March 2014 - KICTANet

FW: [africs-ig] Apply for a place on the African Leadership in ICT Course 2014.
by Grace Githaiga 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:20:05 +0200 From: emilar(a)apc.org To: africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org Subject: [africs-ig] Apply for a place on the African Leadership in ICT Course 2014. Hi all, Please forward to colleagues who are employed in the public sector/ civil servants. ALICT is an African Union Commission initiative, supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and implemented by GESCI (Founded by the UN ICT Task Force). Eligible countries are: Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. http://www.gesci.org/apply-for-a-place-on-the-african-leadership-in-ict-cou… Cheers, -- Emilar E. Gandhi CIPP Africa Projects Coordinator Communications and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org skype: emilarvushe _______________________________________________ AfriCS-IG mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig To unsubscribe, email africs-ig-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Who was involved in laptop tender decision process
by Ory Okolloh 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Someone was asking about this last week, includes Kenya ICT authority. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Jacob-Kaimenyi-Laptop-Tender-Education-Oliv… Ory

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Reducing travel in go.ke
by S.M. Muraya 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Please note, (Internet Protocol) solutions are already being applied in the Kenyan private sector that, by reducing travel, can save Kenya billions of dollars annually :) http://mobile.nation.co.ke/blogs/Wage-Bill-Government-Civil-Service-Funds/-… POSTED SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014 | BY- PAUL MWANGI *Every day is party time in government offices* The attempt at bringing down the wage bill through pay cuts is incredibly naive. For slightly over 12 months since January 2012, I served as the Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister. It was a position that placed me at the highest levels of the Civil Service, with a pay grade of Job Group "U", otherwise known as "PS level". What I learnt and observed about government in that short period of time makes me conclude that the President's attempt at bringing down the wage bill by taking a 20 per cent pay cut, and enforcing the same across the board, is incredibly naive. (READ: Backlash meets Uhuru's move to take salary cut) The problem with the exorbitant public wage bill is not the salaries. In fact, I think it is a good thing that the government is now able to attract competent staff and Kenyans will benefit from good public service, less corruption and thus a more productive private sector. The problem with Kenya's wage bill is wastage and abuse. All the way from State House to the tea room at the ministries, tax payers' money is lost through wasteful use of resources and abuse of authority. The first encounter I had with waste was when a requisition was made for furniture to my office. As a senior government officer, I was entitled to my own colour printer, computer, laptop, ipad, television, document shredder and water dispenser. I have never seen such wasteful use of resources in the private sector in Kenya. In the commercial sector, printers are shared by many offices, as are water dispensers, shredders and televisions. And laptops are only issued to persons engaged in field work. *AIR TIME* At the end of the month, I received my airtime allowance in the form of cards from various service providers. The total amount was Sh27,000. If there is one thing my relatives, friends and subordinates miss from my service in government it is free airtime. Because try as I did, I couldn't spend more than Sh7,000 of the allocation. And I got new cards every month. And though I took only about three to five cups of tea in the office, I learnt that my secretary was entitled to pick Sh20,000 to Sh40,000 to make my tea every month. I was entitled to tea, coffee or hot chocolate as I desired and to a choice of sugar or honey for my sweetener. There were no less than ten senior offices to whom this allocation was made and many of us never got to know how much was picked or spent on our office accounts. The fault, I came to learn, was not with the senior officers. The rules of service set these entitlements and they accrue as a matter of course. This account is just a tip of the iceberg. I was also entitled to an official car, armed driver, armed bodyguard and two Police guards at the house. Personally I did not think anyone was looking out to harm me so I only took an official car and an armed driver which I used during working hours. But I have observed that since the NARC government of 2003, the use of police security has become increasingly abused. It is surprising that in the Moi government, with all its excesses, one never witnessed the almost comical spectacle we are being treated to everyday on our street where every minister, senator and governor is running around with several chase cars blaring sirens and a security detail at the expense of the