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APNIC - Less is Better - Reflections on ITRs
by Davis Onsakia 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Dear all, As we debate about ITRs, it is necessary to read and see what others have to say about this issue. APNIC has its say here - http://www.apnic.net/community/about/global/orgs/less-is-better. The Internet Society has a website where it has curated some of the issues which have been discussed in this forum at the link http://www.scoop.it/t/wcit. They make interesting reads. Best Regards, Davis M Onsakia "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

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Open Data for Development Camp 2012
by alice＠apc.org 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

This might be of interest Best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [APC Forum] Open Data for Development Camp 2012 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:24:31 +0200 From: Rolf Kleef <rolf(a)drostan.org> Reply-To: A general information sharing space for the APC Community. <apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org> To: apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org <apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org> hi everyone, Next week is "Open Data for Development Camp 2012", Wednesday and Thursday in Nairobi, Friday in Amsterdam (linked events) We'll have people from several initiatives for citizen engagement and around mapping and reporting, and look at transparency, accountability, privacy and security around open data. The event in Nairobi is also part of The Kenya Open Data Pre-Incubator Program, and is organised by ICT Board Kenya, Kenya Open Data Initiative, Open for Change, World Bank, NaiLab, iLAB, Akvo, 1%CLUB, Hivos, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Development Gateway. The event in Amsterdam focuses on "open development" as a new paradigm, and adoption of IATI within the NGO sector. See http://openforchange.info for more info, registration, etc! Kind regards, --Rolf -- ________________________________________________________________________ Rolf Kleef http://www.drostan.org // rolf(a)drostan.org // @rolfkleef // skype rolfkleef ======================================= APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more democratic and egalitarian societies. _______________________________________________ apc.forum mailing list apc.forum(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum

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sorry, forgot to attach
by Norbert Wildermuth 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

The table of content herewith Norbert Wildermuth Associate Professor, Department of Communication Roskilde University, Building 43.3 Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark off.:(+45) 46 74 38 71; cel.:(+45) 29 86 91 01 res.:(+45) 35 55 21 36; Email: norbert(a)ruc.dk For our present (2009-13) research project "People Speaking Back? Media, Empowerment and Democracy in East Africa (MEDIeA)": http://mediea.ruc.dk/

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new publication
by Norbert Wildermuth 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Dear KICTNet members MedieKultur. Journal of media and communication research has just published its latest issue at http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/mediekultur/issue/current MedieKultur Vol 28, No 52 (2012): Media, empowerment and democracy in the global South We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for your interest in our work Norbert Wildermuth Associate Professor, Department of Communication Roskilde University, Building 43.3 Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark off.:(+45) 46 74 38 71; cel.:(+45) 29 86 91 01 res.:(+45) 35 55 21 36; Email: norbert(a)ruc.dk For our present (2009-13) research project "People Speaking Back? Media, Empowerment and Democracy in East Africa (MEDIeA)": http://mediea.ruc.dk/

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 61, Issue 89
by Ory Okolloh 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Alice, On the ITU national consultation process, I could be wrong but I'm yet to see even one national process in Africa...the positions seem to have been consolidated within the ATU process, and not sure how bottom up or open to comment that is. So the rhetoric that the ITU is trying to fight is not being helped by the opaqueness re the process by people can contribute / participate. Ory *I try to keep my emails short and to the point: http://emailcharter.org/* On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:20 PM, <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: Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications about ITU and > the ITRs] (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications about ITU and > the ITRs] (alice(a)apc.org) > 3. Broadcast, Film & Music Africa Conference, Nairobi 10-11 July > (Sean Moroney) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:51:55 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: alice(a)apc.org > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications > about ITU and the ITRs] > Message-ID: > <CAPjmBy2TF_3Xh3mEVNNZ2cXcPRQqqX4oD8BLhNM6GC967nU-ww(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Alice > > Very useful and vindication of the process we have started. Thanks! > > Ali Hussein > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:47 PM, <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I could send to you a much longer list of similar articles, blogs and > > publications about alleged ITU plans to take control of the Internet. I > > could also send to you many which state the contrary. But none of this > > will be of any use. > > > > The last meeting of the Council Working Group (CWG) for WCIT started this > > morning 20 June and ends on 22 June. Find attached the speech of ITU > > Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Tour?, delivered today at the opening > > of this last CWG WCIT meeting. > > > > ITU has 193 Member States. The decision on the content of the revised > ITRs > > will be made by ITU Membership at the end of this year (3-14 December) > > during the WCIT in Dubai. > > For those of you who represent your countries in ITU, I would encourage > > you to increase the involvement of the citizens of your countries in your > > national consultations during this process. I would also hope that your > > positions and views regarding ITU and the process to review the ITRs are > > based on actual proposals and discussions taking place in the appropriate > > ITU forums dealing with this subject and not necessarily on blogs, > > publications, speeches and media reports many of which do not accurately > > reflect the facts. > > > > Also, please find attached a WCIT background brief which I hope will be > > helpful to have a basic understanding of what the ITRs are and the roles > > of sovereign states in the process leading to the review of this Treaty > > (the ITRs). Please feel free to share this brief and the speech of ITU > > Secretary-General as you consider appropriate. > > > > For reliable and up-to-date information about ITU, the ITRs and WCIT, > > please visit www.itu.int/wcit<http://www.itu.int/wcit> > > > > Regards, > > > > Alexander NTOKO > > ITU Representative (Observer) to the GAC > > Chief, Operations and Planning Department > > Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) > > International Telecommunication Union (ITU) > > _______________________________________________ > > gac mailing list > > gac(a)gac.icann.org > > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gac > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/info%40alyhussein.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. > > > > > > -- > > *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* > > * > *Telemedia Africa > Azania Technology Group > > Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road > > P O Box 14556-00100 > > Office: +254 737 751409 > > Cell: +254 773/713 601113 > > *Nairobi, Kenya* > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in > business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, > Advertising Hall of Fame >

