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Consider it handled; your business guide to data protection and GDPR in Kenya
by Mercy Njue 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Good Morning Listers, Botlab will be hosting data protection session for SMEs. What kind of data are you(organisation/SME) collecting from your clients? How are you using this data? Do you know your clients are protected by the Data protection act 2019 and GDPR? They could sue your Small business that is already battling to survive in this economy. We understand that legal teams are expensive, there is no excuse to not comply. 4% of your gross income as a payout under GDPR, or Ksh. 5M / 1% of annual turnover, could kill your business. Come learn how to comply as a small business. *Why should you come; *We will look into the act, break it down how as a small business ( in tech, events, marketing, tours customer facing etc) can comply. What practices should you embrace? What should you stop doing? What do to if you are reported by a client for non compliance.......AND MORE. Our speakers will be Rosemary Kimwatu <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-koech-kimwatu-47536520>, Grace Githaiga, <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga/?originalSubdomain=ke> and Juliet Maina <https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-wangui-maina-62693029/?originalSubdomain…> . *Session details.* *Date and time: *19th Feb 2019. 5.30pm to 8.30pm * Location*: Lattice community 11th Floor, Applewood Adams (Adams arcade roundabout) Along Ngong road *Cost:* 1500pp We look forward to hosting you. Poster is attached below. Regards, -- Mercy Office line: +254 700 915197 *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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National ICT Policy 2019
by Jackline Akello 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Good morning Listers, I have a few questions with regards to the National ICT Policy, 2019. Does anyone know whether it was passed by Cabinet? Secondly, what are your opinions about it? Kind regards, *Jackie Akello* *Research Assistant * *SLS-Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law* *Email*: jakello(a)strathmore.edu * Direct Line: *+254 (0) 703 034612 *Ext:* 2612 *Cell*: +254 (0) 719 769 412 *Enquiries*: +254 (0) 703-034000/200/300 OR +254 (0) 730-734000/200/300 www.strathmore.edu <http://www.twitter.com/StrathU> <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity/?ref=hl> <https://www.youtube.com/user/StrathmoreUniversity> <https://plus.google.com/110890271788869052448/posts> <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/strathmore-university-357048> <https://www.instagram.com/strathmore.university/> <https://www.youtube.com/user/StrathmoreUniversity> -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. * * "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship
by Dorcas Muthoni 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

The Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship is a tribute to our Doctor Honoris Causa Dorcas Muthoni. Dorcas Muthoni, a Kenyan engineer and entrepreneur, CEO and founder of the company Openworld, received our University’s highest recognition on 15th December 2017 for her significant work in the promotion of engineering studies among young women in Africa, the mentoring of young people, and her social commitment in the fight against poverty. All the details can be found here <https://www.upf.edu/web/media/enoticies/-/asset_publisher/wdGAWZ7EMj53/cont…> . This scholarship is aligned with our university institutional commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), it aims to contribute to quality education and gender equality for African Women. The first edition of this PhD Fellowship was opened in 2018. We are pleased to launch our second edition in 2020. The main objectives of this fellowship are: *(i) to promote gender equality & contribute to reduce the gender gap in ICT*; by facilitating more women pursuing scientific/technological/engineering careers and lowering the barriers women face when pursuing careers in STEM disciplines *(ii) to share excellent research with African female researchers during their PhD Studies*. Our ICT department <https://www.upf.edu/web/etic> consists of more than 20 research groups <https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/research-groups> who are very active in international research projects (e.g. currently active in 38 H2020 research projects) and nationally we have the Spanish research excellence seal Maria de Maeztu). The Maria de Maeztu Strategic Research Program <https://www.upf.edu/web/mdm-dtic> is a 4 year research initiative funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness to promote data-driven knowledge extraction research within the department. *(iii) to contribute to future social impact in African countries*. The applicants are expected to return to their African home country after completion of their PhD studies in order to pursue a career related to ICT there. This PhD fellowship seeks doctoral applications from *talented African female students (only African nationality applicants will be considered)* with strong research interests. Candidates for PhD positions must hold an M.Sc degree or equivalent. Full information is here: https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/predoctoral-research-contracts

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Restoring competition in "winner-took-all" digital platform markets
by Barrack Otieno 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020, 4:02 pm Subject: [Internet Policy] Restoring competition in "winner-took-all" digital platform markets To: <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Here is a paper from UNCTAD on competition policy and digital platforms: https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=2622 I copy-paste the highlights below. Best, Richard ============ Digital platforms provide a variety of services such as marketplaces, social networking, search engines and payment systems. Their business model relies on data and data monetization for growth. These are multi-sided, oligopolistic or monopolistic markets characterized by network effects, high economies of scale and scope, and increasing returns to scale, which together raise barriers for new entry. In digital markets, platforms compete for the market and not in the market. These features together with control over user data confer significant market power to incumbent platforms in their respective markets. This has raised concerns about competition and led the competition lawyers and economists reflect on ways to restore the lost competition in digital markets. This paper suggests adapting competition law tools and analysis to the realities of this new business model; reforming merger control regimes; focusing not only on free but also fair competition in digital markets; adopting regulatory measures such data openness and portability, interoperability between online platforms. The paper also questions the relevance of consumer welfare standard based on price effects and efficiency to the new business model of online platforms. It suggests adopting a broader framework including choice, quality, privacy, innovation, future competition and effective competition structure and competitive process in competition law enforcement. _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/

