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Mobile sim registration
by Okech 28 May '10

28 May '10

Hi all, Several countries e.g Tanzania have or are in the process of ensuring that all sim cards in their jurisdiction are registered by the mobile operators who serve them. Of course, one reason taunted for doing so is to help track criminals. This indeed sounds a noble idea. However, it does result infringement of peoples privacy especially owing to the fact that the investigators may consult the mobile phone operators to get ones details without their consent. Why must we allow this then? Regards, Okech JMMy blog

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[Fwd: [reformsnow] If we vote YES for the proposed Constitution
by alice 28 May '10

28 May '10

Dear all For those following (all Kenyans of course...) the constitutional review process, please see below. best alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [reformsnow] If we vote YES for the proposed Const.... Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 03:53:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: alice(a)apc.org CC: reformsnow(a)lists.reformsnow.or.ke Hi all, We are still struggling to get Constitutional reform behind us. Please find attached a brief question and answer write out done by Njoki Ndungu, a COE Commissioner, breaking down some issues: how muslims pay for Christian, Hindu etc marriages, what ratification of an international treaty means, how devolution will work... *Today's Fact*: If we vote YES for the proposed Constitution no proposed legislation can be delayed for longer than one year beyond the time specified for its enactment (see the 5th schedule on legislation). For example, new law on Citizenship (dual citizenship, women passing on citizenship to spouses after 7 years, law abiding residents obtaining citizenship after 7 years...) should be in place in one year. If after 2 years this legislation is not in place, Parliament will be ordered by the High Court to enact the legislation within a specified period of time. If Parliament fails to obey this order, _Parliament will be dissolved_. regards, Wamuyu P/S Invite your networks to this mailing list (reformsnow(a)lists.reformsnow.or.ke) Facts on political reforms will be posted regularly.

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FW: [DigAfrica] Kenya's Safaricom's year profit jumps 37 pct
by Edith Adera 27 May '10

27 May '10

FYI _________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international +254- 20- 2713160 ext 3406 | eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> ________________________________ From: DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com [DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chifu_wa_malindi [chifu2222(a)gmail.com] Sent: 26 May 2010 09:54 To: DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [DigAfrica] Kenya's Safaricom's year profit jumps 37 pct Kenya's Safaricom's year profit jumps 37 pct NAIROBI, May 26 (Reuters) - Kenya's Safaricom, the country's largest telecoms operator, said on Wednesday pretax profit rose by 37 percent to 20.97 billion shillings ($262.6 million) for its year ended March. The firm, which is also east Africa's largest by market value and part-held by Britain's Vodafone, said the market was at 50 percent penetration and the greatest growth opportunities lay in data services. (Reporting by Duncan Miriri and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura; Editing by Richard Lough) ($1=79.85 Kenyan Shilling) Keywords: SAFARICOM/ (Email: nairobi.newsroom(a)reuters.com<mailto:nairobi.newsroom%40reuters.com>; Tel: +254 20 222 4717) __._,_.___ Reply to sender<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Kenya's%20Safaricom's%20year%20profit%20jumps%2037%20pct> | Reply to group<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Kenya's%20Safaricom's%20year%20profit%20jumps%2037%20pct> | Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigAfrica/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwdDQwY2J2BF9TAzk3M…> | Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigAfrica/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlY3NlczdzBF9TAzk3M…> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigAfrica/message/8194;_ylc=X3oDMTM0cjg4OXBuB…> (1) Recent Activity: * New Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigAfrica/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmam43bW9uBF9TAz…> 3 Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigAfrica;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZ2VwNnU1BF9TAzk3MzU5Nz…> Dig Africa site welcomes you to join us at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Digafrica on IT in Africa Feel free to join at our google group digital africa http://groups.google.com/group/digitalafrica Thanks. Chifu Moderator MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15okd72ri/M=493064.13983314.14041046.13298430/D…> ________________________________ Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center.<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15o34naf6/M=493064.13814537.14041040.10835568/D…> ________________________________ Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests.<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15og6ukk2/M=493064.14012770.13963757.13298430/D…> [http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/yg/logo/us.gif]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkanMwYnYxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI5M…> Switch to: Text-Only<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, Daily Digest<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> • Unsubscribe<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___

