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JKUAT e-Gov Academy 2006-7 Calender
by Bill Kagai 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

2006-2007 TRAINING CALENDER The JKUAT e-Government Academy is a joint initiative of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Enterprises Company and Circuits & Packets Communications Limited in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), with a mission to offer high quality e-Government Training, Consultancy and Software Development. Located in the Juja Campus, the Academy primary objective is first to inculcate and transfer the technology of using logic and algorithm in service delivery through capacity building and e-Learning. The second objective is to commercialise the innovations developed in the Academy for use in both the public and private sector. This is currently being done through JKUAT Enterprises Limited, a company wholly owned by the University. We are glad to inform you that the training calendar for the 2006/2007 financial year is now ready and you can register for the courses online. Go to www.jkuategovacademy.ac.ke Course being offered this financial year include; Linux/Unix Fundamentals IT Security System Administration Desktop Application Programming Content Management Systems Graphics/Multimedia Technology CCNA/CCNP Hardware Maintenance Web Development Network Administration Contacts; Training Manager Joel Kimilu JKUAT e-Government Academy P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Tel: 254 67 52420 Fax. 254 67 52438 Email: info(a)jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke Technical Manager Ngahu Kanyingi Circuits&Packets Communications Ltd P. O. Box 20311-00200, Nairobi Tel: 254 20 2728332 Fax: 254 20 2726965 Email: info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke

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Kictanet Planning Meeting 7th September
by Judy kimiti 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Dear Members, Please note that the KICTANet Planning meeting will be at the Jacaranda Hotel on 7th September at the Jacaranda Room at 3:45pm We would appreciate if you'd confirm your attendance to the undersigned for logistics purposes. Thank you and best regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Software Freedom Day Celebrations
by Dorcas Muthoni 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

RE: *** Invitation To The Career Workshop for High School Girls to encourage them to pursue careers in Computing, 16th September 2006, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Missio Hall, Karen.*** LinuxChix Africa - Kenya Chapter in collaboration with Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) welcomes you to attend a one day Computing Career Workshop to be held on the 16th September 2006 at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Missio Hall, Karen. LinuxChix Africa (www.africalinuxchix.org ) was founded in December 2004 as an online discussion group to work on increasing the expertise of the African woman with regards to FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) and ICTâs as a way of empowering women. Today, LinuxChix Africa is a Pan-African organization helping toward building a critical mass of computing skills among African women. We have 16 country chapters and over 300 members from all over Africa. We believe that computing as a whole and Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in particular, can play a significant role in empowering women. The copyleft nature of FOSS helps programmers learn from programs or modify them so that they build on the innovations of others rather than re-invent the wheel. As we learned from the famous scientist Isaac Newton: Great achievements can only be made by standing on the shoulders of a giant. The overall objective of the Computing Career Workshop is to is to provide students and teachers with information on computing and also answer their questions on Computer Science/ Information Technology as a career. IT innovations and the opportunities are ineffectual if people are un-aware of them. The lack of awareness goes a long way in explaining the notable dearth of women in the IT industry in Kenya. A situation, that exists inspite of the fact that they achieve as well as the boys in pre-university examinations. Background Every year, a non-profit Software Freedom International organizes Software Freedom Day (SFD). This is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The goal in this celebration is to raise public awareness of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! Software Freedom International provides guidance in organizing SFD, but volunteer teams around the world organize their own SFD events to impact their own communities. This year, the date set for the celebrations is 16th September 2006. The Kenya chapter of LinuxChix Africa will once again hold the annual Career Workshop for High School Girls to encourage them to go for careers in Computer Science/Information Technology to celebrate SFD. Participants We expect up to 500 students to attend. Speakers Speakers will comprise luminaries from various IT disciplines. The honorable, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr. Bitange Ndemo is expected to give the keynote address. Speakers will make motivational speeches aimed at demonstrating success in the IT industry is not impeded by one's gender. It is hoped that the speakers will inspire and serve as role models to the girls. Activities Please see the attached program. I hope that you will able to join us and look forward to welcoming you there. Thanks and regards, Dorcas Muthoni Irene Misoi Co-founder, Kenya, Country Representative LINUXCHIX AFRICA LINUXCHIX AFRICA

