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Travails with Mpesa
by Francis Hook 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '11

I'm averse to using this list to vent issues but cognizant that sometimes customer service issues only seem to be addressed here, allow me to air something. A friend sent me money by Mpesa on 29th May - I was in Uganda at the time and only managed to get around to claiming the cash over a week later. I notice the SMS notification clearly states the cash must be claimed "within seven days". The agent I went to indicated the transaction should have been reversed and the money credited back to the sender. That was not the case. The sender was advised to advise me to call 234 or 0722 002234 so a new voucher/coupon/code could be re-issued. Called 234 (using my wife's line), went through the prompts and was on hold for 15 minutes. Called 0722 002234 and went through the motions and the final words I heard were something like "all our agents are busy" and got disconnected. Finally I wrote, on 13th June, to support(a)safaricom.co.ke and I am still waiting (for Godot?). -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 49, Issue 62
by Bob Bell, Jr. 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

Dear All, My name is Bob Bell, Ph.D. student from Berkeley. My first post on Kictanet. What is interesting is that in a study of entrepreneurship (in USA) based on 549 company founders in successful businesses in high-growth industries, the average entrepreneur was 40. Check out the media articles here: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/for-entrepreneurs-40-is-the- magic-number/1677 http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/smallbusiness/whiz_kid_myth_entrepreneurs.fs b/index.htm The original research is cited here: http://www.kauffman.org/research-and-policy/the-anatomy-of-an-entrepreneur.a spx. Regards, Bob -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+bbell=ischool.berkeley.edu(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:53 AM To: Bob Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 49, Issue 62 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: 24! Your dead in the water (Ali Hussein) 2. Re: Universal Access? (warigia bowman) 3. Re: 24! Your dead in the water (Phares Kariuki) 4. Re: 24! Your dead in the water (Phares Kariuki) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:42:54 +0000 From: "Ali Hussein" <info(a)alyhussein.com> To: "Andrea Bohnstedt" <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com>, kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] 24! Your dead in the water Message-ID: <727636805-1308130979-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1650336986-@b 5.c4.bise7.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Touche Andrea :) Ali Hussein - Sent from my BlackBerry? -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:03:32 To: <info(a)alyhussein.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] 24! Your dead in the water _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:43:41 +0300 From: warigia bowman <warigia(a)aucegypt.edu> To: Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Universal Access? Message-ID: <BANLkTi=qx4SWGVw-9G8jdvQDi1L_6LQ0wQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I think the study was in 2004 On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Abt 2 years ago CCK tendered for a Universal Access study and I > believe it covered some of the issues like having a GIS driven system > to assess all sorts of infrastructure (elec, post offices, GSM, fixed > networks, fibre etc). Also to define what parameters (and which > organ) would be used to disurse the funds. > > Did this study take off? Anyone on the list from CCK who can enlighten us? > > > On 14/06/2011, warigia bowman <warigia(a)aucegypt.edu> wrote: > > I vote for bushnetworking > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 6/14/11, Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org> wrote: > >> > @walu I have been shouting about this for years. > >> > > >> > But rather than expecting the big companies to do it, why don't we > >> > create > >> > the policy environment for community owned micro- ISPs? Create a mesh > >> > network that can actually bring increased income to the people who use > >> it? > >> > As I always have said, Nairobi is not ALL of Kenya and we are leaving > >> > our > >> > villages behind. > >> > >> Spot on madame! > >> > >> Either we have a USF and accompanying regs, or we let people do > >> bush-networking on a small scale, using the Village > >> Telco/OpenBTS/AfriMesh/whatever they choose. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> > >> McTim > >> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > >> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/warigia%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. > >> > > > > > -- > Francis Hook > +254 733 504561 >

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Interim update from the Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Listers Interim update from the Kenya ICT Board The partnership between the Kenya ICT Board and IBM corporation in which their global service corps provide two studies on lDigital Villages and Top Tier IT talent availability in Kenya. The reports are now available to view and download on www.ict.go.ke. Specific links below. 1.http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/digitalinclusion/ibmdigitalvillages 2. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/bpo/ibmtalentstudy The Kenya ICT Board will be conducting a briefing with the ITES/BPO community at a breakfast meeting on Thursday June 16th at 7.30 am. Invitations have gone out to the stakeholders. The briefing will focus on the Bellagio Summit findings and way forward as well as present the proposed strategies and activities for 2012-13 for the sector. For invitation details contact haji tomno (htomno(a)ict.go.ke) many regards Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Confess-a-bribe websites in China get Indian inspiration
by S.Murigi Muraya 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Interesting private sector initiatives.. http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/news/story/0,4574,443160,00.html? Any such web service in Kenya while we wait for KACC to provide us with such? Can college | university lecturers on the list provide interested parties (. co.ke's | or.ke's) with interns to build such web services.. As part of their student (mobile web development) projects?

