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Call for Applications - Community of Trainers event: ICT4D Materials Development
by Dorcas Muthoni 23 May '06

23 May '06

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Saskia Harmsen* <sharmsen(a)iicd.org <mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 18-May-2006 12:46 Subject: [iicdtrainers] Call for Applications - Community of Trainers event: ICT4D Materials Development To: IICD Train-the-Trainer Online Forum <iicdtrainers(a)dgroups.org <mailto:[email protected]>> Dear training partners and colleagues, Please find attached the invitation for the first ITO Community of Trainers workshop, looking to bring together (Anglophone Africa) ICT4D and communication trainers with valuable experience in adapting and localising training materials. IICD's intention is to build on your collective experience with implementing and training ICT4D over the past years, to extract and harvest this unique expertise and to build it into itrainonline/MMTK Train-the-Trainer modules and other knowledge products. *Please do complete this Call for Applications if you would like to contribute to this effort, and/or forward the Call for Applications to other trainers that you think would be interested. * *The deadline for application is June 1^st . * The workshop will take place in Lusaka, Zambia from July 18-21, 2006 (Tuesday – Friday). On the Saturday, we will additionally organise a networking event around ICT4D training and capacity building with a larger group of Zambian stakeholders and institutions to 'launch' the itrainonline.org <http://itrainonline.org> Community of Trainers. Should you have any further queries or suggestions, please do let me know! With best wishes, On behalf of IICD and the itrainonline.org <http://itrainonline.org> partnership, Saskia Harmsen _______________________________________________ Africasource2-l mailing list Africasource2-l(a)lists.tacticaltech.org http://lists.tacticaltech.org/mailman/listinfo/africasource2-l

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notoriously peacefully
by Jessie Burns 23 May '06

23 May '06

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Media and Communications officer vacancy at IISD
by alice＠apc.org 22 May '06

22 May '06

Hallo all > > An opening at one of APC's partner organisations. International > Institute for Sustainable Development, IISD - in Winnipeg, Canada. > > Anriette > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> We have an opening for a Media and Communications Officer at IISD. >> Attached please find the advertisement for the position -- details >> are posted on our website at >> http://www.iisd.org/about/employment.asp. >> >> Media and Communications Officer. Full time position at the >> International Institute for Sustainable Development >> >> Responsible for the coordination of the Institute's Influencing >> Strategies, media relations, writing articles and promotional >> materials and development of new communications products as needed. >> >> Qualifications: Three to five years' experience with media relations >> and communications strategies, plain language writing skills, a >> substantive knowledge of sustainable development issues, and a >> university degree are required. Fluency in French, workshop >> facilitation skills and international work experience in the fields >> of environment or international development would be considered >> assets. >> >> Candidates must have appropriate employment authorization to work in >> Canada. Although we appreciate receiving all applications, only >> those candidates we wish to interview will be contacted. >> >> Closing date is June 2 2006. >> >> Thanks >> Heather >> >> Heather Creech >> Director, Knowledge Communications >> International Institute for Sustainable Development >> Winnipeg, Canada >> 1-204-958-7735 >> http://www.iisd.org >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette(a)apc.org > http://www.apc.org > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109 > Tel. 27 11 726 1692 > Fax 27 11 726 1692 > > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and > communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org > http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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breakup nineteen
by Guy Gagnon 21 May '06

21 May '06

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ICANN Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco: Important Information
by alice＠apc.org 19 May '06