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"AN EAR TO THE GROUND and A CRY FROM THE HEART"
by alice＠apc.org 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Dear KICTANet members, For those significantly engaged in communication and media for development work, the communication initiative would very much welcome your feedback and suggestions related to a draft Communication and Media for Development MANIFESTO - tentatively titled "An Ear to the Ground and a Cry from the Heart" - that they issued this past weekend through The Drum Beat Magazine. This manifesto is derived from knowledge and analysis shared by the network through The CI processes. It attempts to meet a need so often expressed by people and organisations engaged in communication and media for development work - the requirement for a short, succinct paper that makes the case for why this work is crucial for the effectiveness, efficiency and core principles of overall Development action. The draft Manifesto is also included below in this note. It can also be seen, as an issue of The Drum Beat magazine, at http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_363.html There are two substantive ways in which the further development and strengthening of this Manifesto would greatly benefit from the contribution of your skills, knowledge, analysis and insights: 1. Please complete the brief survey form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=662892502330 2. Join the online discussion for the month of September during which we will try to debate and refine [or maybe substantially re-write!] this Manifesto. To join click here: http://forums.comminit.com/profile.php?mode=register&style=2 and choose the "Drumbeat Chat' check box Thank you very much - we all greatly appreciate your contribution in helping to build this case for our work - a case that people can use in a variety of ways including within their own organisations, with local communities and national and international decision makers to demonstrate the considerable added value and potential of communication for media development in addressing the very significant development challenges in all communities, countries and regions. The Draft manifesto follows. Warren Feek Executive Director The Communication Initiative *** "AN EAR TO THE GROUND and A CRY FROM THE HEART" Effective Anti-Poverty Action through Increased Communication and Media for Development Action The Communication and Media for Development Manifesto DRAFT This manifesto proposes a set of steps for local, national and international development decision makers and funders to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall work of their organisations in addressing poverty and related issues. The proposals are based on an analysis of the significant challenges facing local, national, and international development and the extensive impact opportunities provided by communication and media for development action. 1. DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES An Analysis of the Requirements for More Effective Development Action The struggle against poverty, including the race to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to implement effective poverty reduction strategy (PRS) programmes, requires mobilising and harnessing all possible global capacities and resources. In particular, there is a pressing and compelling need for capacities and strategies that can best address the vital human and social dimensions of poverty, governance, health, education, conflict, HIV/AIDS, children, and other priority development issues at the scale required. All development issues, including the central issue of poverty itself, have questions of social norms, cultural dynamics, policy considerations, individual behaviours and attitudes, historical factors, knowledge, information, and creativity as both central elements of those development problems and strategic opportunities for effective action. International development, if it is to be more effective and efficient relative to the MDGs and PRS programmes, needs to have a much closer collective "ear to the ground". It is the situations and experiences of people and communities directly experiencing poverty and related issues that will ensure relevant and effective strategies and initiatives. Local, national and international decision makers can also improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their work by increasing the extent to which they listen to the "cries from the heart" of people in their communities. Those cries will include valuable ideas and suggestions for effective programmes. This is not just a matter of improved and more effective use of limited resources. It is also a fundamental human right that people drive and decide the changes in their lives, families, and communities. It is their lives in which we have the honour of engaging. Communication and Media for Development is an extensive and dynamic community of practitioners and organisations that seek to advance this desperately needed approach to development. The context and analysis above drive the nature of our work. The qualities, scope, and demonstrated impact of communication and media for development are what keep us advocating for increased support and growth. 2. COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT Strategic and Programmatic Action for Effective International Development Action Considering the arguments and analysis above, the following local, national, and international development qualities and strategies, which are the core elements of communication and media for development, are required in greater depth and scale: VOICE: Increased space for and attention to the voice, perspective, and central contribution of those most affected by poverty and other development issues. KNOWLEDGE: Widened and expanded knowledge and information sharing including, for improved relevance and other reasons, a higher priority on knowledge and information generated within the communities and countries that are bearing the heaviest burden of poverty and related issues. CULTURE: Improved ways to engage the rich cultural diversity across the globe and the important and diverse ways in which those varied cultures understand, address, and harness the vitally important factors of leadership, community, behaviour, and inclusion in order to improve their families, communities and countries. DEBATE: Significantly expanded public and private debate and dialogue on the issues that are of priority importance in each international, national, and local context. POLICY: More open, participative, and inclusive processes of policy development that increase the substantive integration of the views and perspectives of those most affected by poverty and other development issues. LEGISLATION: More effective legislation, including on media, supporting a pluralistic communication environment with space for a full range of organisations and voices. BEHAVIOUR and ATTITUDES: Expanded focus on addressing the relevant behaviours of both people affected and decision makers in order to accelerate action on the development issues of concern. DATA: Improved collection, sharing, and utilising of data related to the human and social dimensions of development. 3. DEMONSTRATED CHANGE The Demonstrated Effectiveness of Communication and Media for Development Action 3.1 Historical Change There are compelling and credible historical processes that had effective communication and media strategies as essential parts of their overall strategy. The Civil Rights, anti-Apartheid, anti-Tobacco, Representative Democracy, Child Rights and Women's Movements, as well as other past and ongoing global, regional, national and local social movements, have all included communication strategies as a main (often the central) part of their change effort. In many cases, all that these movements used were communication and media strategies. There is no vaccine, for example, for civil rights. 3.2 Research Data There is an increasing body of research and evaluation knowledge on the direct impact of communication and media for development action on poverty and its related and contributing factors - data that includes, relative to major development priorities: Poverty: * Local Language Media - India: States with higher levels of media development are more active in protecting vulnerable citizens....A 1% increase in newspaper circulation is associated with a 2.4% increase in public food distribution and a 5.5% increase in calamity relief expenditures. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-45.html * Voices of Women - AWSO - Middle East: In a programme to support Arab women's achievement of economic security, nearly 69% of participants contrasted with only 40% of non-participants, reported that they knew where to obtain information about business or personal loans. Participants were also significantly more likely than were non-participants to find out about training that could benefit them professionally (94% versus 68%). http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/id2002/sld-2431.html Governance: * Democratising Knowledge - Uganda: Increased public access to information...reduce[s]...corruption of public funds....[Corrupt] capture of public funds was reduced from 80 percent in 1995 to less than 20 percent in 2001. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-75.html * Information Flows - Global: Empirical analysis shows that countries which have better information flows as measured by both freedom of information and transparency have better quality governance. