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ICT Talk Wishlist ....
by Agosta Liko 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Listers, After the first ICT Talk, my thinking is every month {via KICTANET} we can invite personalities to come and chat/present/explain what they are working on, policy etc etc These would be sessions during which we as industry people can give input, shape and I guess engage in what government and other organisations are doing in ICT On this chain, I would like people to name personalities, government officials, companies etc etc that they would like to hear from ...and the topics for example ..... My wish list - Paul Kukubo {CEO ICT Board} - On Outsourcing, Strategy to market Kenya, Initiatives .... Viz a Viz the ICT Board - Someone from eGovernment ... about strategy, whats up and how Kenyan companies can participate Can we name some people / organisations who we would like to hear from them we can invite and hopefully they come and we learn :)

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Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: ICT TV Station
by S.Murigi Muraya 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Bwana PS, Pls organise a visit to the UoN Fab Lab ASAP. If done on a Saturday morning like at 11am, am sure you will get a good number on the Skunkworks list to come. SMM -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 17:00 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: ICT TV Station Robert, You had expressed interest to visit University of Nairobi's Fab Labs to check on the development of the converter box (set top box). Are you still ineterested? Can we organize the visit? Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:21:30 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [kictanet] ICT TV Station _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail.…

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Regulator penalises leading mobile companies for QoS issues by shortening their licence period
by alice 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

(From Balancing Act) Regulator penalises leading mobile companies for QoS issues by shortening their licence period In an unexpected move, Niger’s regulator ARM has shortened the licence period for two of the country’s pan-continental mobile operators over Quality of Service (Qos) issues. QoS may become a battleground issue across the continent this year as regulators realise they have the power to insist that agreed standards are met and things improve. For operators, getting network capacity in harmony with demand is full of headaches. Russell Southwood feels their pain. Last week Niger’s regulator Autorite de Regulation Multisectorielle (ARM announced that it had reduced the length of two mobile operators' licences in a row over quality of service, according to a Reuters report. The culprits are two of West Africa’s leading mobile operators, Zain and Moov (owned by Etisalat). The 15-year concession awarded to Kuwait-based telecoms firm Zain in 2000 was reduced by five years, according to ARM, until a return to the stated levels of service quality is achieved. Meanwhile, a 15-year licence awarded to Moov, the brand name of West African company Atlantique Telecom, also in 2000, has been cut by three years. ARM is one of francophone West Africa’s most effective regulators and it has worked hard to liberalise Niger’s telecoms market over the last three years. The tactic of shortening the licence concession period is an interesting one. For although the operator’s do not have to pay a cent, they risk seeing their asset being devalued if they do not address the QoS issues. Other regulators who have addressed QoS issues over the last three years include Senegal’s ARTP, Ghana’s NCA and Nigeria’s NCC. In both Nigeria and Senegal, quality of service (particularly network congestion and outages) has been a national debate. Some have been more successful in calling operators to order, whilst others have talked tough but made little impact. Contrast Nigeria where NCC lead a very public campaign to improve quality followed by fines with Ghana where NCA talked tough about fines but