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Autoreply: [Kictanet] RE: The IG Article (resending)
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

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RE: The IG Article (resending)
by John Walubengo 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

Kictanet seems to have bounced the message...so I am trying to resend. walu. ~~~~ I have just checked the Online Sunday Standard Newspapers and found they didn't upload the particular article. However, find attached the original (uncut) version... walu. >>> "Harry Hare" <harry(a)aitecafrica.com> 10/05/05 06:10PM >>> Walu, Could you please post the article Waudo is referring to hereunder for those at large. Thanks Harry -----Original Message----- From: bounce-kiplist-cl-98713(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Waudo Siganga Sent: 04 October 2005 22:41 To: KIPlist Subject: Re: F-Root Server goes live in Nairobi Hi All, That was a very informative piece on Internet Governance that Walu ran in his Sunday column. This was the first time that I have seen the issue of IG covered anywhere in the African press. The issue will be with us for a long long time. Oversight (Forum) and core resources management (from 4 WGIG proposals to 10 at PrepCom III) will both most certainly not be resolved by or even through Tunis. As for the root servers, I have been having a nagging question for our friend Michuki: is there a particular reason to have 2 root server mirrors sitting in the same room (in your message of 17th September you indicated that the I-Server mirror is imminent) when these servers contain the same data?? I have always imagined - maybe wrongly - that one reason for having multiple servers is to better manage risk and geographic dispersion helps in that regard. Kind Regards Waudo Siganga At 02:55 PM 10/3/2005, you wrote: >good to have an instance of the F-Root Server hosted here. > >However, for this to translate into savings (bandwidth) for local >communities, we must have the question of local content addressed. In the >absence of this, most users (African) will continue to request external >access to foreign websites and in so doing have little or no regard to the >F-Root Server. > >walu. > > >>> Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> 09/28/05 11:03am >>> >FYI > >http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/about/press/?pr=2005092700 > >Regards, > >-- >Michuki Mwangi >KENIC. > > >--- >Submitted by: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> 2005-09-28 04:08:34 EDT4 >(Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >--- >You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] >To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > >--- >Submitted by: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> 2005-10-04 03:18:01 EDT4 >(Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >--- >You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com] >To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% --- Submitted by: csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com 2005-10-04 05:50:25 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [harry(a)aitecafrica.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/116 - Release Date: 30/09/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/119 - Release Date: 04/10/2005 --- Submitted by: harry(a)aitecafrica.com 2005-10-05 11:15:46 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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U.S. unilateral control of ICANN backfired last week
by Dorcas Muthoni 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

