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Who does Yawe expect to produce this content.
by robert yawe 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Hi, Dr. Ndemo asked the question above and I missed it among the rest of his message. I have said many times that the government sits on the greatest volume of relevant content which they seriously need to digitize. The government places adverts in the paper for vacancies yet the the particular media has a distribution of less than 1 million copies per day 80% of which are distributed within the urban areas yet 80% of the population is rural based. This adverts are usually spread over 4 - 6 pages which translates to over 2 million shillings yet the information will only reach 1% of the targeted audience. If the same information was made available online including an application page then you will have participated in creating content. I tried application form on kenya.go.ke but the links are broken and are based in email application. Why not spend some of the money used on ineffective print media adverts to implement an online application system. With this the government will develop a database. Why have you not spear headed an initiative to produce comprehensive web sites with information on government run educational institutions instead of having such institutions spend millions of shillings placing newspaper advertisements. This could also run on an intranet that would be made available to the education officers stationed at all district head quarters. And last and closest to my heart, when will Kenyans get a single point of contact when they need to contact their government, this has nothing to do with broadband, fibre optic or digital villages just basic voice based contact centre. I am tired of hearing about grandiose ideas yet you are unwilling to implement basic solutions. Dr. Ndemo, I therefore ask "are you interested in creating content?" Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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[Fwd: Call for Proposals]Radio, Convergence and Development in Africa
by alice 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. <http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe3&id=eb43e7fc33&…> *Radio, Convergence and Development in Africa** **Call for concept notes - Deadline January 8, 2010* Carleton University’s Centre for Media and Transitional Societies (CMTS), in collaboration with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is pleased to launch a call for concept notes, in French or English, outlining proposed research examining the impact of convergence between traditional radio and new information and communications technologies (ICTs) in sub-Saharan Africa. For full details on the research competition, the call for concept notes and the submission process, please visit the project website at www.cmts-cmst.org <http://cmts-cmst.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe…>. Ultimately, the purpose of this competitive research project is both to generate important research and to support African researchers in their efforts to produce rigorous and analytical social science research findings on the ways that radio and the growth and penetration of new ICTs - such as mobile phones, the Internet and other digital technologies - have affected social, cultural, political and economic development. The call for proposals will be run in two stages. 1. *Call for concept notes* (submission deadline: January 8, 2010). All interested applicants are required to submit a concept note outlining a synopsis of a proposed research idea. 2. *Call for full proposals. * Based on the assessment of the concept notes, shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal in early 2010. There are three levels of targeted funding, each with different eligibility criteria: * A set of small seed grants at CAD$7,500 each will be awarded to promising graduate students, small organizations and individual researchers. * Grants of CAD$25,000 open to researchers affiliated with an established organization. * Grants of up to CAD$100,000 open only to researchers affiliated with an established organization. Again, for full details on the research competition, the call for concept notes and the submission process, please visit the project website at www.cmts-cmst.org <http://cmts-cmst.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe…>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Radio, Convergence et développement en Afrique* *Appel de propositions conceptuelles - date limite: 8 janvier 2010* Le Centre des Médias et Sociétés en Transition/ / (CMST) est fier d’annoncer en partenariat avec en collaboration avec le Centre de recherche pour le développement international (CRDI) un appel de propositions conceptuelles en français ou en anglais visant le développement de projets de recherche s’intéressant à l’impact de la convergence entre les médias traditionnels et les nouvelles technologies de communication en Afrique subsaharienne. Plus de détails sur la structure des propositions de recherche, le procédure de soumission ou le projet «Radio, Convergence et développement en Afrique» sont disponible sur le site Internet _www.cmts-cmst.org_ <http://cmts-cmst.