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Conference Postponed
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Dear AllI would wish to inform you that we now have a major partner for the school website conference who have requested that we push the forum to November this year to allow proper planning and bringing on board other important stakeholders. With this regards, I wish to inform you that the conference that we have planned to take place on 14/09/2016 at Kings College has been postponed. You shall be informed of the proposed date soon.I wish to apologise for any inconveniences caused. Jane MuthigaManaging Director0723144259

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Invite to 2nd Indo Africa ICT Expo and Forum, 1st-3rd September, KICC, Nairobi.
by Phyllis Nyambura 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Listers, The 2nd Indo Africa ICT Expo 2016 takes place from *tomorrow, Thursday, 1st to Saturday 3rd September at the KICC, Nairobi. * The program will start at 9am, with highlights including the Minister Panel on Digital Dreams of Nations, and B2B meetings in the evening. The program is rich and infused with insights drawn from thought leaders from India, Africa and Europe and the Middle East.* See Program attached.* *Here are key program highlights that you should not miss out on:* *Day 1, 1st September, 2016* *12.00- 1.15 pm; Topic: *Partnership between Indian & African companies, facilitating 'Digital Dreams' in Africa *Speaker:Dr. Bitange Ndemo <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>, Policy Advisor and Lecturer,* Kenya *15.00- 16.00 pm; Topic:* Aligning Data, Technology, Process and People to Deliver a Personalized Customer Experience *Speakers: Mr. Andrew Meme <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>, African Analytics Solutions Leader,* IBM Research Lab <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>* & Mr. Fernando Wangila <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>- Deputy Director and Head of ICT*- National Transport and Safety Authority,( NTSA <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>)Kenya *Day 2, 2nd September, 2016 * *11.00- 11.45am; Topic:* Importance of Digital & Technology enabled Education; *Speakers: Paul Kipronoh Ronoh <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>, Director - Program and Standards,* ICT Authority <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>, DigiSchool <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…> Case Study Kenya *Patrick Karanja <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>, Program Associate, PRIDE Program,* Rockefeller Foundation <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…> . *11.45- 12.30pm; Topic: * Solar Powered Mobile Digital Villages in Africa; *Speaker: Mr. Rajneesh Khullar <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xad5nv4m3l2Os5oH8mxPHpTHNf6NC3cRagganNmdkSkb…>,* Vihaan Networks (VNL) <http://www.vnl.in/> For more information: *ICT Authority Contacts: *Sandra Tonui, sandra.tonui(a)ict.go.ke *Event Organiser contacts: *indoafrica(a)indoafrica.net *Cellphone/calls: *+254 733759618 OR +254776935100 *Follow us on Twitter: @IndoAfricaExpo* *Hashtag:# IndoAfricaICTexpo* *Like us on Facebook: Indoafrica ICT expo* *Kind Regards* Phyllis Nyambura Communication Specialist The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE ---------------------

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Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya
by Ebele Okobi 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Hello, All! Question-I'd love to hear from any and all. Which born and bred in Kenya social enterprises do you think are doing the most interesting, innovative and most impactful work? Which are under appreciated gems? Ebele Okobi | Director of Public Policy, Africa m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315<tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> 10 Brock Street | London<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> | NW1 3FG ebeleokobi(a)fb.com<mailto:[email protected]> [6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B]

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Apparently US Customs wants to socmed accounts on entry
by Barrack Otieno 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Narelle <narellec(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:30:47 +1000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Apparently US Customs wants to socmed accounts on entry To: ISOC INTERNETPOLICY <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Apparently US Customs wants to add a social media question on their forms so that all people entering the USA will have to provide a list of social media accounts on entry. Apart from the fact that, as an Australian, most Australians are half asleep and we wouldn’t spell any correctly and it would blow out the time it takes to fill out those stupid forms, how many terrorists are going to truthfully answer? Then all the other countries will want to add it to their forms… pathetic… See the US Centre for Democracy and Technology article on this topic: https://cdt.org/blog/your-chance-to-say-no-to-proposed-social-media-questio… Really? -- Narelle Clark narellec(a)gmail.com -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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EU announces Net neutrality Guidelines
by Ali Hussein 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Dear listers Apologies for cross-posting. In the last few days the world has been abuzz with Europe's new guidelines to Net Neutrality. For those of us who need a refresh:- Net neutrality (also network neutrality, Internet neutrality, or net equality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. The term was coined by Columbia University Professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier. Here's a link to Europe's guidelines on Net Neutrality. > http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/regulator… > Time for Africa to come up with our own set of guidelines on Net Neutrality? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 30 Aug 2016, at 5:55 PM, Lucie Krahulcova <lucie(a)accessnow.org> wrote: > > My apologies, here is the direct link to the guidelines: > > http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/regulator… > > >> On 30 Aug 2016 16:47, "Carolina Rossini" <crossini(a)publicknowledge.org> wrote: >> Hi Lucie, >> >> I am a bit lost in the website you've sent. Could you please circulate the link to the specific guidelines? \ >> >> Tks >> >> >> >> >> # # # >> # • # >> # # # >> Carolina Rossini >> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy >> + 1 (617) 697 9389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >> PGP ID: 0xEC81015C >> Public Knowledge | @publicknowledge | www.publicknowledge.org >> 1818 N St. NW, Suite 410 | Washington, DC 20036 >> >> Save the Date! The IP3 Awards - September 22nd! >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-annual-ip3-awards-tickets-26519524612 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Lucie Krahulcova <lucie(a)accessnow.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> Just wanted to send around a quick update that the EU net neutrality guidelines are out today, and they are great! We are in the room and the atmosphere is both exciting and tense -- not everyone is as happy as we are today. >>> >>> http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register >>> >>> To recap: >>> >>> All of us at SavetheInternet.eu had several concerns about the TSM’s Net Neutrality provisions. When BEREC issued draft guidelines earlier this summer, it addressed several of our concerns, however, we urged BEREC to further clarify the text regarding specialised services, zero rating, and traffic management. >>> >>> BEREC has now diligently addressed most of these issues. Regarding, zero rating programmes, the guidelines confirm that “sub-internet” offers, where only a part of the internet is offered for “free” are incompatible with the TSM and therefore banned. >>> >>> Unfortunately, there is some uncertainty regarding another type of zero rating whereby a telco prioritises either its own content or that of third parties. For such offers, BEREC has developed a set of criteria for a ‘case by case’ assessment that every offer will have to comply with. While the criteria are quite robust, national regulators will need sufficient resources and ensure strong enforcement in order to prevent Net Neutrality violations. >>> >>> >>> A massive thank you goes out to this list; many of you submitted to the consultation, shared information with your networks, and joined us in fighting the industry by signing the 5G GNN letter! This was all entirely essential to the guidelines we are seeing today. >>> >>> I will be updating the map this week to reflect this -- Europe is turning blue! >>> >>> >>> Best from Brussels, >>> >>> -- >>> Lucie Krahulcova >>> Policy Associate >>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>> >>> PGP ID: 0x3AC47779 >>> Fingerprint: ADC0 DA6B 8FDE C90C DB41 0372 5416 4DF6 3AC4 7779 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lucie Krahulcova >>> Policy Associate >>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>> >>> PGP ID: 0x3AC47779 >>> Fingerprint: ADC0 DA6B 8FDE C90C DB41 0372 5416 4DF6 3AC4 7779

