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Build successful business on FOSS
by Gakuru, Alex 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Hi, I recently met an official from http://www.sun.com and requested if their company would be willing to speak to local FOSS services business providers on "How to build successful business based on Open Source Software"? and he agreed. At the BarCamp several local FOSS-SMEs signed up and before I proceed to the next level of organising a workshop/seminar/meeting (sometimes I get lost in the difference;) I've felt it would be prudent to ask if there would be other FOSS service providers interested? If so, please drop me an email at gakuru(a)gmail.com Regards, Alex

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Who should solve this Internet Crisis
by Michuki Mwangi 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

A very sober approach IMHO http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/27/AR200807270… Regards, Michuki. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 14, Issue 151
by Evans J. Nyagah 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Why don't we put the discussion on new DG to rest and give him, a benefit of doubt to prove his worth, shem and the rest who believe they should be DG's have an opportunity since the DG position is not everlasting but has definite period one can serve. Evans Nyagah -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:53 PM To: Evans J. Nyagah Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 14, Issue 151 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: New DG (Joseph Manthi) 2. Official invitation for the Third IGF Meeting (alice) 3. DiploFoundation Call For Applications: Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for INDIA 2008 (Plain Text email)] (alice) 4. Re: New DG (Joseph Manthi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:40:09 -0400 From: Joseph Manthi <jmanthi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New DG To: Brian Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <7BFDA3B6-0B09-4612-B15D-76A01A51BB0C(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bryan Well said New Vision is their way of saying that unless things go there way they shall scream and holler corruption all day long. As in this case. Let's use this case as an example - Shem thinks he should be the new DG not because he has the relevant experience but because he has a PhD in "imformatician" From what you have indicated they seem to have made the right decision. Joe Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2008, at 5:33 AM, "Brian Longwe" <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Wow, > > I think you guys are now just arguing for the sake of arguing. > > Some facts to help clear the air. > > 1) Mr. Njoroge has been with CCK since it's inception > 2) Mr. Njoroge has been working as second violin to all of the > preceding DGs > 3) The position was advertised broadly in all the local dailies by a > reputable International "Executive Appointments" firm > 4) The said firm processed applications, came up with a short list, > presented this to the CCK board > 5) CCK board interviewed all candidates > 6) CCK Board conducted follow up interviews on all candidates who > passed first interview > 7) CCK Board independently selected the highest scoring > candidate ... Mr. Njoroge > 8) CCK Board forwarded their recommendation to the Minister/President > 9) A lot of politicians tried to "get their man in" - thus wasting a > lot of time > 10) The Minister/President did the wise thing and ratified the > Board's recommendation > 11) Mr. Njoroge was announced as the new DG > > Is this the way things should be done? Yes! > Should we wish/hope for our Government to use a different approach? > No! > > So I'm happy and elated that we for the first time have a DG who has > served in/with the regulator for over 8 years. > > As Manthi has put it - let us see if he can deliver - I have a > feeling he will. > > Regards, > > Brian > > ps - what is this New Vision list I see copied whenever Shem is > mentioned? > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Joseph Manthi <jmanthi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > See below > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Joseph Manthi <jmanthi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Washington: > > I am not being personal, everything I have stated here is either > what Shem > > has said himself and what is in public record. One thing about > democracy is > > that the person in power appoints his people. When that person is > off power, > > all his people are replace with those of the new "presidents" > political > > persuasion. I do not see what you guys are whining about. > > In the US, the person in power appoints, and the appointee gets vetted > by Congress, > which has the rights to refuse such an appointment, yes? That is > democracy. > In Kenya, where noone can vet, do you still call it democracy? > > That is Parliament's problem not CCK or of this forum. If the > parliament does not want to exercise its prerogative to change laws > that allow it to oversee parastatals who are to complain if > appointments are skewed to one side. The only other recourse you and > I have is to make sure that we vote the right candidate in - that is > Democracy. We have a new parliament lets hope they listen to you. > > BTW: If you did not know it Dr Shem Ochuodho was an MP. Did he table > a motion to give the parliament powers to oversee appointment of CCK > DGs? > > I do not know > > > > > > Under the circumstances, the current leadership would have > appointed a > > village idiot to run CCK because according to them the idiot was > qualified > > and there would have been nothing wrong with that. You are > listening way too > > much to the WB/IFC to be of any good to the country. This guy has > worked in > > CCK - as someone else has stated. He probably knows more about > deregulation > > and ICT than 90% of the subscribers to this list - me and Shem > included - > > because deregulation is an economic concept. I expect him to lead > the CCK > > into the right direction. > > > > Having some ICT knowledge does not make you a good Regulator > Manager. The > > problem with people complaining too much is that their audience > stops > > listening. > > > > Give the guy a chance and stop whining about who should and who > should not > > have been appointed. > > So according to you, the status quo is equally good? > Then surely, I believe you are wrongly in this list, which seeks to > establish changes by > coming up with policies that can see this country move to the next > level! > > You are reverting back to stone age arguments. > > This is a political argument. I do not know the new guy, so neither > do you. And therefore you do not know his capability. Give him a > chance to prove himself. After all I am sure the full cabinet > including the PM's office was in on the appointment. Did they raise > hell because of his appointment? No. They obviously know something > you or I do not. > > Again - from studying places where Regulation and Deregulation has > happening - you do not need an "informatician" - whatever that is - > to run an ICT house or a regulator. > > An example: > - Steve Ballmer can't write a single line of code > - Ratan Tata probably does not know what an RJ45 cable is > - To name a few > > These two guys are running some of the best run ICT companies in the > world > > Joe > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" > --from a /. post > > > > -- > Joseph Manthi > CEO > MEO Ltd > http://www.meoltd.com > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: blongwe(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com > > > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > cell: + 254 722 518 744 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Public Sector Appointments must be on MERIT
by waudo siganga 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

Thank you for the reassurance with regard to the particular instance of the DG Bwana P.S. This is what we want to hear: that Public Sector appointments are on Merit, especially in our industry. Waudo On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:36:51 +0300 (EAT), bitange(a)jambo.co.ke said: > Dear Waudo, > I agree with you 100% that Public Sector Appointments MUST be on MERIT. > Indeed the process that led up to the appointment of the DG was > transparent and meritorious. The reason why the selection agency (Ernest > Young) was competitively picked was to avoid any form of interverance. > > The Agency gave the Board six names. Five attended the interviews. > Three > names were forwarded to the Minister. Unfortunately, none of the five was > a woman (new policy we need to give a certain % of appointment to women > who make it to such a high level list plus other considerations include > regional representation). The Minister has the prerogative of picking > any > of the last three finalists but in this case he picked based on the order > of merit. In sum total, there was no political interverance in > appointing > CCK DG. The Government is open to views on a more meritorious process > that we need to use especially in appointing the Brand Kenya CEO. > > Asante. > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people work (Confucius).