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2005/evaluations-137.html * New Technologies - Gyandoot - India: Citizens in the community perceive a shift in corruption levels, especially in terms of access to information and lesser harassment by the government officials. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/steval/sld-2152.html Gender: * Public Debate and Declaration - Tostan - Burkina Faso: 23 communities made a public declaration for the abandonment of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in front of 5,000 villagers, religious, traditional and political leaders, the media and programme managers from government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international organisations. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-218.html * Inter-personal Discussion - MAP - South Africa: 71% of the male participants believed that women should have the same rights as men, whereas only 25% of men in the control group felt this way. 82% of the participants thought that it was not normal for men to sometimes beat their wives, whereas only 38% of the control group felt that way. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2003/sld-2350.html Children: * Campaign - The Philippines: The proportion of fully vaccinated children of ages 12-23 months increased from 54% to 65%. The average number of vaccinations that a child under 2 years received increased from 4.32 to 5.10. Coverage increased between 1989 and 1990 by 0.77. The amount of this increase that was attributed to the media and communication was 0.54. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2278.html * Promotion - Mexico: Conclusion - mass media promotion and popular communication campaigns are an effective strategy for informing and motivating mothers to seek immunisation services for their children. Overall, 83% were aware of the campaign and 63% were impacted by its messages. The net increase in immunisation between the "aware" and "unaware" groups was 14.8%, though it must be recognised that a relatively large proportion of the "unaware" mothers also took their children for vaccinations, a feature the authors attribute to long-term momentum gained by successive vaccination campaigns. http://www.comminit.com/strategicthinking/st2004/thinking-589.html Maternal Mortality: * Participation - Suami/Suagi - Indonesia: When husbands were exposed to multi-media campaign messages about maternal mortality prevention and birth preparedness, men's knowledge increased and men's action toward becoming an alert husband increased; furthermore, the odds of knowledge acquisition and taking action were even higher for men who engaged in interpersonal communication about the campaign messages. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-288.html * Education-Entertainment - Smiling Sun - Bangladesh: Twice as many respondents (14%) who had watched the drama had received services than those who had not seen (7%) the drama. 9% of viewers had actually visited a clinic after being inspired by the drama. 70% of viewers had received antenatal care (ANC) services during their last pregnancy, as compared to 48% of non-viewers. 58% of non-viewers, versus 41% of viewers, said they had taken "no preparations" in advance of their last pregnancy. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2003/sld-2343.html Health and HIV/AIDS: * Mass Media Trends and Access - Africa: There is a persistent and frequently strong association between exposure to the mass media and reproductive behaviour in Africa in the expected direction; greater knowledge and use of contraception, intention to use contraception in the future, preferences for fewer children and intention to stop child bearing. In Zambia, 15% of married women with no education regularly exposed to radio and TV are currently using contraception compared with 9% exposed to one of those media and 7% exposed to no media. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2291.html * Integrated Multi-Communication - Soul City - South Africa: Exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series is significantly associated with reports of consistent condom use in relation to a regular sexual partner in the preceding 12 months (p=0.009). Compared to respondents with no exposure, respondents with exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series were 4 times as likely to report always using a condom with a regular sexual partner - with a consistent dose response. (See table 8: OR low exposure = 2.6; OR medium exposure = 3.8; OR high exposure = 4.) Conversely, exposure to Soul City multi-media over 6 series is associated with reducing the likelihood of reporting "never" using a condom with a regular sexual partner in the preceding 12 months (p=0.000). [from Sue Goldstein and Esca Scheepers. "Using Edutainment for Social Change - Evidence from Soul City Over 6 Series" - to be uplaoded shortly - contact Sue Goldstein suegold(a)soulcity.org.za Environment: * Drama - Arcandina - Ecuador: Knowledge that water consumption is dependent on population needs and that this is a key problem to maintaining a healthy environment increased from 50% to 75%; knowledge that erosion is due to uncontrolled forestry by human populations increased from 39.1% to 74.5%; and knowledge that the destruction of the environment is due to human behaviours increased from 33% to 75%. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idkdv2002/sld-2359.html * Engagement of Local Views and Contributions - Gwira Banso - Ghana: 50% of all farms planted trees supporting local reforestation. http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/eval2006/evaluations-259.html There are many other examples and a range of additional data. 4. PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY MAKERS AND FUNDERS As a community of over 100,000 people in over 5,000 different organisations across all countries and regions of the globe seeking improved international development action, we ask local, national, and international participants and decision makers across the spectrum - from children, mayors and national government officials to global technical experts, funders, and senior United Nations, bilateral, and foundation staff - to take the following actions. These actions provide the building blocks for growing and strengthening the important strategic and programming steps highlighted above. They derive from the proof of principle - both social movements and research/evaluation data - also cited above. The key steps that we request are: 4.1 An expanded and more direct involvement within your decision making, policy making and funding processes of people and organisations whose experience is rooted, on a daily basis, in the development issues that are the priority for your organisation. 4.2 An increased emphasis, as part of your organisation's strategy in local, national, and international contexts, on promoting debate and dialogue on priority issues - thus balancing the present tendency to promote particular answers, positions or organisational brands. 4.3 A higher priority in your data collection and analysis on communication and media knowledge and impact related to local, national, and international development action. 4.4 The employment of more staff across your organisation with skills, interests, and experience in communication and media for development. 4.5 A budget line for communication and media within all of your programmes and projects with formal guidance to programme managers to expend between 5 and 10% of budgets on communication and media action directly related to the priority development issues they are addressing. 4.6 An increase in funding support by your organisation for specific communication and media development strategies, programmes and other initiatives. These proposals are justified by the history, scope, and demonstrated impact of communication and media for development. They are presented in the context of recent funding trends towards a strong emphasis on aid effectiveness, budgetary support and decentralised decision making to country office locations. Through the analysis and actions highlighted above the overall effectiveness and impact of the work of your organisations will be strengthened. Together - locally, nationally, and globally - we will all make more substantive progress to address poverty and other priority local, national, and international development issues. *** 1. Please complete the brief survey form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=662892502330 2. Join the online discussion for the month of September during which we will try to debate and refine [or maybe substantially re-write!] this Manifesto. To join click here: http://forums.comminit.com/profile.php?mode=register&style=2 and choose the "Drumbeat Chat' check box You can also complete the Pulse Poll - Do you agree or disagree? - "The Communication and Media for Development Manifesto helps to make arguments that will strengthen my work." See http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html Many thanks for engaging your thoughts and ideas as we jointly build the strongest possible case for communication and media for development work - very much appreciated. Warren Warren Feek Executive Director The Communication Initiative wfeek(a)comminit.com http://www.comminit.com 1-250-658-6372 [ph] 1-250-658-1728 [fx] 1-250-480-9770 [mobile]

