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Fwd: BOTSWANA to host the 7th Africa Domain Name System Forum
by Barrack Otieno 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Listers, This might be of interest to some of you. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 11:44 AM Subject: Re: BOTSWANA to host the 7th Africa Domain Name System Forum To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, aftld-members < aftld-members(a)aftld.org> Nairobi, 5th February 2019 The 7th edition of the Africa Domain Name System Forum (AFDNS) will be held in Gaborone Botswana from 22nd to 24th July 2019. The forum will be hosted by the Botswana Communication and Regulatory Authority (BOCRA). The Africa Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the Domain Name Industry in Africa, organized by Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AFTLD), the African Registrars Association, and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The objective of the three-day event is to help the Africa Domain Name Industry grow at a competitive rate; and ensure that the continent is on par with the rest of the world. Over the years, the AFDNS forum has lived up to its expectations, identifying key national and cross-border issues that continue to challenge the growth of the industry The Africa DNS Forum brings together Top-Level Domain registries, registrars, and stakeholders from Africa and around the world to share, learn, interact and discuss ways of how the African Domain Name Space can be improved, by sharing experiences and best practices in the domain name industry at a global level, and of the emerging business opportunities. The forum is open to anyone interested in issues pertaining to the domain name industry and the business opportunities it can provide, and engage with key players and experts in the field. We expect participation from over 200 participants representing government, private sector, civil society, media and the technical community from the region and globally, interested in investing in the Africa Domain Name industry. Discussions will cover the state of the domain name industry in Africa, opportunities and challenges faced by businesses, entrepreneurs and Internet users across Africa. This will be the seventh forum following events in Durban, South Africa (2013), Abuja, Nigeria (2014), Nairobi, Kenya (2015), Marrakech, Morocco (2016), Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (2017) and Cotonou, Benin (2018). Stakeholders from Africa and beyond interested and involved in the domain name industry are welcome to contribute and participate in the event. *About AFTLD* AfTLD is recognized as the representative of country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers from Africa. It is an active participant in the ICANN ccNSO, and also actively participates in various Internet governance fora with the African continent and beyond, including the IGF, where it has run a number of workshops. With collaboration in Internet governance and development a cornerstone of the bottom up policy development processes that make the Internet truly a multi-stakeholder phenomenon, AfTLD works in collaboration and partnership with other Regional Top-Level Domain Organizations (RTLDOs), these being APTLD, CENTR and LACTLD. www.aftld.org *About AfRegistrar* AFREGISTRAR association includes all ICANN Accredited Registrars based in the African Continent, The AfRegistrars shall fulfill the role, responsibilities and functions of the AFREGISTRARS as defined within the ICANN Bylaws as referenced at [ICANN-BYLAWS]. www.afregistar.org *About ICANN* ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. https://www.icann.org/get-started BOCRA was established through the Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2012 (CRA Act) to regulate the communications sector in Botswana, comprising telecommunications, Internet and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), radio communications, broadcasting, postal services and related matters. BOCRA is also designated to: · To manage and operate the .BW ccTLD in an efficient and non-discriminatory manner to ensure fairness in the use and allocation of the .bw name space; · To accredit agencies to provide secure electronic signatures as per the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act (No. 14 of 2014); · To establish, as Certifying Authority, an approved process for the production and certification of electronic documents records systems for purpose of integrity. https:www.bocra.org.bw Contacts: secretariat(a)aftld.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Global Legal Hackathon - Call for Participation
by Linda Bonyo 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

The Global Legal Hackathon 2019 organizes law schools, law firms and in-house departments, legal technology companies, governments, developers, and service providers to innovation in the legal industry – across the globe. It brings together the best thinkers, doers and practitioners in law in support of a unified vision: rapid development of solutions to improve the legal industry, world-wide. Are you a lawyer, developer, IT professional, entrepreneur or IT or law student? If so, we would love to have your participation in the Global Legal Hackathon 2019 in Nairobi! The Global Legal Hackathon in Nairobi will be hosted by the Lawyers Hub on 22nd-24th February 2019 with support from the Law Society of Kenya. Join us by registering as a participant on www.glh.hivebrite.com Feel Free to email me for any clarifications. Sincerely, _______________________________________________________ *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | Co-Founder, *Lawyers Hub * Tech for Justice ACK Garden House| Block D, 6th Floor | Email: bonyo(a)*lawyershub.ke* <bonyo(a)lawyershub.ke> | Skype*:* lawyershubke Tel: +254(0)207840228 Mobile : +2547840840228 *_**_____________________________________________________________________* *DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those **Lawyers Hub*

