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Orange to exit, CS to yank the NOFBI contract from orange
by Ali Hussein 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

It's now clear that Orange will be exiting the East African market by end of the year. In an apparent related development the CS has given Orange notice that the Government intends to cancel the NOFBI contract. This is as it should be. The Government is making the right move yanking this out of a partner who unfortunately through either ineptitude or inability to read the market or both has turned one of Kenya's Crown Jewels into so much confetti.. I'm curious though what next for NOFBI? Will it be collapsed into the new proposed PPP for infrastructure? I'm sure the industry will be following this with interest. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Orange-exit-set-to-rock-telcom-market/-/195… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: Announcement: Open Call for Proposals for RV Microgrants 2014
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Apologies for cross posting but I am not sure if you've sen this before, at Global Voices we have a project for Microgrants which might be of interest to some of you. Regards, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito. *Author| Researcher|* *Website:*http://about.me/ekenyanito *Twitter:* https://twitter.com/ekenyanito ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rising Voices <rising(a)globalvoicesonline.org> Date: 13 March 2014 05:10 Subject: Announcement: Open Call for Proposals for RV Microgrants 2014 To: ekenyanito(a)gmail.com *A project of Global Voices Online <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…>, Rising Voices aims to extend the benefits and reach of citizen media by connecting online media activists around the world and supporting their best ideas.* Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9307106bf78cc186e924ad999&id=8e2b8e8c39…>. <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…> *Announcing the 2014 Rising Voices Microgrant Competition* *Do you have an idea for a project to help your local community use citizen media to tell their story? Do you need funding and support for it to become a reality? Do you want to be part of a network that helps bridge the digital participation gap worldwide? * If you answer "yes" to all three questions, then we invite you to take part in the 2014 Rising Voices Microgrant Competition, which awards small grants up to USD $2,500 for innovative citizen media outreach projects. For more information on our competition, please read our announcement blog post<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>or visit the 2014 RV Microgrant Platform<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…> . Deadline to apply is *Wednesday, April 9, 2014.* Good luck! follow on Twitter<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>| friend on Facebook<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>| forward to a friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=9307106bf78cc186e924ad999&id=8e2…> *2013, Stichting Global Voices. All content Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Read our Attribution Policy <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…>.* Thanks for signing up to receive the Rising Voices newsletter. You can opt-out at any time by clicking the 'unsubscribe' button. *Read more about us and the projects we do on our website <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>.* <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>

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by Kariba Moko 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

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Meeting calls for unlimited Internet access
by Grace Githaiga 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Control of the Internet should be handed from US supervision to a diverse group of stakeholders and not to governments that could limit freedom, a meeting on the web’s future heard on Monday. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Meeting-calls-for-unlimited--Internet-acce…

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Microsoft Expects to Close Nokia Deal by End of April
by S.M. Muraya 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Note how Asian powers deal with (that is tame) Western multinationals in their societies. http://m.windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-expects-close-no… Microsoft Expects to Close Nokia Deal by End of April ....Smith didn't specify which regulatory authorities are holding out on the approval, but China is chief among them. In response to worries from Samsung and Google, the country has agreed to more closely analyze the deal, and perhaps ask for concessions or at least promises on Windows Phone licensing costs. China is the biggest smartphone market in the world, so getting approval there is clearly a priority for both Microsoft and Nokia. India is also proving problematic: That country hit Nokia with a $414 million tax bill and a $571 million guarantee that must be paid before the firm can transfer ownership of a factory in that country to Microsoft....

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ICANN Breakfast Meeting, March 31, Nairobi.
by Bob Omondi 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear Listers, I would like to invite you to a breakfast briefing organized by ICANN that will take place in *Nairobi on March 31, 2014*. The meeting will take place between *7.00 am - 10.00 am* at a venue to be announced later in the week As you may be aware, in August 2012 ICANN announced a new approach to Africa. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01aug12-en.htm The Africa Strategy document was developed by an African working group through a large consultation with the community. It is almost 2 years since the implementation of the strategy commenced. Many other important developments have happened within ICANN and the Internet ecosystem as a whole. We will take this opportunity to update you on progress so far as well as listen to your views, ideas and queries as we seek to work with you even more closely going forward. The ICANN VP - Stakeholder Engagement for Africa, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou will be in attendance. Kindly let me know if you are planning to attend *by way of emai*l for planning purposes. Thank you and I look forward to your attendance and participation. Regards Bob Ochieng ICANN