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FW: September 16th-Leadership Forum
by Muriuki Mureithi 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

FYI _____ From: Leadership Forum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 05 September 2006 18:41 Subject: September 16th-Leadership Forum Dear Sir/Madam, September is here with us and yes we are looking forward to our next LF session! Moreover, we will have the honour of listening to the first lady speaker ever in the Leadership Forum. All this will be taking place at the Stanley Hotel on Saturday the 16th September from 0930-1230. Our speaker will be Ms. Joyce Nyamweya. She is the Permanent Secretary Public Service Reform & Development; Office of the president. The topic for the day is ''Public Sector Reform & Development Programme: Socio-Economic Impact or Political Mileage?'' Members will engage the speaker in a question and answer session thereafter. Non Leadership Forum members are free to attend the session at a gate fee of Ksh. 500.Otherwise, the membership fee still stands at Ksh. 3000. Please note that the Leadership Forum membership entitles you to a 20% discount on the centre (library) membership. There is a large collection of the latest business and management books, journals, DVDs and tapes obtainable through the centre membership. Register now and find out! In order to serve you better, please confirm attendance by Thursday September 14th. Best Regards, Linet Otibine Customer Services Officer British Council Kenya Upper Hill Road P.o Box 40751-00100 <mailto:[email protected]> linet.otibine(a)britishcouncil.or.ke Tel +254 020 2836000 Fax +254 020 2836500 This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it.The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements. The British Council is registered in England as a charity. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/426 - Release Date: 23/08/2006

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Fwd: " How to" BPO Training Workshops
by Judy kimiti 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

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BPO Training
by Judy kimiti 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Dear members, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe recently, and quite appropriately, challenged the private sector for lagging behind in the implementation of ICT policy aspirations. Echoing this concern, Dr. Bitange Ndemo, his PS lamented the apparent disconnect between policy expectations for Kenyans to seize the enormous opportunity presented and the reality on the ground. Challenged like everyone one else, this is the Internet Society's response, which fits very well within this project mission. I look forward to your support by participating, sponsoring a trainee or circulating this to your networks. That way, you will give another person(s) the knowledge where to find this "hard to find" training. Sincerely, Alex Gakuru Telephone 020 -2732311 -2732312 Mobile 0722- 739100 Email: gakuru(a)gmail.com 04 September 2006 Dear Applicant/Colleague, The Internet Society through "focusing on the individual internet user" in collaboration with Cascade Global are holding Business Process Outsourcing "how-to" half-day workshops targeting individuals, and businesses interested in BPO ventures. Date: 07/09/2006 and 08/09/2006 Time: 9:00 am 1:00 pm Venue: ISOC Training Centre, 4th Ngong Avenue, Gordon Melvin House, Nairobi +254 20 2732311 / 2732312 +254 722 739100 (Booking contacts: Judy or Alex) Cost: Kshs 10,000/= (per person) Internet Society: (http://www.isoc.org/) Founded in 1992, the Internet SOCiety (ISOC) is a non-profit, non-governmental, international, professional membership organisation with more than 100 organizations and over 20,000 individual members in over 180 countries. The Internet Society believes that the Internet is for everyone. From its inception the mission of the Internet Society has been to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world. People in all parts of the world can use the Internet to improve their quality of life because the standards, technologies, business practices, and government policies connected with the Internet sustain an open universally accessible platform for innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity. Complementing its vision of the future is the Internet Society's vision of its role in creating that future: As the hub of a global network of individuals and organisations, the Internet Society is an effective advocate for the core values of an open and accessible Internet. The mission of ISOC is to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world - to ensure that "The Internet is for Everyone". Kenya project mission: "Focus on the individual-the individual internet user and the individual who has not yet been able to connect. Focus your attention on issues that will affect their lives and the way they use the Internet. And most of all, focus on giving them more choice and more control over this incredibly powerful, enabling technology." "The Internet is for Everyone" I look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Alex Gakuru Project Manager <esther.ngaine(a)citigroup.com> --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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FW: [swopnet] FW: e-Africa Commission vacancy
by Harry Harry 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Dear Colleagues, Just got this advert through another list, it does not indicate the deadline. So for those interested you might want to check whether its still valid or its expired. Apologies for cross-posting. Harry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 9/1/2006

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Planning Meeting 7th September 2006
by Judy kimiti 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