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe…>. Les principales missions du projet «Radio, Convergence et Développement en Afrique» seront de générer des initiatives de recherche et de supporter les chercheurs africains travaillant de façon rigoureuse à la production de données quantitatives et qualitatives permettant l'analyse de l'impact de la radio et, plus récemment, de la pénétration croissante des nouvelles technologies de communication – téléphonie cellulaire, Internet et autres canaux de communication électroniques – sur le développement culturel, économique et politique en territoire africain. L’appel de propositions s’effectuera en deux (2) étapes distinctes: 1. *Appel de propositions conceptuelles (date limite: 8 Janvier 2009)*: Toutes les personnes et organisations intéressées sont priées de soumettre une proposition conceptuelle comportant un résumé d’un projet de recherche lié aux enjeux décrits ci-haut. 2. *Appel de propositions complètes*: Les individus ou organisations retenus lors de la première étape (voir ci-haut) devront soumettre une version plus étoffée de leur projet de recherche au début de l’année 2010. Elle devra tenir compte des commentaires émis sur leurs propositions conceptuelles. Le projet «Radio, Convergence et Développement en Afrique» prévoit trois (3) plans de financement distincts liés à des critères de sélection précis: * Des bourses de 7,500$ Cdn seront offertes aux étudiants de cycles supérieurs, petites organisations ou chercheurs indépendants ayant des projets prometteurs; * Des bourses de 25,000$ Cdn seront offertes à des individus ou des chercheurs affiliés à des organisations reconnues; * Des bourses de 100,000$ Cdn seront offertes uniquement à des chercheurs affiliés à des organisations reconnues. Plus de détails sur la structure des propositions de recherche, le procédure de soumission ou le projet «Radio, Convergence et développement en Afrique» sont disponible sur le site Internet _www.cmts-cmst.org_ <http://cmts-cmst.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe…>. Unsubscribe <http://cmts-cmst.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7683f12fde38ac17a07023fe…> from this list. 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My 2 cents on settling the Mau evicties
by robert yawe 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

After reading the presidents Kenyatta day speech he actually set the agenda meeting the 2030 objectives. I feel that if the government has the good will they should start by applying this issue in Mau. Extract from President's Kenyatta day speech "For the better part of our history, Kenya has been a rural-based economy, with a few cities and towns. These lifestyles and livelihoods cannot sustain us much longer under the double pressure arising from relentless rapid population growth and the changing climate. This reality will make it very difficult for the bulk of our people to draw their sustenance from farming or livestock keeping. We have no choice but to plan for rapid urbanization and rural eco-cluster settlements. We must plan for several large metropolitan areas in various parts of the country which will serve to hold the bulk of the population. We must also plan for a highly effective rural cluster eco-programme for both agricultural and pastoral communities." Those evicted from the Mau should be resettled in a new settlement providing all the necessary amenities. They can then be employed to replant the trees while the government in association with the private sector creates new employment opportunities that would absorb them after completion of the afforestation exercise and also their children as they come of age. I asked a friend who plants maize in the region and she tells me that they make a net profit of 100,000/- per year from a 14 acre farm. This equates to about 9,000/- per month, so someone with 5 acres can only make 3,500/- per month from maize. If the government hired them at a salary of 10,000/- and provided a mortgage scheme for the houses we can resolve this issue while also making strides towards 2030. There are 1,500 people which translates to about 400 families, all can be accommodated on a 10 acre plot in 3 bedroom flats. The construction of this units using precast concrete structures would take less than 12 months and would cost 1 billion including all amenities. Lets urbanize as the President is advocating and stop sending people back to rural settings that are unsustainable. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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[Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Kenya: Is New Internet Exchange Necessary?]
by alice 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Kenya: Is New Internet Exchange Necessary? Fiona Asonga 7 December 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opinion The recent announcement of the plan to set up a government run internet exchange point may look well intended on the face but also one that could either be ill-informed or driven by latent rationale if the arguments set forth in the media is anything to go by. Contrary to the global best practice where governments support the existing IXPs run and managed by the industry, the new effort by the government is largely viewed by the industry as being unnecessary and inefficient use of its resources if not an escapist approach on prioritising and tackling the key industry concerns by the ministry. Ranking top among the raison d'etres by the ministry to install Government Internet Exchange Point (GIXP) was the need to enhance network security among its peer agencies and mitigate against any threats of malicious hackers or data miners that most advocates would ignorantly want to attribute to third party routing connections. Amazingly, it is only this year that KIXP was actually ranked as the third fastest growing IXP globally based on the amount of its handled traffic, this being largely as a result of the activities by its peering members to grow internet use within the country and address the concerns of customers for a more secure online environment. With an estimate of Sh30 billion worth of business transactions handled via the KIXP on a daily basis, the security of the infrastructure and its content can never be overemphasised. Through the facility the general public is able to access government services through various existing ISP who together with government peer at a central IXP. Indeed as correctly posited here before, with no solid details on how the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to institute security features that include deep packet inspection or demonstration of the government's capacity to develop its own data encryption, many in the know will still agree that security