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How to raise money for your startup
by Eric Osiakwan 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

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[cybercrime] hidden cost of commoditizing IT Talent
by Patrick A. M. Maina 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

There's a funny corporate culture that I have observed in Kenya that could shed some light on why local IT systems appear so vulnerable: TALENT COMMODITIZATION. Take the banking industry for example, I recall a while back seeing some chatter on twitter about how big brands UNDERPAY key IT staff (I.e. the hands on technical staff like sysadmins / app admins / dbadmins & devs) in order to "save" on manpower costs. In this day and age that is not an intelligent thing to do. Others assume that outsourcing to India will magically solve for costs, quality and security. I have worked on projects with "world-class" offshore teams and what I saw was a minefield of HIDDEN COSTS if you don't have your own savvy supervisory / QC team. Then there is the "contract fixes everything" fanatics. Contracts mean nothing if you can't detect shoddy work - and if going to court after the fact is almost impossible given risks of PR blowback (in image sensitive industries). In many cases such contracts are just for CYA (avoiding blame or passing audit reviews). Some tradition-heavy institutions still put IT under Finance directors / VPs or GMs instead of having IT representation at board level. This makes it hard for IT to push back on top-down "spreadsheet inspired" directives. You don't increase shareholder value by setting up your critical functions for downstream failure (or putting the entire org or at risk just to hit annual growth targets). Beefing up the Infosec unit is pointless if the underlying architecture is full of holes. There is only so much duct taping that can be done. Worse if that team is underpaid as well. It's also interesting that many local companies don't have a "specialist path" for technical talent advancement. This limits the political/decision making clout for technical talent as well as limiting their personal growth. Hopping / side hustling / track switching (e.g. to management) is the end result. These mistakes have cost the financial industry (for example) a whopping 17BILLION in potentially avoidable losses (and still counting). So much for HR "cost savings". :-/ I think the Infosec crisis in Kenya is just a SYMPTOM of bigger "organisation and culture" issues - and short term thinking is right at the heart of it. "Financial institutions in Kenya have recently become a soft target for cybercriminals, with police records showing that they lost about Sh17 billion to the fraudsters in 2016, up from Sh14 billion in 2015." https://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Police-probe-130-bank-cyber-fraud-susp…

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Call for Applications: Internet of Rights Fellowship 2019
by Mallory Knodel 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Hi all, Please share our call for applications for this year's Internet of Rights fellowship. The deadline for applications is Friday, 24 February. Thank you! -Mallory === Download the call: https://share.article19.io/index.php/s/f9SzmAYzBizdMg5 # Call for Applications: ARTICLE 19 Internet of Rights Fellowship ARTICLE 19 Team Digital is looking for three new fellows to join the 2019 cohort of the Internet of Rights Fellowship. Since 2014 ARTICLE 19 has been a pioneer in the technical governance and evolution of the global Internet, bridging the knowledge gap within the technical and human rights communities. In doing so, ARTICLE 19 has carved out a key platform for civil society engagement in these bodies; however, there remains the need for greater, more diverse, and more sustainable civil society participation. In its third year, the Internet of Rights Fellowship will equip a diverse community of civil society organizations and their representatives with the tools they need to carry out long-term, influential engagement in the bodies setting the technical policies and standards that uphold the global Internet architecture. Fellows will be expected to have some working knowledge and experience with the technical and policy discussions across the Internet governance landscape. Under the guidance of their assigned mentors, they will develop a deeper knowledge of their target issue area and the skills necessary to meaningfully contribute to discussions in order to further human rights considerations in Internet governance bodies. By the end of the program, fellows will be well equipped to continue developing a robust approach to human rights within these technical communities beyond the life of the program. # The Fellowship The Internet of Rights Fellowship program is designed to be flexible and dynamic to account for each individual’s skills, interests, and experience. Prospective fellows are encouraged to be creative in their approach. Upon selection, fellows will work with ARTICLE 19 Team Digital to elaborate upon their work plan, develop a schedule, and identify potential deliverables. Beyond lending structure to the fellowship, this exercise is intended to give our team insights into how we may best support each individual. The 2019 Internet of Rights Fellowship will start in March and last for one year, during which time fellows will work closely with their mentor—a designated member of our team—on one of the following priority areas: * Algorithmic decision making: This is a technical track on which fellows will complement our policy work on algorithms, artificial intelligence and machine learning to address how algorithmic decision-making can be guided by international human rights law. Algorithms fellows may work on developing research, and/or work in both established and emerging spaces, like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Partnership on AI (PAI). * Public Interest Internet Standards: This is a technical and policy development track on which fellows will contribute to Article 19's work at the Human Rights in Protocols Considerations Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), or in developing novel technical methods for measuring human rights aspects of existing Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards. * Radio Network Hardware: This is a technical or humanities track in which the fellow will complement our policy work by studying specific standardization projects ongoing in either the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) or the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The fellowship has the goal of uncovering hidden effects on human rights of technical choices at the lowest layer of Internet architecture: hardware. Fellows may be given the task to assist ARTICLE 19 representatives with things like Letter Ballots, technical reviews and attend standardization meetings. Each Fellow will be expected to participate in three Internet governance-related meetings over the course of the year. Costs incurred during participation in meetings and conferences as part of this program will be covered by the Fellowship. Fellows will also receive a monthly honorarium of USD 300 over the duration of their fellowship. # The Fellows Fellows are expected to commit to an average of eight hours per week engaging in forum-specific discussions, participating in working groups, and completing projects. The program will be conducted entirely in English; therefore, fellows must have written and spoken proficiency in the language. For all priority areas, the ideal fellow will have: * Technical competence, which may include knowledge and experience in computer networking and protocols, systems design, and architecture * Prior experience contributing to Internet governance fora, and/or in-depth knowledge of their target body * A clear commitment to protecting and promoting human rights and Internet freedom. Applicants from the Global South, women, and other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. # Application Submissions The deadline for applications is Friday, 24 February 2019. Interested applicants should submit the following to fellowship(a)article19.org: * Curriculum vitae * Statement of interest, indicating priority area and proposed work plan (maximum of two pages) * Contact information of two references Questions can be directed to fellowship(a)article19.org -- Mallory Knodel Head of Digital :: article19.org gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780 -- Mallory Knodel May First/People Link :: mayfirst.org gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780

