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RSIF Virtual Pre-Conference, 16-17 November 2021
by ALLAN OCHOLA 30 Oct '21

30 Oct '21

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (*icipe) *in collaboration with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) is extending an open invitation to an online dialogue on building capacity for science, technology, and innovation in Africa on 16th and 17th November 2021. This pre-conference will bring together key science, technology, and higher education stakeholders, with the objective of i) sharing key relevant advances in science, technology, and innovation (STI) and higher education in Africa and globally; and ii) reviewing key achievements and progress of the African government-led Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Technology flagship program, the RSIF to date. We will receive input from participants on how to enhance PASET RSIF’s relevance to countries and contribution to private sector development. The insights will inform RSIF's future planning and implementation. RSIF aims to support Ph.D. students, post-doctoral scientists, and universities in SSA to establish high-quality training, research, and innovation environments and to develop institutional capacity for the benefit of the whole region. The event is organized by the RSIF ( www.rsif-paset.org) Regional Coordination Unit, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) (www.icipe.org) in collaboration with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (www.um6p.ma) The meeting outcomes will inform our continued Covid-response and effective contribution to the SDGs and climate goals; Building of research capacity; and Way forward for science funding in Africa, and RSIF specifically. Together we lay out agreed-on actions and outcomes for the network as we look ahead to the upcoming RSIF Conference in Morocco in May 2022. More information and how you can register here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rsif-virtual-pre-conference-16-17-november-202…> . Best wishes, Allan

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DotKE PREMIUM DOMAIN NAME AUCTION - REGISTRATION LINK
by Vincent Nyaga 29 Oct '21

29 Oct '21

Dear Listers, I hope this finds you well. The registration link for the KeNIC premium domain names auction is available. [ https://auction.kenic.or.ke/ | Register here ] Thank you. Kind Regards, Vincent Nyagah, Marketing & Communications Executive Tel: +254 713 116 353

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Angel Fair Africa: Female Investors To Back 12 African Tech Ventures
by Eric M K Osiakwan 29 Oct '21

29 Oct '21

https://itedgenews.ng/2021/10/29/angel-fair-africa-female-investors-to-back… Eric here Sent from my iPhone

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DotKE SECOND LEVEL DOMAIN NAMES AUCTION: MESSAGE FROM KeNIC CEO
by Vincent Nyaga 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

Dear Listers, KeNIC is launching the second auction for premium Second Level Domain Names (SLD). The Second Level Domain name space allows registrations of one name part before the DOT KE with no specialization e.g. name.ke We take this opportunity to invite you to KeNIC SLD online auction , which is scheduled to commence on 1st November 2021 and close on 6th December 2021 . [ https://kenic.or.ke/ke-second-level-domain-names-auction-message-from-kenic… | Read more ] Thank you. Kind Regards, Vincent Nyagah, Marketing & Communications Executive Tel: +254 713 116 353

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STAKEHOLDERS’ VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE OFFICE OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER’S STRATEGIC PLAN
by Hezron Gikanga 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

Hussein, find attached. Hez Gikang’a From: KICTANet <kictanet-bounces+hezron.gikanga=thearcrayon.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Twahir Hussein Kassim via KICTANet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Reply to: Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 22:30 To: Hezron Gikanga <Hezron.Gikanga(a)thearcrayon.com> Cc: Twahir Hussein Kassim <twahir(a)hussein.me.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: STAKEHOLDERS’ VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE OFFICE OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER’S STRATEGIC PLAN GG, Thanks for the info. I wish they had shared the draft plan so that we could attend ready to give our 2 cents. Anyways, will be there in shaa ALLAH. Twahir On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:02 PM Grace Githaiga via KICTANet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Dear Listers Greetings. The office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) will launch its 2021-2024 Strategic Plan tomorrow Wednesday starting at 8.30am. Owing to COVID protocols, the meeting is hybrid and an invitation is being extended to all those interested to participate virtually via the link below. For more information, kindly see the invite which is part of this email. Thanks. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTFmMTNjYTYtMmQ5NS00…> Join with a video conferencing device teams(a)fcdo2.onpexip.com<mailto:teams@fcdo2.onpexip.com> Video Conference ID: 126 886 872 3 Alternate VTC instructions<https://pexip.me/teams/fcdo2.onpexip.com/1268868723>Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 2:08 PM Subject: STAKEHOLDERS’ VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE OFFICE OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER’S STRATEGIC PLAN To: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)kictanet.or.ke<mailto:ggithaiga@kictanet.or.ke>> Dear Grace, The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has developed a three (3) year Strategic Plan (2021/2022- 2023/2024) which set the overall goals and Strategic Objectives for Office as well as strategies to be implemented in the next three years. The Strategic Plan was developed in collaboration with financial support from the Government of United Kingdom through the existing UK-Kenya Strategic Partnership 2020 – 2025 under the Universal Digital Access Pillar. The Office and the Embassy of the United Kingdom has scheduled one day workshop during which the Draft Strategic Plan will be subjected to stakeholders’ validation as per the requirement of ensuring public participation during development of any policy document. It is expected that officials from both the Public and the Private Sector will attend the scheduled hybrid workshop and provide valuable inputs to the Strategic Plan whose implementation will determine the policy direction in the regulation of personal data in the Country. The purpose of this email is, therefore to invite you to the above mentioned workshop scheduled to take place on Wednesday 27th October 2021 in Nairobi, Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort, Upper Hill Nairobi stating at 8.30am The event will be officiated by Hon. Joe Mucheru, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Kindly confirm your participation. Secondly, Due to the Covid 19 Protocols in restricted numbers during meetings and gatherings, we request you to extend the invitation to your members to join us virtually. A link on the same shall be shared with you. Thanks and kind Regards. Anne Nyokabi Nganga Office of the Data Protection Commissioner P. O Box 30920-00100, Nairobi Communication Authority Ground Floor - Waiyaki Way -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke<https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> _______________________________________________ KICTANet mailing list KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twahir%40hussein.me.ke KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. 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. KICTANet - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy engagement platform.

