April 2016 - KICTANet

DEMO Africa Application now open
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 27 Apr '16

27 Apr '16

Hey All, For the techprenuers on the list, DEMO Africa is now accepting applications for the 2016 cohort. Please apply to launch here <venture-africa.com> This year¹s launch event will be at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johanesburg, South Africaall are welcome and encouraged to register here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demo-africa-2016-tickets-24424990805> Else, apologies for cross-posting. Kindest Regards Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO … [View More]

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/broadening-the-oversight-of-a-free-and-open-internet-1461105102
by Barrack Otieno 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Listers, More on the IANA transition from Dr. Steve Crocker. http://www.wsj.com/articles/broadening-the-oversight-of-a-free-and-open-int… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Public Consultations on the Development of a National Addressing System (NAS) framework
by Ali Hussein 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Dear listers Please find below link to the above. The deadline for submissions is 19th May. A more reasonable timeline I think? :-) http://www.ca.go.ke/ Regards 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

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Digital Disruption, Transformation and the New Normal
by Ali Hussein 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Listers The Chinese 'Curse' - May you live in interesting times - is upon us. Companies, individuals, mom & pop businesses and governments the world over are finding themselves at the wrong end of the stick as technology and progress is disrupting their apple carts. Never before in history has progress in technology and business models improved and at the same time wrecked such havoc in our lives in such short a time. Read on:- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-digital-… [View More]

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Internet Society is recruiting a Manager Chapter Development Africa
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Internet Society is recruiting a Manager for Chapter Development, Africa. Apply now http://www.internetsociety.org/jobs/manager-chapter-development-africa

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint
by Wangari Kabiru 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Good afternoon Tony! Your take on desktops and laptops dying, I would give them still more time around as survivors. At least you agree on the work stations. Incidentally the innovations especially the smart phone ain't so smart as its name. From practical usage point, most models cannot hold power to keep working to match the features carried and the user needs they could satisfy. In this energy conserving times most are energy inefficient. Why do we allow them into our markets? To suck … [View More]up energy that would be used up elsewhere. On the phone front, the basic phone 'mulika mwizi' is still the real go-to-survivor phone. Blessed day. Regards/WangariOn Apr 22, 2016 12:45, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Time will tell - at least Ubuntu is now shipping on phones and tablets > (and desktops and laptops) ...And Ubuntu is an already established OS > - FirefoxOS was a new, 'unknown' OS - it was just not the right > approach. > > Interestingly, with the right OS, I should be able to hang a monitor, > keyboard and mouse off my 'phone' and have a desktop 100 times more > powerful than the Compaq pentium I bought for 150,000 bob almost 20 > years ago, for a tenth the price! > > We are in a transition period - the desktop/laptop will be dead in a > couple of years, except for 'power' workstations, which will persist a > bit longer. > > On 22/04/2016, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tony that story is simmilar to FirefoxOS. What happened to them? > > On 22 Apr 2016 11:10 am, "Tony White via kictanet" < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> "It is the only open platform that is out there that is easily > >> accessible and can be tuned to work in ways many manufacturers would > >> like it to work." > >> > >> Not quite true > >> > >> Ubuntu (Linux) has a version for phones - still 'beta', although two > >> (Chinese) phone manufacturers are already shipping phones and tablets > >> with Ubuntu installed. This is totally free and open source, with no > >> ulterior motive behind it. > >> > >> I, for one, will buy my next phone with Ubuntu - and then have > >> consistency across all platforms - desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, and > >> IoT devices. > >> > >> Note that Android is also built on a Linux base - but with Google's > >> proprietary 'bits' on top. > >> > >> > >> On 22/04/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> wrote: > >> > Great points Ahmed. > >> > > >> > As I said this is definitely an interesting one to watch and one that > >> > has > >> > lessons for us in Kenya as we grapple with our own 'Dominance' issues. > >> > > >> > *Ali Hussein* > >> > > >> > *Principal* > >> > > >> > *Hussein & Associates* > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Tel: +254 713 601113 > >> > > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim > >> > > >> > Skype: abu-jomo > >> > > >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > >> > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > 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 Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < > >> > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > > >> >> This is a tricky issue in many ways: > >> >> > >> >> 1. Android is an appealing product to put onto a Smart Phone > >> platform. > >> >> Its not only designed for a Smart Phone, its designed also for TV > >> >> boxes, > >> >> and other appliances. It is the only open platform that is out > >> >> there > >> >> that > >> >> is easily accessible and can be tuned to work in ways many > >> >> manufacturers > >> >> would like it to work. > >> >> 2. Google is not doing this for free. Its doing this because it > >> >> wants > >> >> to roll out its services to the manufacturer who may want to > >> >> receive > >> >> its > >> >> "free" product to kick start their operations. > >> >> 3. Rival platforms face some problems Android has solved: Either it > >> >> being running on costly hardware (iPhone's iOS) or it being not > >> >> lucrative > >> >> as an option to drive hardware sales (Windows, Blackberry, etc). > >> >> 4. Infact the platforms like iOS, Blackberry, Windows have the same > >> >> issues: They either push iCloud (Apple), BlackBerry services or > >> >> Bing > >> >> (Microsoft) as bundled products. > >> >> 5. Various open attempts have been developed but adoption has > >> >> brought > >> >> them down - a good example of FirefoxOS by Mozilla. FirefoxOS would > >> >> have > >> >> solved this exact sa [View Less]

