October 2014 - KICTANet

What is the position of the Kenyan government delegation to the Plenipot14?
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

The ITU meeting started on 21st October 2014 in Busan, South Korea and will run for 3 weeks. ISOC Kenya Chapter is represented by several members who will share their experiences with the list. I hope our delegation on the ground will be reporting regularly on the daily outcomes of this important conference. Internet Society position on the ITU meeting is: 1. There is wide consensus that there is no single "governance" structure for the Internet. Nor is there a single, global platform that can serve to coordinate, organize or govern all the issues that may arise. 2. The Plenipotentiary should not adopt policies that lead to a regulatory role for the ITU in the governance of the Internet. 3. The Plenipotentiary will not agree to place the future of the Internet policy development under the control of an inter-governmental organization. 4. Make the Plenipot more transparent, to listen to the voices of stakeholders and to be responsive to the concerns we and other stakeholders have brought to the ITU The event webcast is available here: https://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/webcast.aspx and please note the links to real time captioning services on this page. Policy statements and speeches are available here: http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/statements/Pages/default.aspx For twitter, the "official" hashtag is #Plenipot14 Some civil societies have issued statemets that may be of interest to us and they can be found here: http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes/ The Internet Society has released a statement on it's position on the ITU Plenipotentiary meeting. The statement by the ISOC president is available here:http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/road-busan The ISOC VP of global policy too has a statement on the meeting here: http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/itu-plenipotentia… *What is the position of the Kenyan government delegation to the Plenipot14?* Warm Regards, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, Internet Society Kenya Chapter.

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Fw: Logo Competition in Commemoration of 10 Years of AFRINIC
by Walubengo J 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

For the creative minds/designers. Plse accept the challenge below. walu. --- On Wed, 10/15/14, AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> wrote: > From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: Logo Competition in Commemoration of 10 Years of AFRINIC > To: members(a)afrinic.net > Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 12:10 PM > Calling all artists and design > enthusiasts! > > In commemoration of its 10 years of existence, AFRINIC > invites all individuals to participate in this anniversary > celebration. > > For this occasion, AFRINIC is organising a logo competition > to draw all design talents for this proud moment. > > The winning logo design will be featured on all AFRINIC > communication materials, both in print and online throughout > the Year 2015. It will also be used during the Africa > Internet Summit and the AFRINIC-23 Meeting. > > Prizes > > The winner will receive a certificate of appreciation from > AFRINIC in addition to a prize. > > How to Enter > > Submit entries by uploading your designs at: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/logo-competition > as a scalable vector graphic in EPS format, and also as > a JPG. > > Include in your submission form your name, age, postal > address, phone number and email address. > > There is no fee to enter the Contest and only a maximum of 3 > Entries can be submitted per contestant. > > Required Elements > > The logo must contain the image of AFRINIC’s current > corporate logo, which can be found at https://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/branding > > The colors to be used are Black, Orange, and/or Gray on a > white background. > > The logo must also contain the words “AFRINIC 10 > years”. > > The logo must not contain any other text besides that > required above. > > Upload your submission through our online web form at : http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/logo-competition > > Entry Deadline > > The deadline for Entries is 9 November 2014 at > midnight UTC. > > *** Disclaimer: The winning design of AFRINIC’s 10 > years and all other designs submitted will become the > property of AFRINIC and cannot be used by designer for any > other purpose. > > Good luck! > > Regards > > AFRINIC Team > > _______________________________________________ > AfriNIC - The internet numbers registry for Africa

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Developing mobile or IoT apps | Developer Economics
by Mbugua Njihia 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

VisionMobile has just launched their latest Developer Economics survey and is tracking developer trends across platforms, app revenues and dev tools - as well as investigating the emerging IoT market. The key findings from the survey will become available in the form of a free research report in February. Aside from contributing to the research, respondents to the survey will also get a chance to win some great prizes, including an iPhone 6, an Oculus Rift DevKit, and a Samsung Gear Smartwatch! You can take the survey here: http://vmob.me/DE1Q15Symbiotic

