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Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course-Reminder
by John Walubengo 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

--- John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> wrote: > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:19:58 +0300 > From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration > Tools > Course-Reminder > > This is to remind you that the deadline for the above was > tomorrow Tue 15th Aug 2006. We have extended the > deadline to this Friday 18th August and attached a > program specification to let you know a bit more about > the program. > > We are particularly missing applicants for Academia and > Socio-cultural issues, Postal and Media. Go through the > attached document to get a better understanding of the > program and remember that succesful participants shall be > > sponsored to present their findings at the planned > National ICT Bill Workshop. > > walu. > nb: plse 'sambaza'(c) the message to other list servers > that maybe interested. > > ~~~~000~~~~~ > KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on > August 25th 2006 at the KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta > Towers 4th Floor - NAIROBI). The course shall > demonstrate the use the following Online tools for > collaborative work: > > i) Blogging > ii) Online Meetings/Chats > iii) Online Messaging > iv) eDiscussions > v) etc. > > The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a > 3week Online Collaboration exercise that will continue > discussions on the following components of the ICT Bill: > Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, > Postal, Academia and Socio-cultural Issues. > > Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of > interest to the jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke, specifying their > Names, Location/Residence and Area of interest with > regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this > applications is Tue 15th August 2006. Applicants should > be computer literate and have access to the Internet in > order to carry out the second component of the program. > > > John Walubengo > for KICTANet. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 12 Aug '06

12 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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e-Government TV Dco tonight
by Andrew Limo 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Dear All, The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going modernization of government services using ICTs. The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, especially at rural districts have never used email or even the computer. But there were a few surprises though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of the technology. From the day he got the request from e-Government to hold a days workshop at Mumias County Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some commitments that fell on the day and was among the first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC spoke at length on the opportunities that come with the use of ICT in Government. The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his office and so you wouldnt talk to him about connectivity. The programme was carried out in conjunction with Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf outlets as training facilities in North Rift and Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of Information and Communications Technologies to about 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live demo on how to activate official email addresses which had been set up for them by the Directorate of e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards each for a hands-on session. The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now frequently make enquires with e-government on varied issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans are now underway to roll out the programme in other Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can accomplish even with little resources once they are convinced that the technology can work for them. In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on web development, most government websites now boast some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. They are now more under construction tractors welcoming you to our home pages. The road to realizing e-Government will need more resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the journey has begun. Kindly watch e-Government documentary starting today on: KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm Kind regrads, Andrew Limo --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: Kenya e-Governmnet documentary
by Joseph Mucheru 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Limo, I watched the TV documentary. Many many congratulations, It was great to see the government efforts. This will go along way in developing the ICT sector and Kenya as a whole. I would however request recognition of other private sector participants. It is made to seem only Telkom and Posta are providing ICT services Congratulations again to you and Juma for an effort well done! -- Joseph Mucheru Chairman Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) 14th Floor, Bruce House - Standard Street P O Box 27589 -00506 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254-20-245036 Cell: +254-722522135 http://www.tespok.co.ke DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php On Aug 9, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Andrew Limo wrote: > Dear Kiplist, > The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a > countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which > aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going > modernization of government services using ICTs. > The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, > especially at rural districts have never used email or > even the computer. But there were a few surprises > though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of > the technology. From the day he got the request from > e-Government to hold a day’s workshop at Mumias County > Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a > success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some > commitments that fell on the day and was among the > first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC > spoke at length on the opportunities that come with > the use of ICT in Government. > The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems > administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was > a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his > office and so you wouldn’t talk to him about > connectivity. > The programme was carried out in conjunction with > Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf > outlets as training facilities in North Rift and > Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations > aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of > Information and Communications Technologies to about > 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live > demo on how to activate official email addresses which > had been set up for them by the Directorate of > e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. > They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes > where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards > each for a hands-on session. > The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who > had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to > friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now > frequently make enquires with e-government on varied > issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans > are now underway to roll out the programme in other > Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. > To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of > mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can > accomplish even with little resources once they are > convinced that the technology can work for them. > In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on > web development, most government websites now boast > some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. > They are now more “under construction” tractors > welcoming you to our home pages. > The road to realizing e-Government will need more > resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the > journey has begun. > > For those of you in Kenya, you could watch > e-Government documentary starting today on: > > > KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm > Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm > KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm > > > --- paul gichuki <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> Hi Kiplist >> >> What about This, >> >> Mission: Facilitation and Provision of competent >> and powerful insights for consensus >> building in the ICT industry. >> >> Vision: Communication is everything >> >> >> Macharia Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is >> radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal >> >> --- >> Submitted by: Paul G. Macharia >> <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> 2006-08-09 08:31:18 EDT4 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private >> communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: >> [mostoyal(a)yahoo.com] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to >> %%email.unsub%% >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > --- > Submitted by: Andrew Limo - Snr. Media & Publicity Officer - Dir. > of E-Govt. <mostoyal(a)yahoo.com> 2006-08-09 11:16:43 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [mucheru(a)wananchi.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > cl-99183W(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by eadera＠idrc.or.ke 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