taxpayer. Without doubt our Cabinet Secretary in charge of internal security and his Permanent Secretary need to be accorded some serious security but who wants to harm the cabinet secretaries in charge of such mundane responsibilities like fisheries, sports or economic planning? Sometimes in the process of work, it requires ad hoc committees to be formed by members of the same department or ministry, or sometimes members from various ministries, to see through a process or discuss an issue. When this happens, tea must be served at 10a.m. and at 4p.m. together with snacks. The snacks will be a samosa, a sausage and a ndazi per person. And lunch too. Standard lunch order in most of the meetings I attended was Chinese. I think it is sad that for the level of service the civil service gives Kenyans, it would be having Chinese lunches at the tax payers' expense. *ALLOWANCES* And when the work is done, the committee members would be paid an allowance for serving in that committee. This goes anywhere from Sh10,000 to Sh50,000 per person. If it is a gazetted task force, the sum would be a few hundred thousand shillings. Never mind that these allowances are being paid for work that everyone was employed to do in the first place, and will be paid for with a salary at the end of the month. But to make this bad situation worse, there are kingpins in the accounts offices of almost every government department that control all payments with absolute discretion to pay or deny. These big wigs' names must be put in every payment list for money to be approved. So for every committee or task force requisitions, these kingpins earn sitting allowances as a matter of course. Their names must also appear in every list of per diem payments for people travelling out of station. I heard of accountants who make at least Sh500,000 in a dry month through these illegal payments. But it is not just the lower cadre bigwigs who exercise these abuses. I learnt that all senior government Ministers have confidential accounts that run into millions of shillings from which they are authorised to spend money without the scrutiny of the Auditor General, or the Controller of Budget, or Parliament. These monies are allocated directly from the Treasury and are replenished as they are spent at the direction of the Minister of Finance. The worst abuser of this confidential spending was the Office of the Head of the Civil Service and the Presidency at State House. I don't know but I have heard that the President's confidential account often runs into billions of shillings and in the last regime was the cause of the short and tumultuous tenures of many a Comptroller of State House under whose office the account is operated. In this day and age, it is unbelievable that any office in the public service can spend millions of shillings at its discretion without any budgetary approvals and with immunity from any form of scrutiny, even from Parliament. This picture of abandon, waste and abuse would not be complete without mentioning two other practices. One is foreign travel. We have too many Cabinet secretaries, permanent secretaries and other senior government officers are flying out to attend meetings that are not critically necessary to the tax payer or that can be attended by diplomatic mission representatives. In many instances, the President, Deputy President and Cabinet Secretaries are accompanied by staff and other people) whose presence and services are totally irrelevant to the taxpayer who pays for their travel. There is no guideline in government regarding what is essential travel or who are essential personnel. In many instances, the work being done during these travels can be completed by foreign missions and the knowledge being sought can be learnt from the internet. *RETREATS* A similar wasteful practice is the going for retreats to do work that can be easily done at the office. In these retreats, all manner of staff members jump into the bus for the free tours. They collect allowances for these attendances while others, who never left the office, are also on the allowances list. But let's not go there. The second practice that I must mention in closing is training at the East and Southern Africa Management Institute at Arusha, Tanzania. Popularly known as ESAMI, this institute is a regional training centre owned by ten member governments to train senior government officers in critical areas of management. However, this Institute has become the place where some Permanent Secretaries sent their sycophants at the ministry and their girlfriends to while away their time and earn allowances. Many senior officers who qualify and deserve to go don't get a chance. Some people are known to have attended many times over while others wait for a single chance. And when they attend, they are not only paid full salary but are paid allowances that run into hundreds of thousands of shillings for being out of station. These are just some of the wasteful practices that are a culture in Kenya's civil service which the President should be addressing. I want to believe that he is not being briefed on the full picture but I remember that he has served for more than a decade as a Cabinet Minister and five years as a deputy Prime Minister.

