September 2017 - KICTANet

Fwd: Why Facebook is the 'greater devil' of the moment
by Ali Hussein 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Listers Interesting conversation. Regulators in the West have their eyesights on Facebook, Google and Amazon (aka BigTech). This will be interesting to watch. Read email thread below. 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> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. 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. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:06 PM Subject: Why Facebook is the 'greater devil' of the moment To: ali(a)hussein.me.ke [image: The Download on Technology] [image: The Download on Technology] [image: The Download on Technology] [image: twitter share] <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3bb6b6808d5e79d73178bd61…> [image: facebook share] <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3e9e5e7f1b7d7138c716bd0f…> FOLLOW <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3973e96cc382577bff120a5f…> subscribe <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3c9fb22e73ae37011131cc78…> SEND TIP <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=8d0c2e9e1d568ee3392f19f03bf9041a0d77f7c…> September 18, 2017 Last week I suggested the long knives are out for Facebook <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eae3d3a2813a25cf8746aaa3…> from multiple corners. Regulators, politicians, the social media company’s publisher-partners, its own advertiser customers: They are all increasingly fed up with Facebook. It’s not just Facebook, of course. The same groups are annoyed to a greater or lesser degree with Google <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eb9e08a683d81588138d4c5b…>. And Twitter has done its fair share to poison the well of civil discourse—the corollary to the glory of free speech. But Facebook is the greater devil of the moment, relative to Google, and Twitter elicits more pity than enmity right now. Here are a things to read on the state of play to start your week: * *The Wall Street Journal* published an illuminating article <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e341dbb842be8d0f630be7d7…> over the weekend that details how Silicon Valley’s “darling” status has more or less ended in Washington, D.C. It would be tempting to read this as an ideological shift from the Democratic Obama administration to the Republican Trump administration. I think that would be a mistake. Rancor over a concentration of power and a realization that “the Internet industry” no longer needs the protection accorded a fledgling is an increasingly bipartisan emotion. * Also over the weekend, the conscientious Mike Allen of Axios articulated Facebook’s perspective <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e82b018cb2c42680b3d1482f…> on all this. Why his take matters: Facebook is fully aware they have a political hot potato on their hands. * The intelligentsia is all in on going after Big Tech. Exhibit A is the new book by former *New Republic* Editor Franklin Foerr, *World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e9951251e668d10a57dadfb8…>*. Exhibit B is the oft-quoted Jonathan Taplin’s book *Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e08ba0cf7728adf117eb9a78…>*. Exhibit C is this penetrating opinion piece <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e9ef667d34908c741b2e2473…> that recently came to my attention by University of Chicago professors Luisi Zingales and Guy Rolnik that argues for the legislation of the transfer of ownership all user-generated data from the social media companies to the users who created the data. Happy reading. Adam Lashinsky @adamlashinsky <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e126f96a41844e9b8345968c…> adam_lashinsky(a)fortune.com <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/8484/fort/newsletter_f…> . NEWSWORTHY *Not public yet*. The fast-growing workplace messaging app *Slack* raised <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2edac9e97c31bf38a92249c0b…> $250 million from investors, including SoftBank's Vision Fund, at a valuation of just over $5 billion, the *Financial Times* reports. With revenue still on pace to more than double annually, CEO Stewart Butterfield says: "If it was 10 years ago we'd be public by now." Expect that debut next year instead, he adds. *Fourth to market*. The autonomous car push at *General Motors* is progressing well and the unit, Cruise Automation, will soon open a ride-hailing service for people outside the company, Reuters reports <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ecd666655d9cc81d26c55102…>. Only Alphabet's Waymo, Uber, and startup nuTonomy have reached that milestone. *Stamp out the hate.