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Fwd: Who should Pay for Netflix?
by Ali Hussein 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Listers Apologies for cross posting. I find the blog by Reed Hastings pretty interesting especially after his recent deal with Comcast. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Luigi Gambardella" <luigi.gambardella(a)gmail.com> > Date: March 22, 2014 at 7:53:10 PM GMT+3 > To: "ali(a)3mice.com" <ali(a)3mice.com> > Subject: Who should Pay for Netflix? > Reply-To: luigi.gambardella(a)gmail.com > > Se non legge correttamente questo messaggio, cliccare qui > > Who should Pay for Netflix? > > Dear friends, > > I’d like to share with you a great blog post by Jim Cicconi, in response to Reed Hasting’s recent blog. > > I share the view that there is a fundamental misunderstanding in the net neutrality debate. While sharing the principle of Open Internet, we cannot accept an interpretation of this principle as “free Internet, free lunch”. > > I believe that also in Europe we should avoid implementing any measure going against innovation, better services and that at the end would restrict the freedom of the users. > > Luigi Gambardella > > > > Who should Pay for Netflix? > > > Posted by: Jim Cicconi on March 21, 2014 at 4:08 pm > > > I saw Reed Hasting’s blog <http://blog.netflix.com/2014/03/internet-tolls-and-case-for-strong-net.html> yesterday from Netflix asserting in rather dramatic fashion (with diagrams) that ISPs should build facilities (he said provide, but those facilities have to be built) to accept all of Netflix’s content – indeed all of the content on the Internet – without charge. Failure to do so, according to Mr. Hastings, was a violation of “strong net neutrality rules” and bad public policy. I thought it might be helpful to unpack those assertions so we could get right down to the core of Netflix’s rather radical proposition — that people who don’t subscribe to Netflix should nonetheless pay for Netflix. Here are some undisputed facts upon which everyone should agree. > > First, let’s all accept the fact that the advent of streaming video is driving bandwidth consumption by consumers to record levels. Increased bandwidth consumption and faster broadband networks like our Gigapower service in Austin, Texas (and soon Dallas) are requiring all service providers to drive more fiber into their networks to create the capacity necessary to deliver those services to consumers, whether the service providers are delivering a wireless or a wireline product. This phenomenon was at the heart of our Project VIP investment announcement in November 2012 and it is true of companies like Cogent, Level 3 and CDNs like Netflix as well. > > Second, we should accept that companies must build additional capacity to handle this traffic. If Netflix was delivering, for example, 10 Terabytes of data in 2012 and increased demand causes them to deliver 20 Terabytes of data in 2013, they will have to build, or hire someone to build, the capacity necessary to handle that increased volume of traffic. That increase in traffic from Netflix is, by the way, not only the result of a likely increase in online viewing by existing subscribers, but also due to an increase in Netflix’s customer base (it announced a 33% increase in subscribers from 2012 to 2013 – good for Netflix). > > Third, if Netflix is delivering that increased volume of traffic to, say, AT&T, we should accept the fact that AT&T must be ready to build additional ports and transport capacity to accept the new volume of capacity as a consequence of Netflix’s good business fortune. And I think we can all accept the fact that business service costs are ultimately borne by consumers. > > Mr. Hastings blog post then really comes down to which consumers should pay for the additional bandwidth being delivered to Netflix’s customers. In the current structure, the increased cost of building that capacity is ultimately borne by Netflix subscribers. It is a cost of doing business that gets incorporated into Netflix’s subscription rate. In Netflix’s view, that’s unfair. In its view, those additional costs, caused by Netflix’s increasing subscriber counts and service usage, should be borne by all broadband subscribers – not just those who sign up for and use Netflix service. > > When Netflix delivered its movies by mail, the cost of delivery was included in the price their customer paid. It would’ve been neither right nor legal for Netflix to demand a customer’s neighbors pay the cost of delivering his movie. Yet that’s effectively what Mr. Hastings is demanding here, and in rather self-righteous fashion. Netflix may now be using an Internet connection instead of the Postal Service, but the same principle applies. If there’s a cost of delivering Mr. Hastings’s movies at the quality level he desires – and there is – then it should be borne by Netflix and recovered in the price of its service. That’s how every other form of commerce works in our country. It’s simply not fair for Mr. Hastings to demand that ISPs provide him with zero delivery costs – at the high quality he demands – for free. Nor is it fair that other Internet users, who couldn’t care less about Netflix, be forced to subsidize the high costs and stresses its service places on all broadband networks. > > As we all know, there is no free lunch, and there’s also no cost-free delivery of streaming movies. Someone has to pay that cost. Mr. Hastings’ arrogant proposition is that everyone else should pay but Netflix. That may be a nice deal if he can get it. But it’s not how the Internet, or telecommunication for that matter, has ever worked. > > http://www.attpublicpolicy.com/ > > > Per cancellarsi cliccare qui | Unsubscribe > > > Email inviata con MailUp > Con MailUp la cancellazione e' sicura

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Got talent? Matiang’i is looking for you
by Grace Githaiga 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/story.php?articleID=2000107530&story_title…

