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Re: [Kictanet] Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum?
by Eric Osiakwan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Loud Applause, Vincent ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <alice(a)apc.org> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:30:23 +0300 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vincent Waiswa Bagiire" <vincent(a)cipesa.org> >To: "Africa ICT Policy Forum" <africtic(a)dgroups.org> > > >> Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum? >> >> The Internet Government Forum (IGF) convenes in Athens at the end of >> October (next week) to chart a way forward for making the running of the >> Internet more inclusive, and more democratic. Several key issues of >> concern for various governments and members of the Internet community >> worldwide were amply articulated in the run-up to the World Summits on the >> Information Society (WSIS) a process that has continued ahead of the >> IGF. Simply put, these issues revolve around enabling control of the >> Internet and its technical arms to be decentralised from ICANN and its >> few chosen agents, increasing security of the Internet, having >> international oversight over the Internet, among others. >> >> Africa stands to be a great beneficiary of the Internet, in areas ranging >> from communication to education, health to trade, and governance to >> knowledge creation. The case of how Africa embraced the mobile phone when >> conditions were created for more players to come in, and when technology >> allowed connecting thousands of people at lower costs, could be a learning >> example. Africa has got the highest growth rate of mobile phone >> connections in the world, and the mobile phone has become the centre of >> the continents connectivity successes. But Africa has also been >> registering high bandwidth consumption rates. According to the African >> Internet Service Providers Association, bandwidth demand in Africa rose by >> 19% in 2001, 28% in 2002, and 37% in 2003. This high growth rate comes >> against the background of very high bandwidth prices in Africa - which are >> several times higher than in Europe, America, and even Asia and the >> acute shortage of Internet infrastructure in most of Africa. >> As far as Internet usage is concerned, Africa is doing pretty badly. The >> ITU World Telecom/ ICT Development Report 2006 says while in a number of >> countries more than 50% of the population is using the Internet, an >> average of 2.6 percent of Africans are online. This compares miserably >> with the Americas (28.2%), Europe (31.1%), and Asia (8.1%). In the >> broadband sector, Africas show is even gloomier, as it has just 0.1% of >> the worlds connections. Comparatively, in the mobile phone sector the >> continent boasts 4% of global totals. The continent is not doing any >> superbly in terms of ownership of personal computers, the main medium on >> which the Internet is run. According to the Information Economy Report >> 2005 of the UN Conference on Trade and Investment, while the Republic of >> Korea in 2003 had 26.7 m PCs, the whole of Africa had 11.5 m PCs. Clearly, >> too few Africans are using the Internet at the moment, and this needs to >> be addressed for the continent to harvest benefits from the Internet. >> The question to ask then is, why are so few Africans using the Internet? >> And the answer to this question should provide the pointer to what needs >> to be done for more Africans to be brought into cyberspace. Are issues >> related to Internet Governance the main hindrance to Africans usage of >> the Internet? The answer is a plain no. Africans are not using the >> Internet because the technology deployed tends to be expensive, often the >> licensing procedures for Internet Service provision are expensive and >> cumbersome, ISPs charge exorbitantly for their services, monopoly >> providers do not give little attention to improving affordability, the >> content on the Internet is often irrelevant or not in a language many >> Africans understand, governments are rarely acting proactively and smartly >> to enable the poor and remote parts of their countries to have >> connectivity. Now those are the issues that need to be at the top of the >> agenda for those promoting Internet usage in Africa. Those are issues that >> should be addressed by an envisaged Internet Development Forum (ADF). >> >> As it is, African countries have been working towards developing a common >> position on the issues they will be addressing at the IGF in Athens. Among >> these are the need for security of the Internet, freedom of expression, >> multilingualism and local content on the Internet, Internet >> infrastructure, and Intellectual Property Rights. Reining in SPAM or >> unsolicited mail mainly used for commercial promotion, social or political >> activism, the need for cyber laws, and need for international management >> of the internet are the other issues African delegates will be >> passionately addressing themselves to. They say management of the Internet >> should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full >> involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and >> international organisations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of >> resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure >> functioning of the Internet. >> >> Who controls the Internet has not hindered vast number of Asians and >> Europeans from using the Internet. And it has not been the key hinderance >> to Africa use of the Internet. So Africa must lay its emphasis elsewhere: >> the emphasis should be on improving connectivity (and this connectivity >> should be low-cost, including wireless and VSAT), giving more Africans to >> know-how of using the internet, and generating content that is relevant to >> Africans, and easy for them to access and use. >> >> At Athens, African delegates are likely to strongly express their concern >> about Internet naming and addressing. In this light, they are likely to >> talk about the need