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Fw: Leadership Forum attendance
by alice＠apc.org 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

This might be of interest! Dear all, As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be provided. It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or Internal PR?" Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning purposes. Thanks in advance, Linet

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FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] TzParliament website updated
by Harry Hare 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

FYI _____ From: eThinkTankTz(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Sawe Sent: 18 January 2006 14:16 To: ethinktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com; swopnet(a)dgroups.org Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] TzParliament website updated Greetings colleagues, Kindly be aware that details about Tanzania's new MPs for 2005-2010 have now been published at: HYPERLINK "http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Ls3.asp"http://www.parliament.go.tz/bu nge/Mp_Ls3.asp Let us not take this service for granted -- please see the article hereunder and join me in congratulating our colleagues at the Speaker's Office for continuing to provide us this valuable service. Regards, David. _____ HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/" \nallAfrica.com Parliament Website Remains Closed January 18, 2006 Posted to the web January 17, 2006 Francis Openda Nairobi Kenya is the only East African country without a website for its Parliament. The National Assembly's official website was shut down last September after The Standard published education backgrounds, hobbies, ages and other details of MPs from the site. The site was shut down after complaints that the information was "too sensitive" and that MPs had been embarrassed. Posted on the website, http://www.parliament.go.ke , are the words: "Thank you for visiting the Parliament website. We are currently updating this site. Please bookmark this site and visit us shortly." The site, which was on a test run, was shut before the launch, set for last September. Kenya's Parliament now lags behind its Ugandan and Tanzanian counterparts, which have websites that have detailed information on MPs. They detail MPs' employment history, political experience and special skills. The sites also tabulate MPs' performance in Parliament in terms of questions raised and their contributions. Also included are parliamentary documents such as Bills, Acts, Order Papers and transcripts of proceedings. The sites also contain a summary of development funds and ministry activities. Also posted on the sites are proceedings of committee meetings, which are still a closed-door affair in Kenya. The public is also given an opportunity to post comments on the websites. HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/copyright.html"Copyright © 2006 The East African Standard. All rights reserved. _____ HYPERLINK "http://allafrica.com/stories/200601171142.html"http://allafrica.com/stories /200601171142.html Anyone who would like to join eThinkTankTz is welcome to do so by sending a blank email to: eThinkTankTz-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eThinkTankTz"eThinkTankTz" on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HYPERLINK "mailto:eThinkTankTz-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe"eThinkT ankTz-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the HYPERLINK "http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/"Yahoo! Terms of Service. _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 14/01/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 14/01/2006

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Application announcement: 2006-2007 Reuters Digital Vision Program Fellowship at Stanford University
by alice＠apc.org 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

Announcement > > The Reuters Digital Vision Program (RDVP) at Stanford University is > accepting applications for the 2006-07 academic year (September 2006 > - June 2007). The deadline is April 3, 2006. Fellowships will be > awarded at the end of May, 2006. > > The Program > > The Digital Vision Program supports social entrepreneurs who seek to > leverage technology-based solutions in the interest of humanitarian, > educational, and sustainable development goals. The Program fosters > interdisciplinary projects and prototyping efforts that address real > needs in underserved communities. For the 2006-07 academic year, the > program will focus on the following broad categories: > > - Advancing Financial Services (Microfinance, > microinsurance, remittances, market information, e-commerce) > - Knowledge and Empowerment (Literacy and numeracy, > e-learning and training, e-government, social networks, and community > building) > - Networked Health and Welfare (Health administration, > health research and sciences, public health and safety, telemedicine, > relief services, advocacy) > > The core of the Program is a nine-month fellowship that brings > individuals from around the globe to the Stanford University Campus. > Digital Vision Fellows collaborate with faculty, students, private > sector firms, non-government organizations, and most importantly, > each other. Digital Vision Fellows have Visiting Scholar privileges > at Stanford University, including the ability to audit courses. > Fellows also participate in a structured Sanford Digital Vision > Program with weekly meetings, workshops, and seminars. > > Fees and Scholarships > > The Reuters Foundation and other DV Program partners will award > approximately a dozen full-time fellowships, covering all Stanford > University fees and expenses. Living stipends may be available for > fellows accepted from developing world countries. The Digital Vision > Program also offers "Corporate Fellowships" to individuals from > organizations who continue to perform their full-time professional > duties in their organizations, while participating in the seminars, > workshops, and other organized activities of the DVP. For additional > information on the fellowships please click on the "Become a Fellow" > link on our website at <http://rdvp.org >. > > Stuart Gannes, Director > Reuters Digital Vision Program > Stanford University > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > RDVP-UPDATES mailing list > RDVP-UPDATES(a)lists.rdvp.org > http://lists.rdvp.org/mailman/listinfo/rdvp-updates >

