- KICTANet - KICTANet

FW: [fyi] infoDev Releases Survey of ICT Use in Education in Africa
by Edith Adera 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

>You may find this of interest > >FYI > > infoDev Releases 'Survey of ICT Use in Education in Africa' > http://www.infodev.org/en/Article.136.html > > (more information below) > >Regards, > -Mike Trucano, infoDev > > > >[ http://www.infodev.org/en/Article.136.html ] > >==================== >Highlight >==================== > >infoDev Releases Survey of ICT Use in Education in Africa >Results from 53-country research project highlight 'new phase' of >activity, from >pilot projects to government policy development > >1 October 2007 | Washington, DC, United States > >Landmark research project documents technology use in the education sector all >53 African countries, identifies new trends and old challenges. > >infoDev has released initial results from a landmark Survey of ICT and >Education >in Africa, which seeks to gather together in a single resource the most >relevant >and useful information on ICT in education activities in Africa. > >During the first half of 2007, a research team supported by infoDev and >coordinated by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) sought to document the major >developments in each African country related to technology use in education in >order to create the first consolidated look at this fast-changing sector >and provide preliminary answers to three broad questions: > 1. How are ICTs currently being used in the education sector in Africa, >and what are the strategies and policies related to this use? > 2. What are the common challenges and constraints faced by African >countries in this area? > 3. What is actually happening on the ground, and to what extent are > donors >involved? > >infoDev and its partners hope that this publication is a first step in a >larger, >on-going, systematic, coordinated initiative to track developments in >technology >use in the education sector to help inform a wide variety of stakeholders >interested in the topic as they seek solutions to larger, more fundamental >educational and development challenges in the years ahead. > >==================== >Report Highlights >==================== > >The Summary Report from this research initiative notes that "The process of >adoption and diffusion of ICT in education in Africa is in transition", >finding >that: > > "There appears to be the beginnings of a marked shift from a decade of > experimentation in the form of donor-supported, NGO-led, small-scale, > pilot > projects towards a new phase of systemic integration informed by national > government policies and multi-stakeholder-led implementation > processes," remarking that "this shift from projects to policies, and the > more systematic development that that implies, would not be possible > without > the growing commitment to ICT in education on the part of government > leaders > across the continent". > >While implementation varies widely throughout the continent, and with a >country >like South Africa, with its extant infrastructure and more mature economy a >clear outlier in terms of being able to implement its ICT in education agenda, >the report finds that "all but a handful of countries surveyed already have a >national ICT policy in place or under development", concluding that a "new >phase >of ICT for education in Africa is occurring within national, and emerging >regional, policy frameworks that are providing the basis for partnerships and >donor participation." Over three hundred notable ICT in education >initiatives on >the continent are included in the survey. > >======================================== >ICT and Education in Africa: > Some notable "macro trends" >======================================== > > *Public-private partnerships* are important mechanisms enabling the > implementation of ICT in national education systems in > Africa. These PPPs > take many forms: from complex partnerships between companies (Typcially > involved in IT), goverment ministries, development agencies, > schools and > civil society organizations more straight forward bilaterla > partnerships > between IT companies and national ministries of education. > The need for *digital content development* relevant to local > curricula is > becoming more urgent as ICT use becomes more widespread. > Interest in *open source software* and operating systems is growing > rapidly in Africa, but this growth is constrained by a lack of > sufficient > human resource capacity to support such systems and applications. > A number of prominent *regional initiatives* have emerged (with varying > degrees of success) explicitly focused on ICT use in education, > including > NEPAD e-Schools, SchoolNet Africa, and the African Virtual University, > complemented by increasing African participation in global ICT in > education programmes. > *National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)* are slowly emerging, > especially in North, East and Southern Africa, to enable collaboration > between universities. > *Internet connectivity* remains a major challenge, both within > countries, > and between Africa and the rest of the world, and several major > initiatives are emerging to help address this issue. > *Wireless networks* are developing rapidly throughout the > continent, and > of increasing relevance to the education sector. > >======================================== >Coming Soon: 53 Country Reports >======================================== > >infoDev will also be releasing the working versions of 53 individual Country >Reports developed as a result of this survey process. These reports should be >seen as ?snapshots? that were current at the time they were taken during the >first half of 2007. It is expected that certain facts and figures presented in >some of the Country Reports may become dated very quickly; ICT use in >education >is at a particularly dynamic stage in Africa, and there are new >developments and >announcements happening on a daily basis somewhere on the continent. > >The country reports pay particular attention to the following themes: > ICT Policies for Education > ICT Infrastructure for Education > ICT Activities and Initiatives in Higher Education > ICT Activities and Initiatives in Primary and Secondary Schools > ICT Activities and Initiatives in Non-formal Education > Gender Equity and ICT in Education > Factors Enabling and Constraining ICT Use in Education > >It is anticipated that these reports will serve as the building block for an >on-line database (in a wiki format) that will be updated collaboratively over >time, to be released later in the year. As such, all individual country >reports >are considered to be evolving "works-in-progress". > >======================================== >For more information >======================================== > > The full version of the Survey of ICT and Education in Africa: A Summary > Report Based on 53 Country Surveys, is available at > infodev.org/en/Publication.353.html. > The working versions of the Survey of ICT and Education in Africa: 53 > Country > Reports will be available in one consolidated document at > infodev.org/en/Publication.354.html. Individual versions of the country > reports will appear in wiki format later this year on the infoDev web > site. > infoDev and COL recently released The NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration > Project: > A Work in Progress (A Public Report), which highlights lessons learned to > date from the pan-African, public-private partnership to introduce ICTs in > education and is available for download at > infodev.org/en/Publication.355.html > infoDev is completing a similar survey of ICT use in education in > the Caribbean; background information on this project can be found at > infodev.org/ict4edu-Caribbean. > > Survey of ICT and Education in Africa > A Summary Report, Based on 53 Country Surveys

1 0

Safaricom share sale on as court case flops
by alice 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Safaricom share sale on as court case flops Published on October 4, 2007, 12:00 am By Evelyn Kwamboka The public sale of Sh30 billion worth of Safaricom shares is on after a judge dismissed a case seeking to block it. Three MPs allied to the Orange Democratic Movement had sought to stop the initial public offer (IPO) of the leading mobile telephone provider until the Privatisation Act 2005 is enforced. The MPs also wanted the court to allow them to file an application seeking to compel Finance minister, Mr Amos Kimunya, to appoint a date for coming into force the Privatisation Act. But on Wednesday, the judge said the case was incompetent after it failed to enjoin Telkom-Kenya, which owns 60 per cent stake in the company, and Treasury Permanent Secretary, Mr Joseph Kinyua, as parties in the suit. "Even if I were to toss a coin, it would be improper to exercise the court's discretion in favour of granting a temporary stay (stoppage)," High Court judge, Mr Justice Joseph Nyamu, said. The judge indicated that just like in the referendum case of 2005, the court would not restrain the public participation in the largest public offer. "The case before me has no legs and it cannot lift itself from the threshold stage and crawl to the next stage for the above reasons," the judge ruled. The MPs are Prof Anyang' Nyong'o (Kisumu Rural), Mr Omingo Magara (South Mugirango) and Mr Mwandawiro Mghanga (Wundanyi). But immediately after the ruling was delivered, the MPs' advocate, Mr James Orengo, told the court he would appeal the decision. MPs did not disclose material facts The Safaricom IPO is expected to be the largest in local history. The Government has said it would sell it next month to raise about Sh30 billion to help plug a Sh110 billion budget deficit for the current financial year. "It is not therefore in dispute that the IPO has serious financial implications for the country," the court said. The MPs had sought orders quashing the Government's decision, through the Finance ministry, to offer to the public 25 per cent of Safaricom shares, through an IPO at the Nairobi Stock Exchange until the Privatisation Act 2005 is enforced. They also wanted the court to allow them to file an application seeking to compel Finance minister, Mr Amos Kimunya, to appoint a date for the coming into force of the Privatisation Act. The Government, through Telkom — where it owns 100 per cent stake — has 60 per cent shares in Safaricom. The court upheld that Safaricom was not a public entity only as regards the Procurement and Disposal of Assets, but a corporate body. Justice Nyamu said he could not grant the MPs any orders because they were guilty of delaying the commencement of the proceedings against Kimunya without explanation. This, he said, was because the Privatisation Act 2005 was assented to on October 13, 2005, yet the MPs were commencing the suit only two months to the sale. "Courts of law are not involved in policy and governance issues and cannot hold to ransom public authorities and other bodies who must be allowed to undertake their duties of good public administration without undue delay," the judge said. The case was also dismissed on the grounds that the MPs did not disclose material facts despite the fact that one source of the undisclosed information was available in Parliament. The information touches on Kimunya's request to Parliament for the approval of the list of the Privatisation Commission directors. "There was nothing to stop the applicants from seeking an order for the information to be provided at the threshold stage," said the judge. No foul play Justice Nyamu took issue with the MPs, saying some of them served in parliamentary committees that must have taken part in the passage of the Privatisation Act 2005. "In a rigid separation of powers regime, they should not be allowed to again have a second bite at the sherry," he said in a 69-page ruling. He said it was absurd for the MPs to suggest that public companies be restrained from selling their shares. He saw no problem with this provided the sale complied with the Memorandum of Articles of Association and other provisions of the Companies Act. On the issue of the minister refusing to appoint a date when the Act would be enforced, the court said Parliament gave Kimunya the discretion to determine or appoint a commencement date. "What the minister has done or is in the process of doing cannot be said to be unreasonable and in my finding, it is well within his discretion," said Justice Nyamu. By way of an affidavit, Kimunya demonstrated to the court that he was trying to put in place the necessary structures before commencement of the Act. The court said since the Act had not commenced, its provisions would not regulate the sale of Safaricom shares. "The minister is only concerned with policy and the necessary on the issues of policy is done by Parliament," he said. The court observed that as per the evidence before it, the issue of accountability and transparency was well taken care of by the Procurement Act and Regulations. The court said there was no evidence of any foul play in the share sale or undervaluation, and that the intention to offload the stock at the bourse would be managed by experts. Through its advocate, Prof Githu Muigai, Safaricom had argued that the decision to list the shares was a policy decision with merit and the court had no jurisdiction to intervene. He said there was no connection between the alleged failure by Kimunya to appoint a commencement date for the Privatisation Act 2005 and the Safaricom IPO. Muigai said there was also no legal basis for stopping the sale of shares. "The applicants, as MPs, helped in incorporating transitional provisions and having made their bed, they must lie on it," he argued. On the State's part, Deputy-Solicitor General, Ms Muthoni Kimani, told the court that Kimunya had not disregarded the law in disposal of public assets. http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143975467 <http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143975467>

