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IP Theft, a scam or both?
by Francis.Hook＠gmail.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

I saw a facebook ad about pencil sketches and followed it since I have been thinking of getting one done of my Mum. http://www.pencilportraits.co.ke/index.html Hmm...looks good...at the back of my mind I thought "How sure are we the sketches are not photoshopped or paintbrushed or whatever graphic-apped... you could do a scan, render a black and white, add pencil effects, smudge, smoothen, etc.... Price range between kshs 4000 and 12000....so I decided to click on the "Letters from clients link" http://www.pencilportraits.co.ke/letters_from_clients.html Then I knew for sure it was a rip off after reading the quote at the top of the page....can't be original. So I took an excerpt of the quote and googled it...and voila...two results: that site given above and http://www.pencil-portrait-drawing-artist.com/pencilportraitclients.html A near verbatim reproduction of it (the letters from clients are identical except for the names and cities). Being someone who earns part of his living off original work, I have written to both addresses and given both links in one email... It may be that one is imitating the other....it may also be that BOTH are doing photoshop portraits. Having said that, I will rasterise, vectorise, smudge and smoothen your pictures at 400 bob each incl 50 bob postage. To make it look real, I'll go over it with an HB2 pencil.... Special offer for the first 10 clients I will enhance any body features you desire ;-)

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Man Faces Five Years in Prison for Snooping Through Wife's E-Mails
by Alice Munyua 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Happy 2011 to everyone. -------------------- Here's an interesting case that could end up setting new boundaries in the area of privacy. And it confirms that in most cases marriages do belong to the government:-) best Alice Man Faces Five Years in Prison for Snooping Through Wife's E-Mails http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/email-snooping-wife-brings-michigan-man-fe… Could someone face prison time for snooping through a spouse's e-mails? <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-infidelity-cheating-spouses-onlin…> For Leon Walker of Michigan, the answer was yes. Suspecting that his wife was involved with another man, and worried that it was affecting their daughter, Walker logged into Clara Walker's Gmail account last summer. Walker, 33, said it was easy for him to log in because his wife kept the password in a book next to the computer. "I definitely felt it was OK to confirm [the affair] by reading her e-mail in our home," said Walker. While Walker believed it was OK, Oakland County prosecutors did not and have charged Walker with felony misuse of a computer. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. This is Michigan's first criminal prosecution for snooping through a spouse's e-mails. So far, two Michigan judges have refused to toss out the charges in the potentially precedent-setting case. "It's outrageous. It's insane," Walker, who is now divorced, told ABC News. Prosecutors contend that Walker -- who is a computer technician -- illegally hacked into his wife's computer after she had filed for divorce, but Walker's lawyer calls the prosecution's claim an overzealous application of a law meant to protect trade secrets and credit card data. "People who live under the same roof, be they married or not, and who share a computer -- as in this instance -- they may have some personal privacy lines that they adhere to. And if they don't, that's between the two individuals," defense attorney Leon Weiss said. "The word 'e-mail' does not appear in this statute. This is an anti-hacking statute," Weiss said. "It does not, in any way, shape or form encompass reading somebody's e-mail." Prosecutors scoff at defense claims that Walker is a victim. "Apparently, they are trying the case in the media, because they are not doing so well in the courts," Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper said in a statement. While Walker's case is a first for Michigan, it is not the first time the privacy between a husband and wife has become a matter for the courts. Federal privacy laws state that even with a shared computer, password protected e-mail accounts are private, unless one of the parties allows access. "The law is a simple unauthorized access law: It prohibits unauthorized viewing of someone else's password-protected files," said Orin Kerr, an Internet legal expert. "The legal issue here would be whether the wife gave the man permission to view her account. If she did not, this is a pretty straightforward." And experts say the same law would apply to other forms of communication, including a letter addressed to your spouse. "If you give them permission, you can do anything you want to. But if you don't, it might be a crime," said Perry Aftab, a privacy lawyer. Walker will face trial Feb. 7 in a case that could set bold new boundaries in the murky area of privacy between a husband and a wife. <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-infidelity-cheating-spouses-onlin…>

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DIASPORA ORGANIZATIONS PRESENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER WITH PETITION FOR INCLUSION ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE – WEDNESDAY, 5TH JANUARY, 2010
by Shem Ochuodho 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Several Diaspora organizations today presented a petition to the Government of Kenya through the Minister for Foreign Affairs seeking their rightful inclusion in all matters of national importance. The petition, signed by 5 Diaspora and Diaspora-centred groups including Diaspora Movement of Kenya (DMK), Kenya Community Abroad (KCA), Kenyans for Change (K4C), Kenya Global Unity (KGU) and New Vision Kenya (NVK-Mageuzi), together among them representing more than 90% of Kenyans belonging to recognized, registered global associations was received on the behalf of the Acting Minister Prof. George Saitoti by the Substantive Assistant Minister, Hon. Richard Moima Onyonka, among other senior Ministry and government officials, including an officer from the Government Communications Office in the Presidency. The open petition, addressed to the entire leadership of the Republic beginning with H.E. the President, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, H.E. the Vice President, Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Justice Minister, the Chief Justice, etc, is also copied to All Hon. Members of Parliament and Media Houses. It stipulates the growing importance of Diaspora contribution to our socio-economic, technological and cultural development as a people, noting that more than 3 million Kenyans are presently domiciled beyond our borders, remitting into the country in excess of KShs 150 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) into the economy every year according to official figures, way above