December 2016 - KICTANet

Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship
by Barrack Otieno 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Congratulations Bonface Witaba. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:17:50 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-12-19-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship 19 December 2016 ICANN announces 56 individuals from 41 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 58th Public Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark 11-16 March 2017. 35 of the selected candidates will be attending their first ICANN meeting. Seven have attended an ICANN Meeting in the past but now will be part of the Fellowship program and fourteen are Fellowship Alumni with various levels of ICANN experience. Nine of the Alumni will take on the additional role of coaching Newcomers. These successful candidates represent all sectors of society including; civil, government, ccTLD operations, academia, facets of the business community, technical, security and end user groups. The Fellowship program seeks to create a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents with priority given to candidates currently living in underserved and underrepresented communities around the world, those who represent diversity of gender, sector, region, experience, expertise and/or have established financial need. An independent selection committee assessed the 424 Fellowship applications received for this meeting. Click here to see the list of selected candidates and learn more about the Fellowship program: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_about…> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Global Internet: Greg Wyler May Beat Elon Musk, Google, Facebook - Bloomberg
by Ali Hussein 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Tony Indeed. The new investment story is what led me to this particular two year old story which is still relevant today. I was hoping to demonstrate a new mantra in business:- Doing well by doing good. <http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg4…> Worth a read and a thought. Too often we in business and government have lost our way by chasing the profit motive and power simply for the sake of it. If the three core cogs of society - Public, Private and Civic work for the better good of society we would solve lots of Global Problems. That's why we members of KICTANet can inform a lot on how we can get things done better and without any vested interests. Most of the people on this list will never meet in their lifetime yet the ideas we share among each other, agree, agree to disagree in a civil manner is something we hope the world will emulate. And that's why Greg Wyler is my Hero for this December. One thing that caught my eye in this article was how the technology his company is building is already reducing internet costs by 90%!! Now that's huge. He's not only saying that Internet Access is a human right but he's doing something about it! Happy Holidays to you all! *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg4…> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. 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, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Ali, > > This is an interesting in-depth article - but it's almost 2 years old! > > Just this week, however, Softbank (the Japanese company who just > bought UK's ARM for 32 billion USD (the designers of most of the CPU > chips in phones and embedded devices)) announced an investment of over > 1 billion USD in Wyler's company: > > http://spacenews.com/oneweb-gets-1-2-billion-in-softbank-led-investment/ > > Things are on track. Can't wait :) > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On 22/12/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > Listers > > > > Super interesting story about how one man is probably close to > succeeding in > > building a Global Internet Service Provider. Interestingly enough he > comes > > from the premise that Connectivity is a Human Right and is largely > > responsible for helping Rwanda connect most of the country via Fibre. > > > > In tech-conference speak, what Wyler’s been doing for the past dozen > years > > is connecting “the other 3 billion.” This is the half of the world’s > > population that for various reasons is not online. Companies such as > Google > > and Facebook have received a lot of attention for their philanthropic > plans > > to bring the Internet to the developing world. Mark Zuckerberg, for > example, > > invited Time to follow him around rural India for a story about his > > evolution as a philanthropist and business leader, though he provided few > > specifics on what Facebook intends to do for India’s poor. And Elon > Musk—he > > of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and the Hyperloop—has received a wave of press, > and > > $1 billion in capital from Google and Fidelity—after unveiling his own > space > > Internet plan. > > > > Read on:- > > > > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-01-22/the- > new-space-race-one-man-s-mission-to-build-a-galactic-internet-i58i2dp6 > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > Hussein & Associates > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what > > no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > -- > Tony White > > _______________________________________________ > 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/info%40alyhussein.com > > 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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Global Internet: Greg Wyler May Beat Elon Musk, Google, Facebook - Bloomberg
by Ali Hussein 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Listers Super interesting story about how one man is probably close to succeeding in building a Global Internet Service Provider. Interestingly enough he comes from the premise that Connectivity is a Human Right and is largely responsible for helping Rwanda connect most of the country via Fibre. In tech-conference speak, what Wyler’s been doing for the past dozen years is connecting “the other 3 billion.” This is the half of the world’s population that for various reasons is not online. Companies such as Google and Facebook have received a lot of attention for their philanthropic plans to bring the Internet to the developing world. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, invited Time to follow him around rural India for a story about his evolution as a philanthropist and business leader, though he provided few specifics on what Facebook intends to do for India’s poor. And Elon Musk—he of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and the Hyperloop—has received a wave of press, and $1 billion in capital from Google and Fidelity—after unveiling his own space Internet plan. Read on:- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-01-22/the-new-space-race-one-m… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Flying of Drones in Kenya?