19 May '06

(Apologies for cross posting) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICANN Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco 24 - 30 June 2006 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The next ICANN meeting will be held June 24 - 30 in Marrakech, Morocco. The meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development process. You can take part in these meetings by attending in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. The local host's website contains more information about the venue, transportation and hotels. a.. Travel Visa Information b.. Schedule and Agenda c.. Pre-Registration d.. Registration e.. Internet Access f.. Webcast & Remote Participation g.. Press & Media h.. Sponsorship Opportunities TRAVEL AND VISA INFORMATION Information relating to Visa's can be obtained from the local host's website . If you require a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please write to meeting(a)icann.org . SCHEDULE AND AGENDA - Preliminary Friday, 23 June 2006 Registration Saturday, 24 June 2006 Registration a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time TBD)(Salle Royale) b.. Regional TLD (TBD) Sunday, 25 June 2006 a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time TBD) (Salle Royale) b.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You (TBD) (TBD) a.. Open to all ICANN meeting participants, especially those attending their first ICANN meeting; roundtable discussion of what ICANN does, why ICANN is important to various stakeholder communities, and what the ICANN community will be doing in Marrakech c.. Workshop on IDN Monday, 26 June 2006 a.. Welcome Ceremony * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) b.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD) c.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (closed) (Time TBD) (Salle Royale) d.. GNSO Constituency Day a.. Cross Constituency Meeting - Commercial and Business Users, ISP, IP Interests (TBD) b.. gTLD Registries Constituency Meeting (TBD) (For more information on the Constituency, visit http://gtldregistries.org/) c.. Registrars Constituency (TBD) d.. Commercial and Business Users Constituency Meeting (TBD) e.. Intellectual Property Interests Constituency Meeting (TBD) f.. Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency Meeting (TBD) g.. Noncommercial Users Constituency Meeting (TBD) Tuesday, 27 June 2006 a.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD) b.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (Time TBD) (closed) (Salle des Ministres) c.. Workshops: (Salle des Ministres) a.. DNSSEC b.. Workshop on Internet Governance d.. GNSO Public Forum * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) e.. ccNSO Council Meeting * (TBD) Wednesday, 28 June 2006 a.. Public Meeting of the Security & Stability Advisory Committee * b.. GNSO Council Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) c.. Public Forum, Part I * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) Thursday, 29 June 2006 a.. Public Forum, Part II * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) Friday, 30 June 2006 a.. Board Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle de Ministres) The items with "*" are being webcast. Please see "WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION" below for links. PRE-REGISTRATION Pre-registration for this meeting is now open. Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration is not required to attend the meeting. REGISTRATION Upon arrival, participants should pick up their badges and meeting materials at the registration desk. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the local host's website . ICANN appreciates the support of the community in providing financial sponsorship for ICANN meetings. This sponsorship is a vital part of enabling ICANN to provide quality programs for meeting attendees. In particular, such generous sponsorship allows ICANN to hold its meetings in geographically diverse locations that allows broader participation across the world's Internet community. Details will be posted as they become available. ICANN reserves the right not to accept sponsorships from organizations whose missions and activities conflict with ICANN policies. WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION PLEASE NOTE: Webcasts will begin approxmitely 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Please refer to the above schedule for event time. INTERNET ACCESS There will be an Internet Lounge. Wireless Internet connectivity (802.11b) will also be available in the main meeting and public areas. PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION Members of the press should contact press(a)icann.org.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHES INTERNET GOVERNANCE ADVISORY GROUP TO ASSIST HIM
by alice＠apc.org 18 May '06

