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KICTANet’s new website: Call for comments
by Frederick Muriithi 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

When I'm traveling, to keep a usable connection, I turn off JS to avoid extra overhead, which is how I first accessed the site. As is, a lot of places are not reachable from the homepage without JavaScript, which makes it a somewhat, disappointing experience. With JavaScript finally turned on (when I got back to Nairobi and it's environs), the site exposes more content. Maybe it's just me, but I think the content should be available, with or without JavaScript on. This also caters for the … [View More]

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China seeks dominance of global AI industry
by anyega jefferson 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

https://www.ft.com/content/856753d6-8d31-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d If the development of artificial intelligence is an arms race, then China wants to become the world’s unchallenged AI superpower. While the National Science Foundation in the US has no increase in funding this year, China has promised to “vigorously use governmental and social capital” to dominate the industry. US and Chinese tech companies alike are ploughing money and talent into AI, but Beijing’s blueprint for investing in … [View More]

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet's new website: Call for comments
by Odhiambo Washington 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

I hate turning public stuff private! It gets personal, which is not good. On 15 October 2017 at 01:17, george sidney ralak <georgeralak(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey replied in private, I replied in private. > > On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 10:58 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi George, >> >> I wonder why you've decided to make this discussion private. >> >> On 14 October 2017 at 19:39, george sidney ralak <… [View More]

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Re: [kictanet] Democracy After Facebook
by anyega jefferson 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/what-facebook-did/54… We’ve known since at least 2012 that Facebook was a powerful, non-neutral force in electoral politics. In that year, a combined University of California, San Diego and Facebook research team led by James Fowler published a study in *Nature* <https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11421.epdf?referrer_access_token=3hEG…>, which argued that Facebook’s “I Voted” button had driven a small but measurable increase in … [View More]

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Training Opportunities
by Harry Hare 15 Oct '17

15 Oct '17

Greetings all, AeRC will be conducting several Microsoft server-based courses in the month of November and I thought this could be of interest to some of you. Drop me a note should you have interest in any of the programmes. Microsoft Windows Server 2016<https://earc-windows-server-2016.eventbrite.com/> (6-24 November) Microsoft System Center Manager Configuration<https://aerc-system-center.eventbrite.com/> (20 November – 1 December) Microsoft Skype for Business<https://aerc-… [View More]

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Re: [kictanet] What are the implications of technology in policing?
by anyega jefferson 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Kenya has invested heavily in Technology for the police. Are we aware of how its used? *When Sergeant Lee DeBrabander* marked a case confidential in the Long Beach drug squad’s Palantir data analysis system in November 2014, he expected key details to remain hidden from unauthorized users’ eyes. In police work, this can be crucial—a matter of life and death, even. It often involves protecting vulnerable witnesses, keeping upcoming operations hush hush, or protecting a fellow police officer who’… [View More]

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Security architectures will balkanise the Internet if nothing else
by Barrack Otieno 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Listers, This might be an interesting conversation to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:44:43 +0530 Subject: [Internet Policy] Security architectures will balkanise the Internet if nothing else To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Symantec says it wont open its source code for security inspection to "foreign govs" <http://in.reuters.com/article/us-… [View More]usa-cyber-russia-symantec/exclusive-symant…>. Kaspersky, the Russian security software firm, is now increasingly being shunned in the US (not only in the US govbut also outside <http://fortune.com/2017/09/08/best-buy-kaspersky-russia-hacking-fears/> ) even when it has offered its source code for inspection for US gov <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/03/kaspersky_repeats_offer_america_ca…> ...... Of course, US wants the world to trust it and its global firms even without seeing the source code of their software offerings (BTW, it is an important provision of TPP's ecom chapter) but it will not trust foreign firms even if they offer source code inspection.US wants us to think nothing about what Snowden told us, and we otherwise know through many different means. But Russia's transgressions into US's informational space are evidently absolutely inexcusable, which is what the world should really focus on. .. How long will the hypocrisy last, is the question... Being rich and powerful allows considerable room for indulging in such hypocrisies, but sooner or latter security will be considered too important an issue by all countries for them to countenance it indefinitely. This would happen even with the US being able to successfully manage many front groups globally in the Internet space to do its PR. Not every country will be able to develop its own digital security architecture, but one can well see all non dominant countries moving within the "sphere if influence" of the few dominant one, US, China, and to some extent, Russia. That would be an unfortunate thing, but that is what we are clearly headed towards. Such "digital spheres of influence" (which would be more solidly and structurally separate than the soft word "influence" conveys) will develop from two directions -- one digital security related, as discussed, and the other digital business and trade related, which logics of course combine very well. parminder -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A [View Less]

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Zimbabwe creates Ministry of Cybersecurity
by anyega jefferson 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Not sure if its warranted, but interesting that a country determined that cyber security requires an entire Ministry. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2017/10/10/zimbabwes-mugabe… Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moved Patrick Chinamasa from the finance ministry on Monday to lead a new cyber security ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other websites ahead of an election due next year. -- Anyega M Jefferson jeffersonanyega(a)gmail.com 0703824326 Start … [View More]

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Fwd: [africs-ig] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Olga Tsafack Koloko" <olga(a)apc.org> Date: 11 Oct 2017 19:52 Subject: [africs-ig] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017 To: "AfriCS-IG" <africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org> Cc: Dear all, APC has just launched the call for application for the 5th edition of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG), scheduled to take place from 28 November to 02 December 2017 in Cairo Egypt. Find out more about the call here: http://… [View More]

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Fwd: [AfriSIG-Alumni] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017
by Kawsu Sillah 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Dear All, For your information/action. I apologize for cross-posting and possible duplication. Kind regards, Kawsu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olga Tsafack Koloko <olga(a)apc.org> Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:40 AM Subject: [AfriSIG-Alumni] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017 To: Afrisig Alumni <afrisig-alumni(a)lists.apc.org> Dear AfriSIG alumni, APC has just launched the call for application for the 5th edition of the African School on Internet … [View More]

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