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Women in tech - Mpesa Migration Story
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

It was said to be one of the biggest and most complex projects the company had ever embarked on and the information technology specialist, who led the team of 320 people in the Herculean task of moving M-Pesa servers from Germany to Kenya -- a process that lasted between 11 p.m. on Friday April 17 and 11.30 a.m. on April 19 after years of meticulous planning -- received special mention from the CEO. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/-/1950774/2696774/-/format/xhtml/-/618… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Reminder: Invitation to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability consultative forum for Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Thursday 30th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds). AGENDA ---------------- 1400hrs: IANA transition and ICANN Accountability, - 1ne and a half hours. 1530hrs: African DNS Forum brief, and Leadership opportunities within ICANN for Africa - 30 minutes BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Digital Piracy - Nigeria Copyright Proposed Bill in Parliament
by Bernard Kioko 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

A number of you took issue with my going to court to petition for ISPs to block piracy websites - by saying it would amount to restricting internet freedom. Well Nigeria seems be ahead on the same. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/ncc-proposes-bill-on-digital-piracy-t o-impose-two-percent-levy-on-dvds-others/ Regards Bernard -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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The Future of CyberSpace in Kenya
by Nanjira Sambuli 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hi Listers, I penned this after attending the Global Conference on Cyberspace at the Hague (16-17 April). As always, Kenya government was quick to signing docs, not heard on the various discussions. To me, a shame from the ‘home of the Silicon Savannah’. (NG and SA were also missing). https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-… <https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-…> Regards, Nanjira. About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter <http://nanjira.com/> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/107895438010445454247> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>

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Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by GG 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

+1 --- Original Message --- From: "muriuki mureithi via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: 27 April 2015 12:24 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Cc: "muriuki mureithi" <muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Congratulations to the Alice thanks for flying the flag high Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:27/04/2015 10:27 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == Open Forum Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo and John Levine to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee Reply All via Email Login to Contact Sender View Thread Flag as Inappropriate Post to Group via Email You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… 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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Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == ------------------------------ Open Forum <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> [image: Gihan Dias] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gonzalo-camarillo/1/475/925> and John Levine <http://johnlevine.com/> to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee *Reply All via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY_openforum_a89d1efe-c130-4331-b441-93eb5424c022@ConnectedCommunity.org?subject=Re:+Final+results+of+the+2015+ISoc+Board+of+Trustee+elections>* *Login to Contact Sender <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?G…>* *View Thread <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Flag as Inappropriate <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Post to Group via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY-openforum(a)ConnectedCommunity.org>* You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions <http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe <http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…> . [image: Internet Society] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/internetsociety>

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 95, Issue 39
by Delano Kiilu 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

