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Africa Law Tech Festival 2021
by Linda Bonyo 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Dear Listers, The second edition of the Africa Law Tech Festival is happening this July 5-9 with remote learning sessions and in-person networking in Nairobi and Ghana. We would like to invite you to attend the masterclasses by ICANN, Twitter, Mozilla, Safaricom, Omidyar, Amnesty International, ICJ, Tony Blair Institute, etc and various discussions on Twitter spaces. We are looking for your support to help amplify the festival and partner with us on the work you do in the digital policy space. You can register for free at www.africalawtech.com/festival Warm regards from the Lawyers Hub. Linda -- *__________________________________________________________________* *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | CEO, *Lawyers Hub * *Advocate of the High Court of Kenya* *www.lawyershub.org <http://www.lawyershub.org> | www.africalawtech.com <http://www.africalawtech.com>* Connect on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyers-hub-kenya-1bb021161/> | Follow us on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lawyershubkenya> | Schedule a meeting <http://www.calendly.com/bonyo> *_* *__________________________________________________________* The Lawyers Hub is a Legal-Tech organisation headquartered in Kenya serving the global south on Digital Policy and Justice Innovation by providing innovative and technology-driven solutions to policy and legal practice. The Lawyers hub runs the Africa Digital Policy Institute, Africa Law Tech association, The Africa Startup Law Accelerator and convenes the annual Africa Law Tech Festival and the Africa Legal Innovation week on Justice innovation. In the year 2020 alone, the Lawyers Hub convened policy makers, academia and legal-tech organizations from 20+ countries within the African Continent, curated rapid tech solutions under the Global Legal Hackathon and developed key policy briefs for the African Continent on Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy & Digital Identity, Tech and Migration, and Taxing the Digital Economy.

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KONZA: The failed promise of Kenya’s smart city
by Grace Githaiga 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Listers This may be of interest to some here. Rgds Grace Kenya was one of the earliest countries to outsource its dreaming to McKinsey. The entire Vision 2030 strategy was developed by the Kenyan government in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, with Konza being one of many techno-utopian urban renewal projects the firm was involved in. At first, most were undertaken in Asia, then, in the 2000s, the focus shifted to African countries, which were seen as growth markets for big tech and financial corporations. ...the McKinseyfication of government and federal services often means that the mere production of paperwork counts as progress. ...The question then becomes, Who is responsible for the failure of Konza?” Read on: https://restofworld.org/2021/the-failed-promise-of-kenyas-smart-city/ -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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KeNIC WEBINAR INVITE _OPTIMIZING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE
by Vincent Nyaga 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Good Morning Listers, Have you Registered! [ https://t.co/fBvQoDFv1t?amp=1 | https://bit.ly/35mt0Kr ] Happening today, " OPTIMIZING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE " Kind Regards, Vincent Nyagah, Marketing & Communications Executive Tel: +254 713 116 353

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OPTIMIZING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE _ WEBINAR
by Vincent Nyaga 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

Dear Listers, I trust you are doing well. Join the #KeNICTALKS webinar on Tuesday 22nd June, 10.00am - 11.45 am as we demystify SEO and .KE domain name. Register here [ https://t.co/fBvQoDFv1t?amp=1 | bit.ly/35mt0Kr ] . Kind Regards, Vincent Nyagah, Marketing & Communications Executive Tel: +254 713 116 353

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Public consultation on OECD Framework for Classifying AI Systems until 30 June 2021
by Bitange Ndemo 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

The OECD and its OECD.AI <http://oecd.ai/> Network of Experts, in which I participate, has launched a *public consultation* *on a *draft Framework for Classifying AI systems <https://www.oecd.ai/classification> that is part of the OECD Programme on AI and Work, Innovation, Productivity and Skills (AI-WIPS) <http://www.oecd.ai/wips> supported by the German Labour Ministry. We are seeking input to improve the framework so it is useful and technically robust and *would like to solicit your feedback *as your work is related. The framework is a user-friendly tool to help policy makers and others differentiate between different types of AI systems and their different impacts on policy goals along 4 dimensions: 1) context; 2) data and input; 3) AI model; and 4) task and output. It aims to provide a common baseline of the key characteristics of AI systems that can impact trustworthy AI; to inform initiatives from impact assessment to regulation and self-regulation. <http://www.oecd.ai/classification> <http://www.oecd.ai/classification> <http://www.oecd.ai/classification> The *deadline for input is 30 June 2021*. Please take* 5 minutes **to test the Framework on a real AI system* <https://oecd.ai/p/classification> or, if you have a little more time, *comment on the report on * *https://www.oecd.ai/classification* <https://www.oecd.ai/wonk/classification>*.* We would much appreciate your input and look forward to hearing from you. For more information or any queries, please reach out to ai(a)oecd.org. Ndemo

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Re: [kictanet] SocialMedia4Peace - Call for Consultant (Kenya)
by Sigi Mwanzia 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, Please find a consultancy opportunity (Kenya) attached above. I am available to address any queries. Regards, Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia, Programme Officer - Digital. Read more about ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa's #UnseenEyesUnheardStories report here: [ https://www.article19.org/resources/kenya-and-uganda-covid-19-pandemic-surv… | Kenya and Uganda: COVID-19 pandemic surveillance and threats to human rights - ARTICLE 19 ] ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA DEFENDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION W https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ Tw @article19eafric Fa facebook.com/article19org