for a dotAfrica as the continental Top-Level Domain >> name. The African Networks Operators Group (AfNOG) is spearheading the >> building of a dotAfrica, purportedly to attend to African interests. AfNOG >> argues that it is important to have a dotAfrica to help Africa get its >> recognition as an entity with a high stake in Internet Governance. This >> proposed dotAfrica would target 100,000 organisations under the >> name.Africa or nom.Africa (for Francophone Africa). Many proponents of >> dotAfrica tend to justify its need by arguing that since regions like Asia >> and the European Union have adopted the idea of having dotAsia and dotEU, >> it would also be good for Africa to adopt dotAfrica. They also point out >> that dotAfrica would help Africa to market itself in the area of >> innovation. But some critics feel the clamour for dotAfrica appears to >> merely be a matter of emulating what the Asians and Europeans are doing, >> or engendering African pride, and will not translate into cheaper >> connectivity and accessibility of the Internet on the continent. >> >> The Athens IGF, which is providing the basis for Africans to define their >> priorities as far as the Internet is concerned, was a blueprint for global >> Internet governance. As such its concerns are not targeted at Africa; >> instead they tend to reflect the interests and concerns of the vast >> majority of users mainly outside of America the Internet as a democratic >> and inclusive forum whose management is not monopolised by the Americans >> and those they handpick. It can hence be argued that the core spirit of >> the IGF is therefore not necessarily about making more people use this >> medium, because this is not exactly at the top of the list of priorities >> for concerned parties in Europe and much of Asia, who in any case have had >> a louder and more enlightened voice in Internet governance discourse. >> Back in Tunis in November 2005 at the World Summit on the Information >> Society, the Tunis Agenda adopted by heads of state called for development >> in the broader Internet governance arrangements to include international >> interconnection costs, capacity building and technology/know-how transfer. >> It called for realisation of multilingualism on the Internet, development >> of software that is easy to localise and enables users to choose >> appropriate solutions from different software models including >> open-source, free and proprietary software. Those are some of the great >> pronouncements made at Tunis, which could help develop Internet usage in >> Africa, but which few Africans are articulating. >> Africa has its humongous work to do in the area of content, since content >> drives access to new technologies and vice versa. But the development of >> content cannot be achieved without empowering people and organisations in >> Africa, and enabling them to develop and disseminate their content, and to >> use globally available information resources for their day-to-day >> challenges. The majority of the African population lives in rural areas >> and depends on local content. Specific attention should therefore be paid >> to the advancement of indigenous content including its sharing and >> localisation. >> >> And low-cost technologies like Wi-Fi and VSAT must be adopted to play a >> leading role in Africas Internet development. A good example of how to go >> about this is provided by Knysna municipality in South Africa, which is >> touted as the first completely Wi-Fi covered town in Africa. The >> municipality awarded a tender to build a wireless local-loop access and >> transit infrastructure to cover its entire jurisdiction. Outdoor hotspots >> are installed throughout the region, including in informal settlements, >> and the municipality uses the network to provide free basic Internet and >> voice services to the community. And while UniNet, which built the >> network, provides sustainable low-cost commercial internet, VOIP and data >> services to the community, other service providers in the region can >> utilise the network for delivery of services to their clients >> effectively creating the first open access network in South Africa. To the >> users, there are high quality low-cost fixed line telephony and internet, >> access to low cost VOIP and data services, free local calls (on-net), free >> basic internet services in libraries and on all hotspots. If such >> innovative policies and actions as informed the Knysna connectivity >> project are replicated across municipalities and nations in Africa, the >> continent could potentially witness an Internet boom in a couple of years. >> >> In a nutshell, Africa needs to be concerned about developing Internet >> usage first, rather than dwelling on who governs the Internet and how. >> Africa needs low cost equipment, affordable services and applications, a >> better quality and greater numbers of ICT graduates, accessibility of the >> Internet on mobile phones, cheaper bandwidth including through fibre >> optics, eradication of monopolies and duopolies in Internet service >> provision. Africa also needs government subsidies to extend Internet >> access to all communities; it needs free and open source software that can >> support e-governance, education and health; and it needs to attract >> investment in ICT activities like business process outsourcing. The way >> the Internet is governed now allows for all these; the way most African >> governments are positioned now and planning on putting their issues >> forward at Athens, doesnt quite allow it. >> >> Best regards, >> Vincent >> >> -- >> Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, >> Director, CIPESA >> Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala >> Tel: 256-41-533057 >> Fax: 256-41-533054 >> Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 >> Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org >> www.cipesa.org >> >> >> >> >> Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, >> OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank >> --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum?