1. A WorldClass University Interesting views but the facts remain that the University will be a massive business investment driven by an entirely different business model and will likely not flow with the existing rationale. My view is that what is even more important is the DNA that will infuse this endeavor and create the lifeblood that will fuel the growth of the city around this important core. That said there are a number of current models being looked into which break the mold entirely on anything that we've seen previously. I'd like to challenge the group to dream again. For example we might end up with an advanced institution that also focuses on future-tech athletics and sports that drives business through the Konza Stadium. Its all possible as with the below example of a non-traditional model: http://iovine-young.usc.edu/ Lets think out of the box. Regards Delano Kiilu Longwe On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:34 AM, <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: A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: > The rest will follow (John Kieti) > 2. AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers (christian kisutsa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:42:05 +0300 > From: John Kieti <jkieti(a)gmail.com> > To: James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] A Worldclass University is all Konza > Technocity Needs: The rest will follow > Message-ID: > < > CAOZidXoxbxGXq0dq5QDnk5Ci0VxfLVnWhH_wPMJj82WK2VtcFg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Prof. Kulubi, > > That Moi University would be the best parallel to the proposed first > university in Konza is not convincing. This is more so as regards the > aspects (i) a world class university (ii) focusing on innovation and > entrepreneurship. Your point about inflexibility and inherent bureaucracy > of the world's top universities is well noted. Your point about following > the MSC Malaysia model is noted. I stand corrected but I would think the > MSC Malaysia model is a lot more about a special economic zone with tax > breaks which is OK but does not directly address our specific dream of home > grown scalable IT enterprises tapping into home grown world-class talent. > > That said this is a good discourse that may not have absolutes. > > ps. is being academic a bad thing? > > best > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:12 PM, James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > John, > > You may be easily accused of being academic. Careful examination of your > > statement "For instance we have seen thriving new University towns in > > Kenya. From Egerton, to Maseno, to Daystar and other universities, we see > > independently thriving ecosystems." shows that you are trying to select > > cases that fit your imaginations. > > The best example of a Kenyan university that fits Konza is Moi University > > - not Egerton, Maseno or Daystar. Moi started as a government sponsored > > science and technology university but quickly degenerated into something > > else. You can confirm with the report of the second university in Kenya. > > Moi University's location with respect to Eldoret is similar to Konza's > > with respect to Nairobi. It is 35 kms from Eldoret. Moi's impact the > local > > town - Kesses - is well know. After 30 years of existence, Kesses is not > a > > leading innovation centre. Neither has any leading international company > > found it appropriate to set base at Kesses. > > But the best of the Kenyan KCSE graduates still go to Moi University and > > the best of the Kenyan lecturers teach at Moi. Why are the leading > > innovation companies not going to Kesses? Must you hand over the > > institution to them so that they come? Most leading universities have > very > > restrictive policies on setting up constituent colleges and more so in > > foreign countries. > > If you reflect on these questions deeply, then you will see that the > > focus should not be on setting up a university campus. It should be to > set > > up an ICT city modeled along the lines of the Multimedia Super corridor > in > > Malaysia or other inovation centres elsewhere. Institutions (schools, > > universities, hospitals, etc) will follow when you get the city concept > > right. > > Regards > > Prof. James Kulubi > > > > > > > > On Thursday, 23 April 2015, 21:06, John Kieti via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Listers and Pundits, > > > > Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a > > University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza > Technocity > > would mean. > > > > > http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html > > > > Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do > pundits > > here think? > > > > Best regards > > > > -- > > > > John Kieti > > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com/> // LinkedIn: > > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > > > The ordinary just won't do > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkulubi%40yahoo.co.uk > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > John Kieti > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > The ordinary just won't do >

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A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: The rest will follow
by John Kieti 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Dear Listers and Pundits, Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza Technocity would mean. http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do pundits here think? Best regards -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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FW: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles
by Norman Boinett 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anthony Nandaa <profnandaa(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 7:16 PM Subject: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles To: "Devs@Deveint" <devs(a)deveint.com> Cc: Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> We are welcoming direct referrals for these roles, from the internals. Send me the emails of the referrals and I will be on it. These are the roles: - 1 .NET developer – senior developer, at least 2 years of experience developing on .NET - 1 .NET developer Intern – junior developer, at least 1 year experience developing on .NET - 1 Android Developer Intern - at least 1 year experience developing Android apps - 1 PHP fullstack developer Intern – experience with PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, Zend or Yii) - 1 Designer – 2+ years experience with AI and Ps; HTML/CSS will be an added advantage. For more details and how to apply: - http://blog.kaziplus.com/2015/04/deveint-is-hiring-1/ Rgds, Nandaa -- *Nandaa Anthony,* *Software Architect, Serial Founder & Mentor.**Twitter/Github: *@profnandaa <http://twitter.com/profnandaa> *Blog: *www.nandaa.com <http://nandaa.com/> *Quick Links:* labs.beyon.de | www.deveint.com | www.gdgnairobi.info -- *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he whointroduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.”* (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, 1984, p. 21.)

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AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers
by christian kisutsa 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Greetings all, We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers for the AfricaHackon Conference on 31st July, 2015. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. Kind Regards, Christian Kisutsa

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