November 2016 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] South School of Internet Governance (SSIG)
by Bonface Witaba 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hello Listers, I am hereby sharing the link to SSIG call for applications (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil): http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/ssig2017/ Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, 30 Nov, 2016 at 8:28, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<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. Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance (WANGARI KABIRU) 2. Re: #GivingTuesday (Magdalene Kariuki) 3. Re: Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human Capital Feedback (Walubengo J) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:57:40 +0000 (UTC) From: WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "internetsociety-kenyachapter(a)connectedcommunity.org" <internetsociety-kenyachapter(a)connectedcommunity.org>, "mail(a)connectedcommunity.org" <mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Cc: Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance Message-ID: <1035937458.5081215.1480445860784(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We would appreciate you completing the following survey:?http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Blessed Tuesday! Kenyan community share in research on multistakeholderism for IG. Be blessed! Regards/Wangari ?--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 22:12, Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear IGC Community: We are researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Illinois at Chicago. We are conducting a research study about perceptions of multistakeholderism and the use of online tools for participation in internet governance processes. Our goal is to inform multistakeholder processes and help develop new online tools for inclusive participation in internet governance. We would appreciate you completing the following survey:?http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. This research protocol has been approved by the UC Berkeley Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS Protocol: 2016-08-9071). If you have any questions or concerns about your rights and treatment as a research subject, you may contact the office of UC Berkeley's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, at?510-642-7461?or?subjects(a)berkeley.edu. Thank you, Brandie Nonnecke and Dmitry Epstein Brandie M. Nonnecke, PhD Research and Development Manager, UC Berkeley Program Director, UC Davis CITRIS and the Banatao Institute nonnecke(a)citris-uc.org citris-uc.org?|?(a)BNonnecke?|?nonnecke.com Dmitry Epstein Assistant Professor of Digital Policy Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago www.thinkmacro.org comm.uic.edu?? ____________________________________________________________

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#GivingTuesday
by Magdalene Kariuki 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Dear fellow listers, I hope that this email finds you well! Did you know that today is #GivingTuesday? This is a follow up to #BlackFriday which was started to get people into the Christmas spirit of supporting the less fortunate in our communities. Why do I bring this up? I am a lister that is particularly passionate about leveraging ICT for Development (ICT4D). In relation to this I'm a member of the Rotary Club of Muthaiga and we are currently running a campaign to collect 20 tonnes of food estimated at Kes. 3.5M by 12th December to take to Turkana. We have been running a water and community livelihoods programme in Turkana for the last 4 years with great success. Unfortunately due to delayed minimal rainfall people living in Liwan and Lobur especially are the most affected and are facing death by starvation. We have therefore started a mitigation campaign to collect and transport food to the people of Turkana on/ thereabout 12th December 2016. I am therefore appealing to all of us/ our companies to please help us get to our target by either donating food or cash; tweeting/ using our social media platforms to generate awareness or linking us to any individuals or companies interested in partnering with us. For food donations, dry food stuffs are preferred eg unga; rice; lentils etc. Transport to collect the food can be organised for free at your convenience. If possible you please drop it at Mayfair hotel/ Southern Sun westlands on Mondays at 6-7:30 pm which is when we meet and you'll get to meet us and hear more about the campaign. For social media engagement we are using the hash tags #skipamealforTurkana #dontwaittocountthebodies Your consideration on the matter is highly appreciated! Best, Magdalene Kariuki.

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Fw: [governance] Survey Request on Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance
by WANGARI KABIRU 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

We would appreciate you completing the following survey: http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Blessed Tuesday! Kenyan community share in research on multistakeholderism for IG. Be blessed! Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 22:12, Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear IGC Community: We are researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Illinois at Chicago. We are conducting a research study about perceptions of multistakeholderism and the use of online tools for participation in internet governance processes. Our goal is to inform multistakeholder processes and help develop new online tools for inclusive participation in internet governance. We would appreciate you completing the following survey: http://tinyurl.com/IGF2016 The survey should take up to 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. This research protocol has been approved by the UC Berkeley Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS Protocol: 2016-08-9071). If you have any questions or concerns about your rights and treatment as a research subject, you may contact the office of UC Berkeley's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, at 510-642-7461 or subjects(a)berkeley.edu. Thank you, Brandie Nonnecke and Dmitry Epstein Brandie M. Nonnecke, PhD Research and Development Manager, UC Berkeley Program Director, UC Davis CITRIS and the Banatao Institute nonnecke(a)citris-uc.org citris-uc.org | @BNonnecke | nonnecke.com Dmitry Epstein Assistant Professor of Digital Policy Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago www.thinkmacro.org comm.uic.edu ____________________________________________________________