18 May '06

Congratulations Michael Katundu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary-General SG/A/1006 PI/1717 Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHES ADVISORY GROUP TO ASSIST HIM IN CONVENING INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today established an Advisory Group to assist him in convening the Internet Governance Forum, a new forum for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance. The Group includes 46 members from Government, the private sector and civil society, including the academic and technical communities, who represent all regions of the world (see list below). It is chaired by Nitin Desai, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), who may also select special advisers to assist him. The Advisory Group will meet on 22 and 23 May in Geneva, following an open consultation on 19 May, also in Geneva. Its main task is to prepare the substantive agenda and programme for the first meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which is to be held in Athens from 30 October to 2 November. Decisions on how to prepare subsequent meetings and on any future structure and working methods of the Forum will be taken in light of the experiences gained during the preparatory process for the Athens meeting. The Internet Governance Forum is an outcome of the Tunis phase of the WSIS, which took place in November 2005. In the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, Governments asked the Secretary-General to convene the Forum, giving it the mandate to discuss the main public policy issues related to Internet governance, in order to foster the Internet’s sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development. Governments called for the Forum to be convened in an “open and inclusive process”. Accordingly, the Advisory Group will carry out its work in an open, inclusive and transparent manner, and will seek to make the best possible use of electronic working methods, including online consultations. List of members Chairman Desai, Nitin Delhi/Mumbai - Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Members Agrawala, Pankaj Delhi - Joint Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Akinsanmi, Titilayo Johannesburg - Programme Manager, SchoolNet Africa; Global Facilitator of the WSIS Youth Caucus Akplogan, Adiel Port Louis - Chief Executive Officer, Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa - AfriNIC Al-Shatti, Qusai Kuwait City - Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) Bayramov, Ayaz Baku - Head of Department for International Relations and Cooperation with NGOs, Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies Bicalho, José Brasilia - Member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee; Advisor to the Board of Directors of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) Clarke, Trevor Geneva - Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office at Geneva Daftardar, Abdullah M. Riyadh - Senior Executive, Communications and Information Technology Commission Dardailler, Daniel Nice - Associate Chair for Europe, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C); Member, Board of Directors, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) D’Costa, Valerie Singapore - International Director, Info-Communication Development Authority, Singapore Diop Diagne, Ndeye Maimouna Dakar - Directrice des NTIC, Ministère des Postes, Télécommunications et Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (NTIC) Disspain, Chris Carlton - Victoria, Chair, Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council; Chief Executive Officer, .au Registry Echeberría, Raúl Montevideo - Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) El-Nawawy, Mohamed Cairo - Chairman and Managing Director, TE Data Fältström, Patrik Stockholm - Consulting Engineer, Cisco Systems; Member, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF); Member, Swedish Government Information Technology Policy and Strategy Group Gallagher, Michael D. Washington D.C. - Chairman of the Communications Group, Perkins Coie LLC Graham, Bill Ottawa - Director, International Telecommunication Policy and Coordination, Industry Canada Gross, Robin D. San Francisco, California - Executive Director, IP Justice Hassan, Ayesha Paris - Senior Policy Manager, e-Business, Information Technology, and Telecoms, Executive in charge of Information and Communication Technology Policy, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Hellmonds, Peter Munich - Vice President, Public and International Affairs, Siemens AG Hofmann, Jeanette Berlin - Researcher, Social Science Research Center Iriarte, Erick Lima - Executive Director, Alfa-Redi Kafi, Abdullah Dacca - Managing Director, J A N Associates Limited; former President, Bangladesh Computer Society Karklinš, Janis Geneva - Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations Office at Geneva Katoh, Masanobu Tokyo - Corporate Vice President; President, Law and Intellectual Property Unit and Security Export Control Headquarters, Fujitsu Limited Katundu, Michael Nairobi - Principal Officer, Information Technology Communications Commission Khan, Masood Geneva - Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva Kovács, Kálmán Budapest - Minister of Informatics and Communications Lohento, Gemma Brice (Ken) Dakar - Panos Institute West Africa, Coordinator, Center for International information and communication technology Policies for Central and West Africa (CIPACO) Markovski, Veni Sofia - Chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee; Member, Board of Directors, ICANN Oliver, Colin Canberra - General Manager, International Communications, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Papadatos, George Athens – Minister Plenipotentiary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peake, Adam Tokyo - Executive Research Fellow/Associate Professor, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan Pisanty, Alejandro Mexico City - Director of Computing Academic Services, Universidad Autónoma de México; Director ISOC Mexico; Vice Chair, Board of Directors, ICANN Quaynor, Nii Accra - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Network Computer Systems; President, Internet Society of Ghana Sha'ban, Charles Amman - Executive Director, Regional Office, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) Shears, Matthew Copenhagen - Director of Public Policy, Internet Society (ISOC) Sierra, Colombo Buenos Aires - Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singer, Christian Vienna - Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Transportation Slizen, Vitaliy Moscow - Head of Department, Information and Communication Ministry Swinehart, Theresa Marina del Rey, California - Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships, ICANN Taylor, Emily Oxford - Nominet (.uk), Director of Legal and Policy Wessberg, Arne Helsinki - President, European Broadcasting Union (EBU); President, International Institute of Communication Xiaokun, Yang Geneva - First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva Zangl, Peter Brussels - Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, European Commission For further information, please visit www.intgovforum.org or contact Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator, Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum, tel.: +41 0 22 917 54 88, e-mail: mkummer(a)unog.ch.

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Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration
by alice＠apc.org 18 May '06

18 May '06

(Apologies for cross posting) Call for Nominations by Keith Kiser — last modified 2006-05-17 10:32 2006 MELLON AWARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION The Program in Research in Information Technology of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites nominations for the 2006 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration (MATC). In support of the Program’s mission to encourage collaborative, open source software development within traditional Mellon constituencies, these awards—to be given for the first time in 2006—will recognize not-for-profit organizations that are making substantial contributions of their own resources toward the development of open source software and the fostering of collaborative communities to sustain open source development. Full details at http://rit.mellon.org/awards a.t. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ann Tothill Strategic Use and Capacity Building Programme Manager APC - The Association for Progressive Communications La Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones AATothill(a)apc.org http://www.apc.org/ Tel. +61 2 8920 0274 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ItrainOnline: Sharing Internet Knowledge http://www.itrainonline.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ============= APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more democratic and egalitarian societies. _______________________________________________ apc.forum mailing list apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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ICANN Marrakech - June 2006
by alice＠apc.org 17 May '06

17 May '06

Dear All, "Apologies for cross posting" http://www.icannmarrakesh.ma/ The next ICANN meetings will be taking place in Marrakech, Morocco June 25-30. As you all know ICANN meetings are open to all who want to participate. You can pre-register on the web site and if you need invitations for Visa purposes you can request them online. Visas can be obtained on arrival at airport under condition that you send 10 DAYS before arrival the following information to the following email addresses: Rachid Sefrioui<sefrioui(a)anrt.net.ma>, Hamida Benlemlih <hamida(a)anrt.net.ma>, * passport number, address, passport expiry/issuance dates of passport, arrival airport in Marocco. We hope to see you all there. Anne-Rachel Inne