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Leadership Forum attendance - Confirmation
by Tony Nyaga 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

Thanks Linet I've Confirmed Best wishes and regards Tony Nyaga Head, ICT & New Markets Smart Applications International Ltd. Victoria Towers, Ground Floor, Kilimanjaro Avenue, Upper Hill. P.O. Box 57776 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 20 2731419/20/21 Fax: 254 20 2731422 -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+tony=smart.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tony=smart.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:00 PM To: Tony Nyaga Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Fw: Leadership Forum attendance (alice(a)apc.org) 2. Re: Fw: Leadership Forum attendance (Measure Africa) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:08:22 +0300 From: <alice(a)apc.org> Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca>, "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <06a501c61b91$01458920$0b01a8c0@AliceViaio> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original This might be of interest! Dear all, As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be provided. It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or Internal PR?" Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning purposes. Thanks in advance, Linet ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:22:12 +0300 From: "Measure Africa" <mwangati(a)measureafrica.org> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <001101c61be6$e9145650$0be85640@eveslh7yoi0nqi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Alice, I'd like to attend this may be a good chance to learn and share. How do we get in touch with Linet? Best, Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: <alice(a)apc.org> To: <mwangati(a)measureafrica.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:08 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Fw: Leadership Forum attendance > This might be of interest! > > > Dear all, > > As per the earlier sent e-mail, please take note that this Saturday's > leadership forum will be open to all. It is free and stationery will be > provided. > > It will be held at The Stanley Hotel starting 09.30 to 12.30. The > speaker is Mr. Paul Kasimu, Group HR Director for Kenya Airways. He will > speak on "Building the Leadership Pipeline: Corporate Strategy or > Internal PR?" > > Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday 19th for planning > purposes. > > Thanks in advance, > > Linet > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangati%40measureafrica.org > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet End of kictanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17 ****************************************

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Fw: [aisi-l] And I sincerely share...
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maison des Médias" <maisondesmedias1(a)yahoo.fr> To: "African Information Society Initiative - Discussion Forum" <aisi-l(a)lyris.bellanet.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:59 PM Subject: [aisi-l] And I sincerely share... > > > Hello Alice, > > And I sincerely share your joy to see to lead to one so important project. > Our wish is that every country of afrique becomes as you wish it for the > Kénya, the Silicone Valley. > Sorry, I am not able to being to this rendez vous of January 27. But I > follow heart with you. > Of courage and see you later on canvas. > > Jos-Perzo ANAGO > > > Bravo, Alice > > Et je partage sincèrement votre joie de voir aboutir un si important > projet. > Notre souhait est que chaque pays d'afrique devienne comme vous le > souhaitez pour le Kénya, la Silicone Valley. > Je ne peux malheuresement être à cette retrouvaille du 27 janvier. Mais je > suis de coeur avec vous. > Du courage et à bientôt sur la toile. > > Jos-Perzo ANAGO > > alice(a)apc.org a écrit : > Hi all, >> I am sure you may have heard the good news already but for those who have >> not here it is. The Kenay ICT Policy has been approved by the Cabinet! >> >> For those who were at the KICTANet 2006 cocktail party last week, the PS >> Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr B Ndemo, had promised that >> the ICT Policy would be tabled in Cabinet the following week and so it >> was, and on Thursday and it was approved. >> >> Let me take this opportunity to CONGRATULATE all those who worked in >> great and small ways to ensure that this happened. At last a national ICT >> Policy has made it all the way! I personally believe that the persistence >> and determination of most of the individuals on these lists helped to >> make >> this a reality and we have much to celebrate. Allow me to remind us all >> that this impressive journey still has some ways to go. We must therefore >> not rest on our oars but pursue the next stages with as much vigour. One >> immediate task is the implematation plan for the policy document as this >> is what will make it operational and the longer this takes the longer it >> will take for the friuts of the current fervour to be felt by wananchi. >> >> Lets all join hands and work to make Kenya the Kerifkon (ala Silikon) >> Valley of Africa. Yeah lets dream on..............why not? >> >> Cheers, >> FE >> >> >> >> >> alice(a)apc.org wrote: >> Dear All >> >> You are all invited to KICTANET's planning meeting. Please let me know >> how >> many of you will be in a position to attend the meeting of Friday 27 >> January >> 2006 at 13.00 hrs at the jacaranda hotel JCC room at the Pizza garden. >> >> We have a UNDP/CATIA delegation joining us to discuss Open Access/pro >> poor >> ICTs >> >> kind regards >> >> alice >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/feanywhere%40yahoo.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> Florence Etta >> Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) >> Nairo, Kenya >> Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) >> Fax: + 254-20-7121506 >> Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! Photos - NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a >> photo. >> >> --- >> Submitted by: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-17 09:21:51 EST5 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to >> leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >> > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [maisondesmedias1(a)yahoo.fr] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > --------------------------------- > Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec Yahoo! Messenger ! Découvez les > tarifs exceptionnels pour appeler la France et l'international.Téléchargez > la version beta. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aisi-l as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-aisi-l-84914M(a)lyris.bellanet.org >