I'm on official travel from 9-18th August 2006. Thereafter will be on leave and will return to the office on 4th September 2006. I will respond to your e-mails upon my return. For urgent matters, please contact Gladys Githaiga (ggithaiga(a)idrc.or.ke) or Joanne Mwenda

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by Eric Osiakwan 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

John, this is terrific. Thanks for your leadership. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:38:05 -0700 (PDT) >thanx Brian, Bill, Harry and Eric for your contributions so >far. Indeed the points so far have been biased towards the >mission (what KICTANet does/will do) and less on the vision >(what KICTANet hopes to become). > >Nevertheless, I have worked backwards from these >'mission-like' points and carved out the following three >suggested vision for KICTANet. > >Please feel free to edit, delete, add or mix as we try to >fix a Vision statement that should be brief, precise and >easy to remember. > >1. To become the focal point for sharing ICT Knowledge > >2. To provide a forum for promoting multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives > >3. To harness and promote multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives. > >walu. >nb: Tomorrow we embark on the mission issues which should >be fairly easy given the last points have given indication >on what the mission statemennt would likely entail. > >~~~~ > >--- Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> wrote: > >> Brian , i like your addition which is essentially the "TO >> DO" element >> - sounds like a text from the Holy Writ...:-) >> >> >> On 6 Aug 2006, at 17:50, Brian Longwe wrote: >> >> > >> > On Aug 5, 2006, at 11:15 AM, John Walubengo wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> KICTANet is a multi stakeholder network of members >> from >> >> civil society >> >> groups, private sector, development partners and >> media. >> >> >> > >> > CHANGE TO: >> > >> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) is a >> broad-based >> > multistakeholder network of members from civil society, >> private >> > sector, academia, media and various others who are >> interested in >> > the development of ICTs in Kenya >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Mission: The network aims to act as a catalyst for >> reform >> >> in the ICT sector >> >> in support of the government mission to enable Kenyans >> to >> >> gain maximum >> >> benefit from the opportunity offered by ICTs. >> KICTANet, >> >> provides a platform >> >> to enhance collaboration among organisations and >> networks >> >> interested in >> >> working together to achieve the national aim of ICT >> enabled >> >> growth and >> >> development. >> >> >> >> The goal of the network is to: Maintain a structure >> for >> >> networks and >> >> organisations that share or support common goals on >> ICTs in >> >> Kenya and work >> >> together to achieve those goals in support of >> time-limited >> >> campaigns and >> >> ongoing ICT policy work at the national level. >> >> >> >> Objectives of the Kenya ICT Action Network are: >> >> >> >> a.. To improve the effectiveness of ICT policy >> processes >> >> by expanding base >> >> for support of ICT initiatives, providing support for >> >> members actions and >> >> audience for members ideas. Pooling limited resources >> for >> >> the common goal >> >> b.. Encourage engagement in mutually supportive >> >> activities >> >> c.. Facilitate effective dissemination channels >> regarding >> >> the ICT policy >> >> process to keep everyone updated on what is going on >> in the >> >> sector >> >> d.. Provide access to varied and multiple >> >> resources/skills >> >> e.. Form a nucleus for action and attract other >> networks >> >> f.. Link organisations and networks working at the >> >> community level to >> >> those specialised and working in the broader political >> >> space >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> >> Do You Yahoo!? >> >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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FW: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk - Gaining & Sustaining market leadership: the safaricom story
by Muriuki Mureithi 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