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Fwd: [Africanchapters] NEWS RELEASE : Internet Exchange Point Launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi
by Barrack Otieno 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Betel Hailu" <hailu(a)isoc.org> Date: Mar 23, 2014 9:34 PM Subject: [Africanchapters] NEWS RELEASE : Internet Exchange Point Launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi To: "DL africanchapters" <africanchapters(a)isoc.org> Cc: Dear all, Please find the press release on the IXP launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi. *Internet Exchange Point Launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi* IXP launch supported by the Internet Society [Bujumbura, Burundi - March 21 2014] The BurundiX Internet Exchange Point (IXP) was successfully launched on 21 March 2014 in Bujumbura, Burundi. The IXP was formally inaugurated by Hon. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Minister of Telecommunications, information and Communication and Relations with Parliament and Mr. Philippe Niyongabo, representative of the AUC. Also present at the opening were Dr. Dawit Bekele, Director African Bureau for the Internet Society, Mr. Coppens Pasteur NDAYIRAGIJE, president of the Association of BurundiX A.S.B.L. and Mr. Arnaud Fenioux expert from Lyon-IX *.* It is envisioned that the IXP will serve as a catalyst for innovation and development of Internet services and applications in Burundi. The Internet Exchange Point will support Government efforts towards the implementation of E-government services, and lower the cost of developing local hosting and application development. The presence of the IXP will improve local Internet resilience by eliminating the dependence on international connectivity for local Internet services and Internet-based communications. "Our wish is that the step taken today becomes a promising beginning for the Internet Exchange Point in addition to the Internet Service providers. We would wish that progressively the content providers and the private enterprises, the academicians and the main public administrations do the same", said Hon. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Minister of the Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations with the Parliament during the launching ceremony of the first Internet Exchange Point in Burundi. The representative of the AUC, Mr. Philippe NIYONGABO, added that, "The African Union Commission reiterates its continuous support to African countries in order to take benefit of the technological potential of the information and to find novel and effective ways to put this potential at the service of African citizens in general, and Burundi people in particular". In his remarks at the IXP launch, Dr. Dawit Bekele, Director of the African Regional Bureau of the Internet Society, noted, "The Internet Society is pleased by this major accomplishment which has been achieved in a truly multi-stakeholder fashion. This is one great leap forward towards insuring so that no Internet packet leaves Burundi to come back to Burundi. We are proud for having successfully implemented the project and satisfied to see that there are committed people and organizations in BurundIX who will insure a prosperous future for the IXP." "In a region where Internet is increasingly becoming accessible, we are committed to continuing supporting the development of a stable and resilient infrastructure in order to sustain Internet growth throughout Africa. The launch of this local IXP will enhance Burundi's IP infrastructure, and improve the resiliency of its local Internet Infrastructure. It will also go a long way in ensuring that more African Internet traffic is routed locally; an important factor for local content development and affordable transit costs across the region." says Mr. Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC. BurundiX will be managed by the Association of BurundiX A.S.B.L. All telecommunication operators and all internet providers are members of this Association. The IXP was established with the support of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS), a project of the African Union implemented by the Internet Society. AXIS organized an IXP best practices workshop in Bujumbura from 2-4 October 2012 where higher official from the Ministry of ICT as well as more than 20 experts participated, followed by a hands-on technical training to 23 specialists, from 18-22 March 2013. The Ministry of Telecommunications, information and Communication hosted the workshop and Lyon-IX contributed by providing the facilitators. The subsequent collaboration between interested parties has led to this successful initiative, which is expected to lead to positive results for the sector and the country. The Internet Society's Africa Interconnection and Traffic Exchange programme has been actively supporting the development of IXPs to boost local and regional interconnection. The programme aims to have 80% of Internet traffic exchanged in Africa by 2020, keeping local traffic local. This objective has been boosted by the appointment of the Internet Society to implement the African Union's African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) programme. For more information on AXIS, visit http://pages.au.int/axis *About the Internet Society* The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. For more information, visit www.internetsociety.org Media Contact: Betel Hailu, hailu(a)isoc.org *Lancement du Point d'Echange Internet le 21 mars 2014 à Bujumbura, Burundi* Lancement IXP soutenu par Internet Society [Bujumbura, Burundi - 21 mars, 2014] Le Point d'échange Internet BurundiX a été lancé avec succès, le 21 mars 2014 à Bujumbura, au Burundi. Ce point d'échange Internet a été officiellement inauguré par Son Excellence M. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Ministre des Télécommunications, de l'Information, de la Communication et des Relations avec le Parlement et M. Philippe Niyongabo, délégué de l'Union Africaine. Egalement présent à l'occasion du lancement Dr. Dawit Bekele, Directeur du Bureau Régional Africain de l'Internet Society, M. Coppens Pasteur NDAYIRAGIJE, président de l'Association de BurundiX A.S.B.L. et M. Arnaud Fenioux expert de Lyon-IX. Il est envisagé que l'IXP servira en tant que catalyseur pour l'innovation et le développement des services et des applications Internet au Burundi. Le Point d'échange Internet soutiendra les efforts du Gouvernement vers la mise en place des services E-gouvernementaux, et réduira le coût du développement de la mise en place et de l'application locale. La présence du point d'échange Internet améliorera la fiabilité de l'Internet local en éliminant la dépendance sur la connectivité internationale pour les services Internet locaux et les communications basées sur Internet. "Notre souhait est que le pas franchi aujourd'hui, soit un début prometteur pour ce Point d'Echange Internet en plus des Fournisseurs d'Accès Internet, Nous souhaiterions que progressivement les fournisseurs de contenu ainsi que les entreprises privées, les universitaires et les principales administrations publiques fassent de même", a dit son Excellence M. Tharcisse Nkezabahizi, Ministre des Télécommunications, de l'information, de la communication et des relations avec le parlement a l'occasion de l'inauguration du premier point d'échanges internet au Burundi. D'après M. Philippe NIYONGABO délégué de l'Union Africaine, " La Commission de l'Union Africaine réitère son appui continu aux pays africains afin de tirer profit du potentiel des technologies de l'information et de trouver des voies innovatrices et effectives pour mettre ce potentiel au service des citoyens africains, et burundais en particulier". Dans sa remarque au cours du lancement du point d'échange Internet, Dr. Dawit Bekele, Directeur du Bureau Régional Africain de l'Internet Society a indiqué que, "L'Internet Society a le plaisir de voir cet accomplissement important qui a été obtenu avec une approche multi-acteurs. Ceci est une grande étape franchie pour assurer qu'aucun paquet Internet ne quitte le Burundi pour revenir au Burundi. Nous sommes fier d'avoir pu implémenter le projet avec succès et nous sommes satisfait de voir qu'il existe des personnes et des organisations déterminées au BurundIX pour assurer un bon avenir pour le point d'échange Internet." "Dans une région où Internet devient de plus en plus accessible, nous sommes engagés à continuer notre soutien au développement d'une infrastructure stable et robuste afin d'assurer une croissance d'Internet durable en Afrique. Le lancement de ce point d'échange Internet local renforcera l'infrastructure IP du Burundi, et renforcera la résilience de l'infrastructure de l'Internet local. Ceci aura aussi une bonne répercussion et assurera l'acheminement local de plus de trafic Internet africain; un facteur important pour le développement de contenu local et un coût abordable de transit à travers la région." a dit M. Adiel Akplogan, Directeur Général d'AFRINIC. BurundiX sera géré par l'Association de BurundiX A.S.B.L. Tous les opérateurs de télécommunication et tous les fournisseurs Internet sont membres de cette association. Le Point d'échange Internet a été établit avec le soutien du projet << Système d'échange de l'Internet Africain >> (AXIS), un projet de la Commission de l'Union Africaine mis en place par l'Internet Society. AXIS a organisé un atelier sur les meilleures pratiques des points d'échanges Internet à Bujumbura du 2 au 4 Octobre 2012 pour 20 experts, suivi d'un atelier technique pour 23 spécialistes, du 18 au 22 mars 2013. Le Ministère des Télécommunications, de l'Information, de la Communication et des Relations avec le Parlement était l'hôte de l'atelier et Lyon-IX a contribué en fournissant les facilitateurs. La collaboration entre les parties intéressées a abouti au succès de cette initiative, qui devrait mener à des résultats positifs pour le secteur et le pays. Le programme de l'interconnexion et de l'échange du trafic Internet de l'Internet Society a activement soutenu le développement du Point d'échange Internet pour renforcer l'interconnexion locale et régionale. Le programme vise à avoir en 2020, 80% du trafic Internet échangé en Afrique, en gardant le trafic local, sur place. Cet objectif a été renforcé par la sélection de l'Internet Society par l'Union Africaine pour la mise en oeuvre de ce système de programme (AXIS). Pour plus de renseignement sur AXIS, visitez http://pages.au.int/axis *A propos de l'Internet Society* L'Internet Society est la source indépendante et de confiance pour des informations et un leader sur les questions de l'Internet à travers le monde. Avec sa vision de principe et son fondement technologique, l'Internet Society travaille vers la promotion d'un dialogue ouvert sur la politique, la technologie et le développement de l'Internet parmi les utilisateurs, les compagnies, les gouvernements, et les autres organisations. En collaboration avec ses membres et chapitres qui existent à travers le monde, Internet Society oeuvre vers une évolution et croissance continue de l'internet pour tout le monde. Pour plus de renseignement veuillez visiter : www.internetsociety.org. Contacte Médiatique: Betel Hailu, hailu(a)isoc.org _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer of the African region you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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FW: Dot Africa contract signing ceremony
by Grace Githaiga 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

