February 2016 - KICTANet

We will not block free access to Facebook, says government
by Nanjira Sambuli 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

The CS is cited as saying that we won't go the India route. I'm amazed at how reporting on the TRAI decision has been summarised to banning Free Basics; the bigger picture and ruling relegated to the back seat... http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/will-block-free-access-facebook-says-g… Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone.

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Epson event for small equipment dealers, system admins, cyber cafe owners
by Barrack Otieno 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Might be usefull to some listers. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dennis Kioko via skunkworks" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Feb 8, 2016 2:58 PM Subject: [Skunkworks] Epson event for small equipment dealers, system admins, cyber cafe owners To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: Good Afternoon Skunks, Epson is hosting a networking event (cocktail). The event is especially for professionals who operate in the below sectors (though not limited to these): - System admins - Cyber cafe owners - If you offer support and ICT sales to businesses, especially in the SME space - ICT equipment sales - Designers and photographers The aim of the event is to get you to meet the local Epson team, who will address concerns ranging from equipment that is available locally, where you may source Epson devices if you are in sales or regular purchase of these, and sourcing for genuine supplies too (quality, number of prints and longevity of device differs based on inks used). Epson will also be sharing on: - low cost printing - high quality and low cost printing - imaging (projectors) for various use cases ("short throw" different lighting scenarios, interactive projectors, wireless input etc) Lastly, as I mentioned earlier, there will be a provision for networking, and you will get to meet others in your sector. The event takes place the other *Thursday*, the *18th*, at the *InterContinental Hotel *starting* 6:30 pm. *Attendance is free and there's free parking. Being the first event, the number of slots is limited to 50, hence you may want to book early. In the future, will expand the number of slots based on attendance. You can list other issues you would like addressed in response to this mail. Please share this with others whom you feel this may be relevant to. <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epson-cocktail-tickets-19704623058> *Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epson-cocktail-tickets-19704623058 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epson-cocktail-tickets-19704623058>* -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/> _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations AIS'16 is Open
by Barrack Otieno 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Dear Listers, For your attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "AFRINIC Communication" <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Feb 11, 2016 11:21 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations AIS'16 is Open To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: [French Version Below] Dear Colleagues, The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS’16 is now open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 29 May - 10 June 2016 in Gaborone, Botswana to submit their presentation abstract. To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’16, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: • Internet Governance • E-governance • Internet of Things • IANA Transition • Internet Measurements • Core Internet Infrastructure • Access, Utility and Development • The Internet and Economic Development • Business Practices and Technology • Higher Education in the Age of Technology • Cyber Security • Technology and Business • Cloud Computing • Open Data/Big Data • Technology and Content Production • Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community • Mobile Applications • IPv6 • Peering and Interconnection • DNS • RPKI • IXPs Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration. Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. Speakers’ Guidelines • Presentations should be 15 -20 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. • The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 30 minutes. • We shall send you a URL of our online submission system to upload your final presentation slides. • The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than three (3) days prior to the presentation date. • Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts should they require them. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session. • Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. • Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content are not allowed. How to submit Please send submissions to: aiscfp[(a)]afrinic.net. Your proposal should contain the following information: • Full Name • Email Address • Affiliation • Title of Presentation • A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation • Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) • Length of talk (minutes) • Short biography Important dates to note • Deadline for submitting an application – 10 March 2016 • Notification of acceptance of application – 17 March 2016 • Deadline for submission of draft presentations – 17 April 2016 • Submission of final presentation - 24 May 2016 If you are interested in presenting at AIS'16, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration at: aiscfp [@]afrinic.net. AIS’16 Team ……………………………………. Chers collègues, Ceci est un appel à présentations pour la prochaine réunion de l'AIS 2016 qui se déroulera à Gaborone, Botswana du 29 mai au 10 juin. Venez échanger et partager vos connaissances et savoir-faire avec notre public sur les politiques reliées à la gestion des ressources de numérotation Internet et les réseaux IP. Nous recherchons des orateurs qui souhaitent partager leurs idées et savoir sur un large éventail de sujets principalement liés à l'accès et au développement de l’Internet en Afrique. Nous sommes plus spécialement intéressés par des présentations mettant l’accent sur : • La gouvernance de l'Internet • L’e – gouvernance • Transition IANA • L’internet des Objets • Mesures de l'internet • L’Infrastructure Internet de base • L’accès, l'utilité et le développement • L'Internet et le développement économique • Les pratiques d'affaires dans l'ère de la technologie • L'enseignement