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Re: [kictanet] IANA Transition does Kenya have anything to say
by waudo siganga 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Awareness is another problem. I am just from an International Internet Security conference in Dar es Salaam. The conference is 5 days and though I spent only 2 days there I never heard ICANN or IANA mentioned. I met one guy from TZ who said he is an Internet Security expert but he seemed not to know ICANN. On Tue, Oct 21, 2014, at 07:29 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre via kictanet wrote: > Hey Badru, > > You you have explained has been my biggest criticism of the ICANN process > and of course of the ICANN cousins. Local businesses will only engage > with > a process that they perceive is relevant to their bottom line. The > American and some European companies get the ICANN and wider internet > issues and they are pretty much embedded in the process looking out for > opportunities and also making sure that there interests are taken care > of, > but not African businesses who have become whole sale consumers of policy > yet they have an opportunity to engage and become part of the process and > define the future together with the rest of the world. > > And when I say local businesses I am not looking at the Telcos and other > internet companies, I am talking about companies such as Kenya Airways, > East African Breweries, Kakuzi Ltd etc. > > My ration for the month :-) > > Harry Hare > > Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre > PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya > Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 > > > > > > > On 10/17/14, 11:44 AM, "Badru Ntege via kictanet" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > >HI Barrack and all > > > >I think the main question would not only be anything to loose but also > >what are the gains. The worrying thing in all the limited engagement is > >that at this moment our communities all seem to think that IANA, ICANN etc > >are way out of their circle of influence. So we are aware of the goings > >on but they are in our circle of concern. The general assumption seems to > >be that whatever the outcome there is very short term impact on business > >as usual. > > > >The challenge is that we have not been able to breakdown the issues to a > >point of relevancy to the common internet user. > > > >How we break these issues down is still the biggest challenge. > > > >Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 10/16/14, 1:29 AM, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" > ><kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >>Listers, > >> > >>I wonder how our local Internet community is engaged in the ongoing > >>debate on the IANA transition, as a country do we have anything to > >>lose? > >> > >>Best Regards > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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/badru.ntege%40nftco > >>n > >>sult.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. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/harry%40africanedeve > >lopment.org > > > >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/emailsignet%40mailcan… > > 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.

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Re: [kictanet] IANA Transition does Kenya have anything to say
by Barrack Otieno 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Listers, I wonder how our local Internet community is engaged in the ongoing debate on the IANA transition, as a country do we have anything to lose? Best Regards

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How to ensure success of ITeS enabled National Masterplans
by Mbugua Njihia 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

Many of the masterplans presented by the digital government, whether carried forward from previous regimes or structured as part of election manifestos have information technology or knowledge sharing as a key component. Since they are likely to take more than two political cycles to realize, the frameworks for success must be solidly in place to avert personality driven projects and ensure continuity regardless of the leadership in place. Find my thoughts on this here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/ensure-success-ites-enabled-national-m…

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iTunes Video
by Adam Nelson 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

HBO recently announced that they would be launching a streaming service to non-cable customers next year ... but only in the US. This got me thinking about what the current state of iTunes video is and I came to this list: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3599#video_content Does anybody know why Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Niger, Egypt and a bunch of other African countries are there but not Nigeria, Angola, Rwanda, Tanzania, or Kenya? Is there some sort of intellectual property law that hasn't been passed here? It can't be market size since Kenya, Nigeria, and Angola are some of the biggest markets. -Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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Vision 2030: A meeting of Industry, Policy Makers, Technologists, Innovators and Educators
by Sean Moroney 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

