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Fwd: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India
by Ali Hussein 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Listers I thought this worth sharing. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Ashly A K <ashlyak(a)gmail.com> > Date: April 7, 2015 at 1:49:25 PM EAT > To: discuss(a)1net.org > Subject: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India > > fyi : > > Indian Govt published this doc for the pubic discussion on net neutrality, and they would take inputs from public before drafting the law. > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kNXtANR9UV6fSjV2DNrkcIMAJVVN4CJfHHiq_0k… > > > > -- > Ashly A K > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)1net.org > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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Always leading: - Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

| | | | | | | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity AgencyThe latest sign of growing global concerns over cybersecurity: Singapore has established a new ministry to combat bad guys lurking in the Internet's shadows. | | | | View on blogs.wsj.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today
by Grace Githaiga 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

Hi The fellowship application round for the October meeting in Dublin is now open. From: Janice Douma Lange <janice.lange(a)icann.org>Subject: ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today Date: April 4, 2015 at 1:43:29 AM GMT+2 Please use your networks and mailing lists to alert everyone that the ICANN 54 Fellowship Application round launched today and will be open for 6 weeks…closing on May 15th. All announcement information included here along with translations: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en As always, will appreciate your support and outreach to engage as many eligible candidates as possible to submit their online application.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

FYI ______________________ 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: Sunday Folayan <sfolayan(a)gmail.com> Date: 27 March 2015 at 17:35 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO To: AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, AfriNIC Resource Policy < rpd(a)afrinic.net>, AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you that the board has completed the process for the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC. Mr Alan Barrett will assume the role of CEO of AFRINIC with effect from 20th April 2015 for a term of 3 years in the first instance. He replaces Mr Adiel Akplogan, who served as the Pioneer CEO, until January 2015. Alan Barrett's involvement with the Internet began in 1989, when he was a lecturer in the Electronic Engineering department at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. During 1990 and 1991, he played a key part in the transformation of the South African universities network to the TCP/IP protocols and in its connection to the global Internet. He operated the primary name server for .ZA at that time. He was a co-founder of South Africa's first commercial Internet service provider, in 1993. In 1997, he was one of the four authors of the proposal to form AFRINIC, and he served on the AFRINIC Board from its inception until 2009. He has been a member of the ASO Address Council since 2005. He is currently a member of the CRISP Team, which drafted the number resource community's response to the ICG's request for proposals. He is also a member of the ICG, which is preparing a proposal for the transition of the IANA functions away from oversight by the US government's NTIA. He was also one of the founding members of the South African chapter of the Internet Society, and one of the founding members of Namespace ZA, an organisation that was intended to oversee the .ZA ccTLD before that role was taken over by legislation. Join me in congratulating Alan, and wishing him the best in his new position. Yours Sincerely, Sunday Folayan Chair, AFRINIC Board -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVFWqmAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25mJsH/Am6cuv8RW8+VzoAubV1+4fF xJbWLgg/pEuUD0OnVSEPcBnhrSGVRgkqVmTDjOrGckFBz9K6cnVgp6ooCdsknJR0 hjtezSMv9ynMA+Cya/VPT+8zSfUxMIYFHnSix/H2FJ5hzcEcWMpettYIXnViR4YP /lIu76XkCLCvDrZp4AK48Z7IMhJPe+FSV219rUtlkqeB7vmjd7fxlllhjagthG7Z Cyd+Sc8ddA0M1ipbMkQbGlVt9z1QtqVaFK7QaHTrMJ0b/vyE6nsWsV49lHvOnM0B y71g2sv84moURBGLud54EImuycjIBcLLA/VmhaXSxan7eZDx8mh2JLRS1xAcAQY= =XgeH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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ITU Young Innovators Competition
by Grace Githaiga 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Entrepreneurship Challenge is open for applications! Until 7 May 2015, we will be looking for the best young social entrepreneurs with startups or ideas for startups that use technology to help other entrepreneurs thrive. These efforts can encourage entrepreneurs in any field, through incubation, skill building, mentorship, sharing resources and collaboration between small businesses. The winners, as always, will join us for ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, October 12-15, 2015 to network, showcase and pitch their ideas, participate in workshops, win seed funding, and benefit from a year of ongoing mentorship. Within the ITU and throughout the UN, entrepreneurship has been singled out as a priority. This year, ITU Telecom World will be focused on small businesses and startups, and we are excited to have the chance to bring young people with businesses in this area to the event. Many have all highlighted the role that entrepreneurship plays not only in creating the economies of the future, but in reshaping the lives of the individual entrepreneurs and those around them. This is how we bring new products to market. This is how we help communities to develop. This is how individuals turn their ideas into reality. For more information, check out http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://ideas.itu.int, and follow us on Facebook. Apply today, and maybe we’ll see you in Budapest.