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint
by WANGARI KABIRU 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Happy Furahi Day! Thank you for sharing the piece! "One big difference in U.S. antitrust law is that the ultimate barometer of whether something is illegal is whether it negatively affects the consumer—for example, by raising the price of a product or service. That would make it difficult to prosecute Google for antitrust behavior, since the vast majority of its products are free. The European Union, however, doesn’t need to make that argument—it’s free to find Google’s behavior illegal … [View More]

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Re: [kictanet] Film board overstepping mandate in policing aired adverts - CA
by WANGARI KABIRU 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Happy Furahi Day! I admire the service by the leaders and people in the respective agencies, their field is an ever evolving space, new each day. This is a circus and a BIG BIG shame on the Government front. Actually if this scenario is true and not misquoted by media, we should receive an apology for this. It is unacceptable. If the situation is that the agencies require mediation, we may offer it. This may just be the side-shows of the storm between them - which should not be the case. … [View More]The matters in question are grave and have been ignored for so long with ripple effects across our society. So who has been responsible to act? You make us start focusing on the charade instead of the actual subject matter - which yes in this scenario requires someone to manage it for the public good! Why would agencies be scampering to the media whilst they are the same "body" and may engage with each other. It is time that the agencies (not only these ones) work together for the good of the public, being reminded " we achieve more together". If their roles overlap too much, then merge them to serve the public better. When they are unable to engage for progress and start airing linen in public, may the "mother" take charge and bring them back to line. The comment below in the said article reminds me that "a traitor for Ksh. 30"changed the course of mankind and each day our porous borders for a dollar make our nation susceptible to physical terror. What does feeding the mind with all that comes by in the name of "investors" do? "Players in the advertising industry raised eyebrows over the new guidelines that he announced on Tuesday.They said they undergo a rigorous approval process so KFCB should not "sneak in irrelevant laws to scare away local and international investors"." Blessed day. 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 Thu, 21/4/16, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Film board overstepping mandate in policing aired adverts - CA To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Date: Thursday, 21 April, 2016, 15:52 The Kenya Film Classification Board is overstepping its mandate by policing content aired by broadcasters, the CA has said.Communication Authority Director general Francis Wangusi said on Thursday that the KFCB is only mandated with rating aired content, not controlling it.“We are not aware of the parameters they use to classify content," Wangusi said."As far as we know they are only supposed to advise on terms of general viewing and parental guidelines on above-18 content. That is the far they can go."Wangusi noted that the authority has the sole mandate of monitoring programming codes. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/04/21/film-board-overstepping-mandate-i… -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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. [View Less]

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Film board overstepping mandate in policing aired adverts - CA
by Grace Githaiga 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

The Kenya Film Classification Board is overstepping its mandate by policing content aired by broadcasters, the CA has said.Communication Authority Director general Francis Wangusi said on Thursday that the KFCB is only mandated with rating aired content, not controlling it.“We are not aware of the parameters they use to classify content," Wangusi said."As far as we know they are only supposed to advise on terms of general viewing and parental guidelines on above-18 content. That is the far they … [View More]

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EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint
by Ali Hussein 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Listers This should be interesting. EU hits Google EU officials say Google forces phone makers and carriers to install its services. For many Android users, one of the appealing things about Google’s mobile operating system is that it is an open ecosystem—anyone can install or modify it, since it is open source, and users can run any apps they want, something they can’t do on Apple’s iOS devices. But the European Union doesn’t see it that way. To the EU, Android is a just tool that Google … [View More]

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