FYI > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 07:03:16 +0000 > Subject: Dot Africa contract signing ceremony > From: alice(a)apc.org > To: africa(a)gac.icann.org > CC: afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net; aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org > > Dear Colleagues, > > Apologies for cross posting. > > > The AUC/ZACR Dot Africa contract signing ceremony will take place during > the ICANN meeting in Singapore. > > For those present, please see below details > > When: Wednesday 26 at > Time: 18.30 > Venue: CANNING room > > There will be video coverage and live streaming for this historic moment. > > > Thank you and best regards > Alice > > >

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New Rules on high speed Internet out
by Ali Hussein 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

In today's Nation, page 39, there is a small story titled:- New rules on high speed Internet out I couldn't find a link to the story online but the gist of the story is that the government has issued new wireless broadband spectrum policy guidelines with hopes that it will accelerate internet connectivity to rural areas. The bottom line is that going forward if this story is to be believed is that:- 1. A PPP company will be set up to build, own and operate a nationwide mobile broadband telecom network and infrastructure. 2. It will not be permitted to offer services directly to customers but will offer whole capacity to existing and new service providers There has been debate about whether the infrastructure being rolled out by telcos was being done in the most efficient way and whether there was a better way. I would like to congratulate the CS for husbanding this process and would urge him to move with full speed to actualize this. I have always argued that the business of telcos is not for them to roll our individual networks but to collaborate and compete on service delivery with various VAS. Its good to see the government taking this seriously and moving with haste. One question that I'm sure has been thought out is how to deal with the already existing individual infrastructure. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] [rpd] AFRINIC Board Elections - 2014: Call for Nominations
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Mar '14

22 Mar '14

Seat 8 is up for grabs. FYNA On 21/03/2014, Mark Elkins <mje(a)posix.co.za> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, the Board seats for the > following two sub-regions are up for renewal in June 2014: > > 1. Primary: Lala Andrianamampianina (Indian Ocean - Seat 3) > 2. Alternate: Krishna Seeburn (Indian Ocean) > 3. Primary: Janvier Ngnoulaye (Central Africa - Seat 4) > 4. Alternate: Christian Bope (Central Africa) > > In application of the new by-laws which does away with the two above > alternate seats, we will also need to fill the second seat of the two > non-regional Directors (Seat 8). > > As a result, three (3) seats on the AFRINIC Board will be open for > election: > > A) Seat 3: From Indian Ocean sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > B) Seat 4: From Central Africa sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > C) Seat 8: Non-Regional Independent (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > We are pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill these three > seats. > > Any suitable natural person residing in one of the above regions can be > nominated (for that sub-region) provided they comply with the > requirements in Section 13 of the by-laws. Seat 8 can be filled from > any AFRINIC region provided they comply with the requirements in > Section 13 of the by-laws. > > Self-nominations and nominations by those who are not registered > contacts of AFRINIC member organizations are also allowed but with the > condition that the nomination must be formally backed by at least two > authorized and registered contact persons of an AFRINIC member > organization in good standing. > > Nominees must demonstrate at least three years of managerial experience > in the Internet Protocol service/business or other Internet related > activities and should preferably hold a senior level position. Once > elected, they must be ready to actively participate and contribute to > all activities conferred to the Board as defined in the by-laws. > > Nominations must be sent to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net with the following > information: > > 1. Candidate (Nominee) Information > (In case this is a self-nomination, please additionally > complete section 3 below) > > - Nominee (Full name): > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > - Country of Residence: > - Board seat (sub-region) nominated for: > > 2. Nominator: > (If the nominator is NOT a registered contact of an AFRINIC > member organization in good standing, please additionally > complete section 3 below) > > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > 3. Seconder/Referee Information (in case this is a self-nomination or > a nomination by a non-AFRINIC member) > (Seconders must be registered contacts of AFRINIC member organizations > in good standing.) > > Seconder/Referee 1: > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > Seconder/Referee 2: > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > > 4. Brief statement explaining the nominee's background and motivation > (in English, and in not more than 500 words). Please highlight what > expertise and experience the nominee will bring to AFRINIC in general > and to the board in particular. > > > 5. Additional information: This will be published on the candidate's > profile during the public comment period: > > - A recent copy of the candidate's CV (in English) > - A recent photograph. > - Other links that represent the candidate's online profile (such as > blogs, twitter, professional publications, etc). > > > The deadline for nominations is 19 April 2014 at 20:00 UTC. Nominations > should be submitted to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net > > Note: It is expected that candidates should be able to attend > AFRINIC-20 in person on the Election Day (06 June 2014) where > they will be afforded an opportunity to introduce themselves > and to make a short presentation to the community during the > Annual General Members Meeting. The meeting will take place in > Djibouti from 04 - 06 June 2014. > > For more information on the election process, please browse to: > > http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process > > > -- > Mark J Elkins - AFRINIC 2014 Nominations Committee > mje(a)posix.co.za - nomcom2014(a)afrinic.net > Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 > > _______________________________________________ > rpd mailing list > rpd(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd > -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Laptop Project - who ate what when
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Mar '14