by Barrack Otieno 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Hi Edith, I understand you need to seek authority from the department of defence. Best Regards On 12/21/16, Edith Ofwona <eofwona(a)idrc.ca> wrote: > Listers, > > Does anyone know if Kenya allows flying of small drones for research or > recreational purposes? any licenses or approval required? > > Would appreciate any info or referrals? > > Thanks > > Edith > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Season's Greetings! A Year in Review, 2016 - DotConnectAfrica!
by Gideon 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

D ear Listers, Happy Holidays from DotConnectAfrica! Happy Holidays & Happy New Year To view in your browser, Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102516344150&ca=108c9a76-…> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=1&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=3&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=4&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=daGtFqc74Z8&c=5&r=1> <http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Season-s-Greetings--A-Year-in-Review--20…> * DotConnectAfrica End of Year Newsletter, December 2016 * * A Year in Review- 2016!* *Season's Greetings * * 2016 #YearOfTheWomen End of Year Message from Message from the Founder/CEO * *~ ~* *As Founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Group, it gives me great joy and honor to send this end of year message to the entire Pan-African constituency and * *international community of supporters and well-wishers all over the globe.* * Every year I take time to review and go over all that transpired throughout the year and share with you, as you have been an integral part of our journey. 2016 has been an involving and satisfactory year, despite the challenges of some of what we have had to go through. We are thankful for every part of the process and experience. I am glad to share with you some of what DCA Group has done and achieved. * *DCA Walking the Talk and Impacting Lives ** In fulfillment of our declaration of** 2016 ** as #YearOfTheWomen, DCA indeed offered** and created more avenues to promote the woman entrepreneur, the CEO, the President, the Head girl and the 6 year old who did not want to get married as she "wants to do her own thing". Thus these girls and women seem to have found more rewarding times within their daily lives as well as making important life choices. * *Our **flagship Trust program** Miss.Africa launched a Pan-African seed fund <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> through our DCA academy programme - an initiative that supports women and girls in STEM. Through this effort, we identify how we might support the impact and scalabi**lity of their initiatives.* * Most of our activities this year therefore were focused in the fulfillment of the program, related to girls and women in technology. As it is well known in Africa, DCA Trust is an early champion of "girls and women in tech" **among many other* innovative causes we have championed in Afric*a.** We started off with tech training program for girls internally at DCA, followed by the fulfillment of the most popular yearly "Miss.Africa" seed fund". The initial fund was able to award multi-country initiatives including Kenya, Madagascar and Cameroon. * *This year in October I was very proud to attend a graduation ceremony of Twenty Five (25) women <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> selected from over three hundred applicants who benefited directly from receiving the Miss.Africa training. The girls were trained on mobile app development over a 3 month program by a partner organization. I also presented the prestigious Miss.Africa Trophy award to the founder of the Kenya based organization in recognition of the efforts and collaborations in making the Miss.Africa program a success. DCA also utilized our #2016YearofTheWomen,#STEM4girls, #girls4tech and #womenintech hashtag themes to campaign for women all over the world by highlighting their work, recognizing the efforts, participating in their causes, and various women-centric topics and forums around the world. In 2017, we look forward to seeing more African women and girls benefit throughout Africa, with Miss.Africa program. * *"When you empower a woman you empower a community".In line with our mission of educating and advancement of Internet in Africa, other ongoing efforts of DCA include Digital and Social media dissemination, mobile platform development and training. We also have pipeline service oriented projects that we have been working on to hopefully launch in 2017.* *Status of The .Africa gTLD Court Case* * The unfortunate legal challenge we are undergoing with ICANN has been a burden to DCA's ongoing positive effort to expand and implement our mission to the people of Africa. Despite being assisted with Top Tier legal firms at all times, it takes much of our executive and research time over a battle that has lasted over 5 years. * - *In January 2016, DCA Trust went to court over ICANN's processing of the **Independent Review Panel (IRP)** ruling. **This found ICANN indeed violated is Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and that the Board's actions/inactions on our.Africa gTLD application were not accountable* *. * - *In March 05, 2016, a United States District Court, Central District of California - Western Division gave a ruling granting an Interim Relief [PDF Case No: CV 16-00862 RGK (JCx)] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> for DCA Trust by issuing a decision that ICANN should hold off from delegating the .AFRICA top-level domain (TLD) for ZA Central Registry (ZACR). **The court found "serious questions" going toward DCA's likelihood of success on the merits and a balance of hardships that tips sharply in DCA's favour.....