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Passport to Africa invites you to Passport to Africa features: DEDO (Accra, Ghana) (May 26, 2010)
by Passport to Africa 26 May '10

26 May '10

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Re: [kictanet] Some ICT Information
by Brian Omwenga 25 May '10

25 May '10

Hi all, I'm looking for some Internet data information for the country. Where can I get a quantitative report with data about top websites hits, from various types of connected devices (mobile/PC)and probably some high-level behavioral attributes per site visit also. Your help is very much appreciated. Regards, Brian G. Omwenga NRC Africa

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Mobile application lab grant funding/Africa/deadline May 31]
by alice 25 May '10

25 May '10

And the direct link:http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.829.html FYI: Infodev <http://www.startupafrica.com/tag/infodev>, a donor-funded ICT for development agency hosted by the World Bank, has formed a public/private partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Finland and Nokia to undertake a joint program on Creating Sustainable Businesses for the Knowledge Economy, worth some €12 million, that will run from 2010 – 2012. This request for expressions of interest (EOI) concerns Track 1A of the program, on the establishment of a regional mobile applications lab for Africa. As the implementing agency for the program, infoDev is looking to identify either one, or two, host institutions in Africa where the activities of the lab can be situated. This grant award for between US$200’000 and US$300’000 (depending on the number of labs selected) covers the establishment of each lab, by the end of 2010, and the start-up phase in early 2011. Additional grant funding may be available later following successful completion of the start-up phase. The services to be offered by the lab include: 1. Training and accreditation for mobile applications developers. 2. Certification of applications and facilities for developers to test applications under operational conditions. 3. Fostering competition for ideas among applications developers. 4. Business mentoring to assist applications developers with bringingtheir ideas to market. In this sense, the Labs could serve as specialized business incubators. 5. Replication of successful applications, between countries,languages and operating systems. 6. Developing a repository of knowledge in ICT4D. 7. Conducting consumer behaviour research. 8. Facilitating access to finance and access to markets. On the basis of responses to this EOI, a shortlist of candidate host organizations will be drawn up who will receive a more detailed request for proposals. To respond to this EOI, please send a capability profile and a covering letter by email to tkelly-at-worldbank.org, with a copy to info-at-infodev.org, no later than 11.59 pm EST on May 31 2010. Katrin Verclas MobileActive.org katrin @ mobileactive.org skype/twitter: katrinskaya (347) 281-7191 A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact http://mobileactive.org _______________________________________________

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a decade of mobile revolution ---
by muriuki mureithi 24 May '10

24 May '10

On 24/8/2000 Kencell now Zain launched the first privately run cellular service and 21/10/2000 Safaricom under new management followed suit and ushered a revolution in communications A decade of this revolution is just round - what is the big plan to celebrate the big revolution --- Cheers MM

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Kenya ICT Spenidng figures
by waudo siganga 24 May '10

24 May '10

Dear Colleagues, International consulting firm Global Insight has compiled the latest world statistics on trade in ICT. The statistics, availed at the on-going World Congress in Information Technology in Amsterdam (www.wcit2010.org) indicate that Kenya is ranked 6th out of 9 African countries surveyed with cumulative ICT spending in 2008 of US$2,175.6m. The total IT spend in Africa during the period was US$64,628.6m and the global spend was US$3,626,121.9m. Comparative Africa figures are: Algeria:3,848.3m, Cameroon:1,152.6m, Kenya: 2,175.6, Morocco: 9,785.6m, Nigeria:14,449.4m, Senegal: 1,634.5m, South Africa: 28,501.2m, Tunisia: 2,303.6m, Zimbabwe: 777.9m. Statistics are further broken down in sub-categories including Total computer hardware spending, Total Computer Software spending, Total Computer Services Spending, and Total Communications Spending, with cross-referencing against other parameters such as GDP, population and educational services. The executive summary report can be downloaded at [1]http://www.witsa.org/v2/media_center/pdf/DigitalPlanet2008_Exe cutiveSummary.pdf The Amsterdam meeting of leaders of the world ICT industry has however been overshadowed by a titanic, too close to call, battle for WITSA Chairmanship between the incumbent Dato’ Dan Khoo of Malaysia and challenger Dr. Jorge A. Cassino of Argentina. By the end of today, Monday when the 72 delegates - including Kenya - meet it will be known who will lead the giant ICT Business organization for the next 2 years. Kind Regards, Waudo References 1. http://www.witsa.org/v2/media_center/pdf/DigitalPlanet2008_ExecutiveSummary…

