August 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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Invitation: Data + Markets Workshop
by Kevin Donovan 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Please join us next week for a series of roundtable discussions on the role of digital data in East African economies. The Data + Markets workshop brings together leading experts to explore the production and use of this new commercial resource, asking how digital data is transforming industries, what opportunities and challenges exist, and how regulation might be best crafted. >From 1-3 September, we have six events: - Regulating Data <https://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-regulation/>, with Linda Bonyo, Kenneth Muhangi, Prof. Alex B. Makulilo, and Grace Bomu. 1 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT. - The Growth of the Data Economy <https://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-economy/>, with Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Alice Munyua, and others TBC. 1 September @ 15:00-16:30 EAT. - Data + Money <http://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-money/>, with Rose Muturi, Joel Muhumuza, Firas Ahmed, and Ali Hussein. 2 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT. - Data + Labour <https://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-labour/>, with Dr. Uma Rani, Mercy Mugure, and Dr. Mohammad Amir Anwar. 2 September @ 17:00-18:30 EAT. - Digital Identification, Surveillance & Privacy <https://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-privacy/>, with Dr. Anja Kovacs, Dorothy Mukasa, Jacqueline Musiitwa, Nanjala Nyabola, and Dr. Isaac Rutenberg. 3 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT. - Inclusivity & Equity in Data Economies <https://developingdata.org/data-markets-data-equity/>, with Nichole Yembra, Agostine Ndungu, Ebrima Fatty, and Dr. Michel Wahome. 3 September @ 15:00-16:30 EAT. You can register for the Zoom details here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-markets-workshop-tickets-117281952477 Further information is available on the web here: https://developingdata.org/data-markets/data-markets-workshop/ We're on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DataDeveloping The event has been co-organised by the Centre for Intellectual Property & Information Technology @ Strathmore Law School, CIPESA, and the Centre for African Studies @ University of Edinburgh. Hope to see you there!

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County ICT Survey 2019-2020 Assessment Report
by David Indeje 30 Aug '20

30 Aug '20

Listers, How is your county fairing when it comes to adopting and using ICT? KICTANet collaborated with the ICT Authority to institute and carry out an annual ICT survey to monitor and encourage faster adoption and maturity of ICTs within Counties as envisioned in the ICT Roadmaps. KICTANet and ICT Authority believes that the successful implementation of ICTs in county governments continue to face many challenges and requires legislative, budgetary, technical as well as political support. The report consolidates the findings for the three selected Counties of Uasin Gishu, Kajiado, and Taita-Taveta. Assessment is based on the ICT Governance & ManagementFramework which was adapted from the ISACA, COBIT2 Framework. [image: image.png] In our findings, Uasin Gishu County is doing relatively well in the following three categories, ICT Strategy, ICT Financial & Procurement Management as well as ICT System Acquisition and Deployment. Kajiado County was performing relatively well in ICT Policy & Strategy as well as the Infrastructure and Support Categories. Also, the Digital Learning Program (DLP) had been implemented at close to 80% of the schools. In Taita Taveta, the County is doing relatively well in ICT Financial & Procurement Management, ICT Infrastructure Operations & User Support, and ICT System Acquisition & Deployment. Most Counties were doing relatively well in the following three categories, ICT Strategy & ICT Financial & Procurement Management with an average score of 1.7 and 1.8 were recorded respectively. However, the rest of the ICT categories were recording average scores below 1.5 implying that they are either incomplete or being performed in an ad-hoc manner. Link to the report https://bit.ly/3b3Ppy7 *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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When lectures go online, who gets to keep the copyright?
by David Indeje 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

For reflection in the new norm. https://www.theverge.com/21373669/recorded-lecture-capture-copyright-univer… *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 Website: Khusoko <https://khusoko.com/>

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KeNOG WEBINAR: Internet Security
by Odhiambo Washington 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

Hello listers, The KeNOG PC has been working on the 3rd Webinar which will focus on Internet Security. The webinar will consist of a presentation and a panel discussion comprising of local cybersecurity experts. The Webinar will be on the 27th of August at 2.00pm Kenyan Time (11.00am UTC/GMT). To register, please go the website: https://kenog.org/webinars PS: Apologies for the late notice. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)

