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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 23, Issue 43
by Harry Delano 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Re: IG Discussions- Day 3 of 10: Infrastructure Issues-Submarine Cables - Cyber Security (Harry Delano) Fellow discussants, One thing to also note with regard to the much anticipated Fibre landing is how to content with the security challenges that will accompany this 'Super Highway" So apart from the other topics, that have been covered so well,allow me to introduce a new angle and momentarily tackle 'The Security challenges posed by this noble venture' -Cyber Security. It is one thing to deal with a stream flowing through your garden, harmlessly but productively watering it, and quite another dealing with a 'flood gate' suddenly let loose on your land, and which you have had little or no time to prepare yourself to handle. Indeed as much as this would be a Top Tier connectivity, right now , truth be told - most of the service providers leave tackling security to end users who in most cases are ill equipped to deal with internetwork borne threats. Networks are badly exposed, including sensitive data, copywright material, and organizational information that would make it a field day for identity thieves, and who knows? - a possible cyber attack on our different national wide infrastructure when they go online. Blended threats propagate much faster on faster connections. Currently,a standard round trip time of about 800-1300 msec, for most Tier 1 & 2 Service providers wears off the patience of most hackers presently prowling the net, which is a good thing for us, but not for long as these Marine links lands in within the next few months. With this in mind, how prepared are we on this front..? And by that I mean, the Government, the Service providers, the Private stake holders, including the Educational institutions. Have we made an assessment of our cyber security levels, to date? Are our sensitive Data Centres secure..., or will they be overly exposed when this time comes? And at what cost will we upgrade these systems..? With increasing E-commerce activities, and other online transactions are we 'foolproof? Are our cybersecurity regulations up to the task, to protect us...? Certainly, we need to take the necessary measures,- a systematic approach and prepare ourselves to deal With these challenges as the Threat environment is certainly set to shift for us, especially as a country on the move in Communication Technology. The good news is, it is an undertaking to look forward to with a lot of expectation, and we need to position ourselves to reap the maximum benefits that will accrue thereof. If you would ask me the score for this - Our Cybersecurity preparedness to handle, the onset of the Marine Fibre = 1 Harry Delano. Integrated Networks and Data Systems. -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+harry=inds.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=inds.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:00 PM To: Harry Delano Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 23, Issue 43 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. A wider audiance (robert yawe) 2. Re: IG Discussions- Day 3 of 10: Infrastructure Issues-Submarine Cables (John Walubengo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:56:59 +0000 (GMT) From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [kictanet] A wider audiance To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Message-ID: <796042.73588.qm(a)web27801.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, I have been been contributing articles to a new IT magazine called CIO (chief information officer), as you may be aware there currently isn't any good and regular ICT local magazine and this magazine aims to fill this gap. The magazine is in its 3rd issue please get a copy and read my articles as well as others which are well thought through and cover local ICT issues. Due to space issues some of my articles have needed to be shortened, if you need to read the entire unsensored version please send me an email. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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FW: COURSE: Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation and Management
by Edith Adera 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