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Fw: [COMO Alliance] Call for Papers on national televisoin policies in the age of globalization
by alice＠apc.org 17 May '06

17 May '06

fyi Florence Etta Nairobi, Kenya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers National television policies in the age of globalization Considerable discussion in the debate on globalisation within media studies has centred on the question over the impact of the forces of globalisation on the nature and dynamics of national policy-making. On one side of the debate are those who argue that technological change in the form of digitalisation, the expanded jurisdiction of supranational organisations, and the increased reach of global capital are challenging the capacity of national governments to assert control over their domestic electronic media industries This is engendering a pattern of convergent trends in broadcasting policy across countries. On the other side of the debate are those who claim that, despite a similar set of external constraints, national governments still retain key policy instruments to direct the evolution of their media industries in accordance with their policy goals, as demonstrated by the variety in national approaches to the various policy issues that are currently at the top of the political agenda. According to this line of argument, in order to account for contemporary dynamics in media policies, it is still essential to consider in the analysis the distinctive features of one country’s political system, its political culture, and the legacy of pre-existing arrangements in the organisation of the domestic media industry. We are looking for original, research-based papers that contribute to this debate by broadening the understanding of the interplay between global forces and the states in the making of contemporary national television policies. We welcome both national studies and comparative research across countries as well as research on policy-making at the supranational level (e.g. the European Union). Particularly welcomed are those contributions that attempt to incorporate into the analysis the theoretical approaches to the explanation of policy change and variation developed within the policy-orientated literature. Possible topics include but are not limited to: Policy approaches to digital cable, satellite, and terrestrial television; Digital switch-over strategies; The regulation of digital pay-TV access (CAS, API, EPGs) and interactive services; Policy approaches to IPTV; Policy approaches to HDTV; Policy approaches to Mobile TV; The reform of public service broadcasters; The reform of media ownership rules; The regulation of programme production and of particular types of television content; The reorganisation of the regulatory regime for the convergent communications sector. Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to Alessandro D’Arma at A.DArma01(a)westminster.ac.uk. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 29th September 2006. For accepted articles the deadline of the submission will be Wednesday 31st January 2007. Details of WPCC are at: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-880

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Kenya ICT Bill
by B Macharia 16 May '06

16 May '06

Greetings, I am a Kenyan ICT professional here in Nairobi. I am currently exploring the BPO side with a view to setting up soon. Kindly include me in your mailing list, and pls send me a soft copy of the ICT draft Bill. Regards, B. Macharia --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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awful shuttle
by Anna Flowers 15 May '06

15 May '06

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dilemma altar
by Christian Bishop 15 May '06

15 May '06

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AfNOG meetings - Live Stream
by Michuki Mwangi 14 May '06

14 May '06

<apologies for cross posting> Dear All, Kindly be advised that a live stream of the AfNOG meetings will be available on the following URL; http://tinder.uoregon.edu:8000 Kindly feel free to participate for those who could not make it to the meetings here in Nairobi. Our sincere appreciation to the University of Oregon for making this happen. Regards, -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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Fw: [APC Forum] (Fwd) CIVICUS is looking for a Project Manager, Information an
by alice＠apc.org 14 May '06