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Launch of 2 Policy Briefs on Digital IDs
by Liz Orembo 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Dear listers, *You are invited to another webinar this Friday, 28th August, at 11:00am*. KICTANet will be launching 2 policy briefs on the *implications of Digital IDs in Kenya*. The main objective of this launch is to provide a platform to create awareness on human rights issues, implications, and impact of Kenya’s Digital ID program, Huduma Namba. KICTAnet conducted research on digital ID’s in Kenya, with a focus on documenting the experiences and lessons learned from the Huduma Namba Process. It has since produced two reports highlighting the findings from the study and a documentary, which provide the context, perspectives, and information on key concerns of the process. This meeting is expected to provide a platform for discussion, information sharing and strategic thinking on implementing Kenya’s digital ID program. *Kindly register here to attend* https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrfuitpzksEtbYME9VWjIroGIN2RZrdOzJ -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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County ICT Report: Senate Meeting
by Liz Orembo 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Good morning listers, KICTAnet has just concluded a county ICT survey, done in partnership with the ICT Authority. Ahead of its official launch we are going to present it to the senate tomorrow morning. I'm writing to ask those who are interested in joining this meeting to shoot me an email so that I send the meeting details. Apologies for this short notice, we were waiting for a confirmation before reaching out. Asanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Tomorrow: Legal Hack with 1000 Euro Prize and the Alternative Justice Systems Launch by the Chief Justice
by Linda Bonyo 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Dear Listers, The Judiciary Alternative Justice Taskforce convenes with Hon. Chief Justice David Maraga who will be Launching the Alternative Justice Systems Policy this Thursday 27th August 2020 (Katiba Day) Join the Q& A session from 10am to get all your questions answered (especially on the jurisdiction and impacts of AJS for the tech and legal ecosystem), and the official Launch at 11am. A Legal Hack will proceed thereafter between 1-3pm to explore Tech Solutions for Alternative Justice systems. Get on a team, Cash prizes of 1000 Euros to be won. This therefore serves to formally invite you to the event. Sign up and explore the future - Kenya’s Alternative Justice Systems Policy. After registering, you will receive a link and reminder at the time of the event. See you then and warm regards from the Lawyers Hub and Kenya's Judiciary. Register Here: Bit.ly/AlternativeJusticeLaunch Event posters attached: *__________________________________________________________________* *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | CEO, *Lawyers Hub * *Tech for Justice* Web <http://www.lawyershub.org> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyers-hub-kenya-1bb021161/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lawyershubkenya> | Calendar <http://www.calendly.com/bonyo> | *_**__________________________________________________________* *DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Lawyers Hub.*

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Smart Business Models Are Needed to Connect Schools & Clinics
by Adam Lane 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