This might be of interest. I can testify - it's a great course for anyone in the ICT sector interested in in-depth knowledge on ICT policy and regulation. Edith ________________________________ From: link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za [mailto:link-info-bounces@lists.wits.ac.za] On Behalf Of Charley Lewis Sent: 29 April 2009 16:31 To: link-info(a)lists.wits.ac.za Cc: Tennyson Mashiloane Subject: LINK CENTRE: COURSE: Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation and Management This course commences in just over two weeks from now, and is already over 50% full. If you (or a colleague) are keen to attend, please register as soon as possible - your paid-up registration confirms your place. Please circulate this message to anyone you know who may be interested. ================================================== Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation and Management ================================================== [cid:image002.jpg@01C9C8DD.02013150] This course commences in May 2009. The Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management is offered by the LINK Centre, School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand - Southern Africa's leading research and training body in the field of information and communications technology policy, regulation and management. It provides an essential background to understanding regulatory and policy issues and challenges in the rapidly changing telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. Spread over three week-long sessions between May and July 2009, skilled and experienced staff at the LINK Centre, School of Public & Development Management, University of Witwatersrand, supported by an extensive panel of guest lecturers, each an expert in their field, will help you get to grips with the landscape in the ICT sector. Significance The course is designed to unpack the constantly evolving issues and challenges inherent in South Africa's fast changing and dynamic ICT sector. These changes - driven by rapidly developing technologies, by the evolving legal and regulatory environment and by the emergence of new markets, services and applications - give rise to increased demands for training and information. The advent of convergence and globalisation intensifies the ongoing challenges faced by professionals in the sector to remain abreast of both local developments and international trends and practices. Who should attend? Decision-makers and senior policy-makers in the Department of Communications, ICASA and USAASA, managers and regulatory staff in industry (including service providers, new and established operators, and suppliers), bidders for new ECNS and ECS licences, broadcasters and signal distributors, lawyers, consultants, journalists, union officials and NGOs involved in the sector. Objectives By the end of the course, the successful student will be able to: * grasp how key information and communications technologies operate, and the policy implications of these technologies; * assess current market trends in the ICT sector, both globally and nationally; * demonstrate an understanding of ICT sector reform and its implications for national policy and regulation, including the impact of globalisation and convergence; * explain the approaches to ICT sector policy and regulation adopted nationally, regionally and globally; * demonstrate an understanding of the policy and regulatory environment for the telecommunications and broadcasting industries in South Africa; * critically compare the South African ICT environment with international models and best practice benchmarks; * describe the structure and process of policy formulation, regulatory oversight and licensing procedures in South Africa. Content Overview A Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management is awarded to candidates who attend the following three modules (120 hours) and who successfully complete the required individual and syndicate assignments. A certificate of attendance is awarded to participants who attend all three modules, but who do not complete the required assessment. Module 1: ICT Technologies and Markets * The evolution of basic telecommunications technologies: the PSTN and its underlying technologies; * Wireless communications: fixed & mobile wireless, WLL, GSM, 3G, CDMA, satellite, WiFi, WiMax, Bluetooth, mobile broadband; * Spectrum, its planning and management, and the assignment of frequency; * Numbering and numbering plans, number portability, carrier pre-select, eNum; * Signal distribution, and broadcasting technologies; * Internet, VoIP, VANS & the NGN; * Telecommunications market trends, developments & drivers; * Broadcasting market trends, developments and drivers, and the migration to digital broadcasting; * Internet and broadband market trends, developments and drivers; * Convergence, multimedia, the NGN & the future of communications. Module 2: International ICT Trends, Organisations & Developments * Globalisation, the knowledge economy and the information age; * Global trends in regulatory reform: liberalisation, privatisation, regulation in a converging environment; * Global e-governance: structures, institutions and global obligations (ITU, WTO, WIPO, GATS, ICANN); * Regional developments in telecommunications regulation: SATCC, CRASA, ATU, NEPAD; * National responses to the global information economy: e-commerce in South Africa; * ICT and labour; * ICT and gender; * Information and communications technologies and development (the digital divide, ISAD, GK, dotForce, UN ICT TT, WSIS, ICT4D); * Universal access and universal service. Module 3: Telecommunications and Broadcasting Policy, Law and Regulation * The SA Constitution and administrative law; * ICT sector regulation: rationales, principles, approaches and practices; * Competition law, and the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors in SA; * ICT sector reform in SA: overview; * Legislative, regulatory and licensing framework for telecommunications in SA: institutions, structure, processes and issues; * Legislative, regulatory and licensing framework for broadcasting in SA: institutions, structure, processes and issues; * Interconnection, facilities leasing and essential facilities: principles, law and regulation; * Licensing: the objectives, typology, procedures, content and monitoring of licences; * Pricing and tariff regulation; * Quality of service and consumer protection. About LINK The LINK Centre is the leading public policy, regulation and management educational body in the area of information and communication in Southern Africa. LINK focuses on capacity building in the public sector and development arenas through quality training, applied research and consultancy services necessary to maximise the benefits of the Information Society and the Knowledge Economy. Methodology An interactive and intensive teaching methodology is used, comprised of several learning methods, including lectures, syndicate work, case studies, structured learning group discussions and presentations from local and international experts in the field. In this way participants will develop a strong practical focus directly applicable to their own organisations. The course is evaluated via one individual and two syndicate assignments. Syndicate assignments are professionally presented to the group and external examiners drawn from government, industry or academia. Schedule 2009 TPRM 2009 is a block release course divided into three modules, each running for one week per month. Participants may attend individual modules as stand-alone executive courses. Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation & Management Module Title Dates Module 1 ICT Technologies and Markets 18 - 22 May, 08:30 - 17:00 Module 2 International ICT Trends, Organisations & Developments 22 - 26 June, 08:30 - 17:00 Module 3 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Policy, Law and Regulation 20 - 24 July, 08:30 - 17:00 Fees R 18 500 (plus VAT) per participant for the full three-week course. Any individual modules may be taken on its own as an 'executive course' (for which a certificate of attendance is issued) at a fee of R 8 000 (plus VAT) per participant. A small fee discount is available for bulk enrolments. Venue All lectures are held at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management campus, 2 St David's Place, Parktown. Lectures run daily from 08:30 to 17:00 with breaks for lunch and teas. Convenor Charley Lewis + 27 11 717-3784 or charley.lewis(a)wits.ac.za Information The course web page is available at http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html. Registration can be done online, using the course code WE/TPRMGM/07/01, via http://www.wits.ac.za/enterprise/courses/register.html. Contact Tennyson Mashiloane + 27 11 717-4595 or via Tennyson.Mashiloane(a)wits.ac.za for more information or to enrol. - - - ends - - - Charley Lewis Senior Lecturer, LINK Centre Tel: + 27 11-717-3784 Fax: + 27 86-529-5562 /+ 27 11-717-3910 Mobile: + 27 83-539-5242 Post (personal): Box 81185, Parkhurst, 2120, SOUTH AFRICA Skype: charley.lewis URL: http://link.wits.ac.za Mwalimu House, School of Public & Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand 2 St David's Place, Parktown, 2193, SOUTH AFRICA ==> Master of Management in ICT Policy & Regulation: http://link.wits.ac.za/training/training4.html<blocked::http://link.wits.ac.za/training/training4.html> ==> Certificate in Telecomms Policy, Regulation & Management: http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html [cid:image003.gif@01C9C8DD.02013150] This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.

