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Fw: [international_alumni] FRANCE: Sarkozy pledges EUR 600m to help newspapers
by dmakali＠yahoo.com 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

How about this, daktari. Things we like to see and read. Gudday. David Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: sree sreenivasan <ss221(a)columbia.edu> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:17:36 To: International Alumni<international_alumni(a)lists.jrn.columbia.edu> Subject: [international_alumni] FRANCE: Sarkozy pledges EUR 600m to help newspapers Am curious if any other country is doing anything similar... France: Sarkozy pledges EUR 600m to newspapers <http://www.ejc.net/media_news/france_sarkozy_pledges_eur_600m_to_newspapers/> The French president Nicolas Sarkozy Friday announced EUR 600m in emergency aid for his country's troubled newspaper industry and declared that every 18-year-old in France would get a year's free subscription to the paper of their choice to boost reading habits. The crisis-hit French press is among the least profitable in Europe, stifled by rigid communist print unions, a lack of kiosks selling papers and a declining readership far below that of the UK or Germany. Sarkozy said the aid package was not an attack on press freedom. The French state gives EUR 1.5bn in direct and indirect state aid to the press each year. Sarkozy likened the press to any other industry in need of aid, such as the automobile sector. Sarkozy's measures included a year's free, state-subsidised newspaper subscription for all teenagers from their 18th birthday. He extended tax breaks for investors in online journalism and said the state would double its advertising in print and online papers. Rules would be changed to allow investors outside Europe to take higher stakes in French titles. Papers in France are sold almost exclusively in a limited number of kiosks or specialist shops and there is a lack of newsagents. Sarkozy said he would increase sales points, loosen rules and pump aid into distributing papers to readers' front doors. The number one problem is the cost of printing in France, with printworks tightly controlled by the communist union, Le Livre, which has rigid hours and protections. Sarkozy said the state would support negotiations with printers' unions to reduce the costs by 30-40 percent. --- You are currently subscribed to international_alumni as: dmakali(a)yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-international_alumni-80639D(a)lists.jrn.columbia.edu

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Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read, memorised or simply no script?
by James Kagwe 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

I highly doubt he had a screen in front of him.. otherwise the media would definitely have captured it. ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Okulo Anthony Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:23 AM To: James Kagwe Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read,memorised or simply no script? Most good speakers especially litigation lawyers memories their speeches and when making the speech they rely on points so that it looks as if they are not reading a script. most likely Obama had his "points" on a screen in front of him. Anthony Okulo ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve <mailto:sikileng@gmail.com> To: anthony.okulo(a)okulo.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read,memorised or simply no script? If look at the video carefully they always have the highlights speech stand on the left and right on but still the way he puts it out is fabulous On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Maina Samson <esmainah(a)yahoo.com> wrote: The Obama speech puzzle. Obama had a written speech which was infact distributed to media houses before he read it. But watching him present the speech, I was alomost convinced he was reading it off his brain, his own head if you like. Is he a master of reading off teleprompters or do you think he memorised it, or just gave a haphazard/unscripted speech? Samson _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: sikileng(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sikileng%40gmail.co m ________________________________ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: anthony.okulo(a)okulo.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/anthony.okulo%40oku lo.co.ke

