July 2018 - KICTANet

Report on 10 years of ICT policy discourse in Kenya by KICTANet
by Grace Githaiga 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

Listers Greetings. I take this opportunity to share a KICTANet report on_10 years of ICT policy discourse in Kenya (2007 – 2016)__._ The commencement of this project was premised on the need to identify the different conversations that had taken place on the KICTANet platform since 2007.The object was to find out what issues had been discussed, which stakeholders had been active, and what sort of policy impact the debates had created. Notably, over 30,000 exchanges had happened during the period under review, with 27,000 being on ICT policy._Bitange for President _was one of the top threads, followed by_TV Signals turned off _and Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities coming third. Kudos to the following: * Grace Mutungu (Bomu) for overseeing the project and writing the report. * Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu was the lead researcher. She was assisted by a team comprising Francis Monyango, Joyce Mutheu, Njoki Mwangi, Umuhany Zuhudi and Dennis Karanja. This team pored the over 30K conversations and categorized them into internet governance baskets. And * Washington Odhiambo for curating the list and for the data analysis. The full report can be accessed here: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?wpdmpro=kictanet-10-years-report-2007-2016 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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MTN Uganda's data centre raided
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 07 Jul '18

07 Jul '18

Anyone with information on what instigated the raid?, MTN Uganda's data centre raided- http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/MTN-Uganda-data-centre-raided/2560…