supérieur à l'ère de la technologie • La cyber sécurité • La technologie et le business • Le Cloud Computing • L’Open Data / Big Data • La technologie et la création de contenu • Les relations entre les opérateurs mobiles et la communauté Internet • Les applications mobiles • L’IPv6 • L’épuisement d'IPv4 • Le Peering et l’interconnexion • Les DNS • RPKI • Les Points d’Echange Internet Votre contribution peut être sous la forme d’une présentation durant une session, un tutoriel ou une démonstration technique en live. Si vous souhaitez intégrer notre équipe d’intervenants lors de notre future réunion, il vous suffit de suivre ces instructions. Conditions à Remplir • Les présentations sont d'une durée de 15 -20 minutes, dont 10-15 minutes réservées aux Questions & Réponses à la fin de chaque présentation. • Le temps maximal alloué par présentation ne doit pas dépasser 30 minutes. • Nous allons vous transmettre un lien qui vous permettra de soumettre la version finale de votre présentation sur notre système en ligne de soumission de présentation. • Merci de soumettre votre présentation finale en format PDF, trois jours avant la date de votre présentation. • Les présentateurs sont responsables pour produire des documents de support en cas de besoin. Nous avons habituellement une audience constituée d'environ 200 délégués pour chaque session. • Les tutoriels peuvent varier de 90 minutes à une demi-journée dans la longueur. • Les présentations avec un contenu commercial ne sont pas autorisées Dates Clés • Date limite pour soumettre une/des application/s le 10 mars 2016 • Notification d'acceptation de l'application le 17 mars 2016 • Soumission de la présentation préliminaire le 17 avril 2016 • Soumission finale de la présentation le 24 mai 2016 Veuillez soumettre votre proposition de présentation à : aiscfp [@] afrinic.net Dans l’attente de lire votre proposition de présentation. L’Equipe d’AIS’16 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Reminder- Survey of Civil Society Participation in the WSIS Process
by Barrack Otieno 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Listers, For your attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Puneeth Nagaraj" <puneeth.nagaraj(a)nludelhi.ac.in> Date: Feb 11, 2016 12:50 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Reminder- Survey of Civil Society Participation in the WSIS Process To: <bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net>, <wsis10(a)lists.bestbits.net>, < internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: Dear All, *Please ignore this mail if you have already filled out the survey. Apologies for cross posting.* The Centre for Communication Governance and Global Partners Digital are producing a report analysing civil society engagement with the WSIS Review process. A significant portion of this report will be informed by the views of civil society representatives who were involved in the process. To this end, we have prepared a short questionnaire that will help frame our study. This is to inform you that the deadline to fill out the survey (link below) has been extended to *14th February, 2016*. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eO3Tl0Upme5B2g2WRHlNlRlhyQy9_TLk19dKCMeYXu… We request you to take some time out to fill out the survey. Thanks, Puneeth -- Puneeth Nagaraj | Senior Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 956-091-4899 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . <http://goog_561379142/> www.nludelhi.ac.in | <https://twitter.com/CCGDelhi> _______________________________________________ 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.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] FYI - live stream - Kathy Brown speaking at UN as part of International Day of Women & Girls in Science
by Barrack Otieno 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dan York <york(a)isoc.org> Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 6:15 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] FYI - live stream - Kathy Brown speaking at UN as part of International Day of Women & Girls in Science To: Internet Policy External <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Internetpolicy subscribers, FYI, Internet Society President and CEO Kathy Brown will be speaking at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, February 11, sometime between 11:40 and 13:00 New York time (UTC-5) as part of the "International Day of Women & Girls in Science". We have a blog post up about this at: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2016/02/watch-live-feb-1… The live stream will be available from the UN's WEBTV site at a link on: http://webtv.un.org/live/ (The exact link will only be available on Thursday once the video stream goes live.) You can learn more about the day here: http://womeninscienceday.org/index.html and the program is here: http://womeninscienceday.org/2016Program.html Kathy is speaking in the second block of speakers under the theme of "Policy Imperatives for Women and Girls in Science". For those of you using social media, the UN is promoting the #dayofwomeninscience hashtag and that is already active on Twitter and Facebook: https://twitter.com/hashtag/dayofwomeninscience https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dayofwomeninscience We encourage you to join in watching the event and sharing the information within your circles. Dan P.S. For those who like sharing our stories on social media, the links are: https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/697568903833133056 https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10153164455908239 https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/YaWM9J1iTra https://www.linkedin.com/company/internet-society/comments?topic=6103336764… We expect to be sharing more links and updates on this theme during the day tomorrow. -- Dan York Senior Content Strategist, Internet Society york(a)isoc.org +1-802-735-1624 Jabber: york(a)jabber.isoc.org Skype: danyork http://twitter.com/danyork http://www.internetsociety.org/ _______________________________________________ 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 <div id="DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #aaabb6;"> <tr> <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 20px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. <br /><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> </td> </tr> </table><a href="#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div>

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3 ways #Taxi incumbents should look at #RideHailing services
by Mbugua Njihia 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