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DiploFoundation Call for Applications IGCBP 2009]
by alice 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Call for Applications Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2009 DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for the 2009 Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP09). This online programme is designed to improve Internet governance (IG) related knowledge and skills for participants mainly from developing countries. The Programme also facilitates community-building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The Programme The programme offers 120 places for young professionals from diverse stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields and is open to individuals from around the world. The first two phases of the programme are conducted entirely online. The programme includes three phases, which take place over eight months during 2009: 1. The online training phase consists of: -- a 11-week long Foundation Course, introducing IG policy, process, and actors, and covering 5 thematic baskets: Infrastructure and Standardisation Basket, Legal Basket, Economic Basket, Socio-Cultural Basket, Development Basket, and a section on the IG Process and Actors; -- a 7-week long module of the Advanced Course, covering one advanced topic to be chosen by each participant from a pool of modules such as: Intellectual Property Rights, Infrastructure and Economic Models of Interconnectivity, Privacy, Security and others. Learning activities take place in an online classroom and include the analysis of course materials, interactive group discussions using a variety of communication tools, assignments, and exams. Successful participants will receive a certificate of completion of the programme. 2. The online policy research phase is an optional 3-month period of supervised, collaborative online work focused on IG policy issues of highest relevance to developing countries, and is closely linked to training activities. 3. The optional policy immersion phase includes capacity-building fellowships awarded to a number of successful participants in the programme, such as internships with partner organisations including a fellowship with the IGF Secretariat in Geneva, and attendance at IG-related meetings, including the Internet Governance Forum later in the year. Languages Programme materials and the online platform website are fully in English. Besides English-speaking groups, several bilingual groups will be formed for the foundation course, having English as the primary language, and either Arabic, French, Portuguese, or Spanish as the secondary language for communication and interaction. Target Audience Diplo seeks applications from the following categories of individuals from both developed and developing countries: -- officials in government ministries and departments dealing with IG-related issues (e.g., telecommunications, education, foreign affairs, justice); -- postgraduate students and researchers in the IG field (e.g., in telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics, development studies); -- civil society activists in the IG field; -- journalists covering IG issues; -- individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g., ISPs, software developers). Timeline 2 March-17 May 2009 – Foundation Course on Internet Governance 25 May-17 July 2009 – Advanced Course on Internet Governance 1 September- 8 November 2009 – Policy Research Phase (optional) July 2009 through 2009 – Policy Immersion (fellowships) Fee 1) Foundation course: Euro 500. 2) Advanced course: Euro 500. 3) Research phase: Euro 200. Applicants from developing countries (non-members of OECD) are eligible to apply for scholarship support for the programme - a number of full and partial scholarships will be offered. Applicants from developing countries who will require financial assistance to attend the course should remember to check the appropriate box on the Online Application Form. Requirements The applicants are required to have: -- basic awareness and interest in IG issues; -- knowledge and/or experience of the multistakeholder approach in international affairs; -- fluency in English, as well as fluency in the second language for the applicants to any of bilingual groups; -- good writing skills, ability to summarize information and focus on details; -- regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient); -- minimum of 8 hours commitment per week during the programme. This is perhaps the single most important requirement and should be evaluated seriously by any potential applicants; -- readiness to participate in online consultations (once a week at specified times). Deadline The deadline for applications is 11 February 2009, by midnight UTC/GMT. How to Apply For further information and to apply, please visit: http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/ Do not hesitate to contact us at ig(a)diplomacy.edu. ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: governance-unsubscribe(a)lists.cpsr.org For all list information and functions, see: http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance

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Obama Speech puzzle: read, memorised or simply no script?
by Maina Samson 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

The Obama speech puzzle. Obama had a written speech which was infact distributed to media houses before he read it. But watching him present the speech, I was alomost convinced he was reading it off his brain, his own head if you like. Is he a master of reading off teleprompters or do you think he memorised it, or just gave a haphazard/unscripted speech? Samson

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Media Condoning Corruption
by Victor Maloi 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Dear Folks, On Monday the PS launched a Disaster Management System at Serena. The system objectives are to: 1) monitor incidences of extreme hunger in rural areas and 2) monitor incidences of corruption (stealing of relief food) in field offices. Within six hours, some 3,500 had called the 109 toll free number giving graphic details how releief food is being stolen by in some cases agents working for relief organization. The media safe for KBC and K24, blacked out this initiative. It has emerged that some directors of relief organizations were livid that the Government did not consult them. Indeed one of the major relief agency has employed people from one village. Instead of acting on the corruption vice, they approached media to form a partnership ostensibly to "help the poor". They are meeting this morning to announce the partnership while keeping a tight lid on the earlier initiatives. Yawe, Crystal, indeed Technology works but as you can see our brothers in the media can frustrate a noble objective to get even with government. Bwana PS, I know the FOI is not law yet but we demand that these revelations are published in alternative media if mainstream media is getting its hands dirtied. Victor.