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Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by JImmy Gitonga 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Adam, Answering for Ali, I, for one, led a Lakipia County ICT delegation to the East African Data Centre to explain to them how a county can house their ICT systems as part of a "private" cloud at the data centre. This came about due to lack of a Kenya Government data centre that counties could have access to and what a proper Tier 3 Data centre looks like, were they to imagine they can build a data centre. In fact, we found a power supply set up being built to allow EADC entry into Tier 4. Secondly, radio images are digitally acquired then printed on film for diagnosis and patient records. The days of carrying around films should be numbered. A lot of the radiology analysis is done on the high resolution monitors. The storage is digital as well. KNH can store radiology images for the patients who have been treated at KNH as well as those referred there. But if one happens to go to the more than 10 imaging centres in Nairobi, where should the imaging data go? The NINAFUU proposal was that, where the medical information is acquired, that information can be kept by the doctor or institution for their own future use and a copy of that particular information delivered to the patient/client since it has been paid for. That way, a cancer centre has access to the cancer data generated at their facility, and the patient has his/her cancer data along with other data from other facilities. When the patient travels to another facility, those records, with express permission, can be retrieved and further treatment can commence. This was particularly important for patients who have to undergo new, expensive tests at the next facility when seeking medical consultation or treatment. Regards, Jimmy Gitonga Mobile: +254 722 740 883 Skype: jimmygitts | Twitter: @Afrowave On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:26 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 07:24:15 +0000 > From: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > Message-ID: > < > AA158B127E68EE4388EDC0E3AB54B7EA01488B98(a)JNBEML523-MBX.china.huawei.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Jimmy > I understand the KNH data center is primarily for the purpose of storing > radiology images and allowing remote viewing from the experts there; I am > not sure it is necessarily supposed to hold all patient medical data for > the whole country, though some form of medical data for the 98 hospitals is > supposed to be part of the project. > > Ali > Personally I think we need to be careful with Counties launching IT > systems; otherwise you?ll have 47 data centers?. Certainly they need to > have capacity, ownership, governance roles etc. There?s already too much > duplication of different systems even within counties, let alone across > counties, and national standards and systems are necessary. > > Adam > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+adam.lane= > huawei.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2018 9:03 AM > To: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > Cc: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > ?Completely agree Jimmy. > > Counties should anchor this initiative. I hope our Senators on the list > are listening. :-) > > Regards? > > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: 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. > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 8:58 AM, JImmy Gitonga <jimmygitts(a)gmail.com > <mailto:jimmygitts@gmail.com>> wrote: > Ali, > > I left the iHub soon after and really never followed up on that. The IPRS > launched much later. In my opinion, with devolution of health becoming a > reality, this system is now possible and it should be done in a "friendly" > county first to iron out the system. Only then should it go national. > > Making KNH the centre of the data store does not make sense. Health > records are part of a person's personal information and it should be stored > together. It would be easier for the owner to control it. Where should > citizen information be kept? > > > Regards, > > Jimmy Gitonga > > > > Mobile: +254 722 740 883 > > Skype: jimmygitts | Twitter: @Afrowave > > ________________________________ > > > > P. O. Box 47910 00100 > > Nairobi Kenya > > Web: afroshok.com<http://afroshok.com/> > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 7:37 AM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto: > ali(a)hussein.me.ke>> wrote: > Jimmy > > Amazing initiative. Any idea what came of it? > > Regards > > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: 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. > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:01 PM, JImmy Gitonga via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > When I was at the iHub in 2014, I used to host a lunch to discuss the > possibility of patient/health service client information being portable. > > We started the process by looking at why a user/client would need the > information to be portable. With the disappearance of the family doctor and > the proliferation of "supermarket medicine" with satellite clinics > belonging to hospitals and health insurers "around the corner", the ability > to move with your health information became relevant. There was also the > issue of tracking HIV+ clients who would register multiple times at > different clinics to receive ARV medication, where the second or more > monthly dose was sold to willing buyers. > > Answering the question, "who owns, controls, accesses, gives permission > and uses what data and in what circumstances and for what purpose", The > simple answer is the user. A lot of work had been done in this area. A > company known as I-TECH has already built on Open Source Software solution > known as the OpenEMRConnect<https://sites.google.com/site/oeckenya/> that > was the seed to build a Health Information Exchange System (HIES). > > As the iHub, we were to take this idea forward to concentrate on the User > side of the platform. We proposed a system we called NINAFUU. NINAFUU would > be a system that was to hold patient health data at the county level. The > data would be collected from facilities across each county and submitted to > the NINAFUU county node. This would be in line with the current DHIS system > the Ministry of Health uses. We needed however was a system that would > allow citizen/patient information to be exchanged on request from a > particular facility or registered and practicing doctor. > > The only sticking point then is we had to wait for the rolling out of the > Integrate Population Registration Service (IPRS) in order to be able to > generate Unique identifiers available at registration of birth in Kenya. > > As far as I recall, we were exited by the possibilities of anonymised data > for research and policy development especially if correlated with other > data such rain patterns. > > > > Regards, > > Jimmy Gitonga > > > > Mobile: +254 722 740 883 > > Skype: jimmygitts | Twitter: @Afrowave > > ________________________________ > > > > P. O. Box 47910 00100 > > Nairobi Kenya > > Web: afroshok.com<http://afroshok.com/> > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:43 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 08:41:31 +0000 > From: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com>> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Ali > > Aside from the data center hardware issue, you are right that the > regulations are indeed very important. There needs to be clarity on who > owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what > circumstances and for what purpose.. from the patients to local doctors to > remote doctors to IT support staff to medical equipment management staff > and beyond. I fully agree. > > Adam > > From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 11:23 AM > To: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com>> > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Adam > > Don't lose my point. It is super important. Under what law or regulation > are we going to move around sensitive health data? This country needs to do > a refresh and reboot and stop Procurement Driven tenders. > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto: > adam.lane(a)huawei.com><mailto:adam.lane@huawei.com<mailto: > adam.lane(a)huawei.com>>> wrote: > Hi Ali > > I'm not sure I can comment on the data centre specifically, but I believe > the project is much more than that. It is about the medical records > software, servers and connectivity at the 98 hospitals so they can send > radiology images to be viewed remotely (at KNH). The data centre at KNH > would be to store images there and provide remote diagnosis. > > Adam > >