what any donors or sector of the economy (agriculture or tourism included) brings in terms of foreign exchange, yet the place of Diaspora is yet to be appropriately recognized and anchored. The group, led by NVK-M’s Convenor, Dr Shem Ochuodho, KCA’s Outgoing President, Mr Gichane Muraguri, and K4C’s Global Treasurer, Mr Peter Arasa and including representatives from nearly all the world’s 5 continents – North America, Europe, Asia (including the Pacific), Middle East and Africa – highlighted five major issues requiring urgent government intervention, namely:- 1. Immediate arrangements by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIECK) to seek ways of registering Kenyan Diaspora in next year’s general elections either by declaring embassies and consulates as polling centres, or even better by introducing electronic and online voting (e-voting). The group recognized that in a court ruling during the recent constitutional referendum, the IIECK and other relevant arms of government were actually directed to do this; 2. Involvement of eligible Diaspora in strategic national commissions and committees, including the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Constitutional and Legal Reforms Implementation and Monitoring Committees, and other existing and future trade, economic, scientific, cultural and professional committees and commissions. In so doing, they reiterated that merit should prevail over any other considerations and that Diaspora should not be favoured in such appointments, but equally they should not be excluded or discriminated against being treated as second-rate citizens; 3. Based on the principle of ‘No Taxation without Representation’, they urged the Government and in particular the successor to the Ligale Commission (the anticipate Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission) and Parliament in creating the 80 additional constituencies to reserve 5 (for the 5 continents) for Diaspora Representatives. Indeed, recognizing that numerically they are more than any single constituency or County, within the context of the new constitutional dispensation they should be considered as Kenya’s 48th county. They enumerated several countries where such provisions already exist world over; 4. They called for mindset-change among all Kenyans – whether Diaspora or home-based – in the way each group perceives and treats the other. They committed to continue with engagement among their members who might look down upon in any way some of their home-based counterparts to forthwith see all Kenyans as one integral people, and in the same vein appealed to the Government and home-based counterparts, relatives and colleagues to also inculcate positive attitude about their countrymen and women domiciled beyond Kenya’s jurisdiction; and 5. To improve engagement with the Government and home-based counterparts, they called for the establishment of Diaspora Liaison Offices in all sections of the world where there are significant numbers of Kenyans, and the consideration of Honorary Consuls where qualified and meriting Kenyans have become ‘senior citizens’ of countries of domicile. In his response, Minister Onyonka, himself a former Diaspora appreciated the delegation, welcomed the petition and promised to bring it to the attention of the relevant government authorities. He indicated that some of the matters raised are already within the purview of the Ministry, including the plan to appoint a few Honorary Consuls in deserving areas once the legal and administrative instruments are complete. He further indicated that in recognition of the importance of Diaspora not only in numerical and socio-economic terms, but also as Kenya’s unofficial ambassadors, the Ministry has already created a Diaspora Desk with a senior officer as its head, and that the Government is already working on a Diaspora Bill which will look into most of the issues raised. He further confirmed that the Ministry is holding preliminary consultations with the IIECK in how best realistically to have Kenyans abroad participate in future in the governance of the country, including in elections and referenda. Further engagement is expected in the future, even as the Diaspora organizations themselves explore more effective, efficient and inclusive ways of engagement, with the possibility of an Umbrella Diaspora Alliance emerging. They thanked the Ministry for the warm reception, looking forward to deserving attention and speed in tackling the matters raised. Attached is a copy of the Official Petition. ---- Begin Attachment --- Inclusion of Kenya’s Diaspora Representatives in the new Judicial Service Commission (JSC), other constitution implementation committees, and generally in Kenya’s socio-economic and cultural development PETITIONERS REQUIREMENT:Inclusion of Kenyan Diaspora Representatives in strategic committees, commissions and other national duties of paramount importance. To: 1. H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA HARAMBEE HOUSE, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 62345 – 00200 NAIROBI, KENYA 2. THE RT. HON. PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA SHELL HOUSE, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 74434 NAIROBI, KENYA 3. H.E. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA JOGOO HOUSE ‘A’, TAIFA ROAD P.O. BOX 30478 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 4. HON. SPEAKER OF THE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA clerk(a)parliament.go.ke (254-2) 2221291 or 2848000 (254-2) 2243694 5. HON. MINISTER OF JUSTICE & CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COOPERATIVE BANK HOUSE, HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE P.O. BOX 56057 - 00200 NAIROBI, KENYA 6. HON. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OLD TREASURYBUILDING, HARAMBEE AVENUE P.O. BOX 30551 - 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 7. HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL SHERIA HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR P.O. BOX 40112 - 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL. 227461 EXT 37419 8. THE HON. CHIEF JUSTICE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA LAW COURTS, TAIFA ROAD P.O. BOX 30041 NAIROBI, KENYA 9. HON. CHAIRPERSON PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE & LEGAL AFFAIRS PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA 10. HON. CHAIRPERSON PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS P.O BOX 41842 – 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA PETITION BACKGROUND Importance of the Judiciary, the Legal Sector and the Place of the Diaspora: The passage and promulgation of the New Constitution lends Kenya a unique and rare opportunity to correct the wrongs of the past, including inequality and injustice, to become once again a leading light among nations of the world. As is widely acknowledged, whereas a nation can thrive with an under-performing executive or legislature, it can hardly survive with a below-expectation judiciary. It is with this importance that we view the ongoing legal and constitutional reforms