by alice＠apc.org 24 Oct '06

24 Oct '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent Waiswa Bagiire" <vincent(a)cipesa.org> To: "Africa ICT Policy Forum" <africtic(a)dgroups.org> > Does Africa need an IGF or Internet Development Forum? > > The Internet Government Forum (IGF) convenes in Athens at the end of > October (next week) to chart a way forward for making the running of the > Internet more inclusive, and more democratic. Several key issues of > concern for various governments and members of the Internet community > worldwide were amply articulated in the run-up to the World Summits on the > Information Society (WSIS) – a process that has continued ahead of the > IGF. Simply put, these issues revolve around enabling control of the > ‘Internet’ and its technical arms to be decentralised from ICANN and its > few chosen agents, increasing security of the Internet, having > international oversight over the Internet, among others. > > Africa stands to be a great beneficiary of the Internet, in areas ranging > from communication to education, health to trade, and governance to > knowledge creation. The case of how Africa embraced the mobile phone when > conditions were created for more players to come in, and when technology > allowed connecting thousands of people at lower costs, could be a learning > example. Africa has got the highest growth rate of mobile phone > connections in the world, and the mobile phone has become the centre of > the continent’s connectivity successes. But Africa has also been > registering high bandwidth consumption rates. According to the African > Internet Service Providers Association, bandwidth demand in Africa rose by > 19% in 2001, 28% in 2002, and 37% in 2003. This high growth rate comes > against the background of very high bandwidth prices in Africa - which are > several times higher than in Europe, America, and even Asia – and the > acute shortage of Internet infrastructure in most of Africa. > As far as Internet usage is concerned, Africa is doing pretty badly. The > ITU World Telecom/ ICT Development Report 2006 says while in a number of > countries more than 50% of the population is using the Internet, an > average of 2.6 percent of Africans are online. This compares miserably > with the Americas (28.2%), Europe (31.1%), and Asia (8.1%). In the > broadband sector, Africa’s show is even gloomier, as it has just 0.1% of > the world’s connections. Comparatively, in the mobile phone sector the > continent boasts 4% of global totals. The continent is not doing any > superbly in terms of ownership of personal computers, the main medium on > which the Internet is run. According to the Information Economy Report > 2005 of the UN Conference on Trade and Investment, while the Republic of > Korea in 2003 had 26.7 m PCs, the whole of Africa had 11.5 m PCs. Clearly, > too few Africans are using the Internet at the moment, and this needs to > be addressed for the continent to harvest benefits from the Internet. > The question to ask then is, why are so few Africans using the Internet? > And the answer to this question should provide the pointer to what needs > to be done for more Africans to be brought into cyberspace. Are issues > related to Internet Governance the main hindrance to African’s usage of > the Internet? The answer is a plain no. Africans are not using the > Internet because the technology deployed tends to be expensive, often the > licensing procedures for Internet Service provision are expensive and > cumbersome, ISPs charge exorbitantly for their services, monopoly > providers do not give little attention to improving affordability, the > content on the Internet is often irrelevant or not in a language many > Africans understand, governments are rarely acting proactively and smartly > to enable the poor and remote parts of their countries to have > connectivity. Now those are the issues that need to be at the top of the > agenda for those promoting Internet usage in Africa. Those are issues that > should be addressed by an envisaged ‘Internet Development Forum’ (ADF). > > As it is, African countries have been working towards developing a common > position on the issues they will be addressing at the IGF in Athens. Among > these are the need for security of the Internet, freedom of expression, > multilingualism and local content on the Internet, Internet > infrastructure, and Intellectual Property Rights. Reining in SPAM or > unsolicited mail mainly used for commercial promotion, social or political > activism, the need for cyber laws, and need for “international” management > of the internet are the other issues African delegates will be > passionately addressing themselves to. They say management of the Internet > should be “multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full > involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and > international organisations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of > resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure > functioning of the Internet.” > > Who controls the Internet has not hindered vast number of Asians and > Europeans from using the Internet. And it has not been the key hinderance > to Africa’ use of the Internet. So Africa must lay its emphasis elsewhere: > the emphasis should be on improving connectivity (and this connectivity > should be low-cost, including wireless and VSAT), giving more Africans to > know-how of using the internet, and generating content that is relevant to > Africans, and easy for them to access and use. > > At Athens, African delegates are likely to strongly express their concern > about Internet naming and addressing. In this light, they are likely to > talk about the need for a dotAfrica as the continental Top-Level Domain > name. The African Networks Operators Group (AfNOG) is spearheading the > building of a dotAfrica, purportedly to attend to African interests. AfNOG > argues that it is important to have a dotAfrica to help Africa get its > recognition as an entity with a high stake in Internet Governance. This > proposed dotAfrica would target 100,000 organisations under the > name.Africa or nom.Africa (for Francophone Africa). Many proponents of > dotAfrica tend to justify its need by arguing that since regions like Asia > and the European Union have adopted the idea of having dotAsia and dotEU, > it would also be good for Africa to adopt dotAfrica. They also point out > that dotAfrica would help Africa to market itself in the area of > innovation. But some critics feel the clamour for dotAfrica appears to > merely be a