January 2016 - KICTANet

Fw: Digital Africa 2016 Overview
by Matunda Nyanchama 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

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How Facebook Stumbled On Its Quest to Give Internet Away For Free
by Nanjira Sambuli 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

For those still keen on this issue. Goes back to acquisitions of Snaptu and Onavo. Very interesting. Memorable quote: ""You cannot present a marketing strategy as an important public policy in a country. If it's going to be a market strategy, then do it as a market strategy and we can deal with that. But when you mix it with the public policies, it's a whole world that opens that is not good." What shall it be, for Kenya? Btw, technology neutrality is listed as a principle in the National Broadband Strategy... http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/how-facebooks-plan-to-give-the-world… Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone.

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BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online
by Jane Muthoni 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hello, This is a statement BAKE has released on the recent arrest and prosecution of Kenyans online. Read more here: http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2016/01/24/bake-condemns-the-arrest-and-intimida… ---- Kind regards, Jane Muthoni | Administration Manager, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) *T: 0733522229, 0704090471* | *personal - *0720 800927 e: muthoni(a)bake.or.ke w: bake.co.ke | b: blog.bake.co.ke <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/> skype: muthoni.gachango | twitter: <http://twitter.com/uQweli> @cheekynoni <http://twitter.com/cheekynoni> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 10:51 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN > Application Rounds Open for ICANN56 (Bobs) > 2. Asanteni (Grace Githaiga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 10:37:59 +0300 > From: Bobs <omondibob(a)gmail.com> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship and > NextGen@ICANN Application Rounds Open for ICANN56 > Message-ID: <5A50AFB1-29E2-4A0F-9CCE-19CF90188626(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Listers, > > This is for your information. Thanks. > > B. > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> > > Date: January 23, 2016 at 8:33:05 AM GMT+3 > > To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> > > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Application > Rounds Open for ICANN56 > > Reply-To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> > > > > FRANCAIS: La periode de demande de bourses pour les Programmes > NextGen@ICANN et Fellowship a d?but? ce 22 janvier 2016 pour prendre fin > le 19 F?vrier 2016. Les noms des candidats s?lectionn?s seront publi?s > lsur le site de l'ICANN le 25 mars 2016. Pour plus de d?tails, pri?re > visiter: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-22-en > > > > ENGLISH:lCANN launches the application rounds for both the NextGen@ICANN > and Fellowship Programs to participate in ICANN56 in Panama City, Panama in > June 2016. This round remains open until 19 February 2016 and successful > candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 25 March 2016. Please > read more at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-22-en > > > > Merci/thanks > > - > > Yaovi Atohoun > > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager ? Africa > > ICANN ? www.icann.org > > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > > > >

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Re: [kictanet] BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online
by riva＠article19.org 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hi Waithaka, The MCK Act in Section 10 of the Second Schedule provides for Obscenity, taste and tone in reporting: (1) In general, persons subject to this Act shall not publish obscene or vulgar material unless such material contains a news. (2) Publication of photographs showing mutilated bodies, bloody incidents and abhorrent scenes shall be avoided unless the publication or broadcast of such photographs will serve the public interest. (3) Where possible an alert shall be issued to warn viewers or readers of the information being published. Regards, Riva From: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: riva(a)article19.org Cc: "Waithaka Ngigi" <ngigi(a)at.co.ke>, info(a)mediadefence.org, "Jane Muthoni" <muthoni(a)bake.or.ke>, "Nani Jansen" <Nani.Jansen(a)mediadefence.org>, ddeya(a)lawyersofafrica.org, "Donald Deya" <donald.deya(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:14:39 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online Mwendwa, *IF* there's no such law, then there ought to be such a law. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke From: Mwendwa Kivuva Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:17 AM To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Cc: Nani.Jansen(a)mediadefence.org; Jane Muthoni; Donald Deya; info(a)mediadefence.org; Waithaka Ngigi; ddeya(a)lawyersofafrica.org Subject: Re: [kictanet] BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online On Jan 25, 2016 3:11 PM, "Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: > > Hi, > > Would like to ask, but don't those laws have a role to play in limiting propagation of offensive media? > > If anyone is arrested for sharing on social media, grossly photos of our dead soldiers; soldiers who are our brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons & daughters‎, then the fine and prison terms should be tripled from what they are as per the current law. Hi Ngigi, There is no such law. When when CORD, Article 19, and KNHRC challenged the constitutionality of the Security Laws Ammendment act 2014, the court ruled that it's unconstitutional to prosecute anybody for sharing photos, or any information that may jeopardise the security organ's operations. The media was urged to be responsible and self regulate, but it's not criminal to share such information. This one is done and dusted. There is no way a competent court in Kenya will prosecute anybody for sharing such information. Yesterday the police could not find grounds to prosecute Yasin Juma. The only provisions that stood in 2014 where those on surveillance; monitoring and interception of communication. The prohibition on the publication or broadcast of images of dead or injured people, which are “likely to cause fear and alarm in the general public, or disturb the peace”, was disproportionate. The Court found that there was no rational connection between the limitation on publication and the fight against terrorism.The Court further agreed that the criminalisation of the publication or broadcast of information ‘which undermines investigations or security operations” by the national police and defense forces would have a chilling effect on freedom of expression. The Court held that the effect of the prohibition would amount to “a blanket ban on publication of any security-related information without consulting the National Police Service”. And Nkaiseri and his ilk should be prosecuted for mistreating and harassing Kenyans. We should not live in fear, nor play into the hands and strategies of the enemy, Alshabab. _______________________________________________ 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/riva%40article19.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.

