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FW: And now MTN Uganda introduces Shs. 2/= per second
by Albert Mucunguzi 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Dear All, Most likely, you haven't read/heard this: but it's true. 2/= per second... But yes, there are terms and conditions! See details below: http://www.pctechmagazine.com/news/188-mtn-introduces-2-per-second Regards, PC Tech Magazine

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G20 Happenings relevant to Africa to observe
by Paul Kukubo 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Listers Leaders are expected to agree on a "nine-pillar" plan tomorrow that is intended to become a guide to strengthening cooperation between developed and emerging economies. The nine pillars are infrastructure building, trade promotion, human resources development, private investment, job creation, domestic resources mobilisation, growth with resilience efforts, financial inclusion and knowledge sharing.G20: free-trade area for Africa proposed by UK and South Africa. Anti-poverty strategy co-sponsored by Jacob Zuma and former Labour minister Baroness Vadera aims to bring 26 African countries together in a trading bloc Patrick Wintour <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/patrickwintour> and Phillip Inman <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/phillipinman> in Seoul, guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Thursday 11 November 2010 15.23 GMT - [image: Baroness (Shriti) Vadera] Baroness Vadera, the former Labour minister, now a G20 adviser and the co-sponsor of the Africa free trade area initiative. Photograph: Graeme Robertson A free trade area for Africa, to help the impoverished continent match the spectacular growth of Far East economies, emerged as a distinctive British initiative at the G20 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/g20>summit today. The anti-poverty strategy, which is partly the brainchild of former Labour minister turned G20 adviser Baroness Vadera, has been developed with Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa. David Cameron, speaking at a business summit in Seoul today, said: "We should explain that free trade is good for the poorest parts of our world as well, and one thing the British have been very active in trying to insert into this G20 is a free-trade area for Africa. "Africa should be a growing part of the world economy: we should be lifting more people out of poverty in Africa. But we will not do it with all the trade barriers that exist between African countries." There are currently three distinct free trade areas within Africa, but a meeting in January of the continent's major powers is designed to create a single free trade entity spanning 26 countries. However, anti-poverty campaigners warned that a new approach focused on growth must not be used as an excuse to wriggle out of aid promises. "That's got to be the worry – that there's the appeal of the new, and that promises that are quite painful to deliver in the current climate are gone," said Adrian Lovett, global campaign director for Save the Children. Save the Children said that of $25bn in aid promised by the G8 countries in 2005, only $12bn has been delivered, and warned that development<http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/development>progress could be derailed by the economic crisis. Zuma, who is attending the G20 meeting, said the summit is also expected to launch major investments in infrastructure and skills development in developing countries, to help rebalance the world economy by creating new centres of demand outside the flagging economies of North America and Europe. A battle earlier in the year – in part waged by Vadera, who was helped into her current role by her former boss, Gordon Brown – has ensured that the issue of international development is now appearing on the G20's agenda, having previously been seen exclusively as the preserve of the G8. Leaders are expected to agree on a "nine-pillar" plan tomorrow that is intended to become a guide to strengthening cooperation between developed and emerging economies. The nine pillars are infrastructure building, trade promotion, human resources development, private investment, job creation, domestic resources mobilisation, growth with resilience efforts, financial inclusion and knowledge sharing. Vadera, a former investment banker who was ennobled by Brown, points out that South Korea is one of only two countries that has transformed itself from a low income country to a high-income country in just one generation. She argues that it achieved this not by following the traditional prescriptions of the World Bank or the IMF, but by using international trade <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/internationaltrade> as an essential component of its development policy. She argues that it is not enough to rely on aid over the long term; instead, greater reliance on domestic resources is critical to build a more resilient economy and implement a home-grown development agenda. G20: free-trade area for Africa proposed by UK and South Africa This article was published on guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> at 15.23 GMT on Thursday 11 November 2010. A version appeared in the Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian>on Friday 12 November 2010 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/nov/12>.

