July 2020 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet - Wish List ?
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Listers, This is indeed good news. We have a lot of hope in Mucheru and Victor Kyalo industry veterans who have indeed worked their way through the trenches. Most importantly we hope to see the return of a multi stakeholder form of engagement in the sector which we have been yearning for in a while. I think as a sector we might need to prepare a wish list for our new leaders and most importantly commit to work with them towards achieving their mandate. The reshuffle is timely still it comes at the end of the year and will allow us to start 2016 on a new slate. Thank you Best Regards On 11/24/15, GG via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > +1 Grace. > > Sending them positive energy! And glad that the two were among the KICTANet > founders. > Rgds. > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: 24 November 2015 22:35 > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Cc: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet > > One of the issues (I think issue no.3) in the President's speech was > accessibility of leaders to wananchi. With Joe and Kyalo I think we shall > have better ears. > > Congratulations! > > May they pass the vetting. > > Regards, > On 24 Nov 2015 21:29, "Evans Ikua via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Ngigi you are right. But in the current dispensation, a CS is still >> expected to be a technocrat, as opposed to the days of yore when minister >> was politician. So they will both be at home in their respective >> positions. >> Especially Victor as the accounting officer with his many years in >> government. That's the right position. >> >> Evans >> On Nov 24, 2015 9:17 PM, "Waithaka Ngigi" <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> Evans, >>> >>> Joe Mucheru & Victor Kyalo are old hands in. KE ICT. Both have been >>> entrepreneurs and then at some point moved on to various ventures. So we >>> shouldn't go wrong ‎with either. >>> >>> However, what's the better fit? Mucheru at CS, Victor at PS or the other >>> way round? Victor CS, Mucheru PS? >>> >>> Waithaka Ngigi >>> >>> Alliance Technologies >>> www.at.co.ke >>> *From: *Evans Ikua via kictanet >>> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 24, 2015 8:50 PM >>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> *Cc: *Evans Ikua >>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet >>> >>> Congrats Hon Joe! That's a great choice for the ICT industry. Well out >>> H.E. >>> >>> Ikua >>> On Nov 24, 2015 8:45 PM, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations to Joe Mucheru! >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>>> development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>>> bandwidth, >>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >>>> do >>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%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. >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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KICTANet Preliminary Observations on Technology Deployment in Kenya’s General Election 2017
by Grace Githaiga 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

Listers Greetings. Please find attached an interim report on KICTANet's observation on the technology deployment of the electoral process from a user end perspective. We are working an elaborate report and will share in due course. We thank all our observers and all members who contributed to all the discussions on the topic of technology use in the elections. Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com<mailto:ggithaiga@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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.

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Fwd: UNESCO Online Leadership Training Program 2020
by Keith Andere 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Dear Listers, This might be of interest to some. Apologies for cross posting and possible duplication. Regards Keith ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: AWIT <info(a)africanwomenintech.com> Date: Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 10:55 AM Subject: UNESCO Online Leadership Training Program 2020 To: <kephand(a)gmail.com> Scholarship Opportunities Hello, Hope you are doing well and keeping safe. Have you been looking for scholarship opportunities? The following links might help. Feel free to forward them to your family and friends as well. 1. UNESCO Online Leadership Training Program 2020 <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> 2. Africa Energy Generation Prize 2020 for Young African Innovators <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> 3. Become a WE54 Young African Leader <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> 4. African Union ECHO 2021 Edition – Call for Papers <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> 5. The Reel Foundation/Total Young Writers Challenge 2020 <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> [image: Facebook] <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> [image: Twitter] <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> [image: Instagram] <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d40abb9b8549a…> *Copyright © 2020 African Women in Technology, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you signed up via our website or have attended one of our recent events. *Our mailing address is:* African Women in Technology 222 Broadway New York, NY 10038-2510 Add us to your address book <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/vcard?u=d40abb9b8549a18d966…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> This email was sent to kephand(a)gmail.com *why did I get this?* <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/about?u=d40abb9b8549a18d966…> unsubscribe from this list <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=d40abb9b8549a…> update subscription preferences <https://africanwomenintech.us14.list-manage.com/profile?u=d40abb9b8549a18d9…> African Women in Technology · 222 Broadway · New York, NY 10038-2510 · USA -- Keith Andere Internet Governance | Policy | Cyber Peace & Security | Sustainable Development W: wa.me/+254722565212 <http://wa.me/254722565212> E: keith(a)auyc.org / keith.andere(a)unmgcy.org Twitter: @AndereKE Skype: Keithess LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com> [image: linkedin icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/ke/andereke> [image: twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/AndereKE> *Please consider the data privacy and confidentiality of this e-mail or it's contents.*