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Re: [kictanet] BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear Listers, Jane and Ali, It is very unfortunate to hear of these case and arrests over last week and the weekend. What do you think is the best strategy for us to work together to challenge the constitutionality of these provisions of the 2013 law; "section 29 of the Kenya Information and Communications (KICA) Act (2009), as grounds for arrests and prosecution. Section 29, improper use of a telecommunication system, says that a person who by means of a licensed telecommunication system sends a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; or (b) sends a message that he knows to be false for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another person; commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Ksh. 50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both." In my opinion, this provision is vague and in contravention with Customary International Law, I refer to *The Sunday Times v The United Kingdom* where the European Court of Human Rights stated that the law must be of ‘sufficient precision to enable the citizen to regulate his conduct.’ In December 2014, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right to freedom of expression while criminal laws should only be used in restricted circumstances. The Court ordered Burkina Faso to change its criminal defamation laws. Though this case was about criminal defamation, the principle might be interpreted to be the same regarding criminal restriction of free speech: http://www.mediadefence.org/news/african-court-delivers-landmark-ruling-cri… In May 2015, In its first judgment on free speech, the East African Court of Justice ruled that restrictions on the press imposed through Burundi’s 2013 Press Law violate the right to press freedom and the right to freedom of expression. ( http://www.mediadefence.org/news/east-african-court-condemns-burundi-press-… ) I think it is that time that we need to brainstorm the best strategy for challenging these provisions in the Kenyan courts and maybe an appeal at the EAC and AU level as from December 2014, they are very interested to set precedent in this area. Please see something, I wrote on my personal blog at the beginning of 2014 regarding these laws: https://thediaryofaglobalcitizen.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/lets-get-real-abo… P.S- I have copied Donald Deya from the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) who acted on behalf of the Burundi Journalists’ Union, and Henry and Riva from Article 19 given their experience litigating such cases and MLDI’s Legal Director Nani Jansen given their experience with the Burkina Faso case. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst Access Now | accessnow.org tel: (+254)-786-191-930/ (+254)-751-804-120 @ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1 Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 *Subscribe *to the Access Now Express <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up>, our weekly newsletter on digital rights *Sign up* for our action alerts <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/> On 25 January 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Jane > > Thanks for sharing. This paragraph in the article stands out:- > > "Police have frequently used section 29 of the Kenya Information and > Communications (KICA) Act (2009), as grounds for arrests and prosecution. > Section 29, improper use of a telecommunication system, says that a person > who by means of a licensed telecommunication system sends a message or > other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or > menacing character; or (b) sends a message that he knows to be false for > the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to > another person; commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a > fine not exceeding Ksh. 50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding > three months, or both." > > So sending a message that causes annoyance, inconvenience or needless > anxiety is now a criminal offense? > > If we continue to be intimidated by this then I fear most listers on this > list have been offenders many times over. > > As a country we need to review how we engage and of course decency, > decorum and etiquette should be foremost in our minds when we post on > social media. The question is how do we deal with supposed offenders. And > what measurement do we use? > > > *Ali Hussein* > *Principal* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > On 25 Jan 2016, at 11:34 AM, Jane Muthoni via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Hello, > > This is a statement BAKE has released on the recent arrest and prosecution > of Kenyans online. Read more here: > http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2016/01/24/bake-condemns-the-arrest-and-intimida… > > ---- > > Kind regards, > > Jane Muthoni | Administration Manager, Bloggers Association of Kenya > (BAKE) > > *T: 0733522229, 0704090471* | *personal - *0720 800927 > e: muthoni(a)bake.or.ke w: bake.co.ke | b: blog.bake.co.ke > <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/> > > skype: muthoni.gachango | twitter: <http://twitter.com/uQweli> @cheekynoni > <http://twitter.com/cheekynoni> > > >