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Facebook CEO goes to Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution
by Peter Wakaba 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Listers,Good Morning.30/08/2016: Facebook CEO goes to Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution News Release - APO <no-reply(a)africa-wire.com> 8:41 PM (10 hours ago) to News If you cannot read that message click here. <http://links.africa-wire.com/mpss/c/6gA/0KMbAA/t.206/yeI5f9n-Q1qwG97eEj1PMQ…> *APO content is copyright free and can be republished at will.* [image: Facebook] <http://links.africa-wire.com/mpss/c/6gA/0KMbAA/t.206/yeI5f9n-Q1qwG97eEj1PMQ…> *PRESS RELEASE* *Facebook CEO goes to Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution* *Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa* LONDON, United Kingdom, August 30, 2016/ -- Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) ( http://www.Facebook.com <http://links.africa-wire.com/mpss/c/6gA/0KMbAA/t.206/yeI5f9n-Q1qwG97eEj1PMQ…>) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partners, and explore Nollywood. Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa. One of his first stops on the trip was to visit a 'Summer of Code Camp' at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria. CcHub opened in 2011 and at the time didn't even have an office. Five years later they fill three floors and the roof of a building. At CcHub people can learn how to code, developers can get help launching their first products, and find mentors and funding. At CcHub Zuckerberg met with developers like Temi Giwa, who runs a platform called Life Bank (http://www.LifeBank.ng <http://links.africa-wire.com/mpss/c/6gA/0KMbAA/t.206/yeI5f9n-Q1qwG97eEj1PMQ…>) that makes blood available when and where it is needed in Nigeria. Life Bank saves lives by mobilizing blood donations, taking inventory of all blood available in the country, and delivering blood in the right condition to where it is needed. After visiting CcHub Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said: “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I'll be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I'm excited to learn as much as I can. “The first place I got to visit was the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB) in Yaba. I got to talk to kids at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs who come to CcHub to build and launch their apps. I'm looking forward to meeting more people in Nigeria.” *Meeting developers at Andela* Mark then went to Andela, an engineering organization that is building the next generation of technical leaders in Africa. Andela is a business that recruits the most talented technologists in Africa and shapes them into world-class developers through a four-year technical leadership program. In the two years since it was founded, Andela has accepted just over 200 engineers from a pool of more than 40,000 applicants. Andela developers spend six months mastering a technical stack and contributing to open source projects before being placed with global technology companies as full-time, distributed teammates, working out of Andela headquarters in Lagos and Nairobi. Earlier this year, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invested in Andela after being impressed by the company's innovative model of learning and its drive to connect the global technology ecosystem with the most talented developers in Africa. Seni Sulyman, Director, Andela Lagos, said: “We are excited and honored to welcome Mark Zuckerberg to Lagos. His visit reinforces not only his support of Andela’s mission, but his belief that indeed the next generation of great technology leaders will come out of Lagos, Nigeria and cities across Africa. Andela has created a platform for passionate, driven software developers and engineers to break into the global tech ecosystem, but the barriers to entry are still very high. Mark’s visit demonstrates to all Nigerian developers and entrepreneurs that they’ve caught the attention of the tech world, and they are capable of succeeding on a truly global level." At the end of the day Zuckerberg stopped by an Express WiFi stand in Lagos owned by Rosemary Njoku. Facebook's Express WiFi lets entrepreneurs like Rosemary set up a hot spot to help their community access apps and services built by local developers. 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Fwd: We Need Your Help
by waudo siganga 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Could interest some colleagues, please share with your other networks.... ----- Original message ----- From: ICANN <icann.communications(a)communications.icann.org> To: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com Subject: We Need Your Help Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:37:17 -0400 (EDT) Apply for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team! Apply for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team ICANN is seeking a geographically diverse team of security experts to look at operational stability and resiliency matters relating to the coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. If this sounds like you, please submit your application for consideration to join the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR2-RT). Applications are due on September 15th. The SSR2 Review Team is looking for candidates with a range of expertise such as: * Understanding of Internet Unique Identifiers, including: DNS, IP numbering, AS numbers, protocol parameters * Identification and mitigation of abuse within those sectors * Understanding operation of the DNS root name system * Understanding malware and abuse vectors and mitigations * Conducting risk assessment and management * Understanding corporate incident response Find out more by visiting the Call for Volunteers for SSR2[1] page, or view this Q&A presentation[2] for more information. Thank you! *The ICANN Team* Disclaimer: If you are receiving this email, it is because you have either participated in a prior Review or indicated your interest in learning about Reviews. ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094 *FastMail WARNING: URL text and host don't match, possible phishing attempt. URL disabled. Original URL='_ https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%…'. Original text='_<span id="unsubscribeLinkText">SafeUnsubscribe™</span> emailsignet(a)mailcan.com_'. For more information on phishing click here.* Forward this email[3] | Update Profile[4] | About our service provider[5] Sent by icann.communications(a)communications.icann.org Links: 1. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qVJXSLIl0webuesGxHs34mklr_lcX8BthRMqPQs0sH_g… 2. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qVJXSLIl0webuesGxHs34mklr_lcX8BthRMqPQs0sH_g… 3. http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=nj88a9rab&m=1118638566701&ea=… 4. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%… 5. http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-prov…