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2006 Dates/events to watch
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Dear all FYI and some of you might want to take up the sponsorship opportunity provided for this event. See below > Hi Alice, > Would appreciate if you could include the International Conference on > e-learning, known as e-Learn Africa (eLA) to be held in Addis Abeba May > 24 - 26, 2006. > this will be a major event. I did circulate the other important links > such as the bursary link to KICTANET members. I hope you saw this. > All the best for this year. > Leonard > > > > Dear All, > > I am contacting you with regard to eLearning Africa, the 1st > international conference on ICT for development, education and training to > be held in the UNCC in Addis Ababa from May 24 - 26, 2006. > > eLearning Africa has been conceived as an annual Pan-African event that > will take the same approach as the very successful conference series > Online Educa Berlin and Online Educa Madrid (www.online-educa.com and > www.online-educa-madrid.com) These events involve experts and > practitioners in e-learning from all over the world; Berlin's last > conference - now in its 11th year - attracted over 1890 delegates from 73 > countries and included 103 sessions and workshops with 473 speakers from > 53 countries, and involved all the major organisations and associations in > the field of distance learning and e-learning. > > eLearning Africa intends to become the African eLearning capacity > building event and - at the same time - a forum for all stakeholders > engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported > learning and training on the African continent. Intended as a uniquely > African event reflecting the issues faced by those interested in > harnessing technology to support education and training throughout the > continent to meet the challenges faced by African people, eLearning Africa > will bring together those active in the eLearning sector throughout the > continent as well as people interested in collaborating with Africans to > exploit the opportunities afforded by ICT in the education and training > field. > > Under the patronage of the H.E. Tefera Waluwa, Minister of Capacity > Building Ethiopia, supported by the United Nations Economic Commission for > Africa and the European Commission, eLearning Africa is certain to become > the target destination of Africa's educational decision makers and > practitioners in governments, public and private education and corporate > HRD. The event will offer a unique opportunity to gain invaluable insights > into the latest activities and achievements from the ever-evolving > eLearning world. It is planned as an annual event which will take place in > a different African country each year. > > Most development and donor organisations have already recognised the > value that ICT can bring to the education and training process, whether > this is with regard to upskilling central services and government > provision, providing access to desperately needed expertise and advice or > to specifically meet a need like supporting basic in-service teacher > training through ICT supported distance learning. There can be little > argument that Africa cannot afford to miss out on the information > revolution. eLearning Africa plans to play its part by providing a real > face-to-face opportunity for African eLearning experts and enthusiasts to > meet and exchange experiences and discuss issues, to bring the best > expertise available in the international eLearning community to Africa and > ! to provide an exciting and sustainable event that can grow in tandem > with the African eLearning community in the years to come. > > We would like to involve international development and donor > organisations who are already supporting or planning to support > educational and training projects in Africa, since we believe that you > represent a key stakeholder in the drive towards a better future for the > African continent. > > We are therefore looking for you to support African participation in the > form of bursaries. Bursaries would cover the participation fees, > accommodation and perhaps in some cases travel costs of those African > delegates who cannot afford to attend, but - due to their involvement in > the education process - should be there, as this will help them in their > work on the ground to achieve the Education for All goal. > > The costs per person for participating and accommodation will be approx. > 450 Euros. At present we are collecting questionnaires from potential > participants who need funding, these will be evaluated and awarded by the > conference Advisory Committee > (www.elearning-africa.com/partner_advisory.php) > Furthermore different organisations and associations involved in ICT > supported education in Africa will be identifying potential participants > who they will put forward for funding. We are hoping to be able to fund > between 300 - 400 participants and are looking at different sources for > funding. > > Of course! we also welcome your input in terms of direct registration of > people with whom you are already working in Africa who you think should > attend this event and are very happy to work with you in this regard. > > In return for your support, we will mention your organisation on our web > site, in press releases and in all our outgoing material. Furthermore > should you be directly involved in ICT supported education in Africa, we > also welcome your input to the conference programme, as we will be > including sessions devoted to development organisations and eLearning.. > > Any ideas that you may have for benefits that you would find useful are > most welcome. Attached you will find a form that you can use to enquire > about further information with regard to the bursaries and additional > information. > > > More information on eLearning Africa can be found at > www.eLearning-Africa.com. > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Rebecca Stromeyer > Conference Organizing Committtee > > ************************************ > Rebecca Stromeyer > ICWE GmbH > Leibnizstrasse 32 > 10625 Berlin > Germany > Tel.: +49-30-327 6140 > Fax: +49-30-324 9833 > E-mail: rebecca.stromeyer(a)icwe.net > Online VoIP - Sk! ype: rebeccastromeyer > www.icwe.net > > > Tell a colleague: ************************************* > Do you know friends or colleagues who might be interested in information > about ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN? Feel free to forward our newsletter or direct > them to the subscription information. > http://www.online-educa.com/en/newsletter.htm > > > alice(a)apc.org wrote: > Dear all > > See below and attached 2006 dates/events to watch. If any member has an > event please send us the details so that we could include it on the > KICTANET > calanedr. > > Thank you and have a great 2006 > > alice > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 10 January 2006 > > KICTANET Cocktail Party > > Appreciating old friends welcoming new ones > > Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi > > > > 19 January > > LINUX Chicks Strategic Planning meeting. Jacaranda Hotel > > > > 20 January KICTANET > > Strategic planning one day meeting. Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi > > > > 27 January 2006 > > KICTANET Meeting with CATIA/UNDP Open Access Project > > Jacaranda Hotel > > KICATNET Planning meeting > > > > 7-8 February, Lagos > > Customer Service & Call Center Training Course > > > > 16-17 February, Nairobi > > Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, VoIP, > and > Security > > > > 23-25 February, Nairobi > > Idlelo2: Achieving Millennium Development Goals through Community Software > (in association with FOSSFA) > > > > 2-3 March, Kigali > > The second Rwanda National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the > Rwanda > IT Authority) > > > > 10-13 March (TBC) > > KICTANET Media and ICTs workshop > > Indian Ocean Beach Club Mombasa, Kenya > > > > 16-17 March, Nairobi > > East African Banking & Financial Services & Markets > > > > 21-22 March, Lagos > > Finance-IT Africa > > > > > 23-24 March, Dar es Salaam > > Tanzania GSM Forum > > > > 27-31 March 2006 > > ICANN, Wellington, New Zealand > > > > 5-7 April, Nairobi > > VSAT Installation Course (in association with Global VSAT Forum) > > > > 10-12 April, Johannesburg > > The African WiMAX & CDMA Forum > > > > 26-27 April, Nairobi > > Competitive Intelligence Africa > > > > 4-5 May, Maputo > > The Mozambique National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Ministry > of Science & Technology) > > > > May 7-15 2006 > > Africa Network Operators Group (AFNOG). Nairobi. Kenya > > > > 16-17 May 2006 > > Africa Internet Numbers Registry (AFRINIC ) > > Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya > > > > > > 17 May, Nairobi > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: East Africa > > > > 18-20 May, Nairobi > > The African Open Access Forum > > > > 24-26 May, Ottawa > > The Canada-Africa Trade & Investment Exhibition & Conference > > > > 1-2 June, Nairobi > > East African BPO & Call Center Conference > > > > 14-16 June, Lusaka > > AITEC Zambia > > > > 15-17 June, Nairobi > > Telecom East Africa (in association with ECO Kenya) > > > > 20 June, Johannesburg > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Southern Africa > > 26-30 June > > ICANN Meeting > > Marrakech, Morocco > > > > 29-30 June, London (Holiday Inn Regent's Park) > > AITEC Europe 2: The African ICT Investment & Partnership Forum > > > > 5-6 July, Lagos > > The African VoIP Forum 3 > > > > 6 July, Lagos > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: West Africa > > > > 20-21 July, Dar es Salaam > > Tanzania Banking Technology Expo & Conference > > > > 3-5 August, Mauritius > > AITEC Indian Ocean > > > > 4-7 September, South Africa > > ACT 8: The African Computing & Telecommunications Summit > > > > 30 August, Durban > > The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Pan-Africa > > > > 16-18 November, Nairobi > > Made in India Exhibition > > > > 23-24 November, Dar es Salaam > > East African Government Technology Conference > > > > 30 November-3rd December 2006 > > ICANN Meeting, Latin America > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > Submitted by: alice(a)apc.org 2006-01-13 10:49:25 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [mleonardo(a)yahoo.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-102278G(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! 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Fw: ICT Polcy Approved by Cabinet
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Hi all, > I am sure you may have heard the good news already but for those who have > not here it is. The Kenay ICT Policy has been approved by the Cabinet! > > For those who were at the KICTANet 2006 cocktail party last week, the PS > Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr B Ndemo, had promised that > the ICT Policy would be tabled in Cabinet the following week and so it > was, and on Thursday and it was approved. > > Let me take this opportunity to CONGRATULATE all those who worked in > great and small ways to ensure that this happened. At last a national ICT > Policy has made it all the way! I personally believe that the persistence > and determination of most of the individuals on these lists helped to make > this a reality and we have much to celebrate. Allow me to remind us all > that this impressive journey still has some ways to go. We must therefore > not rest on our oars but pursue the next stages with as much vigour. One > immediate task is the implematation plan for the policy document as this > is what will make it operational and the longer this takes the longer it > will take for the friuts of the current fervour to be felt by wananchi. > > Lets all join hands and work to make Kenya the Kerifkon (ala Silikon) > Valley of Africa. Yeah lets dream on..............why not? > > Cheers, > FE > > > > > alice(a)apc.org wrote: > Dear All > > You are all invited to KICTANET's planning meeting. Please let me know how > many of you will be in a position to attend the meeting of Friday 27 > January > 2006 at 13.00 hrs at the jacaranda hotel JCC room at the Pizza garden. > > We have a UNDP/CATIA delegation joining us to discuss Open Access/pro poor > ICTs > > kind regards > > alice > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/feanywhere%40yahoo.co.uk > > > > > Florence Etta > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > Nairo, Kenya > Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) > Fax: + 254-20-7121506 > Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos - NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a > photo. > > --- > Submitted by: feanywhere(a)yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-17 09:21:51 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca >

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Fw: [Catia_team] Workshop on the Regulation of Convergence - 02 - 04February Benin
by alice＠apc.org 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear colleagues, for your information. The Panos Institute West Africa, in partnership with some regulator organizations, is planning a workshop on the regulation of the convergence of telecoms and broadcasting in Cotonou (Benin) from 2nd to 4th February 2006. The workshop title is "Dialogue between Telecoms and Media Regulation Stakeholders in times of Convergence: Challenges and Prospects for Africa". As you know, Convergence brings about new challenges to telecommunications and media regulators and stakeholders. Therefore, Cooperation between regulators especially becomes compulsory. The event is organized within the framework of different programmes including CATIA projects implemented by PIWA. It is a follow up to the two studies we have produced on regulation and convergence in West and Central Africa, from the point of view of media and telecommunications (for the second document, see http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=3&lang=en) The HAAC (Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication) in Benin, the ACRAN (African Communication Regulatory Authorities Network) will collaborate for event and we are also in contact with WATRA (West African Telecommunications Regulators Association). This workshop aims to promote cooperation between the African media and telecommunications regulators and stakeholders, in order to achieve a concerted and effective regulation of convergence. Its specific objectives are the following: - to identify issues brought about by Convergence in Africa, and particularly, in West and Central Africa, - to exchange on cross-cutting issues in terms of the two sectors regulation, - to examine some African and international experiences on the regulation of convergence, - to draw up recommendations for a harmonized collaboration between regulators and other stakeholders, and concerning the pertinence of setting a single regulatory body that could be in charge of both media and telecommunications, - to continue advocacy, on the one hand, for the strengthening and establishement of efficient and independent regulatory bodies in Africa, and on the other hand, for the adoption of appropriate legislative frameworks in information society which is emerging in Africa. The workshop should gather about thirty regulation, media and ICT professionals coming from public institutions (regulators), but also the private sector, civil society and international and regional institutions (ESMT, ICASA, ARCAN, UNDP, ARTAC, etc.). KL _______________________________________________ Catia_team mailing list Catia_team(a)catia.ws http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team