14 May '06

Hallo all > > Project manager position available at Civicus. > > Anriette > > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > From: "Volkhart Finn Heinrich" <finn(a)civicus.org> > To: "'Volkhart Finn Heinrich'" <finn(a)civicus.org> > Subject: CIVICUS is looking for a Project Manager, Information and > Knowledge Systems > Date sent: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:47:59 +0200 > > Dear friends, > > Below please find a job advert for an exciting position with CIVICUS, > designing and expanding CIVICUS' internal and external Information > and > Knowledge Systems. Since this is a position, which requires a specific > set of skills and expertise, I am sending you this advert with the > request to forward it to any suitable candidates. > > Your assistance is greatly appreciated. > > Best wishes, > > Finn > > > > > > > > > > CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation > > > > > Project Manager > > > Information and Knowledge Systems > > > > > CIVICUS is an international network of civil society organizations > dedicated to promoting civic activism and civil society around the > world. Over the past five years, CIVICUS has significantly expanded > its programmatic work on strengthening civil society. Key to CIVICUS' > work is the generation and dissemination of knowledge on civil society > issues, using the expanding opportunities of information > communication > technology and knowledge tools. A recent example is CIVICUS' new > role > as the secretariat of the Participation Toolkit website > (www.toolkitparticipation.com) > > > > CIVICUS is recruiting a Project Manager to further develop, maintain, > expand and promote its information and knowledge systems and > services. > The incumbent will take the lead in designing an integrated strategy > for the effective use of knowledge management tools internally as well > as externally, with a particular focus on CIVICUS' website. In > addition, the Project Manager will oversee the secretariat of the > Participation Toolkit website. S/he will also promote organisational > learning around the use of knowledge tools and assist CIVICUS' staff > with utilizing appropriate information technology and related tools > for their work. The position therefore constitutes a key component of > CIVICUS' programmatic work and encompasses tasks, which are > technical, > content-related as well as managerial. > > > > Key requirements: > > * At least 5 years track record in knowledge management in an > NGO > environment; * Excellent understanding of ICT and knowledge tools > suitable for a global NGO; * High-level skills in database and web > design; * Proven, substantial knowledge of civil society issues > globally; * Outstanding written and oral communication skills in > English required; advanced skills in at least one other UN language > preferred; * Solid experience in resource mobilization and project > management; * Strong ability to develop plans and strategies and to > work toward their realization and improvement under demanding > performance schedules; and * A university degree in an appropriate > discipline; advanced degree preferred. > > > > > > Preferred start date is 1 July 2006. Women are especially encouraged > to apply. > > > > Applicants should send their CV and a covering letter via email to > humanresources(a)civicus.org with the subject line "Project Manager - > Information and Knowledge Systems." Please note that only short- > listed > candidates will be contacted. > > > > Closing Date: 22 May 2006 > > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette(a)apc.org > http://www.apc.org > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109 > Tel. 27 11 726 1692 > Fax 27 11 726 1692 > > > ======================================= > APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and > institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with > APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, > equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and > communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more > democratic and egalitarian societies. > > _______________________________________________ > apc.forum mailing list > apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org > http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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UNDESA activates online discussion board for debating multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of Action on ALs C1 and C7eGov
by Wainaina Mungai 13 May '06

13 May '06

FYI > -------Original Message------- > From: wsis-c1-c7 <wsis-c1-c7(a)un.org> > Subject: [Pwd] UNDESA activates online discussion board for debating multi-stakeholder implementation of WSIS Plan of Action on ALs C1 and C7eGov > Sent: 12 May '06 19:33 > > Dear All, > > We wish to inform you that UNDESA has now activated an ONLINE DISCUSSION > BOARD to facilitate further exchange of information and contact among > stakeholder of Action Lines C1 and C7eGov of the Geneva Plan of Action > especially for those who will not able to attend the meetings to be held > in Geneva. > > > In order to acces the online discuss board please visit > http://esaconf.un.org/~pubadmin/ > > After creating username and password in page above, you can choose to > participate in the discussion for C1 or C7eGov. > > > If you would like to be be regularly informed on UNDESA's activities > related to the WSIS implementation mechanism, please reply to this email > indicating that you are interested in being included in our mailing list > of AL C1 or in the mailing list of AL C7eGov. > > > Regards, > > Haiyan Qian, Chief, Knowledge Management Branch > > Division for Public Administration and Development Management > > Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations > > > _______________________________________________ Pwd mailing list > Pwd(a)wsis-cs.org http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/pwd

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GSM Academy opens in Germany
by Dorcas Muthoni 13 May '06

13 May '06

GSM Academy opens in Germany Training opportunities for African technicians Website: www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php <http://www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php By Femi Awoniyi Mobile telecommunications is currently enjoying a boom all over Africa. However, because technicians are in short supply, millions of dollars are paid every year to foreign specialists who work in the sector. A German training and consulting company, TOP Business AG, has introduced a human resource development programme, the GSM Academy, specifically to train skilled manpower for the African mobile telecommunications sector. The GSM Academy consists of an intensive three-month training at TOP Business AG's training centre and a 6 month-practical attachment with a network operator in Europe. The company, which has 15 years of experience in global mobile infrastructure education, trains workers for reputable companies such as Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Nortel and Orange. The GSM Academy, which is based on efficient knowledge transfer, will train students to become BSS Operation & Maintenance Specialists, who will be equipped with the knowledge and practical experience, "with all the competence you need to start off work immediately", with a GSM Network Operator in Africa. Those who successfully undergo the training can be sure of finding a good job after graduation because their skills are in short supply in most African countries. What's more, technicians in mobile telecommunications are enjoying far higher wages than workers in most other industries. "There are so many positions available that people have a choice," says an assistant manager with a recruiting company in Lagos. Graduates of the Academy will also be able to become self-employed by setting up handset repair shops, for example. The GSM course, which normally costs 30,000 euros per trainee, is being offered to Africans for only 4,500 euros, as it is subsidized by international organisations in line with the new philosophy of development assistance, which puts priority on the training of skilled manpower for Africa. This will help the continent conserve foreign exchange it otherwise spends on foreign experts who are said to take billions of dollars out of the continent every year. According to Bernhard Kuhn, Vice President - Telecommunication Networks Training & Consulting, at TOP Business AG, "well trained professionals have better chances to get a job or improve their career. And as we can see these people as a knowledge kernel can multiply the specific know-how with their daily work". The GSM Academy is appropriate for candidates, who must have had education and/or training in electronics. Accommodation, health insurance and feeding of the participants will be provided for the duration of the school course. However trainees will be expected to meet their transport and other living expenses. Only 32 participants will be admitted for the first course and it will be on first-come, first-served basis. TOP Business AG will organise visa and other travel formalities for participants. All participants are required to return to their home countries after the successful completion of the course, which will commence on 2 October 2006. More information about the GSM Academy may be obtained from TOP Business AG Mr Bernhard Kuhn Klingenhofstrasse 58 D-90411 Nuremberg Germany Phone: 0049 - 911 95117-300 Mobile: 0049 - 177 3313805 Fax: 0049 - 911 95117-309 E-mail: bernhard.kuhn(a)topbusinessag.com <mailto:[email protected] Website: www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php <http://www.topbusinessag.com/e/training/wireless/gsmacademy.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Yahoo! Mail réinvente le mail !* Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail <http://fr.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40577/*http://fr.promotions.yahoo.com/mail/nouve… et son interface révolutionnaire.

