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Fwd: Korea Delegation to Kenya
by waudo siganga 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Colleagues - this information could be of interest to some colleagues who may want to meet the Korean delegation (see attachments) dealing with nano storage. Please contact the Korea Trade office in Nairobi directly. Kind Regards, Waudo Siganga ----- Original message ----- From: nairobi(a)kotra.or.kr To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 01:13:00 +0900 Subject: Korea Delegation to Kenya Dear Mr. Waudo Siganga, As discussed on phone, pls find the invite and list of companies that will come from Korea next week. I want to recommend to your members the company doing Nano storage. Regards Daniel Korea Business Center, Nairobi Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea International House 2nd Floor, Mama Ngina Street P.O. Box 40569-00100, Nairobi Kenya. Tel: 254-20-2220458 , 2228928 , 313399 Cell: 0718-220458, 0733-228922 Fax: 254-20-315706 Email : [1]nairobi(a)kotra.or.kr http:// [2]www.kotra.or.ke /http://[3]www.kotra.or.kr References 1. mailto:nairobi@kotra.or.kr 2. http://www.kotra.or.ke/ 3. http://www.kotra.or.kr/

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Interesting read- Pakistan to block face book....
by Barrack Otieno 20 May '10

20 May '10

This whole debate brings a lot into perspective, are countries able to measure the nature and types of content being used by their citizens for social and or economic developement, and if so can they infuence the use of the aforesaid, remember government is there for all even if it was elected by 50 %, i suppose the Tunis Agenda was on point On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Zacs <mwatha_zacs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Just the tip of the iceberg. haven't you seen "After Facebook, Pakistan > shuts down YouTube". > > No freedom of information. > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Interesting read- Pakistan to block face > book.... > To: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:53 PM > > > Very radical move, I would say, but is it the right one? > > but why,block it until the 31st of May???? > > can the internet be made to FORGET????? > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_hi_te/as_pakistan_facebook_12 > > > Kind Regards, > -- > “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and > what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” > Kofi Annan > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net <http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +41767892272 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a button
by waudo siganga 20 May '10

20 May '10

Let me join in the congratulations Mheshimiwa. Last year you were inducted into the Kenya ICT Hall of Fame and this development further cements your recognition. Kind Regards, Waudo On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:26 +0300, "Winfred Kithinji" <w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com> wrote: > Congrats Again Mheshimiwa. > > Video Conferencing is transforming how organizations collaborate > > Regards, > > Winnie Kithinji > System Engineer > w.kithinji@smoothtel.com[Mobile:-0731209512] > > "If Everyone Knew What Video Could Do Everyone Could Want It" > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+w.kithinji=smoothtel.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+w.kithinji=smoothtel.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of Cecilia Matanga > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:50 PM > To: winnie > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Face-to-face link with MP at the touch of a > button > > Hear hear! > > On 5/19/10, alice <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > We are getting there. > > > > Congratulations Hon. Rege > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > A conference hall fitted with a huge screen is all constituents will > > need to communicate with their MP. > > > > That is a reality for the people of Karachuonyo in Nyanza, who have > > embraced teleconferencing in a big way. > > > > To talk to their MP, Mr James Rege, all they need do is walk to the > > local office and book an appointment. Once an appointment has been > > secured, at the touch of a button, they will be talking to the MP. > > > > The technology comes at a time when the government seeks to reduce the > > costs incurred by Members of Parliament during their day-to-day duties. > > > > *Other duties* > > > > If the technology is embraced by all the constituencies, the MPs will > > efficiently be able to monitor their constituencies' development without > > having to travel there. This will free the leaders for other duties such > > as attending parliamentary sessions. > > > > Mr Rege, the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and > > Communication, said the technology will enable constituents to have a > > face-to-face conversation with their MP without having to travel to > > Nairobi, where the legislators spend most of their time in order to > > attend Parliament and other business. > > > > "When the facility is fully installed by the government in all > > constituencies, the Treasury will be able to cut the costs incurred by > > MPs by half. Many MPs travel to their constituencies four times a week, > > which costs the taxpayers a huge sum of money" he said. > > > > *Two trips* > > > > Mr Rege said that to instal the teleconference equipment, a constituency > > needs only Sh120,000. This, he added, is what an MP spends for two trips > > to his constituency on average. > > > > "Sometimes, an MP uses the amount on travelling to his constituency to > > attend an hour's meeting. The amount saved can be used to assist in the > > construction of schools and upgrading roads, among other projects." > > > > Mr Rege said that with the technology, he was able to attend to his > > constituents and follow up development without having to miss > > parliamentary proceedings. > > > > The TelePresence virtual meeting also allows the MP to communicate with > > the district and provincial administrators and hold live interactive > > meetings using the connectivity of the Internet. > > > > Mr Rege said the technology will ensure that information is not > > distorted, as well as providing a channel for instant feedback. > > > > The teleconference kit was installed on April 30 at the Rachuonyo > > Constituency Development offices by Smoothtel and Tandberg High > Definition. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: cecilia(a)parliaments.info > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/cecilia%40parliaments.i > nfo > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Cecilia Matanga > Programme Officer > Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan > UNDESA > Nairobi - Kenya > Mobile : +254-718568154 > Telephone : +254-20-374 9892/3 > Fax : +254-20-374 9894 > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: w.kithinji(a)smoothtel.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/w.kithinji%40smoothtel. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… >