22 Mar '14

Is it possible that the Jubilee Government is scuttling the effort to buy the laptops, a game of musical chairs because it is not committed to buying the said laptops? Lawsuits, counter-lawsuit, delays, ... sounds fishy. By John Walubengo More by this Author<http://www.nation.co.ke/-/1148/1969646/-/view/asAuthor/-/132yg1kz/-/index.h…> Forget the Laptop hypothetical view<http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/The-Laptop-Project----a-hypothetica…> we discussed a few weeks ago - it is now official from the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board<http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Laptop-tender-price-was-topped-up-by-Sh1-4b--r…> (PPARB) that something was not right with the tendering process. With close to Ksh 30Billlion at stake, Kenyans would have been too ambitious to imagine the process would be smooth sailing. With the Ethic and Anti-Corruption agency (EACC) vowing to join the action, it is not too early to conclude that money may have changed hands; that is some people, somewhere ate and perhaps ate big On his way to winning the presidential election in 1992, Bill Clinton proclaimed "Its the economy, stupid<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy,_stupid>!" as a way of focusing the electorate on the real issue. To the Kenyan child and parent who still believes that this project is about Lap-tops, I politely say to them "It's about the election money, stupid!" more: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Laptop-Project---who-ate-what-when/… ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Request for Expression of Interest for Consultancy on Moderation of Online Discussions on the AfCoP Platform
by Grace Githaiga 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Listers The African Capacity Building Foundation through the African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results(AfCoP) Support has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Building Capacity on Managing for Development Results in the Regional Member Countries (RMCs) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy on moderation of online discussions on the AfCoP platform.In line with the above, ACBF is seeking qualified individuals to serve as moderators to guide online discussions on the AfCoP platform on the identified themes below. Individuals with the requisite expertise can apply to moderate more than one discussion theme as per the list of topics below. Read on: http://www.acbfpact.org/index.php/en/consultancies/826-reoi-acbf-afcop-001-…

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Victor Kyalo confirmed as first ICT Authority CEO
by Grace Githaiga 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/victor-kyalo-confirmed-as-first-ict-…

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CAK rules out automatic clearance of yuMobile sale to rivals Safaricom and Airtel
by Grace Githaiga 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Automatic-clearance-yuMobile-sale-to-Safar…

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 82, Issue 70
by James Kimani 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

@Walu,if u r missing Ndemo,enroll to MBA University of Nairobi and he will be ur lecturer for Entrepreneurship... James On Mar 21, 2014 6:21 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.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. Re: Victor Kyalo confirmed as first ICT Authority CEO > (Grace Githaiga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:19:51 +0000 > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > To: "jwalu(a)yahoo.com" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first ICT Authority > CEO > Message-ID: <DUB111-W12750BB528B52615C820959B4790(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > @Walu, you have cracked me up lakini my apologies bwana. I cant resist > telling you like Maina Kageni would "pole sana" > > > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:16:27 -0700 > > From: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first ICT Authority CEO > > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > > > @Mwendwa, > > > > Dr. Ndemo's orphans are many and scattered - and that includes me :-) > > > > On reading, I am reading heavily and Victor knows he is warming the seat > for me, only for the next 3yrs. After that we swap places, he goes back to > the University and I take over :-) > > > > walu. > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Fri, 3/21/14, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first ICT Authority > CEO > > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Friday, March 21, 2014, 5:11 PM > > > > Walu, you are insinuating > > there are Ndemo orphans around? > > It's great to see a staunch Kictaneter get to > > high office. I hope he uplifts this list by making the list > > as engaging as possible. I also hope this animal he helped > > engineer called Kictanet does not come back and bite > > him. > > > > > > The CIO article is note very thorough and misses > > some wow factor about Victor. For example, in 1988, Victor > > Graduated from the University of Nairobi with a BSc (1st > > class) Electrical Engineering and worked at Philips Advanced > > Interactive Development research group in Holland as an > > interactive software developer. Here is an older version of > > his CV https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/files/130410_victor2_cv.pdf > > > > > > Walu, you need some bit of reading to compete > > with Victor. Lakini najua hata wewe si mchache. > > Regards > > ______________________ > > > > > > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > > > > > > On 21 March 2014 > > 01:22, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > @Barack, > > > > > > > > Buy me tea and I will give you my personal manual on HOWTO > > "Accept and move on"...:-) > > > > > > > > we moved on from MJ to BobCollymore, am sure with time, we > > shall move on from Ndemo, Kukubo et al. > > > > > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > On Fri, 3/21/14, Barrack Otieno > > <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first > > ICT Authority CEO > > > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy > > Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > > > Date: Friday, March 21, 2014, 11:30 AM > > > > > > > > I wish to congratulate > > > > Victor Kyalo, he is very progressive and humble and has > > > > brilliant ideas, i just hope he will walk with us just as > > > > Paul Kukubo and Dr. Ndemo used to do (forgive me for > > > > remembering the onions and garlic in Egypt). > > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 > > > > at 11:21 AM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > lol Walu, > > > > Victor tends to look like the engineer he is. He > > > > doesn't wear a beard but he also doesn't take to > > > > ties well hehe. > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 > > > > at 10:48 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Be careful @James, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you are actually saying Victor does NOT look impressive. > > > > Which is debatable based on who is looking :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > On Fri, 3/21/14, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first > > > > ICT Authority CEO > > > > > > > > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > > > > > > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > > > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > > > > > > > Date: Friday, March 21, 2014, 10:46 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Congratulations to him. > > > > > > > > He has an extremely impressive CV which you would > > > > > > > > not guess from looking at him. > > > > > > > > Well done. > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at > > > > > > > > 10:38 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eish! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like Victor has already grabbed my job! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was looking forward to applying...were the interviews > > > > done > > > > > > > > at night? But then again, I recall that the legal > > notice > > > > > > > > setting up ICT Authority allows the CS/Board to > > > > unilaterally > > > > > > > > appoint the 1st CEO. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Either way, am too busy for now - but next time I > > will > > > > > > > > make sure I am on the "ballot" for CEO ICT > > > > > > > > Authority. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > walu. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 3/20/14, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [kictanet] Victor Kyalo confirmed as first > > ICT > > > > > > > > Authority CEO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: 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Consultation on post NTIA IANA functions oversight mechanism
by Grace Githaiga 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