2 1

African Connectivity Statistics update]
by alice 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

some interesting statistics - follow the link > > Interesting updated list of African Internet user figures for 2007. > > http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm#africa > > Note it shows South Africa has the slowest growth in > number of internet users of all countries in Africa except > Liberia! (barring a couple of tiny countries/territories > for which there is no data).. > > >

1 0

further info about EA telecoms
by Rebecca Wanjiku 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

The East African Community, in its current form, was established as a partnership between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in 2001. Burundi and Rwanda joined the Community in 2007. The purpose of the Community is "to widen and deepen economic, political, social and cultural integration in order to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investment." This includes a process of integration beginning with customs union (established in 2005), moving through the creation of a common/single market, then to monetary union and finally to political federation. Harmonisation is crucial to this process. Harmonisation does not necessarily mean that arrangements in all three countries must be the same, but that they must work together in a way which promotes cooperation and cross-border trade, and which does not favour one country or its businesses/citizens over another. The EAC Strategic Plan proposes harmonisation in many areas of economic and other activity - from fiscal and trade policy to legal and judicial processes. Harmonisation of policies and regulations relating to communications is also proposed within the EAC. Harmonisation was an important part of the development of a single market in communications within the European Union - in which communications businesses from any one country can compete on equal terms with those in any other country within the Union. The regulatory frameworks associated with harmonisation have been very important in liberalisation within the EU. The study which I am presently working on focuses on options for harmonisation of communications policy and regulation within the EAC. It is primarily (but not exclusively) concerned with telecommunications and with services that depend on telecommunications. At this stage, it is also primarily concerned with the three founder members of the EAC (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). Important questions raised by harmonisation include the following: 1. What differences are there at present between the communications markets in the different EAC countries? What effect do these have? What would be the effect of removing them? 2. What are the main problems with current policy and regulatory arrangements in each country - particularly where business development and consumer services are concerned? 3. What effect would the development of a single market in the EAC region have on communications businesses and on consumers? For example: a. What would businesses be able to do that they cannot do at present? b. What difference would it make to consumers? c. Would it facilitate more transactions across national borders - in ICT and other sectors? d. Would it lead to the development of more EAC-wide ICT businesses? 4. What are the main (economic, social, political) drivers for harmonisation of communications policy and regulation? What are the main constraints? 5. What priority issues need to be addressed in the first stage of harmonisation? (In other words, what major problems faced by businesses or consumers should be addressed first on a cross-border basis?) 6. Should arrangements for market structure and regulation eventually be the same in all EAC countries? If so, over what timescale? If not, why not? 7. What institutional arrangements would be appropriate for harmonising communications policy and regulation in the region? What would be the right timescale for doing this? Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html

1 0

Telkom seeks mobile licence
by alice 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Telkom seeks mobile licence Published on October 1, 2007, 12:00 am By Alari Alare and Agencies Any party opposed to the granting of a mobile cellular operator licence to Telkom Kenya has less than 60 days to lodge objections to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). In a Kenya Gazette notice issued on Friday, CCK Director-General, Mr John Waweru, said that Telkom had made application to the regulator for the licence. "Any public or local authority, company, person or body of persons desirous of making any representation on or objection to the grant of such licence must do so by a letter addressed to the commission on or before the expiry of 60 days, effective from September 21 this year", said Waweru, in the gazette notice. Telkom Kenya has rolled out a CDMA-based network that has drawn criticism from GSM operators. Competitors argue the Telkom network works in the same way as theirs and should therefore be subject to the $55 million licence fee they paid. Telkom did not have to pay for the CDMA service as the regulator considered it a landline service, since it was originally designed to roll out fixed services in remote areas, which are cheaper to reach with wireless infrastructure. But it aggressively entered the mobile market earlier this year with cheap rates, shaking up the competition and creating a potentially lucrative business Telkom executives say make it more attractive to outside investors. "The reason for granting the licence is to enable the applicant to provide and operate mobile cellular services," said Waweru. There are about 9.5 million mobile subscribers with Safaricom laying claim to 6.3 million customers while Celtel Kenya, has about three million. The third GSM operator, Econet Wireless is yet to roll out, after being licensed and allocated frequencies. http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=114397529 <http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143975293>

2 1

Telecoms harmonisation lunch at 12.30
by Rebecca Wanjiku 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

hi lunch starts at 12.30 to 2pm, jacaranda on monday oct. 8th----please confirm attendance, email me directly The main focus of this working lunch will be the harmonization of communications regulation which is envisaged in the East African Community strategic plan. What are your views on the issues surrounding harmonization of regulation in East Africa region? Regional harmonization is particularly concerned with increasing trade within the EAC, so What are the perceptions of this within the Kenyan telecoms business community? What are the best ways in which harmonization might be effected in practice. Rebecca Wanjiku wrote: > hi, > > KICTANet invites you to a working lunch to meet with David Souter, who > is in kenya to discuss various ways of Telecoms harmonisation in East > Africa. > > lunch will be at Jacaranda on October 8. > > the meeting will be ideal for representatives from private sector, > government, civil society, and academia, to interrogate all attendant > issues, > > please confirm directly with me.....off list, > > regards > > becky > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48252/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesear…>, > not web links. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo… ____________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html

