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Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll
by Grace Githaiga 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/communications-authority… Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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When China Calls In Its Debts (Forbes Article)...
by Michael Bullut 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Greetings Team, Will this be the fate of some our infrastructure projects? Here's the *article.* <http://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/07/31/china-to-sri-lanka-we-wa…> Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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KENYA POWER'S HUGE APPETITE FOR DEBT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
by Ali Hussein 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Listers My attention has been drawn to this article in today's nation. I will not dwell on the financial side of this story at the risk of boring people on this list. My attention was rather drawn to a part of the story which has interesting implications on the National Broadband Strategy which was launched a few years ago with much fanfare during Hon. Matiangi's tenure. To quote the article:- *The question is pertinent because I just recently came across a copy of a memorandum of understanding between the Chinese company ZTE and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum which the parties have signed to finance and build a national grid fibre access on Kenya Power’s transmission and distribution network.* Kenya Power's fibre ambitions <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kenya-Power-s-huge-appetite-for-debt-i…> I'm curious. 1. Does this new network compliment the NOFBI? 2. What is the business plan for this new network? 3. Does anyone have any details on this project? 4. Is the MOICT coordinating this with the Energy Ministry? Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network
by Alice Munyua 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Congratulations! Begin forwarded message: > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Date: 10 January 2017 at 06:52:11 EAT > To: "lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke" <lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke>, "lordmwesh(a)gmail.com" <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network > > Dear Liz and Mwendwa, > > ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in Kenyan ICT Action Network and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. > > The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. > > It¹s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: > > The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information: > > The At-Large introductory page help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! > > From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy Development Activity , find out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs), and about At-Large Working Groups . For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page! > > Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: > > African Region: http://www.afralo.org > Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org > European Region: http://www.euralo.org > Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org > North American Region: http://www.naralo.org > > At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The primary and secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements > (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. > > ALAC website. The ALAC website is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to At-Large staff. > > ICANN website: The ICANN website is where all announcements are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN Public meetings . > > Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here if you don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. > > Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page . It¹s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information > > Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter ! > > We will forward the At-Large Beginners’ guide shortly, as it is in the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to [any recent recording of a welcome event] . You may also like to refer to (RALO Outreach Strategic Plan] for further engagement opportunities. > > We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > Sincerely, > > The At-Large Advisory Committee > > http://www.atlarge.icann.org > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…

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Re: [kictanet] Africa Internet Summit and Africa Network Operators Group 21 May - 2 June 2017 , Nairobi Kenya - Reminder Register
by Barrack Otieno 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Listers, Please find below the Announcement for AfNOG 2017 to be held in Nairobi - KENYA, from 21st May - 2 June 2017. Africa Top Level Domains Organization will organize a train the trainers Programme for ccTLD operators during the summit. In conjunction with the local registry and other stakeholders we will also have special sessions for registrars and resellers to build their capacity in the Domain Name Business. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 21 January, 2017. Register as soon as possible Best Regards Barrack Otieno AFTLD Secretariat AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - ENGLISH Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 21st May – 2nd June 2017 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Nairobi, KENYA from 21st May to 2nd June 2017. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD , ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event Event Calendar include the following: AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums AFRINIC Trainings AfREN Forum AfTLD – Train the Trainers Workshop and Member Meeting ISOC Africa Sessions ICANN Africa Day A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops were hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend? The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics Local Host The Local Hosts for the Event are TESPOK Venue & Hotel This will be announced soon. Time Table Workshop & Tutorials Event Date(s) Unix Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD - Train the Trainers Workshop and Members Meeting 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings 27 - 29 May 2017 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials 28 - 29 May 2017 (Sunday - Monday) ISOC Africa Sessions 28 May 2017 (Sunday) Conference Event Date(s) Opening Session 29 May 2017 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF 29 May 2017 (Monday) AfNOG-18 Conference 30 May 2017 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-26 Conference 31 May - 2 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. “While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2016 in seventeen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into six parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks) SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : English: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php French: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – January 21, 2017 ** About AFRINIC AFRINIC (See http://www.afrinic.net/) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 22nd – 27th May 2017 in Kenya. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit www.africacert.org for further information. AfTLD – Train the Trainers Course and Members Meeting www.aftld.org Africa Top Level Domains Organization will be conducting a a train the trainers workshop as well as have its members meetinh from 22nd to 26th May 2017. ISOC AFRICA ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. on 28th May 2017. Further information will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2017 Tutorials will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 29th May 2017. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2017 will be provided shortly. AfNOG-18 Meeting The 17th AfNOG meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30th May 2017. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2017 conference in Tunisia drew over 500 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AFRINIC-26 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-24 Public Policy meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya for three days from 31st to 2nd June, 2017. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a two-day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Enforcing the Right to Info Law through Tech
by Nanjira Sambuli 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Here’s how Article19 East Africa and mySociety envision such to work in Kenya: https://www.mysociety.org/2017/01/09/why-we-believe-a-digital-foi-tool-can-… <https://www.mysociety.org/2017/01/09/why-we-believe-a-digital-foi-tool-can-…> Regards, Nanjira

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An interesting blockchain development
by Tony White 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

This is an interesting development, which they say will be open-sourced at some stage. http://www.coindesk.com/swedens-blockchain-land-registry-begin-testing-marc… "A public-private effort in Sweden to record land titles on a blockchain is set to begin public testing this March." Cheers, Tony -- Tony White

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Fwd: 10 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017
by Barrack Otieno 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Eric Mugendi - iAfrikan.com" <newsletter(a)iafrikan.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 19:56:53 +0000 Subject: 10 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com View the iAfrikan Weekly Digest in your browser (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-142-9-january-2017-t…) http://www.iafrikan.com/2014/05/14/convergence-partners-brandon-doyle/ Edition 142 Monday, 09 January 2017 >From the Editor-at-Large Ngithemba ukuthi ningene kahle kunyaka omusha Afrika! (https://whitezulu.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/uncibijane/) 2016 was a pretty big year for tech in Afrika, and we covered a lot of the goings on on the continent- the ups and downs, openings and closings, starts and ends. We had a look back at some of our biggest stories (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-141-most-popular-art…) as read by you, as well as our writers' picks (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-140-19-december-2016…) . As we start the new year, there are a number of things we are looking forward to. First of all, 2017 will see elections in a number of countries. Tech powerhouses Kenya and Rwanda will have elections in August, and we are keen to see how tech will be applied in those polls, especially given developments elsewhere on the continent in the past year. We are also likely to see the growing adoption of the blockchain, as the technology gets increasingly divorced from bitcoin and finds applications in smart contracts, digital identity management and distributed cloud storage. 2017 will also likely see the growing adoption of drones and other means to overcome the continent's logistical challenges, the continued emergence of African fintech startups, We're also going to have the Annual African Roundup later in January, where we look back at the year that was, and chart our way forward into the future of tech on the continent. What do you think the (near) future holds for African tech? What are you looking forward to? What would you like to see more of in 2017? Talk to us at newsletter(a)iafrikan.com (mailto:newsletter@iafrikan.com?subject=What%20I%27m%20looking%20forward%20to%20in%202017) Eric Mugendi // Editor-at-Large ** Ten Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Here's a brief list of the things we are looking forward to in 2017: Our Annual Tech Round-Up Yup. What better way to start things off than by looking back at how far we've come over the past year? We will be having the iAfrikan Annual Roundup on January 26 at Metta's flagship new space in Nairobi (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/05/metta-nairobis-flagship-space-for-entrep…) . On the agenda is a series of panel discussions covering topics such as tech education, journalism, policy and governance, and startups. (More details to follow this week) Bitcoin and Blockchain With bitcoin closing 2016 at US$1000, the cryptocurrency has found adopters in the midst of cash crises in India and Venezuela. Blockchain, which is the ledger system that powers bitcoin, shows promise, especially for smart contracts and record-keeping. We are likely to see innovative uses of these technologies in the coming year. South Africa's Reserve Bank shared a smart contract (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/02/south-african-reserve-bank-circulates-fi…) on the Ethereum blockchain, and Senegal launched a bitcoin-based digital currency (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/24/senegal-to-introduce-a-new-blockchain-ba…) , and we are likely to see similar moves in 2017 as the technology becomes more mainstream. Drones One of the biggest challenges in getting things safely and quickly from one point to another on the continent is the lack of supporting infrastructure - transport links in the form of roads and railways. In 2016, we saw the application of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver medical supplies and other small packages in Rwanda (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/16/rwandas-pioneering-drone-delivery-servic…) and Madagascar (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/31/with-7-out-of-10-residents-living-in-rem…) , and the establishment of a humanitarian air corridor dedicated to drones (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/16/the-worlds-first-dedicated-humanitarian-…) in