June 2016 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 5 of 10: How to Develop the local ICT Industry
by Wangari Kabiru 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

Blessed evening! This weekend, CUEA has a grand opening for its Business Incubation Centre which is highly commendable and exciting. On the other front why has this major player not had one from before? And this applies to many colleges and universities that are yet to set up Innovation Centres. a. For something to have enmass effect, it needs to be part of the "day to day"; part of school life, workplace, shopping experience, eating time experience. - One-off Hubs i.e what we have now have got their place; flexible, responsive, trend setting - Hubs to become part of the life experience; even with specialisation - Academia and Community hubs funding from public kitties; not just reliance on donors b. Intrapreneurship; - Too much experience and talent by persons working in organisations with resources is going wasted - Incentives to Private Organisations to promote; This may be through the Membership organisations and Associations - Back to R&D c. Private Sector; Training & Development - We have a few still great ones. While we fail here with many firms - Most of private sector cannot stand up to be counted in HRD through training -This is the way to keep growing the skills of the people d. Government - Public interest is held by the Government - Allocate competitive funds for bids by organisations to manage incubation programmes e. Is there something like a National ICT Skills inventory? - Like the way we know the number of Opticians in the country and their specialisations - This would apply to higher order ICT skills - While forecasting into future needs and skilling for the future needs - So TIVETs plug in to release skills not just by number of people Blessed evening! Regards/Wangari On Jun 27, 2016 22:10, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Many thanks Ali, Wangari , Kivuva, Ahmed, Timothy and Walu for your > timely and well thought interventions, i am just wondering how do we > strengthen the Capacity of local Hubs providing mentorship and > incubation such as I lab Africa, I Hub, C4D Lab , LakeHub and Swahili > Box?, are there any policy incentives that can bolster the Capacity of > this Institutions? Is there a way Government initiatives such as Tivet > can be redesigned to promote growth of the local ICT industry from > mashinani? > > I look forwad to your comments on the same... > > On 6/27/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > A review of the ICT Start-up ecosystem is totally lacking in this policy > > document. It is imperative that we do a deep dive of this ecosystem and > > ensure that private and public/government efforts are aligned. Totally. It > > is nonsensical to think that this sector will become world class without > > private, public and government working in tandem. > > > > Some of the areas to look into:- > > > > a) Capacity building for entrepreneurs > > b) A regulatory environment that is super conducive to the ecosystem while > > protecting the public good. > > c) Access to markets outside the country > > d) Access to cheap capital. > > > > 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 > > > >> On 27 Jun 2016, at 9:43 PM, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Blessed Monday! > >> > >> Comments to today's deliberations; > >> > >> * eCommerce > >> - Growth highly tied to financial services as it is about exchange of > >> value; innovation, convenience, security > >> > >> * National Addressing System > >> - Building codes as a regulation; may be caught up with new construction > >> works with a requirement to be "digi-compliant" as part of the standard > >> code. > >> - Keep in mind in all Urban cities and townships of rural areas, there are > >> sprawling informal settlements and slums - how to apply this otherwise > >> masses are left behind. > >> - Academia front; what courses are ongoing or to be created to support > >> this > >> - With the massive infrastructural developments, tie up e.g the road works > >> with the fibre works or any other visionary works that support ICT > >> developments so that we do not have double work done, e.g airport works, > >> SGR railway works > >> > >> * Local eBusiness > >> * BPOs > >> * Investment incentives (Equity Shares) > >> - For the above, a relook at why we seem to go forward and backwards would > >> be useful. BPOs hype was there not too long ago. I would say we are lazily > >> satisfied with a scratch of the sector. > >> - Create a shift from consumer to mass creator > >> - Academia would be a great partner to drive this > >> > >> * ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) > >> - Firstly SME in Kenya is probably your jua kali outfit > >> - Anything beyond that is high chances not owned locally or majority of > >> the ownership > >> - Taking cognisance of this, the policy must speak into the small nature > >> of the Kenyan SME and not camouflage the needs > >> - Back again to the need to engage closely with the Ministry of > >> Industrialisation > >> > >> *ICT regional export incentives > >> - The incentives need to be beyond the East Africa Community > >> - i.e make the market BIG which is attractive for trade > >> > >> * Local Device Manufacturing > >> - Sincerely this is the turning key for our nation in ICT > >> - Whether Kenya is an attractive manufacturing point or not > >> - This impacts on the import policies > >> - Re

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Kenya cuts cost of acquiring .ke domain by a third
by Nanjira Sambuli 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

And to make it compulsory to have a .ke domain if a registered company here...yay or nay? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-cuts-cost-of-acquiring--ke-domain-… Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone.