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CA removes Finserve Africa (formerly Equitel) from the rooster of mobile money providers)
by Ali Hussein 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Regulation is evolving. Or is it Regulators need to evolve? The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) drops Finserve Africa, the successor to Equity Bank Limited’s Equitel from the roster of #mobilemoney service providers. The reasoning? It’s more a banking product than a mobile money product. #GoFigure. So basically, 1.88 million mobile money subscribers have disappeared into thin air. According to The CA. Any who...moving on.. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/CA-removes-Equitel-… Ali Hussein +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [SPI] [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] WFEO 2020 Young Engineers Competition - Deadline Feb 14th
by Keith Andere 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Dear Listers, This may be of interest to some. Apologies for cross-posting. Kind Regards, Keith ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Donovan Guttieres <donovan.guttieres(a)unmgcy.org> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 5:46 PM Subject: [SPI] [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] WFEO 2020 Young Engineers Competition - Deadline Feb 14th To: <spiteam(a)unmgcy.org> Dear Young Scientist/Engineers, In the framework of the first *World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development,* the *World Federation of Engineering Organizations* (WFEO) and its Committee on Young Engineers/Future Leaders (which UN MGCY is a part of) are launching a new competition for the best ideas and projects from young engineers (i.e. under 35) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through engineering. Young engineers below 35 (undergraduates, postgraduates, & early career engineers) are invited to submit a 300 word abstract as to how a project they are working on (e.g. use of AI in healthcare) or an idea they have (e.g. increasing diversity in engineering), is addressing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Finalists will be asked to submit a further 1000 words. The *winner will be funded to attend the World Engineering Day event at UNESCO HQ in Paris on 4th March 2020.* Here, they will be presented with an award, and have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to an audience which will include leaders of professional engineering intuitions, and representatives of member states including ambassadors. *Commended entries, and the winner, will have their work published in a publication which will be released at the UN STI event in New York, May 2020*. Please read more about this opportunity and submit your application via *http://worldengineeringday.net/young-eng2020/ <http://worldengineeringday.net/young-eng2020/>* *The deadline for entries is the 14th February 2020.* Please let us know if you have any questions, SPI Team -- ------------------------------- Donovan Guttieres Organizing Partner - Policy Coherence UN Major Group for Children & Youth <http://unmgcy.org> *Phone:* +(1)786-327-7001 | *Skype:* donovan_guttieres United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) is the UN General Assembly-mandated official, formal and self-organised space for children and youth (aged below 30) to contribute to and engage in certain intergovernmental and allied policy processes at the UN since 1992. Our mission is to bridge children and youth and the UN system in order to ensure that their right to meaningful participation is realised. We do so by engaging children and youth entities in formal and informal forms in the design, implementation, monitoring, follow-up and review of sustainable development policies at all levels in four areas: Policy & Advocacy, Capacity Building, Youth Action and Knowledge. -- If you wish to stop receiving these emails, please unsubscribe and end your membership to this working group using this link: https://www.unmgcy.org/unsubscribe/ -- Regards, *Keith Andere* Twitter: @AndereKE https://www.linkedin.com/in/andereke/ "Technology has forever changed the world we live in. We're online, in one way or another, all day long. Our phones and computers have become reflections of our personalities, our interests, and our identities. They hold much that is important to us" ~ James Comey *Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or it's contents.*

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Ai Kenya's The Great Hack Panel discussion - Conversations on Data Protection Act , Data Privacy , Data Protection and Cambridge Analytica
by alfred＠kenya.ai 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Dear listers, Last year on 21st November 2019, Ai Kenya held a Public screening and Panel discussion Event on The Great Hack. The event involved watching a documentary focused on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, having a panel discussion and Q n A session thereafter on matters data protection, Huduma Number , the Kenyan Data Protection Act and others subjects related to the topic. The panelists included key members from the Legal , Research and Technology Industry. The Panel discussion recording from the event is out and can be accessed on the following links : 1. Panel discussion video Facebook Link <http://bit.ly/3aNoaHI> 2. Panel discussion video YouTube Link <http://bit.ly/38CmNK2> I welcome your feeedback and comments on the respective Video platforms, as we keep holding more discussions on data privacy in Kenya. Thank you! Kind regards, Alfred Ongere Team lead, Founder www.kenya.ai <http://bit.ly/AIKPODYTB> Watch Ai Kenya Podcast | <http://bit.ly/2vRuV7Y> World Ai Show Nairobi 2019 Keynote

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Today is Data Protection Day!