with great keenness. With over 3 million Kenyans believed to be in foreign lands, remitting on average over US$ 1 billion (KShs 80 billion) a year, their importance to our present and future needs no gainsaying. Hitherto, the Government of Kenya has largely turned a blind eye on them. Yet this is in spite of being a signatory to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (among others), whose Article 25 holds that:- Every citizen shall have the right and opportunity … without unreasonable restrictions: (a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; etc. Article 2(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights avers that:- Each State Party …. undertakes to take steps, individually and through international assistance and cooperation, and especially economic and technical, to the maximum of its available resources, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant by all appropriate means…. We are deeply perturbed not only at the apparent throwing merit out of the window in the ongoing appointments of Committees and Commissions, instead replacing it with deal-making between the two major partners in the Coalition, patronage, dynasty and other known ills that have over the years denied Kenya the opportunity to excel, but also the total exclusion of Diaspora representation in all this. JSC role and importance of Diaspora inclusion in the decision making process: In the recently promulgated constitution of Kenya Articles 171 to 172, the Establishment of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), its functions and the mechanisms of appointments of the commissioners are well explained. Briefly, the Commission should consist of the Chief Justice, who shall be the chairperson, one Supreme Court judge elected by the judges of the Supreme Court; one Court of Appeal judge elected by the judges of the Court of Appeal, one High Court judge and one magistrate, one a woman and one a man, elected by the members of the association of judges and magistrates, the Attorney-General, two advocates, one a woman and one a man, each of whom has at least fifteen years’ experience, elected by the members of the statutory body responsible for the professional regulation of advocates; one person nominated by the Public Service Commission; and one woman and one man to represent the public, not being lawyers, appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly. The duties of Commission includes:- promotion and facilitation of the independence and accountability of the judiciary, promotion of transparent administration of justice, recommending persons for appointment as judges, receiving complaints, investigating and removing judicial officers, preparing and implementation of programmes for the continuing education of judges and judicial officers, advising the national government on improving the efficiency of the administration of justice among others. These duties are primary to all Kenyans hence the appointments should net a wide range of talents including the already known reservoir of the highly trained/qualified Kenyans currently fitting the description of a Kenyan Diaspora – or at a minimum, seek their views on the same. The justification of the Kenyan Diaspora consideration is based on the current statistics on the Diaspora constituency and their contribution to running of the economy of our country. With remittances ranking the second highest source of foreign exchange and contributor to growth of our national economy only after tourism we cannot continue to treat them with disdain. Among the Kenyan Diasporas are highly qualified Lawyers, Engineers, Scientists, Medical Doctors and others currently constituting the well documented brain drain phenomenon observed in many African countries. While this constituency has worked very hard in development of the country and has publicly indicated their interest in being contracted/included in the processes that are of high value to Kenya such as JSC committee constitution, it appears the government has some level of lethargy when it comes to their inclusion in the Kenya decision making process. Indeed it saddens many that expatriates who absolutely lack the passion and patriotism for Kenya have been preferred over them. Kenya is losing a battle that every country would love to win if it continues to exclude some of her brightest brains. Many cases abound to learn from in terms of maximizing Diaspora input: India, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, China, UK, just to mention a few. The purpose of this petition therefore is to ask His Excellency the President, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, the entire Executive Branch of Government, and the Legislature to ensure inclusion of Diaspora Representatives in strategic committees and commissions including JSC for the purposes of (1) Recognizing the Kenyan Diaspora Constituency (2) Utilizing patriotic highly qualified human resources. In so doing, merit and diversity should never be compromised under any circumstance, and replaced instead with mediocrity, political expediency and ethnic bigotry. We seem to forget that we can have no better or worse ‘Ambassadors’ in foreign lands than these Diaspora. PETITION We the undersigned call upon the President of Kenya, Prime Minister of Kenya and the Kenya Legislature to ensure inclusion of Kenyan Diaspora Representatives into the JSC and all other future and existing strategic committees and commissions. We believe this is in the spirit of recognizing the Kenyan Diaspora constituency contributions to Kenya’s development and working towards attracting highly trained patriotic services and investment. LEAD PETITIONERS 1. KENYA GLOBAL UNITY (KGU) 438 EAST 29TH STREET PATERSON NEW JERSEY-USA 07515 2. NEW VISON KENYA (NVK-MAGEUZI) P.O. BOX 333, JUBA, SUDAN OR P.O. BOX 58638-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA 3. KENYANS FOR CHANGE (K4C) 3317 FINLEY RD #257 IRVING, TX 75062 USA OR CORNER HOUSE, NAIROBI, KENYA 1. DIASPORA MOVEMENT OF KENYA (DMK) 33 PILOT HILL DRIVE SAINT PETERS, MISSOURI 63376 USA 5. KENYAN COMMUNITY ABROAD (KCA) P.O. BOX 850431, BRAINTREE, MA 02185, USA SIGNATURES ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED OFFICER POSITION SIGNATURES 1. Kenya Global Union Mr. Alex P. Momanyi President Attached 2. New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Dr Shem Ochuodho Co-Convenor Signed 3. New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Robert Kimathi Co-Convenor E-Signature 4. Kenyans for Change Mr. Hebron Mosomi Chairperson Attached 5. Diaspora Movement of Kenya Mr. Robinson Gichuhi Global Chair E-Signature 6. Kenya Community Abroad Mr. David Otwoma Member Rep Signed 7. Kenya Community Abroad Ms Margaret Wamuhu Member Rep Signed 8. Kenya Community Abroad Mr. Gichane Muraguri Member Rep Signed 9. Kenyans for Change Mr. Peter Arasa Finance Dir Signed 10 Kenyans for Change Mr. Peter Ndolo Local Rep Signed 11 New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Ochieng’ Nyamogo Member Rep In person 12 Kenya Global Union Mr. Evans Machera Member Rep E-Signature 13 New Vision Kenya - Mageuzi Mr. Mike Osio Org Secretary In person COPIES: ALL HON. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA (LSK) MEDIA HOUSES Dated: 15th December, 2010 ---- end -----