* *Facebook* and *Google* moved to quash <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e14bbde170c7f8153a39250f…> the controversy over the ability to use hateful terms to target advertising on their networks. Facebook had to turn off one of its automated advertising suggestion tools. Google stopped its main ad system for search from suggesting offensive phrases. *Can you hear me now*. After T-Mobile decided to give its unlimited data plan customers free Netflix, which followed AT&T's free HBO offer for its unlimited customers, *Verizon* may have something similar in the offing. CEO Lowell McAdam says <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ee526ca0ad8345c9d3b153c9…> the company is putting together its own content deals and will likely announce one by the end of the month. *Nuttiness premium.* Pre-orders for the new *Apple* iPhone 8 and 8 Plus started Friday and the smartphones quickly sold out for first day delivery on September 22. Apple's web site now shows a one to two week delay. Over on eBay, a dozen crazies paid <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e185a690ff1263c65c49ca31…> up to $1,989 to buy phones from early pre-orderers. *Not so clean*. Hackers hid a *malware* program in legitimate copies of the popular PC maintenance app *CCleaner* from Avast Software for about a month, possibly infecting <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e6c6cb22539691bcbda2b475…> up to 4 million computers. The hack looks to have been an inside job, according to security firm Cisco Talos, which discovered the hidden program. *Internet rules.* The Emmys were big again for online streaming services. *Netflix* won 20 total awards, more than any other outlet except HBO which won 29. *Hulu* won 10 awards, including for best drama series, and *Amazon* won two. "Yet another year that broadcast TV appears irrelevant," BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield quipped <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e6872a2ec91646f5f79eaa0c…> to CNN's Brian Stelter. . FOOD FOR THOUGHT *Computer scientist Alan Kay* helped conceptualize or invent many of the most popular innovations of our high tech world, including the graphical user interface and the tablet computer. But in an interview with *Fast Company*, Kay is concerned <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e95b948ee93f7f2ddfa95156…> about the impact of smartphones, which may be dumbing down the world. If people could understand what computing was about, the iPhone would not be a bad thing. But because people don't understand what computing is about, they think they have it in the iPhone, and that illusion is as bad as the illusion that Guitar Hero is the same as a real guitar. That's the simple long and the short of it. What's interesting is, the computational ability of an iPhone is far beyond what we need to do good computing. What you wind up with is something that has enough stuff on it and is connected to enough stuff, so it seems like the entire thing. . IN CASE YOU MISSED IT *Google Sued by Gab, the Twitter for People Banned from Twitter <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e76cf026370056fcc5122d84…>* *by David Z. Morris* *What You Should Do This Weekend to Protect Your Credit From the Equifax Data Breach <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ea7064e7908113babf7012cf…>* *by John Patrick Pullen* *Nvidia Stock Jumps After Analyst Says It Will Add $40 Billion in Value Over the Next Year <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e3c229b880e4f670b99944b0…>* *by Lucinda Shen* *Spotify's New iMessage App Makes it Easier to Text Songs to Friends <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e8cae480317ae090f88b1fbf…>* *by Tom Huddleston, Jr.* *A Longtime Hardware Exec Steps Down at Dell Technologies <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e2bf523296d80eea649ebf4d…>* *by Barb Darrow* *Social Capital's CEO Aims to Get Billion-Dollar Startups ‘Liquid Sooner' <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e8ddaafbee42e19ffe8a2771…>* *by Polina Marinova* *Starbucks Will Support Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone X Charging—Eventually <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ea2b767af8105133249d2dff…>* *by Don Reisinger* . <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/8484/fort/newsletter_f…> . BEFORE YOU GO *Smartphones and computers* may have shaken up our culture but the impact is even more stark in the Amish community. The *New York Times* had a masterful profile <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eeadbe3ebe9f708f2ac4a78f…> of how the technologies are infiltrating even this society that has resisted the trappings of the modern world for so long. *This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Aaron Pressman <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2ef91de24aea8c6fffe3f69ae…>. Find past <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2e5184c71c23eb936493e15b0…>issues, and sign up for other *Fortune* newsletters <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=2ed78315f5b4ee2eeffa28330f4a565a39ea9d8…>.* . 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IEBC - 2022 - Training suggestions, tallying, transmission simulations, animations
by S.M. Muraya 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