Dear Members, Please note the next KICTANet Planning Meeitng will be on 7th September 2006. Attached please find the agenda and last meetings minutes I request that members please RSVP their attandance to me prior to meeting date for logistics purpose Should you require any further info please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you Judy Kimiti KICTANet Events and Logistics Cordinator --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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New IT Manager
by Bill Kagai 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

Dear all, Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd has appointed Mr. Ngahu Kanyingi as our new Technical Manager. Mr. Ngahu Kanyingi attended Alliance High School and did his Bachelor Degree in Computer Science at University of Nairobi. He did his internship and part-time consultancy at Circuits & Packets where he assisted in training in WebDevelopment and Office Automation for Africa Democracy Forum under a project funded by USAID. He also participated in the development of e-Learning Software at the University of Nairobi. Mr. Ngahu has Certification in Java Programming from Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) and IMIS Higher Diploma from Strathmore University. At Circuits & Packets, Mr. Ngahu will be responsible in developing training content, training specialised IT classes and act as lead developer in our software development projects. -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 724 226600 URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke

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Fwd: Re: TELECENTRE MOVEMENT IN KENYA (For information/learning resource centres)
by chelimo kenneth 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

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JOB ADVERT: SOUL BEAT AFRICA DIRECTOR NEEDED
by alice＠apc.org 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

JOB ADVERT Soul Beat Africa http://www.comminit.com/africa/ Director SOUL BEAT AFRICA DIRECTOR NEEDED Soul Beat Africa is an exciting organisation using information and communication technologies to create opportunities for those involved in development communication in Africa to share what they are doing, thinking and experiencing and to discuss and review each others work to improve the impact of communication on African development. Soul Beat Africa is managed by the Communication Initiative - a Canadian based company - and Soul City; Institute for Health and Development Communication, a South African NGO. Soul Beat Africa is looking for a director to lead and manage the organisation as it becomes a self-standing South African NGO. The successful candidate will be responsible for the growth and development of Soul Beat Africa's network of users, on-line content and interactive processes as well as the strategic direction of Soul Beat in Africa. The successful applicant must have a relevant university degree with 4 - 8 years experience at a senior level in development communication. Experience in online publishing will be considered an asset. He or she must have a strong knowledge of development issues in Africa, have proven leadership skills and be very proficient in English. He / she must be a Southern African citizen. Should you be interested in the above position please send applications and CV preferably by e-mail to: to Nellie Phiri Nellie(a)soulcity.org.za or by regular mail c/o Nellie Phiri, Soul City P.O Box 1290 Houghton 2041, Fax Number 011 643 6253 Closing date 17 September. If you have not been contacted by end September, please accept that your application was not successful. No late applicants will be accepted.

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Call for Papers
by Eric Aligula 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

FYI and further action. Kind regards, Eric Aligula Magolo Senior Policy Analyst Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke URL: ww.kippra.org Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 24-25 The e-mail may contain confidential information belonging to KIPPRA and is intended solely for the addressees. The opinions therein, explicit or implied, are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of KIPPRA as an Institute. The unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying (either whole or partial) of this e-mail, or any information it contains, is prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. KIPPRA shall not be liable if the e-mail is modified or falsified. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender of the wrong delivery and the e-mail deletion". _____ From: Judy kimiti [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:16 PM To: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke Subject: [Kictanet] Planning Meeting 7th September 2006 Dear Members, Please note the next KICTANet Planning Meeitng will be on 7th September 2006. Attached please find the agenda and last meetings minutes I request that members please RSVP their attandance to me prior to meeting date for logistics purpose Should you require any further info please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you Judy Kimiti KICTANet Events and Logistics Cordinator _____ All <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/pc_mag/*http:/us. rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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CSIRT Kenya
by alice＠apc.org 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Dear All, As you may be aware, each day multiple system and application security vulnerabilities are discovered. In some instances, these vulnerabilities are as a result of exploits identified by Security Response Teams and others after incidents have occurred. The most critical aspects of security is the dissemination of information relating to security threats and vulnerabilities. Efficient and effective dissemination of this information limits and controls the propagation of damages associated with the vulnerabilities. Hereto, KENIC with the support of the local Internet community has undertaken a project to establish a local Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). Its initial objective will be to relay Computer and Network related security threats and vulnerabilities to the local Internet community. A weekly compilation of recorded activities from external sources will be sent to members of the Kenyan CSIRT mailing list. To subscribe to the mailing lists please visit www.csirt.or.ke and join the security-bulletin for the weekly summary. For notifications on incidents, subscribe to the security-alerts. As CSIRT develops its technical capacity, advanced research and support will be provided in future relating to computer and network security. The community can now benefit by monitoring only one list for all security information. Further, Service providers will have a formated email that they can forward to their subscribers. This being the initial stages, we look forward to input and suggestions from the community on ways of improving the CSIRT operations. Best regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes from 28 August 2006
by alice＠apc.org 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