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Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button
by alice 23 May '10

23 May '10

We are getting there. Congratulations Hon. Rege ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A conference hall fitted with a huge screen is all constituents will need to communicate with their MP. That is a reality for the people of Karachuonyo in Nyanza, who have embraced teleconferencing in a big way. To talk to their MP, Mr James Rege, all they need do is walk to the local office and book an appointment. Once an appointment has been secured, at the touch of a button, they will be talking to the MP. The technology comes at a time when the government seeks to reduce the costs incurred by Members of Parliament during their day-to-day duties. *Other duties* If the technology is embraced by all the constituencies, the MPs will efficiently be able to monitor their constituencies’ development without having to travel there. This will free the leaders for other duties such as attending parliamentary sessions. Mr Rege, the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Communication, said the technology will enable constituents to have a face-to-face conversation with their MP without having to travel to Nairobi, where the legislators spend most of their time in order to attend Parliament and other business. “When the facility is fully installed by the government in all constituencies, the Treasury will be able to cut the costs incurred by MPs by half. Many MPs travel to their constituencies four times a week, which costs the taxpayers a huge sum of money” he said. *Two trips* Mr Rege said that to instal the teleconference equipment, a constituency needs only Sh120,000. This, he added, is what an MP spends for two trips to his constituency on average. “Sometimes, an MP uses the amount on travelling to his constituency to attend an hour’s meeting. The amount saved can be used to assist in the construction of schools and upgrading roads, among other projects.” Mr Rege said that with the technology, he was able to attend to his constituents and follow up development without having to miss parliamentary proceedings. The TelePresence virtual meeting also allows the MP to communicate with the district and provincial administrators and hold live interactive meetings using the connectivity of the Internet. Mr Rege said the technology will ensure that information is not distorted, as well as providing a channel for instant feedback. The teleconference kit was installed on April 30 at the Rachuonyo Constituency Development offices by Smoothtel and Tandberg High Definition.

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Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button
by w.kithinji＠smoothtel.com 22 May '10