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Welcome TICAD VI to Nairobi!
by Wangari Kabiru 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Blessed Thursday! Welcome TICAD VI to Nairobi! A wakeup call is needed especially in our local industry side. Thriving industry enables the nation and its peoples to support themselves in the 3 major areas this partnership is hedged on. Which then means that any partnership coming to Africa would require to elevated their game beyond "basic needs". The 3 Pillars identified in the partnership are; Economic, Health, Social Stability (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Promoting science, technology and innovation falls as one of the 6 crosscutting areas.(Surprise surprise ICTs is not a pillar) "Science, technology including ICT, and innovation are useful tools for realizing sustained quality growth in a wide range of sectors including, not only in high value added industry but also in areas such as food security, health, climate change, other environment issues as well as social stability. It could also be used to address security challenges." (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Surprisingly the "Economic, Health, Social Stability" product and service propositions for Africa from our Japan friends will have been driven by their prowess - Technology advancement and innovation. Have fruitful deliberations. Many thanks. Regards/Wangari

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Very Interesting security fears being expressed here on the US Vote
by Alfred Otieno 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

This Election Could Be Hacked, And We Need To Plan For It - Forbes <http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/23/this-election-could-be-hack…> BY DAVID DAMATO -- The federal government also has a responsibility to start treating election security as national security, and to share national threat intelligence and countermeasures with states and local governments. http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/23/this- election-could-be-hacked-and-we-need-to-plan-for-it/#47c3146ff8ed *Alfred Otieno Ogola* *Homeboyz - Aktivate PR* *Cell: 0722-781-430*

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Govt rejected the proposd ICT Practitioners Bill 2016
by Tony White 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

"Govt rejected the proposd ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 sayng it will isolate Kenya from the global stage and participating in ICT innovations" https://twitter.com/MoICTKenya/status/770447680170491904 -- Tony White

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Digital Economy Act 2010 - UK
by Bernard Kioko 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Interesting read for those interested in the topic An Act (UK) to make provision about the functions of the Office of Communications; to make provision about the online infringement of copyright and about penalties for infringement of copyright and performers' rights; to make provision about internet domain registries; to make provision about the functions of the Channel Four Television Corporation; to make provision about the regulation of television and radio services; to make provision about the regulation of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; to make provision about public lending right in relation to electronic publications; and for connected purposes More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2010 -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Fwd: [Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016
by John Matogo 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear colleagues. This may be of interest to some of you. John Matogo ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Humphrey Muhindi <hmuhindi(a)ieee.org> Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 12:03 AM Subject: [Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016 To: KENYA-BOARD(a)listserv.ieee.org Dear Member of the Computer Society Kenya Chapter *,* On behalf of the IEEE Kenya Section Executive Committee we would like to extend a cordial invite to you for the above workshop to be held at the Kenyatta University on the 30th – 31st August 2016 from 9am to 5pm. The course is intended for lecturers and graduate students who plan to be instructors in universities and colleges. In support of engineering education at universities in Africa, the IEEE supports visiting lecturers to deliver short courses at participating African universities. Mr. Roozbeh Mehrdadi from the University of British Columbia (UBC) has been invited to deliver short courses in the month of August 2016. Roozbeh has been working at UBC (in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department) since 2000, where he has been advising and aiding professors and students in their hands-on research, teaching and lab projects. Roozbeh received his Master degree at UBC in 2005 in System on a Chip (SoC) design and verification methods. He was employed as lecturer at UBC and taught courses in Software Engineering, Operating Systems and Digital Design. This workshop will cover topics related to 1. Why Model and How to Model Complex Systems 2. What is UML and what are its basic notations 3. How to do requirement analysis and draw Use-Case diagrams and Why 4. How to capture communication in Sequence Diagrams 5. How to identify objects and their relationships 6. How to extract Class Diagrams from Objects and their relations 7. How to go from Class Diagrams to coding In each lecture, the topics will be presented via examples and interactive problem solving. By the end of the workshop, the participants could translate the UML models to C++ code. Prerequisites: Previous software development experience with large projects is helpful If you would like to participate please write to me hmuhindi(a)ieee.org by 1pm Monday 29th August to be included in the program. *(Bcc intended*) <hmuhindi(a)ieee.org>

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Fwd: Crash course on the Internet Governance Observatory Tool - Join the GIPO webinar on 14.09!
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

