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May be of interest: How to stop predatory tendencies by internet service providers
by Victor Gathara 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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Re: [kictanet] Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns
by McTim 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

The lead says: Corporations and government agencies must IPv6-enable their public-facing Web sites in the next 24 months or risk upsetting a growing number of visitors with lower-grade connectivity. IPv6 is, if anything a higher grade of connectivity in that it is designed to add features that IPv4 didn't have. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Alex Owiti <alex.owiti(a)cio.co.ke> wrote: > > > Dear listers -Crack your Brains. > > > > > > Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns; > http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-world-news-stories/528-web-sites-mu… > > > > > > > > > > > > Alex Owiti > Senior Writer > CIO East Africa > eDevelopment House > 604 Limuru Road, Nairobi > PO Box 49475 00100 > Desk: +254 20 3714646 > Cel: +254 714-259942 > Email:alex.owiti@cio.co.ke > > > An IDG/AeRC Publication > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: dogwallah(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dogwallah%40gmail.com > > -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns
by Alex Owiti 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear listers -Crack your Brains. Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns;http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-world-news-stories/528-web-sit es-must-support-ipv6-by-2012-expert-warns.html Alex Owiti Senior Writer CIO East Africa eDevelopment House 604 Limuru Road, Nairobi PO Box 49475 00100 Desk: +254 20 3714646 Cel: +254 714-259942 Email:alex.owiti@cio.co.ke An IDG/AeRC Publication

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PARTICIPATION ON CIO EAST AFRICAN MAGAZINE
by Alex Owiti 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear Listers,something interesting for your reading. Uganda telecom regulator to 'name and shame' poor providers:http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/546-uganda-te lecom-regulator-to-name-and-shame-poor-providers.html Alex Owiti Senior Writer CIO East Africa eDevelopment House 604 Limuru Road, Nairobi PO Box 49475 00100 Desk: +254 20 3714646 Cel: +254 714-259942 Email:alex.owiti@cio.co.ke An IDG/AeRC Publication

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ISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme
by McTim 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

All, I see this as being complementary to the Diplo courses, with a slightly different focus: http://www.isoc.org/leaders/ "The Next Generation Leaders Programme - Preparing young professionals from around the world to become the next generation of Internet technology, policy, and business leaders. In order to be successful, the next generation of Internet leaders will require a wide range of skills in a variety of disciplines as well as the ability and experience to work with people at all levels of society. Through the Next Generation Leaders programme, the Internet Society calls upon talented individuals who are committed to the ongoing expansion of a sustainable Internet that continues to be: * open for business, because its open platform spurs innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship; * based on open governance, because the open, inclusive transparent processes of the Internet model of development allows business, civil society and governments to work together; and * open to the public because a universally accessible Internet empowers citizens and enhances their social development." http://www.isoc.org/leaders/applications.shtml -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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World Bank Hails its public Private partnerships in Africa
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Read more.. http://bit.ly/9opzHi Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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How unique, and trackable, is your browser?
by saidimu apale 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

The good folks at EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) have a cool research project on digital privacy: Is your browser configuration rare or unique? If so, web sites may be able > to track you, even if you limit or disable cookies. Panopticlick <http://panopticlick.eff.org/> tests your browser to see how > unique it is based on the information it will share with sites it visits. > Click below and you will be given a uniqueness score, letting you see how > easily identifiable you might be as you surf the web. Reminds me of a question asked in a presentation in a conference on computing and its tremendous impact on human life: - Can we recognize fundamental patterns of human behavior from raw *digital traces <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_traces>*? (Jon Kleinberg video at http://bit.ly/7dbuXm) Kleinberg describes an experiment they conducted using geo-tagged images from Flickr: they placed those images on a blank digital canvas, using latlong as co-ordinates on the canvas. A million or so images later, the images traced a map of the US (complete with canonical images for famous landmarks). All this without human intervention in placement, or annotation, of the maps. Very very very cool. I think the companies that will set themselves apart are the ones who harness the power of all these "human sensors" (passive crowdsourcing<http://www.mobilebehavior.com/2009/11/05/trend-stealth-crowdsourcing/> ). Why ask someone an explicit question if their body language, and related signals, says it all? Saidi

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Webcast: Media Piracy in Emerging Economies
by saidimu apale 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Univ.) has a webcast coming up next Tuesday. Given the discussions on this list surrounding piracy in Kenya, it will be interesting to see empirical data from similar developing countries. Highly recommended. Saidi PS There are other great videos on their site, Kenya's own Calestous (sp?) Juma also has a presentation there. *Tuesday, February 2, 12:30 pm * *Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor * *RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu) * *This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site > shortly after. * * * Joe Karaganis will discuss findings from a forthcoming six-country study of > media piracy, including work on Russia, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South > Africa. The study provides a rare empirical look at the organization of > piracy and enforcement in developing countries, and explores the > transformation of both as the optical disk economy give way to digital > distribution.

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Re: [kictanet] M-PESA upgrade to allow direct money transaction from the phonebook
by Harry Delano 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Walu, et al.. You will be interested to know, follow up to your query sometimes back on this forum on Money Transfer services, something is in the offing - Check the link:- http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-top-stories/500-m-pesa-upgrade-to-al low-direct-money-transaction-from-the-phonebook-.html Let's keep the debate alive on the forum in the quest for better, affordable and reliable services in the sector.. Regards, Harry

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: Thank you Dr. Ndemo
by emko＠internetresearch.com.gh 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Dr. Ndemo, Let me also thank you for your exceptional leadership and unbelievable public service - sometimes it is important to say it. At the opening of the ICT Panel yesterday (Http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/Conferences/2010/January/summit/side/IC…) Phillipe Dongier of the WorldBank paid tribute to TEAMS, he said, when the Kenyan Government proposed to do it, we were sceptical but within 18 months, it has being done - in record time. This is your handy work and you must be VERY PROUD. Thank you, for TEAMS. Eric here NB: I have cced this to the kictanet list. > Alex, > I am humbled. NOBOBY has ever thanked me in my four years of public > service. Thank you. > > > Regards > > > Ndemo. > > >> Dr. Bitange Ndemo >> The Permanent Secretary >> Ministry of Information and Communications >> >> Following the meeting that you facilitated at your office last Monday >> (and Mbugua Njihia posting of the minutes online at >> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ycvjfh2 ) Latif LADID, President IPv6 Forum >> http://ipv6forum.com/ appreciates the great work going in Kenya. >> >> None of this would ever have been possible without your open door >> policy to everyone with a genuine interest and commitment to Kenya ICT >> growth and development. From Civil Society, software developers, >> businesses, to virtual (online) communities' representatives and >> individuals. >> >> As someone reasonably known for generosity with opinion, please accept >> my sincere gratitude for the support you continue giving local IT >> innovators. And I am extremely confident that while you are in office, >> public interest communication is being served well. >> >> You have my assurance that I will continue supporting the various >> initiatives that are practically addressing the root causes of our >> problems towards a better society for all citizens. >> >> asante sana, >> >> Sincerely >> >> Alex Gakuru >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >

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