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My blog has been taken offline: am I being censored by the SCAF?
by warigia bowman 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Dear Issandr and Ahmad and Kictanet viewers My blog appears to have been taken offline. I am getting reports from the US that people cannot see it. And my statistics report that viewings dropped off a cliff to a permanent 0 last night at 11:00. I think I am being censored for criticizing the SCAF. I had 800 page views last week, and now I have 0, and have had 0 since midnight? What do you think? Rigia

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Re: [kictanet] State House moves in to quell mobile price wars
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Stephen, I wish you first asked what transpired before you make such remarks. CCK gets its policy direction from the Ministry of Information and Communications. The policy emanates from the political manifesto of the ruling party. In our current case, the harmonized manifesto. Here we agreed to a free market economy. This means that any market interventions must reflect the underlying economic policy. When we had accellerated price decline in Uganda, Congo and other countries, they resulted to a floor price, in other words price control. Had we taken that direction, we shall have undermined the underlying economic policy. Instead we temporarily suspended the glide path to study the wider impact on the economy. The CCK board arrived at that solution. In my view you are misunderstanding the independence rule. Central Banks world over are independent but their decisions are based on the policy direction of the country. Even if you were to head this country you will find that it is your policies that would govern the country since the buck stops with the leadership. It will make no sense if we have several independent decision makers. Different papers reported different stories but nobody has sought clarification or offer a solution under the prevailing circumstances. Regards Ndemo. > Indeed a desperate move and one that has neither moral nor legal basis. > What a mockery of a futile attempt of by-passing regulatory regime. It is > CCK that will be the "loser" if it cowardly allows a clear abuse of > Section 5(b) of Info and Comms Act. Cofek will be seeking clarification > from concerned parties. We must never allow State House to conduct sector > regulatory matters, whether pro or anti-consumer. Rgds > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:17:55 > To: <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] State House moves in to quell mobile price wars > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/stephen%40cofek.co.ke > > 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. > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Re: [kictanet] mhealth breakfast
by david.simbiri＠lixnet.net 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

I confirm my attendance. ---------- Sent from my Nokia Phone ------Original message------ From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 5:29:18 AM GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [kictanet] mhealth breakfast Listers, My mistake on the date of this event. Veneue is the same tomorrow the 15th of June and not the 16th. Regards Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Harry Delano" <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:20:46 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Reply-To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" to challenge India on IT _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/david.simbiri%40lixnet… 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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Net neutrality
by Alice Munyua 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Dear All, I recall sometime McTim had written net neutrality but we did not discuss it, probably because we have been dealing with so many other policy and regulatory issues at the moment, least of all the current situation on the second determination on voice termination rates, MNP, among others Responding to this post, a good friend and colleague has asked " what are the key issues? what are the implications for this for the ICT value chain and its suppliers? Seen as a controversial domestic regulatory issue, net neutrality discussions have mainly focused on the kind of policies required for broadband access at the national level. But with increased access to the internet this debate now goes further to address the right of internet users to access services, content and applications on the Internet without interference. It also includes the issue of the rights of network/infrastructure operators to be free of liability for transmitting applications and content considered illegal. Is net neutrality going to become a global internet governance principle combining concepts of universal access to rights to communication, innovation, etc? and back to the question what are the key issue and implications? best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [kictanet] Netherlands first European nation to adopt net neutrality Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:24:14 +0300 From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> Organization: Association for Progressive Communication (APC) To: alice(a)apc.org CC: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/09/netherlands_1st_european_country_to… Netherlands first European nation to adopt net neutrality: Telcos wail as revenues snatched from paws The Dutch Parliament yesterday agreed to make the Netherlands the first nation in Europe to officially put net neutrality principles into law. The law will force ISPs and telecom operators to ensure access to all types of content, services or applications available on the network. The new telecom law has won a near unanimous vote, despite fierce opposition from telecom operators, who had been planning to charge for over-the-top services, such as Skype or WhatsApp Messenger, which bypass traditional cellular communications. Vodafone Netherlands is currently still blocking the use of Skype on its 3G mobile network. Facing sharp criticism, the largest Dutch political party -- the liberal VVD -- withdrew an amendment which would still allow carriers and ISPs to charge extra for services. The proposal came from Afke Schaart, who until last year was Director of Public Affairs for KPN, the biggest telecom operator in the Netherlands. In recent months, Dutch telecom operators have complained that the volume of text messaging is slowing sharply because of cross-platform mobile messaging apps which allow users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMSes. KPN recently reported that its youth-oriented brand, Hi, saw an 8 per cent decline in text messages per customer in the first three months of this year. The uptake of the WhatsApp messaging app grew from 0 per cent of Hi's Android phone users in August 2010 to 85 per cent in April 2011. KPN proposed new pricing models, but said it would not block VoiP services. Vodafone in particular lobbied the country's minister of economic affairs, Maxime Verhagen, for a more lenient law. The new law would still allow ISPs to filter porn or other offensive content, but only if customers ask for it. The final vote on the new telecommunications act in the Dutch House of Representatives will take place next Tuesday, but is considered a formality. Last year, Chile was first country in the world to approve, by 100 votes in favour and one abstention, a law guaranteeing net neutrality. ® --