Subject: US unilateral control of ICANN backfires in WSIS. Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:50:26 -0400 From: Milton Mueller <Mueller(a)syr.edu> The results of WSIS Prepcom 3 demonstrate the failure of US unilateralism. The US is well on its way toward being isolated, having lost the support of the European Union in its attempt to keep ICANN and Internet governance under its own control. Now its rigid, defensive policy has put the Internet itself at risk. The politics in Geneva were driven by an alliance between the European Union, states critical of ICANN such as Brazil, and authoritarian states such as China, Iran and Pakistan. All agreed to create an "Inter-Governmental Council for global public policy and oversight of Internet governance." Unlike ICANN, this Council would exclude civil society and the private sector from participating in policy making. It would set up a top-down, regulatory relationship between a governmental Council and the people who actually produce and use the Internet. As we have learned from the past two years, most governments have little interest in solving the real problems of the Internet. They prefer to play political games: asserting "national sovereignty" over a global communication medium, censoring inconvenient sources of information, thinking of ways to protect national telecom monopolies from internet-driven competition, grabbing control of country names in the domain name space, excluding Taiwan, and so on. The US government and ICANN have resisted inter-governmental oversight, contending that intergovernmental supervision can be politically unstable and dangerous to the Internet's autonomy. But the US still seems not to understand how its own insistence on unilateral oversight creates the same instability. When the US criticizes governmental control, the obvious retort is that there is already one government with extensive oversight powers over ICANN and the core technical functions of the Internet: the USA itself. The US is completely at a loss to explain why it should have that control, to the exclusion of all other governments. Its "but we are different" argument might find a receptive audience among US business interests, but it doesn't fly anywhere else. It's not enough for the US to say, "we are not an authoritarian state like China." For one thing, the US seems an increasingly authoritarian state to many in Europe, what with the Patriot Act and other recent measures forcing everyone entering the country to undergo biometric surveillance. But even if that is not an entirely fair perception, the US cannot claim that it will not use its unilateral power over ICANN * for it already has. In August, the Bush administration responded to political pressure from conservative religious groups by asking ICANN to reconsider the creation of a top level domain for adult content. It was inevitable and entirely predictable that other governments, including erstwhile allies such as the European Union, would want their own piece of that power. The US could have, and should have, privatized and internationalized its oversight authority when it had a chance. It could have, and should have, insisted on robust, democratic accountability mechanisms for ICANN that would have pre-empted demands for centralized, old-style inter-governmental oversight. It could have, and should have, insisted on negotiating binding international agreements protecting the Internet from arbitrary governmental interference and regulation. But it didn't. And now the debate has devolved to a choice between "US control" versus "UN control." If that is the choice, it is only a matter of time before collective international control wins. What seems to have been lost in the shuffle is the idea of distributed, cooperative control that involves individuals, technical and academic groups, Internet businesses and limited, lawful interactions with governments. The idea that nation-states should not have the ability to arbitrarily intervene in the Internet's operation whenever they feel like it, but should be bound by clear, negotiated constitutional principles, has been crowded out of the debate. As the WSIS debate spills into the US media, do not permit the US government to wrap itself up in the flag of Internet freedom. It is reaping what it sowed. Its own special, extra-legal authority over ICANN and the Internet has been the lightning rod for politicization. Its insistence on retaining control, and the spillover from its unilateralism in other areas such as the war in Iraq, has done tremendous damage to its credibility. Now the Internet is paying the price. Dr. Milton Mueller Syracuse University School of Information Studies http://www.digital-convergence.org http://www.internetgovernance.org _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/) _______________________________________________ incom-l mailing list incom-l(a)incommunicado.info http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/incom-l

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] U.S. unilateral control of ICANN backfired last week
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] FW: Paper: ICT does not lead to development!
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

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FW: Paper: ICT does not lead to development!
by Wainaina Mungai 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

FYI -----Original Message----- From: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 05 October 2005 02:49 To: MERIT-L Cc: mwangi, wangu Subject: *SPAM* paper: ICT does not lead to development! dear all, i thought many of you may find this very readable paper interesting, certainly within the remit of UNU-MERIT! Geography matters: Mapping human development and digital access by Stephanie A. Birdsall and William F. Birdsall First Monday, volume 10, number 10 (October 2005), URL: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_10/birdsall/index.html Abstract: Policy circles have long made the assumption that information and communications technologies promote human development. In mapping the Human Development Index (HDI) against the Digital Access Index (DAI) we explore the statistical and spatial relationship between human development and digital access. The results suggest information and communications technologies may not play as strong a role in promoting human development as is usually asserted and that public policies might need to be centered more on human rather than digital capital. i have a vested interest in promoting this paper (and exaggerating its findings in the subject), as an editor of First Monday, which is now perhaps the longest-running and most widely read on-line peer-reviewed journal (400 000+ papers downloaded monthly). best, rishab

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] [IS_and_SD] FW: [DDN] Tunisians conduct online protest
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

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[IS_and_SD] FW: [DDN] Tunisians conduct online protest
by Wainaina Mungai 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