Dear Listers, The IEEE meeting next week, which is focussed on technology and investment strategies for Vision 2030 is a great opportunity to share ideas and perspectives with fellow stakeholders. The invitation is attached. Participation is free, on application. Please email mikeo@aitecafrica if you would like to attend. Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com|Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721845674 www.aitecafrica.com<http://aitecafrica.com/> [AITEC-East-Africa-signature banner] Follow us on: LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/535138?trk=vsrp_companies_res_name&trkInfo…> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> Twitter<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgwROsywDI7i9AYHAHnL67Q> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Ltd UK registration number 4698475 From: Mike Otieno Sent: 16 October 2014 11:26 To: bella.akinyi(a)kam.co.ke Cc: Sean Moroney; Joyce Wambu; Judith Orjiako Subject: Vision 2030: A meeting of Industry, Policy Makers, Technologists, Innovators and Educators Hi Bella, It was nice speaking to you this morning about this event scheduled for 22nd-23rd October at the Intercontinental Hotel. Please see attached the invitation letter as well as a brochure that will give you more details about the event. I would really appreciate if this invitation can be sent out to your relevant members to RSVP. I will make a follow-up phone call on this. Kind Regards, Mike Mike Otieno Event Marketing Manager AITEC Africa mikeo(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:mikeo@aitecafrica.com> Mobile: +254(0)723764118 Skype:mike.otieno3 Twitter:@myquestmike www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica