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Emerging Trends - India adopting National Champion policy to accelerate growth of indigenous industries
by Patrick A. M. Maina 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

It's a proven mid-term strategy for stimulating rapid industrialization and international competitiveness of indigenous industries: "National champions are promoted for the purpose of job creation, technology and skill acquisition, and building competitive advantage. [Example:] 98 of the Chinese companies listed on the Fortune Global 500 list are state owned, including China’s 12 largest companies. Through government policies targeting the SOE sector, key companies have grown drastically in size to now be among the largest companies globally." - Foreign Policy Journal (Link: China’s National Champions: State Support Makes Chinese Companies Dominant | Foreign Policy Journal) | | | | | | | | | | | China’s National Champions: State Support Makes Chinese Companies Domina... China's efforts to centrally plan the economy make it difficult for foreign companies to enter the Chinese marke... | | | "National champions have an inherent multiplier effect that politicians can leverage, for instance to create domestic jobs or increase wages. They often create so-called national brands – an extension of the national champions themselves. These brands also benefit from government lobbying, as Airbus did during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China in January 2018, during which the Chinese government signalled an interest in buying 184 Airbus jets. Traditional strategic sectors include homeland security and defence companies, utilities (power generation companies), telecommunication service providers and key manufacturing industries, while technology and healthcare are new entries to that list." - World Economic Forum (16th Jan 2019) (Link: A multipolar world brings back the national champions) | | | | | | | | | | | A multipolar world brings back the national champions Strong national consumer brands stand to benefit from greater demand from domestic consumers | | | New Delhi (31st Jan 2019): "The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked government departments and public sector units to avoid choosing foreign products and brands at a time when the government is trying to boost domestic manufacturing through PM Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Make in India’ programme launched at the start of his tenure." “Our concern is Make in India. We want progressive, continuous increase of indigenous components in products procured by us.” - Nripendra Misra (principal secretary to the India's Prime Minister) PMO tells departments, PSUs to pick ‘Made in India’ products | | | | | | | | | | | PMO tells departments, PSUs to pick ‘Made in India’ products “Our concern is Make in India,” Nripendra Misra told ET. “We want progressive, continuous increase of indigenous... | | |

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CALLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT 2019
by Deborah Wanjugu 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Dear Listers, I came to learn the Treasury has issued a call for public comments on the Budget Policy Statement 2019. I never saw any particular firm plans the Government has for ICT so I thought it best to bring this to your attention, albeit a little later than I should have. I could be wrong, though. Maybe I had high expectations owing to the exposure I get from you all. What I love about this group is there are so many diverse opinions on various issues. I think it would be great to let the Government hear all these well - considered opinions on its ICT plans. The deadline for institutions to put in their comments was on Friday, which means Kictanet might not be able to, but as individuals you would be able to participate. The deadline for submitting our comments is 31st January 2019, i.e. this Thursday. I created a public Google folder for this purpose. You can access it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LsgzmXlEgPagqUDN-qQqlQEeEzK9pYqM You are free to share this widely. Kind regards, Deborah