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DiploFoundation Call For Applications: Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for INDIA 2008 (Plain Text email)]
by alice 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

DIPLO FOUNDATION INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND POLICY > >Call for Applications > >Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for INDIA 2008 > >DiploFoundation (http://www.diplomacy.edu) and the National Internet >Exchange of India (NIXI) (http://www.nixi.in/) are currently accepting >applications for the Online Capacity Building Training in Internet >Governance for India. This online training is designed to improve Internet >Governance (IG) related knowledge and skills for participants. The training >also facilitates community-building among individuals with different >backgrounds. > > >The Programme > >The programme offers places for 30 young professionals in India from diverse >stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields. The programme will start on 1 >September 2008, and will last for 10 weeks. > >The training is conducted entirely online and in English. Participation >takes place through an online learning platform enabling a variety of >interactive learning and communication tools and encouraging sharing of >knowledge and experiences. Participants are divided in two groups of 15 >participants, each, under the guidance of certified Diplo online tutors and >with support from trained professionals from the region. > >The ten most successful participants will be awarded a Policy Fellowship >from NIXI. The fellowship from will facilitate participation at the Internet >Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India, December 2008, by sponsoring five days >of bed and breakfast, and a stipend of ten thousand rupees to cover travel >and other costs. The selected participants may present findings of their >research at some parallel events at the IGF. > > >Timeline > >§ 10 July - call for applicants > >§ 5 August - application deadline > >§ 15 August - selection results > >§ 1 September - start of the course > >§ 15 November - final evaluation > > >Fee > >While the course is subsidized by NIXI and DiploFoundation, there is a >nominal fee of Rupees 1000 (Approx. USD 25) per participant (to be paid >after the selection). > > >Deadline > >The deadline for applications is 5 August 2008, by midnight UTC/GMT. > > >How to Apply > >For further information and to apply, please visit the DiploFoundation IG >website at http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/IGCBP/display.asp?Topic=Call-India. >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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Official invitation for the Third IGF Meeting
by alice 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Hi All For those who follow global internet policy and governance processes, here's the official invitation to the 3rd Internet Governance Forum taking place in India. best alice --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UN Secretary General's invitation to the third IGF meeting, Hyderabad, India (3-6 December 2008) is online <http://www.intgovforum.org/usgdesa-letter-en.html> On behalf of the Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the Third IGF in Hyderabad, India on 3 - 6 December 2008. The meeting will be open to all World Summit on the information Society (WSIS) accredited entities, as well as other institutions and persons with proven expertise and experience in matters related to Internet governance. Following broad-based consultations through the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), the proposed agenda for the Third Meeting of the IGF will be as follows: * Reaching the next billion; * Promoting cyber-security and trust; * Managing critical Internet resources; * Taking stock and the way forward; * Emerging issues - the Internet of tomorrow The overall theme of the meeting will be internet for all'. This theme complements that of the 2008 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, 'connecting people with disabilities'. The theme underscores the importance of ensuring that we include the world's 650 million people with disabilities as we move towards giving internet access to the next billion people. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Government of India for hosting the next Meeting of the internet Governance Forum (IGF). Our host this year provides us with a practical example of how tremendous economic growth can be achieved through harnessing the tools which the Internet has placed at our disposaL We will see first hand in the host city of Hyderabad, how India's development through the application of Information and Communication Technology (lCT) has been truly astounding. I look forward to welcoming you to the IGF in Hyderabad this December. The invitation is made by Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang on behalf of the Secretary-General.

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Domain Name Security Paper Released]
by alice 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24jul08-en.htm <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826720&msgid=163486&act=9MXL&c=1…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Domain Name Security Paper Released 24 July 2008 Marina Del Rey, Calif: For many years, the Internet community has been developing and enhancing a Domain Name System (DNS) security technology called DNSSEC. ICANN's strategic <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826720&msgid=163486&act=9MXL&c=1…> and operating <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826720&msgid=163486&act=9MXL&c=1…> [PDF, 480K] plans call for ICANN to be operationally ready to deploy DNSSEC at the root level and work with relevant stakeholders to determine how this should be implemented. With input from many stakeholders, ICANN has prepared a document describing this path to operational readiness for signing the root. The purpose of this paper <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826720&msgid=163486&act=9MXL&c=1…> [PDF, 342K] released