This is of interest to the ICT community please create time to attend Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: Leadership Forum [mailto:Leadership.Forum@britishcouncil.or.ke] Sent: 07 August 2006 19:28 Subject: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you all for your continued participation in the Leadership Forum events. The August LF session will be on Saturday the 19th at The Stanley hotel from 0930. The speaker will be Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom and he will speak on "Gaining & Sustaining market leadership: the safaricom story". Let us all try and find time to come and discover what makes other companies continually perform well while others go bust within a short span of existence. Don't miss out on this opportunity of discovering how to convert your companies and organisations into market leaders! The Leadership Forum membership fee is Ksh 3000 per year while the gate fee to attend any given session is Ksh 500 only. You are encouraged to pay for your membership as this entitles you to a 20% discount on your library membership. The British Council library membership fee is Ksh 5000 only p.a. Kindly confirm to us your attendance by Thursday the 17th for planning purposes. We look forward to having you in attendance on August 19th! With best Regards, Linet Otibine Customer Service Officer British Council Nairobi T 2836000/217 F 2836500/1 <mailto:Linet.otibine@britishcouncil.or.ke> Linet.otibine(a)britishcouncil.or.ke This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it.The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements. The British Council is registered in England as a charity. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006

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Fwd: The August 19th Leadership Forum Talk
by Judy kimiti 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

Dear All. For all who are interested. Regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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RE: [Kictanet] Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present KICTANet'scomments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information andCommunication
by waudo＠signet.co.ke 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Indeed congratulations for the great effort Mureithi and team. Kind Regards Waudo Siganga On Mon, August 7, 2006 4:29 am, Muriuki Mureithi wrote: > Many thanks for the many of you who created time and come to this > momentous > event. The event was picked up by the media and was main business news in > Capital Radio at 1215. The same may be repeated at 1315 hrs today > > Very best regards > > Muriuki Mureithi > Team Leader > KICTANet IC bill analysis team > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of alice(a)apc.org > Sent: 03 August 2006 23:07 > To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke > Cc: KIPlist > Subject: [Kictanet] Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present > KICTANet'scomments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information > andCommunication > > Dear all > > > KICTANET team has finally finished a review of the I&C Bill and have come > up > > with proposals that are intended to concretise the government's passionate > views of exploiting ICT infrastructure and investments in place to propel > this country to greater heights using ICT. In doing so, the team was > guided > > by the ICT Policy and used best practice regulatory frameworks from over > 12 > countries and regional authorities. At the outset, the team is very > grateful > > to the government for making this initiative for publishing the draft > bill. > > > The KICTANet team wishes to formally present their findings at a > breakfast > meeting on Monday 7th at 0700-0830 at Gazebo Banda, Jacaranda hotel in > Westlands. > > You are all invited. > > > Very best regards > > > > Muriuki Mureithi > Team Leader > KICTANet IC bill analysis team > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mureithi%40summitstrategies.c > o.ke > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/waudo%40signet.co.ke >

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KICTANet Planning Meeting 3rd August
by Judy kimiti 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please note the KICTANet Planning Meeting will be at the Jacaranda Hotel from 3:45pm at the Palm Room. Yours Faithfully Judy Kimiti KICTANet --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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GENERAL INFORMATION - KISWAHILI OFFICE
by Alfelt Abio 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