My latest blog that may be of interest to some... https://blog.huawei.com/2020/08/21/smart-business-models-are-needed-to-conn… Smart Business Models Are Needed to Connect Schools & Clinics By Adam Lane August 21, 2020 In 2015 Huawei released Connecting the Future<https://www.huawei.com/minisite/digital-enablement/>, a report calling on the ICT industry to develop new business models to address the digital divide. [https://blog.huawei.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot-1.jpg] Now five years on, it is time to update this report with specific ideas that reflect today. Here I want to look at the pressing need to connect schools and clinics to the Internet and the new business models that can help do this. It's Not Just About Coverage Before we look at the business models for connectivity itself, we need to acknowledge that just as the majority of the world's population is covered by a broadband network, the majority of the world's schools and clinics are covered too - both tend to be in population centers. The issue is not just one of connectivity infrastructure. Where infrastructure is needed, Huawei has a variety of low-cost base stations that can help. For everywhere else with a broadband network, though, schools and clinics are not connected for similar reasons that affect much of the world's population. These include a lack of devices (and power), suitable local content, and digital skills. One Size Doesn't Fit All There are three major differences between schools and clinics that we should clarify: * Schools often need a lot more devices and power than clinics, with a typical school needing at least one IT lab of 30 devices (usually one device per two students in a class of 60). In contrast, a clinic, depending on its size, could get by with just a few devices at crucial points of care for registering patients, consulting patients, and managing medicines. * Educational content for schools may be quite complex with content required for multiple school years and multiple subjects, and in interactive formats for meeting local curricula. Health content is usually easier to develop through health information management systems supplemented by live consultations and training by video. * Digital skills in schools need to start with teachers and enable them to teach digital skills to students, much like the approach that Huawei's TECH4ALL DigiTruck program is taking in Kenya<https://blog.huawei.com/2020/04/30/computer-for-schools-kenya-leaving-no-on…>, which has so far taught digital skills to 1,145 students and 100 teachers. In clinics, it is only necessary to teach health staff, and they only need to learn to input and use health data and simple IT systems. One of the challenges in education is integrating digital skills into the educational teaching environment, which comes with additional cultural and teaching challenges. Innovative business models can address these issues. For example, some companies subsidise devices through advertising (or e-commerce revenue obtained from consumers using those devices), while pay-as-you-go phone options sold together with solar panels (which care remotely locked if payment is not made) is now primed to take off for consumer purchases thanks to new solutions to lock smartphones and new partnerships with banks, operators, and device manufacturers. Digital Skills Boost ROI This year, all sorts of educational content has been rapidly created and made available either for free or affordably, with many private companies collaborating with curriculum regulators and developing different business models for governments, schools, or consumers. GSMA reports that there is now strong evidence of ROI for operators to invest in training citizens in digital skills<https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/connected-society/mistt/>, since those consumers will increase their online usage and many governments have now begun increasing their investments, such as by rapidly training health staff in digital skills to collect COVID-19 related data. Now back to connectivity, and more importantly, the affordability of connectivity. This is a critical issue, much more so than the actual connectivity infrastructure, though we can discuss that too. The challenge, as with individuals, is that business models for connectivity are usually based on recurring expenses. Connectivity can generally be provided over either fibre networks, microwave, or mobile networks. Telecommunications companies cover the up-front costs of a mobile tower, microwave tower, or fibre Internet and then recoup those costs, along with operating costs, from customers over time. In the case of a fibre connection, the up-front costs are very high, but the operating costs are very low. However, for a mobile or microwave tower, the up-front costs are less, especially on a per user basis, but the operating costs are higher, particularly power costs. Solving the Connectivity Problem Implementing connectivity requires either a long-term commitment to funding from schools/clinics, so that the operator makes the up-front investment, or a large up-front investment from the schools/clinics themselves, so that the operating costs are low. A key factor in deciding which option to take would be the availability of existing infrastructure. If an operator already has infrastructure (mobile, microwave, or fibre) nearby, then using that could be most cost effective, as they've already made much of the up-front cost and may only need minimal additional infrastructure along with the operating costs. If there is little existing infrastructure and thus a large up-front cost is necessary, usually in fibre or microwave, the public sector could decide to make this investment itself, if there is a large amount of funding available, or a loan can be taken out and repaid over time. If the costs of that loan repayment are less than the alternative of an equivalent contract with the private sector, it could make sense. In many developing countries that lack existing infrastructure, this option is selected with the intention of renting out that infrastructure to the private sector to connect other customers nearby, and then using that revenue to recoup any loan costs. Variations on these business models are very interesting, and it can lead to interesting collaborations between the private and public sectors. Collaboration for Connectivity One such collaboration is with power companies. Since civil works account for a large part of fibre costs, many fibre companies co-locate their fibre on electricity poles. As schools and clinics all need electricity, one option is to connect them to fibre at the same time as connecting them to electricity grids (though some remote areas may not get connected to the grid and could use off-grid solar instead). This can reduce costs significantly. As with electricity, once it connects a school or clinic and can easily be extended to other paying customers nearby, the same can be done with broadband, and thus generate revenue. In fact, as the last mile of broadband could still be delivered wirelessly, there may be minimal costs beyond just putting Wi-Fi routers on school or clinic rooftops! There are also innovative business models available using wireless or mobile networks. Three in particular are worth exploring: 1. When operators are given mobile licenses, they are often accompanied by various obligations for coverage (e.g. percent of population or number of base stations). But, they can also be given obligations for providing Internet to schools or clinics. Earlier this year, South Africa made additional spectrum available to operators to cope with demand during COVID-19, with one requirement being to make connectivity available to 104 district virtual classroom platforms with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps. They also mandated zero-rating (i.e. free access for mobile subscribers) to local education websites. 2. Many governments around the world have Universal Service Funds (USF) to support building base stations in rural areas. In Kenya, the current USF is requiring operators that build those base stations to connect at least one primary or secondary school in the site vicinity with a minimum speed of 10 Mbps through 1 (or more) CPEs - a CPE is a mobile router with a sim card inside that provides a Wi-Fi hotspot. 3. When operators build a base station they need land and power, among other things. Schools often have a lot of land and are secure. Many are also connected to the grid or have solar power. Kenya, for example, aims to connect all schools to power. Around the world there are mobile operators who will pay rent to a school to use their site, so it is possible for agreements to be reached whereby the operators could instead provide internet to the school in lieu of payment, as well as sharing costs on power (or even paying the school for power). These three business models are interesting for mobile operators for two reasons: * Operators want to increase demand for Internet usage, especially in areas where demand may be low, bringing Internet connectivity for the first time. Providing free Internet at a school will help increase demand, and those using it at school will also increase their digital skills. Students and teachers will get used to the Internet and be keen to use it more outside of school. * Operators have a fixed capacity at a mobile site based on the equipment they are using, and much of the time this capacity is not being used. There is little marginal cost for a base station at full capacity or half capacity, other than some extra power or extra international bandwidth fees. This is one reason why many operators offer very cheap Internet packages at certain times, like night owl packages to be used (for downloading) between midnight and 5 am. Therefore, operators do not incur particularly high costs when providing schools or clinics with unused capacity. As teachers and students become more used to online learning during COVID-19, they are not only acquiring the digital skills they need, they are also experiencing how useful online learning can be. This changes both what is possible and students' expectations once they return to school. The same is true in the health space. With health workers becoming accustomed to collecting health data and receiving training on COVID-19 and other diseases online, and with patients around the world becoming used to speaking to a doctor online, both health workers and patients have gained digital skills and the expectation of more online health interactions. This is a wonderful opportunity for speeding up school and clinic connectivity efforts. And though the benefits are now clearer than ever, we know there is less money than ever, especially in developing countries. So, let's work together to further explore how innovative business models can help get those schools and clinics online as fast as we can.

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