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CCK cuts number portability fee for mobile user
by alice＠apc.org 19 May '10

19 May '10

By Okuttah MarkPosted Tuesday, May 18 2010 at 00:00 Mobile phone subscribers intending to switch their current operators but still retain their number will only pay a one off fee of Sh200 and not Sh1,000 as had earlier been proposed, the industry regulator has said.The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) had earlier, when seeking comments from the telecommunication operators, proposed Sh1,000 and an extra two shillings on top of the current tariffs, a fee that industry experts and telecommunication operators warned could inhibit the uptake of the service.CCK said number portability would make it easier for subscribers to retain their numCCK cuts number portability fee for mobile usersbers whenever they decide to change service providers and also enhance competition in the sector.On Friday, CCK said it had settled for a one off fee of Sh199.80, the winning bidder (Porting Access BV Netherlands) had quoted and that no other extra fee will be incurred by the subscribers apart from the prevailing tariffs charged by the operator at the time of switching over.Mobile subscribers are expected to start utilising the service before the end of the year."A one-time porting fee of Sh199.80 will be charged by porting subscriber. If there are services a subscriber still wishes to enjoy then that's enough reason why he should not port out. But a subscriber can port back to his former network if attractive services are introduced ," said Mr Mutua Muthusi, assistant director, public relations and communication."Porting service will only enable you to retain the number you were assigned by Network X while in Network Y. You will retain no relationship with your former provider if you decide to port out."Zain Kenya says other than the porting fees, there may still be other costs arising from interfacing the equipment of various operators with the data base manager, as it is not clear who will bear such costs or that of upgrades for interfacing with the database.Mr Rene Meza, the managing director of Zain Kenya, says the company has started positioning ahead of the implementation of the number portability service because it believes that customers will move to the operator that offers best value and that there are still issues to be sorted out such as interoperability of the money transfer systems."At present, the money systems of various operators are not fully integrated or interoperable. We believe it is just a matter of time before regulators, especially the Central Bank, begin to push for full integration and interoperability," said Mr Rene.Last Thursday, the operator reduced its calls to other networks to six shillings from Sh12 from 6pm to 6am and three shillings for calls made on its network.A subscriber switching or migrating from operator X to Y can only switch back to his previous operator after paying another similar porting amount.Once a subscriber has crossed over to another network, he cannot enjoy any of the services provided by the former operator.This means that if a subscriber switches from operator X to Y and is travelling abroad, the subscriber will be charged roaming charges by the operator he has migrated to and not what the former operator was charging.This also touches on customer care services or any complaint that the subscriber may want to raise about network quality or pricing.Porting Access BV Netherlands clinched the deal, beating Seven Seas Technologies (Kenya, Infozillion (K) Ltd, Pluton ICT Ltd (Kenya), Teletech from Slovenia, Saab Grintek Technologies (South Africa) and Systor Group of Companies.The implementation of mobile number portability is part of measures that the regulator has come up with to enhance competition in the sector.The sector has four mobile operators and close to 20 million subscribers, but 78 per cent is controlled by the leading mobile provider Safaricom.Analysts say attachment by many subscribers to their user numbers has prevented millions from changing service providers despite the marked differences in pricing and quality of service offered by the different players.Retain numberCCK says number portability should enhance competition and consumer convenience in the telecommunication sector by "enabling consumers to retain their user numbers whenever they decide to change service providers."That means subscribers do not have to invest in new SIM cards or carry a number of handsets to enjoy the services of other operators.It also enables consumers to make use of alternative networks in an area where one provider has no footprint or is experiencing a network problem. Source: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/CCK%20cuts%20number%2… Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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Forced Okoa Jahazi
by Harry Karanja 18 May '10

