- KICTANet - KICTANet

Fw: Last 5 /8s distributed (read, last block of IP version 4s)
by Walubengo J 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Adiel, indeed this is quite a historic moment - that the LAST block of numbers used by the current internet have just been distributed to the five regional internet registries does signal the eminent end of an era (IPv4) and should entrench the beginning of an even more exciting phase of the Internet (IPv6). walu. --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> wrote: From: Adiel A. Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [kictanet] Last 5 /8s distributed To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "IOZ" <ioz(a)internet.org.za>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 7:23 PM Dear Colleagues, At a ceremony taking place today in Miami (http://www.nro.net/news/icann-nro-live-stream) the last /8s from the IANA IPv4 pool have been distributed to the RIRs and AfriNIC got 102 /8. The rest has been allocated as followed: 103/8 APNIC 2011-02 whois.apnic.net ALLOCATED 104/8 ARIN 2011-02 whois.arin.net ALLOCATED 179/8 LACNIC 2011-02 whois.lacnic.net ALLOCATED 185/8 RIPE NCC 2011-02 whois.ripe.net ALLOCATED You can still follow live the press conference currently going one right now. The central IPv4 pool is gone. Let look at IPv6 the protocol that will support the next generation of the Internet. Thanks.______________________________________________________________________Adiel A. Akplogan Tel. +230 403 51 00Chief Executive Officer, AfriNIC Fax: +230 466 67 58adiel(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net sip: adiel(a)voip.afrinic.net -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

1 0

Last 5 /8s distributed
by Adiel A. Akplogan 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, At a ceremony taking place today in Miami (http://www.nro.net/news/icann-nro-live-stream) the last /8s from the IANA IPv4 pool have been distributed to the RIRs and AfriNIC got 102 /8. The rest has been allocated as followed: 103/8 APNIC 2011-02 whois.apnic.net ALLOCATED 104/8 ARIN 2011-02 whois.arin.net ALLOCATED 179/8 LACNIC 2011-02 whois.lacnic.net ALLOCATED 185/8 RIPE NCC 2011-02 whois.ripe.net ALLOCATED You can still follow live the press conference currently going one right now. The central IPv4 pool is gone. Let look at IPv6 the protocol that will support the next generation of the Internet. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________ Adiel A. Akplogan Tel. +230 403 51 00 Chief Executive Officer, AfriNIC Fax: +230 466 67 58 adiel(a)afrinic.net - www.afrinic.net sip: adiel(a)voip.afrinic.net

1 0

Re: [kictanet] Media council Draft bill 2010 (Day Nine--Wrapping up/Any other business)
by toby＠law-democracy.org 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Hi there, I have a few remaining concerns with the draft Bill: 1) s. 11(1)(c) and (e) refer to subjective grounds for removing members from the Council (incapacity and lack of fitness). Who will decide on this? One idea would be a 2/3 vote of other Council members. 2) s. 12 provides for the Council to receive 'reasonable' remuneration. I would suggest that this be linked to benefits provided to an existing position (eg Human Rights Commission or something along those lines). The same point applies to s. 26 for members of the Complaints Commission. 3) s.19(d) provides for the Council to receive funds from levies and fees that is imposes. This is not inappropriate as long as the level of those fees is set by another body. Unfortunately this is not the case, since s. 20 allows the fees to be set by the Council (ie it can determine its own revenues through fees imposed on the media). 4) s. 23 provides for annual accounts. The Council should also be required to produce an annual report on its activities. 5) s. 36(1) refers to a number of vague obligations on the media. It is not appropriate to require the media by law to inform the public (although this is of course a professional obligation). Otherwise, these obligations should be part of a code of conduct, generated in close consultation with the media and other stakeholders, rather than directly in the law. Best, Toby ___________________________________ Toby Mendel Centre for Law and Democracy toby(a)law-democracy.org Tel: +1 902 431-3688 Fax: +1 902 431-3689 www.law-democracy.org

1 0

Food for Thought
by Edwin Onchari 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Listers, An open ended food for thought! What are the limits (rules of engagement) of demanding better governance i.e. government accountability and efficiency (modern technology) in service delivery and job creation for the majority (read youth/rural folk) through the most applicable (can be open to debate) open channels such as FB/online Forums/Social media (exclusive of the modus operandi in Egypt & Tunisia)? I ask this because, whatever is happening (if at all it is) in that respect, just does not seem to reach the intended crowd (under/unemployed youth/rural folk)! Will this be sustainable?...just wondering! Ed

3 3

Need for BPO sector re-alignment?
by Edwin Onchari 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Listers and passionate BPO industry practitioners, In recent constructive discussions on the state of the BPO sector in Kenya, and how this will impact the contribution to realizing our Vision 2030 goals, one thing clearly emerged. As a country, we have a fragmented strategy of creating a sustainable industry. I strongly feel that we need to a have a joint communiqué (re-aligning of strategies) from the following and any other agency that has/should have BPO as part of its TORs: 1. Kenya ICT Board (The line ministry and supporting agencies such as CCK) 2. KenInvest 3. OPM- BPO/ITES working group 4. Brand Kenya 5. Vision 2030 secretariat 6. The Kenya BPO Society and by membership extension; KEPSA 7. Any other auxiliary industry/government agencies It is imperative that we have a unified, well thought through, strategy for the sector if we were to achieve much. This call is in the back-drop of many industry start-ups and auxiliary service providers, either shutting shop altogether, or suspending BPO departments in their operations (over 40 start-ups have shut down in the last 4 years with a potential loss of 5000 direct jobs). What are your thoughts? Kind regards, Edwin Being on par in terms of price and quality only gets you into the game.Service wins the game. TONY ALESSANDRA

