March 2015 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] [AfrICANN-discuss] Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia
by Brian Munyao Longwe 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

what is nonsense about this? http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/18/terror-attack-tunisia-bar… Tunisia terror attack: 19 dead after gunmen storm museum - Death toll at Bardo museum in Tunis includes 17 European tourists - A Tunisian security officer and cleaning woman were also shot dead - Two gunmen were killed but are believed to have had at least two accomplices - A further 24 were injured, including 22 tourists On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse <el(a)lisse.na> wrote: > Nonsense. > > Unless you area 'murican. > > el > > On 2015-03-19 10:40, Brian Munyao Longwe wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I was shocked to hear the news this morning about yesterday's terrorist > > attack in Tunis in which 17 foreigners were killed. The attackers > > specifically targetted the foreigners. > > > > To what extent does this affect the upcoming planned meetings in > > Tunisia? These meetings usually bring together over 100 of Africa's > > leading Internet networking professionals over an extended period. This > > is a big risk, isn't it? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Brian > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AfrICANN mailing list > > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > > > > -- > Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) > el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) > PO Box 8421 \ / > Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/ > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann >

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Fw: [rpd] Fwd: Fwd: Call for Nominations for Board Candidates - Nominations de Candidats pour le CA
by Walubengo J 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Apologies for cross-posting, Afrinic - the organisation in charge of Internet Numbers (IPs) is seeking for Board members to represent the East Africa Region as well as the Southern African region. If interested in managing internet resources & shaping Internet Policies at a global level, please feel free to apply. rgds walu. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ernest <ernest(a)afrinic.net> To: contact(a)afrinic.net; AfriNIC Resource Policy Discussion List <rpd(a)afrinic.net>; announce(a)afrinic.net; africann(a)afrinic.net Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 6:10 PM Subject: [rpd] Fwd: Fwd: Call for Nominations for Board Candidates - Nominations de Candidats pour le CA [VERSION FRANCAISE PLUS BAS] Dear All, We are pleased to inform you that nominantion process for the AfriNIC Board Seat 5 (Southern Africa) and Board Seat 6 (Eastern Africa) is now open. The deadline for nominations is 15 April 2015 at 20:00 UTC. Please see details at: https://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-can…. For NomCom 2015 Boubakar Barry, Chair --- Chers Tous, Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que le processus de nomination pour le Siege 5 (Afrique Australe) et le Siege 6 (Afrique de l'Est) du Conseil d'Administration d'AfriNIC a demarre. La date limite pour les nominations est le 15 avril 2015 a 20:00 TU. Merci de voir les details a: https://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-can…. Pour NomCom 2015 Boubakar Barry, President _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder/Rappel: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process
by Bobs 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Fyi... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> > Date: March 18, 2015 at 11:10:26 AM GMT+3 > To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder/Rappel: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process > Reply-To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > > Dear listers: this is a just a reminder (see full announcement below) > Bonjour: C'est juste un rappel (annonce complete ci-dessous). > - > Yaovi Atohoun > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa > ICANN – www.icann.org > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > > > From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 7:28 PM > To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process > > Dear all > (FRANCAIS plus bas) > > We would like to invite you to join a Webinar on the ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process on Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC. English-French interpretation will be provided. > > Please use https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ to join this webinar. > If you are unable to join via AdobeConnect, please dial in with the Adigo numbers (www.adigo.com/icann) and Adigo conference bridge. There are two bridges, one for English (21912) and one for French (21857). > Should you need a dial out from the Adigo operator, please inform either Yaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) or Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) by Tuesday March 17th latest. > > The