KICTAnet members welcome to join this discussion on examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes. best alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridget McBean" <bmb(a)ecdpm.org> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: "Nigel Scott" <nigel(a)gamos.org> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes from 28 August 2006 > Dear Ms Munyua > > You recently answered a survey for my colleague Dr Scott, for which we are > grateful. We found your answers very helpful. We are about to have a > discussion on the same subject and wondered if you would like to join in > an online discussion. The online discussions begin on Monday 28 August > 2006 and will run for three weeks. The ECDPM and GAMOS will moderate and > managed the discussion as part of a DFID funded initiative. > > Process so far > This invitation is a follow up to an email sent out at the beginning of > August to raise awareness of the international initiative. > > The organisations and individuals who submitted their interest have ready > been registered as participants to the online discussion group. Over sixty > individuals in numerous organisations have already received an email > welcoming them to the D-group website and providing them with access to > the website, the resources and, from Monday, the discussion. They can > enjoy reading some background papers and making some of their own > contributions to the online resources. > > For those interested to participate, please send a request to join the > D-group to join-communication-evidence(a)dgroups.org > > Overall objective > The policy makers invited to the forum for discussion will contribute to > greater understanding of the evidence base related to communication and > information activities that support development outcome. This will occur > by the exchange of information promoted by the initial questions and by > the report on the discussion. As this is the first discussion of this > nature, a community of interested policy makers may materialise out of the > interactions. As the discussion is part of a DFID funded project that is > developing the evidence base, the feedback report from the discussion will > contribute to clarity regarding the needs of policy makers. The > discussions are part of an iterative process designed into the 18 month > project > > Format of the discussion > From the project this far, three questions have been identified and will > be presented as the basis for first discussion. The first process will run > over three weeks. Each week, the discussion will be guided by a question. > Each session will be moderated and a summary posted at the end of the > discussion. The summarized discussion will become part of the project > documentation. > > Question one – week one > Within the range of sectoral policies (affecting developing countries), > what level of importance is generally attributed to integrating the use of > information and communications into policies in order to deliver outcomes > more effectively? > > Question two - week two > Given the results last week, what type of evidence would be most helpful > in raising the profile of Information and Communication? > > Question three – week three > Given the results last week, how can we get the right information in front > of the right people at the right time? > > Members > The members of the group are policy makers in government, non government > organisations, donors and academia. So far, the reregistered members are > from a spread of countries from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Ethiopia > Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Guyana, Peru, the UK and Belgium. Organisations > represented include Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNECA, > Development Bank of Southern Africa, Ministry of Finance, EU Delegation, > Oxfam, Regional and Local government office, Ministry of Health, local > governance reform programme, Ministry of Education and an array of > interesting NGOs. > > To build the community of interest, it is important that the members > identity themselves When you post a comment, please let everyone know who > you are by sending a short (around 30 words) introduction including your > name, position, affiliation and country with your first posting to the > discussion. > > It would be useful to categorise yourself as from one of these five > sectors (health, education, livelihood/agriculture, governance and > economy/growth and as from one of these four groupings (donor agencies, > government, civil society, ICD) > > The attachment outlines key information about the content and format of > the discussion. > > > > We look forward to a vibrant and interesting discussion. > > Yours sincerely > > Bridget McBean > Head: Communication and Information > > European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) > Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 21 > NL 6211 HE Maastricht > The Netherlands > Tel: + 31 43 350 2913 (direct) > Tel: + 31 43 350 2900 (general) > Fax: + 31 43 350 2902 > > Email: bmb(a)ecdpm.org > Website: www.ecdpm.org >

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Rights fulfillment goes beyond enterprise voluntarism
by alice＠apc.org 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Apologies for cross posting ----------------------------------------------- Rights fulfillment goes beyond enterprise voluntarism By Omusundi Maina T he continued abuse of human rights by companies and castigation of lobbies that seek redress as a bane to enterprise is an indicator that our country is at the gallows. That companies must behave in an appropriate fashion is not new and cannot be wished away. What is new is the shift from targeting governments solely, to making human rights claims in relation to the private sector. There is a growing recognition that companies, too, have human rights responsibilities within their “sphere of influence”. But who should hold companies accountable for human rights abuses? A serious discussion of corporate responsibility inevitably includes the role of government. But we all remember that human rights protection in Kenya has been a continuous victim of political posturing. Further, as the global economy becomes more integrated, the power of states is declining calling for a new watchdog or leaving the whole gamut of adhering to the Global Compact. The Global Compact is a 2000 United Nations sponsored appeal which called for companies to commit themselves to respect nine core principles in relation to human rights, labour and the environment. It is an open secret that our government, for instance, has been unable or unwilling to take steps required to ensure that companies respect human rights even after self regulation has failed. For instance, the Del Monte case where dogs were let wild to maul children after stripping them naked and burning their clothes both the state and the company have a legal responsibility though in varying degrees. But this has variance been occasioned by the shrouded continnum of legal duties that fall on states to regulate corporate conduct and duties that might fall directly on companies. Since companies operate through their human agents, the fines imposed on them are insufficient and it is time to hold the human agents more responsible. Back to the question of who will police errant companies. It is debatable whether trade unions are the key to unlock the rampant human rights abuses occassioned by companies since rights go beyond workers’ rights. Trade unions have a limited mandate. Civil society organizations, like human rights NGOs, though taken by human rights violators as busybodies, have the mandate to deal with rights issues from a broader spectrum. In case they are errant there are specific channels to deal with them too. But that notwithstanding, company responsibility for human rights abuses remain an issue where the company itself initiated the abuse, and in situations where it colludes or is implicated in abuses committed by others, for example security firms. A company might be responsible because it has directly committed the abuse, in which case it would be considered the principal actor or perpetrator. This was the case with flower firms and the Export Processing Zones as well as captured in the research Manufacturers of Poverty released early in the year. In the Del Monte case, the company has a duty not to act negligently or carelessly towards people to whom it owes a “duty of care”. The company needed to take reasonable steps to avoid harmful acts or omissions. Some duties of care particularly those relating to safety are so important that they cannot be delegated to another. For Tiomin in Kwale, the company initially colluded with government to offer negligible compensation to Kwale peasants. The government further reneged on its duty of ensuring that before mining, the environment impact assessment is duly conducted. Its silence on the distorted value of land and the impact of titanium mining were not going to be known to the world were it not for civil society activities. It is common knowledge that the value of land has shot up by a significant proportion from the initial figures offered four years ago. The Del Monte and Tiomin cases illustrate different levels of corporate complicity. While that of Del Monte can be said to be indirect or silent that of Tiomin is loud and direct. It is therefore inevitable that NGOs will see their roles in the broader human rights spectrum to the chagrin of many unscrupulous entrepreneurs. Thus, it is time businesses and those who speak on their behalf understood that time for ineffective voluntary initiatives of compliance is past. Today, companies will be guided by bigger legal provisions that they must adhere. This is the only way to beat the growing sense that voluntary codes alone are ineffective and that their proliferation is leading to contradictory efforts. Campaigns, consumer boycotts and voluntary codes of conduct all have a role to play. It is time however, to give serious attention to the role of clearly defined state law in ensuring that companies are uniformly accountable in relation to human rights. This will absolve lobbies blames that they selectively target certain groups. Companies too have a responsibility not just to its share holders for profits but also to the non-shareholders vide consumers, the workers and the wider society in which it carries its activities and thus signing our ever-disregarded memorandum of Understanding with one player is not enough indicator that they respect human rights in entirety. Mr Maina is the Deputy Director of with Legal Resources Foundation

