. The bilateral meetings were with government delegations - ICT ministers from Kenya, Rwanda and Republic of Southern Sudan). Also in attendance were ITU secretary General Dr. Hamadoun Toure and One UN resident Coordinator for Rwanda Mr. Lamin M. Manneh. We also held meetings with lecturers from the Carnegie Mellon University of Rwanda. As for the two panels hosted, they revolved around: *A)* Internet Governance *B)* Greasing the wheels of the Internet Economy While speaking at the official closure of the forum, President Paul Kagame echoed the rallying call and tone of the forum “We need to treat broadband like a utility that we should avail and make affordable to as many people as we can.” Specifically, he stressed that digital innovation means ideas do not have borders and therefore countries cannot be landlocked! On his part, Dr. Toure, echoed Kagame’s remarks on the progress made in recent years in ICT, saying that Africa was catching up with the rest of the world and that the next step would be building a knowledge-based society. “We have the right resources, the younger generation who we believe in, and a framework that was established and detailed in the Smart Africa Manifesto,” Toure said. The two ICANN Panels were spot on and generated very active debates. *A) Panel Discussion <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOwYC-6JyTw> on "Internet governance”* *Moderator:* Steve Mutabazi, Acting Head ICT; Rwanda Development Board *Speakers:* - Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Africa, ICANN - Mike Silber, Head Legal and Commercial of Liquid Telecomms - Patrick Nyirishema, Ag. Director General of RURA, Rwanda - Ghislain Nkeramugaba, Ag. CEO, RICTA - Hon. Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, MP, Parliament, Republic of Uganda The panel discussion opened with a video presentation by Fadi Chehade; in his welcoming remarks Fadi emphasized on what ICANN does and why Africa should be part of the overall debate on Internet Governance. Pierre took over with slides presentation on ICANN and most specifically current discussions and work on the NTIA’s declaration on transition of the stewardship of IANA’s functions. Other panelists proceeded with addressing specific points related to ICANN’s role within the debate on the Internet governance. The representative of RURA, the Rwandan regulator insisted on the necessity for inclusive debates and the need for countries to have a certain control over the content, which circulates on the Internet. The Honourable Vincent Bagiire, a Parliamentarian from Uganda recognized the important role played by ICANN, but was on the opinion that ICANN does not communicate enough on its activities and moreover, has been too slow in solving issues related to re delegation of ccTLDs. The representative of the ICT Association of Rwanda, RICTA which manages the .RW gave an account of how the country’s domain is being managed and called for a national organization of stakeholders so that they could best contribute to the Internet governance. He brought in the issue of Cybersecurity. Mike Silber indicated that ICANN ‘s remit is about coordination of critical resources and that many issues being raised such as content control or cybersecurity should be dealt with in other arenas to be created. He insisted on the importance of participating in the global debate on Internet governance. In summary, it was agreed that: 1. Africa needs an informed participation to be able to contribute to ICANN and other fora on Internet governance 2. There is a need to promote debates on IG at national and regional levels 3. ICANN should help build a conducive environment which generates the type of leadership that is needed to contribute to ICANN’s activities 4. Though some information is available on ICANN’s website, it should seek other means to better communicate on its activities, while targeting different stakeholders. *B) Panel Discussion on “Greasing the wheels of the Internet Economy"* *Moderator:* Ali Hussein, CEO, 3Mice Interactive (Kenya) *Speakers:* - Hon. Dr. Fred Okeng'o Matiangi, Ministry of ICT, Republic of Kenya - Pitchette Kampeta Sayinzoga, PS, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning - Rwanda - Tongai Maramba, CEO, Tigo Rwanda - Sunir Chandaria, Vice President, Conros Corporation (Rwanda) - Andrew Rugege, Regional Director for Africa, ITU - Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement Africa, ICANN This session was held in the main plenary, with over 100 participants in attendance including the ICT ministers from Republic of Southern Sudan, Rwanda, and PS ICT for Republic of Mali and Gabon and streamed live <http://youtu.be/T96i-uB6zMQ>. To set the stage for the panel, the BCG report was presented in a few slides; followed by presentations by each speakers and an interaction with the audience. In summary, very interesting dialogues with high profile panelists. The discussions reflected the rich mix of the panelists with most supporting the findings of the BCG report. “This report has summed up our headache in matters of ICTs in Africa with the correct term - efriction” noted Mr. Tongai of Tigo. Pierre was keen on addressing the motivation as to why this report was commissioned by ICANN while Dr. Matiangi elaborated the various initiatives in flight in Kenya and within the East African Northern Corridor projects to address some of the efrictions listed in the report. Panelists