1 0

Small Internet firms struggle not to fall to the big players... and what about KDN????
by alice 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Small Internet firms struggle not to fall to the big players Written by Kui Kinyanjui October 03 2007: Broke A$$?" asked an aging billboard along Nairobi's Argwings-Kodhek Road. Get connected to the cheapest ISP." Apart from its corny use of language, the billboard was fairly nondescript. It's symbolism as a monument to the evolving Internet industry was more apparent. The ancient billboard belonged to Bidii.com, an up-start of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that challenged the both the norms of advertising and the ISP business. In its short-lived existence in 2001, the ISP managed to gain a notable share of the lower-end Internet market. It was later swallowed up by Africa Online, a much larger ISP, in a tale that is familiar to many of the service providers who existed during the heady years when acquisitions and mergers were the catch-words of the Kenyan ISP market. Gateway Online, ISP Kenya, Nairobinet and Net2000 were a few of the casualties of the consolidation movement taking place in the market, with most of them either running out of steam in the rapidly competitive market or being bought by larger Kenyan operations. And then, late last year, the buying started again. This time, the bigger boys who managed to survive the rout of the earlier buying spree were the target, and the buyers were not Kenyan. In 2006, a South African firm acquired a controlling stake in Interconnect, a local Internet service provider. As part of the deal, IS injected Sh300 million in fresh capital in to the ISP. "There was no way we could have continued on our own. For many Kenyan grown ISPs, getting access to cheap bandwith and financing makes it harder to survive in the market," said Mr Tejpal Bedi, Managing Director of IS Kenya. Much of the investment, Sh100 million, was set aside to upgrade systems. The company planned to roll-out new technologies and services, hoping to maintain its share of the corporate market by offering cost effective virtual private networks to organisations. "The only way we could maintain our market was by partnering with the South Africans and diversifying our product line, which costs money," said Mr Bedi. The acquisition was touted as part of the South African company's growth strategy to gain a footprint in the local and the greater Eastern and Central African market. "We will ensure the product mix is right for the Kenyan market, by deploying our proven services in Kenya," said IS business development director Ermano Quartero, at a function to announce the deal. The company that bought Bedi's company is one of the leading converged communications service providers in South Africa, boasting a client base at the time of the Interconnect aquisition that included 80 per cent of South Africa's top 250 listed companies. A few months later, the industry was abuzz with the biggest acquisition yet. The target was Africa Online, one of the largest ISPs in sub-Saharan Africa – and the South Africans were after it again. Telkom South Africa eventually won what was an acrimonious battle for the Kenyan-born company. "With the decline of the voice market we are extending and defending our core profitable services. This acquisition fits that objective," said Africa Online's new Chief Executive Officer John Joseph. Telkom SA has plans to invest Sh300 billion over the next five years in projects aimed at gaining the company a foothold in key African markets. Formerly the giant of the Kenyan ISP industry, the South Africans took on a company that was cash-strapped and had struggled with periods of losses over the last few years under it ownership by London firm African Lakes. The situation may get worse for the few small ISPs still fighting for market share. Smaller ISPs have traditionally been dial-up providers, an industry currently being affected by a shift in consumer preference. Although over 50 per cent of users still use dial-up access, use of the service is estimated to be decreasing by 30 per cent while mobile and wireless Internet access is increasing by 40 per cent annually. Up from just under 4,000 users in 1996, Kenya's Internet market grew by its largest margins last year, and now includes 200,000 users. The cost of international bandwidth, still expensive and accounting for most of ISPs' operating costs, has largely limited more rapid growth. Still, Kenya's Internet industry is set to grow more rapidly than ever in the next five years according to new research from Frost and Sullivan. In order to tap into that growth, Frost predicts small companies will fall to larger Internet firms. "Consolidation is likely to increase on the market between the smaller market players in order to gain market competitiveness as the Internet markets are currently dominated by a few major players," says the report. A large number of African ISPs are now controlled by large international organisations, with a few "for Africa, by Africa" ISPs. This is attributed to the high operating costs associated with ISPs in the market. "It is true that many of the ISPs are foreign owned however other major firms are still Kenyan owned. By market share it is probably 50/50," said Mr David Somen, of Access Kenya. His firm broke with tradition and sought local investment funds through a listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange earlier this year – raising Sh800 million to fund its growth. Access has since bought two Kenyan IT firms and is said to be on a major spending spree. "We believe that with the correct incentives there is no reason why large ISPs should not remain Kenyan. There are great opportunities in the ISP industry and Kenyans continue to invest in this business," said Mr Somen. ISPs in Kenya still face three major challenges. They have limited access to investment and venture capital; there is still a shortage of skilled ICT personnel especially at management level; and Kenyans themselves need to see more local content on the net to for demand for Internet services to go up. But allowing more foreign investment is often the only recourse many ISPs have to keep their businesses running. As a result, the industry regulator, the Communications Commssion of Kenya (CCK) is said to be revising its rules to allow for Kenyan ISPs to have more foreign ownership. Also looming on most providers' radar screens is the increasingly urgent need to own their infrastructure. "My prediction is that East Africa will become a global top ten ICT hub within 10 years – we're betting the farm on the fact that this will be the case," said Richard Bell, whose largely locally owned venture capital firm, East Africa Capital Partners, took on Telkom SA in the recent Africa Online buyout saga. "The ISP industry is a "non industry". Any ISPs that aren't dead already will die – it's just a matter of time. The only business model with any legs on it is that of being an Infrastructure provider," said Mr Bell, who firm has already made three Kenyan acquisitions and one Tanzanian in that line. Infrastructure ownership issues have also driven the latest purchase by a South African firm of a Kenyan business. Technology company Altech is said to be willing to pay nearly Sh5 billion for a 51 per cent stake in the Sameer Group's ICT division. http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3383&Item… <http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3383&Item…>

1 0

Re: [kictanet] [Kictanet] Call for Participation: AITEC's Wireless BroadbandAfrica conference 29Nov-1Dec 2006 Hilton Hotel
by Sean Moroney 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Dear Colleagues, I'm sorry there is low Kenyan attendance here at our Outsourcing & Contact Centre Conference here in Mauritius, opeing today. But as you can see from my Welcome Speech, attached, I'm doing my best to fly the Kenyan flag. Brian Longwe is also here to support me, so I hope we can attract participation in the East African Outsourcing & Contact centre Conference in Nairobi over 21-22 November. Regards, Sean Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Fax: +44(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)802-0571766 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com Registered as:AITEC Conferences Ltd at Companies House, No. 4698475. Address: Cromer House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF, UK

1 0

Fwd: ITS CREATORS CALL INTERNET OUTDATED, OFFER REMEDIES
by Alex Gakuru 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

> --- Alex Gakuru wrote: > See also: > Van Jacobson's talk:"A New Way to look at > Networking" > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6972678839686672840&q=engeduthis > > > > "The Internet wasn't designed for people to watch > television," he says. "I know because I designed > it." > (Larry Roberts on below article) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: WWWhatsup <joly(a)punkcast.com> > > Date: Oct 2, 2007 5:31 PM > > Subject: [isoc-ny] ITS CREATORS CALL INTERNET > > OUTDATED, OFFER REMEDIES > > To: isoc-ny(a)yahoogroups.com, discuss(a)isoc-ny.org > > > > > > ITS CREATORS CALL INTERNET OUTDATED, OFFER > REMEDIES > > [SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Bobby White > > bobby.white(a)wsj.com<bobby.white%40wsj.com> > > ] > > There's a growing debate over whether the > Internet's > > current infrastructure > > is sufficient to handle the explosion of > > bandwidth-hungry services such as > > Internet telephony and video. In a recent report, > > Cisco calculated that > > monthly Internet traffic in North America will > > increase 264% by 2011 to more > > than 7.8 million terabytes, or the equivalent of > 40 > > trillion email messages. > > If such Internet traffic continues increasing, > many > > believe networks could > > crash or at least slow to a crawl. Today, > > information travels the Web by > > being broken into tiny bits called packets, which > > are routed through the > > least congested pipes to their destination. Once > the > > packets arrive, they > > are reassembled into their original form. The > > problem is that the increasing > > size of files, such as video, has begun > overwhelming > > some equipment handling > > the traffic, resulting in errant or lost packets. > To > > tackle the problem, a > > slew of start-ups are producing gear and software > to > > accelerate Internet > > traffic or to increase the network's capacity. > > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119128309597345795.html?mod=todays_us_marke… > > (requires subscription) > > * Our fraying Internet infrastructure (Commentary) > > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/01/EDGBSAN5C.DTL > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > WWWhatsup NYC > > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > __._,_.___ Messages in this topic > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/message/1778;_ylc=X3oDMTM0YzZnYnJrBF9…>( > > 1) Reply (via web post) > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwZTJiY2g1BF9TAzk3MzU…>| > > Start > > a new topic > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlN2VoczA3BF9TAzk3MzU…> > > > > > Messages<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYWRldTBjBF9TAzk…>| > > > Files<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcjk1aG5oBF9TAzk3Mz…>| > > > Photos<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaTVjdm1xBF9TAzk3M…>| > > > Links<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJmY2poZDI5BF9TAzk3Mz…>| > > > Calendar<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJkNGx2ZmNtBF9TAzk…> > > ---------------------------------------------- > > http://isoc-ny.org > > "The Internet is for Everyone!" -- Vint Cerf > > ---------------------------------------------- > > [image: Yahoo! > > > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkNXJhNHI2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxN…> > > Change settings via the > > > Web<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdjltc2dvBF9TAzk3MzU…>(Yahoo! > > ID required) > > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to > Daily > > > Digest<[email protected]?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>| > > Switch > > format to > > > Traditional<[email protected]?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional> > > Visit Your Group > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZzQzcGN2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0…>| > > Yahoo! > > Groups Terms of Use > > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> | Unsubscribe > > <isoc-ny-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com?subject=> > > Visit Your Group > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaG5pZmgwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0…> > > Search Ads > > > > Get new > > > customers.<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jlkpmgp/M=493064.10729656.11333347.8674578/D=…> > > > > List your web site > > > > in Yahoo! Search. > > Y! Messenger > > > > Instant > > > hello<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jfd4ook/M=493064.10729668.11333359.8674578/D=…> > > > > Chat over IM with > > > > group members. > > Food Lovers > > > > Real Food > > > Group<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jkqnc86/M=493064.11036139.11614791.8674578/D=…> > > > > on Yahoo! Groups > > > > find out more. > > . > > > > __,_._,___ > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small > Business gives you all the tools to get online. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7