22 May '10

We all need to understand the Advantages of Video conferencing and how video conferencing have been used to transform the Public Sector(Government offices) Open the link below to see how Video Conferencing has been used in the Public sector. http://www.tandberg.com/video-conferencing-case-studies/public-sector-video… Regards, Winnie Kithinji ----- Original Message ----- From: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com To: w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 5/21/10 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button > And yet there are some...mostly Professionals if the news is true...who were criticizing this excellent innovation who say it is a way for the MP to keep away from his constituents. Lets be real...we do not teleconference to make sure we do not meet....we try to ensure we are productive yet efficient even in our absence. > > Mhesh, do not let these detractors derail the great work you are doing in ICT4D. > > Thanks, Nyaki > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Edith Adera > To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 2:56:13 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button > > Congrats Hon. (...but do I say!!). Certainly, the way to go. Would be nice to do some research around it e.g. how does it change the governnace dynamics? Who participates and who does not? Why? How does accountability and transparency play out? etc etc > > I've had a feel of CISCO's telepresence at their office - great experience! Congrats once again. > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of alice > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:35 PM > To: Edith Adera > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button > > We are getting there. > > Congratulations Hon. Rege > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > A conference hall fitted with a huge screen is all constituents will need to communicate with their MP. > > That is a reality for the people of Karachuonyo in Nyanza, who have embraced teleconferencing in a big way. > > To talk to their MP, Mr James Rege, all they need do is walk to the local office and book an appointment. Once an appointment has been secured, at the touch of a button, they will be talking to the MP. > > The technology comes at a time when the government seeks to reduce the costs incurred by Members of Parliament during their day-to-day duties. > > *Other duties* > > If the technology is embraced by all the constituencies, the MPs will efficiently be able to monitor their constituencies' development without having to travel there. This will free the leaders for other duties such as attending parliamentary sessions. > > Mr Rege, the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Communication, said the technology will enable constituents to have a face-to-face conversation with their MP without having to travel to Nairobi, where the legislators spend most of their time in order to attend Parliament and other business. > > "When the facility is fully installed by the government in all constituencies, the Treasury will be able to cut the costs incurred by MPs by half. Many MPs travel to their constituencies four times a week, which costs the taxpayers a huge sum of money" he said. > > *Two trips* > > Mr Rege said that to instal the teleconference equipment, a constituency needs only Sh120,000. This, he added, is what an MP spends for two trips to his constituency on average. > > "Sometimes, an MP uses the amount on travelling to his constituency to attend an hour's meeting. The amount saved can be used to assist in the construction of schools and upgrading roads, among other projects." > > Mr Rege said that with the technology, he was able to attend to his constituents and follow up development without having to miss parliamentary proceedings. > > The TelePresence virtual meeting also allows the MP to communicate with the district and provincial administrators and hold live interactive meetings using the connectivity of the Internet. > > Mr Rege said the technology will ensure that information is not distorted, as well as providing a channel for instant feedback. > > The teleconference kit was installed on April 30 at the Rachuonyo Constituency Development offices by Smoothtel and Tandberg High Definition. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eadera%40idrc.or.ke > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/w.kithinji%40smoothtel… > >

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Nurturing talent
by Zachary Ochieng 22 May '10

22 May '10

FYI http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=897:kenya… --- Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Interesting read- Pakistan to block face book....
by Judy Okite 21 May '10

21 May '10

Very radical move, I would say, but is it the right one? but why,block it until the 31st of May???? can the internet be made to FORGET????? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_hi_te/as_pakistan_facebook_12 Kind Regards, -- “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan

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Coud computing
by Zachary Ochieng 21 May '10

21 May '10

FYI http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=919:westc… --- Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Call for Nominations: 2010 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
by alice＠apc.org 21 May '10

21 May '10

Call for Nominations: 2010 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award The Internet Society (ISOC) is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award. This annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in service to the Internet community. This year the award will be presented during the 78th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands, 25-30 July 2010. The award includes a presentation crystal and a prize of USD 20,000. About the Award ---------------- The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award was established by the Internet Society to honor a person who has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community. The award is focused on sustained and substantial technical contributions, service to the community, and leadership. With respect to leadership, the committee places particular emphasis on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions. The award is named for Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate the extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jon over the course of a thirty year career in networking. He served as the editor of the RFC series of notes from its inception in 1969 until 1998. He also served as the ARPANET "numbers Czar" and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority over the same period of time. He was a founding member of the Internet Architecture (nee Activities) Board and the first individual member of the Internet Society, where he also served as a Trustee. Award Nomination Procedure --------------------------- Nominations may be submitted via an online form until the deadline of 28 May 2010. More information and the nomination form is available here: http://isoc.org/postel Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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M-Pesa current rates
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 21 May '10

21 May '10

Does anyone know the current rates that M-Pesa employs for various transactions undertaken in the programme? Would appreciate!!! -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau ***************************************************** Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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Lighting Africa 2010
by Oscar Correia 21 May '10

21 May '10

Hi all, Over the last 2 days I attended some of the sessions at the Lighting Africa (a World Bank Group initiative) conference at Safari Park, where I learned quite a few things: 1. Africa will have 700 million people without electricity by 2030. 2. Consumers are spending $10-17 billion on fuel-based lighting products. This represents 10-30% of their disposal income. Can you imagine how alternative energy sources could allow them to use their income more effectively (e.g. education, communication)? 3. Potential for SMEs to grow in this area as well as build meaningful ecosystems. 4. How carbon trading actually works and some of the big challenges in getting it to really work for SME. I am trying to get some of the presentations from the organizers and am willing to share if anyone is interested. Oscar