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Internship Opportunity
by Barrack Otieno 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues, Afriregister LTD is a growing e-commerce company with branches in Burundi and Nairobi, we are looking for interns to join our team for a 3 months period in Marketing, Accounts and Web development. For those interested in Web the following will be desirable qualities: - Good in OOP PHP - Good in atleast one php framework(MVC) preferably Zend - A good designer(graphics and flash)....desirable - Excellent css skills If you are interested in the opportunity please send your CV to admin(a)afriregister.co.ke and send a copy to the undersigned by 10th January 2011. -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Software Testing Courses in Kenya
by Roland Omoresemi 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade
by S.Murigi Muraya 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Some time ago, software developer I consult wrote a Windows service that reads & records what is transacted via safaricom sim card. Pity he did not continue to develop the software. SMM -----Original Message----- From: muriuki mureithi <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 December 2010 15:46 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Thanks Betty When I pay for a service using mpesa , I would like to get something that shows payment – our accountants need a paper print out It is not possible to be it from mpesa system cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: Betty Mwangi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 December 2010 13:39 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Please qualify what you mean by transaction print outs? Thanks and rgds BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom From: muriuki mureithi To: Betty Mwangi Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Mon Dec 20 11:08:41 2010 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Betty Can you give us a sense of when print-out of transactions can be possible - lack of printouts reduce the aura of mpesa to informality yet the direction you are heading is increasingly formal transactions. we need a trail cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Mwangi Sent: 19 December 2010 17:25 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade Preston Thanks for your mail. There was a technical fault on Tuesday and Wednesday last week that resulted in delays with SMS confirmations and in some cases no confirmation at all. However, there was a process initiated to ensure completion of all such cases and customers and agents were advised of the completion so that transactions could be processed successfully. The fault is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience and assure customers that their funds are safe. Indeed we are under close oversight by CBK which we welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you experience any further problems. As safaricom we are committed to ensuring that we meet and respond to customer needs - indeed the platform upgrade that we performed was of huge magnitude and you shall see the benefits as we continue to respond to more of your feedback. Today you will see that we have increased the bands so that you can now send up to 140000 ksh per day (max 70000ksh per transaction) and you can now hold up to 100000ksh in your MPESA e value account - doubled from previous. We have also enabled a minimum deposit, transfer and withdrawal amount of Ksh 50 ...more to come. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for staying with the better option. Best rgds Betty Mwangi-Thuo Chief Officer - New Products Safaricom ltd BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom From: kictanet-bounces+bmwangi1=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Betty Mwangi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Sat Dec 18 09:38:26 2010 Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Challenges on M-Pesa after Upgrade The current challenges consumers are going thru on the M-Pesa after upgrade seem not to have been shared with the consumers. Can the CEO of Safaricom explain what is going on. There are delays on money sent. I sent money and only received the message after six hours. The recepient never received any message. There are cases where the recipient does not receive a message although the money is there they cannot withdraw. Can Safaricom explain how many cases of this nature have been experienced and what are the security implications? Preston Odera Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 3544352 Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricoms Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy.

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Re: [kictanet] Congratulations MJ new KTB chairman
by benmakai＠yahoo.com 26 Dec '10

26 Dec '10

I think the tourism industry can now expect revolution. Its the highest time information technology is highly embraced and targeting modern age tourists aka dot com in this industry to complement traditional tourists. All the best MJ and congratulations:::0:b09522a45d002ea03ec209ce543e40dc:-1:x:::

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Sharing the airwaves: can Kenya’s 4G partnership work?
by Alice Munyua 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Kenya_4G_partnership_Dec…, Sharing the airwaves: can Kenya’s 4G partnership work? 20 December 2010 <http://www.analysysmason.com/People/Robert-Schumann/> “Making this 4G plan work will be a challenge for the selected network manager ... and for those charged with monitoring its performance.” The Kenyan government has recently put forward a plan to simultaneously promote cost-effective use of the 2.6GHz band and save operators from having to spend money in an auction. The plan is to offer the management of the band (up to 190MHz of spectrum, which is suitable for high-speed mobile data services) to an independent company in order to create an open access wholesale network. Operators would purchase capacity from the company, and bundle it into packages and products that they would sell in a competitive market to retail customers. The end result would be a single, highly utilised network with low unit costs. The plan sounds good, but the country’s government could be ‘jumping from the frying pan into the fire’. The frying pan may not have been that bad, after all Why does the Kenyan government feel wary of assigning spectrum to individual operators? The reasons suggested by Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, include: * high prices paid in an auction lead to high prices charged to consumers * operators failing to honour roll-out commitments * an auction would have 19 potential buyers and room for only three winners, so would discriminate against those that could not afford it. Do high auction prices lead to high prices for