matter of emulating what the Asians and Europeans are doing, > or engendering ‘African pride’, and will not translate into cheaper > connectivity and accessibility of the Internet on the continent. > > The Athens IGF, which is providing the basis for Africans to define their > priorities as far as the Internet is concerned, was a blueprint for global > Internet governance. As such its concerns are not targeted at Africa; > instead they tend to reflect the interests and concerns of the vast > majority of users mainly outside of America – the Internet as a democratic > and inclusive forum whose management is not monopolised by the Americans > and those they handpick. It can hence be argued that the core spirit of > the IGF is therefore not necessarily about making more people use this > medium, because this is not exactly at the top of the list of priorities > for concerned parties in Europe and much of Asia, who in any case have had > a louder and more enlightened voice in Internet governance discourse. > Back in Tunis in November 2005 at the World Summit on the Information > Society, the Tunis Agenda adopted by heads of state called for development > in the broader Internet governance arrangements to include international > interconnection costs, capacity building and technology/know-how transfer. > It called for realisation of multilingualism on the Internet, development > of software that is easy to localise and enables users to choose > appropriate solutions from different software models including > open-source, free and proprietary software. Those are some of the great > pronouncements made at Tunis, which could help develop Internet usage in > Africa, but which few Africans are articulating. > Africa has its humongous work to do in the area of content, since content > drives access to new technologies and vice versa. But the development of > content cannot be achieved without empowering people and organisations in > Africa, and enabling them to develop and disseminate their content, and to > use globally available information resources for their day-to-day > challenges. The majority of the African population lives in rural areas > and depends on local content. Specific attention should therefore be paid > to the advancement of indigenous content including its sharing and > localisation. > > And low-cost technologies like Wi-Fi and VSAT must be adopted to play a > leading role in Africa’s Internet development. A good example of how to go > about this is provided by Knysna municipality in South Africa, which is > touted as “the first completely Wi-Fi covered town in Africa”. The > municipality awarded a tender to build a wireless local-loop access and > transit infrastructure to cover its entire jurisdiction. Outdoor hotspots > are installed throughout the region, including in informal settlements, > and the municipality uses the network to provide free basic Internet and > voice services to the community. And while UniNet, which built the > network, provides sustainable low-cost commercial internet, VOIP and data > services to the community, other service providers in the region can > utilise the network for delivery of services to their clients – > effectively creating the first open access network in South Africa. To the > users, there are high quality low-cost fixed line telephony and internet, > access to low cost VOIP and data services, free local calls (on-net), free > basic internet services in libraries and on all hotspots. If such > innovative policies and actions as informed the Knysna connectivity > project are replicated across municipalities and nations in Africa, the > continent could potentially witness an Internet boom in a couple of years. > > In a nutshell, Africa needs to be concerned about developing Internet > usage first, rather than dwelling on who governs the Internet and how. > Africa needs low cost equipment, affordable services and applications, a > better quality and greater numbers of ICT graduates, accessibility of the > Internet on mobile phones, cheaper bandwidth including through fibre > optics, eradication of monopolies and duopolies in Internet service > provision. Africa also needs government subsidies to extend Internet > access to all communities; it needs free and open source software that can > support e-governance, education and health; and it needs to attract > investment in ICT activities like business process outsourcing. The way > the Internet is governed now allows for all these; the way most African > governments are positioned now and planning on putting their issues > forward at Athens, doesn’t quite allow it. > > Best regards, > Vincent > > -- > Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, > Director, CIPESA > Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala > Tel: 256-41-533057 > Fax: 256-41-533054 > Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 > Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org > www.cipesa.org > > > > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org

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Online ICT Bill Discussions Report
by John Walubengo 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

just in case you are interested in what transpired during the above eWorkshop... walu. nb: apologies for cross-posting. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Spam!] Re: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by Eric Osiakwan 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

I support the idea from Dr. Nedmo and this is one of the positive actions that KICTANET should take which should have all the representation like TESPOK, Academia and all the constituencies to go see the AG. Eric here >bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: > >Dear Walubengo, >The Ministry finalized the ICT Bill and sent it to the AG. I have made >several calls to AG offices trying to push it forward to Parliament. >Perharps we need an industry delegation to the AG seeking his intervention >to push it to Parliament. I too need it urgently as there are some laws >that would help move our sector forward. > > >Regards > > >Ndemo. > > > >> Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA >> INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that >> apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do >> eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) >> >> No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with >> lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) >> is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill >> (which