FYI www.Yezzi.org -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces(a)milhouse.edc.org on behalf of Andy Carvin Sent: Tue 10/4/2005 12:56 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group; lm_net(a)listserv.syr.edu Subject: [DDN] Tunisians conduct online protest Hi everyone, Right now there's an extraordinary online protest coming out of Tunisia. The website, Yezzi.org, is a collection of photos of Tunisians holding up signs in various languages, each with a message directed to Tunisian President Ben Ali. Though the phrase they use, "Yezzi, Fock!," may appear to be a misguided attempt to curse out a certain swear word in the English language, it roughly translates to "General Ben Ali, enough is enough!" in Tunisian Arabic. In the words of the protest's organizers: "This expression in Tunisian dialect intends to transmit a clear message to the dictator in order to give up power, because we consider it is enough. For us Tunisians, who are always banned from freely reaching independent information and who are violently forbidden from any peaceful demonstration; this kind of demonstration is a new form of peaceful protest." The site, launched yesterday, contains dozens of photos of Tunisians venting their frustration at President Ben Ali. They note that free expression is technically protected under Tunisian law, though not in practice, so they're using the website to exercise that right: "[T]here's no Tunisian legislative provision prohibiting the right to express our opinions. Absolutely not, this demonstration is covered by the fundamental guarantees provided as well by the Tunisian Constitution as by the International Conventions ratified by Tunisia. All the demonstrators on Yezzi.org make use of their right to express an opinion in saying to the General Ben Ali 'It is enough!'" The Tunisian authorities, not surprisingly, see the matter differently. They've already started blocking the site, so only those of us outside of Tunisia can see it. One can only imagine what might happen to these cyber dissidents if they were caught by the Tunisian police. No matter the response, though, it serves as another reminder of the ackwardness of having the World Summit on the Information Society hosted in Tunisia. -andy -- ----------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://katrina05.blogspot.com Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com ----------------------------------- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE(a)mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request(a)mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/XgSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IS_and_SD/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: IS_and_SD-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Re: F-Root Server goes live in Nairobi
by John Walubengo 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