is easily a function of post infrastructure and human resource development. This means that by having a peering point alone the agencies will not be fortified against any potential security problems if other aspects are not adequately addressed. Others have actually pointed out that the majority of security problems highlighted by the government come from within an organisation, rather than from any external sources. Contrary to any misconstrued belief of a Public Private Partnership arrangement or management of the venture, KIXP was essentially established in 2000 by the Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) as a value add service to its members and is therefore solely owned by TESPOK. It operates as a licensed service and is the only Regulator Licensed Internet Exchange Point in Africa. Currently the Kenya Internet Exchange Point has back up locations at Chancery Building with Internet Solutions and Mombasa at the SEACOM landing station. Prior to the massive investment that saw its establishment as Kenya's pioneer internet exchange point, all local traffic was exchanged in Europe and USA. Today internet users are benefiting not only from a more than tenfold reduced latencies, but also from a reduced monthly cost for Inter ISP transit. Additional benefits include ISPs Savings resulting from the delayed need to upgrade international capacity links as well as improved local connectivity through fibre optic and high speed wireless (FSO) connectivity. As a result this has encouraged more local content as it became cheaper. Currently, there are 28 peering members and others still working on their joining requirements. It will be helpful to note that KIXP provides direct connections to members of the industry and organisations handling critical services of benefit to the general public. All other entities not licensed by the communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) must go through the existing operators in line with current CCK regulations. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for instance through its online Customs Clearing System also known as "Simba System" makes use of the KIXP for efficient service delivery. The Simba System alone which has been estimated to collect an average of half a billion Kenya Shillings daily is heavily dependent on the KIXP. The new Integrated Tax Management System (ITMS) is also heavily supported by KIXP to reach the ordinary end user who has to file returns online through their respective ISP. Currently measures have already been taken with regard to ensuring the security of the Kenya Internet Exchange Point as a key and strategic communication resource for the country. // /Asonga is CEO, Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)./ // // /Source : Business Daily/ > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:20:08 +0200 > From: africann-request(a)afrinic.net > Subject: AfrICANN Digest, Vol 34, Issue 13 > To: africann(a)afrinic.net > > Send AfrICANN mailing list submissions to > africann(a)afrinic.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > africann-request(a)afrinic.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > africann-owner(a)afrinic.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AfrICANN digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 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ICANN Weekly Newsletter (Anne-Rachel Inn?) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:30:47 +0300 > From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: [AfTLD-Discuss] Call for local > hosts for 2010 IPv6 Training > To: africann(a)afrinic.net > Cc: Arnold <arnold(a)seychelles.net>, adel(a)afcomnetwork.net, Carmelo > Modu Ebuka <carmelo.modu(a)gmail.com>, manga.gilles(a)yahoo.fr, Ismael > Otban Ali <otban(a)intnet.dj>, benchoppy(a)ict.gov.sc, mabuzar(a)gov.sz, > Adamou Iro <a_iro(a)yahoo.fr>, AfTLD Discuss <aftld-discuss(a)aftld.org>, > ko_hilaire(a)yahoo.fr, charles Gaye <charlesg1075(a)yahoo.com>, "Ebrima D. > Jobe" <ebouj2001(a)yahoo.com>, adam(a)neoip.com, Marwan Maghur > <marwan(a)lttnet.com> > Message-ID: > <f65fb55e0912052030o3e59093ao28cfd4e5dcac20a9(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Khaled, > > You can write to Mukom Akong TAMON <tamon(a)afrinic.net> the new Training > Coordinator at AfriNIC. He will sort it out with you. > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route > indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Khaled Esheh <khaleds(a)lttnet.net> wrote: > > > Dear Anne-Rachel > > > > We are intersted in hosting the training here in Libya ? so what is the > > next step? > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Khaled Esheh > > Technical Director > > Libya Telecom & Technology > > Tel: 00218-21-3400020 Ext: 7102 > > Mobile: 00218-92-3039911 > > Fax: 00218-21-3400039 > > Email: khaleds(a)lttnet.net > > http://www.ltt.ly > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> > > *To:* africann(a)afrinic.net ; AfTLD Discuss <aftld-discuss(a)aftld.org> > > *Cc:* Arnold <arnold(a)seychelles.net> ; adel(a)afcomnetwork.net ; Carmelo > > Modu Ebuka <carmelo.modu(a)gmail.com> ; manga.gilles(a)yahoo.fr ; Ismael Otban > > Ali <otban(a)intnet.dj> ; benchoppy(a)ict.gov.sc ; mabuzar(a)gov.sz ; Adamou Iro<a_iro(a)yahoo.fr>; Kuppusamy > > Vijayakumar <kk.vijay(a)rura.gov.rw> ; ko_hilaire(a)yahoo.fr ; charles Gaye<charlesg1075(a)yahoo.com>; Ebrima > > D. Jobe <ebouj2001(a)yahoo.com> ; adam(a)neoip.com ; Marwan Maghur<marwan(a)lttnet.com> > > *Sent:* Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:02 PM > > *Subject:* [AfTLD-Discuss] Call for local hosts for 2010 IPv6 Training > > > > [AfriNIC-announce] Call for Local Hosts for 2010 IPv6 Training > > From: > > Mukom Akong TAMON <tamon(a)afrinic.net > > Add to Contacts To: announce(a)afrinic.net; member-discuss(a)afrinic.net > > ------------------------------ > > Dear all, > > With your assistance, we were able to organise eight (8) workshops in 2009 > > (including the workshop held in Dakar during AfriNIC 