To download the Kiswahili Office LIP. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CCF199BC-C987-48F5… Rgds, Alfelt M. Abio-Gunda Managing Director Electronic Company (E-tools) Kenya P.O. Box 39790-00623 Nairobi - Kenya Tel/Fax: +254-202700647 +254-202711718 Mbl: +254-733604740 +254-722510586 Email: enigma(a)nameplanet.com Website: http://www.e-tools.com --

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Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training
by Catherine Adeya 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Thanks Charles. The animation issue is being dealt with by someone else at this point. However, the Secretariat endeavours to discuss everything that you read online. Am sure there will be updates in next planning meeting. Thanks. Nyaki charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Judy, I suppose since kictanet deals primarily with policy advocacy, the first priority should be policy analysis and strategy development. All the same, this is a great initiative. well done and tell nyaki she has been too quiet on the side of debate animation. Cheers Charles Nduati --- Joseph Mucheru wrote: > Hi Judy, > > Do you mean the british council or high commission? > or are they the same > > -- > Joseph Mucheru > Chief Executive > mucheru(a)wananchi.com > > > > On Jul 27, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Judy kimiti wrote: > > > Dear Member, > > > > KICTANet is planning to offer the following > training courses > > starting from Mid August. > > > > Structure > > Organization > > Strategic Planning > > Conflict resolution > > Report Writing > > Public Speaking > > Analysis of Policy > > Repertoire > > Survey > > How to do questionnaires and interviews > > Leadership & Team building > > Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques > > Public Speaking > > Presentation and Communication Skill > > Conflict Management > > > > KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following > three as a priority > > to start: > > - Proposal Writing > > - Report Writing > > - Public Speaking > > > > From the list above which other courses you think > we should include > > and are willing to participate? > > Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd > august with your > > suggestions > > > > > > Judy Mumbi Kimiti > > KICTANET > > Tel:(020)6751323 > > Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 > > > > > > Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is > radically easier > > to use" The Wall Street Journal > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/ > > mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40wananchi.com > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati2002%40yahoo.co… CHARLES N. NDUATI BUSINESS MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk www.jkuat.ac.ke ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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FW: [iConnect Highlights] eBulletin July2006 - news on ICT4D
by Harry Hare 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

This might interest some of you. My apologies for cross-posting. 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KICTANet Secretariat Contact Details
by Judy kimiti 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dear Members, Please find KICTANet Secretariat contacts: KICTANet Secretariat Nelleon Place, First Block, 3rd Flr Rhapta Road, Westlands P.O.Box 825 Sarit Tel: 4453671/2 --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...

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RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by evelyne ofwona 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi, Yes, I agree this is very important. vkyalo <vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Hi all, I would add report writing from the same group as a good one since most of what we do will need good/readable reports. Just a suggestion --- Regards Victor Kyalo KENET --------------------------------- From: kictanet-bounces+vkyalo=kenet.or.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+vkyalo=kenet.or.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:27 PM To: vkyalo(a)kenet.or.ke Subject: FW: [Kictanet] British Council Training Did this come thro? Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------- From: Muriuki Mureithi [mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke] Sent: 30 July 2006 16:46 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training Hi Alice and all I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep in sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this is realised . To realise kictanets mission we need to care for the productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three headings and my immediate proposals are Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find personal mission in kictanet o time management Collaborative leadership share vision and resolve conflicts in a synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet o Leadership and team building o Conflict resolution in teams o negotiation Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet projects and programmes o selling benefits not features very useful for lobbying our ideas not just products o Online Collaboration Tools o Strategic planning for CSOs This will give kictanet members a total package and value Cheers Muriuki Mureithi --------------------------------- From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of chelimo kenneth Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating in any listed course. Ken Chelimo, SIDAREC Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. Structure Organization Strategic Planning Conflict resolution Report Writing Public Speaking Analysis of Policy Repertoire Survey How to do questionnaires and interviews Leadership & Team building Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques Public Speaking Presentation and Communication Skill Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/404 - Release Date: 7/31/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/404 - Release Date: 7/31/2006 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/evelyneofwona%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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Jambo Mozilla Firefox is ready for download
by Harry Harry 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Greetings, The posting below will be of interest to some of you, and more information can be found at HYPERLINK "http://www.kilinux.udsm.ac.tz/kiblog/index.html"http://www.kilinux.udsm.ac. tz/kiblog/index.html June 15, 2006 4:23 PM Jambo Mozilla Firefox Ready for Download The kilinux team is proud to announce that Jambo Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3, a Kiswahili version of Mozilla Firefox 1.03, is now ready for downloading. The software is available in two version; one for Windows XP machine and one for Linux machine. To download Jambo Mozilla Firefox go to download section (in this site) and select get Jambo Mozilla Firefox. Posted by James Chambua | HYPERLINK "http://www.kilinux.udsm.ac.tz/kiblog/archives/permalinks/2006-06-15T16_23_1 0.html"Permalink | Categories: HYPERLINK "http://www.kilinux.udsm.ac.tz/kiblog/archives/cat_8.html"FIREFOX, HYPERLINK "http://www.kilinux.udsm.ac.tz/kiblog/archives/cat_2.html"NEWS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by HYPERLINK "http://www.mailscanner.info/"MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006

