January 2017 - KICTANet

ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS
by S.M. Muraya 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Interesting comments... ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3520560-5j04aq/in…

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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS
by S.M. Muraya 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

James, Would be very interested in an IFMIS "outsider event" moderated by Walu and yourself. Straight forward fellows are hard to come by in this day and age. On Jan 19, 2017 12:32 PM, "James Muritu via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Interesting conversations going on here. In simple terms, what IFIMIS lacks is a Governance Framework. The "software component" of an ERP is just one drop in the ocean. People+Processes+Operating Procedures+Decision Rights are the bigger drops. Am currently reviewing a similar system in a Kenya based corporation and for almost 2 years, the system had been blamed for all the wrong reasons. The ultimate results, revealed more loopholes outside the actual software. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 12:01 PM, waudo siganga via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Thank Walu. I'll wait fro the coffee... > W. > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017, at 11:33 AM, Walubengo J wrote: > > @Daktari Siganga, > > I was the ICT Director for our university for 5yrs and managed both the > University Network & ERP - but I dont say :-) > > We switch between the classroom and ICT operations like that. So I kinda > have both the academic and practical view of these things > > Anyway, you are right in that the IT expert(Superuser) should NOT be a > normal 'Finance' /'HR'/Procurement/ or other regualr user of the ERP. > However, the IT guys still assign these roles and privileges to the various > functional users. i.e. they must grant rights to the Finance/HR/ and other > Directors to execute their work within the ERP. > > Different implementations (company policy) maybe that this is delegated to > the various functional heads who can then subsequently grant > privileges/access rights down through their departments. > > But this is NOT ideal since you lose the segregation of duties where you > want the Functional heads(e.g. Finance Director) to make the access-rights > requests IN WRITING, and have SOMEONE ELSE implement that request. > > This is the 'control' auditors are looking for when auditing the > information system later on - in terms of checks and balances. Such a > control is what leads to the questions like:- > a) Who within the ERP system has privileges that were not formally > requested for in writing? Or > b) Who within the ERP system has more privileges than what was formally > requested for? > c) Who within the ERP exists but has no supporting access request from the > Functional head? > d) etc, etc. > > Even if the IT expert abused his/her superuser privileges by granting > themselves some user rights within the Financial module, they will be outed > by the above audit process. > > Denying the IT expert the ability to grant access rights within the ERP > and passing the same to the functional heads does not solve the problem of > abuse. The functional heads can simply become the new kingpins. Only > segregation of duty cures the problem of abuse. > > But we can meet over coffee and share the pros and cons of the various > implementations :-) > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Hi Walu - I can see from your comments that you have never worked in a > finance environment. For secure setup there is no way "IT guys must then > translate x, y & z function into the appropriate access levels for that > accountant within the system". Simply put a person who is a trained IT > expert knows too much about how the system works and therefore cannot be > assigned access administration. The overall person for access admin is a > "super-user" or "Chief Security Officer"or a title in that direction. This > super user assigns access rights to users, such as ability to add,delete, > update, edit, view, etc records. To assign these rights in practically all > IT systems the super user must himself have those same rights, otherwise > he/she cannot assign them to other users. A system where a super-user is an > IT expert is a very weak system. The IT expert should never have ability to > enter a system and change records. If you analyse the IFMIS problem you > will realise that it is not a problem of IT experts infiltrating the > system. It is just password misuse by ordinary users. At least I agree with > you on one thing - IT expertise role and password administration must never > be put in the same office. In most banks and finance environments the > super-user function is undertaken by the CEO or a very senior executive who > is OUTSIDE the IT function. > > THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IFMIS. The users, as is normal in any IT system, > are the weakest link. It is like having pilots who are busy with corruption > to fly a plane then when the plane crashes we say there was a problem with > the plane. > > W. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017, at 02:54 PM, Walubengo J wrote: > > @Dr Siganga, my comments below: > > >>1. Hi Walu - I do not agree with you that access administration > (passwords) is a technical function. In most cases passwords just mimic > authorization structures that pre-exist in a manual system. > >>> > Response:Yes and NO. > Yes passwords and their access levels are controls that mimic the > authorization levels of the manual system. However, their implementation in > an ideal environment should be segregated. E.g the finance director > should say in writing: 'I need my accountant to do x, y & z function' . > The IT guys must then translate x, y & z function into the appropriate > access levels for that accountant within the system. > > Finance retains the administrative oversight in terms of triggering the > password request and profiling the access levels desired. IT retains the > technical function of implementing the same. Never put these two roles in > one office. Shida mingi inajiletea. > > >>2. I also differ with your suggestion that it is the work of technical > people to enforce, check or review system controls. That should be the > function of an independent auditor. > >> > RESPONSE: Yes and NO. > Yes, independent or external auditors (hopefully Information System > Auditors) do review the technical controls. But this is often an annual > exercise. So serious organisation do not wait for a year to be told their > controls were not effective. They have INTERNAL information system auditors > (who are technical) to continuously monitor/enforce that these IT controls > are in place, working and/or need to be updated. Other organisation may > allocate this role to the Information Security Officer, either way these > are ICT technical chaps. > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:55 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Hi Walu - I do not agree with you that access administration (passwords) > is a technical function. In most cases passwords just mimic authorization > structures that pre-exist in a manual system. It is very important that the > access of technical people to a system, especially a financial one, be as > inhibited as possible. Those who access the system should only be capable > of doing the functions they would perform in a manual system. To enhance > security of the system, access administration should be overseen by a most > senior person who is NOT trained to do technical work on the system. > > I also differ with your suggestion that it is the work of technical people > to enforce, check or review system controls. That should be the function of > an independent auditor. > > Overall I think there is much misunderstanding about IFMIS. The problem is > not technical; it is administrative. Specifically access administration > (passwords). > > W. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017, at 01:06 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet wrote: > > Grace B via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote>>> > Second, the problem with IFMIS, it appears is a lack of commitment to > simple values such as integrity and prudent stewardship of public funds. > What guarantee wold we have that ICTA would be different from Treasury? > > >> > Segregation of duties solves this. Treasury continues being the Process > owner, but surrenders the Technical leadership of the system/ERP to ICT > Authority. So if it is a case of passwords and their use, expiry amongst > other technical issues, we know it is ICT Authority to manage (and take > blame). > > It is often a confusing and thin line. The line between Administrative and > Technical authority. > > But you can look at it in terms of the President's Security detail. The > President maybe the (Administrative) boss of his security detail, but the > President can never tell his security detail HOW to guard him or what > weapons to use or how many guards he needs, where to position them etc. > > These are TECHNICAL issues that the President cannot and should never > pretend to be dictating on since they lie squarely within the NIS/Inspector > General domain. The moment NIS start taking technical instructions from the > President, is the moment our security system will collapse. > > If we get this seperation of authority right, we solve the IFMIS puzzle. > > walu. > > > ------------------------------ > From: Grace B via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: Grace B <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:11 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Interesting discussion. There are those who would look at IFMIS as a > public finance management issue as opposed to an ICT one but this is not > really count when giving management mandate to either Treasury or ICTA as > long as the objectives of PFM (Article 201 of Katiba) are met. > One of the issues voiced about IFMIS since devolution/new Constitution has > been the problems experienced by county governments and other independent > organs eg commissions in accessing funds in a timely manner. (We assume > that Executive has not had too many problems assessing funds and may have > indeed been facilitating leakage) > One issue with transferring the responsibility of maintaining IFMIS to > ICTA, it seems would be that there could be few differences between ICTA > and Treasury. First, both are Executive institutions that may support > devolved and independent structures in line with the soft policy direction > of the government of the day. Second, the problem with IFMIS, it appears is > a lack of commitment to simple values such as integrity and prudent > stewardship of public funds. What guarantee wold we have that ICTA would be > different from Treasury? > > Regards > > 2017-01-18 5:54 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: > > Barrack > > We are saying the same thing really.. Let's assume that the ICTA is the > ICT Department of the Government (which I doubt it is equipped to execute > that mandate) then 'managing' here really means providing support to the > system. > > I think it's time the Government considers the role of Chief Information > Officer to really manage the strategic thrust of all ICT initiatives across > ministries. The CIO can then be held accountable for overall efficiency and > security of all Government ICT Systems. This CIO needs to report directly > to the Chief Executive Officer (President) of the country. Now, that person > could be seconded or be a part of the ICTA with a doted line responsibility > to the CS, MOICT... > > Ultimately the overall responsibility of how well our Government ICT > Systems work lies squarely on the CEO's desk. Look no further. > > Ali Hussein > Principal > Hussein & Associates > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin. com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 17 Jan 2017, at 11:27 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: > > > Hi Ali, > > ERP grew from MRP (Material Resource Planning which was a means of > planning and allocating resources in Factories. The difference between > the two is that MRP's were stand alone systems whereas ERP's are > modular and have more functionality. From an evolution perspective , > it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from Ministry of Finance since they > are the custodians of the treasury and normally allocate resources > through the budgeting process. From a Project Management perspective, > it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from ICTA since it is the > specialized agency meant to manage government technology investments. > > Regards > > On 1/17/17, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > wrote: > > Doubt Treasury economists and accountants are well placed to provide Cyber > > Security :) > > > > We need the ICT Authority to configure enterprise wide data protection > > (limiting theft of passwords & access to IFMIS). > > > > In 2016, the UN ranked the UK as # 1 in providing digital services. > > > > https://publicadministration. un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/ > UN-E-Government-Survey-2016 > <https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/UN-E-Government-Su…> > > > > The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of their Cabinet Office, not > > their Treasury. > > > > https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/govuk-pay/govuk- pay > <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/govuk-pay/govuk-pay> > > > > Their Treasury is consulted about the payment system 👆🏾 the GDS > > continues to build. > > > > > > > > > > SMM > > > > *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > > who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > > I fundamentally disagree with this assertion. > > > > First,y, the role of a CIO is to support the enterprise. I have never > > heard in my life of an ERP Director. This is just adding a superfluous > > layer of useless bureaucracy. > > > > The owner of an ERP is the business with each department taking ownership > > of their components:- > > > > 1. Financials - CFO > > 2. CRM (Commercial/marketing/sales) > > 3. Procurement - Procurement which sometimes comes under Finance > > > > Etc. > > > > The CIO takes ownership to ensure that the company is well oiled to > > execute on its mandate. This in my humble opinion goes beyond ERPs and > > talks to aligning the Technology Strategy with the Business Strategy. For > > example in the banking sector where increasingly the more savvy banks are > > taking a 'Platform Thinking' approach. This allows partners to plug into > > their core technology through APIs to enable them extend capabilities and > > hence offerings to their customers. > > > > The role of a CIO has fundamentally changed to speak to the need for > > using > > Technology as an accelerator to successful business models. > > > > Secondly, I don't see how the ICT Authority would be better in managing > > the monster that is IFMIS. Let them first learn the basics of > > communicating > > effectively with the community before taking on this elephant in the > > room. > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > *Principal* > > *Hussein & Associates* > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On 17 Jan 2017, at 6:42 PM, S.M. 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Certified Mobile Developer Training
by Sharon Anyanga 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Good Afternoon, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing two courses in mobile development:*Certificate in Mobile Development for the Android platform *and* iOS platform *together with* career mentor-ship in IT*. The courses target *Form four Leavers and Undergraduate students* with a passion for Programming. The courses will focus on helping the students become application developers and release high-quality applications to the marketplace. Learn about the various stages of development and study topics related to User Interface, application services, permissions and security, graphics and video resources, data persistence, mobile application marketing, application hosting and more. Upon completion of the Certificate program, students will have acquired: - Techniques required for developing apps for the Android OS platform or iOS that meet market needs - Communication skills that will enable them pitch their ideas to investors - Proposal writing skills for the applications that they are building and how to change their applications from a simple idea into a business. *Android Development:* Starts on 3rd February- 28th April 2017 *iOS Development:* Starts on 3rd February- 26th May 2017 We would be honored if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for either training can be done by following this link: bit.ly/ilab2017 For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: (+254) 0724 239 020 email: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Sharon Warinda, Cell: (+254) 0729 876 680 email: sanyanga(a)strathmore.edu -- *Kind regards,Sharon Warinda* *Research Scholar* *@iLab Africa, Strathmore University.* -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Fwd: [AFRINIC-Announce] Call for Local Hosts for 2017 AFRINIC Training Workshops
by Mwendwa Kivuva 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