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senatorial submit
by Silvester Hilliard 13 May '06

13 May '06

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Fw: [africtic] Africa’s e-government dilemma
by alice＠apc.org 13 May '06

13 May '06

*Dear All, > * > > > > For many African governments, moves towards embracing e-governance have > gone little beyond the opening of websites for state ministries and > departments. But even where such websites exist, in many cases they > contain little information of value to the public, and they do not in any > fundamental way connect governments and citizens, as e-government aims to > do. While information on the “who is who” in the ministry, its > organizational structure and mission will often be abundantly available > (though not necessarily updated), the average website will not have public > service information, for instance on how to go about applying for a > particular service, who the right office/ person to approach is, and where > on the website to download and even electronically submit these > application forms. > > > > But e-governance entails more than a government website on the Internet – > even if that website has a great deal of public service information, > offers a great deal of interactivity and enables citizens to get a range > of services electronically. As Queen’s University Belfast law lecturer Dr > Subhajit Basu has said, “The strategic objective of e-governance is to > support and simplify governance for all parties: government, citizens and > businesses. The use of ICT can connect all these parties and support > processes and activities. In other words, in e-governance electronic means > support and stimulate good governance.” > > > > One scholar has defined e-governance simply as the use by government > agencies of information technologies such as Wide Area Networks, the > Internet and mobile computing, that have the ability to transform > relations with citizens, businesses and other forms of government. > Inherent in this definition are three critical issues for e-governance to > work effectively: a range of information technologies have to be applied, > government’s attitude towards service provision has to change, and there > must be a high level of transparency in government operations. > > > > The often-cited possible benefits e-governance can bring to developing > countries include faster access to government services, lower costs for > administrative services, greater public access to budgets and documents, > and a corresponding increase in transparency and accountability of > government functions. > > > > For e-governance to work in Africa, governments should be willing to > decentralize responsibilities and processes, and to start using electronic > means of communicating and delivering services. Citizens could then > contact their leaders and public servants through website where all forms, > legislation, news and other information is made available. Basu says in > effect, governments would serve their citizens better and save costs by > making internal operations more efficient, cutting down the complex and > over-stretched bureaucratic system. > > > > But this is only the ideal situation. The reality in many African > countries makes e-governance unattainable in the immediate term, and the > main reasons have little to do with the lack of money to fund the roll-out > of e-government programmes, or the need to fund other pressing priorities > like providing access to safe drinking water or funding universal primary > education. E-governance breaks bureaucracy and that is not desirable to > many government workers. To many of them, bureaucracy means power and is > also a source of side income for them. A person applying for a trading > license may have to pay the person who dishes out the application forms, > bribe the clerk to have their application stamped, and pay a string of > other people just to get the application considered, let alone granted. > This is an eating chain that e-governance would minimize. And the > e-illiterate public servants seem best placed to recognize this. > > > > Another issue is that just about two percent of the populations of various > African countries access the Internet. Hence, whatever initiatives > government departments may make in introducing the use of IT in their > work, they will not go far if the issue of accessibility and affordability > to the Internet for the average person are not addressed. > > > > Additionally, many African governments have a culture of keeping even the > most innocent information in ‘confidential’ folders, and only the > permanent secretary of a ministry or other administrative head of a > department can authorize the release of any such information. This culture > goes counter to the logic of e-governance, which is to increase > transparency in governance, including giving the public access to a wider > range of government records. What this means is that where public > officials or administrative systems benefit from poor governance and the > lack of transparency, they will be reluctant to open up their budgets and > other records to the public. > > > > Accordingly, e-government experts like Dr Basu say in order to examine the > risk of implementing e-governance solutions, the following factors have to > be taken into account: whether a country is a democracy or a dictatorial > regime; the government structure – whether it is centralized or > decentralized, the adequacy of the legal framework, an the level of trust > in government. For most African governments, the scale seems to be > strongly tilted against e-governance. > > Regards, > > -- > Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, > Director, CIPESA > Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala > Tel: 256-41-533057 > Fax: 256-41-533054 > Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 > Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org > www.cipesa.org > > > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to africtic as: alice(a)apc.org > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-africtic-617601R(a)dgroups.org