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FW: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by Muriuki Mureithi 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Did this come thro? Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: Muriuki Mureithi [mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke] Sent: 30 July 2006 16:46 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] British Council Training Hi Alice and all I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep in sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this is realised . To realise kictanet's mission we need to care for the productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three headings and my immediate proposals are 1. Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find personal mission in kictanet o time management 2. Collaborative leadership - share vision and resolve conflicts in a synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet o Leadership and team building o Conflict resolution in teams o negotiation 3. Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet projects and programmes o selling benefits not features - very useful for lobbying our ideas not just products o Online Collaboration Tools o Strategic planning for CSOs This will give kictanet members a total package and value Cheers Muriuki Mureithi _____ From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of chelimo kenneth Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating in any listed course. Ken Chelimo, SIDAREC Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. * Structure * Organization * Strategic Planning * Conflict resolution * Report Writing * Public Speaking * Analysis of Policy * Repertoire * Survey * How to do questionnaires and interviews * Leadership & Team building * Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques * Public Speaking * Presentation and Communication Skill * Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking >From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 _____ Try the all-new <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/wall_st_2/*http:/ us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" - The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com _____ How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> call rates. -- <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006

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Fw: KENYA IS A GREAT LAND, IS MY HOME NA NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA.
by Wainaina Mungai 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

FYI > -------Original Message------- > From: Office of Public Communications <nkakwe(a)comms.go.ke> > Subject: KENYA IS A GREAT LAND, IS MY HOME NA NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA. > Sent: 01 Aug '06 10:19 > > Dear Sir / Madam, > > The office of the Government Spokesperson wishes to deliver to you the > information of thousands of jobs recently Advertised by the Government of > Kenya through the Public Service Commission. > > Please find more details on these jobs in the attached file. > > [LINK: > http://www.communication.go.ke/send_mail.asp?MailID=wainaina@madeinkenya.org] > Please feel free to forward this information to all your friends by > clicking here. > > To visit the website of Government Spokesperson and learn more about what > the Government has done for you click on the banner below or [LINK: > http://www.communication.go.ke] click here. > > [LINK: http://www.communication.go.ke] > > Thank you. > > Website Team. > > Office of Public Communications / > Government Spokesperson - Kenya.