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Fwd: Korea Delegation to Kenya
by waudo siganga 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Colleagues - this information could be of interest to some colleagues who may want to meet the Korean delegation (see attachments) dealing with nano storage. Please contact the Korea Trade office in Nairobi directly. Kind Regards, Waudo Siganga ----- Original message ----- From: nairobi(a)kotra.or.kr To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 01:13:00 +0900 Subject: Korea Delegation to Kenya Dear Mr. Waudo Siganga, As discussed on phone, pls find the invite and list of companies that will come from Korea next week. I want to recommend to your members the company doing Nano storage. Regards Daniel Korea Business Center, Nairobi Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea International House 2nd Floor, Mama Ngina Street P.O. Box 40569-00100, Nairobi Kenya. Tel: 254-20-2220458 , 2228928 , 313399 Cell: 0718-220458, 0733-228922 Fax: 254-20-315706 Email : [1]nairobi(a)kotra.or.kr http:// [2]www.kotra.or.ke /http://[3]www.kotra.or.kr References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.kotra.or.ke/ 3. http://www.kotra.or.kr/

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Interesting read- Pakistan to block face book....
by Barrack Otieno 20 May '10

20 May '10

This whole debate brings a lot into perspective, are countries able to measure the nature and types of content being used by their citizens for social and or economic developement, and if so can they infuence the use of the aforesaid, remember government is there for all even if it was elected by 50 %, i suppose the Tunis Agenda was on point On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Zacs <mwatha_zacs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Just the tip of the iceberg. haven't you seen "After Facebook, Pakistan > shuts down YouTube". > > No freedom of information. > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Interesting read- Pakistan to block face > book.... > To: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:53 PM > > > Very radical move, I would say, but is it the right one? > > but why,block it until the 31st of May???? > > can the internet be made to FORGET????? > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_hi_te/as_pakistan_facebook_12 > > > Kind Regards, > -- > “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and > what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” > Kofi Annan > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net <http://mc/[email protected]> > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +41767892272 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button
by waudo siganga 20 May '10

20 May '10

Let me join in the congratulations Mheshimiwa. Last year you were inducted into the Kenya ICT Hall of Fame and this development further cements your recognition. Kind Regards, Waudo On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:26 +0300, "Winfred Kithinji" <w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com> wrote: > Congrats Again Mheshimiwa. > > Video Conferencing is transforming how organizations collaborate > > Regards, > > Winnie Kithinji > System Engineer > [email protected][Mobile:-0731209512] > > "If Everyone Knew What Video Could Do Everyone Could Want It" > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+w.kithinji=smoothtel.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Cecilia Matanga > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:50 PM > To: winnie > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a > button > > Hear hear! > > On 5/19/10, alice <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > We are getting there. > > > > Congratulations Hon. Rege > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > A conference hall fitted with a huge screen is all constituents will > > need to communicate with their MP. > > > > That is a reality for the people of Karachuonyo in Nyanza, who have > > embraced teleconferencing in a big way. > > > > To talk to their MP, Mr James Rege, all they need do is walk to the > > local office and book an appointment. Once an appointment has been > > secured, at the touch of a button, they will be talking to the MP. > > > > The technology comes at a time when the government seeks to reduce the > > costs incurred by Members of Parliament during their day-to-day duties. > > > > *Other duties* > > > > If the technology is embraced by all the constituencies, the MPs will > > efficiently be able to monitor their constituencies' development without > > having to travel there. This will free the leaders for other duties such > > as attending parliamentary sessions. > > > > Mr Rege, the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and > > Communication, said the technology will enable constituents to have a > > face-to-face conversation with their MP without having to travel to > > Nairobi, where the legislators spend most of their time in order to > > attend Parliament and other business. > > > > "When the facility is fully installed by the government in all > > constituencies, the Treasury will be able to cut the costs incurred by > > MPs by half. Many MPs travel to their constituencies four times a week, > > which costs the taxpayers a huge sum of money" he said. > > > > *Two trips* > > > > Mr Rege said that to instal the teleconference equipment, a constituency > > needs only Sh120,000. This, he added, is what an MP spends for two trips > > to his constituency on average. > > > > "Sometimes, an MP uses the amount on travelling to his constituency to > > attend an hour's meeting. The amount saved can be used to assist in the > > construction of schools and upgrading roads, among other projects." > > > > Mr Rege said that with the technology, he was able to attend to his > > constituents and follow up development without having to miss > > parliamentary proceedings. > > > > The TelePresence virtual meeting also allows the MP to communicate with > > the district and provincial administrators and hold live interactive > > meetings using the connectivity of the Internet. > > > > Mr Rege said the technology will ensure that information is not > > distorted, as well as providing a channel for instant feedback. > > > > The teleconference kit was installed on April 30 at the Rachuonyo > > Constituency Development offices by Smoothtel and Tandberg High > Definition. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: cecilia(a)parliaments.info > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/cecilia%40parliaments.i > nfo > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Cecilia Matanga > Programme Officer > Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan > UNDESA > Nairobi - Kenya > Mobile : +254-718568154 > Telephone : +254-20-374 9892/3 > Fax : +254-20-374 9894 > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/w.kithinji%40smoothtel. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… >