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Kenya IG Discussions Day 3 of 10
by alice＠apc.org 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

How many listers are on Face book? As we discuss intrenet governance, i wish to share this article on Face book by Jonathan Zitrain, which brings up issues of privacy, data protection, etc best alice ------------------------------------------------- http://www.opendemocracy.net/node/47778 E Pluribus Facebook Jonathan Zittrain Facebook boasts more than 200 million active users, with an astounding 100 million logging in at least once per day. Its prominence is not just in numbers of users. Its what they do: many share intimate and sensitive details about themselves. That not only means that the service is susceptible to privacy panics (both real and imagined) on a regular basis. It means that, as with other social networks, people vest their identities in their profiles. If an account is disabled because of alleged misuse such as spamming the hurt can transcend the effort needed to create a new account. Even small changes, such as in the way the newsfeed works, elicit heartfelt reactions from people who think of their pages as well their pages. We saw this phenomenon at work when in mid-February Facebook posted a set of what its management seems to have thought were minor changes to its terms of service the kind of things that just wouldnt matter to its users. Instead a privacy panic ensued, reinforcing larger worries about Facebooks power. Founder Mark Zuckerberg responded quickly in plainspeak rather than legalese and I credit his view that the changes in terms of service really werent meant to be a stealthy way of doing surprising new things with users information. But he used the occasion to offer an analogy: More than 175 million people use Facebook. If it were a country, it would be the sixth most populated country in the world. Our terms arent just a document that protect our rights; its the governing document for how the service is used by everyone across the world. This encourages Facebook users not to simply view themselves as users but as citizens. Citizens of Facebook. The consumer/vendor relationship governed by contract and fair trade law is different from that of citizen/government. Citizens identify with something larger than themselves if ones country is attacked, it can feel like a personal attack in a way that a fellow bank customers account theft does not feel like a personal invasion. (Today we are all Bank of Americans doesnt leap to the lips.) And in non-authoritarian systems, citizens have a voice in the affairs of state distinct from the metaphorical vote a consumer makes with his or her feet or that a shareholder makes in a quaint proxy proceeding. Facebook has followed through with the analogy. In a rather unusual move it has published Facebook governance documents, opened them to public comment in a manner intentionally reminiscent of American administrative agencies notice-and-comment periods, enlisted law students to help process the responses, and now is putting a revised set of documents up for a vote. This isnt meant to be a one-off deal. Instead, there is a Facebook Principles document translated into multiple languages that expresses commitments to such things as open platforms and standards, free flow of information, universal availability of the service and its contents regardless of ones country, and freedom to control ones own data, including removing (or extracting) it from Facebook. The Statement of Rights and Responsibilities has a most unusual section on amendments usually the boilerplate piece of a terms of service that says that the vendor has the right to change the terms whenever it wants so long as it alerts users to the change. This one says: If more than 7,000 users comment on the proposed change, we will also give you the opportunity to participate in a vote in which you will be provided alternatives. The vote shall be binding on us if more than 30% of all active registered users as of the date of the notice vote. To be sure, these two sentences have loopholes suitable for a truck (and a missing verb which presumably is supposed to be a quorum requirement 30% of all active registered users voting for a vote to be binding). 30 million users voting on anything (especially since it requires adding a new Facebook voting app) is a high threshold. More important, theres no effort to identify what the alternatives will be. The current vote on the principles themselves simply asks users: Which documents should govern the Facebook Site? Choices: The proposed documents: Revised Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and Facebook Principles 4/16/09 (These documents reflect comments from users and experts received during the 30-day comment period.) Existing documents: The current Terms of Use 9/23/08 (This document was developed entirely by Facebook and does not reflect any third-party outside comments.) It calls to mind the age-old trick of asking the children whether theyd like to wear their red or green pajamas to bed with no choice about when bedtime actually is. Facebook still holds the quill and frames the choice. But the fact is that most companies wouldnt dream of going as far as Facebook just has, because the kinds of public pressures that create privacy crises can also be elicited when cynical choices are presented. Facebook has intentionally placed itself in a new zone, borrowing elements of .org and .gov to inform how a .com is run. Coming from .edu myself, Im disappointed that something initially as academically-related as Facebook a social networking site for university communities wasnt begun and nurtured under university auspices, naturally incorporating public interest values. So Facebook draws from the public and public interest sphere, a simultaneously bold and modest step towards acknowledging that our new networked technologies deeply affect our lives in ways not always captured or best shaped by the typical template of consumer and seller. So Ive become voter number 167,476 in the poll. (Yes, they say results will be audited by an outside firm.) Im not expecting to add another passport to my drawer, but Im heartened at the prospect that the amazing engine of private enterprise may find creative ways to tap into and reinforce our civic instincts. -------------------------

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A wider audiance
by robert yawe 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hi, I have been been contributing articles to a new IT magazine called CIO (chief information officer), as you may be aware there currently isn't any good and regular ICT local magazine and this magazine aims to fill this gap. The magazine is in its 3rd issue please get a copy and read my articles as well as others which are well thought through and cover local ICT issues. Due to space issues some of my articles have needed to be shortened, if you need to read the entire unsensored version please send me an email. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Antivirus Poll...