18 May '10

This morning I topped up my Safaricom line with KES. 100 only to be told that my credit advance for KES 45 was successful and I had been charged KES. 5. On topping up with another card within the same minute I was told my credit advance had been repaid in full. A Judith from customer care insisted that I had requested an advance despite me showin how illogical I would be to get an advance and then repay it immediately. She told me the transaction was irreversible and hung up. Now I'm frustrated because I've been forced to pay a loan I never took. I wonder how many other of safaricom's 10m subscribers have also been forced to boost safaricoms bottom line. Harry Sent from my iPhone

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Barcamp Nairobi
by Phares Kariuki 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hi, Please register if you intend to attend Barcamp Nairobi. T-Shirts, giveaways etc will only be given to people who have registered in good time. Additionally, access will be through printed invites... http://www.barcampnairobi.com/?page_id=21 Thanks, -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki

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May be of interest: Mobile apps lab in Africa
by Victor Gathara 18 May '10

18 May '10

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REMINDER: INVITATION TO WOMEN AND CYBERCRIME MEETING, 18 MAY 2010, UON Arziki Restaurant
by alice 18 May '10

18 May '10

This meeting will be held tomorrow as earlier communicated at the *_Arziki Restauran_*t at Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi from 12:00 noon. *Programme* Venue: University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus Arziki restaurant Date: May 18th, 2010 *1200-1215:* Registration *1215-1230:* Welcome and introductions: Lunch served *1230-1400: * * presentation of real life cyber crime case * Brief Presentation on women and cybercrime * Discussions 1400-1410: Way forward

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Re: [kictanet] African Globelics Doctoral Academy (AGDA) 2010, July 2010
by Mwololo Tim 18 May '10