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US SIGNALS A NEW ERA OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE IN ITS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE UP ICANN OVERSIGHT
by Ali Hussein 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. As the US signals its willingness to give up oversight of the Internet to a global multi-stakeholder constituent I can't seem to help but wonder whether I should repeat the old adage:- 'Be careful what you wish for'. In the aftermath of Snowdenia it is not unreasonable for us to have had the knee jerk reactions of the kind that erupted all over the world. Now the Multi-stakeholder community must have sober discourse, which must involve private sector for profit and do gooders, governments and the citizenry of the world at large. Even when this discourse degenerates into a Tower of Babel we must not loose sight of the ultimate goal:- A Free, Borderless Internet where information and commerce flows without the overpowering big brother oversight that the likes of Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Iran seem to be advocating and which the US has been stealthily practicing behind everyone's back. Can we rise up to the challenge? http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579439653103639452?mo… Countries like Kenya have the opportunity to take leadership in this new dispensation. I suggest that we do just that. May I humbly request the CS to convene a Multi-Stakeholder forum in the earliest possible time to craft a National Response and Position on this issue? I humbly submit that we CANNOT afford to remain on the sidelines while matters of National Importance that are being shaped by international events continue to pass us by. More importantly the 'Digital Government' MUST be seen to engage all stakeholders going forward. Ali Hussein +254 0770 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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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] SAVE THE DATE/TIME - Please join call on 15 March on NTIA announcement
by Grace Githaiga 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Kelvin Please see below. You are invited to join Board Chair Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé on a brief community call to discuss Friday's announcement that stewardship of the Internet technical functions will transfer from the U.S. government to the Internet¹s global multistakeholder community. ICANN¹s role in managing these functions and the Domain Name System will not change. This call is just the beginning of a community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process. In the coming months, we will rely heavily on you, our community members, to determine the best way to achieve this long-awaited goal.I look forward to speaking with you soon, and in the future, on this important and exciting development. And please note, we had planned to talk to you about this on Sunday, but unfortunately the NTIA had to move their announcement up to today as it was leaked to the media. Saturday, 15 MarchTime is 14:00-15:00 UTC GMT/UTC - 14:00, SaturdayIstanbul - 16:00, SaturdayWashington, D.C. - 10:00, SaturdayLos Angeles - 07:00, SaturdayBrussels - 15:00, SaturdaySingapore - 22:00, SaturdayTokyo - 23:00, SaturdayLondon - 14:00, SaturdayToronto - 10:00, SaturdayStockholm - 15:00, SaturdayConference information:Conference Passcode: Participant passcode: 6123291 (for participants) US Toll Free Access Number: 866-297-1588US Access Number: 1-210-795-1143 International numbers - see below _____________________________________________________________________ Dial in numbers:Country Toll NumbersFreephone/ Toll Free NumberARGENTINA 0800-777-0498AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4863 1-800-758-196AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0965 1-800-758-196AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1965 1-800-758-196AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7734 1-800-758-196AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5244 1-800-758-196AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8211-1396 1-800-758-196AUSTRIA 43-1-92-80-003 0800-677-861BELGIUM 32-1-150-0312 0800-4-9471BRAZIL 0800-8912026CHILE 1230-020-2453CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4761 10800-712-1202CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4761 10800-120-1202COLOMBIA 01800-9-156439CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-16 800-700-168DENMARK 45-7014-0239 8088-2100ESTONIA 800-011-1121FINLAND 358-9-5424-7159 0-800-1-12771FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-76 080-563-9909FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-76 080-563-9909FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-75-25-35 080-563-9909GERMANY 49-69-2222-3198 0800-101-6627GREECE 