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Fwd: STAKEHOLDERS’ VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE OFFICE OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER’S STRATEGIC PLAN
by Grace Githaiga 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear Listers Greetings. The office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) will launch its 2021-2024 Strategic Plan tomorrow Wednesday starting at 8.30am. Owing to COVID protocols, the meeting is hybrid and an invitation is being extended to all those interested to participate virtually via the link below. For more information, kindly see the invite which is part of this email. Thanks. Microsoft Teams meeting *Join on your computer or mobile app* Click here to join the meeting <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTFmMTNjYTYtMmQ5NS00…> *Join with a video conferencing device* teams(a)fcdo2.onpexip.com Video Conference ID: 126 886 872 3 Alternate VTC instructions <https://pexip.me/teams/fcdo2.onpexip.com/1268868723>Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 2:08 PM Subject: STAKEHOLDERS’ VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE OFFICE OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER’S STRATEGIC PLAN To: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)kictanet.or.ke> Dear Grace, The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has developed a three (3) year Strategic Plan (2021/2022- 2023/2024) which set the overall goals and Strategic Objectives for Office as well as strategies to be implemented in the next three years. The Strategic Plan was developed in collaboration with financial support from the Government of United Kingdom through the existing UK-Kenya Strategic Partnership 2020 – 2025 under the *Universal Digital Access Pillar*. The Office and the Embassy of the United Kingdom has scheduled one day workshop during which the Draft Strategic Plan will be subjected to stakeholders’ validation as per the requirement of ensuring public participation during development of any policy document. It is expected that officials from both the Public and the Private Sector will attend the scheduled hybrid workshop and provide valuable inputs to the Strategic Plan whose implementation will determine the policy direction in the regulation of personal data in the Country. The purpose of this email is, therefore to invite you to the above mentioned workshop scheduled to take place on Wednesday 27th October 2021 in Nairobi, Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort, Upper Hill Nairobi stating at *8.30am* The event will be officiated by *Hon. Joe Mucheru, EGH*, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Kindly confirm your participation. Secondly, Due to the Covid 19 Protocols in restricted numbers during meetings and gatherings, we request you to extend the invitation to your members to join us *virtually*. A link on the same shall be shared with you. Thanks and kind Regards. Anne Nyokabi Nganga Office of the Data Protection Commissioner P. O Box 30920-00100, Nairobi Communication Authority Ground Floor - Waiyaki Way -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Two new Pieces from ARTICLE 19
by wanjiru muya 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear Colleagues, Good morning, My colleague, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, and I have recently published two pieces as part of expression, access to information, and privacy series. This looks at the emergence of two recent matters: 1). Huduma Number: https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-10-24-what-kenya-needs-to-do-to-get-i… 2). Content Moderation at the DNS level- touching on Kenya and Tanzania: https://www.article19.org/resources/icann-content-moderation-at-the-infrast… We look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Catherine Muya, Programme Officer – Digital.

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Fwd: [ALAC] Invitation DNS WOMEN Session -ICANN 72
by Barrack Otieno 25 Oct '21

25 Oct '21

Listers, Might be of interest to ladies interested in the DNS. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Vanda Scartezini via ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 12:29 AM Subject: [ALAC] Invitation DNS WOMEN Session -ICANN 72 To: Alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <Alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear friends Attached my invitation to you to attend , if possible, our DNS WOMEN session during ICANN 72 – on “Universal Acceptance- where are we today?” with our speaker Mark Datysgeld (GNSO) Hope next year we have a chance to be again face to face for any of our meetings. kisses *Vanda Scartezini* *Polo Consultores Associados* *Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004* *01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil* *Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253* *Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 * *Sorry for any typos. * _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Should streaming services pay ISPs for increased traffic?
by Mwendwa Kivuva 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

In the United States, Netflix has been paying a fee to broadband provider Comcast Corp for faster streaming speeds. South Korea's ISP SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of viewers to the U.S. firm's content. Seoul court said Netflix should "reasonably" give something in return to the internet service provider for network usage, and multiple South Korean lawmakers have spoken out against content providers who do not pay for network usage despite generating explosive traffic. other content providers such as Amazon, Apple and Facebook are paying SK Broadband for usage of the network. Should content providers compensate network providers for increased traffic to their network? Is this a net neutrality issue where all content should be treated equally? https://lnkd.in/dNjbFVeC

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Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker
by waudo siganga 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

Some interesting reading: Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker (apnews.com) <https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-africa-china-uganda-5462f03b…> Should this be happening? How much oversight control does ICANN have over its RIRs? Waudo

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