by Mike Bullut 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hey guys, I hope your week is fairing on well. I'm doing an unofficial *antivirus poll<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/antivirus-poll/> * on my *blog <http://kipsang.wordpress.com/>* & I'd like to know which product offers the best security for your PC/laptop. Looking forward to your vote! Warm regards, Mike. *-- "The computer programmer . . . is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. . . . No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or a field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops." ~ Joseph Weizenbaum... --*

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INVITATION TO THE 2009 KENIC AGM
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

The KENIC board is pleased to invite you to the sixth KENIC Open Public Forum to be held on Friday 8th of May 2009 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel from 0800hrs. The forum will be a focal point for bottom-up discussions of the KENIC policies and developments. Thereafter, the same venue will host KENIC's fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) to which you are invited to witness. Details of the AGM are available on the KENIC website http://www.kenic.or.ke. We look forward to your participation at the events. Kind Regards, Vincent Ngundi For: Chairman, KENIC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [Fibre-for-africa] What's Up EASSy?
by alice＠apc.org 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya -----Original Message----- From: Abi <abi.jagun(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:39:41 To: APC - Private list for use by EASSY Workshop Participants<fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org> Subject: Re: [Fibre-for-africa] What's Up EASSy? Dear All I am finding out a lot more information about EASSy since making the post and will likely update the initial analysis that was conducted in 2006/7. I just want to provide more clarification on two main issues: - my conclusions about the KDN/FLAG - the source of my optimism about EASSy All the information that I used for this analysis (and update) was available (at that time) in the public domain and whilst I did try to take bias into consideration I think I can point to a few news reports/press releases that MADE me rather optimistic about EASSy. The first set are about the FLAG cable; they seem to suggest that where possible this project and the partners involved would prefer to merge with an existing project than "go it alone" - of course this is just my opinion: 1. Various articles reported the signing of an agreement between KDN and Flag. See for example the Balancing Act articles on the Fibre-for-Africa site - http://fibreforafrica.net/main.shtml?x=5038604&als[MYALIAS6]=KDN%20pips%20E… 2. "VSNL, East African Cable may merge links" - http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-154161796.html - published in October 2006 talks about discussions between VSNL and EASSy to merge their respective undersea cables linking India and Africa to Europe. 3. There are also articles that cite KDN's investment in TEAMS as well as the company becoming a part of EASSy [see for example http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=824 and 4. "VSNL Announces Construction of $250 Million Express TGN Eurasia Cable System" - http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=561&fArticleId=4903656 - reports on a cable being built by VSNL that will link Mumbai to Paris, London and Madrid via Egypt. The cable is being built in partnership with SEACOM and Telecom Egypt. Looking at the SEACOM route [http://www.seacom.mu/intro.html] it is clear where such a cable would connect with the SEACOM a more recent addition to all this is: 5. "KDN new partner to inject Sh1.4bn for expansion" - http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6232&Item… - which provides information on KDN's investment strategy; it has no mention of its agreement with FLAG. But perhaps there is information out there to the contrary and I would be interested in having access to these. The second set of articles informed my understanding of the financial position of EASSy. Based on these the impression I got was that the financing for the cable had reached an advanced stage and this led to my optimism that it will indeed be completed. These include a news item by Rwanda News Agency (RNA) -http://allafrica.com/stories/200803171222.html - It states: "The construction of the cable has been made possible by the project developers, who secured all the necessary financing, officials from the EASSY Project Secretariat in Nairobi-Kenya say." Also relevant is an entry on the WIOCC website