agenda is a follows: > Opening by Pierre Dandjinou (2 minutes) > Welcome introduction by David Olive (3 minutes) > Presentation by Danielle Andela on ICANN Registrar accreditation (20 minutes) > Presentation by Aysegul Tekce on Registry-Registrar relation (10 minutes) > Q/A (25 minutes) > Conclusion > > Thanks > ------------------------- > > FRANCAIS > > Vous êtes cordialement invités au webinaire sur le processus d'accréditation des registraires par l'ICANN qui aura lieu le mercredi 18 mars 2015 de 16h à 17h UTC. Il y a aura une interpretation simultanée Anglais-Français > Prière utiliser https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ pour suivre les présentations. > Si vous n'êtes pas en mesure de vous connecter avec AdobeConnect, prière appeler le numéro approprié (www.adigo.com/icann) et le bridge ADIGO. Le canal Anglais est le 21912 et le canal Français sur le 21875. > Un opérateur peut aussi appeler votre numéro de téléphone pour vous connecter au webinar si vous le souhaitez. Dans ce cas, prière envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à aYaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) ou Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) au plus tard le mardi 17 mars 2015. > Nous voudrions vous rappeler que l’audio sur Adobe Connect est uniquement en anglais. Prière donc de désactiver l'audio lorsque vous vous connectez à Adobe Connect. Pour le son en français, veuillez composer l'un des numéros (voir liste numéros à l'adresse www.adigo.com/icann) introduisez 21857 comme conférence ID lorsque cela est demandé et vous recevrez l’audio en français. Si vous préférez qu'un opérateur vous appelle, veuillez nous communiquer votre numéro de téléphone (y compris votre choix de langue) au plus tard le 17 mars comme indiqué dans l'annonce initiale . > > Agenda > Ouverture par Pierre Dandjinou (2mn) > Mot de bienvenue par David Olive (3mn) > Présentation par Danielle Andela sur l'accréditation des Registraires (20mn) > Présentation par Aysegul Tekce: RelationsRegistres et registraires (10 mn) > Questions/Reponses (25 mn) > Conclusion > Merci > - > Yaovi Atohoun > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa > ICANN – www.icann.org > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fw: Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 - One Week Left To Submit Your Presentation Proposal
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1:09 PM, Patricia Senghor <patricia(a)afrinic.net> wrote: Hi everyone, Please find below as a gentle reminder. If you wish to present during the Africa Internet Summit (AIS), please submit your proposal before 24 March 2015. Best, Patricia -------- Forwarded Message -------- | Subject: | [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 - One Week Left To Submit Your Presentation Proposal | | Date: | Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:11:45 +0400 | | From: | AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> | | Reply-To: | AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> | | To: | africann(a)afrinic.net | Dear Colleagues, The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS15, is still open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 24 May - 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia to submit their presentation abstract. To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS15, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: Internet Governance E-governance Core Internet Infrastructure Access, Utility and Development The Internet and Economic Development Business Practices and Technology Higher Education in the Age of Technology Cyber Security Technology and Business Cloud Computing Open Data/Big Data Technology and Content Production Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community Mobile Applications IPv6 Peering and Interconnection DNS RPKI IXPs Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration. Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. Speakers Guidelines Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes. We shall send you a URL of our online submission system to upload your final presentation slides. The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than three (3) days prior to the presentation date. Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts should they require them. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session. Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content are not allowed. How to submit: Please send submissions to: aiscfp[at]afrinic.net. Your proposal should contain the following information: Full Name Email Address Affiliation Title of Presentation A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) Length of talk (minutes) Short biography Important dates to note Deadline for submitting an application 24 March 2015 Notification of acceptance of application 31 March 2015 Final submission of draft presentation 30 April 2015 Submission of final presentation - 24 May 2015 If you are interested in presenting at AIS'15, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration at: aiscfp[(a)]afrinic.net. We look forward to reading your proposals. AIS Team