ListersFYI You are encouraged to input. RgdsGrace From: adiel(a)afrinic.net Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:21:34 +0400 To: africann(a)afrinic.net Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Consultation on post NTIA IANA functions oversight mechanism — [ *** Apologies for cross-posting *** ] — Dear colleagues, On Friday 14 March, the United States Government announced that it intends to transition oversight of key Internet functions (including the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority or IANA) to the global multi-stakeholder community. It has asked ICANN to facilitate, in consultation with the global multi-stakeholder community, the development of a proposal for the transition. Leaders of the I* Internet technical coordination organisations (including AFRINIC), met several times and, in line with the Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation (October 2013), we agreed on some common principles for an evolution such as the one announced by the US Government. Regular participants in those meetings, including their affiliated organisations, are noted here: http://www.nro.net/news/statement-from-the-i-leaders-coordination-meeting As an outcome of these discussions, a common position was developed on the following points: - The roles of all Internet registry policy bodies will stay unchanged. These bodies continue to hold policy authority for the protocol parameter, number, and name spaces, including responsibility to ensure the faithful registry implementation according to those policies. - The IETF, IAB, and RIRs are committed to the role of ICANN as the IANA protocol parameter and IP address registry operator. - ICANN reaffirms its commitment to implement all IANA registry functions in accordance with the respective policies. ICANN will also provide affirmations to all stakeholders (including governments) that all Internet registry policy bodies and ICANN itself will continue to use open and transparent processes. The full text, agreed upon by the I* leaders, is included at the end of this email. Separately, ICANN released a timeline that details its expectations of the multi-stakeholder consultation process. More information on these plans will undoubtedly come out of the upcoming ICANN Meeting in Singapore (23-27 March). The timeline document is available here: http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-process-14… While this timeline focuses on ICANN meetings and events, it is clear that this process will not take place only in ICANN venues. The five RIR communities are key stakeholders in this process, and it is vital that we discuss these issues both within our regional communities and globally to ensure that our voices are heard and our concerns recognised. The stable, accurate and professional management of the IANA functions, including management of the global IP address pool, is fundamental to the operation of the Internet. It is important that we not lose sight of this fact as management of the IANA evolves to more faithfully reflect the multi-stakeholder nature of the Internet community. AFRINIC urges the African community at all levels to participate to the upcoming discussions on the future of the IANA functions. We all want to engage because we want the discussions to come up with suggestions and mechanisms that ensure an ongoing interoperable stable and yes, secure Internet. These discussions need to take into consideration views from all over the world as the services provided by IANA touch everyone. The Internet itself has become a tool that we cannot live without today and studies demonstrate how embracing ICTs and the Internet can boost economic and social development, thus taking us ever closer to a world where Sustainable Development Goals can be a reality. We encourage the African community to join the discussion we are launching on our Resource Policy Discussion <rpd(a)afrinic.net> and AFRICANN <africann(a)afrinic.net> lists and also join us at the next Africa Internet Summit in Djibouti May 25-June 6, 2014 (africainternetsummit.org) to hear more on a panel that we are organising: "Resiliency and stability of IANA functions: what accountability mechanisms to put in place?" I look forward to further discussion at AIS’14. Best regards, Adiel A. Akplogan CEO AFRINIC ———————————————————————————— Agreed text by the Leaders of I* organisations: In order to ensure global acceptance and affirmation of ICANN's role as administrator of the IANA functions, we are now pursuing the transition of USG's stewardship of the IANA functions from the USG to ICANN. The roles of all Internet registry policy bodies (such as the RIRs, IAB, IETF, ASO, ccNSO, ccTLD ROs, and gNSO) stay unchanged. These bodies continue to hold policy authority for the protocol parameter, number, and name spaces, including responsibility to ensure the faithful registry implementation according to those policies. This transition from the USG has been envisaged since the early days of ICANN. It is now feasible due to the growing maturity of ICANN and other organisations in the Internet ecosystem. ICANN's structures and accountability mechanisms continue to evolve and advance guided by the AoC community reviews, including ATRT. In addition, ICANN will continue to embrace its aggressive roadmap to truly globalize its structures. In order to operationalize the transition from USG, ICANN will engage with the Internet community in a bottom-up public consultation process to ensure appropriate accountability mechanisms. In addition, ICANN will work with the names, numbers, and protocol communities to formalize relationships, commitments, and mutual responsibilities. When community stakeholders have input about the policies emanating from the names, numbers, and protocol communities, they would be directed to pursue their interests through the relevant Internet communities (such as the gNSO, ccNSO, ccTLD ROs, ASO, IAB, IETF, or the RIRs) and their mechanisms for consideration and potential redress. The IETF, IAB, and RIRs are committed to open and transparent processes. They also are committed to the role of ICANN as the IANA protocol parameter and IP address registry operator. The accountability mechanisms for ICANN's administration of these core internet functions will provide escalation routes that assure the names, numbers, and protocol communities that if IANA's performance is lacking, those communities can pursue defined processes for improving performance, including pre-agreed independent 3rd party arbitration processes. ICANN reaffirms its commitment to implement all IANA registry functions in accordance with the respective policies. ICANN will also provide affirmations to all stakeholders (including governments) from all Internet registry policy bodies and itself that all of us will use open and transparent processes. -- end -- _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fw: Fwd: Fwd: [Dgroups] Welcome to community Youth and Innovation and Africa's Transformation // La jeunesse et lâ EURO (tm)innovation, et la transformation de l'Afrique
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Dear all, Per your information below. If you are interested in the discussions, please contact Ms. Tsega H. Belai (tbelai(a)uneca.org) to be able to post your inputs via yia(a)dgroups.org. Best. Patricia -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: [Dgroups] Welcome to community Youth and Innovation and Africa's Transformation // La jeunesse et lâ EURO (tm)innovation, et la transformation de l'Afrique Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:27:11 +0400 From: Patricia Gnilane Senghor <patricia.senghor(a)googlemail.com> To: patricia(a)afrinic.net <patricia(a)afrinic.net> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Youth and Innovation and Africa's Transformation // La jeunesse et lâ€™innovation, et la transformation de l'Afrique <yia(a)dgroups.org> Date: 2014-03-20 15:27 GMT+04:00 Subject: [Dgroups] Welcome to community Youth and Innovation and Africa's Transformation // La jeunesse et lâ€™innovation, et la transformation de l'Afrique To: patricia.senghor(a)gmail.com Hello, Welcome to the online discussion group on Youth and Innovation in Africa: Harnessing the possibilities of Africa’s youth for the transformation of the continent. This discussion group is an initiative of the New Technologies and Innovation Section, Special Initiatives Division of the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA). The general aim of the online discussion is to provide a wide range of stakeholders -civil society, policymakers, academia, private sector, youth associations, national and international non-government organizations- the opportunity to express ideas, share experiences, and exchange advice on harnessing innovation towards the transformation of African youth. The discussion will look at the following two issues in depth: Issue 1: Impediments to African youth to innovations in science and technology. Issue 2: Creating an enabling environment for youth and innovation in Africa. The outcome of this discussion will be synthesized into an outcome document and presented to high level African policymakers during the High Level Policy Dialogue on “Science, Technologies and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda: Making New Technologies and Innovation Work for Africa’s Transformation”, organised jointly by ECA and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria in May 2014. The discussion, will commence on Monday 03, March 2014 and will end on Sunday 30, March 2014. It will be co-moderated by Mr. Mactar Seck (mseck(a)uneca.org) and Ms. Tsega H. Belai (tbelai(a)uneca.org) Your email address has already been subscribed to the list. To post messages to the list, please use the following email address: yia(a)dgroups.org. There is also a website where you can post your messages, related documents, articles and relevant links. The URL is: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/uneca/youth-innovation-africa When posting messages via the website, please enter your email address and a password to register. If you need technical support, please contact M. Tsega H. Belai (tbelai(a)uneca.org) Administrator of this Dgroup. If you wish to unsubscribe from the group. kindly send a blank email to: leave.yia(a)dgroups.org. We look forward to your comments during the next few weeks. An introductory message and questions for the first discussion issue will be sent shortly. We would like to thank everyone that has agreed to participate in this forum and welcome any additional contacts that could add value to this exercise. We are looking forward to sharing your invaluable insights and contributions. If you have any questions, you may send email to tbelai(a)uneca.org. Thank you for your participation. Regards, Mr. Kasirim Nwuke Chief, New Technologies and Innovation Section Special Initiatives Division United Nations Economic Commission for Africa knwuke(a)uneca.org ______________________________________________________________ To post messages via email, please use: yia(a)dgroups.org To post messages via the website, please use: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/uneca/youth-innovation-africa To unsubscribe, please send a blank email to: leave.yia(a)dgroups.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bonjour, Bienvenue au groupe de discussion électronique sur la jeunesse et l'innovation en Afrique: Exploiter le potentiel de la jeunesse africaine pour la transformation du continent, une initiative de la Section des nouvelles technologies et de l’innovation de la Division des initiatives spéciales de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA). Cette discussion électronique a pour but d’offrir aux parties prenantes –membres de la société civile, décideurs de politique, experts des milieux universitaires, membres du secteur privé, associations de jeunes, experts des organisation non gouvernementaux national et international- l’occasion d’échanger des idées, de partager des expériences et de discuter les mesures à prendre pour que l'innovation serve à la transformation de la jeunesse africaine. À cette fin, la discussion portera en profondeur sur les deux questions suivantes: En premier lieu: les obstacles face à la jeunesse africaine par rapport aux innovations dans la science et la technologie. En deuxième lieu: la création d’un environnement favorable pour la jeunesse et l'innovation en Afrique. Le résultat de cette discussion sera l’objet d’un document de synthèse et sera présenté à des décideurs africains de haut niveau lors du dialogue de haut niveau sur «La science, les technologies et l'innovation et le programme de transformation de l'Afrique: Assurer la contribution des nouvelles technologies et l'innovation pour la transformation de l’Afrique », un évènement conjointement organisé par la CEA et le gouvernement fédéral du Nigeria en mai 2014 à Abuja (Nigeria). La discussion aura lieu du lundi 03 mars 2014 au dimanche 30 mars 2014. La discussion sera conjointement animée par M. Mactar Seck (mseck(a)uneca.org) et Mme Tsega H. Belai (tbelai(a)uneca.org) Votre courriel est déjà inscrit à la liste du groupe de discussion. Pour envoyer vos messages au groupe de discussion, veuillez s'il vous plaît utiliser l'adresse courriel suivante: yia(a)dgroups.org. Vous pouvez aussi utiliser le site http://www.dgroups.org/groups/uneca/youth-innovation-africa pour poster vos messages, des documents, des articles ou des liens pertinents. Si vous utilisez le site web pour envoyer vos messages, veuillez s'il vous plaît, utilser votre adresse couriel et un mot de passe pour joindre la plateforme. Si vous avez besoin de soutien technique, veuillez s'il vous plaît contacter, l’administrateur de ce group, Mme Tsega H. Belai (tbelai(a)uneca.org) Si vous ne voulez pas participer dans ce groupe, veuillez envoyer un message couriel vide à l'addresse suivante: leave.yia(a)dgroups.org. C’est avec grande anticipation que nous attendons vos commentaires au cours des prochaines semaines. Un message d'introduction et des questions pour le premier thème de discussion seront affichés sur la page de discussion sous peu. Nous tenons à remercier tous ceux qui ont accepté de participer à ce forum et nous accueillirons tous contacts supplémentaires qui pourraient ajouter de la valeur à cet exercice. Nous avons hâte de partager vos idées et vos contributions inestimables. Si vous avez des questions, vous pouvez envoyer un courriel à tbelai(a)uneca.org. Nous vous remercions de votre participation. Cordialement, M. Kasirim Nwuke Chef, Section des nouvelles technologies et de l'innovation Division des initiatives spéciales Commission économique pour l'Afrique des Nations Unies knwuke(a)uneca.org ______________________________________________________________ Pour envoyer des messages par courriel, veuillez s'il vous plaît utiliser : yia(a)dgroups.org Pour envoyer des messages via le site web,veuillez s'il vous plaît utiliser : http://www.dgroups.org/groups/uneca/youth-innovation-africa Pour vous désabonner, veuillez s'il vous plaît envoyer un message couriel vide à: leave.yia(a)dgroups.org -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 58275956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS14/AFRINIC20, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May-6 June 2014.

