September 2017 - KICTANet

[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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