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Call for consultants
by Yvonne Owino-Wamari 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

Dear listers, Find attached a call for consultants to carry out a perception survey. See attachment for more information. If interested apply and share widely.

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Invitation to RUBY Meetup
by FEM HUB 30 Sep '17

30 Sep '17

Dear Listers, Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It was designed and developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto. Join seasoned Ruby programmers and consultants and beginners and newbies as they help each other to grow by sharing best practice, hacks and resources once a month. Next meet up: Thursday, October 12, 2017 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Nairobi Design Institute Ground Floor, Bishop Magua Plaza, opposite Uchumi Hyper on Ngong Road, Nairobi. Register here for free. https://www.meetup.com/Nairuby/events/241781213/?fromEmail=241781213&rv=ea2 Best, Ida

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] IGF 2017 Remote Hubs
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Listers, This is for your information. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:54:16 +0000 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] IGF 2017 Remote Hubs To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net>, "fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org" <fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org> Cc: "cmasango(a)unog.ch" <cmasango(a)unog.ch> IGF 2017 Remote Hubs "If you are not able to attend the Twelfth IGF<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8#IGF> meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, you can follow it remotely! Remote participation, and specifically the hubs structure, has been successful in previous IGFs. This time again you can follow the discussions from home or office; watch the webcast of the event; follow real-time closed captioning ; and participate live. Or you can also expand the discussions and organize an IGF hub in your city! Remote participants/hubs will be able to interact with the meeting by sending text questions and/or video/audio interventions using the remote participation platform. These questions will be forwarded to the panel moderator when s/he opens the floor for questions from the audience......." Full document here https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-remote-hubs -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Capacity Building
by FEM HUB 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Dear Listers, I presented on getting financing for tech projects at the Python Kenya Conference #pyconke2017 at USIU. Those interested in capacity building on this and tools for managing projects & teams, kindly get in touch with me on: rcdafrica(a)gmail.com 0728848811 on WhatsApp. Best, Ida

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Vodacom's IoT division now connects 'three million things' in South Africa
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Hi Listers, Anyone aware of such local initiatives? Telcos should be leading this agenda. Mkopa Solar had a head start to evolve into is one such 'thing' kind of device.... https://memeburn.com/2017/09/vodacom-iot-three-million-south-africa/

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Re: [kictanet] Capacity Building and the role of ICTA
by Ali Hussein 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Muraya Great questions on ICTA. Personally I'd love to have ICTA organize an open day to update industry players and Kenyans in General on their initiatives and how things ICT are moving forward. It is imperative that they communicate better than they are currently doing. For example:- 1. A quick check of the ICTA website on events in the ICT Sector produced the following result. (See attached screenshot). 2. A quick visit to the Apply to be a Mentor page shows that the link to the form doesn't work. (See attached screenshot) I personally believe ICTA is doing some great work in the background but their lack of communication is coming across like its a ship without a captain. Can we see a more vigorous ICTA that gives justice to our role in the Development of Technology in Africa? Another issue I have to raise is this:- Looking at the Board composition I'm shocked that there is no representation from the Industry and Consumer groups. 100% of the Board consists of Government Operatives. Surely there is something wrong with that?? Unless of course the website hasn't been updated. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:08 AM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Ms. Ida, > > Please be more specific on what you presented on financing of Tech > Projects. > > From a technocratic point of view, why would python be considered over > older school frameworks, such as Java or. Net? > > Was the Kenya ICT Authority (KICTA) present to clarify or specify which > kind of solutions are required in State Corporations and Counties? > > Does the KICTA have a team working with upcoming, LOCAL Techpreneurs? > > KICTA organizing and funding competions can help identify talent > (providing locally supported solutions). > > Nowadays, how does KICTA communicate & connect with millennials? > > Regards, > > Skype: s.m.muraya > > On Sep 29, 2017 5:37 AM, "FEM HUB via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Dear Listers, >> >> I presented on getting financing for tech projects at the Python Kenya >> Conference #pyconke2017 at USIU. >> Those interested in capacity building on this and tools for managing >> projects & teams, kindly get in touch with me on: >> rcdafrica(a)gmail.com 0728848811 on WhatsApp. >> >> Best, >> Ida >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/murigi.muraya%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/info%40alyhussein.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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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in September – 174 million records leaked – IT Governance Blog
by Admin CampusCiti 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

