September 2016 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Minutes of the KICTANet BlockChain Working Group
by landi＠sisibroadband.com 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Thank you Ali. Recieved. Landi, Ahmed. Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: "Landi Ahmed" <landi(a)sisibroadband.com> Cc: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Minutes of the KICTANet BlockChain Working Group Date: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 07:32 Dear all Please find attached. We will be communicating further on the next steps in the next few days. Regards Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: 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.

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Minutes of the KICTANet BlockChain Working Group
by Ali Hussein 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear all Please find attached. We will be communicating further on the next steps in the next few days. Regards *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.

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Fwd: [IANA-issues] House OKs legislation to avert federal shutdown
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:44:19 +0200 Subject: [IANA-issues] House OKs legislation to avert federal shutdown To: "iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Deal-averts-federal-shutdown-ign… The House passed the bill funding the government through Dec. 9 late Wednesday in a 342-85 vote after the Senate easily approved it earlier that afternoon. The bill contained no references to the IANA oversight transition. It increasingly looks like the NTIA contract will end in 48H and the IANA Stewardship Transition will be complete. Kindest regards, Olivier _______________________________________________ Iana-issues mailing list Iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/iana-issues -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Swiss referendum on new surveillance law
by Barrack Otieno 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Listers, Interesting developments in Switzerland. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:13:33 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Swiss referendum on new surveillance law To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org The referendum on the new Swiss surveillance law resulted in a vote of 65% in favor of the law. That is, only 35 of the people voted against the law. In my opinion, that is a low score. The low score against the law is probably due largely to the fact that the government, and the political parties supporting the law, assured voters that the law will not be used to institute mass surveillance, and that at most 10-20 individuals per year will be targeted for surveillance. So the referendum and the resulting public debate was useful in that it resulted in a clear statement regarding the intended scale of the permitted surveillance. Opponents of the law must now carefully observe its implementation to ensure that the assurances given during the referendum campaign are kept. Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open
by Barrack Otieno 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:20:28 +0000 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open 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=DQMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-09-26-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open 26 September 2016 ICANN is looking for the next generation of individuals interested in becoming engaged in their regional communities and shaping the future of global Internet policy. Important work is happening every day at ICANN. If you're ready to start your ICANN journey, ICANN58 Copenhagen could be the place to begin! This application round will stay open until 4 November 2016. Successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, ICANN.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DQMFa…>, on 2 December 2016. Learn more about NextGen(a)ICANN![icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_developm…> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Online resource for various legal provisions on digital issues
by Barrack Otieno 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Listers, This might be usefull to some of us. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton(a)consensus.pro> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:29:14 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Online resource for various legal provisions on digital issues To: internetpolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, For those of you not aware, UNCTAD has a database of national laws in various areas Internet-related, which can be found here: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Legislation/eCom-Global-L… <http://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Legislation/eCom-Global-L…> Regards, Nick -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
by Grace Githaiga 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0 [http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160923&t=2&i=1154681815&w=…]<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0> Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0> www.reuters.com A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TISA and WTO instruments
by Mentor Ida 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

This makes an interesting read.. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Richard Hill* <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016 Subject: [Internet Policy] TISA and WTO instruments Somebody asked me to look at the leaked version of the TISA agreement on telecoms, it is at: https://wikileaks.org/tisa/ Or, more precisely: https://wikileaks.org/tisa/#September 15, 2016 Publication The same person also mentioned the agreement on e-commerce, which is at: https://wikileaks.org/tisa/ecommerce/TiSA%20Annex%20on%20Electronic%20Commer ce.pdf We only have access to leaked version because these negotiations are being conducted in secret. Not just "not public", but actually secret, with Parliaments being denied access to the negotiating documents and national positions. It strikes me that the leaked versions of both documents potentially address issues of interest to us, ISOC, for example data privacy, open source, etc. Further, I was told that the WTO is considering re-opening the Reference Paper on Basic Telecommunication Services and the GATS Annex on Telecommunications. Given that those two instruments were negotiated under GATT, and that the composition of WTO is now considerably larger (in particular China and Russia have joined), I wonder whether reopening those instruments might reopen the can of worms that created problems at WCIT-12. Be that as it may, it seems to me that it would be good if ISOC staff obtained more information about TISA and WTO's plans, if any, regarding the Reference Paper and the Annex, and provided an analysis to this list regarding what, if any, the impacts might be on the Internet. Best, Richard -- Kind regards, [image: --] Ida Nganga [image: http://]about.me/ida.mentor <http://about.me/ida.mentor?promo=email_sig> Cell: +254 728 848 811 .................................... "Across Africa, we have seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny, and making change from the bottom up.” – President Barack Obama

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Re: [kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
by Liz Orembo 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Erick, Allan Wadi was charged under section 132 of the penal code. 'Undermining the authority of a public officer'. The law still exists. On Sep 24, 2016 2:57 PM, "Mildred Achoch via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Alex Watila said: "I think if someone insults you, you sue for liable because you have to prove to the courts that what was said was not true." The majority of we common wananchi cannot afford to go to court every time someone insults us. ( Actually most wananchi can't affort to go to court, period.) Is there another channel that people can use to settle such matters out of court? Ahmed Mohamed Maawy said: "Insult in Swahili means "Kutukana". In which case the response to an insulting person (a fool) is to keep quiet. Arguing with a fool is foolish. This does not look so good in many ways for a public figure like him." I agree it is not wise to argue with a fool but disagree with keeping quiet. Silence is not always the best policy. Again, is there a channel, outside court, that people can use? Regarding the issue of public figures, I think they too have a right to not be insulted, their privacy to be respected and also the right to speak out against any real or perceived insults. Dialogue is key. Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John > Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, *bringing > the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10.* > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0 > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0> > Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0> > www.reuters.com > A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John > Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, > bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to > 10. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/mildandred%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. > _______________________________________________ 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/lizorembo%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.

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Kenya BlockChain working Group
by Ali Hussein 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Listers Here's the eventbrite link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-blockchain-working-group-inaugural-meeti… 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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