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Fwd: [afnog] AFRINIC Internet Measurement Awareness Survey
by Barrack Otieno 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Listers, Kindly participate in this survey if you can spare a few minutes. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Musab Isah <musab.isah(a)afrinic.net> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:54:45 +0400 Subject: [afnog] AFRINIC Internet Measurement Awareness Survey To: afnog(a)afnog.org Dear colleagues, AFRINIC has launched a survey with the aim of assessing the current status of Internet measurement in Africa. Your responses will help AFRINIC understand the available measurement infrastructure on the continent as well as the gap in the infrastructure and the relevant skills that need to be filled. AFRINIC will use the responses as guide in building Internet measurement programmes to train network operators, regulators, end users, and other stakeholders in the forthcoming summits, conferences, and *nog meetings across the continent. We invite you to take the survey available in both English (https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang… <https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang…>) and French (https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang… <https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang…>). The deadline for filling the survey is 28 February 2018. Please read more on the benefits and the reasons behind the need for assessing the current status of Internet measurement in Africa from our blog here. https://www.afrinic.net/blog/421-africa-internet-measurement-awareness-surv… <https://www.afrinic.net/blog/421-africa-internet-measurement-awareness-surv…> …………………………………………. Chers collègues, AFRINIC a lancé un sondage dans le but d'évaluer l'état actuel de la métrologie des réseaux en Afrique. Vos réponses aideront AFRINIC à comprendre l'infrastructure de la métrologie disponible sur le continent, ainsi que les lacunes dans l’infrastructure et les lacunes au niveau des compétences. Les résultats de ce sondage servira à élaborer des programmes de métrologie des réseaux destinés à former les opérateurs de réseau, les régulateurs, les utilisateurs finaux et d'autres partenaires lors des prochains sommets, conférences et réunions à travers le continent. Nous vous invitons à répondre au sondage qui est disponible en anglais (https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang… <https://survey.afrinic.net/index.php/survey/index/sid/634362/newtest/Y/lang…>) et en français (https: // survey .afrinic.net <http://afrinic.net/> / index.php / survey / index / sid / 634362 / newtest / Y / lang / fr). La date limite pour remplir le questionnaire est 28 février 2018. Consultez notre blog ici pour

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Fwd: Results of the IGF 2019 Call for issues
by Barrack Otieno 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Listers, This might be of interest. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Faye Makane <makanefa(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:03:05 +0000 Subject: Results of the IGF 2019 Call for issues To: Cc: Secretariat AfIGF <africanigf(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Following the call for issues sent in December 2018, kindly find attached the results which were sent out today by the IGF Secretariat during the first IGF MAG Consultations. I wish to thank all those of you who have contributed to it following the call which was forwarded to you. Best regards, ---------------- Makane Faye (Mr.) African Internet Governance Forum Secretariat, African Union https://www.afigf.africa/ West African Internet Governance Forum, ECOWAS www.waigf.org BP 12130 CP 12000 Dakar, Sénégal Email: makanefa(a)gmail.com facebook.com/makane.faye.eca Twitter: @thianar2 Skype: makaneaddis -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Opportunity for East African Lawyers | Digital Rights Litigation Surgery
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

This might be of interest to our lawyers here. From: "Michael Moss" Date: 30-01-2019 17:56 Dear all, There is one week left to apply for a place at our next digital rights litigation surgery (East Africa). [1] Please do share the call with any legal contacts who may be interested. The surgery is open to lawyers working in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Further details are in my email below. Best wishes, Michael The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) has opened applications for an East Africa Digital Rights & Online Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery. I would be grateful if you were willing to share the call below with lawyers working in the region: Call for Applications: East Africa Digital Rights & Online Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery 8-12 April, Kampala, Uganda The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) will be running a litigation surgery on the right to online freedom of expression, digital rights and the internet. This specialised, fully funded, legal workshop is for lawyers based in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Applications are currently open. The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday 7 February 2019. For further information and to apply, please visit: https://www.mediadefence.org/east-africa-lawyers-digital-rights-training-20… Michael Moss Project Coordinator | Media Legal Defence Initiative -- Grace Githaiga Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network Links: ------ [1] https://www.mediadefence.org/east-africa-lawyers-digital-rights-training-20…

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