10 24

Tenders for ICT Board assignments
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Listers Please be aware that the Kenya ICT Board issued expressions if interest as published in yesterday's daily newspapers 1. Expressions of interest for the development of a Kenya ICT incubator. This is a project under the BPO/ITES development program to provide a seed-bed of Kenyan IT firms. 2. Expressions of interest, issued by the Ministry of Information for the Kenya ICT Board. We shall be looking for reputable firms to express interest in providing international country positioning of Kenya Outsourcing. Details on Kenya ICT Board website www.ict.go.ke and click on the link for tenders. Regards Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad

7 10

Fw: UNCTAD Call for Contributions - Information Economy Report 2011
by Leonard Aloo 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Of interest? Apologies for cross listing. Leonard Obura Aloo ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: ICT4D <ICT4D(a)unctad.org> Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 7:08:31 PM Subject: UNCTAD Call for Contributions - Information Economy Report 2011 Information Economy Report 2011 - ICTs and Private Sector Development To be launched in late 2011 UNCTAD Call for Contributions The Information Economy Report 2011 will focus on the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in private sector development. A distinction will be made between efforts aimed at addressing internal constraints of enterprise growth and efforts at improving the broader conditions and systems in which private enterprises operate. Possible benefits from more effective use of ICTs may include reduced business costs, reduced risk, higher productivity, better access to markets and increased competition. In this context, UNCTAD is launching an open call for contributions. UNCTAD is interested in receiving studies/articles related to how governments and other stakeholders are applying ICT applications to support the creation or growth of enterprises in developing countries. Evidence of success or failure cases is also welcome. Deadline: 18 March 2011 Contributions should be sent to: ict4d(a)unctad.org

1 0

Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] What would it take to create an internet blackoutin kenya?
by James Muendo 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

I found this interesting: 3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet<http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/01/3-projects-to-create-a-government…> http://rww.to/gEY5cs On 2 February 2011 17:35, [Brainiac] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @steven you forget redundancy on KPLC. but then again, easy to run an > inside job there... right? > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> In Kenya; cutting out main internet is simple... >> >> Simply send a few guys in the Ukambani wide lands; with a panga... >> >> And they cut the fiber [?]<whack!> >> >> >> >> === >> Yes I know we have the issue of satellites etc,, but i have noticed that >> many companies abandoned the more expensive satellites for the cheaper (more >> vulnerable) fiber. >> >> Then after that the fiber, the Gova then shuts down power... And guys >> with satellite continue using UPS. >> >> When UPS runs outs, we will be left with guys with Solar --- and thats >> like less than 0.5%. >> >> So if we dont want to be shut down (internet wise),, lets invest on >> building by building Solar energy,, and add a little satellite connection! >> >> >> w/regards >> Stephen N. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > > ~ Alex Carey ~ > > Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

1 0

Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] What would it take to create an internet blackoutin kenya?
by James Muendo 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

I found this interesting: 3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet<http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/01/3-projects-to-create-a-government…> http://rww.to/gEY5cs On 2 February 2011 17:35, [Brainiac] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @steven you forget redundancy on KPLC. but then again, easy to run an > inside job there... right? > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> In Kenya; cutting out main internet is simple... >> >> Simply send a few guys in the Ukambani wide lands; with a panga... >> >> And they cut the fiber [?]<whack!> >> >> >> >> === >> Yes I know we have the issue of satellites etc,, but i have noticed that >> many companies abandoned the more expensive satellites for the cheaper (more >> vulnerable) fiber. >> >> Then after that the fiber, the Gova then shuts down power... And guys >> with satellite continue using UPS. >> >> When UPS runs outs, we will be left with guys with Solar --- and thats >> like less than 0.5%. >> >> So if we dont want to be shut down (internet wise),, lets invest on >> building by building Solar energy,, and add a little satellite connection! >> >> >> w/regards >> Stephen N. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > > ~ Alex Carey ~ > > Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

1 0

KICTANet discussions: Independent Communications Commission of Kenya and Media council Draft bills 2010
by Alice Munyua 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Dear all, Very best wishes for 2011. Following an invitation by P.S Dr. Ndemo for stakeholder input/comments and discussions on the two proposed draft bills, I am pleased to announce that the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), University of Nairobi (UoN), and the International Development and Research Center (IDRC) will launch discussions starting Monday January 24th, 2011. "Media Council Bill 2010" discussions/input will begin on Monday 24 for 10 days ending February 4th. Thereafter discussions/input on the "Independent Communications Commission of Kenya draft bill" from February 14th to 25th. As with previous policy related discussions the processes will be facilitated. Grace Githaiga will facilitate discussions on the Media council bill, Dr. Catherine Adeya on the Independent Communications Commission of Kenya, Kerubo Kemunto will assist with moderation and reporting and Washington Odhiambo continues to manage technical aspects of the list/s. Each draft bill discussion will take ten days on the KICTANet mailing list and blog. All comments,suggestions, edits and opinions relevant to the draft bills will be collated and will form part of the first draft report that will be validated at a face to face workshop in March 2011 (dates to be announced later). The final report/s will be submitted to the Ministry of Information and Communication as well as the Parliamentary Select committee on Energy Information and Communication. We look forward to very vibrant discussions. Attached the two draft bills. Can also be accessed on the ministry website: http://www.information.go.ke/ very best Alice --

9 14