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Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by S.M. Muraya 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Current scenario.. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Huduma-Centres-outage-affects-thousands-/1056… On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 5:07 PM Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> wrote: > As a company who sells data centers, I’d be more than happy if they decide > that… but as Ali rightly pointed out it is not really necessary for every > County to have one, or worse several departments all having their own in > each county! > > > > Having said that, a “data center” could also just be a couple of racks in > an office, which many companies have to some extent anyway just to host > local files, emails etc (even if synched or backed up to the could). So it > is not really black and white. > > > > What I think Ali and I agree on, is before making any hardware > investments, Counties (and companies in general) should understand the need > (including data protection or location requirements), the current existing > hardware (or services, including cloud services) available, and then work > out what is the best solution based on clear, well thought-through > requirements. > > > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 05, 2018 4:56 PM > *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Cc:* Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > > > Adam >> "Personally I think we need to be careful with Counties launching > IT systems; otherwise you’ll have 47 data centers".. > > > > How about backup/replication or when systems/networks are down? Should > each county not have localized data which is replicated, backed up in two > other locations? One at some Central govt facility, the other at a "nearby" > culturally suitable county? > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:25 AM Adam Lane via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Jimmy > > I understand the KNH data center is primarily for the purpose of storing > radiology images and allowing remote viewing from the experts there; I am > not sure it is necessarily supposed to hold all patient medical data for > the whole country, though some form of medical data for the 98 hospitals is > supposed to be part of the project. > > > > Ali > > Personally I think we need to be careful with Counties launching IT > systems; otherwise you’ll have 47 data centers…. Certainly they need to > have capacity, ownership, governance roles etc. There’s already too much > duplication of different systems even within counties, let alone across > counties, and national standards and systems are necessary. > > > > Adam > > > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+adam.lane= > huawei.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Ali Hussein via kictanet > *Sent:* Thursday, July 05, 2018 9:03 AM > *To:* Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > *Cc:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > > > Completely agree Jimmy. > > > > Counties should anchor this initiative. I hope our Senators on the list > are listening. :-) > > > > Regards > > > *Ali Hussein* > > *Principal* > > *AHK & Associates* > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: 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. > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 8:58 AM, JImmy Gitonga <jimmygitts(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ali, > > > > I left the iHub soon after and really never followed up on that. The IPRS > launched much later. In my opinion, with devolution of health becoming a > reality, this system is now possible and it should be done in a "friendly" > county first to iron out the system. Only then should it go national. > > Making KNH the centre of the data store does not make sense. Health > records are part of a person's personal information and it should be stored > together. It would be easier for the owner to control it. Where should > citizen information be kept? > > > > Regards, > > *Jimmy Gitonga* > > > > *Mobile:* +254 722 740 883 > > *Skype:* jimmygitts | *Twitter:* @Afrowave > > ________________________________ > > > > P. O. Box 47910 00100 > > Nairobi Kenya > > *Web*: afroshok.com > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 7:37 AM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Jimmy > > > > Amazing initiative. Any idea what came of it? > > > > Regards > > > *Ali Hussein* > > *Principal* > > *AHK & Associates* > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: 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. > > > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:01 PM, JImmy Gitonga via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > When I was at the iHub in 2014, I used to host a lunch to discuss the > possibility of patient/health service client information being portable. > > > > We started the process by looking at why a user/client would need the > information to be portable. With the disappearance of the family doctor and > the proliferation of "supermarket medicine" with satellite clinics > belonging to hospitals and health insurers "around the corner", the ability > to move with your health information became relevant. There was also the > issue of tracking HIV+ clients who would register multiple times at > different clinics to receive ARV medication, where the second or more > monthly dose was sold to willing buyers. > > > > Answering the question, "who owns, controls, accesses, gives permission > and uses what data and in what circumstances and for what purpose", The > simple answer is the user. A lot of work had been done in this area. A > company known as I-TECH has already built on Open Source Software > solution known as the OpenEMRConnect > <https://sites.google.com/site/oeckenya/> that was the seed to build > a Health Information Exchange System (HIES). > > > > As the iHub, we were to take this idea forward to concentrate on the User > side of the platform. We proposed a system we called NINAFUU. NINAFUU would > be a system that was to hold patient health data at the county level. The > data would be collected from facilities across each county and submitted to > the NINAFUU county node. This would be in line with the current DHIS > system the Ministry of Health uses. We needed however was a system that > would allow citizen/patient information to be exchanged on request from a > particular facility or registered and practicing doctor. > > The only sticking point then is we had to wait for the rolling out of the Integrate > Population Registration Service (IPRS) in order to be able to generate > Unique identifiers available at registration of birth in Kenya. > > As far as I recall, we were exited by the possibilities of anonymised data > for research and policy development especially if correlated with other > data such rain patterns. > > Regards, > > *Jimmy Gitonga* > > > > *Mobile:* +254 722 740 883 > > *Skype:* jimmygitts | *Twitter:* @Afrowave > > ________________________________ > > > > P. O. Box 47910 00100 > > Nairobi Kenya > > *Web*: afroshok.com > > > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:43 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 08:41:31 +0000 > From: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Ali > > Aside from the data center hardware issue, you are right that the > regulations are indeed very important. There needs to be clarity on who > owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what > circumstances and for what purpose.. from the patients to local doctors to > remote doctors to IT support staff to medical equipment management staff > and beyond. I fully agree. > > Adam > > From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 11:23 AM > To: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Adam > > Don't lose my point. It is super important. Under what law or regulation > are we going to move around sensitive health data? This country needs to do > a refresh and reboot and stop Procurement Driven tenders. > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto: > adam.lane(a)huawei.com>> wrote: > Hi Ali > > I'm not sure I can comment on the data centre specifically, but I believe > the project is much more than that. It is about the medical records > software, servers and connectivity at the 98 hospitals so they can send > radiology images to be viewed remotely (at KNH). The data centre at KNH > would be to store images there and provide remote diagnosis. > > Adam > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > Domain Registration sponsored by www.eacdirectory.co.ke > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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CyberSPEAK|L & C (Session Three)
by 6Degrees Cyber 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