[Version française ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, In 2016, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train 685 engineers and managers during twenty (20) training workshops held in eighteen (18) different countries. These training covered the knowledge and skills of Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and IPv6 planning and deployment. We are currently searching for partners/Local Hosts to collaborate with us for the 2017 Training Workshop series. If you are interested in hosting an AFRINIC Training workshop, please go through the hosting details, benefits and requirements here: http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details To submit your proposal please fill the form found here: http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 The deadline for proposal submission is 31 January 2017 at 23 59 GMT. - Publication of selected countries: 10 February 2017 - Publication of 2017 workshops calendar: 28 February 2017 Regards, The AFRINIC Training Unit (Follow us on Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) ----------------------------------------------- Chers Collègues, En 2016, grâce à la collaboration de nombreux partenaires, nous avons été capables de former 685 ingénieurs et décideurs de dix-huit (18) pays africains, à travers vingt (20) sessions de formations sur Ia gestion des ressources Internet (INRM) et le protocole Internet version 6 (IPv6). Pour l'année 2017, nous lançons donc l’appel à collaborer pour les sessions de formations d’AFRINIC 2017. Si vous souhaitez accueillir une session de formation AFRINIC, nous vous invitons à lire les détails d'hôtes, les avantages et critères de sélection ici : http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details Pour soumettre votre proposition veuillez remplir la fiche à l’adresse suivante : http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 La date limite de soumission de proposition est le 31 janvier 2017, 23 59 GMT - La liste des pays sélectionnés sera publiée le 10 février 2017 - Le calendrier pour les formations sera publié le 28 février 2017 Cordialement, L'Equipe de Formation d'AFRINIC (Suivez nous sur Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/announce ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 7
by Ali Hussein 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards 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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WhatsApp doesn't have a backdoor. Discuss (20 marks)
by Paul Korir 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/ <https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/> Dr. Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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ICANN Next-gen Call for Applications
by Bonface Witaba 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Hello Listers, This may be of interest to some of you. https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen Regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Open Access Publications
by Phares Kariuki 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