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Re: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES
by alice＠apc.org 12 May '06

12 May '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Limo" <sylvia(a)computer-pride.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > Apologies everyone. > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:04 PM > To: sylvia(a)computer-pride.com > Cc: antoine(a)e-tools.com; Odhiambo_Washington > Subject: Fw: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > Importance: High > > Dear Sylvia and Antoine > > Please communicate of line. rather than copying the entire list > > thanks > alice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "antoine bigirimana" <antoine(a)e-tools.com> > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:16 PM > Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES > > >> Hi Alice, >> >> Please, re-send the CV. I did not get it. >> Thanks. >> antoine >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alice(a)apc.org [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:54 AM >> To: Antoine(a)e-tools.com >> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sylvia Limo" <sylvia(a)computer-pride.com> >> To: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:49 PM >> Subject: RE: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >> >> >>>I have submitted my CV to Antoine(a)e-tools.com hope to pass for the job. >>> Thank you >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: kictanet-bounces+sylvia=computer-pride.com(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Alfelt Abio >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:57 PM >>> To: sylvia(a)computer-pride.com >>> Subject: [Kictanet] JOB OPPORTUNITIES >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I am looking for young professionals to work in our Regional office in >>> Rwanda from July 2006 and probably later come back to work in our >> Nairobi >>> offices. >>> Age: Not above 32 Years >>> Educ: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and 3 years of experience >>> Profesional Exp: MCSE, MCP and MCT >>> >>> Will need an MVP at a later stage since we currently have one. >>> >>> Please contact me or direct candidates you know to me but would prefer >>> email. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Alfelt M. Abio-Gunda >>> Managing Director >>> Electronic Company (E-tools) Kenya >>> P.O. Box 39790-00623 >>> Nairobi - Kenya >>> Tel/Fax: +254-202700647 >>> +254-202711718 >>> Mbl: +254-733604740 >>> +254-722510586 >>> Website: http://www.e-tools.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sylvia%40computer-pride.c >> om >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >>

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Returned mail: see transcript for details
by MAILER-DAEMON 12 May '06

12 May '06

This message was not delivered due to the following reason: Your message was not delivered because the destination computer was unreachable within the allowed queue period. The amount of time a message is queued before it is returned depends on local configura- tion parameters. Most likely there is a network problem that prevented delivery, but it is also possible that the computer is turned off, or does not have a mail system running right now. Your message could not be delivered within 1 days: Host 181.237.116.86 is not responding. The following recipients did not receive this message: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Please reply to postmaster(a)kictanet.or.ke if you feel this message to be in error.

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Fw: KICTANET Website
by alice＠apc.org 11 May '06

11 May '06

Dear All Linux Chicks have provided a link ( http://www.kenet.or.ke/kictanet/ ) for the KICTANet website. Please pay a visit and make comments. thank you and best regards alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorcas Muthoni" <dmuthoni(a)kenet.or.ke> To: "Alice Munyua" <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: "LORNA AYAKO" <lornaab(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:01 PM Subject: KICTANET Website > Hi Alice, > > Please follow this link to review the design of the KICTANET website. > Provide comments and feedback. May be we can also have member comments > at the meeting. > > http://www.kenet.or.ke/kictanet/ > > Regards, > Muthoni >

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AfNOG Tutorials and Meetings
by Michuki Mwangi 11 May '06

11 May '06

<apologies for cross posting> Dear All, I wish to take this opportunity to invite you to the 7th AfNOG meetings and tutorials to be held on the 14th and 15th of May 2006 at the Pan-Afric Hotel. Highlights of the tutorials on 14th will be; * Discussions and presentations on MPLS enabled networks * Deployment of wireless networking case studies * Implementation of IPv6 for African ISP's * and BGP multi-homing technics. Highlights of the AfNOG meetings on the 15th will be; * Presentation by Randy Bush on Heroes and Heroins of the Internet revolution * Discussions on the recently identified Amplified Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks on Domain Name Systems * African Country updates. Please see a detailed program at the following URL http://www.afnog.org/afnog06agenda.pdf Regards -- Michuki Mwangi KENIC