1 0

Internet Statistics
by Alex Gakuru 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

Despite internet users increasing from 1 million (2005) to 2,770,300 (2007) end user prices have hardly reduced and in some instances actually they went high up. Obviously this has something to do with the 540 per cent mark up on local bandwidth prices by ISPs (CCK Internet Market Study) Well, notwithstanding the price pain penetration now compares well with Egypt's Enjoy http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm#africa (Update 30 Sept 2007) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&…

2 1

Telecoms harmonisation in East Africa
by Rebecca Wanjiku 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

hi, KICTANet invites you to a working lunch to meet with David Souter, who is in kenya to discuss various ways of Telecoms harmonisation in East Africa. lunch will be at Jacaranda on October 8. the meeting will be ideal for representatives from private sector, government, civil society, and academia, to interrogate all attendant issues, please confirm directly with me.....off list, regards becky ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

4 3

Re: [kictanet] KDN
by Kai Wulff 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Brian, KDN's aim is to run infrastructure to EVERY corner of the region and later the continent! Since I am constantly spending money (though operational very profitable) for this, I would be ill advised to chase people before they can give us an idea of what they want to do! If Altech or ANY other investor wants to participate by INJECTING (I am not talking about a sale of shares, I don't think this is in the interest of anybody at KDN or Sameer) substantial amounts of money to fasttrack this goal, I will listen VERY carefully! Rgds Kai ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Longwe" <brian(a)isisweb.nl> To: "Kai Wulff" <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 14:48 Subject: Re: [kictanet] KDN hmmm - I seem to recall that the big man over there has a requtation for pulling v. surprising deals at the last minute - might this be one of them? Regards, Brian On Oct 1, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Kai Wulff wrote: > Morning! > > Isn't it interesting what the media can do? > > We have not even received an offer (although it is true that Altech is > interested to come into the East African Market and is looking around), > so > how can we be sold? > > If this was true, CCK would know about .. > > More updates (if anything happens) on this channel! > > Rgds > > Kai > > P.S. Buying Kai would be difficult .... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > To: <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 08:02 > Subject: [kictanet] KDN > > > Kai, > SA Group buys Kai. See below. > > > > Business Report > Altech's R500m Kenyan buy should give it access to new submarine cable > Thabiso Mochiko > 411 words > 28 September 2007 > The Star > e1 > 3 > English > © Copyright 2007 Independent Newspapers (UK) Limited. All rights > reserved. > > Johannesburg - Allied Technologies (Altech) will pay more than R500 > million for a 51 percent stake in a division of Kenya's Sameer Group, > which should give the telecommunications technology company access to an > undersea cable. > Altech, which has a war chest of R1.2 billion, has agreed to buy a > majority shareholding in Sameer's information and communication > technology > (ICT) division, which houses Kenya Data Networks (KDN), Swift Global and > Infocom. > KDN operates an extensive fibreoptic cable network and plans to expand > into Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Swift Global is an > internet service provider with operations in Kenya and Tanzania. Infocom > provides broadband internet services in Uganda. > KDN is expected to participate in the African east coast submarine link, > which will support Altech's aggressive expansion into the telecoms arena. > Altech chief executive Craig Venter said growth opportunities in Kenya > were helped by its stable political environment. > The acquisition formed part of Altech's strategy to become a global > company, he added. > Venter noted that the ever-changing technology environment required > "equal > measures of prudence and agility". > Altech is still on the prowl for acquisitions, but says it will not buy > an > existing cellular network operator because its cellphone service > provider, > Autopage, continues to grow. The firm, which resells products of Cell C, > MTN and Vodacom, now boasts 850 000 subscribers. > Altech operates in India through its satellite television decoder > manufacturer, Altech UEC. Its vehicle tracking firm, Altech Netstar, has > opened shop in Malaysia and will expand to Brazil. > In the rest of Africa, Altech operates in Rwanda, where it has been > licensed to roll out a high-speed WiMax internet network. It has > profitable operations in Nigeria through NamITech, which manufactures 60 > million prepaid airtime vouchers a month for the country's five cellular > operators. > Altech will spend R30 million to expand capacity to make credit cards for > banks and SIM cards for cellular operators. > Another R90 million acquisition, of fleet management firm ComTech, is > subject to competition commission approval. > This week Altech, which is majority-owned by JSE-listed Allied > Electronics, posted a 20 percent rise in revenue to R4 billion for the > six > months to August. Interim operating profit increased by 6 percent to R306 > million from a year earlier. > Altech's shares gained 25c to R61.75 yesterday. The all share index added > 0.44 percent. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff% > 40kdn.co.ke > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: brian(a)isisweb.nl > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/brian%40isisweb.nl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Who put me in the wananchi mailing list
by Alex Gakuru 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

(Sent on 1 October 2007 10:00 am) I only recall requesting to be on kictanet list but I get two list subscriptions reminders: http://mail.wananchi.com/mailman/options/kictanet/ http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ Could it be the reason some of my posts take 5 days to get bounced? Could moderators Walu and Alice explain plse Alex ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

2 1

[Fwd: [AfriNIC-rpd] Fw: Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space]
by alice 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Egypt has submitted this proposal for allocation for remaining IPv4 addresses space... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Hytham Zakaria EL Nakhal Organisation: National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt Version: Draft Date: 07 July 2007 Status: Open for discussion Authors: Roque Gagliano (ANTEL), Francisco Obispo (CENIT), Hytham EL Nakhal (MCIT), Didier Allain Kla (ISOC Cote d'Ivoire) Policy Affected: The current on-demand global policy for the distribution of IPv4 address space to the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system. Incentive: In order to assure the equal distribution of the IPv4 address space across RIR regions, this policy proposal describes a process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space from IANA to the existing RIRs Policy Proposal Name: Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space. Proposal: -------------- Policy Statement: This policy describes the process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space from IANA to RIRs. When a minimum amount of available space is reached, an identical number of IPv4 allocation units (/8s) will be allocated from IANA to each RIR, replacing the current IPv4 allocation policy. In order to fulfill the requirements of this policy, at the time of its adoption, an identical number of IPv4 allocation units (N) will be reserved by IANA for each RIR. The number N is defined as 5. The reserved units will no longer be part of the available space at IANA pool. The process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space is divided in two consecutives phases: 1. Existing Policy Phase: During this phase IANA will continue allocating IPv4 addresses to the RIRs using the existing allocation policy. This phase will continue until a request for IPv4 address space from any RIR to IANA can not be fulfilled with the remaining IPv4 space available in the IANA pool. This will be the last IPv4 address space request that IANA will accept from any RIR. At this point the next phase of the process will be initiated. 2. Exhaustion Phase: IANA will automatically allocate the reserved IPv4 allocation units to each RIR (N units to each one) and respond to the last request with the remaining available allocation units in IANA pool (M units). 2.1. Size of the final IPv4 allocations: During this phase IANA will automatically allocate N allocation units to each RIR from the reserved space defined in this policy. IANA will also allocate M allocation units to the RIR that submitted the last request for IPv4 addresses. 2.2. Allocation of the remaining IPv4 Address space: After the completion of the evaluation of the final request for IPv4 addresses, IANA must: A) Immediately notify the NRO about the activation of the second phase of this policy. B) Proceed to allocate M allocation units to the RIR that submitted the last request for IPv4 address space. C) Proceed to allocate N allocation units to each RIR from the reserved space. Rational: --------------- The IANA pool of allocation units of IPv4 addresses (/8s) is decreasing rapidly. A new policy is proposed to replace the current "on demand" policy in order to bring certainty on how the remaining space will be allocated. This policy eliminates the pressure on the remaining central pool of addresses by allocating equal amount of allocation units (N) to each RIR. RIR may be studying slow-landing policies or the possibility to reserve specific address spaces for "critical infrastructure" or new companies in order to comply with anti-trust regulations in its region. This policy allows each RIR to adopt those policies through its PDP, which is simpler than a global policy discussion process. Each RIR will have the exact information on the amount of address spaces that they will be receiving as a last allocation from the IANA. The policy is written in such a way that the discussion could be split in two sections: first do we agree on the concept of the policy and second what is the appropriate value for the last allocation units N. Thanks & Best Regards Mostafa Ali NOL , Cairo Office Senior P&D Engineer Tel. : +202 760 6677 ext. 560 Mobile: +20 10 5151 189 Fax. : +202 760 7656 E-mail - mmostafa(a)nile-online.net _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

3 2

South African Minister claims several consortiums interested in NEPAD international fibre project
by Eric Osiakwan 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

There were "several" consortiums that had shown interest in getting involved with the proposed information and communication technology broadband infrastructure for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, the minister of communications, said last week. Matsepe-Casaburri said the government was not delaying the process by insisting on an African majority shareholding for the under-sea cable. The minister did not identify the consortiums. Insiders say that the South African Government will probably end up financing the consortium if it goes ahead. (source: Myadsl) Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 ext 2031 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now"