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by Nanjira Sambuli 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Question is, can the practice be stopped? So many people in the field have come to associate research with per diems, and the remuneration rates just keep going up. It's like we pay for these insights, but it's a trade off that has become acceptable because research has predominantly been extractive, whether conducted by visiting or local researchers. One of the things we've been working on at iHub Research is ensuring we go back to the field and share findings from these studies with the very people who generate insights. And while it may not directly translate to income, the effort has been well received so far. Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone. > On 26 Jan 2016, at 00:32, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: How To Stop Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project > Participation? (Beryl Aidi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:27:34 +0300 > From: Beryl Aidi <bee.aidi(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] How To Stop Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project > Participation? > Message-ID: > <CAMHs+OgSbfk2-nA0_5FEZ0H-H73iMFYjT9xaM71h-rwPLrgK6A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Nanjira > > Great piece. I think per diems for participation, not just in ICT4D > projects, but all NGO and government related projects should be highly > discouraged. It kills the real spirit of cooperation and passion. I think > only real costs should be considered eg out-of-location transport and > accomodation. > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Ali, Walu, this reminds me of a conversation on PDPM: Per Diem Policy >> Making. >> >> >> How To Stop Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation? >> <http://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c7…> *By >> Wayan Vota on January 25, 2016* >> >> [image: ict4d-per-diem] >> >> In the research article Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation: >> A Sustainability Challenge >> <http://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c7…> >> by Terje Aksel Sanner and Johan Ivar S?b? of Univeristy of Oslo, Norway, >> the authors note what we all have experienced. >> >> By paying for attention, ICT4D projects obtain immediate responses from an >> understaffed government system, which sooner or later will have to retract >> its attention to cater to other equally important tasks. Yet for ICT4D >> practitioners, the number of workshops and participants are measurable >> indicators by which projects are evaluated, and are crucial to obtain, >> keep, and grow international donor funding. >> [image: per-deim-ict4d] >> <http://ictworks.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> >> The researchers note that the use of per diems to attract project >> participation is certainly not the only obstacle to ICT4D sustainability. >> Other obstacles include: >> >> - Underdeveloped technology and support infrastructure. >> - Technical bias of projects to focus on the technology vs. the users. >> - Lack of alignment of interests between projects and users. >> - Pilot project orientation, or ?pilotitis?. >> >> However, the researchers contend that per diem is a contributing factor >> that has not received its fair share of attention, and per diem is a >> complicating factor that may induce recipients to abstain from critiquing >> unsustainable interventions. >> >> But how to combat this issue when civil servants expect that their low >> salary positions will be enhanced by workshops with monetary incentives >> such as per diems, which are perceived as legitimate income? If ICT4D >> practitioners don?t pay per diems, and others do, their projects may seem >> to have less user engagement and adoption, which would directly threaten >> project sustainability in the short-term, much less the long term. >> Two Possible Ways to Stop Paying Per Diems >> >> The researchers argue that on-the-job training is a viable option, >> especially for refresher training. It allows for ICT4D practitioners to: >> >> - Perform a reality check on the intervention. >> - Identify the right people for training. >> - Become sensitive to participants? actual work practices. >> - Learn how technology innovations may coexist with equipment and >> routines already in place. >> >> Of course, on-site training can be more costly in time, effort, and >> funding and sometimes it is unrealistic due to the sheer number of >> potential users. However, the main barrier to adoption could be the >> perception that it?s unfair because it cheats participants out of >> ?legitimate? allowances. >> >> They say that another way to strengthen the capacity of local institutions >> is for donors to establish a shared pool of financial resources and >> technical assistance that stretches beyond the lifespan of individual >> projects in close collaboration with ministerial functionaries. This >> resource pool would be utilized by ICT4D projects to cultivate public >> sector structures that can implement policies and harmonize ICT4D projects >> over time. >> What is Your Opinion? >> >> We can all agree that paying per diems creates false incentives for ICT4D >> project participation, and the practice should stop. But how to do it? >> Should we focus on on-the-job training and shared local resource pools? Or >> is that a fool?s errand and we should do something else? If so, what? >> >> What has worked for you? 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How To Stop Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation?
by Nanjira Sambuli 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Ali, Walu, this reminds me of a conversation on PDPM: Per Diem Policy Making. > > > > How To Stop Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation? > By Wayan Vota on January 25, 2016 > > > In the research article Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation: A Sustainability Challenge by Terje Aksel Sanner and Johan Ivar Sæbø of Univeristy of Oslo, Norway, the authors note what we all have experienced. > > By paying for attention, ICT4D projects obtain immediate responses from an understaffed government system, which sooner or later will have to retract its attention to cater to other equally important tasks. Yet for ICT4D practitioners, the number of workshops and participants are measurable indicators by which projects are evaluated, and are crucial to obtain, keep, and grow international donor funding. > > The researchers note that the use of per diems to attract project participation is certainly not the only obstacle to ICT4D sustainability. Other obstacles include: > > Underdeveloped technology and support infrastructure. > Technical bias of projects to focus on the technology vs. the users. > Lack of alignment of interests between projects and users. > Pilot project orientation, or “pilotitis”. > However, the researchers contend that per diem is a contributing factor that has not received its fair share of attention, and per diem is a complicating factor that may induce recipients to abstain from critiquing unsustainable interventions. > > But how to combat this issue when civil servants expect that their low salary positions will be enhanced by workshops with monetary incentives such as per diems, which are perceived as legitimate income? If ICT4D practitioners don’t pay per diems, and others do, their projects may seem to have less user engagement and adoption, which would directly threaten project sustainability in the short-term, much less the long term. > > Two Possible Ways to Stop Paying Per Diems > The researchers argue that on-the-job training is a viable option, especially for refresher training. It allows for ICT4D practitioners to: > > Perform a reality check on the intervention. > Identify the right people for training. > Become sensitive to participants’ actual work practices. > Learn how technology innovations may coexist with equipment and routines already in place. > Of course, on-site training can be more costly in time, effort, and funding and sometimes it is unrealistic due to the sheer number of potential users. However, the main barrier to adoption could be the perception that it’s unfair because it cheats participants out of “legitimate” allowances. > > They say that another way to strengthen the capacity of local institutions is for donors to establish a shared pool of financial resources and technical assistance that stretches beyond the lifespan of individual projects in close collaboration with ministerial functionaries. This resource pool would be utilized by ICT4D projects to cultivate public sector structures that can implement policies and harmonize ICT4D projects over time. > > What is Your Opinion? > We can all agree that paying per diems creates false incentives for ICT4D project participation, and the practice should stop. But how to do it? Should we focus on on-the-job training and shared local resource pools? Or is that a fool’s errand and we should do something else? If so, what? > > What has worked for you? What hasn’t? Please tell us in the comments. > > Do You Agree? Share Your Opinion on ICTworks > Recent ICTworks Posts > Please RSVP Now: How Can We Use IoT for Development? > How Can We Harness the Internet of Things for Global Development? > 5 Insights from MERL Tech > Be Honest: You Hate Free Basics Because It’s Facebook > Please RSVP Now for Digital Development: From Principle to Practice > Thanks for your interest in ICTworks - an ICT4D practitioner community. ICTworks is an initiative of Inveneo and FHI 360. > > Our mailing address is: > ICTworks > 972 Mission Street > 5th Floor > San Francisco, CA 94103 > > Add us to your address book > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list >