11). We were however > > unable to conduct planned trainings in Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia > > and Mali and had to postpone a scheduled training in Gambia to 2010. We are > > therefore calling on your support once again for organizing training > > workshops in 2010. We intend to conduct training (LIR and IPv6) in the > > following countries: > > > > South Africa > > Zimbabwe > > Swaziland > > Gambia > > Mali > > Sierra Leone > > Liberia > > Rwanda > > Equatorial Guinea > > Central African Republic > > Niger > > Seychelles > > Djibouti > > Eritrea > > Libya > > > > > > We already have potential Local hosts for Gambia and Mali (more > > collaborators are still welcome). > > > > As a local host for your country, your responsibilities shall be to: > > 1. Secure a venue for the training (AfriNIC will pay for it) > > 2. Provide broadband Internet access plus wireless connectivity in the > > training room for the duration of the training. > > 3. Provide multimedia projectors, white-board and white-board markers. > > 4. Assist with facilitating visas for trainers and locating suitable hotels > > for them. > > 5. Provide general logistical support to ensure smooth operation of the > > workshop (seek and negotiate vendors for basic services, provide interns to > > help with during the workshop). > > > > Please indicate interest in hosting a training for your country by > > responding to this message. > > > > Thank your for your kind cooperation. > > > > -- ________________________________________________________ > > Mukom Akong TAMON > > AfriNIC Ltd | Phone: +230 466 6616 | Fax: +230 466 6758 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > announce mailing list > > announce(a)afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > aftld-discuss mailing list > > aftld-discuss(a)aftld.org > > http://lists.aftld.org/mailman/listinfo/aftld-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AfrICANN mailing list > > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > > > > > _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Registration of SIM
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Following the Presidential Declaration made in October 2009, concerning the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) by the end of December 2009, what has been the progress so far? I've not heard anybody, from the PS Ndemo, CCK or mobile phone firms informing the public on how to go about registering their SIMs! The end of the period is quickly closing in and, if this is not addressed, we might have so many of the subscribers losing their SIM cards come 1st January 2009 (on assumption that the Decree will not be extended). I would be grateful Dr. Ndemo could shed some light on the progress made on this, and for the Telcos to inform the public where and how to register their SIM cards. Thanks -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke Sent from Kenya

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New channel for Big brother to keep an eye on all of us :-)
by Judy Okite 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Hi All, this is an interesting read! US agency's balloon hunt tests internet accuracy By Emilio San Pedro BBC News <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8397649.stm> *The US defence research agency has used 10 red balloons in a contest to assess the accuracy with which information spreads on the internet.* The giant moored weather balloons were launched on Saturday morning at 10 undisclosed locations across the United States. More than 4,000 groups competed to be the first to pinpoint all 10. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mit) won the challenge and a prize of $40,000 (£24,000). Johanna Jones, a spokeswoman for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), said that beyond the actual contest, the aim was to see whether social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter should be seen as credible sources of information. Darpa is no stranger to innovative uses of technology. The agency - which is part of the US defence department - played a pivotal role in the creation of the internet itself. That original network was created at the behest of the US government as a way to access and distribute information in the case of a catastrophic event. Forty years on, with the internet in full swing, the same agency was keen to see if the power of social networking sites - with their tens of millions of users - could be used as a credible source to alert authorities of impending disaster or unrest on US soil. Kind Regards, -- "It is time,Africans moved from a knowledge based society to a wise society" Dr. Nii Quaynor

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.ke domain costs too high
by robert yawe 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Today I renewed by .ke domain under duress, it costs me 3 times the cost of registering a .anythingelse, and even higher if I register for 5 years or more. Maybe I am a kumbafu, what does it actually take to actually run KENIC, from the charges it must require a super computer with runs off a nuclear powered grid. Can someone please enlighten me on this issue. I listened to the KENIC director indicate that this cost was as a result of the low uptake, so why punish the choir, can we have the charges dropped or sell KENIC to safaricom or KDN who can then give us domain names for "free" and recover from the bandwidth costs? This issue of an independent registrar is bull and we need a quick solution to this, then all we do is lament about the slow uptake of technology and the reliance on yahoo and google. We need to stop all this domo, domo and sort out the issues that matter, death to KENIC. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Registration of SIM Safaricom Zain Yu, Orange
by Barrack Otieno 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