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[Kenya-ExCom] INVITATION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS MODELLING WITH UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE (UML) ON 30th - 31st AUGUST 2016
by Paul Korir 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear Mr. Muhinid, Will it be possible to access the course material remotely or at a later date? I’m interested. Regards, Dr. Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Blessed Thursday! Your query on knowing anyone using - I do not know. The concept of enrolment to higher education with a laptop is laudable; this university generation must have visionaries to jerk it otherwise their small brothers in Class 1 with laptops will be more user savvy. Might HELB or now the local banks see this as an opportunity to bundle attractive laptop loan products as part of the student education journey. I believe the technical handicaps cited give opportunity for those who are tech savvy to engage with the JKUAT in the Taifa laptop as a project work in progress (while instilling great customer service practices e.g returns, replacement, parental (stakeholder) communication). If this is not possible then it would be a big problem. The expectation would be for Kenya to be ready and to motivate more of its neighbours to borrow the "laptop per child policy", opening Kenya for the huge market. I do hope the journalist would follow up the trail to address the allegations without diluting the actual possible benefits of such a project. Be blessed. Regards/WangariOn Aug 25, 2016 12:10, Musya Michael via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? > > http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition… > > > -- > Regards, > > Michael Musya. > > > I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. > Philippians 4:13

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by arebacollins 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

I still don't get it. 1: why should we spend resources to attempt producing stuff we have zero chance of being competitive in? National pride? Lack of stuff we might be competitive in? 2: why should we focus on being a light manufacturing hub Daktari? Why not for instance be a net agricultural producer? (Climate, water, and lots of starving peeps in the neighbourhood). 3: suppose we force consumption of said "made in Kenya product" produced by the local manufacturer, why then favour just that. Why not force government to use Mobius? How then , or when do they become global competitive industries? I'm afraid I see no difference between this and Nyayo pioneer. I suspect our education system, and western leaning capitalism has made us incapable of appreciating anything local. That's where change needs to start from; investing in the fabric that ties us. Sent from my Samsung device -------- Original message -------- From: Lawrence Njogu via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 27/08/2016 11:51 pm (GMT+03:00) To: arebacollins(a)gmail.com Cc: Lawrence Njogu <lnjogu(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop  @Ndemo I totally agree with you !! We need to support our own Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:03:32 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com Walubengo,MOIC actually bought 100 Madaraka Desk Tops from JKUAT and Multimedia. They are still in use and we never had any complaints. That is why I advocate for a policy to buy locally made electronic products. We have an opportunity to compete with India that is priming itself as the global hub of light electronic producta through it moto Make in India. If you look at Konza's strategic documents, we were high on light electronic manufacturing. KAIST is looking to build that capacity and several mobile handset manufacturers are eyeing the same. We cannot be the ones pouring cold water on an opportunity like this. Ndemo. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ahmed, This is way too simplistic... It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming German products. Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper building similiar equipment. ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke From: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanetSent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AMTo: Ngigi WaithakaReply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy DiscussionsCc: Ahmed Mohamed MaawySubject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Personal comments: A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: M-PesaM-Kopa SolarMobius UshahidiBRCKBitPesaKopoKopoPesaPalAnd the list goes on...Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @ Prof Ndemo, As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) We have great ideas, but zero execution. #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? walu. From: Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop David,You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. Ndemo. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Michael, I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or 5 years to have that facility. Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. -- -- David Otwoma, PhD Chief Scientist, National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 http://www.nacosti.go.ke & Chairman, Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, http://www.eaarp.org/ On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news /2016/08/22/parents-protest- jkuats-imposition-of-taifa- laptops-on-students_c1407693 -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 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Taifa Laptop
by Musya Michael 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition… -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Job Muriuki 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