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Fw: [Kictanet] British Council Training
by alice＠apc.org 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

> Hi Alice and all > > I note the great interest raised by this programme which is a testimony on > the urge for growth for kictanet and its members. We however need to keep > in > sight the mission of Kictanet and how best these trainning can ensure this > is realised . To realise kictanet's mission we need to care for the > productive individual member, the positive and synegistic team and finally > the professional skills to drive the mission of kictanet. To ensure we > achieve this, I suggest that we group the trainning package under three > headings and my immediate proposals are > > > > 1. Personal leadership - personal managemnt to appropriately > allocate time and resources to kictanet and adequately align or find > personal mission in kictanet > > o time management > > > > 2. Collaborative leadership - share vision and resolve conflicts in a > synergistic way to tap the best for kictanet > > > > o Leadership and team building > > o Conflict resolution in teams > > o negotiation > > > > 3. Professional trainning - skills directly applicable to kictanet > projects and programmes > > o selling benefits not features - very useful for lobbying our > ideas > not just products > > o Online Collaboration Tools > > o Strategic planning for CSOs > > > > This will give kictanet members a total package and value > > Cheers > > Muriuki Mureithi > > _____ > > From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of chelimo kenneth > Sent: 28 July 2006 15:11 > To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training > > > > All the listed courses are important to me. I wouldnt mind participating > in > any listed course. > > Ken Chelimo, > > SIDAREC > > Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Dear Member, > > > > KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from > Mid August. > > > > * Structure > * Organization > * Strategic Planning > * Conflict resolution > * Report Writing > * Public Speaking > * Analysis of Policy > * Repertoire > * Survey > * How to do questionnaires and interviews > * Leadership & Team building > * Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques > * Public Speaking > * Presentation and Communication Skill > * Conflict Management > > > > KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to > start: > > - Proposal Writing > > - Report Writing > > - Public Speaking > > > >>From the list above which other courses you think we should include and >>are > willing to participate? > > Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions > > > > > > Judy Mumbi Kimiti > KICTANET > Tel:(020)6751323 > Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 > > > _____ > > > Try the all-new > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/wall_st_2/*http:/ > us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40565/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> Yahoo! > Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" - The Wall Street > Journal_______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/chelimoken%40yahoo.com > > > > > > _____ > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt > =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> call rates. > > > > -- > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt > =39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 24/07/2006 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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FW: [swopnet] Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition
by Harry Harry 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

FYI _____ Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) Competition Submissions are welcome for the Global Development Network s annual competition for the Most Innovative Development Project, which carries prizes in cash and travel of over US $70,000! The finalists will present their proposals at GDN s Annual Global Development Conference in Beijing, China in January 2007. Submissions are being accepted for an ongoing development project implemented in a developing or transition country. Criteria include the degree of innovation and the potential for broad application of the project in other countries. Deadline for submission: August 21, 2006 Please disseminate this information amongst your colleagues. For more information on the competition visit our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.gdnet.org"www.gdnet.org. Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, ICCO, IICD, OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank --- You are currently subscribed to swopnet as: harry(a)aitecafrica.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-swopnet-151193O(a)dgroups.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by HYPERLINK "http://www.mailscanner.info/"MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006

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Fwd: Planning Meeting 3rd Thursday
by Judy kimiti 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Membrs, Please RSVP your attendance to the undersigned for The KICTANet Planning meeting on Thursday 3rd August for Logistics Purposes. Thank You Regards Judy Kimiti KICTANet Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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Re: [Kictanet] British High Commision Training
by Andrew Limo 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

The list is relevant. Maybe something on Change management. Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Member, KICTANet is planning to offer the following training courses starting from Mid August. Structure Organization Strategic Planning Conflict resolution Report Writing Public Speaking Analysis of Policy Repertoire Survey How to do questionnaires and interviews Leadership & Team building Research/ Proposal Writing Techniques Public Speaking Presentation and Communication Skill Conflict Management KICTANet secretariat has proposed the following three as a priority to start: - Proposal Writing - Report Writing - Public Speaking From the list above which other courses you think we should include and are willing to participate? Please respond to the undersigned by wed 2nd august with your suggestions Judy Mumbi Kimiti KICTANET Tel:(020)6751323 Cell: +(254) 0722 716020 --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal_______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrew.limo%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Fw: ICT bill proposals
by alice＠apc.org 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