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[Fwd: Training on 'Security in a Box' in Nairobi, 28 - 30 January]
by alice 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Dear all, Details about the event/training are below. Please write directly to Dmitri <dmitri(a)tacticaltech.org> if you have any questions. best alice -------- Original Message -------- Dear You are hereby invited to participate in a Training of Trainers (ToT), as part of the upcoming launch of the 'Security in a Box' project's latest edition. http://fr.security.ngoinabox.org/ The event will occur on 28 - 30 January, in Nairobi. The purpose of the event, which will be led by the regional training coordinator, is to introduce the curriculum, software and accompanying documentation to active security trainers. Participants are expected to have the ability, opportunity and motivation to share the knowledge they gain from this event with rights advocates, NGOs, human rights defenders, independent journalists and other such groups in their region. The project will select two or three participants from each regional meeting and offer them an honorarium for teaching at two digital security trainings in the following year. These trainings will be based on 'Security in a Box' material and agreed to in advance by Frontline and Tactical Tech. ToT participants will be expected to familiarize themselves with the 'Security in a Box' project's content prior to attending the ToT. In order to facilitate this, they will be given access to the project's website while it remains under development. Please reply within one week, confirming your interest. For any questions, please write to gbombambo(a)gmail.com and dmitri(a)tacticaltech.org --- for more info on the project as whole, one could refer to the http://tacticaltech.org/sectoolkit site dmitri -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karel Novotny working from Montevideo, Uruguay Knowledge Sharing Projects Coordinator Strategic Use Programme APC - The Association for Progressive Communications http://www.apc.org GSM: +598 983 010 99 (GMT -2) sip: karelnovotny(a)ekiga.net ---------------------------------------------------- Online Monday - Wednesday/en línea lunes - miércoles ----------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: ICANN POLICY UPDATE January 2009
by waudo siganga 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Sorry for any cross-postings.... [1]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm ICANN POLICY UPDATE Volume 09, Issue 01 - January 2009 [2]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ CONTENTS: YOUR INPUT NEEDED ON POLICY ISSUES [3]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#1 DISTANCE LEARNING...AUDIO POLICY BRIEFINGS ON MANY TOPICS NOW AVAILABLE [4]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#2 E-CRIME WORKSHOP PLANNED FOR MEXICO CITY [5]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#3 GNSO IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS KICKING IN TO GEAR [6]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#4 WORKING GROUP TACKLES ICANN'S GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS FRAMEWORK [7]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#5 DORIA CONFIRMED AS GNSO COUNCIL CHAIR FOR SIX MORE MONTHS [8]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#6 REGISTRATION ABUSE POLICIES EXAMINED BY GNSO [9]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#7 MAKING IT EASIER TO TRANSFER DOMAINS BETWEEN REGISTRARS [10]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#8 CONSTITUENCIES SHARE VIEWS ON NEED FOR WHOIS STUDIES [11]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#9 HOW DO WE DEAL WITH FAST FLUXING CYBERCRIMINALS? [12]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#10 ALAC REQUESTS ISSUES REPORT ON EXPIRED DOMAIN NAME RECOVERY [13]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#11 ALAC & GNSO VOTE ON REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT (RAA) AMENDMENTS [14]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#12 AT-LARGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINALIZING ADVISORIES [15]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#13 PREPARATIONS FOR AT-LARGE SUMMIT IN MEXICO CITY CONTINUE [16]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#14 GLOBAL IPV4 POLICY SOON TO REACH ICANN BOARD [17]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#15 SSAC KEEPS SHARP FOCUS ON DOMAIN ABUSE AND PHISHING PREVENTION MEASURES [18]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#16 IDN FAST TRACK IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSAL UNDER DEVELOPMENT [19]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#17 The ICANN Policy Update contains brief summaries of issues being addressed by the ICANN community's bottom-up policy development structure, as well as information on related policy development activities. ICANN's Policy Staff publishes these monthly updates to maximize transparency and encourage broad community participation in ICANN's policy development activities. Links to additional information are included and readers are encouraged to go beyond these brief summaries to learn more about the ICANN community's work. As always, the Policy Staff welcomes comments and suggestions on how to improve its policy communications efforts. Please send these comments to [20]policy-staff(a)icann.org. ICANN Policy Update Available in Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Spanish, English The ICANN Policy Update is available in all six official languages of the United Nations: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Arabic (AR), Chinese (Simplified -- siZH), and Russian (RU). The Policy Update is posted on ICANN's website and available via online subscription. If you would like us to send these updates directly to your inbox each month, simply go to the ICANN subscriptions page, enter your e-mail address, and select "Policy Update" to subscribe. This service is free of charge to subscribers. More information is available at: ICANN Policy Updates: [21]http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ Subscribe to Policy Updates: [22]http://www.icann.org/en/newsletter/ ICANN Policy Area: [23]http://www.icann.org/en/policy/ What's on the Calendar for today? Keep up-to-date on what's happening in ICANN policy development by visiting the online calendars of ICANN's policy development bodies. Three of the most active calendars include: At-Large Calendar at [24]http://www.atlarge.icann.org/ Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Master Calendar, including links to agendas and MP3 recordings of meetings at [25]http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar/ Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Master Calendar, including links to agendas and MP3 recordings of meetings, at [26]http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat [27]gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org [28]http://gnso.icann.org References 1. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm 2. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ 3. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#1 4. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#2 5. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#3 6. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#4 7. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#5 8. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#6 9. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#7 10. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#8 11. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#9 12. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#10 13. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#11 14. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#12 15. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#13 16. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#14 17. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#15 18. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#16 19. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan09-en.htm#17 20. mailto:policy-staff@icann.org 21. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ 22. http://www.icann.org/en/newsletter/ 23. http://www.icann.org/en/policy/ 24. http://www.atlarge.icann.org/ 25. http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar/ 26. http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html 27. mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org 28. http://gnso.icann.org/

