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Press Release
by Bill Kagai 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

Attached -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai CEO - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Coordinator - Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 722 379409 E. fossfa(a)gmail.com URL. www.fossfa.net

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Fwd: ENQUIRY ON INTERNET BANKING CONSULTANT
by charles nduati 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Hi All, If you are familiar with installations of internet banking solutions kindly respond to my friend waheed's enquiry attached Charles nduati Note: forwarded message attached. CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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UNEP job opening
by alice＠apc.org 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

>Subject: Position available within UNEP > >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:54:00 -0500 > > > >I am writing to you with a request for assistance in identifying > >potential candidates for a short term (1 year contract, renewal not > >assured) employment opportunity at the P3 level. > > > >The position is located within a UNEP office in Europe. Candidates must > >come from a developing country. Start date is ASAP. > > > >The assignment focuses on the writing of reports, drafting and editing > >of publications and some media work. Candidates should have a proven > >track record in these areas and be able to take up the position on > >short notice. > > > >I would greatly appreciate if you could share this information with > >UNCG colleagues, who can send suggestions to julia.hagl(a)unep.org > <mailto:julia.hagl@unep.org> > > > > (NB: Please note that our office > > telephone numbers have changed from 6 > > to 7 digits. The number 7 has been > > added in front of the local number, > > from 62XXXX to 762XXXX --as shown > > below). > > > Eric FALT (Embedded image > moved to > > - Director , Division of file: > pic35341.gif) > > Communications and Public Information > > United Nations Environment Programme > > (UNEP) > > - Director, United Nations Information > > Centre (UNIC) > > PO Box 30552 - Nairobi, Kenya > > Phone: +254 (0)20-762.3292 Direct line > > or 762.3293 / Secretariat > > Mobile: +254 (0)733-682.656 > > Fax: +254 (0)20-762.3927 > > Web: http://www.unep.org (and) > > http://www.unicnairobi.org

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Fw: ICT Policy, Information and Communications Bill and Guide
by alice＠apc.org 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: <ncs(a)nbnet.co.ke> To: "KIPlist" <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:14 PM Subject: ICT Policy, Information and Communications Bill and Guide > > > The ICT policy, draft bill and guide to the bill is available at the web- > address http://www.information.go.ke. Comments are required only on the > draft > bill. > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > --- > Submitted by: ncs(a)nbnet.co.ke 2006-02-06 09:28:04 EST5 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [alice(a)apc.org] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-kiplist-cl-100946B(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Fwd: FW: PICTA Bulletin Number 48, January 2006
by Florence Etta 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

FYI sorry for cross posting. Cheers, FE PICTA Bulletin, January 2006 Number 48 PICTA Bulletin is a monthly publication that provides information on activities of members in the partnership, as well as offers news on ICT-related activities in Africa. This bulletin is also available at: http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/PICTAbulletin NEWS: PICTA Members NEWS: PICTA Members =========================================== Scan-ICT launched in The Gambia, Cameroon and Mauritius The Scan-ICT project was launched in The Gambia, Cameroon and Mauritius during national consultative workshops held from 29 to 30 November 2005 (The Gambia), from 5 6 January 2006 (Cameroon) and 23 January 2006 (Mauritius). These events identified core ICT indicators, reviewed ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#1 Achieving affordable bandwidth in West and Central Africa The workshop was organized by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), held from 30 November to 2 December 2005 ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#2 IICD receives renewed support from the Dutch government The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) successfully gained support for its work from The Netherlands' Minister of Development Cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne.. ... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#3 Swaziland validates its ICT Policy About 50 participants drawn from government, private sector, civil society, international and regional organizations (SADC) attended the NICI Policy validation workshop organized by the ECA on the 26th of January 2006 in Mbabane, Swaziland. ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#4 ECA and IDEP go virtual to address African training needs The UN Institute for Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) and ECAs Development Information Services Division have joined forces to ..... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#5 CODESRIA to become an AVLIN node With possibly the largest collections of African social science research findings on the continent, CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa has.......... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#6 OTHER NEWS ........OTHER NEWS ........ ================================== Ethiopia: National consultation on ICT education The workshop was organized by the College of Telecommunication and Information Technology (CTIT) took place from 26 to 27 January 2006 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia........ http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#7 Uganda: Government to set up full ICT ministry The Government will create a separate ministry to manage and coordinate the ICT sector. This follows a recommendation by the ICT working group ofhttp://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#8 Ghana: Telecommunications bill meets stiff opposition from stakeholders Stakeholders in the ICT industry in Ghana have requested that the proposed Telecommunications Bill 2006 and the National Communications Authority ACT 2005 be redrafted ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#9 Tanzania: Regulator now allow multiple services over single network The new licensing regime, introduced by the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority, now permits multiple services over a single network. ....... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#10 Meeting on India/AU Pan-African Network Project (PANP) The PANP Steering Committee meeting took place from 30 31 January 2006 at the Africa Union HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting reviewed technical modalities and operational arrangements made for launching the network .... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#11 FORTHCOMING EVENTS ........FORTHCOMING EVENTS ........ ================================================= 10 12 February 2006, Internet Governance - The Way Forward: From Tunis via Malta to Athens, Radisson SAS Bay Point Resort, Malta. ...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#12 14 17 February 2006, Applying Geographic Information Systems to SADC Development, Cape Town, South Africa...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#13 23 25 February 2006, IDLELO2: Achieving millennium development goals through community software?, Nairobi, Kenya. ..... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#14 01 03 March 2006, IFISI World Forum, Marrakech, Morocco...... http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#15 7 15 March 2006, World Telecommunications Development Conference, Doha, Qatar http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#16 7 9 March 2006, ICTs for Civil Society, Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#17 8 11 March 2006, 5th FIG Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#18 14 16 March 2006, e-Trade in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#19 ANNOUNCEMENTS / RESOURCES ...... ================================== AFRICA: NEW PUBLICATION ON ICTS. http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#20 SOUTHERN AFRICA: NEW TRENDS LED BY SOUTHERN AFRICA http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/pictabulletin/pb48.htm#21 ====================================== PICTA Bulletin is a monthly information sharing service designed to keep members informed of each others activities in the area of ICTs in Africa. Please send relevant information, stories or exchanges you may want to share with other members to atemtime(a)uneca.org for inclusion in subsequent issues of the PICTA Bulletin. If you have any comments and/or suggestions, please contact: Aida Opoku-Mensah Officer-in-Charge Development Information Services Division Economic Commission for Africa P. O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: 251-11-54433562 Fax: 251-11-5510512 E-mail: aopoku-mensah(a)uneca.org Florence Etta Programme Co-ordinator Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Nairo, Kenya Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) Fax: + 254-20-7121506 Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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KICTANet Logo competition
by Florence Etta 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