In the spirit of supporting the Taifa laptop project why doesn't the government procure the laptops for use in government institutions. On Aug 27, 2016 5:13 PM, "Walubengo J via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @Ndemo, True that. The Ministry of ICT where you were the 'owner' did buy the PCs - and that was great. But to make the project sustainable we needed other Permanent Secs to stand up and buy into the the vision. From the arguments on this list, it is clear we have a long way to go. In my younger days, I belonged to the group of Kenyans that laughed off the 'Nyayo-car' and thought it was a waste of money. Later on, I regret why Kenyans never supported this project. This is because behind it, was a group of researchers from UoN trying to get our 'jua-kali' sector into the next level. Nyayo-car WAS never the project. The ecosystem around building Nyayo-car was the Project. As @Waithaka has also tried to explain. The Americans (NASA) going to the moon or mars is never the project. The industry, technology and competency spin-off resulting from the Americans trying to the go the moon is the true worth of the project. Same with Taifa laptop or Madaraka PCs. It is a failure only if you refuse to see the bigger picture. That said, we must also acknowledge our Kenyan appetite for corrupting big picture projects during implementations. That can spin the project into a completely new trajectory :-( walu. ------------------------------ *From:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> *Sent:* Saturday, August 27, 2016 11:03 AM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Walubengo, MOIC actually bought 100 Madaraka Desk Tops from JKUAT and Multimedia. They are still in use and we never had any complaints. That is why I advocate for a policy to buy locally made electronic products. We have an opportunity to compete with India that is priming itself as the global hub of light electronic producta through it moto Make in India. If you look at Konza's strategic documents, we were high on light electronic manufacturing. KAIST is looking to build that capacity and several mobile handset manufacturers are eyeing the same. We cannot be the ones pouring cold water on an opportunity like this. Ndemo. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ahmed, This is way too simplistic... It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming German products. Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper building similiar equipment. ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AM *To: *Ngigi Waithaka *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Personal comments: A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: - M-Pesa - M-Kopa Solar - Mobius - Ushahidi - BRCK - BitPesa - KopoKopo - PesaPal - And the list goes on... Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: @ Prof Ndemo, As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) We have great ideas, but zero execution. #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? walu. ------------------------------ *From:* Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com *Cc:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop David, You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. Ndemo. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Michael, I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/it/taifa-a3-laptop/> It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or 5 years to have that facility. Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. -- -- David Otwoma, PhD Chief Scientist, National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149> http://www.nacosti.go.ke & Chairman, Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, http://www.eaarp.org/ On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Anyone using this laptop? Experiences so far? http://www.the-star.co.ke/news /2016/08/22/parents-protest- jkuats-imposition-of-taifa- laptops-on-students_c1407693 <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/22/parents-protest-jkuats-imposition…> -- Regards, Michael Musya. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 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Re: [kictanet] Random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?: " Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Blessed Saturday! Yes corporations are global and we may even have firms founded by Kenyans that operate in other countries. Please encourage them. So let us not mix up on this in this discussion. When saying that a firm or initiative is a Kenyan innovation, I would use an "innovation meter" measuring what is from the Kenyan human capital, Kenyan investors...such metrics. At Kenya's developmental aspiration stage, I see this more in context of the ideation (teams), ownership. Majority of the big, top of mind names that keep being bounced about as Kenyan innovations, yes are innovations, innovations operating in Kenya, Kenya is a good consumer of them, we have more outflow of the profit that retention of returns. If this is how we define Kenyan, then this is the doubtful part. Why this distinction is important is to ensure we do not camouflage the human potential & risk appetite, investment capacities and capabilities. There is a big distinction when Kenyans ideate, startup, own and grow. Be blessed. Regards/WangariOn Aug 27, 2016 1:36 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Its a global arena and long gone are days of these questions. > > Football teams in England are being owned by Russians and Arabs and Americans. Still being called English football teams. > > Richard Branson owns businesses that are even in the US and are being called names like Virgin America. > > PwC and KPMG and the likes have local offices in every imaginable country. > > Samsung (Korea) is buying techology companies in the US. Recently: Joyent. > > Speaking of which. Kenyan companies in Tax Heaven countries like Mauritius? Comments on this? > > Its not a suitable question in local context. > > > On 27 Aug 2016 1:18 p.m., "Wangari Kabiru via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Blessed day! >> >> This is the response on a random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?". To the below cited as Kenyan innovations on KICTANET. Note there may be many more responses as you do a random query >> >> In innovation speak, tafadhali jaza pengo, so Kenya is a.........., Kenyan's are innovative? Kenyans are not innovative? Kenyans are good consumers of innovations? >> >> 1.M-Pesa >> “The people working on M-Pesa service are Vodafone staff in Germany, the UK. Safaricom does not have people working on M-Pesa.” Vodafone owns the M-Pesa concept and has introduced it in eight countries including Kenya, India, Tanzania, and South Africa.May 14, 2013 >> >> Type Public. Owned by Vodafone 40% & Permanent Secretary (The Treasury) 35% >> >> 2. M-Kopa Solar >> M-Kopa (M = mobile, 'kopa' is Swahili for 'borrowed') is a Kenyan solar energy company that was founded in 2011 by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson, and Jesse Moore.[1] Moore and Hughes were previously colleagues at Vodafone,[2] and Larson and Moore were fellow MBA students at Oxford University [3][4] The company sells home solar systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[5] Customers pay a deposit of 3,500 KES (approx $35), take the system home then pay 50 KES (approx $0.50) a day for a period of one year, to own the solar system. Daily payments are made through M-PESA, a mobile phone based money system, and in addition to getting solar power, customers also slowly off-set the cost of the device.[6] The system is meant for an off-grid household who is using kerosene (paraffin) lamps to light their home, and paying for batteries and phone charging. >> >> 3. Mobius >> Q & A with Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors >> By John Peabody May 23, 2013 >> Tags: AFRICA | CARS | MOBIUS | SMALL BUSINESS >> In February, Global Post profiled an interesting startup in Africa called Mobius Motors that is working to manufacture affordable ($6,000) cars designed specifically for Africans. >> >> By simplifying the designs through the elimination of non-essential parts like power steering and air conditioning, the team at Mobius is able to drastically reduce the cost of the vehicle, which they hope will help small business owners in need of affordable transportation. Reuters reached Mobius founder and CEO Joel Jackson over email to ask him about his plans for the car company and some of the challenges he foresees. >> >> Reuters: First can you tell me briefly how Mobius came about? I understand you were working in Africa when you had the idea? >> >> J.J.: Mobius was inspired by my experience working in rural Kenya in 2009 with a startup forestry venture. In this role I spent time with local farming communities and learned about some of their day-to-day challenges. One of the biggest issues these communities faced was immobility. Without access to appropriate forms of transport many people would walk tens of kilometers to get around – to get access to schools, or doctors, or clean drinking water or farming inputs. >> >> The vision of Mobius is to build a more appropriate and affordable vehicle for transport businesses and in turn create a platform for mobility across Africa. >> >> Reuters: Can you give us some info about the company? Number of employees, how many cars you currently build/hope to build? Any info on financials? >> >> J.J.: Mobius has 24 employees. We’ve built two prototype vehicles and one production alpha vehicle; and we’re launching initial proof-of-concept production of 50 vehicles in Q3 2013. To date, Mobius has raised several million dollars of investment and we plan to increa