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Fw: DRAFT ICT POLICY 2016 LINK-KICTAnet Stakeholder Input
by Walubengo J 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

Dear Listers, The Ministry of ICT (PS V. Kyalo) has asked KICTAnet to ran a two week moderated discussion on the Draft ICT Policy 2016, that will replace the current 2006 ICT Policy. Please download and go through in preparation of the online discussions scheduled to kick-off this wednesday 22nd June 2016. You views will be consolidated and later on you will be invited to validated the same at a face-to-face session to be confirmed at a venue and date to be confirmed later. Kazi kwenyu. Do not say you were not consulted :-) Best rgds. walu. ---- Dear All, The Draft ICT Policy 2016 has been posted in the MoICT website for stakeholders comments. Please use the link below to access the document. http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-National-ICT-… Kind regards, Jane W. Migwi Administrative Secretary National Communications SecretariatP.O. Box 10756-00100, NBITel: +254-20-2719953 / +254-20-2713429Fax: +254-20-2716515 Cell: 0721 850 561

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Re: [kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 5 of 10: How to Develop the local ICT Industry
by Wangari Kabiru 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Blessed Monday! Comments to today's deliberations; * eCommerce - Growth highly tied to financial services as it is about exchange of value; innovation, convenience, security * National Addressing System - Building codes as a regulation; may be caught up with new construction works with a requirement to be "digi-compliant" as part of the standard code. - Keep in mind in all Urban cities and townships of rural areas, there are sprawling informal settlements and slums - how to apply this otherwise masses are left behind. - Academia front; what courses are ongoing or to be created to support this - With the massive infrastructural developments, tie up e.g the road works with the fibre works or any other visionary works that support ICT developments so that we do not have double work done, e.g airport works, SGR railway works * Local eBusiness * BPOs * Investment incentives (Equity Shares) - For the above, a relook at why we seem to go forward and backwards would be useful. BPOs hype was there not too long ago. I would say we are lazily satisfied with a scratch of the sector. - Create a shift from consumer to mass creator - Academia would be a great partner to drive this * ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) - Firstly SME in Kenya is probably your jua kali outfit - Anything beyond that is high chances not owned locally or majority of the ownership - Taking cognisance of this, the policy must speak into the small nature of the Kenyan SME and not camouflage the needs - Back again to the need to engage closely with the Ministry of Industrialisation *ICT regional export incentives - The incentives need to be beyond the East Africa Community - i.e make the market BIG which is attractive for trade * Local Device Manufacturing - Sincerely this is the turning key for our nation in ICT - Whether Kenya is an attractive manufacturing point or not - This impacts on the import policies - Relook, reevaluate, withdraw trade agreements and relations that do not allow the true development of ICT manufacturing - Back to interministerial relations on policy matters Blessed day! Regards/WangariOn Jun 27, 2016 07:42, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Listers, > > As was the case last week, feel free to contribute on previous > threads as long as you pick the corresponding title. Also remember, > if you wish to directly edit the Draft ICT policy, visit Jadili > platform (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy) > register and post. > > So onto todays theme: > > * eCommerce, National Addressing System > * Local eBusiness, > * BPOs > * Investment incentives (Equity Shares) > * ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) > * ICT regional export incentives > * Local Device Manufacturing > > The Background: > > Building new ICT enterprises while integrating ICTs in existing > enterprises, particularly the SMEs will accelerate the overall > productivity of our economy while increasing the percentage > Contribution of ICT to the national GDP. > > Previous attempts to play in the BPO sector have been made but this > has not yet played out successfully. Additionally very few indigenous > ICT firms exist, let alone venture out to the regional markets. > Attempts to have a vibrant local assembly/manufacturing of consumer > goods or devices (phones, tablets, laptops) seem also seems stunted. > > What policies, strategies should we propose? We would like to hear > your views over the next 12hrs. > > Thank you > > -- > 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/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.

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Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 5 of 10: How to Develop the local ICT Industry
by Barrack Otieno 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Listers, As was the case last week, feel free to contribute on previous threads as long as you pick the corresponding title. Also remember, if you wish to directly edit the Draft ICT policy, visit Jadili platform (http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kenya-ict-policy) register and post. So onto todays theme: * eCommerce, National Addressing System * Local eBusiness, * BPOs * Investment incentives (Equity Shares) * ICTs in SME, (Small Medium Size Enterprises) * ICT regional export incentives * Local Device Manufacturing The Background: Building new ICT enterprises while integrating ICTs in existing enterprises, particularly the SMEs will accelerate the overall productivity of our economy while increasing the percentage Contribution of ICT to the national GDP. Previous attempts to play in the BPO sector have been made but this has not yet played out successfully. Additionally very few indigenous ICT firms exist, let alone venture out to the regional markets. Attempts to have a vibrant local assembly/manufacturing of consumer goods or devices (phones, tablets, laptops) seem also seems stunted. What policies, strategies should we propose? We would like to hear your views over the next 12hrs. Thank you -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [bestbits] APPLY FOR COURSE- Devising a National Cyber Security Strategy and Policy, 3-7 October 2016
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

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Restoring trust in financial services
by Mbugua Njihia 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Sometimes we complicate things in a bid to increase their perceived value and charge a premium. The financial services sector has effectively used the complexity smoke screen to much success for decades making us shy way from demanding better services and transparency. To restore trust in the sector we need to follow the money in real time - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/restoring-trust-financial-services.html ᐧ