Malawi. We are likely to see further trials with this technology in 2017, accompanied by increased investment in supporting infrastructure as one way of overcoming these challenges. Elections There will be a number of polls in the coming year, among them Angola's legislative election, Kenya's general election and Rwanda's presidential election, all in August. The past year saw election-related internet shutdowns in Uganda and The Gambia (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/01/gambia-becomes-the-latest-afrikan-countr…) , and already there has been much discussion (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/03/making-sense-of-kenyas-digital-election-…) over plans to introduce a manual backup for the technology that will be used to run Kenya's poll. Ghana's 2016 general election (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/14/ghanas-peaceful-and-digital-elections/) was significant because it saw the successful use of technology to transmit results. The Electoral Commission even developed an app for this, making the results instantly available as soon as they were published. The coming year is likely to see a repeat of these paradoxes - the blocking of internet access, and the use of technology to transmit results after polls are done. Fintech The African financial technology space saw much promise in 2016, with a number of high-profile fundraising rounds by startups such as Paystack (https://techpoint.ng/2016/12/19/paystack-raises-1-3m-seed-investment/) and BitPesa (http://disrupt-africa.com/2016/03/kenyas-bitcoin-startup-bitpesa-raises-fun…) . Going into 2017, we are likely to see more funding going into the sector, as investors put money into startups fixing up the payments ecosystem. Governance and Technology As e-government initiatives take hold in Africa, an increasing number of essential services are being delivered online. We're keeping an eye on these, and the difference they are making in our everyday lives. One place where they can make a difference is in easing the interaction between citizens and their governments (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/03/lessons-from-tanzanias-digitization-of-p…) , making it easier to access services such as registration of businesses, acquiring essential documents, and keeping the authorities accountable. Hubs A report published in 2016 stated that the number of tech hubs in Africa had doubled (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/08/19/did-afrikas-tech-hubs-really-double-in-n…) , and we asked if this was really the case. There have been a number of closures as some hubs found it hard to keep up with the 'everything is free' model, and the lack of proper growth models has brought this statistic into question. Going forward, we are seeing spaces like Nairobi's iHub adopt a more commercial approach in order to stay open and provide a much-needed service to the tech ecosystem. 2017 will likely see more spaces adopt this commercial approach, as funding patterns change and startups have to work harder to earn their keep. Information Security One of our biggest stories last year was about a breach (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) in (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) a bank's security (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) that exposed customer data. As more and more of our information finds its way online, we are seeing instances of data loss and other similar breaches. It is clear that we need to take information security much more seriously in 2017. Mobile More Africans are using mobile phones now than ever before, and innovators are finding new and innovative ways to use the technology, from virtual post office boxes (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/18/you-can-now-use-your-mobile-phone-number…) in Kenya to hyperlocal weather forecasts (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/25/this-hyperlocal-weather-forecast-service…) for farmers in West Africa and more. 2017 will likely see more innovations along this line, with the technology expected to further change how we consume news, information and entertainment content. Mobile tech continues to make an impact on the lives of Africans everywhere, and 2017 will likely see the trend continue. Startups On a panel discussion at the Kenya round of the Seedstars World startup competition, I hosted a panel discussion on the future of African startups (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/17/seedstars-nairobi-panel/) . One of the talking points was where startups could most likely thrive, and the main areas where this could happen are in agriculture, energy, technology and logistics, where significant gaps exist that tech could potentially solve. Going forward, a number of startups are trying to solve these problems, which we have featured at some length. As we meet and talk to these startups, one thing is clear, despite the challenges that keep getting in their way, they are determined to solve some of the continent's most pervasive problems, be it a need for creativity and innovation (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/14/meet-jean-claude-bastos-de-morais-whose-…) , collaborative brilliance (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/31/meet-takunda-chingonzoh-whose-belief-in-…) , or opportunities to showcase their work (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/03/innovations-made-by-africans-for-african…) . We're looking forward to finding and talking about more innovations and startups in 2017. ** News ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/09/no-more-fake-news-to-sway-your-views-as-… * Nokia Is Back In The Smartphone Business, With A 5.5 Inch Device Running Android 7 Nougat (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/08/nokia-is-back-officially-unveil-the-noki…) * Some Of The Most Exciting Announcements From CES 2017 So Far (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/05/some-of-the-most-exciting-announcements-…) * After A Successful Launch In Rwanda, Zipline's Drones Will Now Trial Medical Deliveries In Tanzania (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/06/after-a-successful-launch-in-rwanda-zipl…) * Kenya's Internet Is Largely Free From Censorship, A Five-Month Study On Access And Online Activity Has Shown (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/04/kenyas-internet-is-largely-free-from-cen…) * SEACOM's Internet Insights Reveal That Video Dominates Data Traffic In South Africa (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/05/video-dominates-data-traffic-volumes-in-…) Tweet - This Week's iAfrikan Weekly Digest Edition 142 by Eric Mugendi - "🔟 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 (https://twitter.com/home?status=This%20week%27s%20iAfrikan%20Weekly%20Diges…) http://www.twitter.com/iafrikan http://www.iafrikan.com https://www.facebook.com/iafrikan http://instagram.com/iafrikan ============================================================ Copyright © 2017 iAfrikan Digital (Pty) Ltd, All rights reserved. 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Re: [kictanet] kictanet ICANN ALS