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Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by JImmy Gitonga 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

When I was at the iHub in 2014, I used to host a lunch to discuss the possibility of patient/health service client information being portable. We started the process by looking at why a user/client would need the information to be portable. With the disappearance of the family doctor and the proliferation of "supermarket medicine" with satellite clinics belonging to hospitals and health insurers "around the corner", the ability to move with your health information became relevant. There was also the issue of tracking HIV+ clients who would register multiple times at different clinics to receive ARV medication, where the second or more monthly dose was sold to willing buyers. Answering the question, "who owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what circumstances and for what purpose", The simple answer is the user. A lot of work had been done in this area. A company known as I-TECH has already built on Open Source Software solution known as the OpenEMRConnect <https://sites.google.com/site/oeckenya/> that was the seed to build a Health Information Exchange System (HIES). As the iHub, we were to take this idea forward to concentrate on the User side of the platform. We proposed a system we called NINAFUU. NINAFUU would be a system that was to hold patient health data at the county level. The data would be collected from facilities across each county and submitted to the NINAFUU county node. This would be in line with the current DHIS system the Ministry of Health uses. We needed however was a system that would allow citizen/patient information to be exchanged on request from a particular facility or registered and practicing doctor. The only sticking point then is we had to wait for the rolling out of the Integrate Population Registration Service (IPRS) in order to be able to generate Unique identifiers available at registration of birth in Kenya. As far as I recall, we were exited by the possibilities of anonymised data for research and policy development especially if correlated with other data such rain patterns. Regards, *Jimmy Gitonga* *Mobile:* +254 722 740 883 *Skype:* jimmygitts | *Twitter:* @Afrowave ________________________________ P. O. Box 47910 00100 Nairobi Kenya *Web*: afroshok.com On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:43 AM <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 08:41:31 +0000 > From: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Ali > > Aside from the data center hardware issue, you are right that the > regulations are indeed very important. There needs to be clarity on who > owns, controls, accesses, gives permission and uses what data and in what > circumstances and for what purpose.. from the patients to local doctors to > remote doctors to IT support staff to medical equipment management staff > and beyond. I fully agree. > > Adam > > From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 11:23 AM > To: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo > > Adam > > Don't lose my point. It is super important. Under what law or regulation > are we going to move around sensitive health data? This country needs to do > a refresh and reboot and stop Procurement Driven tenders. > > > Ali Hussein > > Principal > > AHK & Associates > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto: > adam.lane(a)huawei.com>> wrote: > Hi Ali > > I'm not sure I can comment on the data centre specifically, but I believe > the project is much more than that. It is about the medical records > software, servers and connectivity at the 98 hospitals so they can send > radiology images to be viewed remotely (at KNH). The data centre at KNH > would be to store images there and provide remote diagnosis. > > Adam >