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 56 HELSINKI Public meeting: June 27-30, 2016
by Barrack Otieno 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Listers, For your information. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:10:33 +0000 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 56 HELSINKI Public meeting: June 27-30, 2016 To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> ENGLISH: Please note ICANN 56 Public meeting is happening from June 27-30, 2016 in Helsinki. Please go to https://meetings.icann.org/en/icann56-sched for the agenda and also note that you can join remotely FRANCAIS: Nous voudrions rappeler que la 56ème réunion publique a lieu du 27 au 30 juin 2016 à Helsinki. Vous pouvez y participer à distance et l'agenda est disponible à https://meetings.icann.org/en/icann56-sched Thanks/Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager Africa ICANN www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya cuts cost of acquiring .ke domain by a third
by rosebella.apollo 25 Jun '16

25 Jun '16

U6 Sent from my HTC On Jun 25, 2016 5:54 AM, Joseph Mucheru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > In my previous experience at Kictanet, we would call a stakeholder meeting and discuss this opportunity and agree on a way forward. I doubt we will pass legislation to force companies on to .ke but there are several things we can do to gain more use of .ke. Over to you - KICTANET or KENIC > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> That article is misleading. The registry price for KE has been $6.5 for nearly two years now. Probably more. >> >> There is also no law that will requires a new company to have a post office box, or a telkom Kenya phone number, or even a twitter account. We can however give incentives, and continue selling the brand Ke, which the population have come to love after the great strategy execution by the current KENIC board and staff. >> >> On Jun 24, 2016 6:49 PM, "Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Also a schizophrenic read. Later it is acknowledged that they know they should show the value of a .ke domain, but then take on this approach, to tick off metrics and rise up in rankings or what? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nanjira. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone. >>> >>> On 24 Jun 2016, at 12:46, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Absolutely baffling. >>>> >>>> Is the aim of this exercise the registration or the usage? >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> And to make it compulsory to have a .ke domain if a registered company here...yay or nay? >>>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-cuts-cost-of-acquiring--ke-domain-… >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Nanjira. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/conradakunga%40gmail.… >>>>> >>>>> 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/mailman/options/kictanet/kivu

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Draft ICT Policy 2016 Discussion: - Saturday Interlude, Recap, Next Themes
by Walubengo J 25 Jun '16

25 Jun '16

I wish to thank listers who have so far participated in posting, reading and lurking in the background :-) Plse feel free to post some last minute thoughts on Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 themes covered during the weekend. Otherwise resume next week Monday and finalise the discussions by end of week. Plse ensure you post something on this list or the Jadili platform since the Face2Face session will give priority to those who contributed so that they clarify say during the validation process. *So far we have discussed the following themes: How to Develop ICT infrastructure (Day 1-Wed 22nd June 2016) *telecoms, broadcast, broadband internet, postal)*Investment incentives (FDI,Equity Shares)*Open Access*Infrastructure Sharing (Masts, Ducts, Wayleave etc)*Spectrum Management*Postal/National Addressing System*IPv6*Data Centers, IXPs, CDN How to Develop ICT Info-Structure (Day 2-Thrs 23rd June 2016)*Local Content, *Broadcast Content, Diversity, Cultural Identity*Access to Information/OpenData *Local Application Development How to Develop Skilled Human Capital (Day 3-Fri 24th June 2016)*ICT integration in primary, secondary, tertiary levels,*Specialized Skills (Software /Engineering)*Research & Development Capacity*eLiteracy for citizens/public The next themes are as follows: *How to enhance Universal Service &Access (Day 4-Mon 27th June 2016) *Universal Access (Infrastructure) *Universal Service (PWD) *Affordable Internet broadband Services *Affordable User Devices How to Develop local ICT Industry (Day5- Tue 28th June 2016) *eCommerce, National Addressing System *Local eBusiness, * BPOs *Investment incentives (Equity Shares) *ICTs in SME, (Small Medium SizeEnterprises) *ICT regional export incentives *Local Device Manufacturing How to Accelerate eGovt Services (Day 6-Wed 29th June 2016) *eHealth, eAgriculture, eTransport,eGovt, eLearning *ICT regional (county) incentives) *ICTs in Society, Culture How to enhance Cybersecurity (Day 7) -Thrs 30th June 2016) *Online Citizen Safety, *Child Protection *Privacy issues *Security business transactions(Info-Security) *Security & Reliability of CriticalICT infrastructure Emerging Issues (Day 8 -Fri 1st July2016) Internet of Things, M2M Net Neutrality & OTT Big Data Virtual Money/BlockChains Institutional, Legal & RegulatoryFramework (Day 9-Mon 4th July 2016) Role of Regulator, USAC, CERTs, NCS,ICTA, PCK, CSO, Professional Bodies etc Needed Legislation, Data Protection,eTransaction, Intermediary Liability etc DAY 10, Tue 5th July -Wrap UP Closure Vision, Mission, Overarching objectives. --walu

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