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Fwd: [web2fordev] #Idlelo6 Conference on Free and Open Source Software and the Digital Commons - 24th - 28th March 2014 Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
by John Matogo 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Dear colleagues. The Idlelo6 Conference on Free and Open Source Software is just a few days away. This email is a reminder for you to secure your seat at the event. We have an exciting programme prepared that includes technical training sessions that were requested for by the open source community from all over Africa. Following this are great presentations and discussions by those who responded to the earlier call for papers and also some case studies on practical implementations of Free and Open Source software. See the attached programme. More information is also available at the website www.idlelo.net Registration is available online, secure your seat by signing up. There are limited spaces especially for the training sessions, it is advisable to register as soon as possible at this site: http://idlelo.net/content/idlelo-6-conference-registration or www.idlelo6.eventbrite.com The GE Innovations in Healthcare challenge will also be launched at the Idlelo6 event. Let us come together and exchange as an Open Source Community at the Idlelo 6 Conference. We look forward to seeing you there. Kindly share with others on your networks. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account". This list is hosted by DGroups and moderated by CTA <http://www.cta.int>. Interested in Web 2.0 for development related matters? Visit www.web2fordev.net ! Join the Web2forDev Community on LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=135666&csrfToken=ajax:1707797…>and Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/web2fordev> Join CTA on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ctapage> and Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/ctaflash> Interested on ICT4D updates? Click here <http://ictupdate.cta.int>! You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community Web2ForDev Discussion Group <https://dgroups.org/groups/web2fordev>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Web2ForDev Discussion Group. Reply to sender <jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu> | Unsubscribe<leave.web2fordev(a)dgroups.org> -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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DotConnectAfrica Statement regarding NTIA announcement on Intent to Transition
by Gideon 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