today is to: a) articulate ICANN's initiatives toward operational readiness for DNSSEC signing; and b) help determine the right structures so ICANN is "…prepared to digitally sign the root using DNSSEC technology by late 2008", as directed in the July 2008 – June 2011 ICANN Strategic Plan after consultation with stakeholders and having sought the necessary approvals. Specifically, this document is not a roadmap for DNSSEC deployment. Ultimately, this roadmap will be developed by a community consultation process, and require relevant approvals through ICANN's IANA functions contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce. A public forum has been established at http://forum.icann.org/lists/dnssec-roadmap/ <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826720&msgid=163486&act=9MXL&c=1…> and ICANN actively seeks your input on this important matter. Email comments to dnssec-roadmap(a)icann.org <mailto:dnssec-roadmap@icann.org> In addition recently, a prominent security researcher privately reported two domain name system (DNS) vulnerabilities to many DNS name server developers. DNSSEC would be a solution to these vulnerabilities. The details of the vulnerabilities have not yet been disclosed publicly at this stage so that developers can produce patches to reduce the threat these vulnerabilities pose. Private disclosures of this kind also give DNS operators an opportunity to patch systems before the vulnerabilities can be exploited for malicious or criminal purposes. ICANN understands there will be a public announcement of these vulnerabilities by the researcher in coming weeks. This vulnerability does not affect root-level servers or services that provide authoritative name service at the top level. But it does represent a threat for domain name servers that operate between end users and the root; servers operated by Internet Service Providers or large enterprises. Commercial service providers in general are aware of this issue, and are working with vendors to update their software to the latest versions. ICANN's Security Stability Advisory Committee will be examining this issue and may report more fully later. ICANN urges any entity operating name services to update to the current versions to provide greatest protection. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW
by Esther WANJAU 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Further to my invitation letter to the above workshop, I hereby attach a provisonal agenda for your information. Those who have not confirmed attendance please do so before end of thursday 24th, July, 2008. Esther Esther Wanjau Assistant Director/ICT Ministry of Information and Communications Tel: +254 20 251152/250517 Cell: +254 722 867361 email: esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] A LADY CPA II ACCOUNANT IS REQURED TO DO PART TIME TRAINING
by charles nduati 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Hi All, Kindly forward to me ASAP CV for a lady who has minimum CPA II to be employed as a trainer ITS CALLED GENDER BALANCE Regards, Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ----- Original Message ---- From: joseph wafula <muliaro(a)yahoo.com> To: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, 24 July, 2008 5:17:06 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW Director Esther Wanjau, though I have atempted to confirm my attendance at National ICT Policy Review, I have realized that I have no invitatation letter. Is it possible for me to get one now or how do we go about it. Surely ICT policy is my domain of research and I cant imagine missing the workshop. Kindly advice Regards Dr Muliaro Wafula Institute of Computer Science & IT JKUAT --- On Tue, 7/22/08, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [kictanet] NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW To: muliaro(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 9:54 PM Hi Director Esther Wanjau, Thanks for the invitation, I bilieve I will attend the workshop and congratulations on your promotion to Assistant director Cheers Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ----- Original Message ---- From: Esther WANJAU <esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke> To: charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 22 July, 2008 3:45:18 PM Subject: [kictanet] NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW Further to my invitation letter to the above workshop, I hereby attach a provisonal agenda for your information. Those who have not confirmed attendance please do so before end of thursday 24th, July, 2008. Esther Esther Wanjau Assistant Director/ICT Ministry of Information and Communications Tel: +254 20 251152/250517 Cell: +254 722 867361 email: esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke ________________________________ Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: muliaro(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/muliaro%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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Re: [kictanet] NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW
by charles nduati 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Hi Director Esther Wanjau, Thanks for the invitation, I bilieve I will attend the workshop and congratulations on your promotion to Assistant director Cheers Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ----- Original Message ---- From: Esther WANJAU <esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke> To: charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 22 July, 2008 3:45:18 PM Subject: [kictanet] NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR ICT POLICY REVIEW Further to my invitation letter to the above workshop, I hereby attach a provisonal agenda for your information. Those who have not confirmed attendance please do so before end of thursday 24th, July, 2008. Esther Esther Wanjau Assistant Director/ICT Ministry of Information and Communications Tel: +254 20 251152/250517 Cell: +254 722 867361 email: esther.wanjau(a)information.go.ke __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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