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Random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?: " Taifa Laptop
by Wangari Kabiru 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Blessed day! This is the response on a random Online (internet) query to the question "Who Owns...........?". To the below cited as Kenyan innovations on KICTANET. Note there may be many more responses as you do a random query In innovation speak, tafadhali jaza pengo, so Kenya is a.........., Kenyan's are innovative? Kenyans are not innovative? Kenyans are good consumers of innovations? 1.M-Pesa “The people working on M-Pesa service are Vodafone staff in Germany, the UK. Safaricom does not have people working on M-Pesa.” Vodafone owns the M-Pesa concept and has introduced it in eight countries including Kenya, India, Tanzania, and South Africa.May 14, 2013 Type Public. Owned by Vodafone 40% & Permanent Secretary (The Treasury) 35% 2. M-Kopa Solar M-Kopa (M = mobile, 'kopa' is Swahili for 'borrowed') is a Kenyan solar energy company that was founded in 2011 by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson, and Jesse Moore.[1] Moore and Hughes were previously colleagues at Vodafone,[2] and Larson and Moore were fellow MBA students at Oxford University [3][4] The company sells home solar systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[5] Customers pay a deposit of 3,500 KES (approx $35), take the system home then pay 50 KES (approx $0.50) a day for a period of one year, to own the solar system. Daily payments are made through M-PESA, a mobile phone based money system, and in addition to getting solar power, customers also slowly off-set the cost of the device.[6] The system is meant for an off-grid household who is using kerosene (paraffin) lamps to light their home, and paying for batteries and phone charging. 3. Mobius Q & A with Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors By John Peabody May 23, 2013 Tags: AFRICA | CARS | MOBIUS | SMALL BUSINESS In February, Global Post profiled an interesting startup in Africa called Mobius Motors that is working to manufacture affordable ($6,000) cars designed specifically for Africans. By simplifying the designs through the elimination of non-essential parts like power steering and air conditioning, the team at Mobius is able to drastically reduce the cost of the vehicle, which they hope will help small business owners in need of affordable transportation. Reuters reached Mobius founder and CEO Joel Jackson over email to ask him about his plans for the car company and some of the challenges he foresees. Reuters: First can you tell me briefly how Mobius came about? I understand you were working in Africa when you had the idea? J.J.: Mobius was inspired by my experience working in rural Kenya in 2009 with a startup forestry venture. In this role I spent time with local farming communities and learned about some of their day-to-day challenges. One of the biggest issues these communities faced was immobility. Without access to appropriate forms of transport many people would walk tens of kilometers to get around – to get access to schools, or doctors, or clean drinking water or farming inputs. The vision of Mobius is to build a more appropriate and affordable vehicle for transport businesses and in turn create a platform for mobility across Africa. Reuters: Can you give us some info about the company? Number of employees, how many cars you currently build/hope to build? Any info on financials? J.J.: Mobius has 24 employees. We’ve built two prototype vehicles and one production alpha vehicle; and we’re launching initial proof-of-concept production of 50 vehicles in Q3 2013. To date, Mobius has raised several million dollars of investment and we plan to increase production to 300 units in mid 2014. 4. Ushahidi Ushahidi, Inc. Founded 2008 Founder Erik Hersman, Ory Okolloh, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia Type 501(c)(3) Tax ID no. 2652079 Focus activism, mapping Location Nairobi, Kenya Origins Crowdsourcing Area served World Method mapping and geospatial Owner Ushahidi, Inc. Key people Erik Hersman, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia, Revenue US$300,000 Endowment US$1,800,000[1] Employees 29 Volunteers 50 Slogan Crowdsourcing Crisis Information Website ushahidi.com 5. BRCK Background Company: BRCK Started: 2013 Total VC Funding: $4.2 million HQ: Nairobi, Kenya Linkedin Employee Count: 23 Co-founders: Reg Orton (CTO), Jon Shuler , Philip Walton (COO), Erik Hersman (CEO) Product: Mobile Wi-Fi Device 6. BitPesa One bitcoin start-up is building what it hopes will become a template for using digital currencies in the developing world, a much-talked-about market for cryptocurrencies. It’s called BitPesa, it’s based in Nairobi, and it’s beginning a beta test this week of its first product, a remittance service for Kenyans living abroad. On Friday, the start-up launched a pilot remittance program involving about 15 Kenyans in London, who can begin using BitPesa to send money back home. If it works, and spreads, it promises to lower the billions currently spent on transfer fees, and, its founders hope, maybe even spark a tech boom in Kenya. BitPesa is the brainchild of Duncan Goldie-Scot, a well-known name in microfinance, and Elizabeth Rossiello, a Queens-born former Credit Suisse banker with a background in microfinance who’s been living in Nairobi the past five years. With Ms. Rossiello acting as CEO, the company has raised $700,000 so far 7. KopoKopo Kopo Kopo is a United States company, with offices in Kenya and Tanzania. We are supported by reputed investors ... 8. PesaPal Africa / Interview: PesaPal’s Agosta Liko on African mobile payment solutionsBy Mark Kaigwa on 9 August, 2010 email article Agosta Liko, CEO of PesaPal, relocated to Kenya from the US to start Verviant, a software development company in Nairobi. Three years later, the team at Verviant launched PesaPal with a vision of enabling Kenyans to make online payments. PesaPal is making great strides in bridging the mobile and electronic payment divide in Kenya, and is set to expand to more African countries next year. Mark Kaigwa sat down with the CEO to discuss his perspective on doing business in Kenya, the African condition, and on how PesaPal was able to gain traction with ordinary people. MK: How would you describe PesaPal at present, and where do you see the company heading in the future? AL: In short, PesaPal is electronic payments; payments for the African condition. Doing things and answering problems that wouldn’t make sense if my co-founders weren’t African. It may make no sense to others but it applies for Africa. “Social Cash” is a part of the African condition and culture. Social cash is how you raise money for weddings, funeral committees or harambee (a type of Kenyan fundraising meeting between family, friends and well-wishers.) When these people get together, they bring with them cash, cheques, mobile payments, bank transfers, etc. If you can have all that maintained and tracked from one account you’ve solved a problem. And it’s good for bookkeeping and for their affairs. To the rest of the world Africa is a place of “micropayments” but to us it’s a lot of money. They talk about $2 a day and conclude “that’s not a lot of money”. And the list goes on...On Aug 27, 2016 10:13, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Well said Ahmed, the crux of it is looking at the entire Value Chain from Ideation to Market penetration and customer support. > > We often marvel at novelty and seldom subject it to an entire trajectory path. > > One of the skills that often need to be embedded alongside the repertoire of skills needed for innovative ventures to thrive is Business Development. That skill delivered in a coaching intervention format i.e constant questioning, goal setting and action will ensure the list given by Ahmed grows significantly.... > > Restful weekend to all...unless you are at TICAD of course. .. > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo > > > > > On 27 Aug 2016 10:01 am, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Personal comments: >> >> A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a dictatorial business. >> >> Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: >> M-Pesa >> M-Kopa Solar >> Mobius >> Ushahidi >> BRCK >> BitPesa >> KopoKopo >> PesaPal >> And the list goes on... >> >> Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> @ Prof Ndemo, >>> >>> As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell them to government ministries - without much success. >>> >>> Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) >>> >>> We have great ideas, but zero execution. >>> >>> #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? >>> >>> walu. >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> Cc: Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> >>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop >>> >>> David, >>> You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should be spent on our products. >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> Michael, >>>> >>>> I first met Taifa laptops w