Announcement of Competition KICTANet is in search of a LOGO. The Kenya ICT Action Network is looking for an appropriate logo which captures the essence of this multi-stakeholder network committed to the development ICTs in Kenya. This competition is open to all subscribers to the both KIP and KICTNet discussion lists. Rules of Participation This competition will last until Monday 13th February. Send as many logo designs by email as you wish to reach us; Alice, alice(a)apc.org or Florence.etta(a)gmail.com no later then 13th February. A jury composed of IT, communication and other experts will evaluate the submissions and three winners will be selected. Logo designs will be handed over to the jury without the designers' personal details so as to guarantee impartiality. Prizes will be; first- 10,000.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa, second-7,000.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa and third- 3,500.00 plus a book on ICT Policy making in East Africa for the best three winning Logos. Participation Form Name Surname Postal Address Telephone E-mail Address Nationality Logo running Title Declarations: I confirm that this is my true work. Florence Etta Programme Co-ordinator Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Nairo, Kenya Tel: + 254-733-621851 (Mobile)/254-20-7121506 (Res) Fax: + 254-20-7121506 Email: feanywhere@yahoo.co.uk/florence.etta@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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1st African Internet Exchange Research Workshop
by Brian Longwe 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Dear all, Please review the attached invitation. We welcome you to the opening ceremony at 8:30am at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. Regards, Brian -- Brian Longwe Tel: +254203747142 Chief Executive Officer Cell: +254 722/733 518744 InHand Limited Fax: +254 20 350157 Sharp Centre, Wambui Rd PO Box 30054-00100 Muthaiga, Nairobi http://www.inhand.co.ke KENYA Putting the world in your hand

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Fw: [Aaw-network] World YWCA job vacancy
by alice＠apc.org 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

> Hi All, > > Perhaps you know of a young woman with the required skills? > Please circulate via your networks. > > Jenny > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > From: "Anne S. Walker" <annewalker(a)iwtc.org> > > Does anyone have any suggestions of young women (under 30 > years of age...) from the Global South "with excellent writing and > web skills" who would like to work for the World YWCA in Geneva? > > See below for more details. > > Anne > > > From: michelle beg <Michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org> > Organization: World YWCA > Reply-To: michelle beg <Michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org> > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:12:31 +0100 > To: <annewalker(a)iwtc.org> > Subject: Vacancy Notice > > > Dear Anne > > I am wondering if through your extensive networks you happen to > know of any young women from the South with excellent writing and > web skills. We are currently recruiting a communications co- > ordinator to the World YWCA and have earmarked the post for a > young woman 30 or under from the South. It would be great if you > could share this with anyone you know who might fit the bill or have > them contact me directly at michelle.beg(a)worldywca.org > > Best wishes > Michelle > > > > VACANCY NOTICE > > POSITION: Communications Coordinator > ORGANISATION: World YWCA > LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland > CLOSING DATE: February 10th 2006 > > DESCRIPTION: > > The World YWCA is looking for a suitably qualified person to > coordinate print and electronic communications for its global > headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The ideal candidate should > be a strong writer and editor in english, with education, training > and/or experience in communications. Experience in developing > and maintaining websites is highly desirable, and all applicants > should have a commitment to gender equality and the ability to work > with an international staff and volunteer team. Applications are > particularly encouraged from young women 30 years or under from > the Global South. > > POSITION OBJECTIVES: > > 1. To deliver high quality print and electronic communications for the > World YWCA of relevance to target audiences, including member > associations, donors and partner organisations > 2. To ensure a timely, informative and interactive website presence > for the World YWCA > 3. To build a web-based Women's News Network which shares > news and perspectives on issues affecting women around the world > 4. To develop the content and methodology for effectively using > electronic communications and collaboration tools to further the > implementation of the World YWCA strategic plan > > The full job description is available at > http://worldywca1.org/vacancy/index.html > > APPLICATION PROCESS: > > Please forward your curriculum vitae no later than February 10 2006 > by email or fax marked to the attention of the personnel department: > E: hresources(a)worldywca.org > <mailto:antoinette.santschi@worldywca.org> F: +41-22 929 6044 > > > _______________________________________________ > AAW-Network mailing list > AAW-Network(a)apcafricawomen.org > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/aaw-network

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] 1st African Internet Exchange Research Workshop
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Fw: Graduate study opportunity for women
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

The Mailbox has been disabled. Apologies for the inconviniences

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