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The .ug debate: Is Re-delegation Necessary? Comparison with .ke
by Mwendwa Kivuva 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Uganda seems to want to go the .KE way (public ownership), while .KE wants to go the .UG way (private ownership). Are there any lessons the two registries can learn from each other? http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/368-blogger-the-ug-debate-is-redelegation -necessary.aspx *There has been a lot said about the .ug ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) management over the years and by the look of things we seem to be reaching the peak of this debate. * Legislators have been drawn into the debate and judging from what we hear them say, there is definitely a lot of misinformation going on. There is cause for concern when one comes across news headlines like, "A Private Firm Owns Uganda's Internet Domain Name" and MP Taaka's query that "Is Uganda safe considering that .UG as a domain name is privately owned?" For starters, a ccTLD is a two letter domain name extension that corresponds to a country (.ke - Kenya, .tz - Tanzania, .rw - Rwanda, .uk - United Kingdom) , territory or geographic location. So, to make things clear, .ug isn't a domain name as is being insinuated in the discussions going on in the august house. In the early 1990s at the start of the globalised internet age, ccTLDs were issued to various countries and for those that never had the capacity to manage them, help came from ICANN through various agencies. Uganda was one of those countries that never had the capacity and Randy Bush <http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/randy-bush> an Internet Pioneer and founder of the Network Startup Resource Centre (NSRC) <http://www.nsrc.org> volunteered to carry out the technical management of the .ug ccTLD. Around the same period, a then youthful and ambitious Ugandan Engineer, Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> had picked a lot of interest in the nascent internet technologies of the times. His interest led him to set up the first email service in Uganda (FIDO-NET) and as well join a group of internet pioneers on the African continent. This interest and exposure led him to pick interest in the management of the .ug ccTLD as far back as the mid 1990s. On application, he was assigned the administrative rights and Randy Bush continued to offer the technical management support as Charles' company then, Uganda Online (now called Infinity Computers and Communications Company Ltd - i3C) started developing local capacity to do the same. Eventually, he was able to wean off Randy Bush's support and his company took over full technical and administrative management of the ccTLD. Did he buy the .ug ccTLD as is alleged? NO. Around the same time, his colleagues in Kenya and Tanzania also undertook management of their countries' ccTLDs albeit with mixed results. Dr. Shem Ochuodho was eventually booted out of .ke ccTLD Management having failed to perform to the expectations of the community which led to the set up of KENIC <http://www.kenic.or.ke>. It is worth noting that Uganda Online was able to successfully commercialise the management of the .ug ccTLD and this is evidenced by the fact that the ccTLD has operated in a stable environment over the years without seeking any financial aid. However, like anything, change in the internet landscape will always necessitate changes in the supporting technologies and services. Currently, there has been a significant growth in the state's interest in ICT infrastructure and services provision. This has seen the country undertake numerous interventions like the roll out of the National Fibre Backbone, promotion of the Business Process Outsourcing, e-Government implementation among others. The .ug is also being looked at as one of those services that are likely to help fill the puzzle of ICT proliferation in Uganda. The Draft Policy Framework for the management of the .ug ccTLD has as its major objective, "to formalize management of .ug Country Code Top Level Domain Name and come up with a management framework that will ensure transparency and greater accountability towards the Internet community of Uganda and the rest of the Global Internet Community." The current status-quo is characterised by: * Efficient assignment of domain names * Decent Support for technical issues * Uniform domain registration costs * Stable Domain Name System (DNS) services It is clear that i3C <http://www.i3c.co.ug> is performing well on the technical front and not much can be said in that regard. However, as a private company, it has limitations on what can be achieved especially if one asks the following questions; 1. What governance systems are in place for the .ug ccTLD as a national resource currently? 2. What policies and procedures are there for the issuance, renewal, and arbitration of domain related disputes? 3. If policies are present, who designed them and was there community participation? 4. What strategies are in place to promote the usage of .ug by nationals? 5. What universal access measures are in place to ensure that various sections of society aren't alienated on the basis of gender, rural/urban divides, youth, disability among others? 6. What measures are in place to ensure that the Government of Uganda (the custodian of Uganda's resources on behalf of the people) actively participates in influencing the direction of the .ug ccTLD? 7. What measures are in place to ensure that civil society can have its input/feedback into the .ug ccTLD management process? At the current pace, there are more gaps being created in the overall .ug management and the earlier they are addressed, the better. A quick look at the .ke ccTLD, one is able to get updated information on how many domains that are registered and active, standing at 30,156 domains with a target of 33,800 domains by the close of 2014. Not only is it hard to get accurate information on the number of domains registered and active at the .ug ccTLD but the last time I got a whiff, the estimate was 3000 domains and assuming the numbers have doubled since then, our next door neighbors are definitely rounding us up five times. For purposes of cross comparisons, this table reveals a couple of things; The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of ICT <http://www.ict.go.ug> has come out to crusade for the formation of the Uganda National Information Centre (ugNIC) a not for profit company comprising of representatives from government, Internet Service Providers, Civil Society/ NGOs, consumers, infrastructure providers, academia and the business community. The ugNIC shall have the mandate to manage the operations of the .ug. According to the outlined functions for the ugNIC, it is worth noting that some issues were left out. It is vital that the company created should also undertake; * Marketing of the .ug ccTLD to win national appeal * Handling domain dispute resolution according to the set out guidelines and policies On the basis of this, it should therefore be clear that the following are mere myths: 1. That Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> or his company i3C <http://www.i3c.co.ug> OWN the .ug ccTLD 2. That the .ug ccTLD was assigned to a private company in bad faith. 3. That Government officials gave away the .ug ccTLD to a private entity. As an active member of the Internet Space in Uganda, some of the reasons why I support the proposed changes in the .ug ccTLD administration are; * Increased public accountability of the .ug resource * Increased community participation in determining the future of the .ug resource * The need to separate the Technical and Administrative management of the . ug resource. While i3C may have performed well handling the Technical aspects, it has fallen short on the Administrative front. * The lack of a well incentivised reseller programme has greatly hindered the promotion of the .ug ccTLD locally. * The need for serious promotion and marketing of the .ug ccTLD * Opportunity for using Government resources to upskill the technical managers of the .ug ccTLD. * Having witnessed companies fold, what happens if i3C closed shop out of the blue? It happened to Enron <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron> (One of the largest energy companies in the world during the last century). Risking the .ug ccTLD resource to this level can have a massive impact on the nation in case such a scenario plays out. As the Ugandan Internet community, we need to be careful to avoid the misinformation that is flying around and also ensure that we lend our support in a manner that will put national benefit at the forefront while not forgetting the patriotic work people like Engineer Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> have rendered this nation in the past. Twitter: @wirejames <https://twitter.com/wirejames> Email: lunghabo [at] gmail [dot] com ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Webinar invite: PCI 3.0 is knocking on your door - are you ready?
by Bernard Mutai 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

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