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Have you seen Her?
by David Indeje 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Listers, [image: image.png] Since her appointment as Kenya's first Data Commissioner, has anyone heard of her? There are a lot of issues that are still pending ever since the Data Protection Act became law. From the Huduma Namba issue and its digital ID System <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crr60Y5UP_A&t=1230s>, how it can be implemented <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-file=42661>, the kind of framework that will help users data because, in May 2019, we published a report on Policy concerns on digital identification <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-file=40837> and answers are needed. If there is anyone who has heard or seen her, pass my regards and wish here a happy new year 2021! *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *

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Why are children learning under trees within the new normal?
by David Indeje 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Listers, 2020, taught us to embrace new things. Many of us learnt how to Zoom, Meet, Hangout among other things. A lot of data from the Communication Authority spiced our thoughts that indeed, at last technology is sipping into our far flung villages. Come 2021, we are back to default settings for our learners, forget the laptop project in this case. What we are witnessing was captured in KiCTanet study that was conducted in collaboration with the ICT Authority on the adoption and maturity levels of ICTs within counties. Their findings revealed that most are still grappling with adopting and/or using ICTs to improve their governance and service delivery https://t.co/D6CByxqMjS

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Cyber Hygiene Survey Questionnaire
by Lawrence Dinga, CISSP 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear Listers, We are conducting a baseline study to find out the level of cyber hygiene in the country. Please could you kindly find time to respond to the survey questionnaire provided on the link below. We are doing this survey on behalf of the ICT Authority. The survey link is https://forms.gle/UYJ6d3jstfjwFU1o6 Your response will be highly appreciated Thanks Lawrence Dinga, CISSP Inspire Africa Initiative __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Participant, Greetings and I trust you are well. As may be aware, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Internet have permeated today’s lifestyle and have transformed how individuals, businesses, and governments produce and receive information. We see ICT driving manufacturing, banking, health, education, and almost every sector of our economy. ICT has enabled us to exchange information and transact business with people from every corner of Kenya and even globally quickly and inexpensively. The Government of Kenya through various initiatives is moving services closer to the people through the use of ICT platforms such as e-citizen. However, ICT has also opened new opportunities for criminals to use modern technology to harm individuals, organizations, businesses, and society. Citizens, as well as businesses, have lost millions of shillings to computer-savvy criminals. These losses are due to the fact that the criminals are taking the advantage of the lack of awareness by the general population regarding the risks when using ICT and the Internet. This survey aims to find out some of the vulnerabilities users of ICT and the Internet experience when they go online. The intention is to create awareness among users by providing relevant information to enhance their capacity to protect themselves online. Click this link to go to the survey https://forms.gle/UYJ6d3jstfjwFU1o6

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The Law in the Digital Space 2020 - 2021
by Mugambi Laibuta 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Dear Listers, I have recorded a podcast episode on the Law in the Digital Space 2020 - 2021. The episode highlights five key issues that shaped the law in the digital space in 2020 and what we should expect in 2021. Here is the link, enjoy - https://anchor.fm/lexole/episodes/The-Law-in-the-Digital-Space-2020---2021-… -- *Kind regards,* *Mugambi Laibuta * *LLM (LSE), LLB (Moi), Dip. Law (KSL)* *Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. | Legislative Drafter. | Mediator. | Ethics and Sustainability Consultant. | Monitoring and Evaluation Professional. | Privacy and Data Protection Specialist.* *Blog - https://www.laibuta.com/ <http://www.laibuta.com/>* *Podcast - Ole Law Podcast - https://anchor.fm/lexole <https://anchor.fm/lexole>* *P.O. Box 6455 00300* *Nairobi* *Tel: +254 722 363 247* Help protect the environment, Please don't print this email unless you absolutely need to. Thank you.