[Cont'd].... As such, the Court GRANTED a preliminary injunction barring ICANN <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> from delegating the rights to .Africa until this case is resolved. * - *Recently on December 14 2016, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals also granted the unopposing motions on dismissal of appeals [PDF D.C. No.2:16-cv-00862-RGK-JC] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> on the district court's lack of jurisdiction and denied ICANN's request to include language that DCA's preliminary injunction order is void and the appeal is moot. * *We await the court process that will hopefully concluded soon.* * African Governments Continued misunderstanding over .AfricaI wrote various public commentaries and sparked a debate about the ICANN transition having an impact on the US elections. I wrote to The Hill a message I titled "ICANN is already under the influence of Foreign Governments <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>". This drew an example of how ICANN allowed the African Union Commission (AUC), an Intergovernmental body to heavily interfere in the .Africa application so as to delegate it to itself. This eventually led me to take ICANN to Court. However. I did not expect that there would be another body that would try to change the rules. In support of the AUC, the African Telecom Union (ATU) recently came up with** a widely opposed proposal** from an **African Group's Common Proposal (AFCP) **for the modification and expansion of Resolution 47 to include generic top level domain and specifically cited .Africa. To make my views heard, I wrote in a public rejoinder to the proposal on an Industry blog CircleID: "Why African Telecom Union (ATU) Proposal Should be Rejected <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>". I** stated categorically that the ATU's sponsored Tunis "Africa Proposal" is the same as Uncle AUC's Dakar "Africa Agenda", proposed to circumvent global ICANN policy, and should be rejected! * *In response to the above, the ICANN CEO also wrote to Mr. Houlin Zhao, the Secretary General of the <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>International Telecommunication Union (ITU) stating ICANN concerns on the above proposal and that its initiations might have been triggered by some misunderstandings of some African countries on a specific Top-Level Domain application. This validates my long standing view that the African governments have always been misled by the vested interest groups on the characterization of .Africa gTLD. * * Finally, while we enjoy the festivities of this holiday season with friends and family, I want to give thanks to all our supporters, followers and those who believed in us as well as those who have been with us through some of our challenging journey of accomplishing our mission for the people of Africa. * *On behalf of DCA Group and myself, I wish you a joyous, tranquil and fulfilling Holiday Season for Africa and the world!.* *See you all in 2017!* *Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year* *Sophia Bekele* *Founder* *DotConnectAfrica* *In this Issue* *Seasons Greetings* * (Message from Executive Director)Saluting 2016, the #YearoftheWomen* *DotConnectAfrica Recap; Global Policy Advocacy and Contribution* *Lisbon, Portugal: High Level Talk: Africa's development on EurAfrican Forum MeetingNairobi, Kenya: Miss.Africa announces 2016, Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in Africa DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: The Innovation Issue* * Nairobi, Kenya: Our Impact Initiatives: Miss.Africa Seed Fund App Developers Graduate. Award Ceremony at eMobilis* * DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: "THE WOMAN'S ISSUE" * * Nairobi Kenya: DCA Trust Announces eMobilis as the Winner of its Inaugural USD 5000 Miss.Africa Seed Fund* *DotConnectAfrica Update: United States Court Has Granted an Interim Relief for DCA Trust on .AfricaSalute 2016 - The Year of "The Women": A New Year's Message* *DCA Video of the Year* *DCA Seen and HeardDCA Trust invited to the Strathmore SMC Roundtable: Promoting Management Science Excellence in PracticeAfrica's first fully electrified cross-border railway line opens from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of DjiboutiDCA Song of the Year* *Quotable Quotes* *Message from Editor: SEE YOU IN 2017* *DCA Video of the Year* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> Miss.Africa Mobile App Dev Awards Nairobi *DCA Advisory Board Seen & HeardDCA Congratulates all of you on your hard won efforts, achievements, and successes in your endeavors. We value your relations! * * Michael Macharia - Kenya's Seven Seas Technologies raises $3m from Toyota to digitize medical services * Seven Seas Technologies Kenya has received $3 million from Toyota Tsusho CSV Africa Pte. The deal adds CEO mike Macharia into the billionaires list Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * EXCLUSIVE - Flashback to the 90s - "Building an inclusive Internet"* A trained molecular biologist, *Dr. Tan Tin Wee,* a pioneer ended up introducing the Internet and the Web to Singapore. He led the first Internet service provider, Technet Unit, National University of Singapore (NUS), for academia and research in the country. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * Salim Amin on "Panel of Judges" for Africa 2016 Photo Competition* The winners of the Agility, Africa 2016 Photo Competition have been announced and awarded. The competition drew over 2,500 photo. Read <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> [image: Nebiyu Yosef for dotafrica] *Nebiyu Yoseph has been named and will receive the "2017 **Modern Day Technology Leader"* * award by BEYA STEM, <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>* an industry group that supports the industry Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). *Nominated by **AT&T*, in his role of a Lead Advanced Tech Support/Analysis at Wireless AT&T, Nebiyu is an Experienced System Architect with proven history of lead development and production roles. * Adding to her International accolades Sophia Bekele has been enlisted among 10 Ethiopian "Women Who Matter" - by the influential media The Reporter Daily, Ethiopia * Our own Sophia Bekele, is enlisted amongs " Women That Matter <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>", in celebration of the Ethiopian New Year January 11, 2009 aka. January 11, 2016 Civil Calendar. * What/who is your inspiration? Sophia Bekele "Disrupting the status quo, people who are game changers, my opponents, and underdogs like David from The Bible" "It could be film, it could be sports or a big company, but all made a difference. As part of The Reporter's New Year edition tradition, we selected 10 women who, during the years, made their mark on society. While some are obvious choices and some obscure, they were selected by their achievements and ambitions",* wrote Meheret-Selassie Mokonnen of The Reporter Media in Ethiopia, conducted the interviews with these inspiring women. Read on The Reporter. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> (complete the CAPTCHA) * Selected media coverage of DCA Trust activities * * - ICANN rejects Africa Proposal Tunis Agenda saying Africa misunderstands ICANN policy <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- .Africa: US Court grants Injunction to DCA Trust, says Balance of Equities tips in favor of DCA <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- Q&A: DCA Trust Founder on Status of .Africa & Why Other African gTLDs failed to Go Live <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>- DCA unveils 2016 Round II seed fund tech initiative for women in Africa <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * * DCA Trust Good citizenry at Strathmore University Kenya * DCA trust was invited to the Strathmore SMC Roundtable. The theme of the Round Table Forum was *"Promoting Management Science Excellence in Practice"* and with the objective to give the students the exposure as well as help them to understand the standards they will be required to have as they seek to join professions in the management science area. DCA Trust in the past participated in the career day and advised students on best industry ideals and skills. * Made in Ethiopia: Africa's first fully electrified cross-border railway line opens from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti * The dream is that one day the railway will extend from Djibouti's coast all the way across Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> *DCA's Song of the Year* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> Loliwe - *'the train is pushing'* by Zahara *Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana) described "Loliwe" as a song written to inspire one to achieve their destiny through patience and perseverance.* *Quotable Quotes* ~ * "The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving."* - *Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~* *Lets meet in 2017!* * 2016 the #YearoftheWomen has indeed been a great year for the DCA Group, and we can't even begin to list them all, because you have been part of our journey.From witnessing successful training of 25 female beneficiaries Miss.Africa Seed Fund who will go on to become a great group of developers in both web based and mobile apps. We look forward to seeing another group of geeks in 2017.We also saw progress in the .Africa court case vs ICANN where we won two important decisions where the Court granted Interim Relief or Temporary Restraining Order and later a Motion for Preliminary Injunction which stopped any delegation of .Africa. In the year 2017 we expect even more success both for the case that will conclude hopefully in February 2017 and for our in-house projects to scale further especially the Miss.Africa Seed fund project since women represent over 50% of the African continent's talent that is unaccounted for.We look forward to the new year for new opportunities and encourage you to continue walking with us. Thank you for being part of our journey. Happy Holidays to you and your own and blessed 2017! * *Thomas Kamanzi* *Editorial Advisor/ press.africa* *tkamanzi(a)dotconnectafrica.org * [image: Join Our Mailing List] <https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102516344150> * 2016: A Year In Review * * Saluting DCA's 2016 #YearoftheWomen * *#YearOfTheWomen 2016: Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling": * This year was aptly dedicated by DCA Trust as the "Year of the Women". From Simone Biles, the first American women gymnast to win four gold medals in a SINGLE Olympics or the Ethiopian Almaz Ayana to win the women's 10,000 meters setting a new World and Olympic record at the Rio World Olympics 2016 to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton First Woman Nominated by a major US, Party for Presidency for US election, to the women who work daily to make the world better. Viva to you all! Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * DotConnectAfrica Recap:Global #PolicyAdvocacy, Commentary and Contributions * During the year 2016 DCA Trust and its affiliates has contributed to and participated in several Internet Governance topics and forums that include : - * Commentary: Why African Telecom Union (ATU) Proposal Should be Rejected <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * - *Commentary: **Would internet transition have an impact on current US election? <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…>, by DCA Principal for The Hill.* - * Q&A: DCA Trust Founder on Status of .Africa & Why Other African gTLDs failed to Go Live! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * - *Commentary: The IANA Transition's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * * Lisbon, Portugal: DCA at High Level Talk: Africa's development on #EurAfrican Forum * *Main picture: EurAfrican Delegation Inset: Left: DCA Founder Ms. Sophia Bekele with Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa* International Entrepreneur and ICT Activist, Sophia Bekele was invited to a high-level key note panel at the Eurafrican Forum in October 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> *"Regarding technology and innovation, Africa is heavily focused on the apps economy, a gravitation towards mobile, cloud computing and internet of things (IOT). This is helped by the fact that women and youth are getting to be part of this innovation because of the work that organizations like DCA Trust is doing locally. As regards broadband in Africa, it is not so much the lack of connectivity but the quality of connectivity which needs to be improved."*-- Sophia Bekele * Nairobi, Kenya Our Impact Initiatives: Miss.Africa #SeedFund #MobileApp Developers Graduate. * October 2016: After a successful 3 month training of the Twenty Five (25) women selected from over three hundred applicants who benefited directly from the Miss.Africa Seed fund. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dStwmmvxJntpQjUPOhj0JXjtPufy7SyzmdIgT4KVf-No…> * Nairobi, Kenya: Miss.Africa announces 2016, Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in Africa * July 21, 2016: DCA Trust in a* #STEM4girls* Pan-African campaign, the Miss.Africa program is mobilizing a Round II Seed Fund for Tech initiatives n Africa that will avail small grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles. 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Fwd: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017
by Barrack Otieno 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Oluoch via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:09:26 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Dear Members, As you may be aware, the ITU will begin a review of the International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/itrs.aspx> (ITRs) next year through an Expert Group on the ITRs <https://www.itu.int/en/council/eg-itrs/Pages/default.aspx> (EG-ITR). The first meeting of this group will take place in Geneva on February 9-10. The Members of the ITU Council <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/members.aspx> called for this review in Council Resolution 1379 (attached) based on guidance from 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference, Resolution 146 on the Periodic review and revision of the ITRs. The review will begin in 2017 and will take into account new trends in telecommunications/ICT, emerging issues and obstacles that may arise from the implementation of the 2012 ITRs and WCIT-12 Resolutions and Recommendations. Key aspects of the EG-ITR: the EG-ITR is open to Member States and Sector Members and contributions will be accepted from both groups including from the Directors of the three Bureaus by January 25th; the EG-ITR will be chaired by Fernando Borjn (Mexico), the Chairman of ITU Plenipotentiary 2010 and 6 Vice Chairs <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/proposed-VC.aspx>, one from each region; the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the EG-ITR are defined by Council Resolution 1379 on EG-ITRs (see attachment).The ToR state that the review should include among others: a). an examination of the 2012 ITRs to determine its applicability in a rapidly evolving international telecommunication environment, taking into account technology, services and existing multilateral and international legal obligations as well as changes in the scope of domestic regulatory regimes; b). Legal analyses of the 2012 ITRs; c). Analyses of any potential conflicts between the obligations of signatories to the 2012 ITRs and signatories to the 1988 ITRs with respect to implementation of the provisions of the 1988 and the 2012 ITRs. the EG-ITR will submit a progress report to the 2017 Session of ITU Council and a final report to the 2018 Session of ITU Council (18-27 April 2018). Following Councils examination, the final EG-ITR report will be submitted with any of Councils comments to Plenipotentiary 2018 where ITU Members will determine whether or not an update or revision is needed to the 2012 ITRs. ISOCs role/perspectives: A key question surrounding the ITR review is whether it will re-open some of the debates on the expansion of the treaty to include regulations of the Internet. The Internet Societys perspective is that the ITRs should help facilitate global telecommunications and should not interfere with the continued innovation and