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Re: [kictanet] Article on the World IP v 6 Launch Breakfast at the I-Hub on 6th June 2012
by Barrack Otieno 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Listers, The article summarises the days proceedings, enjoy reading: http://kenya.news24.com/MyNews24/Internet-Protocol-Version-Six-IPV6-launche… Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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WCITleaks just launched
by Grace Githaiga 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

http://wcitleaks.org/ Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Today we’re launching WCITLeaks.orgAs you may have heard, the UN is trying to take over the internet. Well, that’s not really true, but member states of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) are definitely going to negotiate an agreement related to the Internet at the World Conference on International Communications (WCIT - pronounced ‘wicket’) this December in Dubai. U.S. officials have warned that some member states, including Russia and China, have put forth proposals to regulate the Internet. Vint Cerf has warned that “Such proposals raise the prospect of policies that enable government controls but greatly diminish the ‘permissionless innovation’ that underlies extraordinary Internet-based economic growth to say nothing of trampling human rights.”So what are these proposals? Well, we don’t know exactly. To see them, you have to have access to the ITU’s password protected website. This lack of transparency brings to mind secret negotiations like the one that gave us ACTA, and several civil society groups have written to the ITU demanding access to the documents.The proposals are not classified and it’s not illegal to share them. In fact, they often are shared. At a recent panel discussion that I attended, the State Department’s Richard Beaird said, “Access to the proposals, of course, as I have done and others have done, is if you ask me, I will give you those proposals. I don’t want to have a flood of requests coming in from the room or those int he television audience.”At the time, I tweeted: “If someone will pass them to me, I volunteer to host a site with gov WCIT proposals.” It seemed weird to me that someone wasn’t collecting and publishing the documents, like how opencrs.com does with Congressional Research Service reports. I promptly forgot about the idea, but was reminded yesterday when Milton Mueller wrote this post urging the U.S. to make documents available. He wrote: Today, IGP has learned that the U.S. government is in possession of a document that brings together descriptions of all the WCIT proposals emerging from the ITU’s Council Working Group. The document, known as TD 64, compiles all the proposals on the table into a single document without attributing them to any specific government. No law or treaty stops the US government from making this document available to the public. We urge the U.S. government to release TD 64 of the ITU Council Working Group immediately. Of course, while it’s not illegal, publishing these documents is probably not considered polite in the rarefied diplomatic circles of the ITU. So, I thought we’d give folks with access to the documents a helping hand.Yesterday Eli Dourado and I spent a couple of hours putting together a website at WCITLeaks.org. The idea is simple: If you have a WCIT or ITU related document you’d like to share, submit it anonymously and we will publish it. That’s it. We hope you find it useful and that you’ll spread the word. //Cynthia M. WongDirector, Global Internet Freedom Project Center for Democracy & Technology CDT • 1634 I Street NW • Suite 1100 • Washington, DC 20006E cynthia(a)cdt.org P +1-202-407-8835 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE +1-202-407-8835end_of_the_skype_highlighting F +1-202-637-0968 Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative & Free!Follow our work on Twitter @CenDemTech @cynthiamw

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Kenya e-Government Documentary
by Esther Wanjau 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Dear All, As requested by listers, the YouTube link to the Kenya e-Government Documentary is http://youtu.be/_96oyGMQ_hk. You can also watch it on NTV on Thursday 7th June, 2012 evening at 9.45 pm, on QTV on Friday 8th June 2012 evening after news and on QTV on Saturday 9th June 2012 in the afternoon. Enjoy! Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency and Cabinet Affairs Office email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke

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You tube link to Kenya e-Government Documentary
by Grace Githaiga 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_96oyGMQ_hk