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Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human Capital Feedback
by Gideon 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

>From the findings, my few comments on c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were,to a moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry.34% felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt they were not. Comment: Tech and specifically the ICT world is an ever evolving realm, and while therre are basics that remain constant, the institutions have the responsibility to introduce these basics and as a plus, engage the industry directly so that there is synergy and so that somehow the students come out of the labs co-established and supported by the industry such as the specialty labs with coding/startup ecosystems with skills hat can be arbsored directly. Does the millennial factor play a lot in this agile system, i think yes and is it time to consider the millennial factor? e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a skill to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity ingovernment offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),Improve Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identifyand support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT Trainings,Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land registries shouldbe availed to the youth. Comment: Digitization of all these legacy systems is a goo start, utilizing the digitized systems should be improved so that efficiency is achieved. Incubation centers are great to the extent that actual output can be measured. Regards Rop On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, <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. > > Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - Human > Capital Feedback (Walubengo J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:26:24 +0000 (UTC) > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Day 2(a) of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - > Human Capital Feedback > Message-ID: <2039769444.2418071.1480411584604(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanx Barrack, > Looks like Day1 had little reaction/comments. Feel free to belatedly post > on Policy, Legal/ Regulatory matters but just keep the correct subject line. > Today we to move to Day2a (Human Capital feedback) and Day 2b > (Infrastructure feedback to be sent in next email) > Summary feedback on Human Capital was as follows with detailed document > attached. > a) 41% of the respondents felt that the government had providedsufficient > ICT opportunities for the youth to a moderate extent. 30% howeverfelt youth > opportunities had not been effectively provided, while 27% felt ithad been > done to a large extent. > > b) 58% of the respondents felt that the DLP (Laptop Project)will have a > positive impact to a very large extent. 30% felt it would be amoderate > impact while 12% think it will have little or no impact. > > > c) 40% of the respondents felt that tertiary institutions were,to a > moderate extent providing the requisite skill set for the ICT industry.34% > felt they were to a large extent providing these skills while 24% felt > theywere not. > > d) 40% of the respondents felt that Konza City will have apositive impact > to a very large extent. 21% felt it will be a moderate impactwhile 25% > think it will have no impact. > > e) Provide general ICT literacy programmes to the public, Codingas a skill > to all students ? irrespective of discipline, Continuity ingovernment > offices (rather than sabotage of previous holder initiatives),Improve > Academia- Government-Industry linkages, Cryptography training, Identifyand > support Technology Universities, Promote Incubation Center, Have > mechanismsto weed out ICT quacks, Provide ICT scholarships, Standardize ICT > Trainings,Digitization of key services - police occurrence books, land > registries shouldbe availed to the youth. > > Toa maoni (let hear your reactions) > walu. > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback - > Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues > > Listers, > > We welcome? more feedback? on day 1 discussions on how we have > performed as an industry in 2016 . We will start day two this > afternoon after providing a summary of day ones discussion should we > receive feedback by then. > > Best Regards > > On 11/28/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Walu, > > > > Many thanks for the email. My humble opinion is that generally the > > government and related agencies have made great efforts in investing > > in ICT's. However it is worth noting that government is never good at > > marketing itself or communicating and i guess this is where the > > Ministry and related agencies need to pay attention. For example the > > issue of IFMIS has really been misunderstood. Software should never be > > blamed for fraud , people commit Fraud. We should always remember that > > ICT's are a means to an end and not an end in themselves. > > > > Regards > > >

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Ajira Digital Program
by Peter Wakaba 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Dear All, My apologies for cross posting. I am looking for someone who can give independent analysis of the recently launched Ajira Digital Program, which was rolled out by the ICT ministry yesterday, and which aims to introduce Kenyans to online work, and provide the tools, training and mentorship needed to work and earn an income. This would be a quick live television interview today at about 2.10pm about five minutes from I and M building in the city centre? It would dwell around what this means for youth and just how this will jell across teh entire country with the proposed digital hubs.