that states: "Two-thirds of the submarine survey work is now complete, with only the southern leg remaining" - see http://www.wiocc.net/news.html I guess this will likely bring up discussions about whether or not there is demand for all these cables; but perhaps that is another discussion thread entirely. Thanks to everyone that has responsed so far. Abi 2009/4/22 Abi <abi.jagun(a)gmail.com>: > Dear All > > I use EASSy as a case study for a course I teach on and recently came up > with the following summary of where the project currently stands. The > "update" was put together to complement a stakeholder analysis that was done > by APC late 2006/early 2007 and which can be downloaded here: > http://www.apc.org/apps/img_upload/f22c64f43b568608639b68dbdd91d89a/Updated… > > I would appreciate any comments on this. > > > Abi > > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: fibre-for-africa-bounces(a)lists.apc.org [mailto:fibre-for-africa- >> > > bounces(a)lists.apc.org] On Behalf Of wakabi(a)cipesa.org >> > > Sent: 26 March 2009 01:43 >> > > To: eric(a)afrispa.org; APC - Private list for use by EASSY Workshop >> > > Participants >> > > Subject: [Fibre-for-africa] What's Up EASSy? >> > > >> > > What's up EASSy? >> > > >> > > It's been a few quiet months at the EASSy stable, but word is now out >> > > on >> > > where this initiative has gotten to. And the word doesn't seem to good >> > > for >> > > EASSy enthusiasts. Once a front-runner in the so-called race to land >> > > fibre >> > > at the eastern coast of Africa, EASSy has conceded it is seriously >> > > trailing SEACOM (which appears comfortably perched in the driver's >> > > seat) >> > > and TEAMS (which is following in, albeit not too closely). >> > > >> > > According to a report in Kenya's Daily Nation, EASSy now expects to >> > > get >> > > operational around June 2010 (we add: 8 years after visionaries >> > > initially >> > > conceived it and got down to putting it together). Quoting Chris Wood, >> > > CEO >> > > of West Indian ocean cable Co. Ltd., the SPV for EASSy, the report >> > > says >> > > indicates EASSy will leverage on a "competitive long-term business >> > > plan >> > > to >> > > reduce the coast of bandwidth for coastal and land-locked countries". >> > > Besides, Wood claims his cable will have the biggest capacity of them >> > > all. >> > > Details: >> > > http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/smartcompany/-/1226/549886/- >> > > /srb1j8z/-/index.html >> > > >> > > SEACOM, meanwhile, announced this week it would go commercial in July >> > > this >> > > year - although the cable would be ready in June. Monthly charges for >> > > bulk purchases would be around US$100-US$200 per Mbps. They said >> > > demand >> > > is >> > > so high they will offer bandwidth at lower prices than their earlier >> > > biz >> > > plan forecast; talked about profitability reaching lots earlier than >> > > initially anticipated; and said carriers in the region would actually >> > > be >> > > better off accessing more than one cable. Nice. >> > > >> > > But some are wondering: Now that the cables are coming, what are we >> > > gonna >> > > do with that bandwidth? Possibilities are vast, plans probably much >> > > less. >> > > It appears in Kenya, there's both thinking and action. 1) This week, >> > > an >> > > education minister has spoken about interesting e-learning plans whose >> > > implementation later this year he said would be enabled by the >> > > availability of the cable. 2) Kenya Data Networks, one of those >> > > gleefully >> > > signing onto the SEACOM offering, has said they will reduce their >> > > costs >> > > from next month. 3) At the end of last year the Kenya ICT Board >> > > unveiled a >> > > US$4.1m kitty for developers of local content.... >> > > >> > > For some of the other countries, there doesn't appear to be as much >> > > cooking as in Kenya. Or may be someone just isn't telling us yet. >> > > >> > > Wakabi >> > > >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > > Fibre-for-africa mailing list >> > > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org >> > > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > Fibre-for-africa mailing list >> > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org >> > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa >> >>_______________________________________________ >> Fibre-for-africa mailing list >> Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org >> http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa > > _______________________________________________ Fibre-for-africa mailing list Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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New "The 411..." Posts...