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Re: [kictanet] Call for entries to WSA Mobile 2012
by Gakiria 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Dear Listers, Find below the WSA Mobile 2012 call for entries. Regards Andrew *Media Release [Nairobi, June 5].* App-etite! Kenya goes mobile again in 2012 UN based World Summit Award Mobile calls for entries – Deadline July 22, 2012 Grace is no longer isolated. Her mother invented an i-Phone App for Autists that helps Grace communicate with others. The Grace App for Autism is one of 40 World Summit Award Mobile (WSA-mobile) winners 2010. It shows how mobile solutions can efficiently include others and have value add for users. In 2012 the second WSA-mobile edition will again select and promote the world’s best mobile content and applications. The global WSA-mobile database will be open to nominations from Kenya until July 22, 2012. *To take part in the global contest, please get in touch with Louisa Gikonyo, louisa.gikonyo(a)gmail.com.* In an ocean of Apps it is hard to select between mediocrity and quality. Local mobile solutions that operate in native languages and a specific culture area have a hard time to compete with mainstream solutions. Hence, WSA-mobile looks for the peculiar that can have great impact. Applicants are invited to submit their projects to louisa.gikonyo(a)gmail.comuntil July 22, 2012 in these eight categories: *1. m-Business & Commerce 5. m-Tourism & Culture* *2. m-Government & Participation 6. m-Media & News* *3. m-Learning & Education 7. m-Environment & Health* *4. m-Entertainment & Lifestyle 8. m-Inclusion & Empowerment* “WSA-mobile is the only global award that takes place in the framework of the United Nations and its World Summit on the Information Society. It is unique in its focus on content richness. Hence the WSA-mobile categories reflect all parts of social and cultural life”, WSA-mobile Chairman Peter A. Bruck says. An international jury of eminent experts will select the best submissions in a multiday-session on the basis of content depth and creativity in Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 13. The best m-Content producers will receive the World Summit Award-Mobile in January 2013 in Abu Dhabi. They will have the chance to network and present their projects to highly profiled mobile experts, government and business leaders from all over the world. *About World Summit Award-Mobile* Organised by the International Center for New Media (ICNM) in Salzburg, the World Summit Award Mobile is a global initiative within the framework of, and in cooperation with, the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in collaboration with UNESCO, UNIDO and UN GAID. The WSA-mobile is the only ICT event worldwide, that reaches the mobile community in over 160 countries. Abu Dhabi, as the city of the award’s key partner ADSIC (Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre), is host for all WSA-mobile Awards. Visit us on www.wsa-mobile.org, facebook.com/WorldSummitAward and twitter.com/WSAoffice *Contact:* Louisa Gikonyo louisa.gikonyo(a)gmail.com

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e-Government Documentary
by Esther Wanjau 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Dear All, Please watch the e-Government documentary on NTV on Thursday, 7th June, 2012 at 9.45 p.m and on QTV on Friday, 8th June, 2012 evening after news and QTV again on Saturday, 9th June, 2012 afternoon. Lets have some feedback after you watch. Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency and Cabinet Affairs Office Harambee House email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke Public Services Everywhere, All the Time.

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Githae: Kenya set to register businesses online
by Collins Areba 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

I refer to the article quoting finance minister githae that business registration online would be up and running in 3 months. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1421688/-/3gsv5fz/-/index.html Could someone from the ICT board and especially PS ndemo confirm this to be the case especially in view of a recent post about the same databases. Regards, -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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http://www.worldipv6launch.org/videos/
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Listen to what Walu had to say on the world Ipv6 day :-) Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] World IP V6 Launch Live at the i -hub, join on Webex
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Sorry, the meeting ended at 11 am. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: simon mayoye <smayoye(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 13:23:34 To: Barrack Otieno<otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>; <ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net>; skunkworks<skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] World IP V6 Launch Live at the i -hub, join on Webex Hi Barrack, What time was this webex session supposed to end? Best regards Simon On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Listers, to join use the following details > > Topic: World IPv6 Day > Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 > Time: 7:30 am, Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) > Meeting Number: 736 226 996 > Meeting Password: isoc > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!) > ------------------------------------------------------- > 1. Go to > https://freetrial.webex.com/freetrial/j.php?ED=191187547&UID=1086948867&PW=… > 2. If requested, enter your name and email address. > 3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: isoc > 4. Click "Join". > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > >

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World IP V6 Launch Live at the i -hub, join on Webex
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Listers, to join use the following details Topic: World IPv6 Day Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Time: 7:30 am, Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) Meeting Number: 736 226 996 Meeting Password: isoc ------------------------------------------------------- To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!) ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://freetrial.webex.com/freetrial/j.php?ED=191187547&UID=1086948867&PW=… 2. If requested, enter your name and email address. 3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: isoc 4. Click "Join". -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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