evolution of telecommunications networks and the Internet. And so it is worth considering whether stirring up some of the controversial issues is a desirable trajectory for a treaty where consensus will be important. As a Sector Member of the ITU, we plan to be engaged in and follow this process to review the existing ITRs. ITU Resolution 146 (Rev. Busan 2014) and Council Resolution 1379 both set out clear guidelines on the scope and mandate of the EG-ITR; it will be important that the work of this group remain within these boundaries. Furthermore, the openness and transparency in this process is crucial for the legitimacy of the outcome. We hope that the review process is open and transparent and that it fosters dialogue and collaboration in order to find common solutions and share best practices. About the ITRs: The ITRs are a binding treaty that was adopted at the 1988 World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference (WATTC-88) and came into force in 1990. The ITRs set out the rules for the exchange of telecommunications traffic across borders with the goal of promoting international interconnection and interoperability. A revision to the 1988 ITRs occurred in 2012 at the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai. Some of the amendments that were perceived by some Member States as expanding the ITUs role in Internet governance were not accepted by those states, with the result that 89 of the 114 Member States <https://www.itu.int/osg/wcit-12/highlights/signatories.html> present signed the ITRs and 55 Member States refused to sign. Depending on inputs from the ITU membership, the ITR review process might also consider some of the limitations that may motivate non-signatories not to accede to the 2012 ITRs as well as those that motivated Member States not to sign. Useful Links: 1988 International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/pub/T-REG-ACT-1988> 2012 International Telecommunication Regulations <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/final-acts-wcit-12.pdf> Treaty Signing Process Explained <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/treaties-signing.aspx> We will keep you informed of developments /progress on this EG-ITR. Please stay tuned for more information. Regards, ------------------------------ Elizabeth Oluoch Policy Advisor Internet Society Email: Oluoch(a)isoc.org Direct: + 1 703 439 2138 ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=13728… To Download the attachment(s) click on the link below: https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/ViewAttachment/?DocumentKey=e8e… (if the link doesn't work, copy and paste it into your web browser) ------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. 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PesaCheck Fellowship – Nairobi, Kenya
by Grace Githaiga 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Listers This might be of interest to someone. Rgds Grace Code for Kenyais sponsoring a one-year part-time Fellowship for an outstanding individual who will join thePesaCheckteam, to help research and fact-check public statements by public figures to ensure that they’re giving citizens accurate and actionable information. https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/2016/12/16/pesacheck-fellowship-nai… Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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Re: [kictanet] WSIS Forum 2017
by Bonface Witaba 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Seasons Greetings Listers, For those who might be interested in being panelists at the WSIS Forum 2017: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/Pages/HLTFs Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, 20 Dec, 2016 at 11:26, 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. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Baiju Shah) 2. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Athar Ahmad Bhatti) 3. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail (Athar Ahmad Bhatti) 4. Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa (Mwendwa Kivuva) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:31:55 +0300 From: Baiju Shah <baiju(a)telemedia.co.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail Message-ID: <61BB686D-E332-43E0-98B0-3530161754EE(a)telemedia.co.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 RIP - Zak ... > On 19 Dec 2016, at 14:32, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > Many thanks for this email, we empathize with the families of the > Kenyan techies. I also want to thank Mr. Esuchi for responding even > though it appears to be a public relations exercise. We hope that this > matter is treated with the seriousness it deserves so that our Kenyan > colleagues can be released otherwise it will reverse our efforts to > promote regional business ties and interrogation. We have seen similar > cases in South Sudan as well and it is high time the government > intervenes as it did with regard to the cases in Saudi Arabia. > Please keep us updated Kevin so that we can have the correct picture > on what is happening. > > Regards > > Regards > >> On 12/19/16, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> ?What I can say for sure is that the government could have, and more >> importantly now, could do much to end the suffering of these families.? >> >> The least they can do is to compel the Ethiopian authorities to formally >> charge all the suspects (others such as Maxwell Ochieng and Oscar Otindo >> have been there for much longer than Jedrick Mugo and the