contains eCommerce clauses)... >> >> Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour >> us with a roadmap/timeline? >> >> walu. >> >> >> --- "Edwards, Pat" >wrote: >> >>> From: "Edwards, Pat" > >>> To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" >>> Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >>> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have >>> received >>> pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these >>> arrangements please >>> let me know >>> >>> Kind regards >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com >>> [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] >>> Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 >>> To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS >>> Subject: ECM162473 - My Order >>> >>> >>> Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> >>> Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching >>> Nairobi. Do you have an >>> online tracking system similar to the one used by courier >>> services (FedEX, >>> DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book >>> has travelled so >>> far? >>> >>> Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the >>> internet >>> resources so that I can start looking at the online >>> material as I await >>> the book. >>> >>> walu. >>> >>> >>> >> **************************************************************************** >>> This email may contain confidential material. >>> If you were not an intended recipient, >>> please notify the sender and delete all copies. >>> We may monitor email to and from our network. >>> >>> >> **************************************************************************** >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/ kictanet/andrew.limo%40yahoo.com > > > >--------------------------------- >How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > > -- Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html Slang: "Tomorrow Now" --

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Fwd: eLA 2007
by John Walubengo 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

in case you didn't get this one... walu. --- LM <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 05:47:18 -0700 (PDT) > From: LM <mleonardo(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: eLA 2007 > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Walu, > Kindly circulate in KIPList. This promises to be very > big indeed. > > L > > > > eLA 2007 - The Conference > Meeting the networking needs of the Pan-African > eLearning and distance education sector, the annual > eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue > for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all > over the world. > > Main Facts: > eLA is the largest gathering of eLearning and distance > education professionals in Africa , enabling participants > to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and > partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, > expertise, and abilities. The 2006 event attracted 832 > participants from 80 countries representing all > continents, with 70% coming from Africa, making it Africa > s largest eLearning conference. Last years gathering > featured the work of more than 230 speakers from 46 > countries, addressing all forms of technology-enhanced > learning and including a rich mix of themes, topics and a > variety of session formats. Delegates are high-level > decision makers and practitioners from education, > business, and government - the three key areas driving > eLearning adoption and innovation. > The conference is held in English and French. It > includes plenary sessions with world-class experts, > smaller presentation and special focus sessions, > practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, > as well as various informal networking opportunities > where practitioners share their experiences, ideas, new > information and perspectives. An exhibition and > demonstration area accompany the programme, where leading > international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and > service providers present their latest products and > services. Participants evaluated the exhibition as a > critical meeting point for professional interaction > within the conference. A full-day program of workshops > conducted by leading eLearning practitioners precedes the > event. These small, intensive sessions offer attendees a > unique opportunity to fine-tune their skills and acquire > new ones. A number of special events take place alongside > the conference, such as product launches, special > interest group > get-togethers, sponsored workshops, best practice > showcases, and meetings. > > New features at eLA 2007: eLA 2007 will also have a > number of exciting features that extend the scope and > outreach of the conference, adding value for both > presenters and attendees: > > A high-level policy maker and industry leader summit > entitled Accelerating the Building of Infrastructures > and Capacities for African Educational Systems > The African TVET Summit Access and Inclusion for TVET > in Africa through New ICT-based Solutions > A convention of major donors and development agencies > focusing on ICT-Enhanced Education and Training in > Development Cooperation > Two break-out workshops, one in Kisumu at Lake Victoria > and one in Mombassa on the Indian Ocean > http://www.elearning-africa.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small > Business. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fw: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by alice＠apc.org 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Mucheru" <mucheru(a)wananchi.com > Do we have a copy of what was forwarded to the AG? It is important to know > what we are pushing :-) > > -- > Joseph Mucheru > Chief Executive > mucheru(a)wananchi.com > > >> From: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Organization: Association for Progressive Communications (APC) >> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:35:22 +0300 >> To: Joseph Mucheru <mucheru(a)wananchi.com>, "Brian Longwe (E-mail)" >> <brian(a)pure-id.com>, vkyalo <vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke>, >> "<mureithi@Summitstrategies. >> Co. Ke>" , John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke>, Bill Kagai >> <billkagai(a)gmail.com>, Marcel Werner <mwerner(a)archway-productions.com>, >> Kevit >> Desai <kevit(a)centurionsystemsltd.com> >> Cc: Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk>, <evelyneofwona(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: Fw: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >> >> Hi all >> >> We should act on the suggestions by the PS re: industry delegation to >> the Ag, can we organise this? >> best >> alice >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> To: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >> >> >>> >>> Dear Walubengo, >>> The Ministry finalized the ICT Bill and sent it to the AG. I have made >>> several calls to AG offices trying to push it forward to Parliament. >>> Perharps we need an industry delegation to the AG seeking his >>> intervention >>> to push it to Parliament. I too need it urgently as there are some laws >>> that would help move our sector forward. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA >>>> INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that >>>> apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do >>>> eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) >>>> >>>> No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with >>>> lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) >>>> is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill >>>> (which contains eCommerce clauses)... >>>> >>>> Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour >>>> us with a roadmap/timeline? >>>> >>>> walu. >>>> >>>> >>>> --- "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> >>>>> To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>>>> Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order >>>>> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have >>>>> received >>>>> pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these >>>>> arrangements please >>>>> let me know >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com >>>>> [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] >>>>> Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 >>>>> To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS >>>>> Subject: ECM162473 - My Order >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching >>>>> Nairobi. Do you have an >>>>> online tracking system similar to the one used by courier >>>>> services (FedEX, >>>>> DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book >>>>> has travelled so >>>>> far? >>>>> >>>>> Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the >>>>> internet >>>>> resources so that I can start looking at the online >>>>> material as I await >>>>> the book. >>>>> >>>>> walu. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> **************************************************************************** >>>>> This email may contain confidential material. >>>>> If you were not an intended recipient, >>>>> please notify the sender and delete all copies. >>>>> We may monitor email to and from our network. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> **************************************************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >> >

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"Take Back The Tech!" - an online campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
by alice＠apc.org 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

TAKE BACK THE TECH! Hello everyone, We need your help! APC WNSP is initiating "Take Back The Tech!" - an online campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. We've been sounding this off for awhile, but now we are ready to make it happen. And your input is absolutely critical for this campaign to take off. The campaign is in great need of content and ideas. Whatever you have experienced, thought about or know will inject the life and matter of the campaign, so please do read on :) *What is the campaign about?* ============================= It is simply a call for every person who uses online communications (ICTs), e.g. for chatting, emailing, blogging, doing websites or developing tools, to use ICTs for activism against VAW (violence against women) for 16 days. Primarily, we are asking women and grrls to "Take Back The Tech!" But you don't have to be female to disagree with violence faced by women and be part of the campaign to transform gender relations. Unequal power relations lie at the heart of VAW, and this is apparent from the streets to online spaces. So we're now saying technology should be used for equality, not to perpetuate violence. The question is, how? This is where you come in with what you know and come up with answers. *What can you do?* ================== Right now, we are building the site for this campaign to happen. A working space has been created to list out the different things that are needed, and you will definitely be able to put stuff you know into it. Some examples are: . Writing "How To" guides, like how to clear your cache, how to make sure your email communications are secure etc. . Submit online tools and applications that you came across that might be handy on this issue . Share your story, or something you know happened. E.g. someone who had been cyber-stalked and what she did, the number of unwanted porn spam you get everyday, or a brilliant and creative initiative that works to end VAW online, etc. . Translate resources and article into your local language. . Create icons, images and graphics . Suggest ideas on what can be done for the 16 Days. e.g. change your IM status message for 16 days, or email signature, or googlebombing. . Think of people or organisations that you know who would like to take up this campaign on their website etc . Offline things that could happen (uhm. stencil revolution ;)) . Anything else you think is missing! *What Next?* ============ Just go to the working space and register as a user. Then check out the different sections and what is needed for that. Put in what you know, your ideas and your thoughts! 1. Go to: http://www.takebackthetech.net/wiki/tiki-index.php 2. Click on "register" (right hand bar, under "Login" 3. Fill in your information, then click on "register". 4. Check your email, and click on the link. 5. You are now registered and can submit content on any of the sections! 6. Tell someone you know that might be keen to take this on, and have knowledge, ideas and information that they would like to share. All the stuff here will be part of the building block for the campaign site, which together, we'll get to as many ICTs users as we know to "Take Back The Tech!" for 16 Days :) *More information*: ============== You can know more about the campaign from the site above. Or if you have more specific questions, just write an email to jac(a)apcwomen.org. Looking forward to meeting you at the working space, and having you as part of the campaign!