never followed through. In the case of the latter, talking to operators behind closed doors has had little impact on the country’s chronic congestion, particularly on the MTN network. Five years ago a senior manager of a mobile operator explained to me how investment tended to follow increases in customers rather than the other way round. Whilst things have undoubtedly changed since that point, 2010 is a tight year for raising CAPEX. MTN’s promotion aimed at encouraging users to make less use of congested cell sites was innovative but is no substitute for having enough capacity. But if only it was as simple as spending enough money to put in capacity to meet peak voice demand. With operators now seeking to become Internet operators with 3G and all the other acronyms above it, they are taking narrow pipe networks that were never designed for data and trying to retrofit them to deliver. Globally mobile operators both want to encourage data use to combat falling ARPUs but ration it so that their underpowered networks are not overwhelmed. African mobile operators are not so different but they have adopted different strategies. Operators like Safaricom and MTN have sought to separate out their data flows by creating separate Wi-MAX networks for data. The solution being discussed in Europe is femtocells where the equivalent of a mini-base station is put in the user’s house. However, another relatively costly CPE is likely to play less well in cash-tight African markets. So here’s the dilemma for the mobile operators: do they really want to become both voice and data operators, offering bandwidth heavy applications like Triple Play? Or is data just a tactical side-bet they’ve been forced into to stay ahead? Many of the major operators are building large fibre networks in their major markets which mirror their competitors’ investments. Not everyone can be a winner out of this game if national backbone charges come down under pressure from new low international fibre charges which arrived in East Africa in 2009 and will come to West Africa this year. Whilst 3G modems are undoubtedly better than many of Africa’s over-contended Wi-Fi hot-spots, Africa’s mobile operators have yet to prove that they can create reliable Internet access with good QoS. Without this guarantee, mobile Internet runs the risk of becoming the substitute alternative rather than the service of choice. Unfortunately, with honourable exceptions, Africa’s mobile operators have yet to demonstrate that they can deliver increasingly improving services for both voice and data. Correction: Issue 486: Former Rwandatel CEO Wanted Over Missing Funds Rwandatel Management has no case against former CEO. On Tuesday December 22 2009, The New Times published an article entitled “Former Rwandatel CEO wanted over missing funds”. The article was written by Ignatius SSUNA and Eugene MUTARA and claimed that Rwandatel, Rwanda National Police and Interpol are all tight lipped about this case. The Management of Rwandatel SA would like to refute these baseless claims alleging that the company has presented a case to court against Mr. Kariningufu regarding an amount of money that has gone missing. Rwandatel SA would like to bring to your attention and to your readers that while it is factual that Mr. Kariningufu Patrick is no longer an employee of Lap Green, neither Lap Green nor its Rwandan telecom company, Rwandatel SA, of which he was first Chief Technical Officer and later Chief Executive Officer for years has brought any case against him in the courts of law in Rwanda or beyond. Management has not given any details “of the case” simply because there is no case. We would like to recommend that going forward answers to all pertinent questions or clarifications surrounding any story be sought before any article is published. We would appreciate if all our media partners doing their research would contact Rwandatel officials or other competent authorities for comment before going out with such defamatory stories. We take this opportunity to recognize all members of the press corps who continue to respect the duties entrusted to them by the public and continue to go out of their way to establish the truth.