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Josiah Mugambi 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

I think the root of this lively discussion has been the JKUAT administration seemingly *forcing* students to buy the Taifa laptops, and not admitting new students who do not do so. It's one thing to have a policy where a Govt body buys locally assembled or manufactured products. I think it is another thing to force a private citizen to buy a product locally made or not, and deny one access to higher education even at a public institution, if said product is not purchased. I'm all for buy and build local, but there are surely other ways of implementing it. This for me crosses a line. The special software argument doesn't fly since that said software can quite easily run on other hardware. What about choice of buying the Taifa laptop at a better price (as a result of various interventions) to the regular market? On Aug 27, 2016 1:19 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Waithaka And Kenyans are not desperate people‎ and we don't make crappy products! Let's get over the mentality that everything good has to come from outside! I agree with you. I assure you however that not all Kenyans like to buy foreign. We just want to make sure that Kenyan companies don't get way with producing or giving crappy service and want us to buy just because it's Kenyan!! The days of *Serikali Saidia* are gone. It has to be *Tusaidiane*. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 27 Aug 2016, at 11:20 AM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: NASA today has good QA systems and products, yes. But, that didn't happen overnight... When they started, their systems were of such poor quality that quite a number of astronauts lost their lives, The Challenger incident being the most well known. Despite these set backs, they didn't issue a tender to Russia and/or EU to sell them their technology, they rolled their sleeves and got down to work. ‎India, last year got to Mars. They spent 1/1000th of the NASA budget, built a simpler craft and got there. There were many naysayers who ofcourse questioned the wisdom of the entire project. Those who asked why can't India just buy rockets & spacecraft from US & Russia instead of forcing these 'crapy' rockets on 'poor' Indians. But, they were smarter than that. They knew the so called crappy rockets would get them there eventually. And they did! This is what we lack; we mostly look for quick solutions as opposed to sustainable solutions. And Kenyans are not desperate people‎ and we don't make crappy products! Let's get over the mentality that everything good has to come from outside! Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies www.at.co.ke *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:54 AM *To: *Waithaka Ngigi *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop Waithaka.. NASA has some of the most sophisticated and quality assured software there is. And the NASA I know wont procure something that will compromise the quality standards they have. Just think about it. They send a space-craft to Pluto against 1000 parameters that they need to get right. The project costs billions of dollars. And they made it to pluto. Thats worth a clap. What is not worth a clap is getting desperate people to buy your technology. On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Waithaka Ngigi <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > Ahmed, > > This is way too simplistic... > > It's like the German Chancellor saying since they have VW, BMW & Mercedes > there's no need for The German Government to buy and promote upcoming > German products. > > Would NASA in the US consider buying a cheaper Super Computer from China, > for example, because HP & Dell need to sort out their business models? > Huawei, for reasons disguised as 'National Security' cannot sell a single > product to the US Govt... Not when US has firms like CISCO & Juniper > building similiar equipment. > > ‎The thinking that there's no patriotism when purchasing products is only > propagated at the developing world's so that they can open up their markets. > > Waithaka Ngigi > > Alliance Technologies > www.at.co.ke > *From: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet > *Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:01 AM > *To: *Ngigi Waithaka > *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Cc: *Ahmed Mohamed Maawy > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop > > Personal comments: > > A business model that forces success is not a successful business. Its a > dictatorial business. > > Examples of famous products from Kenya that Kenyans use: > > - M-Pesa > - M-Kopa Solar > - Mobius > - Ushahidi > - BRCK > - BitPesa > - KopoKopo > - PesaPal > - And the list goes on... > > Some businesses just need to sort out their business models. > > > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @ Prof Ndemo, >> >> As you well know and remember, we experimented with our famous e-Maddo >> machines that were assembled at a local university and we tried to sell >> them to government ministries - without much success. >> >> Each ministry had and perhaps still has its 'owners' who will NOT want to >> buy local when they can buy foreign - with some good 'personal returns' :-) >> >> We have great ideas, but zero execution. >> >> #What_Would_Magufuli_Do :-)? >> >> walu. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> *Cc:* Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> >> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:20 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop >> >> David, >> You are a great man. Keep on sharing your experiences. Policy is a >> democrat's tool for benevolent dictatorship. The Government should just >> have a policy to buy lab tops and desk tops from JKUAT. Our taxes should >> be spent on our products. >> >> Ndemo. >> >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, David Otwoma via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Michael, >> >> I first met Taifa laptops when we had the ASK Show in 2015. I thought it >> great then, and seeing this new development I think it is very good. http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/ >> departments/it/taifa-a3- laptop/ >> <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/it/taifa-a3-laptop/> >> >> It reminded me of how I returned to Kenya in 2006 after almost 10 years >> abroad. The government had just removed duty on PC parts and hence since I >> was entitled to a 40 foot container with my personal effects I filled it >> with motherboards, RAMs, HDs and other things not available locally. When >> it was eventually cleared I got some of my childhood pals we grew together >> in Eastlands and we would assemble "No Name" tower or desk top and enabled >> many who could not afford branded i.e. IBM, HP, Dell etc. to still enjoy >> what a computer can as the hardware of essence is the motherboard, RAM, HD >> while software those days one could pirate MS without dire consequences. >> >> My bossom buddy got his son admitted to JKUAT and when the boy was sent >> home for not having a laptop I advised he gets the Taifa as he will pay by >> installments. Going forward what JKUAT may do is enter into an agreement >> with some commercial bank(s) who can provide soft loans (now that interest >> rates are coming down by law) to enable those who wish to pay back in 4 or >> 5 years to have that facility. >> >> Globally I used to see German made (Siemen Company) desktops and towers >> sold to students through local arrangements with European banks not only in >> Germany but in Austria and Switzerland too. That does not stop those who >> may wish to buy say Apple, Toshiba, HP etc at a premium doing so. The >> beauty is we have our own, even if forced down out children's' throats, it >> eventually will bring about the effect I have seen in far of places like >> Japan, South Korea, USA just to name a few. I remember a friend who had to >> attended a 6 months training course in Japan was issued a Toshiba laptop >> and its cost included in the training package. the whole class had more >> than 20 Africans and it occurred every year since 1997. If JKUAT can borrow >> that leaf and extend beyong 1st years reporting to civil servants who have >> to attend some compulsory courses not available at Kenya School of >> Government it will be great as it would boost usage and outlet of this >> Taifa laptops. Better still is making a deal with government entities like >> the Ministries, Parastatals etc and supply us with this laptops. Only last >> week I was issued with the biannual replacement of my laptop witha HP >> imported from United Arab Emirates and I am willing to bet half my August >> salary that it was purchased in excess of kshs. 70,000 while its specs are >> not so different from the Taifa laptop! Why are we happier creating jobs >> for technicians (since someone may argue degree holders should not be >> assembling laptops) abroad while our own youths are jobless. Why do we wish >> to export our dollars abroad when we could pass the money to our own >> locally to spend locally, the bigger chunks, eventually? >> >> Finally every-time I visit West African countries I notice they do not >> wear suits like we do in kenya starting from their President down to the >> street urchins. They have evolved a sophisticated clothing industry that do >> not allow 'someone died aka mitumba' industry as we have here. >> >> Let me start counting the minutes to Furahi day. >> >> -- >> -- >> David Otwoma, PhD >> Chief Scientist, >> National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) >> Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya >> Safcom tel: +254 722 141771, >> Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, >> email: otwooma(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)uonbi.ac.ke >> http://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?ref=profile&id= 100000614284149 >> <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149> >> http://www.nacosti.go.ke >> & >> Chairman, >> Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, >> http://www.eaarp.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Musya Michael via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: >> >> Anyone using this laptop? 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Safaricom used backdoor to shutdown bitcoin?
by Liz Orembo 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Can someone from Safaricom give us their side of the story? http://kenyainsights.com/revealed-how-a-worried-safaricom-used-backdoor-to-… -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Law to regulate ICT people will wipe out gains
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