by Mike Bullut 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Greetings, I've written some new posts on my *blog <http://kipsang.wordpress.com/>* & I'd like you guys to let me know what you think. By all means, feel free to comment on the articles I post and if you have anything you want posted, drop me a line. Enjoy! - *The 10 most dangerous species of help desk callers...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-10-most-dangerous-species-of-he…> * - *Women In ICT: Are We Moving Forward?<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/women-in-ict-are-we-moving-forward/> * *<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/women-in-ict-are-we-moving-forward/> * - *Q & A: White African...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/q-a-white-african/> * Popular Posts: - *100 Common Interview Questions...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/100-common-interview-questions/> * - *M-Pesa: How It Works...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/m-pesa-how-does-it-work/> * - *Special Edition: Nairobi Pictures (Kenya), A Beautiful East African City...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/special-edition-nairobi-pictures-kenya-a-beaut…> * - *Special Edition: New Style of ATM Thefts...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/special-edition-new-style-of-atm-thefts/> * - *Special Edition: Worldwide Job Cuts...<http://kipsang.wordpress.com/special-edition-worldwide-job-cuts/> * Warm regards, Mike. *-- "The computer programmer . . . is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. . . . No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or a field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops." ~ Joseph Weizenbaum... --*

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Twitter Experience...
by Margaret Gichuki 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Ooops! My bad.Posted this to the wrong list. Here you go Walu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Gichuki <wams2006(a)gmail.com> Date: Apr 22, 2009 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Twitter Experience... To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: New Vision List <NewVisionKenya(a)yahoogroups.com> Walu, It's a great tool but hooking.The young man below is doing alot of good and have attracted so many people including celebrities like Oprah and Barbara Walters.Walters in yesterdays show the View was shown how to use it and sent out a MSG.'' Barbra loosing her twitter virginity''....She had tons of responses within an hr and her life will never be the same again if she gets hooked.10,000. mosquito nets are on their way to Africa.Read on. http://showhype.com/story/twitter_showdown_cnn_vs_ashton_kutcher/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/twitter-dee-and-twitter-d_b_18912… On 4/22/09, John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > am @jwalu on tweeter. > > i guess that means i will get more guys stalking me ;-) I truly feel like > some old zack, being xtra careful on where am stepping...even FB, Linkden, > and others remain for me purely academic and explorative exercises. > > I am looking for real benefits, that type that puts bread on the table > rather than waste productive working time. Something like what was posted > yesterday @ www.irb.com/jwrt/indexxx.html - where the some young techies > use the internet to stream the rugby action in Nairobi. That was cool - no > need for expensive frequency payments to CCK and yet broadcasting and > competing with the DSTVs of this world! > > So anyway, where is the bread in all these social networks? > > walu. > > > --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Victor Ngeny <victormaritim(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Victor Ngeny <victormaritim(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Twitter Experience... > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com, "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 4:05 PM > > Hey Walu, > > Been on twitter since 2006, have learnt a great deal from > > it, created > > worthwhile contacts and now use it for work. am *@ngeny* on > > twitter, whats > > your username? > > > > V > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:01 PM, John Walubengo > > <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have heard about blogs, but now there is this new > > buzz about Twitter. > > > Anybody locally using twitter and finding it useful? > > > > > > I just registered and am following some chap called > > arsenal_mania and > > > frankly speaking it is informative while being > > entertaining (addictive?). > > > Which brings me to the question - are there instances > > of local "handles" > > > that are worth following and are having an impact > > within our local > > > socio-economic context? > > > > > > plse share. > > > > > > walu. > > > btw: some guys i dont know are already "stalking > > me" on twitter ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Skunkworks mailing list > > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > Other lists > > > ------------- > > > Skunkworks announce: > > > > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > > Science - > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > > kazi - > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Victor Ngeny > > > > Mobile +265770586704 > > GTalk: victormaritim Twitter: @ngeny > > Yahoo: vikngne Skype: victor.ngeny > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: wams2006(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wams2006%40gmail.com >

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[Fwd: Re: [Fibre-for-africa] What's Up EASSy?]