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Netherlands first European nation to adopt net neutrality
by Alice Munyua 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/09/netherlands_1st_european_country_to… Netherlands first European nation to adopt net neutrality: Telcos wail as revenues snatched from paws The Dutch Parliament yesterday agreed to make the Netherlands the first nation in Europe to officially put net neutrality principles into law. The law will force ISPs and telecom operators to ensure access to all types of content, services or applications available on the network. The new telecom law has won a near unanimous vote, despite fierce opposition from telecom operators, who had been planning to charge for over-the-top services, such as Skype or WhatsApp Messenger, which bypass traditional cellular communications. Vodafone Netherlands is currently still blocking the use of Skype on its 3G mobile network. Facing sharp criticism, the largest Dutch political party -- the liberal VVD -- withdrew an amendment which would still allow carriers and ISPs to charge extra for services. The proposal came from Afke Schaart, who until last year was Director of Public Affairs for KPN, the biggest telecom operator in the Netherlands. In recent months, Dutch telecom operators have complained that the volume of text messaging is slowing sharply because of cross-platform mobile messaging apps which allow users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMSes. KPN recently reported that its youth-oriented brand, Hi, saw an 8 per cent decline in text messages per customer in the first three months of this year. The uptake of the WhatsApp messaging app grew from 0 per cent of Hi's Android phone users in August 2010 to 85 per cent in April 2011. KPN proposed new pricing models, but said it would not block VoiP services. Vodafone in particular lobbied the country's minister of economic affairs, Maxime Verhagen, for a more lenient law. The new law would still allow ISPs to filter porn or other offensive content, but only if customers ask for it. The final vote on the new telecommunications act in the Dutch House of Representatives will take place next Tuesday, but is considered a formality. Last year, Chile was first country in the world to approve, by 100 votes in favour and one abstention, a law guaranteeing net neutrality. ® --

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For Literary Types - The Trial of the Gods by Khonani Ontebetse
by Matunda Nyanchama 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

See attached press release. Further news/updates on the attached link. Nsemia Inc. Publishers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Fw: BCP & DRP Training
by Matunda Nyanchama 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Friends, Attached is the outline of the above course. Please let me know how many people you are likely to bring in. Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Survey on Research Needs: ICTs, Climate Change and Water
by Edith Adera 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Dear all RESEARCH NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF ICTs, CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER DEADLINE FOR INPUT: Friday, June 17, 2011 The International Development Research Centre (IDRC, www.idrc.ca) is looking to develop its research funding agenda in the field of ICTs, climate change and water. To do this it is asking for your help to identify critical research needs in the field. A brief survey (20 minutes) aimed at identifying research needs on the topic of ICTs, climate change and water can be found at the following URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J2MQBD5 The deadline for responding to the survey is: Friday, June 17, 2011. We would greatly appreciate your input and time. Should you require any more information on the survey please contact Alan Finlay (alan(a)apc.org) ********* This request for input has been put out by the IDRC and the Association for Progressive Communications (www.apc.org) which is helping the IDRC develop its programme area on ICTs, climate change and water.