18 May '10

Dear Colleagues, Please see ad below for a Doctoral academy for ICT4D and STI4D PhD students. Please distribute to as many PhD students as you can. Sorry for any cross-posting. Regards tim waema __________________________________________________________________________________________ * African Globelics Doctoral Academy (AGDA) 2010, July 2010, University of Nairobi, Kenya* *Introduction* We are delighted to announce that the first African Globelics Doctoral Academy for Research on Innovation and Technology Systems (AGDARITS) for Development will be held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from 4-16 July 2010. It is organized by SARCHi-IERI of Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, and the School of Computing and Informatics of the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The inaugural training is supported by Sida/SAREC, Sweden. This begins a systematic way of building quality training of PhDs in Africa to be run alternatively by different hosts in each region of Africa by drawing support from both inside and outside Africa. *Purpose* The purpose of the first AGDARITS is to support the training of African Ph.D. students from the five regions of Africa by including at least 5 PhD candidates doing research on science, technology and innovation for development (STI4D) and ICT for development (ICT4D) from the rest of the world and 30 from African universities. The candidates should be advanced Ph.D. students with research areas related to productive power economics of innovation, STI4D and ICT4D and innovation systems. The Academy will bring together frontier researchers in STI4D and ICT4D and innovation systems from around the world to guide and mentor African Ph.D. students from the five regions of Africa and the rest of the world in order to inspire and qualify in their work and to help them to join high-quality research networks in their field of research. *Expected outcome* AGDARITS is an intensive PhD training program expected to increase the quality of the PhD work undertaken by Africa’s emerging scholars. The PhD candidates will learn from senior researchers/scholars, from their own colleagues and from the program that includes research methodologies, emergent scholars’ presentations and feedbacks and lectures. The emergent researcher will return equipped with strong methodological, conceptual and theoretical knowledge to explore and dissect empirically any of the research chosen for writing PhD theses. *Resource persons* The academy will be facilitated by senior scholars on ICT4D and STI4D from universities inside and outside Africa. It will also include presentations by policy makers in both ICT and STI. Exhibition and computer laboratory The African Globelics Doctoral Academy’s PhD training would require an intensive combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Such a training programme requires that emergent researchers learn to simulate data in a computer laboratory. Training in STATA software, NVIVO, SPSS or other statistical software, Altiris and other software packages will be useful to offer along with the formal teaching and presentation by both senior and emergent researchers in the academy. PhD candidates are therefore expected to participate in these computer laboratory sessions to consolidate their research methods knowledge on the basis of choice. Candidates are also encouraged to exhibit interesting simulations that they are working on. *Participants* AGDARITS will be mainly composed of the PhD scholars that get selected every year possibly 6 from each of the five regions of Africa and another 5 from the rest of the world. The number of PhD scholars will be a maximum 35 in every round from disciplines related to policy oriented analysis of science, technology and innovation systems. *Qualification requirements* To qualify for participation, the doctoral student should fulfill the following requirements: - be at least in the beginning of his/her second year; - work explicitly on issues related to STI4D and ICT4D; - be able to present an original paper associated with his/her doctoral work. Participants must submit an extended abstract of no less than 5 pages by June 1, 2010. basis of a general call for Abstracts. Selection aims at promoting diversity among participants, making sure that PhD candidates from each region of Africa and at least another 5 from the rest of the world are represented. The candidates from each geographical region of Africa-South, East, West, Central and North Africans- and from the rest of the world -with the best CVs and the most promising research proposals will be selected. The Ph.D. training will be based on scholarly lectures as well as presentations from the Ph.D. emergent researchers. Presentations by the emergent scholars are expected to focus explicitly on their on-going research, its methodological challenges and contribution to the advancement of knowledge on STI4D and ICT4D. *Submission* Abstracts should be typed double-spaced in English. The abstract should state the objectives, methodology, expected results and conclusions of the work, including supporting figures and main references. The abstract, CV and a recommendation letter from the supervisor or from another senior scholar should be uploaded into http://agda.uonbi.ac.kebefore June 1, 2010. Copies can also be send to the Local Secretariat whose contacts are given below. *Selection* Potential PhD candidates’ selection will be based upon evaluation of an extended abstract of up to three pages describing the student’s research, together with the student’s CV and a recommendation letter from the supervisor or from another senior scholar. *Sponsorship* Meals will be provided by the Local Organization. Expenses with accommodation and travel for doctoral student participants will be covered for those selected and sponsored. Funding will be awarded selectively on the basis of applications – students must specify in their application whether they will require funding, providing an estimate of the amount required for travel expenses. Please note that we are organizing this Program on a limited budget and therefore only modest costs will be met for sponsored candidates. *Support* The first AGDARITS is supported by - Sida /SAREC (http://www.sida.se) - University of Nairobi (http://www.uonbi.ac.ke) - IERI-SARCHI TUT (http://www.ieri.org.za) *Organization* The first ADA is jointly organized by the School of Informatics and Computing of the University of Nairobi, Kenya and the South African Research Chairs Initiative on Innovation Studies of the Institute for Economics Research on Innovation, Pretoria, South Africa (SARCHi-IERI) at Tshawne University of Technology. *Coordinating team* - Prof. Mammo Muchie, mammo(a)ihis.aau.dk, muchiem(a)tut.ac.za - Prof. Joseph Kizza, joseph-kizza(a)utc.edu - Prof. Timothy Waema, waema(a)uonbi.ac.ke, timwololo(a)gmail.com *Contacts* Secretarial contact: Ms Christine Maina, agda(a)uonbi.ac.ke, mainacw(a)gmail.com Local Coordinator: Prof. Timothy Waema, waema(a)uonbi.ac.ke, timwololo(a)gmail.com