good to have an instance of the F-Root Server hosted here. However, for this to translate into savings (bandwidth) for local communities, we must have the question of local content addressed. In the absence of this, most users (African) will continue to request external access to foreign websites and in so doing have little or no regard to the F-Root Server. walu. >>> Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> 09/28/05 11:03am >>> FYI http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/about/press/?pr=2005092700 Regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC. --- Submitted by: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)kenic.or.ke> 2005-09-28 04:08:34 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Multi Stakeholder Meeting
by Dorcas Muthoni 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Multi Stakeholder Meeting
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by jwalubengo＠kcct.ac.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Whao! I am as lost as Lizette, Looks like this Monday meeting was really 'under-cover' ;-). All along, I have been thinking we shall be meeting this Friday 7th Oct 2005! Does yesterdays meeting therefore nullify the Friday 7th meet? Or was the Monday meet having nothing to do with the Friday meet?...was there a Friday 7th Oct meeting? Who is meeting Who? KICTANET/KIPLIST/??/ Alice, someone, tell (some of) us. walu. > Funny, but I never got any notice that there was going to be a meeting > on Monday 3rd October!!!!!!!! Even Florence Etta did not mention > anything, which means, she too was not in the know!! Was there an > email circular to convene the meeting???? Kindly fill us in. I think it > paramount that we should have been informed, as the KIP > list/KICT-IDRC(us) needed us to give our comments. Correct me if I am > wrong on this, but we seem to be out of the picture. > > thanks for any update or info on this. > Lizette > IDRC > > > > At / À 02:22 PM 10/4/2005, Wainaina Mungai wrote / a écrit: >>KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting >> >>Monday, October 3, 2005 >>Held at Jacaranda Hotel, 11.00 - 14.30hrs, Nairobi, Kenya >> >>I) WORKING DEFINITION >>KICTANet (Kenya ICT Action Network) is a network of stakeholders moving >> the Kenya ICT Policy into Action. It comprises Trade Associations, >> Civil Society, Private Sector, Professionals, Media, and other >> interested individuals working on ICT issues in Kenya. >> >>II) DRAFTING CONSORTIUM >>The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus that proposes the following ten >> resolutions and action items is comprised of: Dorcas Muthoni (LinuxChix >> Kenya) Wainaina Mungai (OneWorld International) Alex Gakuru (KICTANET) >> Bill Kagai (FOSSFA) Alice Wanjira (APC/CATIA) >> >>III) FORCING FACTORS >>Acknowledging; >> >>. That Civil Society voices and issues have not been adequately >> represented not only within the network but throughout the general ICT >> policy development process at the national level as well as the global >> WSIS process that is currently underway >>. That the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is an important >> multi stakeholder forum, which has provided space for different >>stakeholders interested in ICT issues to come together and by focussing >> on the collective goal of sharing skills, resources to stimulate and >> catalyse ICT related activities in Kenya. >>. That Civil Society Organisations particularly NGO's working in >> communication/ICT sector have not been involved in a unified and >>organised manner. >>. That Civil Society Organisations will require strengthening and >> capacity building to empower them to participate actively not only >> within the multi stakeholder network, but also contribute to our >>government's efforts to harness ICTs for national development. >> >>We the KICTANet Civil Society Caucus thus resolve; >> >>. The Kenya ICT Action Network Civil Society Caucus has been >> formed. >>The caucus focal point is One World. The caucus will strive to >> represent Civil Society voices within the multi stakeholder network >> KICTANet. . The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus is aware that >> diversity is a reality and will work with all the other stakeholders >> represented within the network, including government, private sector >> entities, trade associations, media and others, to strength the >> effectiveness of the joint collaboration, to improve impact, while >> articulating civil society perspectives on the ICT policy development >> and implementation process for our beloved country Kenya. >> >> >> >>IV) STATUS CONSTANTS >>KICTANet Civil Society Caucus therefore makes the following ten >>resolutions: >> >>1. KIP mailing list should be moved to KICTANet list. >>a. The list should be localized in line with developing local content. >> b. Creation of sub mailing list groups along thematic as well as sector >> specific lists. These lists already exit; they were previously used to >> contribute to the ICT policy development process. We should continue >> using them for the various groups, which include KICTANet civil >> society, KICTANet Media, KICTANet private sector, KICTANet gender, >> KICTANet academia, KICTANet Youth. The KICTANet.or.ke website will be >> managed by LINUX CHIX Kenya. >> >>2. Civil society needs to be empowered to participate effectively >> within the network. Therefore, we shall create a web log for CS issues >> within KICTANET website, and other Internet tools which will be used to >> represent CS voices. >>3. KICTANet civil Society Caucus will develop a communication >>strategy >>4. OneWorld is the focal point for KICTANet civil Society Caucus. >> Their role will be inter alia to strengthen civil society participation >> within the KICTA network. >>5. One World has been mandated to organise a one-day >>strategising/brainstorming meeting. This meeting will focus on needs >> for civil society to empower the sector to engage in network >> activities. 