http://www.nature.com/news/gates-foundation-research-can-t-be-published-in-… Interesting development -- Phares

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Re: [kictanet] CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of Online Comms
by Moses Karanja 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

Open Whispers response to The Guardian article, maintaining it is not a backdoor: The only question it might be reasonable to ask is whether these safety number change notifications should be "blocking" or "non-blocking." In other words, when a contact's key changes, should WhatsApp require the user to manually verify the new key before continuing, or should WhatsApp display an advisory notification and continue without blocking the user. https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/ Moses On 13/01/2017 21:43, 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: (no subject) (McTim) > 2. Re: (no subject) (Keith Andere) > 3. Re: CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of > Online Comms (Mutemi wa Kiama) > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet -- Moses Karanja www.moseskaranja.com/blog

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Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll
by June Tessy 14 Jan '17

14 Jan '17

Listers, And I quote, 'We have spent Sh1.1 billion on a spectrum monitoring system that will help us monitor unauthorised broadcasts coming from rural areas of the country," he said. "We have also spent around Sh600 million on a social media monitoring system and Sh400 million on a device management system that will help us closely monitor mobile phones and the activities around them," said Wangusi Read more at: < https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/communications-authority…> as well as < http://www.techweez.com/2017/01/13/ca-social-media-monitoring-election-repo… > Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal>

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