September 2014 - KICTANet

Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] News Release- AfPIF-5: African operators commit to interconnect between countries
by Barrack Otieno 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Betel Hailu <hailu(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:16 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] News Release- AfPIF-5: African operators commit to interconnect between countries To: "africann(a)afrinic.org" <africann(a)afrinic.org> Dear all, Please find the press release on the fifth African Peering Interconnection Forum (AFPIF) organized by ISOC in Dakar, Senegal from 26-28 August 2014. *African operators commit to interconnect between countries* *AfPIF-5 successfully concluded in Dakar, Senegal * [Dakar, Senegal– 26-28 August 2014] African Internet Service Providers, infrastructure providers and Internet Exchange operators committed to interconnect and share more content within the region at the 5th Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum organized by the Internet Society. More than 175 participants drawn from all over Africa and the rest of the world, gathered for the annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), which seeks to improve Internet interconnection and traffic exchange in Africa and contribute to increase quality of access of Internet as well as reduce the costs of Internet. Currently, most African providers have to route their Internet traffic through Europe or North America, even when the traffic is for networks within the continent or within the same country. As an example, for one to access a Senegalese website from the Gambia, the connection will have to go through Europe, which negatively impacts the speed and reliability of the connection. In the past eight years, Africa has seen a considerable increase in submarine fiber optic cables as well terrestrial backbones connecting cities and towns across most African countries. Nevertheless, this considerable investment has not produced an equally considerable reduction in the cost of access to the end user nor an increase in local content and applications. One of the reasons is because the traffic continues to be routed through Europe and North America just as it did when Africa was connected to the rest of the world using satellite links. “With so many of the continent’s networks not directly interconnected, initiatives to develop capacity for implementing Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are critical. The support of country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) is also a major priority. The deployment of security solutions and IPv6 are critically important, as is the development of mobile and wireless Internet technology,” said Sofie Maddens, Senior Director of Global Services at the Internet Society. Dawit Bekele, Director of the African Regional Bureau at the Internet Society, added, “It is time for the digital integration of Africa. In this increasingly digital world, direct Internet connection between Africans, whether within the same country or across different countries, is critically important for socio-economic development.” There are many barriers to African Internet interconnection. Many obsolete laws and regulations are still not favorable for interconnection. Even though Africa has undeniably considerable content to offer for its citizens and the rest of the world, most of the content is not yet digitized or on-line. Even when it is on-line, it is often hosted outside the continent requiring users to use expensive international bandwidth to access it. AfPIF addressed the challenges of local content generation and hosting, and explored ways to change the current status quo of the African traffic in line with the vision of the Internet Society, which is to have 80% local traffic in Africa by 2020. The conference was supported by reputed companies such as Google, AMS-IX, Netnod, Seacom, DE-CIX, AFRINIC, Liquid Telecom, LINX, dot Africa, Akamai, France-IX, ARTP and Orange and benefited from speakers from around the world. *About the Internet Society* The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. It is also the organizational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. For more information, visit www.internetsociety.org Media Contact: Betel Hailu, hailu(a)isoc.org _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fw: [ycig] Fwd: {BloggingGhana} GOOGLE FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:59 PM, Gameli Adzaho <gamelmag(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Interesting opportunity into Internet research that some here might be interested in. Worth considering if qualified. Gameli ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nina Chachu <adjoa.ofoe(a)gmail.com> Date: 3 September 2014 11:54 Subject: {BloggingGhana} GOOGLE FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS To: bloggingghana(a)googlegroups.com http://google-africa.blogspot.com/2014/09/calling-all-internet-policy-resea… Please do pass on the above link to any academic colleagues who may not be on this list. Regards Nina-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BloggingGhana" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bloggingghana+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bloggingghana(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bloggingghana. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The Gamelian World | Twitter |Instagram | YouTube -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCIG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ycig+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fadi CHEHADE on MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM & ICANN at IGF 2014
by Barrack Otieno 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Dear Colleagues, This is for your information ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 10:47 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fadi CHEHADE on MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM & ICANN at IGF 2014 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> ISTANBUL September 02, 2014 *Fadi CHEHADE talking about MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM * *at IGF 2014!!* "A couple of years ago, we all met in Dubai at the WCIT, and we left the WCIT polarized and a little bit divided. It seemed like Internet Governance in the multi-stakeholder way was in question. I must tell you that today that's no longer the case. Look around you. Look at "The Buzz," look at the meetings, look at the energy around multi-stakeholder Internet Governance. Today we should all look at it and declare it alive and well. No one will show up and say where is the multi-stakeholder Internet Governance place to be. I think it's pretty clear. And at the heart of this resurging multi-stakeholder Internet Governance space lies one platform, and it's called the IGF. It's a critical platform. It is where we come and make history to manage the Internet all together just like it was created in a decentralized completely open way. So let's celebrate this IGF, this Ninth IGF hosted by Turkey as a point where no one will ever look back and say where is the multi-stakeholder community? Where is multi-stakeholder Internet Governance? It is here. It is working, and it is prepared for the future to make the Internet what we all want it to be, civil, secure, and empowering. " *Fadi CHEHADE talking about ICANN **at IGF 2014 !!* "ICANN is responsible for the critical technical coordination of the unique identifiers of the Internet. Now, for many years, ICANN has done this job with a contract with the U.S. Government. On March 14th of this year, the U.S. Government announced that it plans to let go of this contract. This is historic decision. This is a decision that validates that we as a community are now ready to go without this particular unique role that the United States has played, the stewardship that the U.S. has provided to our function. We salute the U.S. Government for its decision, and we assure them that as a community all of us, we are ready, we are ready to go, and we have within us the strength, the accountability, the knowledge to carry the important functions of ICANN forward together. As the president of ICANN, I want to assure you today that we will do everything in our power to make sure the ICANN organisation and the ICANN community are accountable to the public interest now and for the future and we will do everything in our power to strengthen and keep this accountability in check so that the world can see us as an organisation that is committed to serve you, the public. Have a wonderful week at the IGF." _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Internet Research Data
by Nduku Kiteng'e 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Hi, I have a semi urgent query. Where would I be able to get market statistics on Internet Penetration, Usage and Available bandwidth for African countries? Nduku