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Power Up with ICT 2006
by alice＠apc.org 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Dear all Below, the vision, mission and objectives for this year's Power Up with ICTs activities. Once again the Kenya ICT Federation is coordinating, which has received initial support from the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA) and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. This year’s power up with ICTs will organise pilot ICT Policy and implementation related meetings at constituency levels. It is aimed at enabling communities to engage and invest in our government’s intentions stipulated in the ICT policy documents and E-government strategy as well to present opportunities for our ICT industry to serve ICT enabled development in various districts. These forums will also provide an opportunity to contribute informed input for the implementation plans for the ICT bill. A working group for this activity was formed during the last planning meeting. The group has fine-tuned the vision and mission developed by KIF, and is now working on developing this year’s programme as well as additional fundraising activities. KICTAnet Members of this group are 1. E-government directorate (Andrew Limo) 2. TESPOK: (Joseph Mucheru) 3. KIF: (Marcel Werner) 4. Summit Strategies (Muruiki Mureithi) 5. KEPSA (Kevit Desai) 6. APC/CATIA/KICTAnet Alice Munyua 7. AeRC (Andrew Karanja) 8. KICTAnet Secretariat (Evelyne Majale and Judy Kimiti) Comments/additions on the vision/mission and objectives are welcome. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER UP WITH ICT 2006 Project/team Leader: Kenya ICT Federation Vision All Kenyan regions and all sectors of the society will participate in the information society and utilise ICTs to enhance equitable national development Mission To Stimulate application of ICTs among all citizens and to catalyse the ICT industry to serve Kenyans development needs Objectives (short Term) 1.. To promote usage of ICT based solutions across key socio-economic sectors. 2.. To stimulate interest in ICT applications by decision makers in key cities and towns.

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning Meeting Minutes
by VNgugi＠idrc.or.ke 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Hi, I shall be away from the office from 24th Aug to 6th Sept. I shall attend to your messages when I return. Thanks Vivianne

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KICTANet Planning Meeting Minutes
by Judy kimiti 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please find the attached the minutes of the last KICTANet PLanning Meeting Minutes Yours Truely Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Fwd: August 19th LF-The Stanley Hotel
by Judy kimiti 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

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Reminder Online Collaboration tools training for the Kenya IC bill analysis
by alice＠apc.org 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Program Title: Kenyan ICT Bill Analysis -Online Edition Outline Description The Kenyan Government has published a draft Information and Communication Bill (2006) and has invited comments on the same. Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder forum that aims to enhance collaboration between various Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and others interested in harnessing ICT for development. Diplo Foundation (Diplo) is an International organisation promoting global discussions on Internet Governance. Program Setting & Description: The draft Info and Communication Bill (the Bill) has the following major categories: i) Broadcasting & Media ii) Information Technology iii) Telecommunication & Radio iv) Postal v) Academia & Socio-Cultural (implied within text) A selected group of five participants per category are expected to analyse the Bill over a period of four weeks and submit their findings for subsequent consideration within the Bill. Program Design (Data Collection, Data Processing) Data Collection: Using various Online Tools, Information regarding the Bill will be generated by participants who will be following certain weekly tasks/activities. Typically, the following Online tools shall be used to complete these tasks: 1) eClassRoom Outline: Which is an electronic WhiteBoard, hosting the Bill categorised by the above five themes. Participants would review this online content and make online comments which in turn can be reviewed further by their peers. 2) eForum Discussions: Which shall be used for 'eBrainstorming' purposes on specific issues that may arise from the ClassRoom, Blog, or Chat environments 3) Online Chats: On a weekly basis, participants shall meet online to further brainstorm on the Bill in a real-time environment. 4) Blog: The open-space in the classroom, shall act as a general notice-board for various issues from the Moderator and Participants. 5) eMail: The most widely used tool shall be available to ensure that all participants are kept up-to-date with the all events within the portal Data Processing: Each of the various Online activities shall be guided and moderated with a view to stimulate quality collaborations and contributions from the participants. Their online contributions will automatically be stored by the Online Portal. More specifically, these contributions shall be eventually summarised into specific Action-items within the Bill in terms of Additions, Modification and/or Deletion of the various Clauses in the Bill. Aim: To use Online Collaboration tools as a means of efficiently acquiring, storing and disseminating Kenya ICT Bill knowledge. Objectives 1. To Review a selected set of ICT Bills, Acts, Conventions across the world 2. To compare and contrast the above with the Kenya ICT Bill (2006) 3. To identify and list the possible gaps, amendments and additions within the Kenya ICT Bill (2006) Main Outcomes/Deliverables 1. Participants contributions as captured and stored within the Online Environment/Tool 2. Summarised ICT Bill contributions in terms of Action-Items (add, amend, delete) 3. Presentation at the National ICT Bill Workshop Tools Diplo Online Collaboration Tools(Online Classroom, Blog, eDiscussions, Chats, etc) Resources. Participants Diplo Online Collaboration Tools Internet Kenya Info & Communication Bill (2006) Kenya ICT Policy (2005) Various global ICT Policies, Bills and Acts.