30-80-1-100-0674 00800-12-6609HONG KONG 852-3001-3842 800-968-764HUNGARY 06-800-17241INDIA INDIA A: 000-800-852-1218INDIA INDIA B: 000-800-001-6283INDIA INDIA C: 1800-300-00461INDONESIA 001-803-011-3502IRELAND 353-1-247-5274 1800-992-870ISRAEL 1-80-9303035ITALY MILAN: 39-02-3601-0953 800-985-849JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4764 0034-800-40-0719JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5164 0034-800-40-0719LATVIA 8000-3098LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1351 MALAYSIA 1-800-80-8124MEXICO 001-866-627-0579NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8530 0800-023-4392NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4646 0800-447-834NORWAY 47-21-59-00-49 800-15497PANAMA 011-001-800-5072083PERU 0800-53753PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3710 POLAND 00-800-1211184PORTUGAL 8008-12439RUSSIA 8-10-8002-9873011SAUDI ARABIA 800-8-110076SINGAPORE 65-6883-9208 800-120-4284SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-16 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-93384SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1062 00798-14800-6326SPAIN 34-91-414-40-78 800-098-194SWEDEN 46-8-505-96-328 0200-897-068SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-4210 0800-000-782TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7358 00801-137-694THAILAND 001-800-1206-65092UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9016 0800-279-3590UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3216 0800-279-3590UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2116 0800-279-3590UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7950-6551 0800-279-3590UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER:44-161-601-1416 0800-279-3590URUGUAY 000-413-598-3431USA 1-210-795-1143 866-297-1588VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-2797 Fadi Chehadé President & CEO ICANN +1.310.578.8690 Manager, CEO Office: Cassia Oliveira cassia.oliveira(a)icann.org +1.310.578.8656 CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke From: kelvin(a)skysys.co.ke Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] SAVE THE DATE/TIME - Please join call on 15 March on NTIA announcement Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:48:01 -0400 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Do we have the confrence info yet ? RegardsKelvin Sent from my iPhone On Mar 15, 2014, at 2:44 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: @KivuvaSee the details below. The call should be 17 hours today. From: Glen(a)icann.org To: africann(a)afrinic.net Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:56:47 -0700 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] SAVE THE DATE/TIME - Please join call on 15 March on NTIA announcement You are invited to join Board Chair Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé on a brief community call to discuss Friday's announcement that stewardship of the Internet technical functions will transfer from the U.S. government to the Internet¹s global multistakeholder community. ICANN¹s role in managing these functions and the Domain Name System will not change.This call is just the beginning of a community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process. In the coming months, we will rely heavily on you, our community members, to determine the best way to achieve this long-awaited goal.I look forward to speaking with you soon, and in the future, on this important and exciting development. And please note, we had planned to talk to you about this on Sunday, but unfortunately the NTIA had to move their announcement up to today as it was leaked to the media. Saturday, 15 MarchTime is 1400-1500 UTC GMT/UTC - 14:00, SaturdayIstanbul - 16:00, SaturdayWashington, D.C. - 10:00, SaturdayLos Angeles - 07:00, SaturdayBrussels - 15:00, SaturdaySingapore - 22:00, SaturdayTokyo - 23:00, SaturdayLondon - 14:00, SaturdayToronto - 10:00, SaturdayStockholm - 15:00, SaturdayConference information will be sent later. Adigo has been having technical difficulties today; and we are looking for an alternative option.Fadi Chehadé President & CEO ICANN +1.310.578.8690 Manager, CEO Office: Cassia Oliveira cassia.oliveira(a)icann.org +1.310.578.8656 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann <ATT00001>_______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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In sudden announcement, US to give up control of DNS root zone
by Peter Ojiambo 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

In a historic decision on Friday, the United States has decided to give up control of the authoritative root zone file, which contains all names and addresses of all top-level domain names... Via Ars Technica http://zite.to/1grTE5s What are the greater implications of this decision?