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Public Comment: Work Continues to Expand Developing Economies Participation in the New gTLD Program
by alice＠apc.org 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

significant number of potential participants from around the world. Besides the issue of high fees, the program is in English only and has an evaluation process with criteria and requirements that are quite complex to navigate. 5. Who is part of this Working Group?The JAS WG is comprised of highly respected and experienced volunteers from the Supporting Organization and the Advisory Committee. This all-volunteer group teleconferences twice each week, and works through a wiki and mailing lists. These active contributors are located in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North America and the Caribbean. 6. What happens next?A number of follow up activities are anticipated: ◦ The general public is strongly encouraged to participate in the public forum that can be found here: insert here the link to the public forum.◦ The JAS WG will hold a session during the upcoming ICANN Singapore Meeting to both explain the Report and receive additional community feedback. This session will have remote participation for the people not able to attend in person. If you are interested in learning more and have questions, please see here the details.◦ The Board, staff, Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations will review the Second Milestone Report and public comments received.◦ Commentary received regarding the JAS from within recent statements of the Governmental Advisory Committee will be addressed.◦ The Board, upon consideration of the Report and its commentary, may instruct the JAS and staff to develop an implementation program based upon the Report and comments received. 7. How can one get involved?One way to get involved is to provide a feedback using ICANN's public comment forum. This is one of the ways ICANN listens to the global Internet community. You can find the link to this forum here: insert here the link to the public forum. The public forum will close on 29 July 2011.8. Where to find more information?Relevant Resolutions and previous public forum: ◦ http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20◦ http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25sep10-en.htm#2.2◦ http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct10-en.htm◦ http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201004◦ First Milestone Report Public Forum Information about the New gTLD ProgramArchive regarding the WG activities: ◦ E-mail: soac-newgtldapsup-wg(a)icann.xn--org-jj5a Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/SO-AC+New+gTLD+Applicant+Support+…

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evolution of the ICANN/USG government
by McTim 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

doc at NTIA: http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/FR_IANA_FurtherNOI_061… Analysis at dot-nxt: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/10/ntia-fnoi-iana What I find most interesting is: "The NTIA has crushed that expectation by noting that it does not have the legal authority to enter into a cooperative agreement with any organization, including ICANN, and specifically noting that it is “not in discussions with ICANN to transition the IANA functions nor does the agency intend to undertake such discussions”." In other words, the USG created ICANN to transition DNS management away from the USG control, but at the end of the day, the US is balking at the final step saying " we can't legally do that". -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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McTim becomes a co-chair of the AfriNIC Policy Dev Process.
by Walubengo J 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

just a 'tweet' from the concluding AfriNIC meeting... McTim becames a co-chair of the AfriNIC Policy Development Process. This means McTim, one of the people who will be "moderating" discussions about how we want the IP addresses managed in Africa. Congrats McTim and continue looking out and encouraging policies that keep AfriNIC IP resources/addresses retained in Africa. walu.

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Kenyans view on Tax Return Forms
by Dennis Kioko 09 Jun '11

09 Jun '11

As the deadline for filling of tax return forms draws nearer, here is what Kenyans think of the forms:- http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/06/tax-reform/ -- with Regards: <https://twitter.com/#%21/denniskioko> <http://blog.denniskioko.com> www.denniskioko.com

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Samburu deaths - an embarrassment
by robert yawe 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi, We have again lost 5 citizens to hunger, I apologise for my inactivity and selfishness in using my skills and knowledge to help my brothers Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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{Spam?} INVITE - KIM MANAGING IN HEELS DINNER
by Miriam Chege 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi KIM is organizing a women's dinner on Friday, June 17, 2011 from 6pm to Midnight at Intercontinental Hotel. We target to bring together top women in leadership across all sectors in an evening full to fun, networking the meaningful conversation around women leadership with Julie Gichuru, TV Anchor and Group Digital Business Manager, Royal Media as the moderator. The theme is Women and Leadership - Expanding the Space. Kindly let me know if your organization would like to sponsor a few top women as per charges in the mail-shot below. Few spaces remaining, confirm your participation today! Kindly see the expected guests. [cid:[email protected]] Warm regards Miriam Mukami Chege | CHIEF MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP & MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION| The Kenya Institute of Management |Luther Plaza, 2nd floor, Nyerere Road *: 43706 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya| Tel: 020 2445600, 020 244555 |Personal Mobile 0721332952 |mchege(a)kim.ac.ke<mailto:%[email protected]> | www.kim.ac.ke<http://www.kim.ac.ke/> P Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. Always print double sided. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [AfriNIC-rpd] Remote participation and streaming for AF-14
by Walubengo J 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Listers, Find below remote participation links for the ongoing AfriNIC meeting in Dar. Tune in when u can. walu. --- On Tue, 6/7/11, Hisham Ibrahim <hisham(a)afrinic.net> wrote: From: Hisham Ibrahim <hisham(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [AfriNIC-rpd] Remote participation and streaming for AF-14 To: announce(a)afrinic.net, rpd(a)afrinic.net Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 4:41 PM Dear Community,For those of you that could not make it to our AfriNIC -14 meeting in Dar es Salam,we have organized two means to remotely follow and participate to the meeting. There are two audio streams; one in English and the other one in French. The audio streams are accessible at http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000 There is also a Jabber room called afrinic14(a)conference.afrinic.net that has been set up for remote participation.We are looking forward to your participation, see you onlineRegardsAfriNIC Communications team -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