were in general agreement that it is high time ICT infrastructure was considered as ‘critical’ as roads, Power lines and water infrastructure, and that strategies including content and application generation as well as skills development be central to the uptake of ICT for growth and job creation in the African region. This was echoed by the ICT minister from Rwanda Hon. Jean Philbert Nsengimana who stressed in his remarks during the closing ceremony that “For the Smart Rwanda Days specifically this year we chose ‘Digitising Rwanda’ as a theme, in recognition of the fact that Africa’s digital economies are growing faster than traditional sectors and the potential for an even bigger contribution to national GDPs is yet to be unleashed". *The ICANN Africa team* Africa Team Engagement Activities in Focus *DNSSEC Roadshow In Yaounde (Cameroon)* Last month, we held our latest DNSSEC Roadshow in Yaoundé Cameroon from September 17-19, 2014. With about 100 participants taking part at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Postes et Télécommunications (ENSPT), in Yaoundé. The workshop covered general awareness, capacity building in DNSSEC technical implementation and, evaluation of the current infrastructure at the ccTLD level, and next steps for DNSSEC deployment. *Business Engagement Roundtable and Breakfast Meeting, Nairobi Kenya (Sept 8-9, 2014)* The work of ICANN in coordinating the names and addresses of the Internet helps keep it global, expanding and interoperable. Furthermore, increased access to a global, expanding, and interoperable Internet is good for business and national economies. Support for this point can be found in the Boston Consulting Group’s report on E friction, “Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy” <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en…> . The BCG report came out in January, and continues to resonate with governments and business leaders around the world by providing a clear roadmap of how businesses and national economies can continue to benefit by fully embracing a global, borderless Internet. Our aim in hosting this event in Nairobi was to stimulate meaningful private sector involvement especially in Africa in ICANN as well the wider IG ecosystem. The mixed presentation and panel roundtable meeting was led by ICANN’s Chris Mondini supported by Kenyan private sector ICT experts with discussions focused on 3 major topics; Africa Strategy, BCG report presentation and Panel Discussion on Business Engagement. *Southern Africa IGF: Lilongwe Malawi* ICANN participated in the Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum 2014 (SAIGF-14) convened from 17 - 19 Sept 2014 in Lilongwe, Malawi. This high level multi-stakeholder event on emerging issues on Internet Governance (IG) in SADC was hosted by the Government of Malawi. The SAIGF-14 was co-convened by SADC Secretariat in conjunction with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Southern African NGO Network (SANGONET) under the theme “Internet Governance as a Building Block of SADC Regional Integration”. The event attracted over 200 delegates from nine (9) SADC Member States. ICANN hosted 2 panel sessions on Africa Strategy and another on IANA stewardship transition / Enhancing ICANN Accountability. The event also provided an opportunity for productive bilateral meetings with visiting delegates from SADC member states and the host Malawi GAC rep who is also the secretary for e-government. NEPAD also announced plans to host the 2ND Africa School on Internet Governance alongside Afrinic 21 in November this year. Here is the comprehensive media release <http://www.sadc.int/documents-publications/show/2789>. *ICANN at Demo Africa 2014 (Sept 24 – 26 2014)* DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of Liberalizing Innovation Opportunity Nations (LIONS@FRICA) Partnership and aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. It offers start-ups from all over Africa a platform to meet VCs, investors, tech acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media from across the region and around the globe. The Start-ups are given an opportunity to launch their products to a tech eco-system under various categories including Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Retail and education. This event offered us the perfect opportunity to tap into the potential of African youth to stimulate digital entrepreneurship. Through collaboration with tech hubs and Incubators, practical training and support to potential startups interested in the DNS field can be offered, to launch and operate a registry / registrar business. (DNS incubation). We at ICANN, understand the need for strategic partnerships with private sector players, technology and global firms and other donor institutions to support the project which is why we follow and participate in DEMO Africa and similar events. The event now in its 3 edition in Africa was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication and Technology, the National IT Development Agency and the LIONS@FRICA partners. Key guest who addressed the meeting included the Minister for ICT, Mrs. Omobola Johnson and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry (Video Message <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGzmmXsZNhA>). *Connect 2 Connect (C2C) Summit. Dar es salaam, Tanzania* The C2C summit <http://extensia-events.com/events/connect-2-connect-2014/> was