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Linux grabs its single biggest win
by Evans Ikua 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

A virus. That’s right…previously a virus had infected the operating system on the U.S. Air Force’s drone control system. A virus…on the system controlling drones. Think about it. Imagine the consequences of a drone or fighter plane suffering from a computer virus — while armed! That was a significant enough “oops” to lead the U.S. Navy to migrate their drone systems from Windows to Linux. Please read more here: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/linux-grabs-its-single-biggest-… -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Kenya IGF Online discussions Day 5: Infrastructure
by Barrack Otieno 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Lister's, Kenya is lauded as being a leader in Internet infrastructure in the region. Provision of infrastructure is acknowledged as a driving factor towards achievement of Vision 2030. In deed in this years budget speech, Government made proposals to allocate money to expand the same. migration to digital television as well as a law aimed at curbing communication cables vandalism were also discussed. Nevertheless questions still remain because infrastructure remains concentrated in major cities and important centres and facilities in rural areas do not have sufficient access to the Internet. a) Are Government's efforts in the right direction towards providing infrastructure that will get us closer to universal access? b) With Kenya's new governance structure, how can Government facilitate efficiency at counties through ICT/Internet? c) Are private citizens/ civil society playing their role in increasing access? The Floor is open, feel free to continue contributing to previous discussions -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 61, Issue 89
by alice＠apc.org 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Hi Ory and all I am not sure there is any African country that has made the effort to organise national level consultations but if we borrow a leaf from our past experience in developing ICT related policies and regulations, including the most recent data protection and FOI discussions, it would be important for national consultations on ITRs. Best Alice > Alice, > On the ITU national consultation process, I could be wrong but I'm yet to see even one national process in Africa...the positions seem to have been consolidated within the ATU process, and not sure how bottom up or open to comment that is. So the rhetoric that the ITU is trying to fight is not being helped by the opaqueness re the process by people can contribute / participate. > Ory > I try to keep my emails short and to the point: http://emailcharter.org/ > > > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:20 PM, <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: Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications about ITU and > the ITRs] (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications about ITU and > the ITRs] (alice(a)apc.org) > 3. Broadcast, Film & Music Africa Conference, Nairobi 10-11 July > (Sean Moroney) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:51:55 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: alice(a)apc.org > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications > about ITU and the ITRs] > Message-ID: > <CAPjmBy2TF_3Xh3mEVNNZ2cXcPRQqqX4oD8BLhNM6GC967nU-ww(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Alice > > Very useful and vindication of the process we have started. Thanks! > > Ali Hussein > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:47 PM, <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I could send to you a much longer list of similar articles, blogs and > > publications about alleged ITU plans to take control of the Internet. I > > could also send to you many which state the contrary. But none of this > > will be of any use. > > > > The last meeting of the Council Working Group (CWG) for WCIT started this > > morning 20 June and ends on 22 June. Find attached the speech of ITU > > Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Tour?, delivered today at the opening > > of this last CWG WCIT meeting. > > > > ITU has 193 Member States. The decision on the content of the revised ITRs > > will be made by ITU Membership at the end of this year (3-14 December) > > during the WCIT in Dubai. > > For those of you who represent your countries in ITU, I would encourage > > you to increase the involvement of the citizens of your countries in your > > national consultations during this process. I would also hope that your > > positions and views regarding ITU and the process to review the ITRs are > > based on actual proposals and discussions taking place in the appropriate > > ITU forums dealing with this subject and not necessarily on blogs, > > publications, speeches and media reports many of which do not accurately > > reflect the facts. > > > > Also, please find attached a WCIT background brief which I hope will be > > helpful to have a basic understanding of what the ITRs are and the roles > > of sovereign states in the process leading to the review of this Treaty > > (the ITRs). Please feel free to share this brief and the speech of ITU > > Secretary-General as you consider appropriate. > > > > For reliable and up-to-date information about ITU, the ITRs and WCIT, > > please visit www.itu.int/wcit<http://www.itu.int/wcit> > > > > Regards, > > > > Alexander NTOKO > > ITU Representative (Observer) to the GAC > > Chief, Operations and Planning Department > > Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) > > International Telecommunication Union (ITU) > > _______________________________________________ > > gac mailing list > > gac(a)gac.icann.org > > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gac > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/info%40alyhussein.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. > > > > > > -- > > *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* > > * > *Telemedia Africa > Azania Technology Group > > Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road > > P O Box 14556-00100 > > Office: +254 737 751409 > > Cell: +254 773/713 601113 > > *Nairobi, Kenya* > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in > business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, > Advertising Hall of Fame >