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KICTANET Cocktail
by Esther Wanjau 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Hallo members, Please click below to watch a short clip of the cocktail held on Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvBD0wQYN8 Esther WanjauDirectorate of Information Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology email: ewanjau(a)information.go.ke

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] paper on Internet fragmentation
by Barrack Otieno 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Lister's, This is for your information. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Drake <wjdrake(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:46:50 +0100 Subject: [Internet Policy] paper on Internet fragmentation To: InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org Hi Sorry for cross-posting to a couple lists, but in case anyone here is interested: at the WEF annual meeting that just concluded, a paper by myself, Vint Cerf and Wolfgang Kleinwachter was released. "Internet Fragmentation: An Overview" is a mapping exercise to help set the stage for further discussions, and an argument for a broad multidimensional approach to fragmentation that in a sense parallels the approach advocated in the IG definition debate of a decade ago. The paper is at http://www.weforum.org/reports/internet-fragmentation-an-overview <http://www.weforum.org/reports/internet-fragmentation-an-overview>. The paper was discussed a bit at a couple sessions and we did an Issue Briefing discussion with Estonia President Toomas Ilves, Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard, and myself, video of which is at http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2016/sess… <http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2016/sess…>. Best, Bill ************************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland william.drake(a)uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch> (direct), wjdrake(a)gmail.com <mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com> (lists), www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org/> The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG <https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG> ************************************************************* -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Asanteni
by nnfeischools 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Thanks Grace and the team who planned it. It was a great event. Let's have more JaneOn Jan 24, 2016 10:47, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Dear Listers > > This is a quick note to thank those of you who attended the cocktail this last Friday to meet with our new CS and the two PSs and present the wishlist attached. > > It was a great opportunity and the fact that so many of your wanted to ask questions means we need to continuously talk to our leaders, and agree on how to continue developing the sector for the good of this nation. > > We will in due course share the plans for the next steps. > > Have a great week. > > Rgds > GG for the organizing team (Grace B, Liz Orembo, Barrack,Kivuva,Kapiyo, Walu and Ali)

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