6. Fundraising for KICTANet Civil Society Caucus >> activities will be coordinated by One World >>7. The KICTANet civil Society Caucus will engage as an equal >> partner with other stakeholders, including government, private sector, >> media and others, in harnessing and accelerating ICT development in >> Kenya. >>8. KICTANet civil Society caucus will actively promote >>participation of marginalised groups within the network and nation as a >> whole >>9. The Caucus will work towards harmonising its activities towards >> government efforts to harness ICTs for development >>10. The Caucus will aim to ensure that it is represented not only >> at the network level but also at national implementation of WSIS Action >> Plans, including representation in implementation of the Digital >>Solidarity Fund, and the National Universal Access Fund. The Caucus >> will ensure that there is civil society issues articulated at most ICT >> policy and implementation related activities in Kenya as well as at the >>regional and global levels >> >>V) ACTION FRAMEWORK >>1. OneWorld is mandated to take the lead in rejuvenating Civil >> Society within the Kenya ICT Action network. Activities will include, >> outreach, capacity building, understanding other sectors, etc >>2. LinuxChix Kenya will coordinate the development of a >>communication strategy, which will include participation in the >>development of the multi stakeholder website KICTANet.or.ke, newsletter >> and as well as capacity building for civil society organisations within >> the network >>3. KIP mailing list members willing to remain engaged and informed >> of >>ICT policy development and implementation activities/processes will be >> requested to subscribe to various sector/thematic specific lists as >> well as the general KICTANET list before the IDRC Kenya ICT Policy >> project closes in October >>4. One world will organise a one day civil society workshop early >> November 2005 before the Tunis summit >>5. Oneworld International and LinuxChix Kenya will represent civil >> society voices in the planning and organisation of the national ICT >> consumer awareness campaign activities >>6. CATIA should continue to serve as the host and convenor for the >> KICTANet and should continue supporting and fundraising for network >> activities until such a time that another organisation/firm/corporation >> assumes leadership. >>7. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus has been formed and will >> take over the former Kenya WSIS Civil Society Caucus >>8. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus focal point One World will >> represent civil society organizations within national WSIS task force >> and will officially communicate the same to all stakeholders, including >> government ICT institutions development partners, private sector groups >> and others. >>9. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus will strive to engage NGOs >> and household community based organisations (CBOs) involved in ICT for >> Development to ensure their participation at the national and global >> arena. >>10. FOSSFA will support the said NGOs and CBOs to have an internet >> presence established within the 'Making Civil Voices Heard' initiative >> supported by HIVOS. >> >> >> >>--- >>Submitted by: Wainaina Mungai - One World >> <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> 2005-10-04 08:19:26 EDT4 >>(Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >>--- >>You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke] To >> unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > --- > Submitted by: Lizette Kraft <lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke> 2005-10-04 08:32:44 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] RE: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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RE: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by Wainaina Mungai 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Hi Walubengo, Lizette & others, As indicated in Alices email, the meeting was principally meant to discuss several issues that related to the civil society sector within KICTANet (see report for details). The issue of migration of KIPlist members into the KICTANet list was also part of the agenda. Florence Etta was therefore invited to the meeting but did not make it to the meeting. I believe she had other commitments at the time. The multistakeholder KICTANet meeting will be held as earlier scheduled and any clarification on issues may best be discussed at that meeting. Overall, the objective was to have a face-to-face meeting to reduce the misrepresentations that may occur/have occurred online and allow members to discuss contentious issues in a diplomatic manner; with the benefit of immediate feedback/clarification. Warm regards, Wainaina -----Original Message----- From: bounce-kiplist-cl-117112(a)lyris.idrc.ca [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke Sent: 04 October 2005 17:00 To: KIPlist Cc: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report Whao! I am as lost as Lizette, Looks like this Monday meeting was really 'under-cover' ;-). All along, I have been thinking we shall be meeting this Friday 7th Oct 2005! Does yesterdays meeting therefore nullify the Friday 7th meet? Or was the Monday meet having nothing to do with the Friday meet?...was there a Friday 7th Oct meeting? Who is meeting Who? KICTANET/KIPLIST/??/ Alice, someone, tell (some of) us. walu. > Funny, but I never got any notice that there was going to be a meeting > on Monday 3rd October!!!!!!!! Even Florence Etta did not mention > anything, which means, she too was not in the know!! Was there an > email circular to convene the meeting???? Kindly fill us in. I think it > paramount that we should have been informed, as the KIP > list/KICT-IDRC(us) needed us to give our comments. Correct me if I am > wrong on this, but we seem to be out of the picture. > > thanks for any update or info on this. > Lizette > IDRC > > > > At / À 02:22 PM 10/4/2005, Wainaina Mungai wrote / a écrit: >>KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting >> >>Monday, October 3, 2005 >>Held at Jacaranda Hotel, 11.00 - 14.30hrs, Nairobi, Kenya >> >>I) WORKING DEFINITION >>KICTANet (Kenya ICT Action Network) is a network of stakeholders moving >> the Kenya ICT Policy into Action. It comprises Trade Associations, >> Civil Society, Private Sector, Professionals, Media, and other >> interested individuals working on ICT issues in Kenya. >> >>II) DRAFTING CONSORTIUM >>The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus that proposes the following ten >> resolutions and action items is comprised of: Dorcas Muthoni (LinuxChix >> Kenya) Wainaina Mungai (OneWorld International) Alex Gakuru (KICTANET) >> Bill Kagai (FOSSFA) Alice Wanjira (APC/CATIA) >> >>III) FORCING FACTORS >>Acknowledging; >> >>. That Civil Society voices and issues have not been adequately >> represented not only within the network but throughout the general ICT >> policy development process at the national level as well as the global >> WSIS process that is currently underway >>. That the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is an important >> multi stakeholder forum, which has provided space for different >>stakeholders interested in ICT issues to come together and by focussing >> on the collective goal of sharing skills, resources to stimulate and >> catalyse ICT related activities in Kenya. >>. That