organized by Extensia <http://extensia-events.com/> in partnership with Tanzania’s ministry of Communications Science & Technology (MCST) and the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd. (TTCL). The summit recognized the cross-sector collaborative efforts in building an Information Society and a Knowledge Economy across the Eastern, Central and Southern regions of Africa. Attracting over 240 international policy makers, regulators, service providers, major end users, investors and solution providers, from 28 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and USA. “The high level of attendance is a clear indication of the importance of ICT and serious vision for creating an information society and knowledge economy” noted PS MCST, Tanzania. As ICANN, our aim in collaborating with Extensia and participating in such events is to use the platforms to deepen our engagements with key delegations from across sectors and expose them to ICANN’s work as we invite governments to join GAC. We had very constructive bilateral meetings with the Minster for ICT, Republic or southern Sudan Ms. Rebecca J. Okwaci, the host and chief guest of the day, PS MCST, for Tanzania, Prof. Patrick J. Makungu, and the the deputy minister for ICT – Republic of Zimbabwe Dr. W. Mlambo as well as representatives from the African Telecommunications Union – ATU. The rest were private sector players and CEO’s from diverse sectors but largely from Telco’s, Regulators and ISPs. Please see more details here <http://extensia-events.com/events/connect-2-connect-2014/> and here <http://www.slideshare.net/nairdallah/c2c-2014-summit-review>. *National ICT Summit – Namibia* ICANN was invited for a key note presentation at the first ever national ICT event in Namibia organized by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in partnership with Telecom Namibia at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, on the 6th and 7th October 2014. Bob Ochieng represented ICANN at the summit and presented on 3 key topics; Africa Strategy Implementation, IANA Stewardship Transition and the new gTLD programme. The event also provided an opportunity for bilateral meetings with the ICT leadership in the Ministry of ICT including the Hon. minister Joel Kaapanda, MP, the PS ICT Mr. Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana and Mr. Henry Kassen, the GAC rep for Namibia (Henry is currently vying for the GAC vice chair position during ICANN 51) as well CEOs of Namibia Telecom and the Regulator (CRAN <http://www.cran.na/>) and lecturers from University of Namibia (UNAM). A record 250 delegates were in attendance during the 2-day event. Please read more here <http://www.namibiaictsummit.na/>. Upcoming Events in Africa *Afrinic 21 <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1013-af21>* ICANN Africa team will be hosting a special meeting for the mid term review of the Africa Strategy and possible formation of a steering committee to oversee the implementation. *ICANN AfICTA joint Workshop <http://aficta.org/index.php/events>* The 2nd AfICTA Summit with the theme "Fostering a Smart Africa" is scheduled to hold on November 3-5, 2014 @ the Conference Centre, Cairo, Egypt. ICANN Africa team and together with ICANN Middle East colleagues will host 2 day workshop focused on Registrar issues. *MEDays Forum <http://www.medays.org>* The Amadeus Institute, first Think Tank in the Maghreb, will organize the seventh edition of the international MEDays Forum in Tangier, Morocco, from November 12th to 15th, 2014. ICANN VP for Africa, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou will give a key note address under the topic *“Cyber War and e-security: How to Solve the Snowden Equation?”* From ICANN Global - *ICANN 51:* Please read all about ICANN 51 at http://la51.icann.org/en/ - *IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability:* ICANN has published Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Process and Next Steps: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en - ITU Plenipotentiary Conference scheduled for Busan (Republic of Korea) in November 2014 <http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx> <https://twitter.com/ICANN> <https://www.facebook.com/icannorg>

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When Google Met Wikileaks
by S.M. Muraya 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Long read... Long before company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired Schmidt in 2001, their initial research upon which Google was based had been partly funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). And even as Schmidt’s Google developed an image as the overly friendly giant of global tech, it was building a close relationship with the intelligence community. http://www.newsweek.com/assange-google-not-what-it-seems-279447

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Konza Development Authority- CEO Vacancy
by Phyllis Nyambura 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Listers, Konza Development Authority is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Chief Executive Officer. (See attached advertisement). The deadline has been extended to* Friday, 7th November, 2014.* Kindly circulate widely across your networks. For more information contact: Abraham Odeng on aogaye(a)konzacity.go.ke Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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