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Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment functionality
by S.M. Muraya 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

Even with corruption, did not think the most populous nation in Africa (which has even launched satellites) would demonstrate such a lack of local initiative/ethics ): Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment functionality http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/nigeria-govt,-mastercard-partner-to-… http://www.zdnet.com/nigeria-launches-new-biometric-id-card-brought-to-you-… "Mastercard does not handle the biometric data," she said. "We are strictly confined to the payment technology on the chip." It is not clear if Mastercard has developed an actual payment/verification network in Nigeria, after registering a local firm/subsidiary in Nigeria. In another (long article, last few paragraphs) article, the largest US retailer is building their own payment network (a very expensive venture)... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/20/mastercard-visa-…

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New Association Launched to Support the Internet Governance Forum
by Mwendwa Kivuva 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: 1 September 2014 15:52 Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: New Association Launched to Support the Internet Governance Forum New Association Launched to Support the Internet Governance Forum and its Essential Role in Addressing Internet Governance Issues Internet Governance Forum Support Association opens on eve of ninth annual IGF [Istanbul, Turkey - 1 September 2014] - The Internet Governance Forum Support Association was officially launched today at its inaugural General Assembly meeting in Istanbul. The IGF Support Association will support the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which brings people together from all stakeholder groups, and provides valuable opportunities for discussions on issues relating to the Internet and its future. The launch of the IGF Support Association was held on the eve of the ninth annual IGF in Istanbul, where governments, civil society, the private sector and the technical community have convened to discuss best practice approaches to the global development of the Internet. The IGF offers an informal setting, free from binding negotiations, for productive work towards effective Internet policy solutions. The IGF Support Association will contribute to the United Nations IGF Trust Fund and support activities such as Internet governance-related capacity building in developing countries, national and regional IGF initiatives, and fellowships for participation in IGF meetings at national, regional and global levels. The establishment of the IGF Support Association is an initiative of the Internet Society, with the main objectives of promoting and supporting the global IGF, as well as the national and regional IGF initiatives. It was created to: * provide funds to maintain and strengthen the IGF Secretariat and national and regional IGF initiatives; * seek and promote exchange and collaboration with national and regional IGF initiatives; * identify new sources of funding and facilitate funding of the IGF; * make contributions to the IGF Trust Fund administered by the United Nations; and * award fellowships for participation at IGF meetings, including preparatory meetings. "The collaboration that occurs at the IGF is extremely important to all of us who are committed to an open, thriving, and accessible Internet," noted Markus Kummer, Internet Society Senior Vice President. "It is essential that we have a robust and sustainable income stream for the IGF to continue its growth and progress." During the IGF Support Association General Assembly, the following individuals were elected to the Executive Committee: * Raúl Echeberría, Internet Society * Virat Bhatia, AT&T * Subi Chaturvedi, Media For Change * Marilyn Cade, mCADE * Cheryl Miller, Verizon * Avri Doria, Independent Researcher * Edmon Chung, DotAsia * Tarek Kamel, ICANN * Alice Munyua, CATIA * Chengetai Masango, IGF Secretariat (Non-voting member of Board) Raúl Echeberría, newly elected Chair of the IGF Support Association Executive Committee, commented, "The IGF has proven to be a remarkably successful forum, yet continues to face challenges of underfunding. The IGF Support Association will work to remedy this and will serve as a vital channel for funding from individuals, companies and foundations to help ensure the IGF remains the primary event for everyone interested in the Internet and its governance. We are very proud to launch this new Association." The IGF Support Association is based in Geneva, Switzerland and is now accepting members and donations. For more information, visit http://www.igfsa.org. Link to press release: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/new-association-launched-support-intern… _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org ______________________ 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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IGF 2014 Remote participation
by Lillian Nalwoga 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

Dear all, Remote participation for the 9th IGF 2014 taking place in Istanbul is now available. Check out the details here http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ For those on social media, you will find this helpful.. http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/igf-2014-social-media Also do not forget to follow these workshops with panelists from Africa. A list has been developed here for your reference ... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oaZHPLIvkZMG1MV2VHVU9QMGc/edit?usp=shari… Regards, Lillian

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Smart privacy and government: unlocking value from personal identifying data
by Mbugua Njihia 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

Before this issue gets to a level where it has either been sufficiently abused or raises enough voices to draw due attention, the government must take leadership in both driving policy and education of the citizen on the benefits of “smart privacy”. Smart privacy would allow one to know who is accessing uniquely personal identifying information and for what purpose, providing an audit that would leave all parties comfortable transacting in personal data while preventing rogue data peddlers from hiding in the very same shadows that government agencies, as evidenced by Snowmen’s expose also currently use. More here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/smart-privacy-and-government-unlocking… l ᐧ

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