Civil Society Organisations particularly NGO's working in >> communication/ICT sector have not been involved in a unified and >>organised manner. >>. That Civil Society Organisations will require strengthening and >> capacity building to empower them to participate actively not only >> within the multi stakeholder network, but also contribute to our >>government's efforts to harness ICTs for national development. >> >>We the KICTANet Civil Society Caucus thus resolve; >> >>. The Kenya ICT Action Network Civil Society Caucus has been >> formed. >>The caucus focal point is One World. The caucus will strive to >> represent Civil Society voices within the multi stakeholder network >> KICTANet. . The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus is aware that >> diversity is a reality and will work with all the other stakeholders >> represented within the network, including government, private sector >> entities, trade associations, media and others, to strength the >> effectiveness of the joint collaboration, to improve impact, while >> articulating civil society perspectives on the ICT policy development >> and implementation process for our beloved country Kenya. >> >> >> >>IV) STATUS CONSTANTS >>KICTANet Civil Society Caucus therefore makes the following ten >>resolutions: >> >>1. KIP mailing list should be moved to KICTANet list. >>a. The list should be localized in line with developing local content. >> b. Creation of sub mailing list groups along thematic as well as sector >> specific lists. These lists already exit; they were previously used to >> contribute to the ICT policy development process. We should continue >> using them for the various groups, which include KICTANet civil >> society, KICTANet Media, KICTANet private sector, KICTANet gender, >> KICTANet academia, KICTANet Youth. The KICTANet.or.ke website will be >> managed by LINUX CHIX Kenya. >> >>2. Civil society needs to be empowered to participate effectively >> within the network. Therefore, we shall create a web log for CS issues >> within KICTANET website, and other Internet tools which will be used to >> represent CS voices. >>3. KICTANet civil Society Caucus will develop a communication >>strategy >>4. OneWorld is the focal point for KICTANet civil Society Caucus. >> Their role will be inter alia to strengthen civil society participation >> within the KICTA network. >>5. One World has been mandated to organise a one-day >>strategising/brainstorming meeting. This meeting will focus on needs >> for civil society to empower the sector to engage in network >> activities. 6. Fundraising for KICTANet Civil Society Caucus >> activities will be coordinated by One World >>7. The KICTANet civil Society Caucus will engage as an equal >> partner with other stakeholders, including government, private sector, >> media and others, in harnessing and accelerating ICT development in >> Kenya. >>8. KICTANet civil Society caucus will actively promote >>participation of marginalised groups within the network and nation as a >> whole >>9. The Caucus will work towards harmonising its activities towards >> government efforts to harness ICTs for development >>10. The Caucus will aim to ensure that it is represented not only >> at the network level but also at national implementation of WSIS Action >> Plans, including representation in implementation of the Digital >>Solidarity Fund, and the National Universal Access Fund. The Caucus >> will ensure that there is civil society issues articulated at most ICT >> policy and implementation related activities in Kenya as well as at the >>regional and global levels >> >>V) ACTION FRAMEWORK >>1. OneWorld is mandated to take the lead in rejuvenating Civil >> Society within the Kenya ICT Action network. Activities will include, >> outreach, capacity building, understanding other sectors, etc >>2. LinuxChix Kenya will coordinate the development of a >>communication strategy, which will include participation in the >>development of the multi stakeholder website KICTANet.or.ke, newsletter >> and as well as capacity building for civil society organisations within >> the network >>3. KIP mailing list members willing to remain engaged and informed >> of >>ICT policy development and implementation activities/processes will be >> requested to subscribe to various sector/thematic specific lists as >> well as the general KICTANET list before the IDRC Kenya ICT Policy >> project closes in October >>4. One world will organise a one day civil society workshop early >> November 2005 before the Tunis summit >>5. Oneworld International and LinuxChix Kenya will represent civil >> society voices in the planning and organisation of the national ICT >> consumer awareness campaign activities >>6. CATIA should continue to serve as the host and convenor for the >> KICTANet and should continue supporting and fundraising for network >> activities until such a time that another organisation/firm/corporation >> assumes leadership. >>7. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus has been formed and will >> take over the former Kenya WSIS Civil Society Caucus >>8. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus focal point One World will >> represent civil society organizations within national WSIS task force >> and will officially communicate the same to all stakeholders, including >> government ICT institutions development partners, private sector groups >> and others. >>9. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus will strive to engage NGOs >> and household community based organisations (CBOs) involved in ICT for >> Development to ensure their participation at the national and global >> arena. >>10. FOSSFA will support the said NGOs and CBOs to have an internet >> presence established within the 'Making Civil Voices Heard' initiative >> supported by HIVOS. >> >> >> >>--- >>Submitted by: Wainaina Mungai - One World >> <wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net> 2005-10-04 08:19:26 EDT4 >>(Please reply to original submitter for private communication) >>--- >>You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke] To >> unsubscribe, forward this message to %%email.unsub%% > > > --- > Submitted by: Lizette Kraft <lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke> 2005-10-04 08:32:44 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > %%email.unsub%% --- Submitted by: John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> 2005-10-04 09:00:46 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [wainaina.mungai(a)oneworld.net] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-117112D(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Report
by Wainaina Mungai 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