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Call for Application for African Innovators - The Africa Innovation Leaders Project (AID 11346)
by Adam Lane 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

In case of interest to anyone -----Original Message----- From: Adeleke Adedoyin <adedoyin.ade(a)gmail.com> Sent: 星期三, 七月 04, 2018 10:20 To: Sustainable Development Announcement List <sdg(a)lists.iisd.ca> Subject: Call for Application for African Innovators - The Africa Innovation Leaders Project (AID 11346) Dear Colleagues: On behalf of Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino, we would like to inform you of the CALL FOR APPLICATION open to African Innovators within the contest of the Africa Innovation Leaders Project. The Africa Innovation Leaders Project was conceived during the Italian G7 Presidency with particular reference to the Outreach Session with Africa organized in Taormina at the closure of the Summit of the heads of government. The African Innovation Brokers learning activity is part of the Emerging African Innovation Leaders Program and addresses a group of African innovation leaders who are expected to spur the transition to the Next Production Revolution (NPR) in their countries. It is organised in different sessions with different teaching mix. The sessions are distributed along 12 months. They comprise of: learning activities such as in-presence training in Milan (Italy) and online training (via MOOCs), covering several topics ranging from digitalization, to sustainable energy solutions and smart mobility; exposure to Italian and European innovation system (experts and innovative firms and institutions); hands-on project activities and project works focused on designing local NPR innovation action, supported by expert mentors from different backgrounds. What we look for The candidate profile of the Emerging Innovation Leaders should have: personal experiences and motivation on Innovation academical background in scientific or business field willing to extend knowledge about the NPR motivated to engage in team working leadership attitude excellent communications skills capacity to understand English effectively priority selection will be given to national citizens of Tunisia, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Mozambique Workplan In-presence training and exposure: September 26th- October 26th Project work | Online workgroup: October - December 2018 Project work | In-presence training (2 weeks) : December 2018 (indicative period) Training of National Innovation Leaders: Spring 2019 (indicative period) Online training (MOOCs) November 2018 – September 2019 (indicative period) The in-presence training courses (5 weeks) and the revision and refinement of the project work (2 weeks) will be held at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4, A – 20156 Milan, Italy Sponsorship: The project is sponsored by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation AICS. Scholarship for covering the costs of the in-presence activities (fees, travels, accommodation and food) is provided by the Emerging African Innovation Leaders project. Application Procedure · An early bird deadline for application will be the 20th of July 2018 before 3:00 PM (CET) with priority selection. A final deadline for application will be 26thof July 2018 before 12:00 PM (CET). Kindly prepare your necessary documents (refer to Terms of Reference) and, kindly send them to info-africainlead(a)polimi.it. All participants are invited to send the application with the requested information as soon as possible. Deadlines: Early bird deadline for application with priority selection: 20th of July 2018 before 3:00 PM (CET). Final deadline for application: 26th of July 2018 before 12:00 PM (CET). Interested and qualified candidates are invited to visit for more information: http://www.africainlead.net/ For inquiries, kindly contact: info-africainlead(a)polimi.it. Additional Information Terms of Reference (http://www.africainlead.net/AIBs_Terms_of_Reference_25.06.18.pdf) Call for Application (http://www.africainlead.net/AIBs_Web%20call_25.06.18.pdf) The Emerging African Innovation Leaders Programme (http://www.africainlead.net/Africainlead_description.pdf) With best regards, Adedoyin Adeleke Founder/Executive Director International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria www.isnad-africa.org (@isnad_africa) and Doctoral Researcher UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development Department of Energy Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini, 4 - 20156 - Milan, Italy Mobile: +39 34 7056 0059 | +234 703 929 8938 (WhatsApp) LinkedIn: Adedoyin Adeleke Skype: adedoyin.adebodun.adeleke Twitter: @adedoyin07 "Africa is too Rich to be Poor, I choose to Act!" - Adedoyin Adeleke --------------------------------------------------------

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Creation of digital citizens database overdue
by Victor Kapiyo 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