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CCK cuts number portability fee for mobile user
by alice＠apc.org 19 May '10

19 May '10

By Okuttah MarkPosted Tuesday, May 18 2010 at 00:00 Mobile phone subscribers intending to switch their current operators but still retain their number will only pay a one off fee of Sh200 and not Sh1,000 as had earlier been proposed, the industry regulator has said.The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) had earlier, when seeking comments from the telecommunication operators, proposed Sh1,000 and an extra two shillings on top of the current tariffs, a fee that industry experts and telecommunication operators warned could inhibit the uptake of the service.CCK said number portability would make it easier for subscribers to retain their numCCK cuts number portability fee for mobile usersbers whenever they decide to change service providers and also enhance competition in the sector.On Friday, CCK said it had settled for a one off fee of Sh199.80, the winning bidder (Porting Access BV Netherlands) had quoted and that no other extra fee will be incurred by the subscribers apart from the prevailing tariffs charged by the operator at the time of switching over.Mobile subscribers are expected to start utilising the service before the end of the year."A one-time porting fee of Sh199.80 will be charged by porting subscriber. If there are services a subscriber still wishes to enjoy then that's enough reason why he should not port out. But a subscriber can port back to his former network if attractive services are introduced ," said Mr Mutua Muthusi, assistant director, public relations and communication."Porting service will only enable you to retain the number you were assigned by Network X while in Network Y. You will retain no relationship with your former provider if you decide to port out."Zain Kenya says other than the porting fees, there may still be other costs arising from interfacing the equipment of various operators with the data base manager, as it is not clear who will bear such costs or that of upgrades for interfacing with the database.Mr Rene Meza, the managing director of Zain Kenya, says the company has started positioning ahead of the implementation of the number portability service because it believes that customers will move to the operator that offers best value and that there are still issues to be sorted out such as interoperability of the money transfer systems."At present, the money systems of various operators are not fully integrated or interoperable. We believe it is just a matter of time before regulators, especially the Central Bank, begin to push for full integration and interoperability," said Mr Rene.Last Thursday, the operator reduced its calls to other networks to six shillings from Sh12 from 6pm to 6am and three shillings for calls made on its network.A subscriber switching or migrating from operator X to Y can only switch back to his previous operator after paying another similar porting amount.Once a subscriber has crossed over to another network, he cannot enjoy any of the services provided by the former operator.This means that if a subscriber switches from operator X to Y and is travelling abroad, the subscriber will be charged roaming charges by the operator he has migrated to and not what the former operator was charging.This also touches on customer care services or any complaint that the subscriber may want to raise about network quality or pricing.Porting Access BV Netherlands clinched the deal, beating Seven Seas Technologies (Kenya, Infozillion (K) Ltd, Pluton ICT Ltd (Kenya), Teletech from Slovenia, Saab Grintek Technologies (South Africa) and Systor Group of Companies.The implementation of mobile number portability is part of measures that the regulator has come up with to enhance competition in the sector.The sector has four mobile operators and close to 20 million subscribers, but 78 per cent is controlled by the leading mobile provider Safaricom.Analysts say attachment by many subscribers to their user numbers has prevented millions from changing service providers despite the marked differences in pricing and quality of service offered by the different players.Retain numberCCK says number portability should enhance competition and consumer convenience in the telecommunication sector by "enabling consumers to retain their user numbers whenever they decide to change service providers."That means subscribers do not have to invest in new SIM cards or carry a number of handsets to enjoy the services of other operators.It also enables consumers to make use of alternative networks in an area where one provider has no footprint or is experiencing a network problem. Source: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/CCK%20cuts%20number%2… Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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Forced Okoa Jahazi
by Harry Karanja 18 May '10