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Fwd: RE: ECM162473 - My Order
by John Walubengo 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Tried to buy a book through the Internet (using my VISA INT'Nl credit card) only to be told several days later that apparently this reputable Online bookshop does NOT do eCommerce with KENYA. (ref email below) No reasons given but I can bet it has something to do with lack of e-Legislations...just wondering how far we (Kenya) is from discussing and eventually passing their ICT Bill (which contains eCommerce clauses)... Is the PS (Min of Info&Comm) in a position to kindly favour us with a roadmap/timeline? walu. --- "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> wrote: > From: "Edwards, Pat" <Pat.Edwards(a)pearson.com> > To: "'jwalu(a)yahoo.com'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: ECM162473 - My Order > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:47:15 +0100 > > > Hello > > I am sorry but we only supply to your country if we have > received > pre-payment via money order, if you wish to make these > arrangements please > let me know > > Kind regards > -----Original Message----- > From: MyAccount(a)PearsonEducationBooks.com > [mailto:MyAccount@PearsonEducationBooks.com] > Sent: 09 October 2006 07:05 > To: PearsonEdEMA, ECOMM CS > Subject: ECM162473 - My Order > > > Customer Email Address: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Plse let me know how far my book is from reaching > Nairobi. Do you have an > online tracking system similar to the one used by courier > services (FedEX, > DHL, etc) which shows the stages/destinations the book > has travelled so > far? > > Also, I need to know if I could have the password to the > internet > resources so that I can start looking at the online > material as I await > the book. > > walu. > > > **************************************************************************** > This email may contain confidential material. > If you were not an intended recipient, > please notify the sender and delete all copies. > We may monitor email to and from our network. > > **************************************************************************** > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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JKUAT CERTIFICATE IN IT SECURITY
by Bill Kagai 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

JKUAT CERTIFICATE IN IT SECURITY ETHICAL HACKING: SECURITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, DETECTION AND PREVENTION – 20th November – 1st December 2006 VENUE - JKUAT e-GOVERNMENT ACADEMY, JUJA CAMPUS COURSE CONTENT This is a unique, authoritative, high-value, hands-on practical course which will provide participants with essential understanding of the tools, methodologies and vulnerabilities that hackers/intruders could employ to exploit the IT systems of their organisations. Most organisations now realise that in order to defend themselves against the threat of attack by hackers, crackers, and indeed any individual intent on causing disruption to their IT systems, IT staff must have an informed and current understanding of the present-day methodologies, tools, and vulnerabilities which allow these exploits to happen. This Ethical Hacking course is designed to educate IT professionals in order to allow them to defend systems against hacking attacks. During this course, participants will learn about the hacker mindset and become familiar with the tools and methodologies that are used to attack systems. Using state-of-the-art classroom setups, delegates work with LINUX/UNIX and Windows systems, and associated server software. A wide range of hacking tools and security auditing tools are used during the course. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course fulfils two vital objectives for anyone working in IT systems administration, IT security or IT support roles: 1.The course builds a strong awareness of the wide range of risks and threats now faced even by organisations which believe they have strong security solutions in place. 2.The course provides delegates with a solid understanding of the control measures that need to be put in place in order to limit an organisation's vulnerabilities and risk of attack. By the end of this course, the participant will have learnt about: -The tools, techniques and methodologies employed by hackers in a dedicated lab environment. -How hackers can collect and assimilate information about an organisation's infrastructure whilst avoiding detection. -How information may be used to assess your IT systems' weaknesses and subsequently launch an attack against target systems. -The techniques that are typically used to gain access into a system. -The types of tools that are used to elevate access on a system. -The techniques used by hackers to conceal their tracks and the methods via which access to a target system may be maintained. -The limitations of security firewall systems and the tools used to bypass them. -How hackers bypass Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). -Measures that you can employ to secure and protect information against hacker