For years some of us have made suggestions, which if heeded to, would make things much easier for IEBC & Kenyans. (i) No foreign firm should be issued a major technology contract without local partners - Firms owned by Kenyans, well known to be passionate about technology. Training also works best with people who can relate well to each other. Next time, IEBC could work with digischools to train returning officers on how to use tablets for scanning, transmitting documents. http://icta.go.ke/digischool/teacher-capacity/ >> So far 80,980 teachers have been trained. (ii) Competitions should be held to encourage interested and capable Kenyans to create educational/instructional animations. https://www.skillsusa.org/events-training/national-leadership-and-skills-co… >> https://youtu.be/ase6_hKuAwM Simple animation/apps can guide "returning and presiding officers" on how to properly use the technology at their disposal. It may even work better than video conferencing in areas where there are bandwidth issues. Procurement challenges/requirements (including fraud) has always kept talented Kenyans from contributing their skills to developing transparency and accountability in Kenya. We should use competitions, awarding up to KES 100 million to winning teams.

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Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?)
by Barrack Otieno 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Listers, Just following this from our semejis or is it shemjis across the border. Is it possible for CA to avail this kind of reports to the community? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Sevume <sevume(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM Subject: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> >From Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team CERT (UCC) ……. Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, The CERT maintains a research honeypot which is run to gather information about the motives and tactics of hacker communities targeting different networks. The primary objective of the honeypot is to provide cyber security situational intelligence and also to research the threats that operators face and to learn how to better protect against those threats. >From the gathered information we note that at one any time we are under attack either directly or indirectly. Over the last 24 hours we see *persistent attacks* from the following sources (countries). This information confirms the fact that cyber-attacks are real happenings and are a global problem. *Country * *Count* 1 China 1,728 2 Brazil 785 3 Ukraine 734 4 United States 727 5 Russia 674 6 France 655 7 Czechia 635 8 Argentina 468 9 Iraq 378 10 Mexico 295 We note the attacks are geared towards the following ports, with traffic mismatch. For example we note SIP traffic being routed to port 80, yet SIP traffic uses port 5060 and 5061 for communications. *dest_port* *count* 22 4262 23 1481 80 1325 5060 1201 5358 145 3389 122 2323 77 8080 72 8545 65 443 57 Similarly, we note the following usernames /passwords are the most commonly used for attempted account hijacking; *Top Usernames * *Top Passwords* 1 Admin support 2 Support admin 3 User password 4 Administrator 1234 5 Default Default We strongly encourage you to avoid using the above usernames or passwords as they are the most commonly used for account hijacking. Most computing devices use the above usernames by default, it is recommended you change the usernames to those that are not easily guessed or used. Regards [image: cid:image001.png@01D1F7B2.828CF410] *COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM * Uganda Communications Commission 42-44, Spring Road - Bugolobi <https://maps.google.com/?q=42-44,+Spring+Road+-+Bugolobi&entry=gmail&source…>, P.O Box 7376 Kampala. Toll free: 0800 133 911 *www.ug-cert.ug <http://www.ug-cert.ug>* [image: cid:image002.png@01D1EF38.16ED9110] <https://www.facebook.com/UgCERT> [image: cid:image003.png@01D1EF38.16ED9110] <https://twitter.com/UgCERT> You are receiving this message because you are a leader of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. All community leaders receive these notifications immediately regardless of their email settings for this community. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189&Itemid=193 WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191&Itemid=208 QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&Itemid=194 WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?)
by ICT Researcher 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Commendable effort! However, despite this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command This was still effected: https://nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/politics/russia-facebook-twitter-election… The more open the system gets, the more vulnerable it becomes to alien influences ------------------------------------------- On Wed, 9/13/17, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness (Reports from CA?) To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 9:58 AM Listers, Just following this from our semejis or is it shemjis across the border. Is it possible for CA to avail this kind of reports to the community? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Sevume <sevume(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM Subject: [i-network] [Action requise] cyber security situational awareness To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> From Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team CERT (UCC) …….Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, The CERT maintains a research honeypot which is run to gather information about the motives and tactics of hacker communities targeting different networks. The primary objective of the honeypot is to provide cyber security situational intelligence and also to research the threats that operators face and to learn how to better protect against those threats. From the gathered information we note that at one any time we are under attack either directly or indirectly. Over the last 24 hours we see persistent attacks from the following sources (countries). This information confirms the fact that cyber-attacks are real happenings and are a global problem. Country Count1China1,7282Brazil7853Ukraine7344United States7275Russia6746France6557Czechia6358Argentina4689Iraq37810Mexico295 We note the attacks are geared towards the following ports, with traffic mismatch. For example we note SIP traffic being routed to port 80, yet SIP traffic uses port 5060 and 5061 for communications. dest_portcount224262231481801325506012015358145338912223237780807285456544357 Similarly, we note the following usernames /passwords are the most commonly used for attempted account hijacking; Top Usernames Top Passwords1Adminsupport2Supportadmin3Userpassword4Administrator12345DefaultDefault We strongly encourage you to avoid using the above usernames or passwords as they are the most commonly used for account hijacking. Most computing devices use the above usernames by default, it is recommended you change the usernames to those that are not easily guessed or used. RegardsCOMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM Uganda Communications Commission42-44, Spring Road - Bugolobi, P.O Box 7376 Kampala. Toll free: 0800 133 911 www.ug-cert.ug You are receiving this message because you are a leader of the community I-Network Uganda. All community leaders receive these notifications immediately regardless of their email settings for this community. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=189&Itemid=193 WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=category&id=191&Itemid= 208 QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/ index.php?option=com_content& view=section&id=34&Itemid=194 WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/ inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i- network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@ dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- 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 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… 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. -----Inline Attachment Follows-----