1 0

Ubuntu Platform Training
by Alex Gakuru 29 Sep '07

29 Sep '07

sent on 29 Sept 2007 2:10 pm Hi all, I am pleased to update you on our earlier announced Ubuntu platform training program. We have received a lot of diverse and encouraging interest on this introductory course. (Also pleased to have reclaimed some earlier users:) We have decided to start off with Saturdays 9:00 am - 12:00 noon for lecture-type classes with students undertaking 2-hours practical work thereafter every class. Sorry *nix* gurus:) our angle is NOT kernel-dev or terminal oriented,rather a gentle Open users introduction easy Ubuntu desktop. ( can't wait for GNONE 2.20 in "Gutsy Gibbon". Obviously spicy IBM's Lotus Symphony will be our Open Office package (http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/09/gnome-update-po.html and http://www.howtoforge.com/ibm_lotus_symphony_ubuntu_7.04 resp) The venue remains our near Nairobi Club, along 4th Ngong Avenue offices, opposite George Williamson House (off Ngong Road) Nairobi. Unfortunately this course is not free because we are not funded by anybody. Full Cost is Kshs 10,000 and YES! One can pay in two installments @ Kshs 5,000/=. will update you in due course on other scheduled discussions on Open Source Training if something concrete is agreed upon. Finally, thanks all for your interest and Josiah Mugambi for Lotus download pointer and YOU for forwarding our training course to your various mailing lists. Remember we are always "send button" away - feel free to ask me anything related through gakuru(a)gmail.com. Thanks Alex "The Future is Open" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

1 0

Cell operators key for African Internet penetration
by alice 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

Cell operators key for African Internet penetration Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:49 In a continent where restrictive regulations, high operating costs and widespread poverty makes Internet services unaffordable, low literacy among its population limits demand, and poor telecoms infrastructure hinders penetration, Africa's cellular operators have a key role to play in boosting Internet usage. Frost & Sullivan research analyst, Spiwe Chireka, says that while Africa is experiencing double-digit growth of Internet usage, ISPs can significantly enhance this by aligning themselves with cellular operators. "Moving forward, ISPs will need to consolidate their efforts and create strategic relationships with cellular operators," says Chireka. "The further development and increasing penetration of cellular networks would allow ISPs to offer mobile internet access and boost penetration of their services, thus reducing the high initial investment costs involved." At the same time, mobile handset operators need to partner with ISPs to provide affordable tools for mobile internet access. To develop a sound market share in the limited market base characteristic of Africa, there is a need for product differentiation to increase consumer's switching costs. "In addition, ISPs need to target markets outside the major urban areas, since these areas are currently saturated in terms of operators," says Chireka. "Accordingly, partnerships with cellular operators would go a long way to address this challenge. Besides, low cost and high speed access will also be crucial to ensuring market growth." Chireka says that the current double-digit growth is predicted on a narrow base, with the overall number of Internet users remaining limited. In some cases, ISPs, with the help of governments, are gradually designing coping strategies around restrictive licensing regimes, poor telecoms infrastructure and low affordability of services. Promisingly, both governments and private telecoms operators are making significant investments in infrastructure. Such initiatives are setting the stage to leverage the exciting growth potential of the African Internet market. "Most governments have embarked on ICT-led development strategies, aimed at developing e-governance and subsequently internet penetration," Chireka says. Markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Angola and Mozambique are set to enjoy high growth levels, given their technology neutral licensing regimes, independent regulators, high levels of FDI and highly liberalised markets. Ghana and Nigeria have high growth potential, but this is hindered by poor economic performance and poor licensing regimes, which have limited foreign investment into these markets. By partnering with highly successful cellular operators in regions such as these, ISPs could quickly negate some of these barriers. OEM Division - Novell Garry Hodgson (IP:62.200.56.xxx) 2007-09-25 05:32:38 __._,_.___

1 0

FW: 12th International Business Forum & Global E-discussion
by Harry Hare 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Some of you might find this interesting. Harry -----Original Message----- From: csrwbi(a)worldbank.org [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 11:18 PM Subject: 12th International Business Forum & Global E-discussion The World Bank Institute, in cooperation with InWEnt Capacity Building International, is pleased to invite you to the 12th International Business Forum -- Business Engagement for Governance: Business and the Rules of the Game October 9-10, 2007 World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C. More information and registration at: http://www.businessandmdgs.net/ Operating in today's globalized economy is risky business. The private sector has identified a need to take the initiative in addressing global challenges that impact their business as much as the societies in which they operate. Often they are doing so in the absence of clear legislation or clear and functioning global frameworks. This conference will pinpoint the role private business can and should play in shaping tomorrow's global governance structures, and suggest corresponding adjustments required by the public sector. Forum topics include: Business Action on Climate Change: The Impact on Corporate Strategy Private Sector Roles in Combating Corruption: Setting One's Own Standards Business Contributions to achieving the Millennium Development Goals As a lead up to the Forum, a Global E-discussion for young leaders will take place from September 24 to October 5, 2007. Register NOW at: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BusinessMDGs/eDiscussion.htm The e-discussion will bring together young leaders from around the world to discuss youth opinions on the role business should play in dealing with two of today's global challenges: Climate Change and Good Governance. The recommendations from the e-discussion will be presented to senior business and development leaders at the 12th International Business Forum on October 9-10, 2007. For more information about the e-discussion and to register, please see the attached flyer and visit the e-discussion webpage: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BusinessMDGs/eDiscussion.htm. We look forward to your participation in both events. Djordjija Petkoski Head of Business, Competitiveness and Development Team World Bank Institute (See attached file: World Bank Announcement.pdf)(See attached file: World Bank Announcement.pdf) *Register Now for the Global E-discussion: Free registration at http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BusinessMDGs/eDiscussion.htm or visit www.businessandmdgs.net and go to the Youth Consultations page.*

1 0

Papers Due: ICT Africa 2008 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb 13-15)
by Janet Feldman 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

http://ictafrica.nepadcouncil.org Last call for papers: Submission of papers for ICT Africa will now close on September 30. If you are still yet to submit your paper, please do so on or before September 30, at midnight US Eastern time (GMT/UTC-4). With two highly regarded conferences, ICT Africa and NOVATECH, being hosted at the same location - you are guaranteed one of the largest ICT events in Africa. Manuscript due date: September 30, 2007 Acceptance date: November 16, 2007 Camera ready manuscript due date December 15, 2007 ICT Africa 2008 conference and tutorial program will bring together engineers, scientists, developers, government leaders, corporate managers, educators, financiers and project representatives from all over Africa and abroad. Suggested topics include: Paper and tutorial titles will include, but not limited to: Track 1 Networks There have been concerted efforts to develop ICT infrastructure in Africa including submarine fibre links, terrestrial long haul fibre and microwave links, metropolitan and access networks including wireless mesh networks, Wi-Max, ADSL, 3G wireless, broadband over power line and fiber to the premises (deployed in Kigali, Rwanda for example). This track will address technologies appropriate for these developments will include but not limited to: Fiber optic networks Submarine cable systems Digital subscriber line (ADSL) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Wireless broadband access: including WI-MAX Wireless LANS: including Wi-Fi Broadband over power line Satellite Broadband Fiber to the premises Internet exchange points Track 2 Data Management Issues in Internet-Based Applications: The availability of high-speed networks and high-performance microprocessors is making networks of computers an appealing vehicle for cost-effective internet and business computing. Clusters of computers built using commodity hardware and software are playing a major role in web server design with several applications in E- Commerce, E-learning, E-government, etc. Although applications are flourishing, some challenges remains in the Peer-to-Peer and Internet- based applications. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) refers to a network of equals (peers), where by design two or more peers are able to collaborate spontaneously or share resources without the need for central coordination. We invite contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines including economics, information systems, information management, and computer sciences. We would also like to involve practitioners whose experiences applications of P2P could certainly enrich the discussions. The track focuses on but is not limited to: Information storage, retrieval and update in a distributed system High performance and reliable mass storage Intrusion prevention, detection and tolerance Formation of supply chains, coalitions, and virtual enterprises Agent technology Public records archives (electronic documents accessibility, authenticity) Trust and privacy e-Voting systems solutions Mobile applications e-government solutions e-learning solutions e-commerce solutions e-health solutions e-labs and distance learning Tutorial Titles Fiber optics Next generation broadband networks VoIP Instructions: PAPERS: Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, are solicited. The conference is interested in contributions addressing all the areas associated with the title above. All paper submissions will be handled electronically at http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ocs . Authors should prepare the full paper following the IEEE paper format. Papers including text, figures and references must not exceed 10 pages. The abstracts should be submitted with the following information: Author's name Co-author(s) Address Company/organization Telephone number email address Title of the paper or presentation Relevant topic (from the areas listed above) One or Two keywords (relating to the subject of the abstract) TUTORIALS: Proposals submission should be in plain text or PDF format and should include a cover sheet and an extended abstract. The cover sheet should specify: The title of the tutorial The length : a half day (3 hours plus breaks) or full day (6 hours plus breaks) The intended audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced) The complete contact information for the contact person and other presenters A brief biography (max. 2 paragraphs) for each presenter The audio/visual equipment needed for the presentation. The extended abstract should be 4 to 6 pages, and should include an outline of the tutorial, along with descriptions of the course objectives and course materials. Paper submission site: http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ocs/ Conference site: http://ictafrica.nepadcouncil.org Contacts Clarissa Dhliwayo cdhliwayo(a)nepadcouncil.org Pamela Odero podero(a)nepadcouncil.org submitted by Janet Feldman (kaippg(a)earthlink.net)