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Communications regulator raises Sh2.5 billion, surpasses fund's target - See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/article/communications-regulator-raises-sh25-billion-surpasses-funds-target#sthash.9MiUPHuh.dpuf
by Grace Githaiga 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

THE Universal Service Fund kitty now stands at Sh2.5 billion, the Communication Authority of Kenya has said. The director general Francis Wangusi said CA exceeded the collection targets by an estimated Sh900 million in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 financial years. http://www.the-star.co.ke/article/communications-regulator-raises-sh25-bill…

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FW: Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester
by GG 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

-----Original Message----- From: "Karel Novotný" <karel(a)apc.org> Sent: 12 March 2015 14:17 To: "APC Members list" <apc.members(a)lists.apc.org> Subject: [apc.members] Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester Dear members, Some of you might be interested in this study opportunity. best regards karel -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:25:10 +0000 From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> To: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> If you know someone interested in studying ICT4D at MSc level, could you please let them know about this? The University of Manchester's _one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree_ <http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/idpm/postgraduatetaught/courselis…> aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice. The 2015 Development Leadership Scholarships - worth £16,000 - are available for developing country applicants to the MSc ICT4D programme. Applicants should apply for the MSc by April and for the scholarship by end May. Application and eligibility details can be found at: _http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/fees/postgraduate-taught-funding/idpm/_ Potential applicants are welcome to contact me with questions. They can find details of this year’s overseas fieldwork trip (included in the programme) at: _https://twitter.com/hashtag/DIG2015_SA_ With thanks Richard Heeks Director _Centre for Development Informatics_ <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/> University of Manchester, UK _______________________________________________ APC.members mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.members -------------------------------------- Temporary access to APC Member Meeting page: http://meeting.apc.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=APCcm2014-December user: apc-member pswd: apc2014! -------------------------------------- All conversations that take place on this list are considered confidential. As a member of the APC network, you are expected to respect this confidentiality. If you wish to circulate or quote a post from the APC.members list in any other space or forum, you MUST receive permission from the person who made the quote first on the APC.members listserv.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process
by Bob Omondi 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Dear Listers, Let me share with you the below message for those who would like to become ICANN accredited Registrars. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-03-12 21:28 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all (FRANCAIS plus bas) We would like to invite you to join a Webinar on the ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process on Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC. English-French interpretation will be provided. Please use https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ to join this webinar. If you are unable to join via AdobeConnect, please dial in with the Adigo numbers (www.adigo.com/icann) and Adigo conference bridge. There are two bridges, one for English (21912) and one for French (21857). Should you need a dial out from the Adigo operator, please inform either Yaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) or Renate De Wulf ( renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) *by Tuesday March 17th latest*. The draft agenda is a follows: 1. Opening by Pierre Dandjinou (2mn ) 2. Welcome introduction by David Olive (3mn) 3. Presentation by Danielle Andela on ICANN Registrar accreditation (10mn) 4. Presentation by Mert Saka: Registrars and Registries (10mn) 5. Q/A (20mn) 6. Conclusion Thanks ------------------------- FRANCAIS Vous êtes cordialement invités au webinaire sur le processus d'accréditation des registraires par l'ICANN qui aura lieu le mercredi 18 mars 2015 de 16h à 17h UTC. Il y a aura une interpretation simultanée Anglais-Français Prière utiliser https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ pour suivre les présentations. Si vous n'êtes pas en mesure de vous connecter avec AdobeConnect, prière appeler le numéro approprié (www.adigo.com/icann) et le bridge ADIGO. Le canal Anglais est le 21912 et le canal Français sur le 21875. Un opérateur peut aussi appeler votre numéro de téléphone pour vous connecter au webinar si vous le souhaitez. Dans ce cas, prière envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à aYaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) ou Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) au plus tard le mardi 17 mars 2015. Agennda provisoire 1. Ouverture par Pierre Dandjinou (2mn) 2. Mot de bienvenue par David Olive (3mn) 3. Présentation par Danielle Andela sur l'accréditation des Registraires (10 mn) 4. Présentation par Mert Saka: Registres et registraires (10 mn) 5. Questions/Reponses (20 mn) 6. Conclusion Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet)
by GG 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

It would be interesting to get a response from the relevant authorities. And the more I think about it, the more I think that maybe the big three had a case in kicking their tantrum. --- Original Message --- From: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Sent: 12 March 2015 13:02 To: "GG" <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet) Yup... *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:46 PM, GG <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > @Ali, interesting. > > At what point will Signet revert to the public? Will the public be allowed > to buy shares into it? Is there a model in place or are there private > individuals/companies already waiting on the sidelines and who will be > prioritised to be 'true owners?' > > This reeks of corruption! > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: 11 March 2015 08:41 > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Subject: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to > hand over Signet) > > Listers > > I found this article in the Nation quite curious. I hope somebody has > gotten their story mixed up. > > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Now-KBC-directed-to-hand-over-Signet/-/1056/26… > > > The other issue is how we as Kenyans hand over digital signals to a > Foreign Company without ANY local shareholding. What are we smoking? > > See story. > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > > Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > organizations that I work with. >

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Integrated data system to make e-government a reality
by S.M. Muraya 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Interesting news here http://www.president.go.ke/integrated-data-system-to-make-e-government-a-re… The site of a Ukranian consortium notes their work in Kenya since 2008. These are comments made in 2012... http://www.edaps.com/en/news/n1961 Trust when we are replacing/upgrading the system in 2030 we will have a document like this for public consumption. http://www.ssb.no/a/english/publikasjoner/pdf/doc_201232_en/doc_201232_en.p… We must always factor knowledge transfer otherwise in in 2030 we will still rely on foreigners for this kind of work already being done by locals/Kenyans working in telcos and banks.

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DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet)
by Ali Hussein 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Listers I found this article in the Nation quite curious. I hope somebody has gotten their story mixed up. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Now-KBC-directed-to-hand-over-Signet/-/1056/26… The other issue is how we as Kenyans hand over digital signals to a Foreign Company without ANY local shareholding. What are we smoking? See story. *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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