....ICT is different. Once connectivity is in place, all you need to be a player on the global ICT stage is a computer and an enquiring mind. Anyone can get involved. It is truly an opportunity to unleash the spirit of free thinking that can propel individuals — and hence a country — to middle-income status overnight. Anything that inhibits that spirit of youthful innovation, entrepreneurism and energy is a bad thing and that is exactly what this ICT Practitioners Bill will do — stifle enterprise. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Law-to-regulate-ICT… Regards,

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10th Anniversary AITEC Banking Conference, Panafric Hotel, 30-31 August 2016
by Sean Moroney 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Dear Listers, The programme for our 10th annual Nairobi Banking & Mobile Money conference next week is attached. Sorry we are not able to offer listers free delegate spaces as in the past, but I would like to offer you a 50% discount on the delegate fee. Please register using the attached VIP Delegate form. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <mailto:[email protected]> |Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)737148814/721845674 www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> From: kictanet [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:46 AM To: seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Cc: Timothy- Coach- Oriedo <timoriedo(a)gmail.com>; Lorem aminathia <lorem.aminathia(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya Hi Ebele, I would wish to nominate Taurus Farms. Founded by 3 Kenyan Yale University Alumni who despite being equipped with Degrees from the Ivy league institution choose to abandon quest for Corporate fame pursue a social cause by forming Tanuru Farms. Tanuru Farms seek to integrate small-scale farmers in South Nyanza into the regional agricultural value chains(AVCs) in the oilseeds sector; and eventually hope to facilitate value addition as well. Tanuru Farms firmly believes that the participation of small-scale farmers in AVCs will enable the farmers to harness the interdependence among the different actors in the value chain, namely the suppliers of inputs and seeds, the businesses providing technical support for farmers, the financiers, wholesale producers of farm products, the processors and associated sellers. Please check their website www.tanurufarms.com <http://www.tanurufarms.com> . I am their business coach and would highly recommend. Have put one of the team on copy. Regards Tim On 24 Aug 2016 3:03 pm, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hello, All! Question-I'd love to hear from any and all. Which born and bred in Kenya social enterprises do you think are doing the most interesting, innovative and most impactful work? Which are under appreciated gems? Ebele Okobi | Director of Public Policy, Africa m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG <mailto:[email protected]> ebeleokobi(a)fb.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timoriedo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Taifa Laptop
by Paul Korir 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Some fodder for your thoughts: 1) JKUAT requires high spec machines but not Taifa Laptops. Unless they are sneakily describing a Taifa Laptop? http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/laptop-specifications-for-new-students/ 2) Question: are Taifa Laptops fully manufactured in .ke or assembled from parts imported complete? if fully manufactured then they need to improve their sales strategy else if only assembled then there is an additional unnecessary markup without any guarantee of quality 3) In the cases cited where local products were promoted (S. Korea for Hyundai etc.), I’m pretty sure there was corresponding restriction of imports. The restriction of choice was done at a state level not at a single public institution to exploit parents in a desperate position. In this case as described by (1) above only the specs were made open but students not forced to by Taifa Laptops. What happens to students who already had a laptop before they enrolled? Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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