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We have failed Kenya, again
by robert yawe 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Hi All, I am ashamed to be an information technology professional, we have failed our country yet again by taking the high road and spending all our time lambasting politicians for issues such as the media bills yet we are no better. Last time I checked there was no profession like politician but there is information technology. Why am I concentrating on a none Obama issue at such a time when the entire world & africa have their eyes facing Washington, because that will not stop crop failures, starvation of innocent children or reduce of fuel costs. Last week's head lines where scary to say the least, our food security reserves where sold off to Sudan & a revelation on the disapperarance of millions of litres of fuel from under the nostrils of KRA, KPC & GOK. Stop that thought, none of this events has anything to do with the media bill as it had not been signed when this activitites where going on & the politicians are not to blame either as they are generally not farmers but peddlers of promises and inuendo. The buck stops here with me & you the so called information technology experts, gurus, kemenyis . . . All we have done is blame the lack of high speed internet access for everthing from failed marriages to space travel, yet we would have spent our energys developing solutions to stop this age old issue of famine and petty theft instead of lamenting over irrelevancies and red herrings. Information is power, thus us as information technology professionals weld more power than even the proverbial pen. So now that I have your undivided attention here is my point, we have proven and tested national wireless connectivity network provided by SafariCom, Zaine & Telkom/Orange yet it takes us 9 months to notice that not enough maize was planted. You tell me what the cost would be to setup a land utilisation database with regular updates, I will not waste my finger grease trying to discuss this you all now this is a no brainer. Fuel disappears from a storage tank and no one noticed it was missing for a whole year until some fellow followed a routine year end procedure of taking stock take an act that resulted in his firing for not getting permission from the chief executive, whose holding the smoking gun I ask? Do KPC & ministry of agriculture actual have IT personnel on their payroll? Fire them, then the entire ICT Board, ICT Secretary to the cabinet, entire staff of the directorate of e-government, entire staff of government information technology services & anyone else who is mandated with the responsibility of advicing government on issues of technology. Not forgetting one Dr. Mutua, yes Dr. Ndemo too. We cannot be discussing call centres, bpo, ID card application monitoring, electronic passport applications, issues that will impact less than 1% of the population while leaving out a strategic issue like food security and fuel supply. Obama as president of the USA, the landing of 3 marine cables & the revision of the media bill is not the fix all for our problems here where we are, the world is at war & if we cannot feed our troops how do we expect to battle? Lets look at technology as a means to an end & not an end in itself. Lets use the available technology to solve real problems as that is the only legacy we can leave behind. 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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Obama Speech puzzle: read, memorised or simply no script?
by Maina Samson 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

The Obama speech puzzle. Obama had a written speech which was infact distributed to media houses before he read it. But watching him present the speech, I was alomost convinced he was reading it off his brain, his own head if you like. Is he a master of reading off teleprompters or do you think he memorised it, or just gave a haphazard/unscripted speech? Samson

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Obama...ICT & media
by Wainaina Mungai 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

Back to work... Here's a view of ICT & media policies under the Obama administration - http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/technology --- Highlights --- 1. supports control of media to protect 'our children'... 2. supports network neutrality on the Internet... 3. wants to reform Universal Service Fund...so he can spread true broadband all-over the USA... 4. will appoint the first-ever national CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and CIOs for each department ('Ministry')... 5. Protect the right to privacy... 6. Many more... We may want to use the policy brief as a lesson for our own plans. Wainaina -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com TWITTER - http://www.twitter.com/bungesms KABISSA.org - http://www.kabissa.org/about/news/member-spotlight-made-kenya-network KAMPALA Workshop presentation - http://m4d.kcl.co.ug/sites/default/files/presentations/BungeSMS_MadeinKenya…

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