Late Zak Muriuki. >> It was Zak who found a way to communicate to their families of their >> whereabouts and shared the funds and food channeled to him by the company >> and family, plus many others from other African countries. He also took on >> the role of their 'protector' while in prison). >> >> It is a great injustice to be continuously kept in remand on some of the >> flimsiest reasons ever given in a court of law. Zak's last straw was when >> the Judges indicated that the ruling was ready but it was in a handwritten >> format and needed to be typed. This was on Oct 27th and the new ruling date >> was set to January. He came from very high spirits and quickly went into >> depression. This has always been the narrative with the court. I was there >> during the August hearing and they said that they needed to go on leave >> thus pushing it to the Oct date. >> >> All this time wives and children and families were without their loved ones >> - and with no officially permitted visits. >> >> Finally, Zak was my colleague of many years. As for the company I will ask >> you to listen very carefully on what these families themselves are saying. >> What I know is that these two companies have spent MILLIONS of shillings >> going back and forth to Addis and everywhere else they can to find a >> solution, legal fees, school and family upkeep fees aside to the salaries >> being paid as usual. There has been a team of lawyers both in Ethiopia and >> Kenya. >> >> Tomorrow the 19th is Zak's memorial service at the Lutheran Church on >> Nyerere Rd, starting at 10 AM (see attached map for directions). Afterwards >> we have also planned a peaceful march to light candles at the Ethiopian >> embassy - as many as the days that they held him without any charge. (PS: >> The police have been duly notified). >> >> Anyone that has a means to facilitate that the rest in prison are given a >> fair trial, please side bar. >> >> RIP brother Zak. >> >> >> ? >> >> Kevin >> >> On 18 December 2016 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Tony >>> >>> Very good point. Infact I wonder how in the first place did this company >>> or companies accept to do work in a country like Ethiopia without >>> ensuring >>> they have ALL the relevant licenses and government approvals. We all know >>> Ethiopia is one of the most oppressive countries in the world right now. >>> Chasing dollars without enduring you are on the right side of the law is >>> simply criminal. They ought to be charged for reckless endangerment of >>> their employees' lives. >>> >>> >>> *Ali Hussein* >>> *Principal* >>> *Hussein & Associates* >>> +254 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 18 Dec 2016, at 7:27 AM, Tony White via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> What I find most disgusting in this case is that they appear to have >>> been totally abandoned by their employer! It is easy to blame >>> 'serikali', but the employer should have been on the ground with >>> competent lawyers etc. to resolve this - *not* "we couldn't find the >>> ambassador" for 2 years!! >>> >>> RIP Zak. >>> >>> >>> On 17/12/2016, Barrack Otieno via kictanet >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ali, >>> >>> >>> I read the same and i must say it is terrible, the worst bit is that >>> >>> the Kenyan Ambassador could not be reached to help resolve the problem >>> >>> if this is true somebody needs to go home, we cannot have public >>> >>> servants who cannot help the Kenyan public , it is the epitome of >>> >>> arrogance if there is truth in it. It is bad in this day and age for >>> >>> public servants to ignore requests from the public, anyone who know >>> >>> this issue well should enlighten us but as an ICT community we must >>> >>> say no to the way this issue appears to be handled in a pedestrian >>> >>> manner with the same breath that we opposed the ICT bill. >>> >>> >>> We need to join hands and petition the government on this matter. >>> >>> Justice be our shield and defender May we dwell in unity, Peace and >>> >>> liberty, Plenty be found within our borders >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> On 12/17/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Listers >>> >>> >>> Saddest news. It also appears that there are three more Kenyan ICT >>> >>> Practitioners who are still languishing in prison in Ethiopia. The main >>> >>> charge is that they are accused of installing communication equipment >>> >>> without a license. Mugo, was arrested with Zak (may the almighty rest his >>> >>> soul in peace) over a year ago and Osborne Otinda with his colleague >>> >>> Maxwell >>> >>> Odhiambo (according to today's Nation, Page 3) were arrested in October >>> >>> 2014 >>> >>> and are still in jail. >>> >>> >>> Excerpts:- >>> >>> >>> (Addis Standard) ? The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an >>> >>> Ethiopian prison has arrived home on Thursday Dec. 11th. >>> >>> >>> Zak Muriuki, a father of two girls (pictured) and a tech engineer by >>> >>> profession, arrived in Ethiopia nearly two years ago on January 9, 2015, >>> >>> according to information obtained by Addis Standard. He was arrested on >>> >>> January 10 along with another Kenyan, Jadrick Mugo, who is still in >>> >>> prison. >>> >>> >>> Read on:- >>> >>> >>> http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/ >>> >>> >>> It also appears that the government is doing what it can to get the >>> >>> Kenyans >>> >>> released. >>> >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> >>> Principal >>> >>> Hussein & Associates >>> >>> +254 0713 601113 >>> >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> >>> what >>> >>> no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> >>> +254721325277 >>> >>> +254733206359 >>> >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> >>> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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/tony.m >>> zungu%40gmail.com >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tony White >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/kevin.kamonye%40gmail.com >>> >>> 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. >>> >> > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > _______________________________________________ > 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/baiju%40telemedia.co.