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New Apple iPhone X "the future of the smartphone."
by WANGARI KABIRU 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

"...I understood what Tim Cook meant when he called it "the future of the smartphone." Apple's not the only company betting on this version of the future, where phones have amazing cameras and no bezel, but it's doing a lot of things right....It's an absolutely beautiful device, especially in black.........And the X appears perfectly suited for the augmented reality future Apple imagines: I tested an app similar to Snapchat's lenses, and the front-facing camera perfectly mapped a series of masks onto even the tiniest contours of my face. The animoji flexed with even the most minute twinge of my eyebrows. I played a game and it worked seamlessly through the rear camera. What developers make of augmented reality is one question, but Apple's hardware appears ready to handle the future." https://www.wired.com/story/hands-on-with-the-iphone-x?mbid=nl_091417_gadge… Blessed Furahi 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".

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8.8.2017 Elections
by Mutemi wa Kiama 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Interesting exploration... " It is time Kenyans faced up to the painful truth – There was no election for President on August 8th. " www. nextkenyantv.com/?p=78 Edwin Kiama Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, * *#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion* *The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)*Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." *~Margaret Mead*

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Fwd: African IGF 2017 to be held in Cairo, 4-6 December 2017
by Barrack Otieno 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Dear Stakeholders, The secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum is pleased to inform you that the African IGF (AfIGF2017) will be held from 4 to 6 December 2017 in Cairo. It will be organized with the support of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. Additional information will be provided in due course. Thank you. Chers Acteurs, Le secrétariat du Forum africain sur la gouvernance de l'Internet a le plaisir de vous informer de la tenue du FGI-Afrique 2017 du 4 au 6 décembre 2017 au Caire. Le forum sera organisé avec le soutien de l'Autorite de Régulation des Télécommunications de l'Egypte. Nous vous fournirons des informations additionnelles en temps opportun. Merci. *NB*: Please note change in my email address which is now makanefa(a)gmail.com Best regards, ---------------- Makane Faye (Mr.) African IGF Secretariat, African Union BP 12130 F12 CP 14562 Dakar Sénégal Email: makanefa(a)gmail.com facebook.com/makane.faye.eca Twitter: @thianar2 Skype: makaneaddis -

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New member
by esther kamande 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Hi please add Muthoni Ndungu (advocate) to the list: muthonindungu(a)gmail.com Warm regards, Esther Kamande

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training for lawyers on internet and the law
by Shitemi Khamadi 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Good morning listers The Bloggers Association of Kenya will hold a training for lawyers on internet and the law. Please find the link to it, share with lawyers interested in your circles https://www.ifree.co.ke/2017/09/lawyers-training-freedom-expression-blogger… Thank you -- Kind Regards, Shitemi Khamadi | Programs Manager, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). Phone: +254 704090471, +254 733522229 | Personal: +254 -720-175808 Email: shitemi(a)bake.or.ke | Website: bake.co.ke | BAKE Awards: bakeawards.co.ke <http://www.bakeawards.co.ke/> Become a member: bake.co.ke/membership <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2015/09/09/how-to-become-a-bake-member/> Follow us: *Twitter*: @bakekenya <http://twitter.com/BakeKenya>, *FB*: fb.com/bakekenya <http://facebook.com/bakekenya> & *YouTube*: youtube.com/bakekenya