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Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act
by alice 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Hi Warigia and all, Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act. best alice warigia bowman wrote: > Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for the list? > > Rigia > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice(a)apc.org > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > But what happened to the right to receive accurate and honest > information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation, > the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self > interest aspect only rather than the broader interplay between > technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I > have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the > public, (viewers/consumers). > > There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1. > Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new > regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But > that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of > December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to > provide notice of public emergencies: > > '43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public > notice of an emergency or a public disaster announcement upon the > request of a person authorized by the Government' > > And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS > AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of > the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers > to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus > or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you > recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to > reporting, erroneously, that this section was contained in the new > KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998. > > The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to > politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of > broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from > analogue to digital which will transform our broadcast landscape > beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of > content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no > longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers > to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to > and will depend less on the platform used for transmission of the > content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles, > computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of > attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can > block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing > content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical > aspects) of information/content cheaper. > > The changes for broadcasters have major implications for > regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more > competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance > viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual > property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide > for copying of content) is likely to rise. Further, there will be > need for vigilance on market power of bigger broadcasters, or new > broadcasters, particularly those who have the resources to corner > the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So > it’s not just about politics, there is much much more... > > > Views expressed are personal and not a reflection of any of the > institutions/organisations I am affiliated with. > > Best, Alice > > > > Leonard Mware wrote: > > Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the > better, Bwana Ndemo. > > > > > --- On *Thu, 1/14/10, Barrack Otieno > /<otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > <mailto:[email protected]>>/* wrote: > > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media > To: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM > > > Bwana Wainaina tumechoka! > > I was just listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu > and i was > ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to > have > such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at > this > rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no > scientific justification or research to support this). The > problem is > not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i > heard Dr > Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the > fact > that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media > fraternity to > deliberate on the issue but they are either reluctant or > non-commital, > i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and > it can > kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act > right > in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we > might end > up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is > holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some > research on how much we lost during the two day strike?) > We shall overcome > > On 1/14/10, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org > <mailto:[email protected]> > <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > > > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > When Dr. Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days > ago, the > > Media Owners complained..... naturally. > > > > However, there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press > seems > > unsure on whether to fight this time round. > > > > I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it > a sign > > there is a major storm brewing? > > > > Wainaina > > > > -- > > Sent from my mobile device > > > > --- > > http://www.bungesms.com <http://www.bungesms.com/> > > http://www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org/> > > http://www.wainainamungai.com <http://www.wainainamungai.com/> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:[email protected]> > <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > <mailto:[email protected]> > <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail… > > > > > -- Barrack O. Otieno > Administrative Manager > Afriregister Ltd (Ke) > P.o.Box 21682 > Nairobi 00100 > Tel: > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > +254202498789 > Riara Road, Bamboo Lane > www.afriregister.com <http://www.afriregister.com> > www.afriregister.co.ke <http://www.afriregister.co.ke> > ICANN accredited registrar. > Skype: barrack.otieno > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:[email protected]> > <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: mleonardo(a)yahoo.com > <mailto:[email protected]> > <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: warigia(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/warigia%40gmail.com > > > > > -- > Dr. Warigia Bowman > Assistant Professor > The Department of Public Policy Leadership > The University of Mississippi > 107 Odom Hall > University, MS 38677 > > URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html > PHONE: 662-915-1904 > EMAIL: mwbowman(a)olemiss.edu <mailto:[email protected]>