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Broadband Commission report seeks to bring high-speed connectivity to world’s poorest communities
by Alice Munyua 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Dear All, This will be one of the issues on the agenda for both the IGF and the Pre-IGF high level ministerial forum upcoming taking place in September 27-30. Both UNESCO and ITU leadership will be at both events in Nairobi. Best regards Alice http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/new_broadband_… New Broadband Commission report seeks to bring high-speed connectivity to world’s poorest communities Advocates a mix of appropriate technologies, innovative financing models, and an emphasis on training and local, quality content Governments around the world need to formulate and implement national multi-sectoral broadband plans rapidly – or risk being seriously disadvantaged in today’s increasingly high-speed digital environment, according to a new report released today by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/> during its third meeting at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Entitled /Broadband: A Platform for Progress/, the report advocates a coordinated, nationwide approach to broadband development that more closely resembles the development of national railway or electricity networks than the more laissez-faire, market-driven approach that has generally characterized the roll-out of mobile cellular technology. “To optimize the benefits to society, broadband should be coordinated on a countrywide basis, promoting facilities-based competition and with policies encouraging service providers to offer access on fair market terms . . . efforts should be coordinated across all sectors of industry, administration and the economy. Developing isolated projects or piecemeal, duplicated networks is not only inefficient, it delays provision of infrastructure that is becoming as crucial in the modern world as roads or electricity supplies,” the report says. For emerging economies and developing countries, wireless broadband looks likely to be the platform of choice, bringing services like micro-banking, telemedicine and fast sharing of information in local languages to communities, no matter how isolated. “Provided it is available to all and affordable for all, broadband-powered applications and content can be a powerful lever for achieving Education for All goals. Inclusive, universal and equitable broadband roll-out can be a tremendous accelerator for development and growth – one way to build Knowledge Societies and to share the wealth of the world’s cultural, linguistic and scientific resources,” said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. “However, access to broadband is only one part of the picture – developing human capacity is absolutely vital, to ensure that individuals have the skills to make the most of new technologies,” she added. “This means education, it means media literacy, it means ensuring that all marginalized groups are included. All actors – national, international, private and public – must work together to these ends. The case for this has been made. Now we must make it happen.” The report makes a strong case for broadband as a driver of economic growth and new jobs, citing country case studies and reports by leading consultancies that point to increased employment opportunities, higher labour productivity and a strong stimulus to GDP. In low and middle income countries, for example, the report cites World Bank figures indicating a boost of 1.38 additional percentage points to GDP growth for every 10-percentage point increase in broadband penetration – and effect more pronounced than any other telecommunication service. “History has witnessed many ‘declarations of independence’. But in today’s interconnected world we might propose a new ‘Declaration of Inter-dependence’ – a recognition that the economic welfare of each individual country increasingly depends on access to the rest of the world through broadband Internet,” said ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré. “This new Broadband Commission report indicates that improvements in broadband penetration directly correlate to improvements in GDP. Basically, the more available and cheaper broadband access is, the better for a country’s economy and growth prospects.” Offering much more than faster access to web pages, broadband networks are a crucial element of the ‘Internet of Things’, by which ordinary inanimate objects communicate with one another using technologies like RFID, without the need for human intervention. Such