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Fw: Physical Open Consultation meeting on "Public Policy considerations for OTTs”_ Monday, 18 September 2017
by Grace Githaiga 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Listers For those interested, there will be remote participation but this requires prior registration. Rgds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: InternetPublicViews, ITU <internetpublicviews(a)itu.int> Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 7:32 AM To: InternetPublicViews, ITU Cc: Sareidaki, Despoina Subject: Physical Open Consultation meeting on "Public Policy considerations for OTTs”_ Monday, 18 September 2017 Dear Sir/Madam, We would like to thank you for your participation in the Online Open Consultation of the ITU Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet)<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx> on the topic of “Public Policy considerations for OTTs”. The submitted responses are publicly available on the ITU Website<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx> and will form part of the Group’s growing repository of best practices on Internet-related public policy matters. As a next step, you are warmly invited to participate in the second phase of this Open Consultation. As you may know, a physical open consultation meeting will be held on Monday, 18 September 2017, from 9.30 to 17.30 (CET) at the ITU HQs in Geneva, Switzerland (Remote participation will also be available). The discussions of the physical meeting will be based on the inputs received during the online consultation, which will be presented in a consolidated document<https://www.itu.int/md/S17-OPCWGINT5-C/en>. As a contributor to the online consultation, you will have the opportunity to present your submitted views to the Group and have a fruitful discussion with the other participants, including Members of the CWG-Internet. If you are interested in participating, here are the next steps: A. Registration It is important for all participants (on site or remote) to register online in advance. For the registration instructions please visit the ITU Website<http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/open-consultations.aspx>. Registration information (with remote participation option) For ITU Member participants please click here<http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups-registration.aspx> For non-Member participants please click here<https://www.itu.int/net4/CRM/xreg/web/registration.aspx?Event=C-00003368> * Select meeting title: "Open consultation of the CWG-Internet" B. Remote participation For those not in the position to participate on site, remote participation (via Adobe Connect) is also available upon request: While completing the online registration form, simply select the “I will participate remotely” field and you will be contacted with the relevant technical details prior to the meeting. C. Meeting agenda and documents The draft agenda<https://www.itu.int/md/S17-OPCWGINT5-C/en> of the meeting is currently online. For further information and updates on the meeting details, agenda and documents, you are advised to regularly consult the ITU Website: http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/open-consultations.aspx I remain available to provide any additional information and clarifications. Kind regards, Ms. Despoina SAREIDAKI ICT Policy Analyst International Telecommunication Union Tel : +41 22 730 6818

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Yahoo! Email Address Subscribers
by Odhiambo Washington 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Hello Listers, If you are a user of @yahoo.SOMETHING e-mail address or anything that is related to Yahoo (there are a number), then please note that someone using Yahoo or it's affiliates decided to flag mails from this mailing list as spam. I woke up this morning to hundreds of bounces from Yahoo. You might NOT be able to see mail from this list for some time. Unfortunately, as one of the List Administrators, I am not so keen on resolving this, because I think people are supposed to have stopped using Yahoo anyway. Hopefully it resolves itself. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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ISACA The State of Cybersecurity 2016 Report - 6 out of 10 Do Not Believe
by WANGARI KABIRU 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

http://www.isaca.org/cyber/Documents/State-of-Cybersecurity-infographic.pdf "...6 out of 10 do not believe that their staff can handle anything beyond simple cybersecurity incidents...'' For organisation wide vulnerability reduction, and especially with SMEs for whom minor shocks may be catastrophic, the skills and know-how must be organisation wide, not just resident with the tech teams and increasingly with the Boards who determine the investment direction. Be blessed. 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".