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress
by Barrack Otieno 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "ICANN At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Mar 15, 2014 2:20 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress To: "ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress 14 March 2014 The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract. The roles on policy development processes of the Internet technical organizations and ICANN's role as administrator of the IANA functions, remain unchanged. The transition of the US Government stewardship has been envisaged since the early days of IANA functions contract. This transition is now feasible due to the maturity of the Internet technical organizations involved in performing their respective roles related to the IANA functions, and ICANN will facilitate a global, multi-stakeholder process to plan for the transition. The strength and stability of the IANA functions within the above organizations (which make up the Internet technical community) are critical to the operation of the Internet. The processes around the IANA functions have always been carefully specified in the communities that our organizations represent. The IANA functions are faithfully administered by ICANN. We are committed to continuing our proven, community-driven processes as we engage in this transition. Our communities are already considering proposals to progress the transition. Our organizations are committed to open and transparent multi-stakeholder processes. We are also committed to further strengthening our processes and agreements related to the IANA functions, and to building on the existing organizations and their roles. The Internet technical community is strong enough to continue its role, while assuming the stewardship function as it transitions from the US Government. Participating Leaders * Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) * Barrack Otieno, Manager, The African Top Level Domains Organization (AFTLD) * Paul Wilson, Director General Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) * Don Hollander, General Manager Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) * John Curran, CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) * Peter Van Roste, General Manager, Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) * Russ Housley, Chair Internet Architecture Board (IAB) * Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) * Jari Arkko, Chair Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) * Kathy Brown, President and CEO Internet Society (ISOC) * Raúl Echeberría, CEO Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) * Carolina Aguerre, General Manager, Latin American and Caribbean TLD Association (LACTLD) * Axel Pawlik, Managing Director Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) * Jeff Jaffe, CEO World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Kenya's Internet domain market set for a shakeup - Part II
by Grace Githaiga 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions Topics: ICANNDomain Name SystemPrinter-friendly version FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2014News Media Contact: NTIA, Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002, press(a)ntia.doc.gov WASHINGTON – To support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announces its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. As the first step, NTIA is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA in the coordination of the Internet’s domain name system (DNS). NTIA’s responsibility includes the procedural role of administering changes to the authoritative root zone file – the database containing the lists of names and addresses of all top-level domains – as well as serving as the historic steward of the DNS. NTIA currently contracts with ICANN to carry out the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions and has a Cooperative Agreement with Verisign under which it performs related root zone management functions. Transitioning NTIA out of its role marks the final phase of the privatization of the DNS as outlined by the U.S. Government in 1997. “The timing is right to start the transition process,” said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Lawrence E. Strickling. “We look forward to ICANN convening stakeholders across the global Internet community to craft an appropriate transition plan.” ICANN is uniquely positioned, as both the current IANA functions contractor and the global coordinator for the DNS, as the appropriate party to convene the multistakeholder process to develop the transition plan. NTIA has informed ICANN that it expects that in the development of the proposal, ICANN will work collaboratively with the directly affected parties, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Society (ISOC), the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), top level domain name operators, VeriSign, and other interested global stakeholders. NTIA has communicated to ICANN that the transition proposal must have broad community support and address the following four principles: Support and enhance the multistakeholder model;Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS;Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and, Maintain the openness of the Internet. Consistent with the clear policy expressed in bipartisan resolutions of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (S.Con.Res.50 and H.Con.Res.127), which affirmed the United States support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. >From the inception of ICANN, the U.S. Government and Internet stakeholders envisioned that the U.S. role in the IANA functions would be temporary. The Commerce Department’s June 10, 1998 Statement of Policy stated that the U.S. Government “is committed to a transition that will allow the private sector to take leadership for DNS management.” ICANN as an organization has matured and taken steps in recent years to improve its accountability and transparency and its technical competence. At the same time, international support continues to grow for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance as evidenced by the continued success of the Internet Governance Forum and the resilient stewardship of the various Internet institutions. While stakeholders work through the ICANN-convened process to develop a transition proposal, NTIA’s current role will remain unchanged. The current IANA functions contract expires September 30, 2015. For further information see: IANA Functions and Related Root Zone Management Transition Questions and Answers About NTIANTIA is the Executive Branch agency that advises the President on telecommunications and information policy issues. NTIA’s programs and policymaking focus largely on expanding broadband Internet access and adoption in America, expanding the use of spectrum by all users, and ensuring that the Internet remains an engine for continued innovation and economic growth. To find out more about NTIA, visitwww.ntia.doc.gov. On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: One notable difference from South Africa that is emerging in the Kenyan case is that the Kenyan regulator intends to assume its regulatory oversight over the dot.KE name space. This is as per the amended, Kenya Information Communication Act, 2009 and as recently emphasized in a post to the KICTAnet list by the CCK communication manager, Mr. Christopher Wambua. It will be interesting to see what role KENIC will be left to play, once this de-facto, self-regulation practice is taken away. In yet another posting to the KICTAnet list, Prof. Jimmy Macharia, the current KENIC Chairman envisions KENIC retaining its administrative control over both the ccTLD and the Second Level Domains. This is quite different from the South African case where the second level domain management and administration is outsourced to different entities. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-Domain-Set-for-a-Sh… _______________________________________________ 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/bitange%40jambo.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.