networks are already revolutionizing inventory control and fleet management, and are set to play a growing role in key social sectors like healthcare, through e-health applications, education, through remote learning and teacher training, and environmental management through applications like smart grids, monitoring systems and smart buildings. The cost of broadband remains a problem in many nations. Recent ITU figures show that while in the top 21 most wired countries, broadband access costs less than 1% of an average monthly salary, in the least wired nations – which include the world’s poorest countries – access to broadband can cost double an entire month’s salary or more. That prohibitive pricing means that while advanced markets enjoy broadband penetration of over 30%, most of the world struggles with 5% penetration or less. *Prices falling, but most of the world remains unconnected* Positive findings released by ITU last week show that, on average, consumers are paying 50% less for high-speed Internet connections than they were two years ago. However, this fall is mainly due to price decreases in developing countries, with steep declines often reflecting the extremely high cost of broadband in the developing world. The top countries with the cheapest broadband prices relative to average national monthly income are all high-income economies: Monaco, Macau (China), Liechtenstein, the US and Austria. Customers in 31 countries – all of them highly industrialized nations – pay only the equivalent of 1% or less of average monthly GNI per capita for an entry-level broadband connection. At the other end of the scale, in 19 countries, a broadband connection costs more than 100% of monthly GNI per capita. And in a handful of developing countries the monthly price of a fast Internet connection is still more than ten times monthly average income. Despite encouraging trends, Africa continues to stand out for its relatively high prices. Fixed broadband Internet access in particular remains prohibitively high, and, across the region as a whole, still represented almost three times the monthly average per capita income. Only one out of ten people in Africa is using the Internet. *About the Broadband Commission for Digital Development:* The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was established in 2010 by UNESCO and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), with the support of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, to promote the adoption of broadband-friendly practice and policies. It is chaired jointly by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Carlos Slim Hélu, Honorary Lifetime Chairman of Grupo Carso. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré serve as vice chairs. They are joined by top-level figures fromgovernment, industry and international agencies, as well as those concerned with the content that will be delivered through broadband networks, from education to entertainment. *About UNESCO* The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Established in 1946, UNESCO works for world peace and international understanding through its key programme areas: education, natural and social sciences, culture, and communication and information. UNESCO aims to create the conditions for dialogue and cooperation between the peoples of the world, based upon commonly shared values and respect for individual civilizations and cultures. Through diverse and extensive strategies and projects, UNESCO is actively pursuing the Internationally Agreed Development Goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, placing particular emphasis on initiatives which focus on eradicating poverty and promoting human rights; achieving universal primary education and eliminating gender disparity in education; helping countries to implement national strategies for sustainable development; preserving tangible and intangible cultural heritage and halting the loss of environmental resources. Promoting activities and mobilizing resources in favour of Africa is also a priority of the Organization. Through its standard-setting action, UNESCO works towards universal agreements on the ethical, normative and intellectual issues of our time. *About ITU* ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology. For over 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve communication infrastructure in the developing world, and established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to new-generation wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology and converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world. --