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Safnog live stream
by Barry Macharia 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

hi all you can follow online https://livestream.com/internetsociety/safnog3 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/safnog3> regards barry

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USSD Licencing from CA
by Eric Kariuki 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Hello, I hope you are all well. Does anyone know how a start up can apply for a USSD licence from the Communications Authority? Cheers Eric Create your own email signature <https://wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=signatu…>

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BRICS 2016 - ICT AGENDA
by WANGARI KABIRU 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

http://www.cmai.asia/pdf/Clear%20v4%20Working%20Document%20BRICS%20%20JWG%2… A resourceful BRICS ICT agenda read. Blessed week. 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".

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[OPINION] - Whitehat Thinking – a necessity to confirm and protect integrity of election systems
by Mbugua Njihia 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

I have always assumed that as a default, any political party or coalition will have an in-house team of greyhats, owing to the fact that the IEBC did not make a call for engagement at the time of going live with the Kenya Integrated Election Management System and it modules. Neither do they have an active or publicly known bug bounty program - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/whitehat-thinking-necessity-confirm-pr… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Next Elections and ICT
by Mutemi wa Kiama 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Good morning Listers, What role can the KICTAnet community play in ensuring technology works in the coming elections? Kenya needs you! Regards, Mutemi wa Kiama ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movementwww.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead

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Re: [kictanet] ICT court expert report
by Liz Orembo 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Here's the report. On Sep 4, 2017 10:41 AM, "Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Great question Mutemi, In the meantime, anyone who knows where to get the registrar's ICT report from the IEBC server access tabled during the petition? I imagine it's a public document. It would be great to review the larger document. I believe that would be a good starting point. On Sep 4, 2017 10:32 AM, "Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Good morning Listers, > > What role can the KICTAnet community play in ensuring technology works in > the coming elections? Kenya needs you! > > Regards, > > Mutemi wa Kiama > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------- > Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, > > #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion > > The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) > Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. > > Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movementwww.sautiyawanjiku.com > > https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya > > https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt > > https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts > > http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change > the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/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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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT WIRELESS BROADBAND SPECTRUM POLICY GUIDELINES
by Grace Githaiga 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Listers Greetings. The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has developed the Draft Wireless Broadband Spectrum Guidelines.The policy framework undertakes a comprehensive review of spectrum management practices to ensure efficient and transparent assignment and use of spectrum so as to encourage the development of new and innovative wireless services. The Draft is available at: http://www.information.go.ke Interested members of the public and organisations are invited to submit any comments they may have on the Draft Wireless Broadband Spectrum Policy,2017: spectrumpolicyreview(a)information.go.ke by close of business on 22nd September 2017. OR The Principal Secretary,State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, 11th Floor TelPosta Towers, Koinange Street P.O. Box 30095-00100,Nairobi, Kenya NB: The comments should be substantive and contain specific proposals for amendments to the draft policy Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.

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Business Continuity Management (BCM) Training
by Matunda Nyanchama 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Friends: lack of preparedness is part of the cause of severe impact of tragedies like Garissa University College, Westgate, Moi Girls, etc. ... our business continuity management (BCM) training focuses on such elements of preparedness. ... there is a session scheduled for Sept 11 - 14, 2017. Inquire info(a)aganoconsulting.com or call +254 20 267 0743. See attached course description. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; Director & Managing Consultant, <mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; <http://www.aganoconsulting.com/> www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: <http://twitter.com/#%21/nmatunda> nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)

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Cloud white paper
by Adam Lane 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Hi All Ahead of next week's Huawei Connect event in Shanghai, Huawei has published a non-technical white paper about the cloud. In plain language, it explains how the cloud works, why it's important, and what it can do for enterprises, governments, and other organizations. It also talks about what Huawei is doing to promote the cloud. It is intended for journalists, government policymakers, customers, or anyone who might want to know more about this important topic. A PDF is attached to this email. You can also find the paper on Huawei's website: http://www.huawei.com/en/industry-insights/market-trends/a-simple-intro-to-… http://www.huawei.com/en/industry-insights/ I hope it is useful for KICTAnet members. Feel free to distribute. Regards Adam Senior Director, Public Affairs Huawei Kenya Mobile: +254-7909-85886

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Re: [kictanet] Seamless Payments East Africa: future of payments, banking and fintech
by Grace Githaiga 03 Sep '17

03 Sep '17

Listers This conference might be of interest to some of you. For details, please see the attached flier. Rgds Grace

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