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Workshop: Using the Internet for Social Change.
by Muchiri Nyaggah 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Hi Listers, On 3rd of December, 2010 Semacraft (semacraft.com) has organized a workshop on '*Using the Internet for Social Change*'. This highly interactive one day workshop featuring local bloggers and social media personalities will provide participants with easily implementable ideas & skills. *The Agenda* - The Internet Landscape (*from social media to crowd sourcing and all points in between*) - Turning visitors into advocates (*How to go from casual consumption to active participation*) - Understanding relational ties, why they matter & how to leverage them. (*The impact of online relationships on causes*) - Putting It All To Work (*a session where participants create a draft strategy for a real non-profit organisation*) *Venue*: Navigators Complex, Kindaruma road, off Ngong road, Nairobi. Book your place at bookwhen.com/semacraft Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Director @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony
by Harry Hare 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Please find the latest programme for the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards event here http://bit.ly/9IIS6u to register http://bit.ly/boT7qm Kindest Regards Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing

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Fw: Open consultations on the WG of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF
by waudo siganga 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Colleagues who are following the IGF process will be aware of the anticipated CSTD Working Group on Inprovements to the IGF. A questionnaire (attached) to collect views has now been circulated: Subject: Open consultations on the WG of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF I have the pleasure to transmit to you a letter addressed from Mr. Frederic Riehl, Vice Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), with a questionnaire for open and inclusive on-line consultations in relation to the Working Group of the Chair of the CSTD on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). In addition to this questionnaire, Mr. Riehl plans to organize on 24 November 2010, back-to-back with the IGF consultations, scheduled to take place in Geneva from 22-23 November 2010, a second phase of face-to-face open consultations on the Working Group on IGF. As you may be aware, Mr. Riehl has been entrusted by the Chair of the CSTD, the Hon. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology of Ghana, to establish the Working Group of the Chair of the CSTD on IGF improvements as requested by ECOSOC resolution 2010/2 on "Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society " adopted on 19 July 2010 . Please note that no decision has been taken yet by the Chair on the composition of the Working Group. Due to diverging opinions, consultations about this issue are still underway. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Mr. Thomas Schneider ([1] thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch ), if you have any questions or need additional information. With best regards, " ********************************************* Mongi Hamdi Head of the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development Palais des Nations Room E-7077, UNCTAD Geneva, Switzerland Tel. 004122 917 5069 (See attached file: Letter 5 Nov 2010.PDF) (See attached file: Questionnaire (final 5 Nov).doc) _______________________________________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org References 1. mailto:[email protected]

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Mobile Monday Event - 15th Nov 2010
by James Muendo 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Hi, I believe you day is coming on along well. Monday the 15th Nov 2010 we would like to invite you an event that will be at the iHub Nairobi (Directions: Its on the 4th floor, Bishop Magua Centre,Right Opposite Uchumi Hyper,Ngong Road, ),at 6pm, Where the Guest Speakers will be from Nokia,we will discussing, What does it take to win Kshs1M in seed money for your startup.Bring a friend or 2 as you come to listen on how you can get money for your startup. Want to know more about Mobile Monday and any Events,visit http://mobilemonday.co.ke/ or follow us on twitter @MobileMondayKe or if you are on LinkedIn we also there http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3503680 -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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All girls team wins top prize for IPO48 Software application development competition
by alice＠apc.org 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