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IGF 2021 | Internet Governance Forum
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Listers, The *16th annual IGF meeting <https://www.gov.pl/web/igf2021-en>* will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from *6-10 December*, under the overarching theme: Internet United. *IGF 2021 Call for Thematic Inputs <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/content/igf-2021-call-for-…>* open until *31 January*. Call to *Take Stock of IGF 2020 and Suggest Improvements for IGF 2021 <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/content/taking-stock-of-ig…>* open until *20 January*. *MAG 2021 Appointed <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/content/mag-2021-members> *to plan the 16th Annual IGF Meeting. The *IGF 2020 Outputs <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/content/igf-2020-outputs> *and *Statistics* <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/content/igf-2020-participa…> are available. https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2021 -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Kenya National Payments System Vision and Strategy, 2021 – 2025.
by David Indeje 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Happy New Year 2021 Listers! The Central Bank of Kenya has published a draft National Payment System strategy paper with objectives of having an open infrastructure, consumer protection, financial system regulation and nurturing future development. To this end, it is inviting public input on the same. Deadline Friday, January 22, 2021. https://bit.ly/3oaTQNy *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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Free to air tv signal loss
by Grace Mutung'u 03 Jan '21

03 Jan '21

Dear listers, Has anyone else been experiencing difficulties with Signet? What happened to ADN and Bamba? ADN seems to have only one two channels while Bamba is missing in action.... Asking here because Signet doesn't seem to have any presence where consumers can give feedback. Are they here? -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] IGF 2021 - invitation to contribute
by Barrack Otieno 30 Dec '20

30 Dec '20

Hi Listers, Happy Holidays, this might be of particular interest to those following the Internet Governance Forum. Best ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Carlos Afonso via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 4:50 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] IGF 2021 - invitation to contribute To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org>, Internet Policy External <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Hi people, the IGF secretariat is announcing these two requests for contributions to IGF 2021, open to all: -------- Dear All, The IGF 2021 Call for Thematic Inputs is open until 31 January, 23:59 UTC. All stakeholders are invited to share Internet governance issues of priority that could shape the IGF 2021 thematic focus. More information is available at the IGF website https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2021-call-for-thematic… Also, we kindly remind that the call to share feedback on IGF 2020 format and logistics and suggest improvements for IGF 2021 is open until 20 January: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/taking-stock-of-igf-2020-a… It would be much appreciated if you would share this information across your networks. Best regards, IGF Secretariat -------- []s fraternos --c.a. -- Carlos A. Afonso [emails são pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contrário] [emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise] Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Preferences tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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My Article for KeSIG and KeIGF 2020.
by Peter Mmbando 29 Dec '20

29 Dec '20

Dear Friends, I trust this email finds you well. As you're keeping up safe from covid 19. I would like to share with you my article titled "My reflection on KeSIG & KeIGF 2020 and anticipations of work in Post-Covid" . This is one of the responsibilities as a fellow of KeSIG and KeIGF 2020 to share what I learned. Kindly request you to go through it, make editorial corrections and publish. Thank you so much for the opportunity and I look forward to cooperating with you in future. Happy Digital Holidays and New Year 2021. *Yours Sincerely,* Peter Mmbando. W: wa.me/+255763999285

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SMART Africa is hiring
by Alice Munyua 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

This might be of interest to some listers Happy Holidays Alice ---------- Forwarded message ----- View this email in your browser Smart Africa is hiring International Project Professionals to support the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA), Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and the One Africa Network Initiative. The following positions are available for qualified professionals to apply and contribute towards the vision of transforming Africa into a Single Digital Market: Project Manager in charge of Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy - https://cutt.ly/nh9oA6v Project Manager, One Africa Network Engagement & Implementation - https://cutt.ly/Rh9oku3 Associate Project Manager (APM) in charge of Smart Africa Digital Academy - https://cutt.ly/Th9oVdt IT Solution Architect - https://cutt.ly/lh9iAQA Project Officer for the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) - https://cutt.ly/zh9iK24 Project Officer for the SADA Scholarship Fund - https://cutt.ly/Oh9iN3a Project Support Assistant in Marketing & Communications - https://cutt.ly/gh9i4z2 Project Support Assistant for Training & Events - https://cutt.ly/Ch9ougR For any questions or clarifications, please contact hr(a)smartafrica.org. Contact our team at comms(a)smartafrica.org for more details. Copyright (C) 2020 Smart Africa. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of the Smart Africa Alliance. Smart Africa 09th Floor, Bloc C, Makuza Peace Plaza, 10 KN4 Avenue, Kigali, Rwanda Kigali, 01 Rwanda Add us to your address book Update Preferences | Unsubscribe

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