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Threats to our Internet freedom remain plentiful
by Liz Orembo 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, This article is worth reading as we head towards the elections. To Quote: "...Kenya, having a more sophisticated leadership, can encroach on Internet freedoms in more subtle ways than many other African countries can. In other words, Kenyan authorities are unlikely to orchestrate a countrywide Internet shutdown like what typically happens in Uganda or Zimbabwe. However, they can achieve the same effect by shutting down selected zones of the country as and when they deem it necessary" Full article here <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3461054-52e4id/in…> -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Invitation to the Kenya ICT year in review cocktail - 2nd December 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
by Mwendwa Kivuva 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Greetings, As we approach the end of the year, KICTANET has organised a cocktail to evaluate the progress of the ICT sector in Kenya. The cocktail will be held on 2nd Dec 2016 at the Laico Hotel, Nairobi Kenya from 6pm to 9pm. Findings of the "Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review survey" will be shared and deliberate with the community. Please register for the event at this eventbrite page to enable logistics and planning: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-ict-sector-2016-end-year-shindig-tickets… If you have any questions, you can direct them to info(a)kictanet.or.ke Sincerely ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Re: [kictanet] ICT 2016 Year in Review Questions (Open from Monday 21st-Thursday 24th) - Polite Reminder
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, Many thanks to those who have taken time to respond to the survey, a few more slots are remaining for the end year cocktail grab your opportunity now. Please note the survey closes tomorrow. Best Regards On 11/21/16, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > I've invited you to fill out the following form: > Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review > > To fill it out, visit: > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_KNiIAYl4jfGWw1o-W5ocfhENPoTIxa7… > > Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Google Digitises Kenya National Archives
by Mildred Achoch 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

A welcomed move: "The institute will hold 1,000 archives and artworks as well as 15 exhibits, giving access to the cultural treasures housed by KNA. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000179442/google-digitises-kenya-na… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Economics of data breaches
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Listers, This might be of interest to some of us. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:37:43 +0100 Subject: [Internet Policy] Economics of data breaches To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org I don't think that the ISOC 2016 Global Internet Report was yet posted to this list, so here it is: https://www.internetsociety.org/globalinternetreport/2016/ The report focuses on security issues, in particular the economic issues that engender the lack of security that we all know about. I think that it is an excellent report (full disclosure: I contributed to the report). I'd like to highlight here what I consider to be two of the key points in the report. The first point is that Internet growth rates are slowing down (see p. 33 of the Report). While this is not necessarily an issue in parts of the world where most of the population is already connected, it is a serious issue for developing countries, where significant proportions of the population are not connected. Lack of trust may be a factor in discouraging access to the Internet. As the Report says on p. 34: "The slowdown in Internet growth rates, particularly in regions that were already falling behind the global average, lends urgency to the Internet Society's objective to connect the unconnected. There is evidence that existing users are increasingly concerned about privacy and security issues worldwide, and this may start to spill over to new users, who might become more reluctant to go online. If people trust the Internet, they are more likely to use it. Trust is at the heart of the Internet economy, and more and more at the heart of economic growth. This lends urgency to our objective to promote and restore trust in the Internet." The other point is the clear identification of the economic issues that lead to inadequate security, in particular externalities. Security experts have long recognized that lack of ICT security creates a negative externality[1]. For example, if an electronic commerce service is hacked and credit card information is disclosed, the users of the service users will have to change their credit cards. This is a cost both for the user and for the credit card company. But that cost is not visible to the electronic commerce service. Consequently, the electronic commerce service does not have an incentive to invest in greater security measures. A comprehensive discussion is given in pages 103-107 of the Report, see in particular the examples on p. 101. A summary is presented on p. 18 of the Report: "There is a market failure that governs investment in cybersecurity. First, data breaches have externalities; costs that are not accounted for by organisations. Second, even where investments are made, as a result of asymmetric information, it is difficult for organizations to convey the resulting level of cybersecurity to the rest of the ecosystem. As a result, the incentive to invest in cybersecurity is limited; organisations do not bear all the cost of failing to invest, and cannot fully benefit from having invested." Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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