To the best of my knowledge i registered just after the 2002 general elections not sure if i need to register again we need some education as Solomon say's, maybe Safaricom, Zain , YU and Orange could do us a favor and send us sms's reminding us of the status of our registrations better still can the details used in registering for Mpesa and ZAP apply in this case, i believe the SIM cards can be registered automatically. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Following the Presidential Declaration made in October 2009, concerning the > registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) by the end of > December 2009, what has been the progress so far? > I've not heard anybody, from the PS Ndemo, CCK or mobile phone firms > informing the public on how to go about registering their SIMs! > > The end of the period is quickly closing in and, if this is not addressed, > we might have so many of the subscribers losing their SIM cards come 1st > January 2009 (on assumption that the Decree will not be extended). > > I would be grateful Dr. Ndemo could shed some light on the progress made on > this, and for the Telcos to inform the public where and how to register > their SIM cards. > > Thanks > > -- > Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau > P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi > Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 > > Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the > same way to the side of a hill! > > AND > > It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous > generosity! > > http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com > http://smiley2.wordpress.com > http://mburu.sikika.co.ke > > > > > > > Sent from Kenya > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail… > > -- Barrack O. Otieno Administrative Manager Afriregister Ltd (Ke) P.o.Box 21682 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254721325277 +254733206359 +254202498789 Riara Road, Bamboo Lane www.afriregister.com www.afriregister.co.ke ICANN accredited registrar. Skype: barrack.otieno

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] ICDL and foreign certifications forbasiccomputer usage
by timrick＠gmail.com 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Robert, If they do am ready to also offer to help.Thats a nice ideas.From skunkworks,quite some nice ideas of techies meeting together and have a bar camp and all.And since not all of us can make it to maybe a planning meeting,people could meet virtually to share ideas. I have interests in participating in e-government,but I don't have any pointers.If we can have virtual conference on such then would be great. I think I support you on this one. -----Original Message----- From: robert yawe Sent: 02/12/2009 5:20:16 pm To: timrick(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] ICDL and foreign certifications forbasiccomputer usage Hi David, We need to move forward and set the stage for the rest, all we need is to talk to KDN, OrangeTelkom or Safaricom to setup a conferencing server and we can have this brainstorm virtually. We where all up in arms when the cabinet went to Mombasa on a 11 million bonding session. Most of them are over 60 so they need a siesta after every 2 hours on activity, they don't know any better so lets show by example. If one of those mentioned above is game then I am ready to offer my time and skill to run the virtual conference. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 --- On Wed, 2/12/09, DAI <svarrer(a)digitalageinstitute.com> wrote: From: DAI <svarrer(a)digitalageinstitute.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] ICDL and foreign certifications forbasiccomputer usage To: "LEO" <onyango.liech(a)gmail.com>, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: "robert yawe" <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk>, ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net, "Evans Ikua" <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Wednesday, 2 December, 2009, 10:45 Dear all, How about that we call for a grand meeting where we will do systematic brainstorming on the curriculum for the future ICT educations here in Kenya ? There are various very effective and systematic brain storming methods which can be used in large groups to reach consensus and conclusions in only 2-3 days. How do we gather the necessary financial support to make such an event take place for instance in January, we would in that case advertise the event in the Digital Age Journal, January 2010 issue, and we would report from the event in the February 2010 issue. I would propose that we simply meet, every one who have a positive interest in making Kenya a preferred outsourcing destination for High Tech - for instance in Software Development - and then we talk and systematically record what Email truncated to 2,000 characters :::0:b8511ea0cf1ec32366f0e61c654a429c:7d0:x:::

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[Fwd: [reformsnow] An Illustrated draft Constitution - Read in 10 mins]
by alice 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

For those following the constitution process, Please see attached. Discussions on the same taking place on: reformsnow(a)lists.reformsnow.or.ke http://lists.reformsnow.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/reformsnow best alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [reformsnow] An Illustrated draft Constitution - Read in 10 mins Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:24:56 -0800 (PST) From: Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: alice(a)apc.org CC: reformsnow(a)lists.reformsnow.or.ke Dear all, please find attached the draft constitution in pictures for easy reading. It is not a substitute for the actual draft constitution and the actual draft should be used to obtain further clarity where it is required. regards, Wamuyu _______________________________________________ reformsnow mailing list reformsnow(a)lists.reformsnow.or.ke http://lists.reformsnow.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/reformsnow

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