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SAVE THE DATE/TIME - Please join call on 15 March on NTIA announcement
by Grace Githaiga 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

@KivuvaSee the details below. The call should be 17 hours today. From: Glen(a)icann.org To: africann(a)afrinic.net Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:56:47 -0700 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] SAVE THE DATE/TIME - Please join call on 15 March on NTIA announcement You are invited to join Board Chair Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé on a brief community call to discuss Friday's announcement that stewardship of the Internet technical functions will transfer from the U.S. government to the Internet¹s global multistakeholder community. ICANN¹s role in managing these functions and the Domain Name System will not change.This call is just the beginning of a community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process. In the coming months, we will rely heavily on you, our community members, to determine the best way to achieve this long-awaited goal.I look forward to speaking with you soon, and in the future, on this important and exciting development. And please note, we had planned to talk to you about this on Sunday, but unfortunately the NTIA had to move their announcement up to today as it was leaked to the media. Saturday, 15 MarchTime is 1400-1500 UTC GMT/UTC - 14:00, SaturdayIstanbul - 16:00, SaturdayWashington, D.C. - 10:00, SaturdayLos Angeles - 07:00, SaturdayBrussels - 15:00, SaturdaySingapore - 22:00, SaturdayTokyo - 23:00, SaturdayLondon - 14:00, SaturdayToronto - 10:00, SaturdayStockholm - 15:00, SaturdayConference information will be sent later. Adigo has been having technical difficulties today; and we are looking for an alternative option.Fadi Chehadé President & CEO ICANN +1.310.578.8690 Manager, CEO Office: Cassia Oliveira cassia.oliveira(a)icann.org +1.310.578.8656 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Share your views on how Kenya manages its online assets- Kenya Cyber Security Strategy Input
by Phyllis Nyambura 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Listers, You can now participate in the review of the Draft Cyber Security Strategy by sending your comments to *cybersecuritystrategy(a)ict.go.ke <cybersecuritystrategy(a)ict.go.ke>* by *Friday, 28th March, 2014.* Download the Draft Cybersecurity Strategy at http://goo.gl/6CyMRO<http://upload.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2F6CyMRO&h=2AQHX7RG1…> The strategy, prepared by the Ministry of ICT will address loopholes in Information Security. It is aimed at providing the Government with the implementation plans to protect Kenya's ICT cyber assets. *Why should you do so?* Even with current investments in ICT by the government, banking and telecommunications sectors, there are still serious security loopholes and most organizations do not factor the possible risks while setting up systems. With evidence of increasing online vulnerabilities, the Government of Kenya (GoK) and leaders in the private sector need to make improvements to their Cybersecurity infrastructure. Private and public organizations are required to invest in information security systems to prevent hackers from accessing their networks, systems and data. *Outcome:* Comprehensive new strategy document that will guide the management of Cybersecurity issues in the country. You can also write to: The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, P.O. Box 30095-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication 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 Visit: 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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