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Kictanet as a Supporting organisation for African BPO & Call Centre Conference
by alice＠apc.org 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Dear KICTAnet Members AIETC invites you all to this African BPO and Call Centre conference taking place in September. Any member interested taking the offer by KICTAnet member AITEC to showcase/promote their organisation/events, please contact Judy Kimiti, your events and logistics coordinator. thank you all and best regards alice --------------------------------------------------------- Judy Kimiti jkimiti(a)email.kictanet.or.ke jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Moroney" <seanm(a)aitecafrica.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: Kictanet as a Supporting organisation for African BPO & Call Centre Conference > Hi Alice, > > > > We are holding the above conference in Nairobi during the week of 25 > September and would like to invite Kictanet to be a Supporting > Organisation. > > > > In exchange for Kictanet support in promoting the event to your members > and > to the ICT community in general we would provide you with branding in all > publicity material and conference documentation - as well as exhibition > space in the "ICT Community Pavilion" > > > > The draft programme for the event is attached. > > > > Please let me know if you need any more details. > > > > I look forward to having your response. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > Sean Moroney > > AITEC Africa > > seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > > Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 > > UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 > > SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 > > Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 > > Skype: seanmoroney > > <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> www.aitecafrica.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Fw: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course:sample copy
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

> Mimimum Requirements for the course: 4th Form Certificate - with computer > literacy (i.e. knowledge of email usage)-it cannot get lower than this -;) > > Resources for course(PC+Internet): Provided for at KCCT, Telposta Towers. > > Resources for after course(Bill Discussion): Need Internet access from > wherever you are located/resident. > > walu > ~~~~~ > > > >> Hi Walu >> Could you indicate the minimum requirements for one to benefit from the >> course and secondly the resources one will need for the course and after >> the course to effectively continue with the programme >> Cheers >> MM >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Walubengo [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 07 August 2006 16:36 >> To: alice(a)apc.org; mwerner(a)archway-productions.com; mucheru(a)wananchi.com >> Cc: n_awino(a)hotmail.com; dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke; vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke; >> mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke; evelyneofwona(a)yahoo.com >> Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools >> Course:sample copy >> >> Find below what I intend to circulate on the list tomorrow afternoon. >> >> Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course >> >> >> KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on August 25th 2006 at >> the KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta Towers 4th Floor). The course >> shall demonstrate the use the following Online tools for collaborative >> work: >> >> i) Blogging >> ii) Online Meetings/Chats >> iii) Online Messaging >> iv) eDiscussions >> v) etc. >> >> The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a 3week online >> collaboration exercise that will discuss the following components of the >> ICT Bill: Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, >> Postal, Academia and Socia-cultural Issues. >> >> Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of interest to the >> undersigned, specifying their Names, Location/Residence and Area of >> interest with regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this >> applications is Monday 14th August 2006. >> >> John Walubengo >> for KICTANet. >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: >> 02/08/2006 >> > >

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TAX
by Evelyne Majale 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Good afternoon all, A representative from our auditors Githongo and Associates has offered to come and give members a talk on TAX at our next planning meeting. Before he comes he would like to know if you are interested? If yes, please let me know which areas interest you. He would like to be informed in advance to enable him prepare. Thereafter we will have a session of question and answers. I got one interesting one from Walu, he would like to know how he can evade paying tax. Please give me yours by 15/08/06 so I can inform him in good time. Evelyne

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Fw: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course:sample copy
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Hi Walu > Could you indicate the minimum requirements for one to benefit from the > course and secondly the resources one will need for the course and after > the > course to effectively continue with the programme > Cheers > MM > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Walubengo [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 07 August 2006 16:36 >> Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools >> Course:sample > copy > > Find below what I intend to circulate on the list tomorrow afternoon. > > Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course > > > KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on August 25th 2006 at > the > KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta Towers 4th Floor). The course shall > demonstrate the use the following Online tools for collaborative work: > > i) Blogging > ii) Online Meetings/Chats > iii) Online Messaging > iv) eDiscussions > v) etc. > > The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a 3week online > collaboration exercise that will discuss the following components of the > ICT > Bill: Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, Postal, > Academia and Socia-cultural Issues. > > Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of interest to the > undersigned, specifying their Names, Location/Residence and Area of > interest > with regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this applications is Monday > 14th August 2006. > > John Walubengo > for KICTANet. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006 >

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