KICTANet Civil Society Caucus Meeting Monday, October 3, 2005 Held at Jacaranda Hotel, 11.00 - 14.30hrs, Nairobi, Kenya I) WORKING DEFINITION KICTANet (Kenya ICT Action Network) is a network of stakeholders moving the Kenya ICT Policy into Action. It comprises Trade Associations, Civil Society, Private Sector, Professionals, Media, and other interested individuals working on ICT issues in Kenya. II) DRAFTING CONSORTIUM The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus that proposes the following ten resolutions and action items is comprised of: Dorcas Muthoni (LinuxChix Kenya) Wainaina Mungai (OneWorld International) Alex Gakuru (KICTANET) Bill Kagai (FOSSFA) Alice Wanjira (APC/CATIA) III) FORCING FACTORS Acknowledging; . That Civil Society voices and issues have not been adequately represented not only within the network but throughout the general ICT policy development process at the national level as well as the global WSIS process that is currently underway . That the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is an important multi stakeholder forum, which has provided space for different stakeholders interested in ICT issues to come together and by focussing on the collective goal of sharing skills, resources to stimulate and catalyse ICT related activities in Kenya. . That Civil Society Organisations particularly NGO's working in communication/ICT sector have not been involved in a unified and organised manner. . That Civil Society Organisations will require strengthening and capacity building to empower them to participate actively not only within the multi stakeholder network, but also contribute to our government's efforts to harness ICTs for national development. We the KICTANet Civil Society Caucus thus resolve; . The Kenya ICT Action Network Civil Society Caucus has been formed. The caucus focal point is One World. The caucus will strive to represent Civil Society voices within the multi stakeholder network KICTANet. . The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus is aware that diversity is a reality and will work with all the other stakeholders represented within the network, including government, private sector entities, trade associations, media and others, to strength the effectiveness of the joint collaboration, to improve impact, while articulating civil society perspectives on the ICT policy development and implementation process for our beloved country Kenya. IV) STATUS CONSTANTS KICTANet Civil Society Caucus therefore makes the following ten resolutions: 1. KIP mailing list should be moved to KICTANet list. a. The list should be localized in line with developing local content. b. Creation of sub mailing list groups along thematic as well as sector specific lists. These lists already exit; they were previously used to contribute to the ICT policy development process. We should continue using them for the various groups, which include KICTANet civil society, KICTANet Media, KICTANet private sector, KICTANet gender, KICTANet academia, KICTANet Youth. The KICTANet.or.ke website will be managed by LINUX CHIX Kenya. 2. Civil society needs to be empowered to participate effectively within the network. Therefore, we shall create a web log for CS issues within KICTANET website, and other Internet tools which will be used to represent CS voices. 3. KICTANet civil Society Caucus will develop a communication strategy 4. OneWorld is the focal point for KICTANet civil Society Caucus. Their role will be inter alia to strengthen civil society participation within the KICTA network. 5. One World has been mandated to organise a one-day strategising/brainstorming meeting. This meeting will focus on needs for civil society to empower the sector to engage in network activities. 6. Fundraising for KICTANet Civil Society Caucus activities will be coordinated by One World 7. The KICTANet civil Society Caucus will engage as an equal partner with other stakeholders, including government, private sector, media and others, in harnessing and accelerating ICT development in Kenya. 8. KICTANet civil Society caucus will actively promote participation of marginalised groups within the network and nation as a whole 9. The Caucus will work towards harmonising its activities towards government efforts to harness ICTs for development 10. The Caucus will aim to ensure that it is represented not only at the network level but also at national implementation of WSIS Action Plans, including representation in implementation of the Digital Solidarity Fund, and the National Universal Access Fund. The Caucus will ensure that there is civil society issues articulated at most ICT policy and implementation related activities in Kenya as well as at the regional and global levels V) ACTION FRAMEWORK 1. OneWorld is mandated to take the lead in rejuvenating Civil Society within the Kenya ICT Action network. Activities will include, outreach, capacity building, understanding other sectors, etc 2. LinuxChix Kenya will coordinate the development of a communication strategy, which will include participation in the development of the multi stakeholder website KICTANet.or.ke, newsletter and as well as capacity building for civil society organisations within the network 3. KIP mailing list members willing to remain engaged and informed of ICT policy development and implementation activities/processes will be requested to subscribe to various sector/thematic specific lists as well as the general KICTANET list before the IDRC Kenya ICT Policy project closes in October 4. One world will organise a one day civil society workshop early November 2005 before the Tunis summit 5. Oneworld International and LinuxChix Kenya will represent civil society voices in the planning and organisation of the national ICT consumer awareness campaign activities 6. CATIA should continue to serve as the host and convenor for the KICTANet and should continue supporting and fundraising for network activities until such a time that another organisation/firm/corporation assumes leadership. 7. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus has been formed and will take over the former Kenya WSIS Civil Society Caucus 8. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus focal point One World will represent civil society organizations within national WSIS task force and will officially communicate the same to all stakeholders, including government ICT institutions development partners, private sector groups and others. 9. The KICTANet Civil Society Caucus will strive to engage NGOs and household community based organisations (CBOs) involved in ICT for Development to ensure their participation at the national and global arena. 10. FOSSFA will support the said NGOs and CBOs to have an internet presence established within the 'Making Civil Voices Heard' initiative supported by HIVOS.