DotConnectAfrica Statement on NTIA announcement to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Function. Link: http://www.prlog.org/12297618-dotconnectafrica-statement-on-ntia-announceme… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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#Idlelo6 Conference on Free and Open Source Software and the Digital Commons - 24th - 28th March 2014 Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
by John Matogo 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Dear colleagues. The Idlelo6 Conference on Free and Open Source Software is just a few days away. This email is a reminder for you to secure your seat at the event. We have an exciting programme prepared that includes technical training sessions that were requested for by the open source community from all over Africa. Following this are great presentations and discussions by those who responded to the earlier call for papers and also some case studies on practical implementations of Free and Open Source software. See the attached programme. More information is also available at the website www.idlelo.net Registration is available online, secure your seat by signing up. There are limited spaces especially for the training sessions, it is advisable to register as soon as possible at this site: http://idlelo.net/content/idlelo-6-conference-registration or www.idlelo6.eventbrite.com The GE Innovations in Healthcare challenge will also be launched at the Idlelo6 event. Let us come together and exchange as an Open Source Community at the Idlelo 6 Conference. We look forward to seeing you there. Kindly share with others on your networks. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Coding is the new literacy (5-7 year olds)
by robert yawe 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Hi Listers, I believe the innuendo going on on the issue of the laptops is a blessing in disguise and we need to take advantage of this window of opportunity to make sure what is implemented will be the basis of transformer education as we know it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2023634798/scratchjr-coding-for-young-… While the developed world is training their toddlers on coding we are getting them to use high level applications and we shall then expect them to be globally competitive when they start coding in university a time when the formation of new brain cell connections is slowing down. Hope that Victor's confirmation at the authority will give him the confidence to take charge of this process. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Important Corrections to General Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement
by Bob 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

I thought this will help separate the facts from mirths. http://blog.icann.org/2014/03/important-corrections-to-general-inaccuracies… Regards Bob ICANN Sent from my iPad

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WebWeWant Small grants 2014 has been launched
by Grace Githaiga 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

From: nnenna75(a)gmail.com Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:03:50 +0000 To: members(a)mail.fossfa.net CC: africann(a)afrinic.net; africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org Subject: [africs-ig] WebWeWant Small grants 2014 has been launched English https://webwewant.org/2014-grants/ Spanish https://webwewant.org/es/programa-de-subvenciones-menores-de-web-we-want/ Français https://webwewant.org/fr/programme-de-petites-subventions-web-we-want/ Portuguese https://webwewant.org/pt-br/competicao-de-microbolsas-2014/ Good luck to us _______________________________________________ AfriCS-IG mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig To unsubscribe, email africs-ig-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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