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ICT TV Station
by robert yawe 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Hi, Now that the country has gone digital broadcast and there are additional free frequencies its time we considered a dedicated technology channel. In the interim we can also take advantage of the operationalised Media Bill that requires that all content on the airwaves must contain 60% local content which means that the media houses will soon be shopping for locally produced programming. Therefore if we produced a local show covering ICT issues we should be able to have a mouth piece for the industry. In addition sessions like the one on the ICTPark by Dr. Ndemo could have been easily aired live and therefore reach all without the need for them to travel. Lets think about this. 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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Call for Applications for two online programmes in Internet Governance and ICT Policy.
by alice 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Please forward to all other lists. DiploFoundation is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for two online programmes in Internet Governance and ICT Policy. Attached are: * Call for applications and programme details for applicants from African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) states, a programme funded by the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union and in partnership with seven ACP institutions. Information is also available at www.diplomacy.edu/acp <http://www.diplomacy.edu/acp>. * Call for applications and programme details for Diplo’s IGCBP10 programme for applicants from the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia. Information is also available at www.diplomacy.edu/ig <http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig>. Both online programmes are designed to improve Internet governance (IG) related knowledge and skills for participants mainly from developing countries and assist them to participate meaningfully in the global decision-shaping debates on Internet governance (IG). The programmes also facilitate community building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The deadline for applications for both courses is 12 February 2010, and the foundation courses will run from March 1 until 28 May, 2010. Best Regards, eva Eva Tanner DiploFoundation 56 rue de Lausanne 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: 0041-(22) 741-0420 Fax: 0041-(22) 731-1663 www.diplomacy.edu <http://www.diplomacy.edu/> email: evat(a)diplomacy.edu <mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [kictanet] Change of dates and draft program
by Mwololo Tim 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Hi all, Thur 21 is good too. We can assume the same venue, subject to confirmation 1st thing on Monday (office closed now). Please comment on the draft program below: 9.00 am - 9.30 am - Registration, introductions and introductory comments 9.30 am - 10.30 am - <Topic> by Dr. Bitange Ndemo, PS/MoIC 10.30 am - 11.00 am - Tea/coffee 11.00 am - 12.00 pm - Q&A session 12.00 pm - 12.15 pm - Way forward and close Tim Waema On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks for your leadership on this Agosta. Please be sure to coordinate > with Tim and the KICTANET secretariat (via Alice) so that everything is > lined up right. > > Thanks mate, > > Brian > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> All >> >> After we have sorted logistics, I will confirm venue + time >> >> Thanks >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dr Ndemo ... >>> >>> Thursday 21st is fine ... will get back to you all about venue within the >>> next 3 hours or so >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:50 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Liko, >>>> I have not had access to my mail for a couple of days. I was told that >>>> the Jambo server was down and perhaps if anyone has a spare server may >>>> contact them. >>>> >>>> About Friday, something has cropped up. I am supposed to present a >>>> paper >>>> to PSs gathering in KIA on the use of ICTs to curb corruption. Can we >>>> move the presentation to Thursday 21st? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> Ndemo. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > Robert >>>> > >>>> > Out of curiosity .... do the laws of the land allow private companies >>>> to >>>> > give government bodies free software ? >>>> > >>>> > We can call it AID .... >>>> > >>>> > It would really be cool >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:35 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Hi, >>>> >> >>>> >> The death of the City Council of Nairobi Councilor might have been >>>> >> averted >>>> >> if we had a better managed emergency service 999 or 911. >>>> >> >>>> >> It seems the police on patrol where told that the car had been stolen >>>> >> but >>>> >> they where not informed if the owner had been taken hostage. >>>> >> >>>> >> We need to have the control room manned by well trained personnel and >>>> a >>>> >> logging system implemented so that when such cases are being >>>> >> investigated it >>>> >> is easier to know where the information breakdown occurred. >>>> >> >>>> >> Reminds me of a game we used to play in primary school called "broken >>>> >> telephone". >>>> >> >>>> >> Regards >>>> >> >>>> >> Robert Yawe >>>> >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>> >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>> >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>> >> Kenya >>>> >> >>>> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> kictanet mailing list >>>> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >> >>>> >> This message was sent to: agostal(a)gmail.com >>>> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >> >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/agostal%40gmail.com >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > ---------------------------------------------- >>>> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>> > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >>>> > believed to be clean. >>>> > --------------------------------------------- >>>> > "easy access to the world" >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > kictanet mailing list >>>> > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> > >>>> > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >>>> > Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> > >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------- >>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >>>> believed to be clean. >>>> --------------------------------------------- >>>> "easy access to the world" >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: blongwe(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com >> >> > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > cell: + 254 722 518 744 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com > >

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New Regulations & the Media
by Wainaina Mungai 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

Hi all, When Dr. Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days ago, the Media Owners complained..... naturally. However, there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press seems unsure on whether to fight this time round. I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it a sign there is a major storm brewing? Wainaina -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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Death as we slumber
by robert yawe 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

Hi, The death of the City Council of Nairobi Councilor might have been averted if we had a better managed emergency service 999 or 911. It seems the police on patrol where told that the car had been stolen but they where not informed if the owner had been taken hostage. We need to have the control room manned by well trained personnel and a logging system implemented so that when such cases are being investigated it is easier to know where the information breakdown occurred. Reminds me of a game we used to play in primary school called "broken telephone". 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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Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked
by alice 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 6:11 PM ET ----- Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked Google threatened to end its operations in China after it discovered that the e-mail accounts of human rights activists had been breached. The company said it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China." Google says further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists." Google did not specifically accuse the Chinese government. But the company added that it is "no longer willing to continue censoring our results" on its Chinese search engine, as the government requires. Google says the decision could force it to shut down its Chinese site and its offices in the country. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na ----- Now get New York Times breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWSALERTS to 698698 (NYTNYT). ----- About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com. To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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