by Bonface Witaba 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Happy New Year Listers, Congratulations KICTANET team on this great achievement. Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, 10 Jan, 2017 at 10:50, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://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. Re: Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network (Barrack Otieno) 2. Re: KISERO: Kenya?s corruption tsars have perfected looting through Ifmis - Daily Nation (Odhiambo Washington) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:08:18 +0300 From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network Message-ID: <CAKX6dsGF0+bHDTYx7M71j4JrR0SVG_nowGzD3Qt9TJSCFnnhLg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Congratulations KictaNET? On Jan 10, 2017 9:24 AM, "Alice Munyua via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Congratulations! > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > *Date:* 10 January 2017 at 06:52:11 EAT > *To:* "lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke" <lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke>, " > lordmwesh(a)gmail.com" <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, " > alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-internal@atlarge-lists. > icann.org> > *Subject:* *[AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action > Network* > > Dear Liz and Mwendwa, > > > > ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that > has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly > appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in Kenyan > ICT Action Network and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your > colleagues. > > > > The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between > your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and > your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. > > > > It?s very important to keep the members of your organization informed > (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN > policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are > a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: > > > > The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant > information: > > > > The At-Large introductory page > <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> help > you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the > latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar> at the bottom of > the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! > > > > From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings > easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the > page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large > Policy Development Activity <https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO> , find > out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations>, > and about At-Large Working Groups > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups> . For > the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public > meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings>! > > > > *Regional wiki webpages* also have been created to distribute information > (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of > particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the > community. They are: > > > > African Region: http://www.afralo.org > > Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org > > European Region: http://www.euralo.org > > Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org > > North American Region: http://www.naralo.org > > > > *At-Large Mailing Lists.* There are many At-Large email lists, for each > region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The primary and > secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form > will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes > to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements > > (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join > others as you wish. > > > > *ALAC website*. The ALAC website <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> is a > good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual > Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The > ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. > Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to > At-Large staff. <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > > > > *ICANN website:* The ICANN website <https://www.icann.org/> is where all > announcements <https://www.icann.org/news> are posted, and where you can > find practical information about ICANN Public meetings > <http://meetings.icann.org/> . > > > > *Skype chat*: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats > extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So > please don?t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we?ll gladly > add you to the relevant chats. Please click here > <http://www.skype.com/en/> if you don?t have a Skype account. It?s free > and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. > > > > *Facebook*: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page > <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts> . It?s useful to keep up > with announcements and helpful information > > > > *Twitter*: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly > active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter > <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E>* !* > > > > We will forward the At-Large Beginners? guide shortly, as it is in the > process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to [any recent > recording of a welcome event] . You may also like to refer to (RALO > Outreach Strategic Plan] for further engagement opportunities. > > > > We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to > advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any > questions, or need additional information, please contact us at > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > The At-Large Advisory Committee > > > > http://www.atlarge.icann.org > > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/ > mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1 > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Internet or splinternet? - Al Jazeera English
by Ali Hussein 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Listers An interesting piece on Internet Governance. Who owns the internet? The answer is no one and everyone. The internet is a network of networks. Each of the separate networks belongs to different companies and organisations, and they rely on physical servers in different countries with varying laws and regulations. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/internet-splinternet-16081… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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