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Fwd: Register Now! Digital Infrastructure: Equity & Sustainability in Open Source | Thursday, August 6, 12:30 PM EST
by Beryl Aidi 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Hi Listers To anyone who might be interested. I'm also sharing an RFP for digital infrastructure research that Ford Foundation circulated last week. >From Ford Foundation's Ford Tech and Society Team Please do share this with anyone you think might be interested. One of our failings in our last effort is the lack of grantees based outside of global north countries and I would like to focus efforts to build a more globally diverse set of grants this time. You can also view the RFP directly here: https://fordfoundation.forms.fm/2020-digital-infrastructure-research-rfp/ Best Beryl ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ford Foundation <rsvp(a)fordfoundation.org> Date: Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 8:00 PM Subject: Register Now! Digital Infrastructure: Equity & Sustainability in Open Source | Thursday, August 6, 12:30 PM EST To: <bee.aidi(a)gmail.com> *Invitation* | AUGUST 06, 2020 View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/fordfoundation.org/h9turlv2nm-2015170?e=306110b93b> [image: Ford Foundation logo in white on green background] [image: Conversations tag in white on green background] [image: Clock symbol] THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 12:30 - 1:45 PM EDT *DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE: EQUITY & SUSTAINABILITY IN OPEN SOURCE* Click to RSVP → <https://fordfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f89269c6132144b6…> The *Ford Foundation* and the *Alfred P. Sloan Foundation*, in partnership with the *Mozilla* and *Open Society Foundation*, invite you to join us on *Thursday, August 6th* to explore equity & sustainability in Open Source. A critical part of Digital Infrastructure. This webinar will feature a panel discussion and Q&A with researchers from our 2019 grantee cohort: *Laura Dabbish, (Carnegie Mellon University), Caroline Sinders, Anushah Hossain (UC Berkeley) & Benedict Kingsbury (New York University). * We will also continue the conversation around our 2020 call for proposals to further this field of work and hold a Q&A for interested applicants. *About the Speakers: * *Laura Dabbish, Carnegie Mellon University: *How might structural factors in the social networks of open-source communities pose barriers to underrepresented newcomers, especially women, becoming full community members? *Caroline Sinders, independent researcher:* What can the history of Javascript teach us about techniques to mitigate harassment (a barrier to diversity and a threat to the sustainability of digital infrastructure projects) in open-source communities? *Anushah Hossain, UC Berkeley: *What factors encourage and sustain international communities of contributors to open-source projects? *Benedict Kingsbury, Institute for International Law & Justice & Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies, NYU School of Law: *How can legal devices and institutions be adapted and applied, both locally and transnationally, to overcome the under-maintenance of critical digital infrastructure? Everything in our modern society, from hospitals to banks to social media platforms, runs on software. Nearly all of this software is built on “digital infrastructure,” a foundation of free and public code that is designed to solve common challenges. But this free, public code—which we refer to as open source software—needs regular upkeep and maintenance, just as physical infrastructure does, and because it doesn’t belong to any one person or party, it is no one person’s job to maintain it. Despite the importance of this infrastructure, the community that maintains it lacks the diversity of the society it is meant to serve <https://fordfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f89269c6132144b6…>. And more work is needed to better engage the international communities that undergird this ecosystem, as well as the international legal and regulatory mechanisms for sustainability. We believe that preserving this sustainable, open digital infrastructure is a critical public interest issue. We hope you will join us in building toward a more diverse and well-funded ecosystem for digital infrastructure. *For the best quality performance, please make sure you download the newest edition of Zoom <https://fordfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f89269c6132144b6…> prior to the event. * *THURSDAY,* AUGUST 6 12:30 - 1:45 PM EDT 12:30 *Welcome* Micheal Brennan Josh Greenberg 12:40 *Equity & Sustainability in Open Source* Laura Dabbish Caroline Sinders Anushah Hossain Benedict Kingsbury 1:00 *Q&A* 1:10 *Re-Announce the RFP Q&A* 1:30 *End* <#m_1663524585708598919_m_-4529725785311105010_> REGISTER NOW → <https://fordfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f89269c6132144b6…> *Missed the last event? View the recording, read the pre-read materials & more here <https://fordfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f89269c6132144b6…>. 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Ghana Telcos, ECG to rollout fibre across the country and reduce taxes
by Adam Lane 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Telcos-ECG-to-rollout-fi… Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has noted that the future is about digitalization. He told parliament on Thursday July 23 that data is now becoming as essential as water and electricity, especially for our youth and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed this, especially as more people work remotely and also access education and health services. Presenting the mid year budget review statement to parliament , he said : “This caring Government has worked diligently to digitalise the economy over the last three and half years. “We need to further speed up the digitalisation effort where every citizen nationwide has access to the internet and other digital services. “As such going forward, government will work with the Telcos and ECG to rollout fibre across the country on the back of the electricity distribution network so every citizen nationwide will have access to high speed broadband. “In the short term, we will reduce the CST from 9% to 5% to reduce the cost of communication services to the consumer as more and more people work remotely and utilize online services. “We will count on the Telcos to match this reduction in the CST by reducing their tariffs. This is important for our youth, entrepreneurs and the burgeoning FINTEC industry.”