attacks. COURSE SPECIAL FEATURES -Targeted Tracks: You will benefit from the expertise of industry front-runners, learn from real-world case studies and leave with everything you need to know to safeguard your wireless networks and devices -Tangible Take-Aways will be given to you including useful documents, guidelines and checklists that you can use as a springboard to your own initiatives. -Optimum networking opportunities are available through breaks, receptions, and luncheons. You will have the opportunity to talk shop with information security professionals and you will return to the office with new ideas and fresh contacts. -Transport, Lunch and Teas -Obtain materials in 2 easy ways: -At the Training you will receive bound volumes of the conference materials -After the Training: download the materials you want from the web with a special access code and burn on your CDs WHO SHOULD ATTEND Information Security Officers, Directors and Managers; Information Technology Auditors, Managers and Staff Network Security Managers and Administrators; Local Area Network Administrators Technical Support Staff; System Administrators; Others charged with mobile and wireless security responsibilities COST – Kshs 35,000 inclusive of Transport, Lunch and Teas HOW TO REGISTER - Please register by 15th November 2006. Application forms can be obtained from the contacts provided below or from the JKUAT e-Government Website www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke Ngahu Kanyingi Technical Manager Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd P. O. Box 20311-00200, Nairobi Tel: 20-2728332 Fax: 20-2726965 Email. info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke Joel Kimilu Training Manager JKUAT e-Government Academy Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Tel: 067-52420 /0736 524200/ 0724 256 696 Email. info(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke

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Fw: [APC Forum] Call for Papers - Journal of IT in Social Change
by alice＠apc.org 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

Hallo everyone For your information. Anriette > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > Send reply to: <gilbert.mcgnon.m102541(a)gilbert.dl.soceco.org> > Date sent: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:15:46 -0700 > To: anriette(a)apc.org > From: "Michael Gilbert - Nonprofit Online News" > <gilbert.mcgnon.m102541(a)gilbert.dl.soceco.org> > Subject: Call for Papers - Journal of IT in Social Change > Keywords: > > Nonprofit Online News <http://news.gilbert.org/> > Nonprofit Online Classifieds <http://classifieds.nonprofitnews.org/> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Call for Papers Announcement > > Organizations in the nonprofit and voluntary sector have recognized > that information technologies are a vital part of their effective > mission achievement. While a large and growing body of practical > knowledge already exists, practitioners, managers, and policy makers > still lack systematic scholarly research about how information > technologies are changing the nonprofit sector and the organizations > within it. > > NTEN and Nonprofit Online News are seeking research papers for a panel > and a publication. The panel will be held at the upcoming Nonprofit > Technology Conference, in Washington DC April 4-6, 2007 and will be > entitled "The State of the Art in Nonprofit Technology." The > publication will be the first issue of The Journal of Information > Technology in Social Change. > > We are seeking rigorously designed research that explores all facets > of ICT implementation, use, and innovation in nonprofit and grassroots > organizations and sectors.... > > For the full announcement, and details on where to send submissions: > > http://news.gilbert.org/clickThru/redir/6182/171743/rms > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nonprofit Online News is a service of The Gilbert Center. The > opinions and observations are those of Michael Gilbert and the > authors. Copyright 1997 - 2006. All rights reserved. > > Please delete the following links when forwarding this to others in > order to preserve the integrity of your subscription. > > You are currently subscribed at: anriette(a)apc.org > > To Unsubscribe, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/5/7e1caae30cfc/102541 > > To Manage your Profile and Subscription Preferences, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/18/8537c9839f02/102541 > > To Send us Comments, Questions, and News Tips, go to: > > http://gilbert.forms.soceco.org/171743/19/51fcbc7f66f0/102541 > > > > -- > Michael C. Gilbert > The Gilbert Center > Nonprofit Online News > http://news.gilbert.org/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: > 10/13/2006 > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette(a)apc.org > http://www.apc.org > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109 > Tel. 27 11 726 1692 > Fax 27 11 726 1692 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and > communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum >

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