consumers? Actually, it is the other way around: if operators can charge high prices, they will be willing to place high bids at auction. Service providers can charge high prices if there is limited supply of their product or of reasonable substitutes – and low auction prices do not guarantee low service prices. Furthermore, it is possible to design award processes to achieve ends other than extracting maximum revenue. The 2.6GHz spectrum is unlikely to attract 19 serious bidders, given that it is relatively poor for providing coverage outside urban areas. A new entrant operator that aims to launch services based on this spectrum may be aiming to target a niche, such as medium-sized and large enterprises in urban areas. Giving them a chance to do this may be useful, but not as useful in expanding access to broadband as, for example, raising money in an auction to fund rural access. Think carefully before jumping into the fire Kenyan policymakers have correctly identified that greater supply (and more competition) is the key to reducing mobile broadband prices. They have also commendably declined to squeeze auction revenue out of operators. However, their solution turns away from infrastructure-based competition, which has revolutionised the telecoms industry during the past few decades. Will their alternative approach, which focuses on retail competition, work? The bad news is that pure wholesale business models for mobile data have not done well in the past. Reasons include difficulty in developing ‘one-size-fits-all’ wholesale tariffs, absence of profitable voice services, and dependence on the strategy and performance of other operators. The better news is that network-sharing deals can work. Operators around the world are signing deals to share radio access networks.^1 In all likelihood the critical feature is that the retail operators have a strong interest in the entity that runs the network: financial interest to ensure that it makes a success of the services, and management interest to allow flexibility and tailored ‘tariff plans’. Tantalisingly, the arrival of Indian-style telecoms in Africa (led by Airtel, among others) may naturally lead to greater sharing (and price cuts), without the need for government intervention. It is clear that making this 4G plan work in Kenya will be a challenge for the selected network manager (a “group from the USA” has been mentioned as a candidate). It will be even more of a challenge for those charged with negotiating an agreement and monitoring its performance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /This Insight article is based on an interview conducted by Russell Southwood for Balancing Act Africa. Please //click here/ <http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-532>/to view the full article./ /Analysys Mason has experience in developing concrete, coherent //national broadband plans/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/Offices/New-Delhi/CII_broadband_repor…>/ and in //spectrum policy and auctions/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/Consulting/Services/Strategy-consulting/Spectr…>/./ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^1 For further details, see Analysys Mason's Insight article /Wireless infrastructure sharing saves operators 30% in capex and 15% in opex/ <http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Wireless-infrastructure-…>.

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Re: [kictanet] [NVK-Mageuzi] Is Singapore a Model Worth Emulating – Or Who Is? (was Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world.)
by Shem Ochuodho 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

Nd. Rogers & Visioners, Firstly, sincere apologies for a delayed reversal; this came at a time we were in the nick of things stitching things together for the Kisumu Reunion, and at the same time recovering from the marathon GoSS/CTO conference in Juba. Having said that, I want to reiterate the importance of paying a close look at the Singapore Model! This belief was even more fortified when Dr Seroney yesterday shared with us the Singaporean Experience (being not far from Fiji where he is based), and more so the fact that despite being a ‘tiny’ island (the size of Mombasa: I don’t know!), Singapore is perhaps the world’s 3rd or 4th strongest economy (fastest growing? Per capita? GDP/GNP? The Economists can tell us). I am reminded of a study we had to take for the Ethiopian Govt about 3 years ago. Initially, some of the countries picked for comparative study were South Africa, India, Egypt, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius and Rwanda. The first thing I learnt was not to mix Egypt with Ethiopia; they are archrivals. At the time, the population of Ethiopia was either 76m or 80m depending on your source. Egypt’s population then was quoted at 78m; for the ‘patriotic’, Ethiopia’s had to be 80m to be Africa’s 2nd most-populous country after Nigeria!! But more fundamentally, one of the people I was answerable to told me point blank: “Rwanda and Mauritius are such tiny economies that there is little to learn from them!”. And he meant it! As to whether he was right or wrong I leave to each person’s judgment. Yet one thing that I can say and reminds me of when in the same year a grouping of over 200 young Kenyan professionals invited me to Naivasha for a retreat and gave me as Guest Speaker the topic ‘Is Kenya a Failed State?’ May response was the same thing I would have told the Et officer concerned: “If you asked me if Rwanda or Mauritius (or Singapore by extension – despite being ‘tiny’) are failed states, I would know what to answer because neither/none of them is. But if you asked me if Kenya (or Ethiopia by extension) are/is, I am not sure what I would answer because they are both pretty much on the verge of failed states, but not yet.” Indeed, the current on-goings and confusion on the national stage have strengthened even the more my resolve to so believe. The far and short of it: a country’s greatness is not necessarily in its geographic size – or even population. It is more in its wealth, knowledge, power to innovate, and LEADERSHIP (as Nd. Rogers says very well). Courtesy of Nd. Jared Oluoch in the US, I am almost completing reading the Book by Father of Modern-Day Singapore, Dr Lee Kuan Yew (Former Prime Minister): Singapore - From Third World to First (one may add ‘in 30 years’). In an article recently by Visioner Donald Kipkorir, he talked about Singapore, Rwanda and Turkey as models, and argued how Turkey’s Leadership turned the country around in a span of 10 years! Nd Seroney yesterday informed us of how President Mutharika turned Malawi’s Agricultural/Food sector around in just one year (where he once worked; he currently advises 17 Ministries of Health in the Pacific, yet Kenyan Health Minister can’t have time just for tea with him)! Some of you may recall that just in one year of Malawi’s Govt’s policy change to subsidize implements to farmers, the country moved from huge food insecurity/deficit to surplus. We were informed that last year when we faced food shortage, Malawi ‘donated’ some food/corn to Kenya! What shame, if true! The one thread of argument – and which appears true in most the success cases cited is some degree of benevolence/selflessness and dictatorship aka ‘benevolent dictatorship’. Dictators even Kenya can have in plenty; what’s a far shot is the latter attribute: benevolence and selflessness. Even just from a few sample sub-titles of Lee Kuan Yew’s book, it is a compelling must-read:- i) Getting the basics right ii) Building an army from scratch iii) Surviving without a hinterland iv) Winning over the [trade] unions v) A fair, not welfare, state vi) Straddling the middle ground vii) Nurturing and attracting talent – [one of the parts I like most] viii) Many tongues, one language ix) Keeping the government clean x) Greening Singapore xi) Managing the media xii) Conductor of an Orchestra xiii) ASEAN – Unpromising start, promising future xiv) Following Britain into Europe xv) The Soviet Union – An Empire implodes xvi) America – The Anticommunist Anchorman xvii) Taiwan – The Other China xviii) China – The Dragon with a long tail xix) China beyond Beijing xx) China: To be rich is glorious His candidness – even when he talks about living world power presidents he encountered is unrivalled. The following words of sample world leaders who commented on the book and author say it all:- “In office, I read and analyzed every speech of [Lee’s]. He had a way of penetrating fog of propaganda and expressing with unique clarity the issues of our times and the way to tackle them. He was never wrong.”Margaret Thatcher “There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education. Lee Kuan Yew is a world leader who understands this and is using the power of the Internet to position Singapore for survival and success in the Internet economy.”John Chambers, President & CEO, Cisco Systems “This is a personal history of a man who, almost single-handedly built a great nation from a small island… this is the first textbook in the world on how to build a nation.” Kuchi Miyazawa, Finance Minister, Japan [Perhaps someone should right a rebuttal on Kenya on ‘how not to build a nation’. In the earlier years – about 10 ago, UK was used by some as an example of ‘how not to build e-government’. I guess it has since changed.] “Lee Kuan Yew’s vision, astute political judgment, and strategy turned Singapore from a trading post into the successful thriving nation that it is today, respected by others. For those interested in politics and economic development, his memoirs should be required reading.” Tun Daim Zainuddin, Malaysian Finance Minister. Having served GoR (Rwanda), and now Nd. Rogers confirms – Singapore’s leadership is the script Rwanda reads from. In terms of Rwanda’s Vision (which is owned by the people, like our new constitution), the Kenya’s Vision 2030 is owned by a small clique/elite. I hope one day we can have a truly people’s vision. Given the importance of Lee Kuan Yew’s book, I decided [courtesy of Dada Wams] to give as a small present two copies to my President and Minister (not Kenya, of course!). After several months/years of searching, a bookshop at JKIA’s duty free now stocks the book copies. Incidentally, a good friend of mine at CCK [Wakili John Omo] who has recently picked a copy from the airport holds that a couple of years ago, while in Singapore itself he couldn’t get the book as it was ‘out of print’. Several times while connecting flights at airports in Jo’burg, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Bangkok – and last month in various Chinese Capital Cities – Beijing, Shenzhen & Shanghai, we had great difficulty finding the book in any of the bookstores! Finally, as Nd. Rogers attests, apart from a vision, a clear implementation plan is necessary. For those of us striving towards the ‘third way’, one thing we need ahead of 2012 is a sound ‘manifesto and economic blueprint’, akin to what NARC had in 2002. Any takers? Let’s talk via private mail. Warm rgrds, Shem ________________________________ From: Rogers Ngotwa <ngotwa(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010 11:37:05 Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Thanks Shem for the observations. Indeed as a Country, we Kenyans have along way to go in terms of recognizing our own in terms of innovations and even hard work. Nonetheless, I think we are still nurturing hope and probably if all of us play our crucial role in electing our leaders, especially in 2012, the change that we all yearn for may be realized sooner. Just to confirm from Ndugu Shem that the leadership in Rwanda is indeed reading the script from Singaporean Experience, with full time professionals from Singapore fully engaged with local Rwandese Professionals in executing Rwanda-Singapore MoU; which is essentially geard towards the transfer of skills and assisting in realizing the County's Vision 2020. Also unlike our Vision 2030, Rwanda's Vision 2020 is very clear with a clear Roadmap and five-year periodical Audits on the basis of NICI programmes. So Visioners, there is still alot of work ahead of us. But one thing is clear, the Country's Leadership is EVERYTHING! Rogers ngotwa ________________________________ From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com; PICTA Kenya-LIst <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> Cc: NYCIV Group <nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>; Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 10:17:39 AM Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Comrades, Many thanks for the compliments. I am sincerely humbled. One thing that continues to bother me though is that in the land of my fore-fathers and mothers, excellence and merit are not recognized and/or rewarded. Instead, 'mediocrity, political expedience, and ethnic bigotry' rein high. I feel VERY saddened that even as tributes and accolades are being churned all over the world for mPesa, nobody knows and even cares to ask about the young Kenyan university student who invented the product; instead MJ & Safaricom are feted on every high table for ripping off and continuing to rip-off Kenyans. Did somebody say as if that's not enough, he has now been crowned Chair of KTB/KTDC? Please.... I hope one day soon I'll convince Nd. Okiya to take Safaricom to court not only for exploiting Kenyans through poor quality service (CCK confirmed that recently in its own study) and over-pricing - just like the oil companies are doing, contrary to provisions of the Bill of Rights in the new Katiba. For the time being, I'll keep my Award under the bushel until the young boy of mPesa shows up and is appropriately recognized and feted. Even better, I'll rejoice more when another Kenyan/African evolves a product superior to mPesa. Identifying, nurturing and retaining talent is the magic that propelled Singapore to greatness. Rwanda is reading from the same script as Eng. Rogers will confirm. Southern Sudan too is taking cue. Aluta continua, and best rgrds, Shem ________________________________ From: Rogers Ngotwa <ngotwa(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010 9:59:51 Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Ndugu Shem; Let me also join the growing number of Kenyan in congratulating you for your role in bringing about Internet in Kenya. Given the conditions at that particular time, you indeed deserve the recognition and hence the medal of Honour. Best wishes. With regards Rogers Ngotwa ________________________________ From: Evans MACHERA <evansmachera(a)yahoo.com> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com; YOUNG PROFESSIONALS <youngprofessionals_ke(a)googlegroups.com>; KENYA ONLINE <kenyaonline(a)yahoogroups.com>; Vugu Vugu <vuguvugumashinani(a)yahoogroups.com> Cc: PICTA Kenya-LIst <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; NYCIV Group <nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>; ProgressiveMinds <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>; Madaraka Party <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 5:14:47 PM Subject: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world. Dr.Ochuodho. I wish to register my congrats to Dr.Shem Ochuodho as he receives and appreciates the Honour and his recognition. As a read the Local Daily Newspaper that carried the story,my thought could not help but went round and about Dr.Shem the Politician ( one time Mp for Rangwe) and Dr.Shem Ochuodho the Professional. My heart settled on the professional since in professionalism,one comes up with an initiative that changes the whole world if not part of it as opposed to a politician who is sometimes entangled in episodes that decolourise his good side to the extent of soiling the career life picture already made or burrying it wholly. I take the liberty to question thus; Should Professionals seek elective posts i.e Mp! Thanks to you all. Evans MACHERA. --- On Sun, 12/12/10, PAUL GITONGA <gpmaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: >From: PAUL GITONGA <gpmaina(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Honouring the man who linked Kenya to world (was >Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – December 21-23rd, 2010) >To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >Cc: "PICTA Kenya-LIst" <picta-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "NYCIV Group" ><nyciv(a)googlegroups.com>, "ProgressiveMinds" <ProgressiveMinds(a)yahoogroups.com>, >"Madaraka Party" <madaraka-kenya(a)yahoogroups.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy >Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 6:55 AM > > >Daktari, > >You are a legend. > >I cannot begin to fathom how life would be without the internet, and >you being the person who was instrumental in bringing this concept to >kenya, is just incredible. > >Keep up the good work, and keep contributing to the society. > >God bless you and congratulations! > >Paul >On 12/12/10, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Madada Philo na Betty, >> >> Ahsanteni for the pongezi's. It was re-freshening to know the CTO >> (Commonwealth >> Telecom Organization www.cto.int) domiciled in London, with current CEO >> being >> Ghana's former Minister for Communication (Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah) could >> remember >> some of Africa's Unsung Heroes. I am working on a book with that name to >> catalogue the evolution of Internet in Africa - perhaps we should look for >> royalties from FaceBook, Google, mPesa, YouTube, SEACOM, etc! But the >> efforts >> could not have borne fruit without the inputs of several other people, >> including >> the techies who alongside Randy Bush burnt mid-night oil (Dr Martin Koyabe - >> now >> with British Telecoms, Paul Olendo now @UN, Alfred Orimbo, etc) - for >> several >> nights - to get it all work on Kenya's/indeed Africa's then real terrible >> phone >> lines. >> >> In the same vein, without Steve Goldstein of the US National Science >> Foundation >> (who provided the boxes and technology) and Peter Sutherland of UK's >> Overseas >> Development Agency (ODA now DfID) who took up the initial leased line phone >> bills - used to cost US$ 16,000 (yes, 16k) per month for just a mere 64KBps >> pipe >> - it wouldn't have happened. >> >> When in 2000 CSK (Computer Society of Kenya) felt I deserved 'Father of >> Internet >> in Kenya' title, I dedicated the award to three people: Amb. Dr Benjamin >> Kipkorir (then Kenya's Ambassador in Washington), Micah Cheserem (then >> Governor, >> Central Bank), Brig. (Rtd) Wilson Boinnett (then DG, NSIS aka Special >> Branch). >> Without these guys' intervention, the KANU regime of the time wouldn't have >> allowed Internet to happen. Not that they didn't try to block it - the then >> Head >> of Public Service wrote a letter (I have a souvenir copy) to all PS's, Heads >> of >> Military, Special Branch, etc warning them not to connect to >> ARCC/Internet/UNEP >> without direct approval from his office. That partly explains why these >> three >> Kenyan Wazalendo's perhaps deserve these awards more than I. >> >> Last but not least, Jeddy and the kids who allowed me to use one of the >> family >> bedrooms for initial tests when sections of the University felt by staying >> late >> in the labs night, we had 'lots of idle time and needed to be given more >> teaching load' had denied us space to do the experiments. But all the Glory >> must >> always go to God the Almighty, Allah - the One and Only! >> >> For those who missed the story (courtesy Visioner Augustine Oduor), you can >> access it on: >>http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/news/InsidePage.php?id=2000024440&cid=159&st…. >>. >> >> >> Best rgrds, >> Shem >> 2010 CTO/GoSS African Internaut (Internet Pioneer) Award Recipient >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Philo Ikonya <philonikonya(a)yahoo.com> >> To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Sat, 11 December, 2010 18:51:39 >> Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – >> December >> 21-23rd, 2010 >> >> >> Adhiambo, >> >> thanks very much for letting me know.. I did not know.. Congrats Shem. You >> did >> not say it even as I was telling you of my little works?\ >> >> Philo >> >> >> >> Aung San Suu Kyi cannot be silenced because she speaks the truth and >> because >> her words reflect basic Burmese and universal concepts - Vaclav Havel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Betty Otieno <betty.otieno(a)gmail.com> >>>Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Update on Arrangements for Kisumu Reunion – >>> December >>>21-23rd, 2010 >>>To: NVK-Mageuzi(a)yahoogroups.com >>>Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:01 PM >>> >>> >>> >>>Congratulations Shem on the honor you received the other day, pioneer >>> internet >>>related Kenya. >>> >>>Adhiambo >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! 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DOT recruiting: Learning Coordinator, Regional Support Office, East Africa