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participatory processes
by warigia bowman 17 May '10

17 May '10

> > Wamuyu > I would really like to learn more about Kenya's participatory processes. This is probably one of the most important aspects of policymaking in the region right now. sincerely, Rigia > > Since the 2001 PRSP process, participatory planning is the norm rather than >> the exception. There is a draft GOK participatory policy. Some conclusive >> participatory policy processes I can think of since 2002 include water, >> public procurement, insurance and capital mkts. A 6 year highly >> participatory and politically contentious land policy was recently passed. >> Then we have Constitutional reform where we go to another referendum shortly >> - that may change institutions and politics dramatically. >> I was also wondering, but have no evidence, if Kenya gets more from >> elements of policy than its neighbours (that may more than make up for >> Kenya's comparative time lag in policy dev.). Kenya's Mpesa, Kenswitch (bank >> interconnecitivity), news SMS service, electronic bill payments etc may be >> unmatched in the region. >> >> regards, >> Wamuyu >> P/S The low universal access implementation, relative to our >> neighbours, is significant food for thought >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* warigia bowman <warigia(a)gmail.com> >> *To:* wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk >> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *Sent:* Fri, 30 April, 2010 20:28:06 >> *Subject:* [kictanet] Article on Kenya ICT Policy-publication version FOR >> YOU! >> >> Dear colleagues >> >> Here is the article on Kenya's ICT policy which is going to press today. >> The correct citation is >> >> Bowman, Warigia, "Governance, Technology and the Search for Modernity in >> Kenya," *William and Mary Policy Review* 1 (April 2010): 87-116. >> >> Please CITE the article if you use it, or dispute it, or think about it in >> your work. i tried to cite every article by everyone that was published in >> idrcs books on this, READ THE ENDNOTES to find your name. >> >> *HIGHLIGHTS: footnote 4 *i say thank you to everyone i can fit. p. 110- >> long discussion of kictanet and KIF. p. 97, rege and ndemo and okech are >> great, p. 100 waema and getao, p. 102, the BEST PART mucheru fights back >> against tuju, 103, *alice becomes CCK commissioner. * >> * >> * >> i hope you like it, and if you have corrections or complaints, you can >> send them to me offline as i prepare my book manuscript. >> >> Yours with DEEP gratitude to KIF and kictanet, Warigia >> >> -- >> Dr. Warigia Bowman >> Assistant Professor >> The Department of Public Policy Leadership >> The University of Mississippi >> 107 Odom Hall >> University, MS 38677 >> >> URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html >> PHONE: 662-915-1904 >> EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu >> >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Warigia Bowman > Assistant Professor > The Department of Public Policy Leadership > The University of Mississippi > 107 Odom Hall > University, MS 38677 > > URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html > PHONE: 662-915-1904 > EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: warigia(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/warigia%40gmail.com > > -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor The Department of Public Policy Leadership The University of Mississippi 107 Odom Hall University, MS 38677 URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html PHONE: 662-915-1904 EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu

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