by alice 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Dear All I use EASSy as a case study for a course I teach on and recently came up with the following summary of where the project currently stands. The "update" was put together to complement a stakeholder analysis that was done by APC late 2006/early 2007 and which can be downloaded here: http://www.apc.org/apps/img_upload/f22c64f43b568608639b68dbdd91d89a/Updated… I would appreciate any comments on this. Abi > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fibre-for-africa-bounces(a)lists.apc.org <mailto:fibre-for-africa-bounces@lists.apc.org> [mailto:fibre-for-africa- <mailto:fibre-for-africa-> > > bounces(a)lists.apc.org <mailto:bounces@lists.apc.org>] On Behalf Of wakabi(a)cipesa.org <mailto:wakabi@cipesa.org> > > Sent: 26 March 2009 01:43 > > To: eric(a)afrispa.org <mailto:eric@afrispa.org>; APC - Private list for use by EASSY Workshop > > Participants > > Subject: [Fibre-for-africa] What's Up EASSy? > > > > What's up EASSy? > > > > It's been a few quiet months at the EASSy stable, but word is now out > > on > > where this initiative has gotten to. And the word doesn't seem to good > > for > > EASSy enthusiasts. Once a front-runner in the so-called race to land > > fibre > > at the eastern coast of Africa, EASSy has conceded it is seriously > > trailing SEACOM (which appears comfortably perched in the driver's > > seat) > > and TEAMS (which is following in, albeit not too closely). > > > > According to a report in Kenya's Daily Nation, EASSy now expects to get > > operational around June 2010 (we add: 8 years after visionaries > > initially > > conceived it and got down to putting it together). Quoting Chris Wood, > > CEO > > of West Indian ocean cable Co. Ltd., the SPV for EASSy, the report says > > indicates EASSy will leverage on a "competitive long-term business plan > > to > > reduce the coast of bandwidth for coastal and land-locked countries". > > Besides, Wood claims his cable will have the biggest capacity of them > > all. > > Details: > > http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/smartcompany/-/1226/549886/- > > /srb1j8z/-/index.html > > > > SEACOM, meanwhile, announced this week it would go commercial in July > > this > > year - although the cable would be ready in June. Monthly charges for > > bulk purchases would be around US$100-US$200 per Mbps. They said demand > > is > > so high they will offer bandwidth at lower prices than their earlier > > biz > > plan forecast; talked about profitability reaching lots earlier than > > initially anticipated; and said carriers in the region would actually > > be > > better off accessing more than one cable. Nice. > > > > But some are wondering: Now that the cables are coming, what are we > > gonna > > do with that bandwidth? Possibilities are vast, plans probably much > > less. > > It appears in Kenya, there's both thinking and action. 1) This week, an > > education minister has spoken about interesting e-learning plans whose > > implementation later this year he said would be enabled by the > > availability of the cable. 2) Kenya Data Networks, one of those > > gleefully > > signing onto the SEACOM offering, has said they will reduce their costs > > from next month. 3) At the end of last year the Kenya ICT Board > > unveiled a > > US$4.1m kitty for developers of local content.... > > > > For some of the other countries, there doesn't appear to be as much > > cooking as in Kenya. Or may be someone just isn't telling us yet. > > > > Wakabi > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fibre-for-africa mailing list > > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org <mailto:Fibre-for-africa@lists.apc.org> > > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa > > _______________________________________________ > Fibre-for-africa mailing list > Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org <mailto:Fibre-for-africa@lists.apc.org> > http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa _______________________________________________ Fibre-for-africa mailing list Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org <mailto:Fibre-for-africa@lists.apc.org> http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa _______________________________________________ Fibre-for-africa mailing list Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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