1 0

MPs move to court to block Safaricom IPO, while in Rwanda MTN needs competitor that matches their profile
by alice 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Kenya MPs move to court to block Safaricom IPO Published on September 25, 2007, 12:00 am By Evelyn Kwamboka The battle to stop the sale of shares in Safaricom Limited to the public has moved to court. Three members of Parliament filed a notice at the High Court in Nairobi saying they want to stop a planned initial public offer until the Privatisation Act 2005 comes into force. Their move will also block other planned privatisations as well as secondary offers of partially privatised firms. The IPO, expected before Christmas, will see the sale of a 25 per cent stake held by the Government through the Nairobi Stock Exchange. President Kibaki has already assented to the Act, but its coming into force was on hold until recently when Parliament forced the Finance minister, Mr Amos Kimunya, to move on it. The MPs — Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (Kisumu Rural), Mr Omingo Magara (South Mugirango) and Mr Mwandawiro Mghanga (Wundanyi) — claim the intended sale is illegal and undermines Parliament. They want the court to direct Kimunya to set a date when the Act will come into force. They also want an order barring the Government from any further sale of public corporations and State-held shares until when the Act comes into force. In the papers filed in court through Katwa and Kemboy Advocates, Nyong'o says Kimunya has no legal power to sell the 25 per cent stake in Safaricom or any shares in the company. "It also raises suspicion on the real motive and overall objective of the hurried privatisation exercise done within a legal vacuum, particularly when the overall effect appears likely to be detrimental to the common good against the greater national interest," he says. Another ground the MPs are relying on is that the minister has no authority to form a Privatisation Steering Committee to implement and co-ordinate the process or ignore the collective will of Parliament as expressed in the Privatisation Act 2005. "The decision of the minister is in breach of the order given by the Speaker of the National Assembly on August 23 to the minister to operationalise the Act within seven days from the said date," adds Nyong'o. Kimunya is alleged to have refused to appoint a date on which the said Act will come into force. The Act provides for the formation of a specialised privatisation commission to manage and implement the privatisation programme. Nyong'o says the Act regulates and limits the powers of the Government as well as the minister with respect to the privatisation process. The MP avers that records concerning Safaricom and Vodafone Kenya Ltd have been missing from the Registrar of Companies and Parliament cannot access them. As a result of the shares owned by the Government in Safaricom, the MP says the public has a right to know whom the company does business with. He claims that given the number of Safaricom subscribers and profit the company makes, the proposed privatisation is critical. The company this year announced a pre-tax profit of Sh17.2 billion off a turnover of Sh47 billion. It has close to seven million subscribers. Its actual shareholding structure has previously been cause for controversy. Source: http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143975045 <http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143975045> ************ ************* Uganda Celtel parent firm rebrands Monday, 24th September, 2007 E-mail article Print article By Vision Reporter MTC Group, the parent company of Celtel International, has re-branded to Zain which becomes the group's corporate master brand immediately. In Africa, the Zain Group will continue to trade under the Celtel brand. "Zain will bring together all our operations under a single, strong and unique identity. We believe it is the optimal platform upon which we can build a global brand with the ultimate goal of better serving our customers," Saad Al Barrak Zain Group's chief executive said. "It will propel the group towards becoming one of the top 10 global mobile telecommunications companies in the next four years." The Zain brand's theme is: "A Wonderful World." Brand architect Tito Alai, the group's chief commercial officer who also developed the Zain Group's successful Celtel brand in Africa, said: "The name Zain was selected from a list of over 400 after extensive research across many countries and cultures validated its broad global appeal." http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/588294 <http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/588294> ******************** Rwanda Tuesday, 25th September 2007 MTN needs competitor that matches their profile BY DAVID KEZIO MUSOKE SEVENTY per cent of Rwandatel shares are up for grabs. By the end of October, Rwanda's telecom market could be having a new player. Is this good or bad news for MTN Rwanda? What about the subscribers, what are they going to expect? There are six bidders including two telecom giants: the Vodacom Group of South Africa and Celtel, Africa's third-largest cell phone firm. The others include V-Tel Holdings of Jordan, Bit Map Ltd of Singapore and two little known companies: LapGreen Network of Uganda and Rwanda's R-Com. Rwandatel and its branded products, including Terracom and recently introduced Karame, have always played the fiddle to the already existing and powerful brand of MTN Rwandcell. The edgy relationship between both premier telecommunication companies has not really played a pivotal role in the development of the market and its infrastructure since 1998. According to the International Development Research Center (IDRC), MTN Rwanda grew a subscriber base four times the number of subscribers of Rwandatel, and the rate for telephone calls from mobile to fixed lines grew prohibitive. This discouraged most of Rwanda's users from calling mobile to fixed telephones. IDRC says they estimate 90 per cent of interconnection calls are initiated from the Rwandatel network and terminate on the MTN Rwandacell network (fixed to mobile). This means Rwandatel has to pay a tremendous amount of money to MTN Rwandacell for termination charges to use the MTN Rwandacell network, a business venture found to be unfair. MTN has since then operated in a monopolistic manner, controlling a market share of 95 per cent to a population of over 8 million Rwandans. The company boasts over 500,000 subscribers. Looking at MTN Rwanda closely, it belongs to the MTN family that set fort in South Africa. From the global footprint, the MTN group operates in 21 countries, serving a combined population of over 500 million people worldwide. But the gold is not that glittering for MTN Rwanda. According to the MTN Group Limited Integrated business report for last year, MTN Rwanda contributed only 2 per cent of subscribers to the South and East Africa (SEA) region of the MTN Group. It also supplied just 1 per cent of the total revenue the MTN Group collects from SEA, a region that includes South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Zambia, and Uganda. So what kind of competitor does MTN Rwanda need? What kind of market does Rwanda's population need? Skeptics say telecommunications is very crucial, if not one of the most important tools to eradicate the many socio-economic problems plaguing any third world country. The Rwandan government has made it very clear it is interested in a new owner of Rwandatel who will have to meet certain objectives underlined in the country's Vision 2020. The Grameen Foundation argues Rwanda has a relatively low rural tele- density (the number of telephone lines per 100 people) which is quoted at 5 per cent. Research done by the Research ICT Africa also shows Rwanda has the second highest mobile call tariffs in Africa, trailing Ethiopia. Rwanda has recently joined the East African Community (EAC). All the members states in this bloc (with the exception of Burund) have telecom markets which are quite superior to that of Rwanda. Safaricom of Kenya has a subscriber base of 7.6 million out of the estimated 10 million subscribers in the country. Tanzania boasts four GSM operators, while Uganda's subscribers with the recent registration of Warid and Hits telecommunications have an option of choosing between five operators by the end of this year. All three East African countries are connected to Celtel's `One Network coverage', a borderless network that allows subscribers to make calls at local rates and receive free incoming calls. This network is the first of its kind in the world and has won the company international recognition within the GSM association, a telecom club that harbors over 300 telecommunication companies worldwide. Rwanda would therefore need an alternative telecommunications company that can fully integrate subscribers into the EAC bloc – one which doesn't only concentrate on the transmission of voice, but also on transmission of data. One who will adopt third-generation (3G) mobile services in the country. In a recent statement, Rwandatel said: "We are looking for a strategic investor with capacity to develop the sector by improving the quality of services and meeting the ever increasing expectations of telecommunications market in Rwanda." Of all six bidders, there are only three which have profiles that match those of the telecoms mentioned above. The eventual winner of the bid would provide a highly competitive market for MTN Rwanda. V-Tel Holdings of Jordan and Bit Map Ltd of Singapore have hardly had any operations in Africa. Therefore, they have no experience working in an African setting and definitely don't know the market. Libya Africa Investments Portfolio for Africa (Lap Green) is a Libyan consortium reorganising the interests of investments owned by the Libyan government. The group, which has invested US$4 billion in cash and owns US$3 billion in assets, also owns Lap Green Networks Ltd who bought 69 per cent of shares in Uganda's national telecom operator, Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). LapGreen Networks also owns Mali's Sahelcom and together with UTL's 700,000 subscribers, it would boast of about 900,000 fixed line and mobile subscribers in Africa. Vodacom and Celtel have both been identified as pan-African with regional interests in sub-Saharan Africa. Vodacom provides 3G GSM services to millions of customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Vodacom brand is also a 50 per cent joint venture investment with the United Kingdom's mobile firm, Vodafone Group Plc. The same telecommunication company has a 40 per cent stake in Safaricom of Kenya. Celtel which is owned by Kuwaiti-based Mobile Telecommunication Company (MTC), operates in 15 African nations. The company which recently announced a re-branding rollout from MTC Kuwait to Zain International has also established a strong hold across the West African region. Celtel's Fayaz King told telecom regulators by the end of 2007, all 15 countries would be part of its One Network plan recently, at the 1st Mobile Roaming Conference in West Africa. Sources within the telecom circles say MTN Rwanda is planning to forge a regional free-roaming zone with Safaricom. According to sources, MTN Rwanda's chief executive, Themba Khumalo and his Safaricom counterpart, Michael Joseph, met at the sidelines of the annual GSM Conference in Nairobi recently and discussed the prospects. The other advantage Celtel and Vodacom would have over all the other four bidders, is the fact that both companies are subscribers to a US$ 235m project to build a fiber-optic submarine cable. This project would fulfill what the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) calls the `missing link' to 21 eastern and southern African countries by 2009. The project is meant to reduce international connectivity costs by two-thirds. With `Connect Africa,' an ITU sponsored communications summit set to be held in Rwanda next month, the bidding process of the new player in Rwanda telecom market has to be done in line with the interests of ITU. At this summit, different heads of state will have to make key decisions in the regulatory environment in order to approach the market and attract the business leaders, some of which will include these bidders. Rwanda could use this summit to show case its ability to do away with unfair monopolies that might hinder growth in her telecommunications industry. dkmusoke(a)newtimes.co.rw <mailto:dkmusoke%40newtimes.co.rw> http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=1298&article=1147 <http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=1298&article=1147> ***********************