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Battle for African Internet Users Sparks fears
by Ali Hussein 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Listers Interesting discussion going on about zero rating certain services within a walled Facebook/Google garden. I think some telcos are running campaigns where after your internet bundles are exhausted you can still use Facebook or Google Apps. For more:- http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-africa-internet-idUSKBN0MK10F2… It's easy to applaud search measures to offer 'free' connectivity. However some markets have already outlawed such practices as anti-competitive and designed to lure users to certain services at the detriment of others who don't have the deep pockets of the Multi-Nationals. It's all about eyeballs. which drive advertising. What's the CA's position on this practice? *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com 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.

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by William Warero 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

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Intellectual Property Owners Association
by Bernard Kioko 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Listers, I would like to introduce Intellectual Property Owners Association. This being an ICT related list, I believe this organisation is relevant to many. Intellectual Property Owners Association of Kenya (IPOKENYA) is a trade association for owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. IPOKENYA serves all intellectual property owners in all industries and all fields of technology. IPOKENYA advocates for effective and affordable IP ownership rights and provides a wide array of services to members, including: supporting member interests relating to legislative and international issues; analyzing current IP issues; information and educational services; and disseminating information to the general public on the importance of intellectual property rights. Our Vision As owners of intellectual property we believe that intellectual property rights accelerate the innovation, creativity, and investment necessary to address major global challenges and improve lives. We strive to maximize innovation across all industries and improve lives throughout the world by fostering high quality rights and effective, harmonized systems to obtain and enforce them, on behalf of all our members. Our Principles 1. We represent the interests of IP owners. 2. We believe IP rights drive innovation, which creates economic prosperity. 3. We believe that valid and enforceable IP rights are fundamental to both developed and emerging economies. 4. We believe that advancing IP owners' interests requires global dialogue and cooperation. 5. We seek to transparently address the needs of all members, foster relationships among members and facilitate the ongoing exchange of information. 6. We ensure that IP systems apply without advantage or discrimination to all industries and all technologies. 7. We believe in a sustained education focus for experts, professionals, and the public to understand and appreciate the benefits of developed IP systems. 8. We strive to promote improvements and eliminate abuses in IP systems. 9. We seek to maintain ongoing, constructive engagement with governmental IP offices, regulators and IP policy legislators globally. 10. We choose to lead IP initiatives or influence IP policy when there is sufficient Board support to justify IPOKENYA involvement. For those interested in membership, we will be providing membership information details soon. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * 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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April 2015 Holiday Boot Camp
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 9-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students. The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 7th April 2015 to 17th April 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University, blends technology learning with a Holiday Boot Camp targeted for Primary and High School Students.The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. We cover a range of multimedia subjects including web design, video game programming, 3-D animation, Designed for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. The Students will pursue their tech interests with hands-on, project-based learning experiences at our state of the art computer Laboratories. The Boot Camp will offer fun personalized instruction from industry experts, meals, certificates and so much more. The Holiday Boot Camp is tailored for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. This are just a few of the things the students will be taught: - Create 3D animation - Design a website - Learn to code - Make apps - Design video game - Get Motivational talks from Speakers in blue chip IT firms - And so much more For your convenience, we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let us know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: http://goo.gl/Jj6myo. For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact @iLabAfrica on 0724 239 020 or eMail: tweru(a)strathmore.edu. -- *Kind Regards, * *Tracy Weru * *Business Development Analyst - @iLabAfrica * *Strathmore University* *M:(+254) (0) 724 239020 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034452|Ext 2452* *Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor),* *Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya,* Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Tools to demystify learning
by Sam Aguyo 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Good people, interested in understanding electronic tools to demystify learning of science particularly, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics for the young minds in high school. Also of interest is teaching of English as a language. Regards Sam P O Box 61453 00200 NAIROBI tel. 254 722881427

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