The cyber security news has been dominated by just one story all month: Equifax, which suffered one of the largest reported corporate data breaches in history. But, as always, there were plenty of other data breaches and cyber attacks. Many of them go unreported, and even those that are reported tend to be swept under the carpet – until they make this list, that is. Read on:- https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/list-of-data-breaches-and-cyber-attacks… Would be interested to have local information. Any one collecting such data? Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Call for Applications: Research Methods Workshop for Internet Policy & Advocacy in Africa
by Grace Githaiga 28 Sep '17

28 Sep '17

Listers Please see a call below. We encourage those interested to apply early enough. We are part of the consortium organising the training. Rgds. Scholarships available for African researchers, activists, lawyers, technologists, and policymakers CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/ribbon_bottom.png] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/icon_clock2.gif] Research Methods Workshop for Internet Policy & Advocacy in Africa * Feb 26 - Mar 3, 2018 * Kampala, Uganda * Application<http://globalnetpolicy.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4e737cdd4472a960c…> Due: Nov 10, 2017 [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/icon_info2.gif] The Annenberg School for Communication’s Internet Policy Observatory has teamed up with the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Research ICT Africa, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Unwanted Witness, Paradigm Initiative, and YoungICTAdvocates to organize the fourth regional Research Methods Workshop for Internet Policy and Advocacy in Africa. The workshop, taking place from Feb 26 to March 3 in Kampala, seeks applications from young scholars, activists, lawyers, and technologists working across Africa for an intensive practicum on using methodologically rigorous, data-driven, and contextually appropriate research for advocacy. The workshop seeks to provide a venue for stakeholders in the region to build collaborative possibilities across sectors, expand research capacity within practitioner and digital rights advocacy communities, and to provide the skills and know-how to strategically use research and data to advance advocacy efforts. Sessions will cover both qualitative and quantitative methods and will provide the space for hands-on activities and the development of individual and group research interests. The workshop aims to create opportunities to connect scholarly expertise with advocates and improve working synergies between emerging African networks of civil society organizations, academic centers, think-tanks, and policymakers. Sessions will include workshops on stakeholder analysis, conducting interviews, researching laws and regulations, social network analysis, network measurement, survey methods, data visualization, and strategic communication for policy impact. We encourage individuals from Africa in the academic (early career), NGO, technology, and public policy sectors to apply. Prospective applicants should have a particular area of interest related to internet governance and policymaking, censorship, surveillance, internet access, political engagement online, protection of human rights online, and/or corporate governance in the ICT sector. Applicants will be asked to bring a specific research question to the program to be developed and operationalized through trainings, group projects, and one-on-one mentorship with top researchers and experts from around the world. Several partial and full scholarships will be made for the most competitive applicants to participate. The course will be conducted in English and applicants should have high proficiency in English in order to interact with experts, lecturers and other participants who will come from diverse backgrounds. Please also note that we require all participants to have a laptop to use for the duration of the program. For more information about the program please visit: http://globalnetpolicy.org/event/research-methods-africa/<http://globalnetpolicy.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4e737cdd4472a960c…> For questions, please email Laura at lsh(a)asc.upenn.edu<mailto:lsh@asc.upenn.edu?subject=Africa%20Research%20Methods%20Course>. 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Could fake news have saved Kenya from an Internet shutdown?
by Ali Hussein 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

Listers Interesting read. The Kenya General Elections on 8 August 2017 were not without surprises. In a historic determination, the Supreme Court invalidated the presidential election and ordered a repeat. Unlike many African countries that held elections in the recent past, Kenya did not shut down the Internet during the period. That the Internet remained open may be attributed to many factors. On the one hand, there was concerted advocacy by digital rights groups against a shutdown. On the other, there could have been disruptions that went unreported. But could the Internet have remained open because the government was also using the Internet to its own ends? Will it remain open during the repeat presidential election in October? Read on:- https://medium.com/@gracelouisebomu/could-fake-news-have-saved-kenya-from-a… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Online Grooming of Children for Sexual Purposes: Model Legislation & Global Review (2017-1st Edition)
by Maryana Nandeche Munyendo 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children – ICMEC has released a new report - *Online Grooming of Children for Sexual Purposes: Model Legislation & Global Review **(2017-1st Edition).* A section of the report presents the country-specific findings concerning the national legislation of each of the 196 countries reviewed (Kenya included). https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Online-Grooming-of-Childre… Regards -- *Maryana Munyendo**Simba-Safe Kenya/Missing Child Kenya**TELEPHONE: +254 715 856 885**http://www.simbasafekenya.com <http://www.simbasafekenya.com> **http://bit.ly/1XsfBpW <http://bit.ly/1XsfBpW>* *"Safety is as simple as ABC -ALWAYS BE CAREFUL*". * <http://detoxdoll254.blogspot.com/>*

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