1 0

Econet finally connected after paying $12m fee
by alice 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Econet finally connected after paying $12m fee By A STAFF WRITER The EastAfrican South African-based mobile telephone operator Econet Wireless has finally found an entry into Kenya's highly lucrative market after it was allocated frequencies by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK), ending a bruising three-year battle for a licence. Its local subsidiary, Econet Wireless Kenya Ltd, announced last week that it had received the frequencies after it paid the $12 million (Ksh840 million) balance of its licence fee earlier this month. The company said it was now preparing for rollout of it services, effectively becoming Kenya's third mobile telephone operator. The balance is part of the $27 million the company was required to pay before it could be licensed and allocated frequencies. But the company is entering a market dominated by Safaricom Ltd and Celtel International — more or less a duopoly where the two players dictate terms. In a David and Goliath situation — Safaricom Ltd is the most profitable company posting Ksh17 billion ($253.7 million) in profits while Celtel has established a name for itself — Econet can hope that the CCK finds favour with its appeal and enforces a provision in its licence that commits regulatory authorities compel its competitions to provide a level playing field. But this will only be feasible if the competition allows number portability and the sharing of basic physical infrastructure, including base stations. Number portability allows consumers to retain the same number regardless of the network they are on at any one particular moment, but there is no indication that the CCK will introduce and enforce the requirement and even less hope that the other better entrenched companies will be willing to give in. But Econet's ability to roll out its network almost immediately it receives its licence and frequencies as it had promised remains to be seen. Its entry comes in at a time when the sector is undergoing rapid growth. It has recently witnessed the introduction of CDMA technology by Telkom Kenya, Popote Wireless and Flashcom. Econet's hopes of making an impact and quick profits for its principal shareholders will depend heavily on CCK's ability to negotiate complex interconnect agreements between multiple players and set the price for shared infrastructure. The telecommunications sector is characterised by a large mobile- phone segment, that has experienced sustained growth, with the number of subscribers surging at a phenomenal rate. For the period 2000 to 2005, growth in this sector was a remarkable 105 per cent. It is estimated that total subscriber numbers hit a new peak of eight million in December 2006, implying a penetration rate of 23 per cent. The number of fixed lines remains comparatively low, falling from a peak of 320,000 in 2002 to 280,000 in 2006. With ongoing deregulation and a sustained commitment from the government to support the sector, the business environment is seen as being extremely robust http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/News24090714.htm <http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/News24090714.htm> __._, <http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/kenyainternational>

1 0

ICANN, TWNIC Host "Toward the New Era of Internet"
by Alex Gakuru 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20sep07.htm ICANN, TWNIC Host Toward the New Era of Internet in Taipei Internationalized domain names, Internet security key topics at three-day meeting 20 September 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is joining forces with the Taiwan Network Information Centre (TWNIC) to host a special regional meeting Toward the New Era of Internet in Taipei 19-21 October 2007. ICANN, TWNIC, and the global Internet community are tackling some of the most important issues impacting the Internet since its creation, said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANNs President and CEO. This meeting is an opportunity for technical communities, Internet businesses, and policy makers from the Asia-Pacific to come together and share thoughts and ideas on how we can move forward together. Some of the meeting highlights include: * Internet security and the challenges it presents to governments, service providers, and end-users * The need for a migration to IPv6, with its 340 trillion trillion trillion Internet Protocol addresses, because of the depletion of the widely-used IPv4 space * One of the last official ICANN functions for Board Chair Vint Cerf, whose term ends at the Los Angeles International Public Meeting at the end of October. * ICANNs progress on implementing internationalized domain names (IDNs), which have the goal of adding to the 37 characters presently available for domain names to tens of thousands of characters from many of the languages of the world. IDNs are going to change the face of the Internet when they arrive it will give people the chance to register domain names with their names in their languages, Dr Twomey added. ICANN is about to launch a technical evaluation of the impact IDNs will have, and if all goes well internationalized domain names could be available sometime in 2008. Links to the agenda and registration for the Taipei meeting are online at: http://taipei2007.icann.org/. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/

1 0

NY Times FREE AGAIN!!!
by Alex Gakuru 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

["Now, everyone is entitled to our opinions. Effective September 19, 2007, TimesSelect has ended. Content previously published for TimesSelect is available free to all NYTimes.com visitors." http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/ts/] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WWWhatsup <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Sep 22, 2007 10:14 PM Subject: [isoc-ny] NY Times FREE AGAIN!!! To: isoc-ny(a)yahoogroups.com, discuss(a)isoc-ny.org [Finally, the old grey lady digs the bullet out of it's foot] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ A note to our readers: We have ended TimesSelect. All of our Op-Ed and news columns are now available free of charge. Additionally, The New York Times Archive is available free back to 1987 ---------------------------------------------------------- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html

2 2

Fwd: NSE Week Ending 21Sep2007
by Bill Kagai 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> Date: Sep 22, 2007 10:21 PM Subject: NSE Week Ending 21Sep2007 To: mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke Dear Sir/Madam, In this week's analysis; i. Improved fiscal rectitude and political governance prompts Citi to open shop for equities market in Kenya. ii. Kengen to pay Kshs 0.80 dividend for year ending June 2007. iii. Time in partnership with CNN ponder the mystery behind M-Pesa - aptly summarised as...'Socially useful yet Profitable'...as Safaricom crosses the 500,000 subscriber threshold for M-Pesa. iv. Test drive [myStocks+] a ground breaking software solution developed by Synergy in partnership with MediaCorp that now manages your stock portfolio and generates your statements using real time data. www.mystocks.co.ke -- -- Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Nairobi Stock Exchange [NSE] - Authorised Information Vendor Suite B2 Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete URL. www.mediacorpafrica.com --