The old dogs of the taxi industry (and I am not taking about those with radio call and dispatch centers) are probably seated on their hoods right now drinking a cup of hot porridge from mama tembeza while reading the newspaper and waiting for me to walk over so they can say "Unajua wewe ndio umefungua bishara, hii change tutafanya aje" when I reach my destination, after paying an exorbitant fee that if itemized would cover the porridge, the newspaper, today's lunch and hardship allowance ~ http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/ubertaxiwars.html #AdaptorDie ᐧ

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Curriculum Reform - what is the tech community's input?
by Simeon Oriko 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

Listers, Some of you may be aware that the Kenya Institute for Curriculum (KICD), has embarked on curriculum reforms for basic and teacher education. (View the curriculum development cycle here <http://www.kicd.ac.ke/images/corpcomm/currdevcycle.pdf> [PDF]). KICD is currently conducting a national needs assessment study whose findings will inform the reform process. KICD is thus calling for a submission of memoranda from the public. In response, the ED10 Consortium <http://ed10.co/about/> has created this document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UiiRxzudjqcKJQ82Q-hWZZlmrlGeSMe1a0ik-PJ…> to crowdsource input and we will in turn organize your views and submit them as a joint memorandum for consideration by KICD. We are also hosting a thinkathon (consultative meeting) this Sunday, 7th February 2016 at iHub from 2pm-4pm. You may register for the event here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ed10-thinkathon-kenya-education-curriculum-rev…>. We hope to use this thinkathon to build consensus on issues and ideas raised at the meeting and on the document. I’m curious: what submissions can the tech industry contribute to this process? Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com <http://www.mtotowajirani.com/> | Twitter: @SimeonOriko <https://twitter.com/simeonoriko> LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko> Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko

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Fwd: [global-nn] Indian regulator bans differential pricing, including zero rating
by Ali Hussein 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Listers This might be of interest to you. This is something that we all in Africa can learn from. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> > Date: 8 February 2016 at 2:14:50 PM EAT > To: "global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net" <global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net> > Subject: [global-nn] Indian regulator bans differential pricing, including zero rating > Reply-To: parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> > > http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/WhatsNew/Documents/Regulation_Data_Ser… > > shorter press release is at > http://trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PressRealease/Document/Press_Release_No_13… > > Can be considered as a path breaking regulatory move, which may set the trend for developing countries... > > parminder

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Experienced Technology Leader Named as ICANN President and CEO
by Bob Omondi 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

More here: https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-02-08-en *Los Angeles, California…* Göran Marby, an experienced business executive and government leader has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). "I'm delighted to announce Göran as the new head of ICANN," said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors. "His leadership experience as a technology CEO and start-up founder as well as his current experience as Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority will be invaluable as ICANN moves towards the next chapter in its history. We conducted an extensive, global search and Göran impressed us all throughout with his shared values, operational experience and understanding of the Internet ecosystem. I'm looking forward to working with him and what I know will be his substantial contribution to ICANN and to helping ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet." Marby is a Swedish citizen, currently living in Stockholm. He and his family will be relocating to Los Angeles, California the location of one of ICANN's three global hubs. "I am very excited to be joining ICANN and joining at the start of a new era for the organization and the community," said Marby. "While I know there is much for me to learn, I am eager to work with ICANN's multistakeholder community to continue all the good work that ICANN has been doing and am very committed to implementing the community's decisions – both with respect to the IANA Stewardship Transition, but also in the myriad important areas of ICANN policy development as it fulfills its mission." Marby will succeed current President and CEO Fadi Chehadé whose term finishes on March 15, 2016. Marby will join ICANN in May 2016. During this time, Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division will serve as acting CEO. "I am very grateful to Akram for agreeing to step into this role and providing the continuity and leadership ICANN needs at such an important time," said Dr Crocker. Göran Marby has more than 20 years of experience in the Internet and technology sectors. Prior to joining PTS he co-founded AppGate Network Security AB a security software company where he served as CEO between 2002 and 2009 with a focus on international customers and operations. He has held several other leadership roles in the Internet and technology sectors including as CEO of Cygate a network services company, Country Manager for Cisco in Sweden and as CEO of Unisource Business Networks in Sweden. Marby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Gothenburg School Economics

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Easy Taxi partners with banks to provide Ksh. 1 Billion facility to 1000 taxi drivers
by Mbugua Njihia 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Easy Taxi Kenya has partnered with various banks in Kenya to set aside up to KES.1 Billion shillings at a discounted interest rate to improve the capacity of taxi drivers under a deal dubbed ‘1Billion for 1,000 drivers’ ~ *http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/easy_taxi_kenya.html* <http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/easy_taxi_kenya.html> ᐧ

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