… > > 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:26:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Athar Ahmad Bhatti <atharab(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail Message-ID: <C9E4EC6837B6D218.60BA9D68-7A4C-4985-A38F-6EBB6D8ABAF1(a)mail.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

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Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa
by Mwendwa Kivuva 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

This might be of interest to ladies role models within the ICT space in Africa. Please share widely. Begin forwarded message: *From: *Lillian Achom <lillian.achom(a)afchix.org> *Subject: **Video Recording of Women In Technology as Role Models* *Date: *12 December 2016 at 15:05:12 GMT+4 *To: *AfChix <afchix(a)afchix.org>, AfChixUganda <afchixuganda(a)afchix.org>, KE-Chix <ke-chix(a)afchix.org> Hello, I send you very warm greetings. AfChix (www.afchix.org) is seeking to document ten (10) African women in Technology role models from the regions: Southern Africa, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and The Indian Ocean. We shall be publishing their stories on social media and Televisions. For more information, visit this link: https://goo.gl/FQ3Q5V We believe that by exposing and mentoring young girls and women to possible career opportunities in Computer Science & ICT, we will empower them to join technical fields confidently. Our programs target the upper primary and high school girls between the age of 9 to 18, the young women who have freshly joined careers in ICT/Computer Science at Universities and workplaces and those established and looking to grow into technical leadership positions. We shall be disseminating the information on portable storage devices during our career and mentorship meetings with students. As one of the 10 African Women in Technology Role models, by sharing your story, you will be inspiring the over half a million girls in Africa to consider joining the Computer Science/ICT Career path. By sharing your story, your contributions in the industry will be visible to a significant number of viewers across the continent and beyond. Eligibility: Selection will be based on the following : 1. Must be a woman 2. Must be from Africa 3. Must be willing to share her story as a role model and grants permission to AFCHIX and AFRINIC and other partners to share this information on the various online and offline channels 4. Academic Qualification: Must have studied or is studying any S.T.E.M -related programs (eg, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, etc). 5. Technical Roles: Those currently playing a technical Role are highly recommended 6. Managerial Roles: Those who transitioned from Technical to Managerial roles are highly recommended 7. Might be a mentor or not necessarily a mentor to anyone 8. Might have an inspiring story of how she fell in love with, eg Mathematics. Some Important Dates: December 12th 2016 - Nomination forms open to applicants February 12th 2017 -Close of Nominations February 28th 2017 -Announcement of Selected candidates to all participants *NOMINATION FORM * <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6BwXsvY_QUKhKjWJ4wNesC2DwEtPzFC…>Please fill in this brief nomination form for a possible selection. You can nominate yourself or someone else Please share this within your networks. For any inquiries, reach us on: lillian.achom(a)afchix.org Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and prosperous 2017! -- *Lillian A.* *AfChix* *Connect | Mentor | Inspire Women in Tech* *Website: www.afchix.org <http://www.afchix.org/>*

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Ten Principles for User Protection
by Brian Muhia 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

In (what I suppose to be) the spirit of Christmas, The Tor Project has published a set of principles that I think could guide policy on the technologies that we talk about here. They are designed in the same mindset as Larry Lessig's four principles of regulation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_and_Other_Laws_of_Cyberspace) Here they are: 1. Do not rely on the law to protect systems or users. 2. Prepare policy commentary for quick response to crisis. 3. Only keep the user data that you currently need. 4. Give users full control over their data. 5. Allow pseudonymity and anonymity. 6. Encrypt data in transit and at rest. 7. Invest in cryptographic R&D to replace non-cryptographic systems. 8. Eliminate single points of security failure, even against coercion. 9. Favor open source and enable user freedom. 10. Practice transparency: share best practices, stand for ethics, and report abuse. -- Software Engineer - Savannah Informatics Ltd.

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