A recent article by Dr. Ndemo in the dailies today states that "The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications announced at the American Chamber of Commerce meeting in Gigil last week that plans are at an advanced stage to capture biometric data of all Kenyan citizens within the next few months." https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/columnists/Creation-of-digital… I am worried about these plans by the GoK. I dunno about y'all. *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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Africa Domain names
by Peter Wakaba 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Listers, came across this.... *PRESS RELEASE* *Af Proxy Services Relaunch - A Boost For (Dotafrica) .Africa Resellers* *AF Proxy Services Ltd platform to provision .africa domain names and to participate in growing the African digital economy* PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, July 5, 2018/ -- Registrars and/or Resellers (RaRs) that are not ICANN-accredited but wish to provision dotAfrica (.africa) domain names can now do so by simply becoming a reseller on the AF Proxy Domain Name Registration Platform. African RaRs do not have to undergo the expensive and time-consuming ICANN accreditation process in order to sell dotAfrica domain names. AF Proxy ( www.Proxy.Net.za) registration services allows non ICANN-accredited RaR/Resellers to seamlessly integrate with its relaunched AF Proxy Services Ltd platform to provision .africa domain names and to participate in growing the African digital economy. “AF Proxy Services Ltd is itself accredited by ICANN, making its relaunched proxy platform a true plug-and-play solution for African RaRs wanting a low-cost retail route without the need for complicated development work,” said Lucky Masilela, AF Proxy Services Ltd CEO. This exciting and enabling domain name registration outlet was relaunched at the Africa DNS Forum organised by AfTLD in Cotonou, Benin, this week. This is an annual forum attended by leading African domain name industry stakeholders. “Our dynamic and intuitive registrar website and reseller-based administrative portal was developed/designed to improve the reseller experience,” says Mr. Masilela . Delegates attending the DNS Forum in Cotonou also noted that the dotAfrica extension, which is Africa’s new home on the World Wide Web, recently passed the 16 000 domain name registration milestone. “No doubt, *AF Proxy* has opened up a whole new reseller market, which is expected to deliver more excellent results over the coming years following this most recent upgrade,” says Mr. Masilela . The benefits of the .africa domain name for brand owners and other .africa domain name holders include showcasing the brand and its commitment to the continent. In addition, .africa can help brands to establish a home for Africa-specific products and services while expanding the brand's regional influence. The acquisition of valuable online real-estate in a fast-growing and high-potential market can also be achieved with a .africa domain name. Mr Masilela added that the AF Proxy platform will also enable RaRs/Resellers to provision the ZAdotCity domain names of dotjoburg, dotcapetown and dotdurban. Briefly, the *www.AFProxy.africa* <http://www.AFProxy.africa> domain registration platform allows a non-ICANN Accredited Registrar to integrate with its domain management system to provision domain names in the dotAfrica gTLD and the ZAdotCity domains using the default Proxy Registrar. “All users of the AF Proxy service become resellers of AF Proxy Registrar which is a smart solution aimed at boosting new dotAfrica gTLD domain name registrations,” concludes Mr Masilela. *Distributed by APO Group on behalf of ZA Central Registry.* *Media Contact: * Name: Kgomotso Mosenogi Title: Head of Corporate Communications Email: Info(a)AFProxy.africa / CorporateComms(a)AFProxy.africa -- *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*

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Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo
by Grace Bomu 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Listers, Trending story that raises among other questions: health data without data protection laws; the status and utility of NOFBI and of course, public spending. -------------------------------------- A local IT firm is on the spot over delayed implementation of the country’s Healthcare Information Technology system, 10 months after it was awarded the contract at a cost of Sh4.7billion. Seven Seas Technologies is unable to explain their inability to complete a multi-billion shilling project that sought to centralise data centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to senior officials at the Ministry of Health. Senior ministry officials have downplayed the matter, although medics at the radiology department decry work inefficiencies occasioned by system installation delays. Read on here <http://A local IT firm is on the spot over delayed implementation of the country’s Healthcare Information Technology system, 10 months after it was awarded the contract at a cost of Sh4.7billion. Seven Seas Technologies is unable to explain their inability to complete a multi-billion shilling project that sought to centralise data centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to senior officials at the Ministry of Health. Senior ministry officials have downplayed the matter, although medics at the radiology department decry work inefficiencies occasioned by system installation delays.> -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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