by Grace Githaiga 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Good afternoon Listers, Today the 28th of January is the Data Protection Day or Privacy Day. This is the day when we commemorate the 1981 signing of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 for the Protection of Individuals in regard to automatic processing of personal data. While it is was initially a European celebration, data privacy is now a global issue and we now have a reason to celebrate Data Protection Day in Kenya. Francis Monyango brings you more: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=41173

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Dignified Kenya - Digital safety for senior citizens.
by Malcolm Kijirah 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Dear All, A colleague at Cchub in Nigeria asked me to see if there is anyone working in the space of online literacy/digital safety for senior citizens. They are looking to partner for this program being held next week. Please circulate or let me know. -- Kind regards, *Malcolm Kijirah* *Project Consultant * *SLS-Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law* *Email*: mkijirah(a)strathmore.edu <bmurithi(a)strathmore.edu>* | Office Tel: *+254 (0) 703 034612 *Ext:* 2612 |Tel: +254 (0) 724622619 www.cipit.org <http://www.strathmore.edu> www.strathmore.edu <http://www.twitter.com/StrathU> <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity/?ref=hl> <https://www.youtube.com/user/StrathmoreUniversity> <https://plus.google.com/110890271788869052448/posts> <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/strathmore-university-357048> <https://www.instagram.com/strathmore.university/> -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. * * "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Re: [kictanet] Healthcare & BigTech
by Jimmy Gitonga 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Jeipea! Thank you for these very good points. When I was at the iHub, I organised a regular lunch around HealthTech and we got a lot of insight that we would have given to SevenSeas for free, explaining the head winds they were going come into. The overall concept where the consumers(“consumed”) / working class / serfs / slaves have control on their lives and by extension the fortunes of the 1% is the stuff of Utopia and for UN “talks". It is not and will not be a reality for all of us. What these Finland, Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia have in common is an ethic (“national”) identity. Singapore is similar to Hong Kong in that it was a British Empire outpost that was too different to remain long as a province of Malaysia considering that it was predominantly Ethnic Chinese with the Malay people being about 14% of the population at that time. In fact, Singapore was kicked out of the Malaysia federation and had to become a country on its own. The other major factor is ideology. You will notice that Brexit is an English tribal conversation in the United Kingdom. The Scots are not for it. Inside England, the different parties are based on ideology of Haves and Have-nots. Thus, their ideologies are based on class and these can be discussed within an ethnic paradigm. Almost all African countries cannot count these factors as part of their socio-political make up. Most African countries are multi-ethnic political states that have no socio-economic reasons for existence, unlike Singapore as an example. Kenya is a classic case, like the US of A where an amorphous state of ethnic mixes that are being economically "shaken down" and stratified into economic classes, the Haves and the Have-nots. Kenya has a neo-colonial class of imperial collaborators and the US has a class of global merchants as the Haves. What we need to look at is the history that brought these countries to this point of human development clarity. We, in Africa have not yet seen the kind of wars most Europeans have undergone in the past. We have a some ways to go before we collectively get “angry” enough to do something about our current condition. The fact that politics is objectified as a game is interesting since those Have-nots are the field on which the elephants “play" on. The fact that it is sold like that is the work of the Media, the “Fourth” Estate. Estate of what? So for us to have systems that allow the general population to control who has access to his or her data on any level, health included, is going to be fought by whatever 1% overlords the populace has. But we are not clear, ideologically, on WHY we want the freedom to control our individual data. Privacy is not the issue. That is a red herring. Best Regards, Jimmy Gitonga Web Software Design and Development LinkedIn: Jimmy Gitonga | Twitter: @Afrowave ______________________________________ Web: afroshok.com On 28 Jan 2020, 06:29 +0300, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke, wrote: > > Nope not America - > I'm surprised they didn't make the cut for failed democracies. > > I would consider Finland a normal country, maybe I would also add countries > that are way much smaller than Kenya - both in population and size > (Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia are about a tenth of Kenya and Singapore is > way smaller than a tenth) > > But Croatia has 13 times more our GDP per Capita and Slovakia 17 times more > and Estonia has 19 more times Kenya\s GDP per Capita - Singapore has 57 > times more GDP per capita than Kenya) > > But maybe I am biased - all these countries are led by Women > Presidents/Prime Ministers. > > Halima Yacob, Zuzana Capatova, Kersti Kaljulaid, Kolinda Grabar. Sanna > Marin. But if it was just about women I would mention Ethiopia with > Sahle-Work Zewde - but I did not ??? > > > But by normal I mean countries that seem to really work hard for the > well-being of their citizens - > > Gaddafi's Libya back in the day might have made the cut or Thomas Sankara's > Burkina Faso... > > Rwanda if they can find a way for sustainability and continuity of what > they have under Kagame without him can make the cut. > > > > With kind regards > > > Jeipea > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > ____________________________________________ > Skype: john.paul.em > Cell: +254735586956 > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 12:35 PM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > Arya > > > > On a light note;- > > > > What do you consider 'normal' countries? Would you, for example, consider > > America more normal than Kenya? #Asking4AFriend. ?? > > > > Regards > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 12:18 AM Arya Jeipea Karijo <johnpaulem(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Well there was a "caveat" to the part about government control - it was > > > in "normal societies" - Kenya isn't atypical in terms of governance ? > > > I think it has worked well for countries like Estonia > > > > > > With kind regards > > > > > > > > > Jeipea > > > > > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > Skype: john.paul.em > > > Cell: +254735586956 > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 3:45 PM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > > > > > Well said Arya. > > > > > > > > Couldn?t agree with you more. Except the part about giving government > > > > the control. How has that worked out for us so far? > > > > > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but > > > > a habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > > On 24 Jan 2020, at 2:59 PM, Arya Jeipea Karijo <johnpaulem(a)gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > ? > > > > Hi Ali, > > > > > > > > This is an interesting topic. I think there is two parts to this and > > > > that is how the issue should be addressed. > > > > > > > > There is part one which is about Data Protection and privacy and you > > > > can't blame anyone for being alarmed at Google having access to 50 million > > > > patient records... the company literally has "made a living" out of having > > > > people giving up private data for convenience (including the email I am > > > > typing ?) > > > > > > > > The second part is what technology can do for healthcare (or really any > > > > other sector - education, registration of births and deaths) - being able > > > > to digitize all our multiple identities including identification, health > > > > records and associating this with other records such as land registry > > > > records, tax records, criminal records, school records, business ownership > > > > records) - the ability to store all this massive amounts of data in the > > > > cloud and manipulate it and learn from it (machine learning, A.I etc) holds > > > > great potential to improve lives of citizens... actually improve is an > > > > understatement - transformation is more appropriate. > > > > > > > > But all this system of digitization of paper, digitalization of process > > > > should be led by someone who can be held accountable to citizens - in > > > > normal nations this would be the government. Having an entity like Google > > > > or Ascencion do the hard work means we have to be prepared to pay the > > > > price... same story having Mastercard do Huduma Number. > > > > > > > > Then the final and ultimate step is that while government will be > > > > involved in all of the expense and resourcing (all the computing resources > > > > need for learning and storage should be gov. owned) the final ultimate step > > > > is that the citizen holds the keys and permission to use their data. E.g > > > > you would get a notification saying C.I.D are requesting access to your > > > > bank or tax data - or you would get a request when the building you enter > > > > make a request to receive a visual confirmation that the image their system > > > > has captured of you matches the name you gave them - and you would be asked > > > > how long they were to hold this data (1 hour, 1 day) - citizen empowerment > > > > to control and share their data is the ultimate data protection... > > > > empowerment only happens with adequate user education and open and simple > > > > user agreements. > > > > > > > > Example of a bad way to digitize was the first attempt at "Huduma > > > > number" - ultimatums and deadlines to the holders of data is not a good > > > > place to start... a good place to start is to ask yourself "What do I > > > > already know about the entity (human being) whose records I am trying to > > > > unify and digitize... and then work with that. > > > > > > > > - Oops I guess I went off topic. That is my ten cents on the matter. > > > > With kind regards > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeipea > > > > > > > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > > Skype: john.paul.em > > > > Cell: +254735586956 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:34 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet < > > > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Listers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the recent past cries of outrage have been heard from all corners of > > > > > the world on issues related to privacy and the power of BigTech over our > > > > > lives. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now BigTech is venturing into Healthcare with various initiatives from > > > > > AI to how the healthcare ValueChain can be improved to bring down costs and > > > > > make it more efficient. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google?s latest forays into @Healthcare is raising a lot of eyebrows. > > > > > Are we becoming too cautious at the expense of possible groundbreaking > > > > > innovation? What can we do to ensure we don?t throw the baby with the bath > > > > > water? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://local12.com/news/nation-world/privacy-or-innovation-googles-access-… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but > > > > > a habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > kictanet mailing list > > > > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > > > > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/johnpaulem%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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