http://afnogchix.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-girls-team-wins-kshs-1-million.ht… An all girls team made of two BBIT fourth year students Lilian Nduati and Linda Kwamboka, and two alumni - Jamila Abass and Susan Eve Ogula and Catherine Kiguru a developer in Tracom , won the top prize of Kshs 1 million in the inaugural IPO48 software application development competition hosted by SEP (Strathmore Enterprise Program) at the University from 29th to 31st October. The four are members of AkiraChix a group of geek girls. The winning team developed an application dubbed M-Farm - an information service that focuses on delivering real time information to farmers on current market prices of their products. It also aims to bring farmers together in a collaborative forum. Essentially, the M-Farm service will help small-scale farmers get price information that will help them know where to get the best deal for their products through their mobile phones. It fills an information gap currently used by middlemen to the detriment of the farmer. The service will also provide farmers with weather alerts, connect with other farmers, find nearest farm stores and get help from farm experts. M-Farm has simple and easy to use features. It can be accessed in Kiswahili language and integrates an Interactive Voice Response (IVR). IPO48 is a boot-camp style initiative whose aim is for developers to build new web and mobile services in 48 hours only! It was organized by HumanIPO and Garage48.org. It was the first time the competition was being held in Africa. Blogger Moses Kemibaro wrote: the IPO48 was a highly competitive and successful event with many great software applications and business concepts coming to the fore. Its amazing how much creativity and ingenuity was presented there and I found myself thinking more like a venture capitalist, rather than observer. One thing however is for sure many of the ideas that did not win will still find suitors and in fact it was announced that one already had an Angel Investor in place! See: http://www.moseskemibaro.com/2010/11/01/akirachix-win-kes-1-million-in-ipo4… For a full breakdown of the results, visit this post at Afrinnovator.com who also covered IPO48 in detail.. Adopted from Strathmore website.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Application for the .Africa gTLD
by Brian Munyao Longwe 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

FYI Dear All, The African Union Commission (AUC) conducted an African Expert meeting to discuss all relevant issues regarding the .Africa *gTLD *project which aims at branding the African continent on the cyberspace and provide African community with a continental mark on the Internet. The meeting took place on the UNECA on 5-6 November 2010. The participants were 13 experts from different organizations and member states. It is worth mentioning that the AUC was mandated by the AU Communication and Information Technologies Ministerial Conference (CITMC) and the consequent AU Heads of States Summit decisions to carry out the required steps towards having .Africa *gTLD. * Thus, the meeting has recommended different scenarios and actions taking into consideration the tight timeline Africa have before the forthcoming round of applications in ICANN. These scenarios covered the issues of the potential institutional structure, Technical and Financial modules. The following points have been recommended as immediate actions to be taken: 1- Announce the intention in the public forum of ICANN and in all Technical, Business and Policy forums.. 2- Sign the Guide Book Letter. 3- Write a message to the GAC. 4- Formalize project Task Force. 5- Prepare and submit the required documents to ICANN. Accordingly, the meeting recommended all participated Experts to be members of the Task Force and also to expedite the process. Best. [image: ESAM-Siganture] [image: African Union Commission] <http:/www.africa-union.org> Esam Abulkhirat Senior Policy Off.- Human Res. & Youth Department of Human Resources Science and Technology African Union Commission P.O. Box: 3243 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 E-mail: AbulkhiratE(a)africa-union.org Website: http://www.africa-union.org *IMPORTANT NOTICE:* This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. E-mail messages to clients of African Union Commission may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and delete it completely from your computer system. Disclaimer added by *CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007* www.codetwo.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- 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

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Distance Learning MSc with Scholarship from Manchester University
by alice＠apc.org 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Starting each year in January, the MSc in Management & Information Systems: Change and Development aims to develop the "hybrid" mix of management and information systems skills that we know from experience is essential to the successful and strategic application of ICTs. The programme specifically focuses on the planning, development, impact and management of information systems and organisational change in developing and transitional countries, and is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics. Being taught by distance learning, it allows study fellows to remain at home and in work, and to study at their own pace as other commitments allow. Applications are now being accepted, and links to this and other details of MSc M&IS DL can be found at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/08003/?code=080… One fully-funded scholarship is available for a candidate from a developing country, covering all costs. Application deadline is 17 Dec 2010. Details are available at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/funding/ If you have any questions, please email the Programme Director, Prof. Richard Heeks: richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk

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MLabs manager position now open
by King'ori Gitahi 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Hello all, � We announced the winners of the Mobile Application labs hosting bid earlier this year {iHub in Kenya, and CSIR Meraka in South Africa} We are now looking for a suitable lab manager for the Kenyan position.� Please forward the following link to candidates you feel would fit this role. � http://www.infodev.org/en/Article.606.html � Regards, � King’ori Gitahi For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela� -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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