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marketing hemisphere
by Kenneth Gomez 11 May '06

11 May '06

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FW: PO-MAC Nairobi Position Announcement deadline 12 June 2006
by alice＠apc.org 10 May '06

10 May '06

>>>This announcement (see below) is disseminated by OCPA on behalf of the >>>Ford Foundation. >>> >>>The Ford Foundation is seeking to fill the position of Program Officer in >>>Media, Arts and Culture, to be based at the Foundation s Office in >>>Nairobi, Kenya. >>> >>>For submissions and questions concerning this announcement, please >>>contact >>> >>>Emilie Mbom >>>Search Coordinator >>>The Ford Foundation >>>320 E. 43rd Street >>>New York, NY 10017 >>>v: 212-573-4972 >>>f: 212-351-3644 >>>email: e.mbom(a)fordfound.org >>> >>>---------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>THE FORD FOUNDATION >>> >>>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT >>> >>> >>> >>>Program Officer >>> >>>Media, Arts and Culture >>> >>>Eastern Africa >>> >>> >>> >>>SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The Program Officer will be responsible for grant >>>making in media, arts and culture in the Foundation s Office in Eastern >>>Africa. The Program Officer will build on and develop programming >>>achievements in the portfolio s Building Sustainable Spaces for >>>Creativity and Culture initiative, while developing and strengthening >>>innovative interventions in an emergent media aspect of the work. The >>>successful candidate will be expected to carry forward a strong portfolio >>>of grants supporting high quality artistic production, creativity, policy >>>development and the promotion of viable institutions and players in the >>>creative arts, media and culture as means of focusing public reflection, >>>promoting civic engagement and addressing society s concerns. Grant >>>making will also be expected to build and strengthen linkages and >>>exchange programs among artistic, cultural and media organizations in the >>>region, across the continent and worldwide. The Program Officer is >>>expected to develop and maintain close working relationship with existing >>>and potential grantees, research and training institutions, leaders in >>>government and civil society. >>> >>> >>> >>>Working with the Representative in Nairobi and other Ford Foundation >>>staff, the Program Officer will develop grant making strategies; identify >>>prospective grantees; solicit, review and respond to grant proposals; >>>prepare recommendations for Foundation funding; and monitor and evaluate >>>progress. In addition to advancing the media, arts and culture agenda, >>>the Program Officer is expected to contribute to the office s overall >>>strategic direction for the region. The Program Officer will also >>>collaborate with colleagues in the Foundation s other offices to advance >>>a worldwide agenda around the Foundation s goals in the media, arts and >>>culture fields. >>> >>> >>> >>>QUALIFICATIONS: A degree in the arts, humanities, the design disciplines, >>>media or other related disciplines (preferably an advanced degree); >>>professional experience and leadership in the arts, culture and the >>>media; an understanding of program development and the ability to >>>conceptualize programmatic ideas and strategies; strong managerial, >>>organizational and interpersonal skills; excellent analytical and writing >>>skills in English; and strong facilitating skills. Experience in East >>>Africa or similar geographical location is highly desirable. Grant >>>making experience will be an advantage. >>> >>> >>> >>>Location: Nairobi, >>>Kenya Target Date: Fall >>>2006 >>> >>> >>> >>>Salary is based on experience and on the Foundation s commitment to >>>internal equity. A generous benefits package is provided. >>> >>> >>> >>>To apply for the position visit >>><http://www.fordfound.org/employment>www.fordfound.org/employment or send >>>full application materials (consisting of substantive cover letter, c.v., >>>and a 5-20 page sole-authored writing sample in English) to Ms. E. Mbom >>>at 320 E. 43rd St., New York, NY 10017, USA, by June 12, 2006. >>> >>> >>> >>>Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental >>>principles at The Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional >>>opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications >>>without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual >>>orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, >>>citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected >>>characteristic as established under law. >>> >>> >>>April >>>2006 >>> >

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
by Alfelt Abio 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hi everyone, I am looking for young professionals to work in our Regional office in Rwanda from July 2006 and probably later come back to work in our Nairobi offices. Age: Not above 32 Years Educ: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and 3 years of experience Profesional Exp: MCSE, MCP and MCT Will need an MVP at a later stage since we currently have one. Please contact me or direct candidates you know to me but would prefer email. Thanks. Alfelt M. Abio-Gunda Managing Director Electronic Company (E-tools) Kenya P.O. Box 39790-00623 Nairobi - Kenya Tel/Fax: +254-202700647 +254-202711718 Mbl: +254-733604740 +254-722510586 Website: http://www.e-tools.com --

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