by Alice Munyua 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Learning Coordinator, Regional Support Office, East Africa *Closing Date: 14 January 2011* Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a leading international non-governmental organization that focuses on creating educational, economic and entrepreneurial opportunities through the effective use of ICT for communities and people in countries that are developing, are in transition, or are under stress. With the ultimate aim of stimulating economic growth, community development and private sector development, DOT and its partners share a vision of a connected world in the 21st century. Founded in Canada in 2002, DOT has engaged over 2,000 young people as ICT leaders who have reached over 200,000 community participants who have been empowered to use ICT for local development. Participation in DOT programs has given individuals the skills, knowledge and confidence to pursue opportunities that result in enhanced career mobility, increased income and increased economic growth of communities. Institutionally, DOT has established locally driven organizations in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, USA, China and Mexico through which DOT has strengthened the capacity of dozens of partner organizations to offer business development and ICT services to community members. DOT is also on track to support 2,000 schools in the USA, China and Mexico that are realizing improved educational outcomes through innovative use of IT in the classroom. DOT is a young, agile and rapidly growing organization that is developing an enviable international profile by operating with the highest values and integrity. Building on DOT's proven track record and global community of partners, the next few years will be a period of both dynamic growth and institutional and program innovation. To support the rapid growth of the programs in Africa, DOT is now seeking to engage an experienced learning coordinator to play a key role in capacity building and helping to inform and shape DOT learning projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and globally. *The Position* Reporting to the Global Learning Director, the learning coordinator will be a key member of DOT's global learning and African regional teams. The successful candidate will bring extensive instructional and curriculum design, University degree in Instructional Design, (Adult) Education, Educational Technology, or related discipline preferred; facilitation, and professional development experience, both face-to-face and online. The successful candidate will also be comfortable presenting DOT learning strategies at conference events. All candidates will share a commitment to innovation within DOT's vision. It is preferable that the position be located in Nairobi where DOT Kenya is headquartered and the Regional Support Office is located, however candidates currently based in Rwanda and Ethiopia are also invited to apply. *Responsibilities:* Major growth in Africa requires capacity in the region to support evolving DOT programming in Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia and to support continued growth opportunities in the region. As the regional learning coordinator, you will work with the DOT Global learning team and local Country operations to: . Participate in global and in-country curriculum development projects; . Serve as a learning resource to help with in-country localization efforts; . Assess, leverage and develop DOT global-local staff learning and teaching competencies (instructional and curriculum design, facilitation -- both face-to-face and online; integration of educational strategies); . Mediate the curriculum development and deployment process ensuring collaboration between global and local resources; . Facilitate sharing, re-use and showcasing learning resources created; . Be a "mobile" expert trainer in region: facilitating learning events (face-to-face and online) and providing professional development and coaching to "apprentice" facilitators. *The Person: Qualifications and Experience* This is a complex job requiring diverse skills and experience. The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications relevant in Africa and possibly internationally: . Proven track record (minimum of five years) of designing high quality participatory learner-centred learning experiences that achieve the desired outcomes and demonstrate: o Innovative learning approaches with leadership, entrepreneurship, and business skills curriculum focus; o Design of culturally sensitive materials with an awareness of the issues and challenges of working in a development context; o Application of educational theory to instructional design; o Competence using learning-related technologies and tools (e.g.,Moodle); . Excellent face-to-face and/or online facilitation skills, both contexts is highly desirable; . Proven project management skills; . Excellent writing and communication skills in English; Spanish, French,and Portuguese an asset; . In-depth knowledge of regional and local development priorities; . Experience working in a global organization, such as an international NGO or corporation with international donors; . Competent IT skills and a familiarity with online collaboration technologies (discussion forums, wikis, conferencing software, social media, etc.); . Experience coaching and mentoring people in cross-cultural environments; . Willing to travel frequently with no difficulty in securing entry visas to countries in the East Africa region and North America. *Personal Characteristics* . Passionate about helping others develop and discover advanced instructional design and facilitation skills. . A strong spirit for community service and share DOT's passion to contribute to a better world; . Thrives in an entrepreneurial and agile work environment. Flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and receptive to new ideas; . Very attentive to detail and highly organized; . Results driven. Motivated by a high sense of personal performance expectations and have a sense of urgency. Be a role model whose personal performance inspires others; . Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. A comfortable leader and consensus builder, a team player; . A knowledgeable promoter of the role of technology in modern economic development and formal and informal education; . Enjoy working with youth and young adults and contributing to their development; . Holds the highest personal ethics. A person who demonstrates integrity and is a model of ethical values and behavior at all times. *Compensation* DOT is a non-profit organization that recognizes that change is driven by involving the best people. Salary will be commensurate with experience for this Kenya-based position. *For More Information* Closing date: 14 January 2011. Applications and enquiries should be submitted to Ms Heather Marshall, DOT Executive Office, Ottawa, Canada by email: hmarshall(a)dotrust.org. Applications should include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of three references. References will not be contacted without prior consent. A portfolio summary of program curriculum design work you have led would also be helpful. DOT will contact only those candidates who are invited for interview.

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