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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TRUMP BACKS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DIALOGUE IN 2018 BUDGET PROPOSAL
by Barrack Otieno 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Dear Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 11:57 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] TRUMP BACKS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DIALOGUE IN 2018 BUDGET PROPOSAL To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> (via Mark Buell) https://www.bna.com/trump-backs-internet-b57982085284/ President Donald Trump wants to cut funding for a number of federal agencies, departments and programs under a 2018 budget blueprint <http://src.bna.com/m1N> released March 16. But the U.S. presence in global internet governance discussions is one thing that Trump says he won’t cut. According to the proposal, the Trump administration will continue supporting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s participation in “multi-stakeholder forums” on internet governance and digital commerce. <snip> * NTIA head + deputy posts still vacant https://www.ntia.doc.gov/offices -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Africa Open Data Conference 2017 - Accra,GHANA
by Ilishebo Michael 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

*Overview Document <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2C1pB1yXaOEbl8xX2R4VVpqSFk/view?usp=shari…>* The 2017 Africa Open Data Conference in Accra, Ghana is set to attract over 600 delegates drawn from all over Africa and the world at large. This auspicious event will push the leadership role of the private sector in supplying, using, and demanding open data; bring together brilliant innovators and visionaries to grow their networks, hone their success, and connect with sources of support; and introduce investors and donors to an expanding sector that seeks and supplies open data to achieve development goals in Africa and across the globe. Goals for this conference include: 1. Listen. 2. Create regional attention and global awareness of increasingly pan-Africa use and publication of open data including catalytic open data initiatives in African countries. 3. Develop and host continent-wide Africa Open Data Conference in a transparent and inclusive way to support structured and reliable engagement of a growing community. 4. Prioritize agenda of ongoing and inclusive actions beyond the conference dates. 5. Convene existing robust open data community in Africa and encourage new participation in person and virtually before, during, and beyond the event. 6. Develop and grow international collaborations in open data focused on African areas of interest including sectors (education, energy, agriculture, WASH), economic growth (jobs, business), service delivery (public service efficiencies) and internal government processes(efficiency and accountability). 7. Demonstrate the vital role of of non-government data (crowdsourcing, private sector, civil society, university, etc). 8. Demonstrate the vital role of an engaged civil society in driving institutional change in governments and the development complex 9. Build from Open Data Consensus, Data Revolution, Africa 2063 Planning, SDG targets, and where possible- OGP Subnational and National Action Plans already underway 10. Attract side event organizers who capitalize on the planning of the conference to extend technical training and community building 11. Prioritize sessions that focus heavily on audience participation in person and virtual. 12. Promoting the development and harmonization of data standards across board 13. Identify needed policy measures to address core issues of open data in Ghana and across Africa. 14. Support existing efforts and attract new partners to assess baseline and count progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals including strengthening country data roadmaps. For more information, visit: http://www.africaopendata.net/ *Michael L. Ilishebo,* *Kitwe, Zambia* *Mobile Contacts:* *+260965361255+260977361255+260955361255* *Social Media Handles* *Twitter: @ilishebo* *Skype: michael.ilishebo* *"walk a mile,for a while,with a smile"*

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IGF 2017 Call for Workshop Proposals
by Ilishebo Michael 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