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Safaricom starts Sh20 a day loan for buying smartphones
by David Indeje 28 Jul '20

28 Jul '20

Dear Listers, Safaricom from Tuesday will start selling smartphones on credit to its subscribers who will make daily payments of as little as Sh20 a day for up to a year dubbed Lipa Mdogo Mdogo. This is a novel idea from the telco in ensuring the 'access gap is closed" The CEO Peter Ndegwa says it will enable users to access 4G. https://bit.ly/2EnOOew As this unfolds, the issue of: 1. affordability 2. right infrastructure - power 3. What are competitors doing? Will still need to be addressed going forward. *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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The effects of digital taxes on smes in Kenya
by tevin mwenda 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

Hi Listers I wanted to share an article I wrote on the KICTANET website on the effects of the new digital taxes on SMEs in Kenya and possible solutions. Happy reading. https://www.kictanet.or.ke/kenyas-burden-the-effects-of-digital-taxes-on-sm… Thank you Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga

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Fwd: [KPTJ_Communications] Fwd: New Ford-Funded RFP on Digital Infrastructure
by Beryl Aidi 22 Jul '20

22 Jul '20

Hi Listers Might be of interest to you. There is also a web event tomorrow in addition to the RFP. Beryl ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ochiel, Linda <l.ochiel(a)fordfoundation.org> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 16:06 Subject: New Ford-Funded RFP on Digital Infrastructure To: Linda Ochiel <l.ochiel(a)fordfoundation.org> Hello, This may be of interest. Please, feel free to disseminate to those who may be interested in looking into public interest digital infrastructure. All the best, L ---------- Forwarded message --------- Hello! As many of you know, Ford works in the realm of digital infrastructure - the technical underpinnings of a free and open internet. This is a complement to our long-standing strategy on internet policy issues. One of our focus areas is open source code as a public good. As part of that we are launching a new RFP focused on the research and implementation of open source infrastructure: how do we ensure its sustainability, security and maintenance? We are having an event *tomorrow at 12:30pm ET* to launch the RFP. If interested, you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-infrastructure-building-our-digital-wo… You can also view the RFP directly here: https://fordfoundation.forms.fm/2020-digital-infrastructure-research-rfp/ Please do share this with anyone you think might be interested. One of our failings in our last effort is the lack of grantees based outside of global north countries and I would like to focus efforts to build a more globally diverse set of grants this time. Ford Tech and Society Team _______________________________________________ Kptj_communications mailing list Kptj_communications(a)kptj.africog.org http://kptj.africog.org/mailman/listinfo/kptj_communications_kptj.africog.o… -- Beryl *********************************************** Beryl Aidi Freelance Campaign and Communication Specialist Skype: beryl.aidi Twitter: @thespannergal Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter. —Author Unknown.

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Kindly WhatsApp Me!
by David Indeje 22 Jul '20

22 Jul '20

Listers, How many times have you asked folks to share something with you on your WhatsApp platform? This is an interesting read from Mail and Gurdian. A school of thought says in future, elections will be won via such platforms. How true would they be? Is WhatsApp shaping democracy in Africa? https://mg.co.za/africa/2020-07-21-is-whatsapp-shaping-democracy-in-africa/

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Webinar on 4IR for Africa
by Adam Lane 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

May be of interest…. https://twitter.com/go2uj/status/1284055999750590465?s=20 【Link】 https://zoom.us/webinar MEETING ID: 93948312212 ALL WELCOME [cid:image001.png@01D65BBF.985867A0]

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