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2006 Dates/events to watch
by alice＠apc.org 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

Dear all See below and attached 2006 dates/events to watch. If any member has an event please send us the details so that we could include it on the KICTANET calanedr. Thank you and have a great 2006 alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 January 2006 KICTANET Cocktail Party Appreciating old friends welcoming new ones Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi 19 January LINUX Chicks Strategic Planning meeting. Jacaranda Hotel 20 January KICTANET Strategic planning one day meeting. Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi 27 January 2006 KICTANET Meeting with CATIA/UNDP Open Access Project Jacaranda Hotel KICATNET Planning meeting 7-8 February, Lagos Customer Service & Call Center Training Course 16-17 February, Nairobi Corporate Network Management Forum: LANs, WANs, VPNs, Multimedia, VoIP, and Security 23-25 February, Nairobi Idlelo2: Achieving Millennium Development Goals through Community Software (in association with FOSSFA) 2-3 March, Kigali The second Rwanda National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Rwanda IT Authority) 10-13 March (TBC) KICTANET Media and ICTs workshop Indian Ocean Beach Club Mombasa, Kenya 16-17 March, Nairobi East African Banking & Financial Services & Markets 21-22 March, Lagos Finance-IT Africa 23-24 March, Dar es Salaam Tanzania GSM Forum 27-31 March 2006 ICANN, Wellington, New Zealand 5-7 April, Nairobi VSAT Installation Course (in association with Global VSAT Forum) 10-12 April, Johannesburg The African WiMAX & CDMA Forum 26-27 April, Nairobi Competitive Intelligence Africa 4-5 May, Maputo The Mozambique National ICT Convention (Under the auspices of the Ministry of Science & Technology) May 7-15 2006 Africa Network Operators Group (AFNOG). Nairobi. Kenya 16-17 May 2006 Africa Internet Numbers Registry (AFRINIC ) Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya 17 May, Nairobi The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: East Africa 18-20 May, Nairobi The African Open Access Forum 24-26 May, Ottawa The Canada-Africa Trade & Investment Exhibition & Conference 1-2 June, Nairobi East African BPO & Call Center Conference 14-16 June, Lusaka AITEC Zambia 15-17 June, Nairobi Telecom East Africa (in association with ECO Kenya) 20 June, Johannesburg The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Southern Africa 26-30 June ICANN Meeting Marrakech, Morocco 29-30 June, London (Holiday Inn Regent’s Park) AITEC Europe 2: The African ICT Investment & Partnership Forum 5-6 July, Lagos The African VoIP Forum 3 6 July, Lagos The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: West Africa 20-21 July, Dar es Salaam Tanzania Banking Technology Expo & Conference 3-5 August, Mauritius AITEC Indian Ocean 4-7 September, South Africa ACT 8: The African Computing & Telecommunications Summit 30 August, Durban The AITEC African ICT Excellence & Achievement Awards: Pan-Africa 16-18 November, Nairobi Made in India Exhibition 23-24 November, Dar es Salaam East African Government Technology Conference 30 November-3rd December 2006 ICANN Meeting, Latin America

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RE: KICTANET 2006 COCKTAIL PARTY!!
by Florence Etta 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

Dear List menbers, Allow us to take this opportunity to say a great big thank you firstly to all of you who attended the Cocktail party and secondly, to all those who supported and continue to support KICTANet. This is a short update on the KICTANET 2006 COCKTAIL PARTY with the theme "appreciating old friends welcoming new ones" which toopk place on Tuesday 10th. The main thrust of this cocktail party as you may all know already was to welcome the PS Ministry of Infocom Dr B. Ntume (an industrial economist formerly of the University of Nairobi) while thanking the former PS, Engineer J.Rege. The event was well attended and interesting bits of information were shared and much fun was had. Engineer Rege was toasted as among the most multi-stakeholder responsive public servants in Kenya to date much to his delight. The PS, who described himself as a jua-kali economist, invited all stakeholders to join him in his bid to create jobs and pledged to pursue the ICT policy which he said is to be tabled in Cabinet within one week and ready for the next steps within the next couple of weeks. We were all expectedly very happy about this pronoucement and hope to keep a close watch on this so as to give it the maximum support required. He also said he has an open door and a listening ear. He chalenged KICTAnet to support the President's call for support to the famine relief and to this end we are coordinating a KICTANet fund which will be handed over to the PS for onward delivery. We already have 2 very impressive donations of 50,000 from TESPOK and 10,000 from FOSSFA. Florence of KICTAnet and Damaris of TESPOK have been asked to help co-ordinate, and collect donations. Cheers, FE --------------------------------- Does your mail provider give you access to messages sent to other POP email accounts, like your work account? Get Yahoo! Mail

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