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Kenyan Content - Flintstones in Gikuyu
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Very interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xftyTI5dKBs&feature=player_embedded#at=182 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Tomorrow is World IPv6 day
by Louisa Kadzo 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Some 400 plus governments, corporates and university websites including popular sites like Yahoo, Facebook, Bing and Google will make the switch to IPv6 during the World IPv6 Day trial for 24 hours tomorrow, Wednesday June 8. The test is intended to see how ready technology companies are to handle IPv6 addresses as well as what to expect when Websites are obliged to enable IPv6 in the future. There could be glitches but the Internet Society (ISOC) estimates that 99.95 percent of all users worldwide will not notice anything at all this Wednesday. The trial IPv6 day is sponsored by the Internet Society to discover any problems with IPv6 before it is widely deployed. With regards, Louisa Kadzo Chief Editor CIO East Africa eDevelopment House, 604 Limuru Rd. Old Muthaiga, Nairobi. PO Box 49475 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cel +254 722 757811 www.cio.co.ke <http://www.cio.co.ke/> New-email-sign

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom abhors open systems
by Okech 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Robert, This a splendid advise both to parents, teachers, industrialist and students. However, I tend to believe that the idea is not new. The question is why are people glued to vendor specific courses, Cisco has conquered the world through a superb marketing strategy. To oust them thus requires a radical strategy that I leave for the listers to deliberate on On Fri Jun 3rd, 2011 6:07 AM PDT robert yawe wrote: >Hi Listers, > >I have always said that it is wrong to train IT students on proprietary system >as is happening with Cisco training that is being offered as a career path. > Switching and routing principles are based on an open standard so students need >to have an appreciation of the technology and not a brand. > >I have been having an interesting exchange with Safaricom on setting up a >connection to their SMSC where their engineers insist that the solution can only >be implemented using a Cisco router. > >From this experience it is clear that most of the engineers at Safaricom have >been trained on vendor specific and proprietary standards which has denied them >the flexibility to work with none Cisco equipment. > >Safaricom has been a proponent of open systems by being open to various >handsets, so it is shocking that as they move towards becoming a data service >provider they are opting to close their systems. > >This attitude by Safaricom reminds me of Orange and their Livebox fiasco that >totally killed their broadband service yet all they had to do was allow any DSL >compliant equipment to be used on their network and used the funds tied in >equipment on advertising and any other activity. > >I hope this is just a hiccup in their transition and that we shall see a more >open minded organisation as they move towards being a serious contender in the >corporate data provision service. > >For those of you with children or relatives basing their carriers >on proprietary technologies please advice them to acquire generic education as >well otherwise they might find opportunities passing them by, its the principles >that matter. > Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Dragon News Bytes
by Ian Cook 04 Jun '11

04 Jun '11

All Team Cymru hosts a Security News Mailing list called Ian's Dragon Newsbytes which a privately run list that distributes Information Security News articles. If you want to subscribe please email me at outreach(a)cymru.com Thanks Ian -- Ian C Cook Security Evangelist Team Cymru 'To communicate simply you must understand profoundly' Work +1 630 230 5441 Mobile +44 (0) 797 773 1246 Home Office +44 (0) 189 266 2653 Skype ID togglergi PGP Fingerprint: D4CE 9F0D 77E7 3A66 83A6 3133 CBF4 E590 _ //` `\ _,-"\% // /``\`\ ~^~ >__^ |% // / } `\`\ www.team-cymru.org/News/secnews.rss ) )%// / } } }`\`\ http://twitter.com/teamcymru / (%/`/.\_/\_/\_/\`/ www.linkedin.com/in/ianccook ( ` `-._` \ , ( \ _`-.__.- %> /_`\ \ `\ \." `-..- ` ``` /_/`"-=-``/_/ ``` ``` Subscribe to my Security News mailing list at: https://cymru.com/mailman/listinfo/ians_dragon_newsbytes

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Of Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities
by Barrack Otieno 04 Jun '11

04 Jun '11

Dear Listers, I wonder whether i have used the right title for this post. I have had an interesting month and i thought i should share some of my experiences from the Bundus and the City as well. Three weeks ago i visit Ebuyangu Village somewhere between Gem and Emuhaya to look for my childhood football coach, while combing the area i meet one resident by the name Harambee who gleefully agrees to help me find my former coach. I asked him some of the challenges they are facing and was taken aback by his answer 'Watu wanakufa sana, sijui ni nini' (Translated There are too many deaths, i don't know what is happening) I tried squeezing more information from him and realised the problem is Malaria and waterbone diseases (of course there is River Yala in the hood), it is common knowledge that this are Malaria prone areas and many of us who hail from the region take preventive measures before travelling but it appears this information is simply not readily available to the villages, how can we prevent this unnecessary and avoidable deaths through ICT? do we have developement partners and or government agencies prepared to invest in e-health initiatives that will reverse this trends? or better still are all this noble initiatives and flagship projects targeting Nairobians (where the real Kenya is?) no wonder everyone is fleeing the countryside to be close to the city, we might end up building Malili Technolopolis and lack customers for the same as has been the case in the past, it is good we are boasting and fighting about Mobile money, 3G and the rest which is good but i guess the greatest wealth a nation can ever have are healthy citizens. On 1st of June i find myself in another weird situation involving health facilities we have an emergency case which several health Facilities say they cannot handle but instead of advising on what we should do they advise us to run around and look for options, the saddest bit is this are respected health facilities that have 'professional' Doctors and Nurses, to cut the long story, proffessionals hoarding information on what we should do so that we can do something (what a shame on this great republic), i was left wondering where does the poor man go, he may as well just die in his little hut because he doesn't know what to do. When i looked at the bill and compared it to the service rendered your guess is as good as mine. I wonder whether its a high time we channeled the same effort and investment we have made in Mobile Money, BPOs and Fibre into Electronic Health, anyone with successfull case studies to start us off, othewise we might all be swept away by an epidemic before we Vision 2030 materialises. -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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