18 May '10

This morning I topped up my Safaricom line with KES. 100 only to be told that my credit advance for KES 45 was successful and I had been charged KES. 5. On topping up with another card within the same minute I was told my credit advance had been repaid in full. A Judith from customer care insisted that I had requested an advance despite me showin how illogical I would be to get an advance and then repay it immediately. She told me the transaction was irreversible and hung up. Now I'm frustrated because I've been forced to pay a loan I never took. I wonder how many other of safaricom's 10m subscribers have also been forced to boost safaricoms bottom line. Harry Sent from my iPhone

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Barcamp Nairobi
by Phares Kariuki 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hi, Please register if you intend to attend Barcamp Nairobi. T-Shirts, giveaways etc will only be given to people who have registered in good time. Additionally, access will be through printed invites... http://www.barcampnairobi.com/?page_id=21 Thanks, -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki

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May be of interest: Mobile apps lab in Africa
by Victor Gathara 18 May '10

18 May '10

DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the UK Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more at http://www.dfid.gov.uk.

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REMINDER: INVITATION TO WOMEN AND CYBERCRIME MEETING, 18 MAY 2010, UON Arziki Restaurant
by alice 18 May '10

18 May '10

This meeting will be held tomorrow as earlier communicated at the *_Arziki Restauran_*t at Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi from 12:00 noon. *Programme* Venue: University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus Arziki restaurant Date: May 18th, 2010 *1200-1215:* Registration *1215-1230:* Welcome and introductions: Lunch served *1230-1400: * * presentation of real life cyber crime case * Brief Presentation on women and cybercrime * Discussions 1400-1410: Way forward

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Re: [kictanet] African Globelics Doctoral Academy (AGDA) 2010, July 2010
by Mwololo Tim 18 May '10