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Autoreply: RE: [Kictanet] Re: F-Root Server goes live in Nairobi
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Re: F-Root Server goes live in Nairobi
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Fw: [Chapter-delegates] Alternative root server network
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

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Fw: [Chapter-delegates] Alternative root server network
by Alex Gakuru 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

FYI, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Vande Walle" <patrick(a)isoc.lu> To: <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:03 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Alternative root server network > The Open Root Server Network (http://www.orsn.org/) just announced that > Paul Vixie has joined their project. It provides an alternative to the > ICANN/DoC/Verisign root server system. Unlike altenative roots like > New.net and others, the OSRN will not add new DNS hierarchies to its > root. It will closely follow the ICANN-approved TLDs. > > The ORSN operators describe their goals as follows: "Until now, the > administration is done by the USA and/or the ICANN. Therefor, a large > number of root-servers is located in America. A loss or the modification > of the root-server information could result in serious consequences for > all other countries concerning their internet use. It is for example > possible to stop a whole country from using the internet. In practice, > this scenario didn't happen so far but it can't be excluded either." > > Paul Vixie, who is the main designer of the Bind DNS server and the > author of numerous RFCs, is a well repected figure in the DNS community. > His support to the ORSN community will certainly help to boost the > project and launch the debate on the current root zone file issue within > the ICANN community. Paul explains his choice on CircleID > (http://www.circleid.com/article/1219_0_1_0_C/) > > Regards, > > Patrick Vande Walle > > <http://www.circleid.com/article/1219_0_1_0_C/> > > _______________________________________________ > Chapter-delegates mailing list > Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates >

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Kenya Celebrates 10 Years of Internet
by Alex Gakuru 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Hi Everyone, On the 23rd October 2005 Kenya shall officially mark 10-years of Internet. Would it not be nice to have an "multi-stakeholders" party to celebrate this National Achievement? Dr. Vinton G. Cerf (co-invented the IP protocol with Dr. Robert Kahn), has kindly written a letter to be read at such ceremony(ies). I am open to suggestions and contribution on how we could mark the Kenya Internet Birthday! Would you also let me know if you would like the letter to be read at your party! A very good "Internet History and Growth" PowerPoint Presentation by William F. Slater, III, Chicago Chapter of the Internet Society is available here http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/2002_0918_Internet_History_and_Growth.… Regards, __________ Alex Gakuru

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