*All stakeholders* are invited to submit proposals to hold workshops at the forthcoming IGF, which will be held in *Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-21 December 2017.* The proposed overarching theme for this year's IGF is* 'Shape Your Digital Future!'*, emphasizing both the IGF's participatory mechanisms and a forward-looking approach to the Internet governance discussion. The sub-themes for the meeting will be determined in part by the workshop proposals received, with proposers *writing in their own tags.*Tags on new and emerging issues, such as 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Work in the Digital Age', 'Law Enforcement & Encryption', etc., are particularly welcome. *Pre-existing tags* to choose from include but are not limited to, Internet of Things; Internet Economy; Policies Enabling Access; Cybersecurity; Human Rights Online; Gender Issues; and Digital Literacy; among many others. All relevant information including *the workshop proposal template* [this is for proposers' reference until the submission e-form is available], *guidelines* and *tips* for submitting proposals, can be found below. *The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:59 UTC-11.* **First-time workshop proposers are encouraged to read through this brief manual <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/441…> for FAQs, tips and links to all IGF workshop resources. * **All workshop proposers and future workshop speakers should consider joining the 'IGF 2017 Speaker-Session Collaboration Space' <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/igf-2017-speaker-session-collabor…>, a forum for exchanging ideas and seeking out new collaborators.* *For more information, visit: http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-… <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-…>* *Michael L. Ilishebo,* *Kitwe, Zambia* *Mobile Contacts:* *+260965361255+260977361255+260955361255* *Social Media Handles* *Twitter: @ilishebo* *Skype: michael.ilishebo* *"walk a mile,for a while,with a smile"*

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CAK now forces Safaricom to cut the cost of mobile banking - Business Daily
by Ali Hussein 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

Listers And the drama continues.. Kenya’s competition watchdog – the CAK – has compelled Safaricom to disclose and lower its third-party mobile banking service charges in a move that intensifies the heat on the dominant telecoms operator. It has emerged that Safaricom last month signed an agreement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to cut the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) prices for financial transactions going through its network. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/CAK-forces-Safaricom-cut-cost-… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Israel Innovation Authority
by S.M. Muraya 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Funding innovation (not just infrastructure:) “The idea of electrifying vehicles from the road is trendy right now and you can see several companies trying to do a similar concept to us, but our technology is totally different, from the coils under the asphalt to the transfer of energy to the bus,” Ezer tells ISRAEL21c. ElectRoad received funding in October 2015 from the European Union’s €18 billion Horizon 2020 project to refine its objectives, define its market segment and woo strategic partners. “We can use the grants to create pilots in Europe, where we already have several partners, and will apply for Phase 2 Horizon 2020 grants at the end of 2017,” says Ezer. He expects to start a pilot project in 2018 in a European city modeled on the one in Tel Aviv..... ElectRoad also gets funding from the Israel Innovation Authority and the ministries of Transportation, Energy and Economy. https://www.israel21c.org/recharge-electric-vehicles-from-under-the-road/

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Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical solution
by Walubengo J 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

I finally got a sneak preview of the leaked report on telecommunications dominance that has been repeatedly analysed in the media and even made it to editorial pages despite not being officially launched.Given that the ICT cabinet secretary has also jumped into the fray of analysing this report that is yet to be made public, I suppose I can also take advantage and make my analytical contribution. More @ WALUBENGO: Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical | | WALUBENGO: Safaricom dominance report p... | | walu.

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How police spy on Kenyans mobile communications
by Francis Monyango 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Does this report by Privacy International confirm what has been denied by powers at be over and over? http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-police-spying-on-mobile-communication…

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Re: [kictanet] Use and provide feedback
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hi Kanini, I appreciate your feedback. On Mar 16, 2017 9:34 AM, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Good job. I haven't used it but I like the UI. Simple. Clear. On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Please try our Android Point of Sale (POS) and provide feedback. > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.co.openbusiness > > Regards, Muthoni > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/kaninimutemi%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*. _______________________________________________ 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/dmuthoni%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Use and provide feedback
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Please try our Android Point of Sale (POS) and provide feedback. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.co.openbusiness Regards, Muthoni

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Bank Done Different
by Mbugua Njihia 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

There have been many suitors to the millennial throne, trying to rush through the phases of brand love for financial products and services. While commerce powers our day to day, the relationships that inform these transactions cannot be ignored as they form the scaffolding of how we live and ultimately how we spend. Curious to see how CBA's Loop service does over time. It reminded me of NIC Bank's move brand. More here ~ https://goo.gl/wNqZZI *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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