1 0

Fwd: EuroAfrica-ICT workshops - Publication sur médias et TIC -- CIPACO FLASH - N°7 - 22/09/2007 (IPAO/PIWA)
by Eric Osiakwan 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: "contact(a)cipaco.org" <contact(a)cipaco.org> > Date: 22 September 2007 14:21:13 GMT+03:00 > To: newsletter(a)cipaco.org > Subject: EuroAfrica-ICT workshops - Publication sur médias et TIC > -- CIPACO FLASH - N°7 - 22/09/2007 (IPAO/PIWA) > > CIPACO FLASH - N°7 - 22/09/2007 > -------------------------- > > ******** > ENGLISH > ******** > > ** EuroAfrica-ICT workshop in Botswana** > > As you may already know, the EuroAfrica-ICT initiative > (<http://www.euroafrica-ict.org>) is a project developed under the 6th > Framework Programme (FP6) of the European Commission (DG InfSo) > with the > aim to strengthen, develop and support S&T partnerships in the ICT > field > between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa in particular in FP7 > (<http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7>). > > In this framework you are cordially invited to attend the next two > EuroAfrica-ICT Awareness Workshops: > > Gaborone, Botswana > :: Date: October 8 & 9 > :: Venue: Gaborone International Conference Centre - Gaborone, > Botswana > :: Organiser: The Meraka Institute of the CSIR, South Africa > :: Supporting organisations: Ministry of Communications, Science & > Technology (Botswana) and the University of Botswana. > :: Language: English > :: Participation : Free but no schoolarship to support attendance > available. > :: Contact : RNaidoo(a)csir.co.za and cmanneson(a)csir.co.za > > > Yaoundé, Cameroon (details below in French) > :: Date: October 11 & 12 > :: Venue: Franco Hotel - Yaoundé, Cameroon > :: Organiser: Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA), Senegal > :: Supporting organisation: Ecole Nationale Polytechnique Supérieure, > Université of Yaoundé 1 > :: Language: French > > > ** Publication "Enjeux et usages des TIC en Afrique : Les médias > entrent > dans le débat" ** > > New publication by the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA), mainly in > French, on media and ICTs in Africa. Issues covered: media uses of > ICTs, > blogs, regulation, SAT3, GSM uses, e-administration, telecenters, etc. > Contains analyses on ICT issues for journalists and 43 articles > written > by journalists from West and Central Africa; 262 pages. Produced > within > the framework of a PIWA project funded by IDRC - See details in > French below > > > > ********** > FRANCAIS > ********** > > ------------------------ > Ateliers EuroAfrica-ICT > ------------------------- > > Comme vous le savez peut-être, l’initiative EuroAfrica-ICT > (<http://www.euroafrica-ict.org>) est un projet soutenu par le 6ème > Programme Cadre de Recherche et Développement (PCRD) de la Commission > européenne (DG Société de l’Information et Media) ayant pour > objectif de > faciliter les partenariats scientifiques et techniques entre les pays > d’Afrique sub-saharienne et de l’Union européenne au sein du 7ème PCRD > (<http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7>). > > Dans ce cadre, nous sommes heureux de vous convier aux deux > ateliers du > projet EuroAfrica-ICT: > > GABORONE, BOTSWANA > :: Date: 8 & 9 Octobre > :: Lieu: Centre de Conférences International - Gaborone, Botswana > :: Organisateur: L’Institut Meraka, CSIR, Afrique du Sud > :: Soutien: Ministère des Communications, des Sciences et Technologies > (Botswana) et l’Université du Botswana > :: Langue de travail: Anglais > :: Contact : RNaidoo(a)csir.co.za et cmanneson(a)csir.co.za > > YAOUNDE - CAMEROUN > :: Date: 11 & 12 Octobre > :: Lieu: Hôtel Franco - Yaoundé, Cameroun > :: Organisateur: Institut Panos Afrique de l’Ouest (IPAO), Sénégal > :: Collaboration: Ecole Nationale Polytechnique Supérieure, Université > of Yaoundé 1 > :: Langue de travail: Français > > ** Objectifs de l'atelier du Cameroun: ** > > 1) Informer les participants sur les activités de l’initiative > EuroAfrica-ICT et ses différents services ; > 2) Informer sur les modalités de participation au 7ème PCRD ; > 3) Identifier les principales institutions africaines pouvant > participer > au 7ème PCRD ; > 4) Favoriser la discussion sur les enjeux de la Recherche Scientifique > sur les TIC, ainsi que la collaboration entre les différents acteurs. > > La rencontre réunira les principales organisations intéressées par la > recherche scientifique dans le secteur des TIC, du Cameroun, des pays > voisins, des institutions régionales et internationales, ainsi que des > représentants de l’Union européenne. > > Durant l’atelier, les enjeux de la recherche sur les TIC pour > l’Afrique, > de la coopération avec l’Union Européenne dans ce domaine, ainsi > que des > initiatives de recherche sur les TIC seront discutés. Des visites de > laboratoires TIC auront également lieu. > > Public cible : Universitaires intéressés par les TIC, acteurs du > secteur > privé TIC intéressés par la recherche/développement et la coopération > technique, autres acteurs travaillant sur ces questions, acteurs de > l’Union européenne intéressés par la recherche et la coopération > technique avec l’Afrique dans ce domaine. > > ** Comment y participer ? ** > > La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription préalable est > impérative ; veuillez bien vouloir vous inscrire en remplissant ce > formulaire > http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/awareness_workshops_formulaire.html. Les > inscriptions seront closes le 2 Octobre 2007. > > Les personnes intéressées devront prendre en charge les frais liés à > leur participation. L’initiative EuroAfrica-ICT prendra en charge les > déjeuners durant l’atelier. > > Pour plus d'informations : > http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/awareness_workshops.html et > http://www.cipaco.org/spip.php?article1198 -- > > > ** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > Publication : "Enjeux et usages des TIC en Afrique : Les médias > entrent > dans le débat" > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > > Une nouvelle publication du Programme "Usages et Politiques du > Numérique" (TIC) de l’Institut Panos Afrique de l’Ouest (IPAO) > vient de > paraître. Elle a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet « La presse > écrite > ouest-africaine : médiatrice des enjeux de la société de l’information > », mis en oeuvre par l’IPAO entre 2004 et 2006 et financé par le > Centre > de Recherches pour le Développement International (CRDI). Il avait > pour > objectif de sensibiliser les acteurs des médias aux enjeux de la > société > de l’information et de renforcer leurs capacités à traiter ce thème de > manière professionnelle. > > La publication rend ainsi compte et débat, d’une part, des usages > actuels des TIC pour le développement en Afrique et, d’autre part, de > leurs usages et enjeux pour les médias eux-mêmes. Elle contient des > analyses et plus de quarante articles écrits dans différents > contextes, > par des journalistes de l’Afrique de l’ouest et de l’Afrique centrale, > en français et dans quelques cas en anglais. L’utilisation des TIC > dans > l’administration, celle des blogs, de la téléphonie mobile, la > régulation, le SAT 3, la question « genre et TIC », la convergence et > surtout l’intérêt des TIC pour les médias, sont autant de > problématiques > traitées dans cet ouvrage collectif de 262 pages. > > Le projet financé par le CRDI a été réalisé en liaison avec un autre > projet de production et de renforcement de capacités des médias sur > les > TIC, financé par l’Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie > (AIF), > dans le cadre du Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes (FFI). > > ** Sommaire ** > > - Renforcer les capacités des médias et favoriser la gouvernance > efficiente des TIC (Avant-propos) > - Quand les médias s’approprient les enjeux des TIC : une analyse de > productions de journalistes ouest-africains > > - Sélection d’articles sur les TIC en Afrique > * Régulation et convergence > * Genre et accès universel > * SAT3, régulation, accès > * Médias, accès > * Gouvernance démocratique, développement > * Thèmes divers > > - Usages et perspectives des blogs en Afrique de l’Ouest : cas du > Sénégal > - Eléments d’évaluation sur la problématique « TIC et Médias » en > Afrique : Interviews d’acteurs > > > ** Télécharger gratuitement votre copie : > http://www.panos-ao.org/IMG/pdf_enjeuxetusagesticmedia.pdf > > Publication également disponible sur support imprimé. > > Pour plus d’information sur les activités de renforcement de capacités > des médias sur les TIC menées par l’IPAO, et financées par des > institutions telles que le CRDI, l’OIF/FFI, OSIWA, consulter le site > http://mediatic.panos-ao.org et http://www.haayo.org > > Pour plus d'informations : http://www.panos-ao.org/spip.php? > article15055 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > "Flash" est un bulletin d’alerte rapide qui paraît, lorsque nécessaire > et au plus deux fois par mois. Il vous informe rapidement sur un sujet > nécessitant votre prompte réaction (événement, opportunité, nouvelle, > etc.). C'est une production du projet CIPACO de l'Institut Panos > Afrique > de l'Ouest. > > Envoyez-nous vos informations: Contact(a)cipaco.org > > Pour s’abonner, envoyez-nous un email ou aller sur : > http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=15&lang= > Pour se désabonner, envoyez-nous un email ou aller sur > http://mailman.cipaco.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newsletter > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > "Flash" informs you on ICT policy issue(s) (event, opportunity, news, > etc) for which you need to take a prompt action; "Flash" is released > only when needed, and at most, twice a month. It is produced by the > CIPACO project of the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA). > > Contact - To send us an event: contact(a)cipaco.org > > To subscribe, send us a email or go to: > http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=15&lang=en > To unsubscribe, send us an email or go to > http://mailman.cipaco.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newsletter > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > > _______________________________________________ > Newsletter mailing list > Newsletter(a)cipaco.org > http://mailman.cipaco.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newsletter > Eric M.K Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) Tel: + 233.21.258800 ext 2031 Fax: + 233.21.258811 Cell: + 233.244.386792 Handle: eosiakwan Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Blog: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ Slang: "Tomorrow Now"

1 0