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Call for Topics- 2021 Kenya Internet Governance Forum Kenya's premier Internet Policy event
by Barrack Otieno 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

Greetings Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, Kenya Internet Governance Forum is a knowledge-sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional and global IGFs through a chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global IGFs to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development process and a strong link between global internet policies and the national one. This year, we will have a hybrid (Virtual and Physical) meeting on the 24th to 26th August in Nairobi. On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be interested to hear your views on the issues and topics that you think ought to be discussed during this year's Kenya IGF. To enable us track them, kindly share them in this Google Form <https://bit.ly/3fUEB8x> which is in the format below: a) Proposed topic(s): b) Why the topic is important or relevant: c) Proposed speakers (if any): Kindly share your feedback by 4th June 2021. The MultiStakeholder Advisory Group will then compile your input and prepare the topics for the pre-IGF online discussion scheduled for early August and the final IGF Programme. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group will also get in touch with the proposed speakers. Herewith please find the Kenya IGF 2020 <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/kenya-igf-report-2020/> for your review. Thank you -- Barrack Otieno Trustee and Chairman of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group Kenya Internet Governance Forum Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet) Skype:barrack.otieno +254721325277 https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ www.kictanet.or.ke -- *Barrack Otieno* *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/>* *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*

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Re: [kictanet] Call for Topics- 2021 Kenya Internet Governance Forum Kenya's premier Internet Policy event
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

Greetings Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, Kenya Internet Governance Forum is a knowledge-sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional and global IGFs through a chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global IGFs to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development process and a strong link between global internet policies and the national one. This year, we will have a hybrid (Virtual and Physical) meeting on the 24th to 26th August in Nairobi. On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be interested to hear your views on the issues and topics that you think ought to be discussed during this year's Kenya IGF. To enable us track them, kindly share them in this Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S9wVq-SAUtAcW6PppEQvUmVaXm5O7y9Ly38fzKytLW…> which is in the format below: a) Proposed topic(s): b) Why the topic is important or relevant: c) Proposed speakers (if any): Kindly share your feedback by 4th June 2021. The MultiStakeholder Advisory Group will then compile your input and prepare the topics for the pre-IGF online discussion scheduled for early August and the final IGF Programme. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group will also get in touch with the proposed speakers. Herewith please find the Kenya IGF 2020 <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/kenya-igf-report-2020/> for your review. Thank you -- *Barrack Otieno* *Trustee and Chairman of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group Kenya Internet Governance Forum* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/>* *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*

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Egyptian ICT Companies Matchmaking
by waudo siganga 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 160, Issue 3
by Adrian Teri 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

@tanuijohn@gmail.com apologies for the earlier message. Things seem to be loading. Regards, Adrian On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 08:34, <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: KONZA: The failed promise of Kenya?s smart city > (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: KONZA: The failed promise of Kenya?s smart city (John Tanui) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 07:35:36 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA: The failed promise of Kenya?s smart > city > Message-ID: > < > CAKX6dsHa8grcR6cDuCwqHOPJLer075EbR-kjAHt7HmyEWN5feQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Ali, > > I agree with you. My humble opinion is that Government priorities may have > changed. Engineer Tanui the Konza CEO is on the list and had at one time > invited listers to tour the facility. I think Konza can still be realized. > It will be great to revisit the previous discussion and for Engineer Tanui > to respond to the concerns that have been raised since there seems to be > life at Konza. > > Best Regards > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2021, 7:34 am Ali Hussein via KICTANet, < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > GG > > > > Thanks for sharing. > > > > Listers, even the best-laid plans can miss their targets. I'd rather we > > discuss:- > > > > 1. What went wrong. > > 2. What are the lessons to be learned. > > 3. Can the project get back on track? > > 4. Has it gone wrong? How long does it take to build a new city? > > > > Regards > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > Digital Transformation > > > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > > > > > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > > organizations that I work with. > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 7:32 PM Grace Githaiga via KICTANet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> > >> Listers > >> This may be of interest to some here. > >> Rgds > >> Grace > >> > >> Kenya was one of the earliest countries to outsource its dreaming to > >> McKinsey. The entire Vision 2030 strategy was developed by the Kenyan > >> government in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, with Konza being one > of > >> many techno-utopian urban renewal projects the firm was involved in. At > >> first, most were undertaken in Asia, then, in the 2000s, the focus > shifted > >> to African countries, which were seen as growth markets for big tech and > >> financial corporations. > >> > >> ...the McKinseyfication of government and federal services often means > >> that the mere production of paperwork counts as progress. ...The > >> question then becomes, Who is responsible for the failure of Konza?? > >> > >> Read on: > >> https://restofworld.org/2021/the-failed-promise-of-kenyas-smart-city/ > >> -- > >> > >> Grace Githaiga > >> KICTANet Convenor > >> > >> KICTANet portals > >> KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter > >> <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn > >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook > >> <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> KICTANet mailing list > >> KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > >> > >> > >> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions > >> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a > >> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology > sector. > >> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity > Building, > >> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, > do > >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >> > >> KICTANet - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy > >> engagement platform. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > KICTANet mailing list > > KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > > > > > KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions > > interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a > > catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology > sector. > > Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, > > Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > KICTANet - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy > > engagement platform. > > >

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