18 May '10

Dear Colleagues, Please see ad below for a Doctoral academy for ICT4D and STI4D PhD students. Please distribute to as many PhD students as you can. Sorry for any cross-posting. Regards tim waema __________________________________________________________________________________________ * African Globelics Doctoral Academy (AGDA) 2010, July 2010, University of Nairobi, Kenya* *Introduction* We are delighted to announce that the first African Globelics Doctoral Academy for Research on Innovation and Technology Systems (AGDARITS) for Development will be held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from 4-16 July 2010. It is organized by SARCHi-IERI of Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, and the School of Computing and Informatics of the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The inaugural training is supported by Sida/SAREC, Sweden. This begins a systematic way of building quality training of PhDs in Africa to be run alternatively by different hosts in each region of Africa by drawing support from both inside and outside Africa. *Purpose* The purpose of the first AGDARITS is to support the training of African Ph.D. students from the five regions of Africa by including at least 5 PhD candidates doing research on science, technology and innovation for development (STI4D) and ICT for development (ICT4D) from the rest of the world and 30 from African universities. The candidates should be advanced Ph.D. students with research areas related to productive power economics of innovation, STI4D and ICT4D and innovation systems. The Academy will bring together frontier researchers in STI4D and ICT4D and innovation systems from around the world to guide and mentor African Ph.D. students from the five regions of Africa and the rest of the world in order to inspire and qualify in their work and to help them to join high-quality research networks in their field of research. *Expected outcome* AGDARITS is an intensive PhD training program expected to increase the quality of the PhD work undertaken by Africa’s emerging scholars. The PhD candidates will learn from senior researchers/scholars, from their own colleagues and from the program that includes research methodologies, emergent scholars’ presentations and feedbacks and lectures. The emergent researcher will return equipped with strong methodological, conceptual and theoretical knowledge to explore and dissect empirically any of the research chosen for writing PhD theses. *Resource persons* The academy will be facilitated by senior scholars on ICT4D and STI4D from universities inside and outside Africa. It will also include presentations by policy makers in both ICT and STI. Exhibition and computer laboratory The African Globelics Doctoral Academy’s PhD training would require an intensive combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Such a training programme requires that emergent researchers learn to simulate data in a computer laboratory. Training in STATA software, NVIVO, SPSS or other statistical software, Altiris and other software packages will be useful to offer along with the formal teaching and presentation by both senior and emergent researchers in the academy. PhD candidates are therefore expected to participate in these computer laboratory sessions to consolidate their research methods knowledge on the basis of choice. Candidates are also encouraged to exhibit interesting simulations that they are working on. *Participants* AGDARITS will be mainly composed of the PhD scholars that get selected every year possibly 6 from each of the five regions of Africa and another 5 from the rest of the world. The number of PhD scholars will be a maximum 35 in every round from disciplines related to policy oriented analysis of science, technology and innovation systems. *Qualification requirements* To qualify for participation, the doctoral student should fulfill the following requirements: - be at least in the beginning of his/her second year; - work explicitly on issues related to STI4D and ICT4D; - be able to present an original paper associated with his/her doctoral work. Participants must submit an extended abstract of no less than 5 pages by June 1, 2010. basis of a general call for Abstracts. Selection aims at promoting diversity among participants, making sure that PhD candidates from each region of Africa and at least another 5 from the rest of the world are represented. The candidates from each geographical region of Africa-South, East, West, Central and North Africans- and from the rest of the world -with the best CVs and the most promising research proposals will be selected. The Ph.D. training will be based on scholarly lectures as well as presentations from the Ph.D. emergent researchers. Presentations by the emergent scholars are expected to focus explicitly on their on-going research, its methodological challenges and contribution to the advancement of knowledge on STI4D and ICT4D. *Submission* Abstracts should be typed double-spaced in English. The abstract should state the objectives, methodology, expected results and conclusions of the work, including supporting figures and main references. The abstract, CV and a recommendation letter from the supervisor or from another senior scholar should be uploaded into http://agda.uonbi.ac.kebefore June 1, 2010. Copies can also be send to the Local Secretariat whose contacts are given below. *Selection* Potential PhD candidates’ selection will be based upon evaluation of an extended abstract of up to three pages describing the student’s research, together with the student’s CV and a recommendation letter from the supervisor or from another senior scholar. *Sponsorship* Meals will be provided by the Local Organization. Expenses with accommodation and travel for doctoral student participants will be covered for those selected and sponsored. Funding will be awarded selectively on the basis of applications – students must specify in their application whether they will require funding, providing an estimate of the amount required for travel expenses. Please note that we are organizing this Program on a limited budget and therefore only modest costs will be met for sponsored candidates. *Support* The first AGDARITS is supported by - Sida /SAREC (http://www.sida.se) - University of Nairobi (http://www.uonbi.ac.ke) - IERI-SARCHI TUT (http://www.ieri.org.za) *Organization* The first ADA is jointly organized by the School of Informatics and Computing of the University of Nairobi, Kenya and the South African Research Chairs Initiative on Innovation Studies of the Institute for Economics Research on Innovation, Pretoria, South Africa (SARCHi-IERI) at Tshawne University of Technology. *Coordinating team* - Prof. Mammo Muchie, mammo(a)ihis.aau.dk, muchiem(a)tut.ac.za - Prof. Joseph Kizza, joseph-kizza(a)utc.edu - Prof. Timothy Waema, waema(a)uonbi.ac.ke, timwololo(a)gmail.com *Contacts* Secretarial contact: Ms Christine Maina, agda(a)uonbi.ac.ke, mainacw(a)gmail.com Local Coordinator: Prof. Timothy Waema, waema(a)uonbi.ac.ke, timwololo(a)gmail.com

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