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Kenya IGF Online discussions Day 4: Open Data and e-government
by Barrack Otieno 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Lister's, According to http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=18562122 the idea behind open data is that information held by government should be freely available to use and re-mix by the public. Kenya is among the countries that have embraced open data and e-government, It’s a movement to make non-personal data,: 1. open so that it can be turned into useful applications 2. support transparency and accountability 3. make sharing data between public sector partners more efficient. On the other hand , according to Wikipedia, e-government refers to digital interactions between a government and its Citizens *Questions* 1. What opportunities does the Open data initiative present to the Nation, to what extent have they been exploited? 2. What challenges does the use of open data present and how can they be mitigated? 3. What are the key drivers in the use of Open Data? 4. As a country do we have any form of Licensing that determines the use of Open data? 5. The government has embarked on a number of e-government initiatives, to what extent has the Citizenry embraced e-government? What steps should the country take to ensure the citizens fully embrace e - government? The floor is open Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Kenya IGF Online discussions Day 5: Infrastructure
by alice＠apc.org 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Talking of ICT/ telecommunications networks (network security/cyber security), should this issue form part of International Telecommunications Regulations or should this be limited to national laws etc? Best Alice > @ Ali, we already copied CCK on the same, i hope we can have a response on the same. > > Best Regards > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Grace, Barrack > Would be nice to have this information from CCK. I suspect this information already exists somewhere already. > Regards > > > Ali Hussein > +254 773/713 601113 > Sent from my iPhone® > > On Jun 20, 2012, at 11:05 AM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ali, >> Your suggestions are quite practical! Reminds us of the not so distant past, where there have been disputes about allocation of infrastructure by Government to private sector players, eg broadcasters and frequencies....are the current mechanisms sufficient to resolve such disputes. And in the first place, is the law sufficient to ensure efficiency in distribution and use of the same... >> >> On the other hand private sector have been complaining of vandalism of infrastructure. It is good to note that there is a Bill proposing to increase the penalty for the same and I hope the views on improving the Bill by stakeholders are taken into consideration. >> >> regards >> >> 2012/6/20 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> >> >> Ali, >> >> You have hit the nail on the head, i hope we can have a response from CCK regarding the questions that you have posted. The Universal Access fund will be key to last mile connectivity. I would also like to note what the likes of ZUKU are doing, it is really commendable the proposed mapping of residential areas by the Minister for Finance could also help in bringing connectivity to residential areas, the cost can then be split so that every household can get access. >> >> Thank you >> >> Best Regards >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> >> Barrack >> The Government, in this case Min of Info-Com must be lauded for the efforts and pioneering spirit in the ICT infrastructure area. Here is a clear example where the Government was ahead of the private sector. This must be acknowledged because often we are very quick to criticize government. >> Having said that we are still far from utopia. The Universal Access program by CCK is laudable and needs to be encouraged at every turn. According to CCK's website there are various projects that are funded by the Universal Access Fund. The information however is very thin. May I make some suggestions? To ensure that high impact interventions are instituted in areas that require attention and where private sector doesn't see it economically viable to provide telephony and Internet services. >> 1. CCK to provide all stakeholders with a quarterly report on the status of coverage and interventions to deal with under served areas >> 2. An interactive map showing access availability and unavailability. >> 3. An understanding and appreciation of how CCK decides to allocate funds on universal access. >> 4. Setting up of a joint PPP task force to deal with this issue. >> My thoughts. >> >> Ali Hussein >> +254 773/713 601113 >> Sent from my iPhone® >> >> On Jun 20, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Lister's, >>> >>> Kenya is lauded as being a leader in Internet infrastructure in the region. Provision of infrastructure is acknowledged as a driving factor towards achievement of Vision 2030. In deed in this years budget speech, Government made proposals to allocate money to expand the same. migration to digital television as well as a law aimed at curbing communication cables vandalism were also discussed. >>> Nevertheless questions still remain because infrastructure remains concentrated in major cities and important centres and facilities in rural areas do not have sufficient access to the Internet. >>> a) Are Government's efforts in the right direction towards providing infrastructure that will get us closer to universal access? >>> b) With Kenya's new governance structure, how can Government facilitate efficiency at counties through ICT/Internet? >>> c) Are private citizens/ civil society playing their role in increasing access? >>> >>> The Floor is open, feel free to continue contributing to previous discussions >>> -- >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> +254721325277 >>> +254-20-2498789 >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/info%40alyhussein.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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) >> Kenya >> Skype: gracebomu >> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu) >> > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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