Dear KICTANet members Find attached a report of the IC bill analysis process. For those who would like a copy of the bill containing KICTANet proposals, please send an offline request to Judy Kimiti: jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk best regards alice

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Fw: Issue 315: EASSy members agree to hybrid SPV and KDN still going ahead
by alice＠apc.org 23 Jul '06

23 Jul '06

> Top Story from Balancing Act > > TOP STORY: EASSY MEMBERS AGREE TO HYBRID SPV AND KDN STILL GOING AHEAD > _____________________________________________________________________ > > The trio of parties involved in getting the EASSy project of the ground – > African Governments, external funders (DFIs in the jargon) and last but > not least the EASSy consortium members have agreed that the project will > go forward using a Hybrid Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). An exhausting > 3-day all-stakeholder meeting in Nairobi produced the breakthrough but > many of the difficult details have yet to be sorted out. But KDN’s Kai > Wulff is going ahead with a rival project and looks like a man with more > than one option should he choose to change his mind. Russell Southwood > tries to make sense of the latest twists and turns in this East African > fibre saga. > > The Nairobi meeting was the first time that all of the parties had sat > down together to discuss substantive issues and although the going proved > to be hard, when the Chair asked if anyone was against the hybrid SPV, > answer came there none. > > The hybrid SPV model is being backed by the DFIs that include: the World > Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Development Bank of South Africa, > the African Development Bank, the Agence Française de Développement (and > its private sector finance arm PROPARCO) and KfW Entwicklungsbank (German > Development Bank). > > So what is the hybrid SPV? If you go to our web site you will be able to > see an organisational chart showing how it will be organised. In essence > there will be two sets of companies: > > 1. the EASSy SPV that will receive support from the World Bank that will > in turn support what we might call the Higher SPV (H-SPV) > 2. The Higher SPV that will receive investment from all those > organisations investing directly and that will not be subject to the Open > Access requirements placed upon the EASSy SPV. > > Since part of the EASSy SPV’s purpose is to offer the lowest possible > prices, its decision on pricing will set the benchmark against which those > not in the EASSy SPV will have to set their prices as setting a higher > price will not be an option. > > The EASSy SPV will be open to all of the existing EASSy consortium > signatories plus all of those parties that got left out in the formation > of the original project. It should therefore include entities like > UbuntuNet, the university bandwidth consortium. Everyone is still > insisting that international licences will be required to participate and > this may yet create a hurdle for some parties. > > The consensus on the hybrid SPV structure seems to have made everyone’s > position much more fluid and according to Laurent Besancon, Senior > Regulatory Specialist, Global ICT Department, World Bank who has been > closely involved with the negotiations from the DFI side:”Quite a large > number of companies will join the EASSy SPV and the more that join, the > lower the financing costs will be and therefore the lower the final price > of the bandwidth.” > > It has to be said that it is currently quite hard to see the incentive to > remain outside of the EASSy SPV unless you are an organisation > “forward-buying” extremely large amounts of bandwidth or that you imagine > your presence on the Board of the H-SPV will grant you some form of > control not otherwise available through the EASSy SPV. > > Because it has taken a long time to reach agreement on the hybrid SPV, > none of the tricky details about corporate governance and pricing have yet > been resolved. Obviously the EASSy SPV and the direct investors into the > H-SPV will nominate representatives to the Board of the H-SPV but how this > will be achieved and what level of representation is assured for each > group has not yet been settled. > > The discussion to settle this issue will be tricky as the EASSy SPV needs > to ensure that Open Access principles and low pricing are achieved and the > private sector members will want to ensure that the entity is run > commercially. And it would not be beyond the bounds of imagination that > one or two of the direct investors outside of the EASSy SPV will try and > undermine in subtle ways the consensus achieved on a “low price, high > volume” approach. For example, will those with landing stations get a > special position at the table as in the current EASSy structure? At > present there are apparently 4-5 landing station parties in the EASSy SPV > so the issue may not be clear cut. > > The EASSy SPV’s Open Access position is underwritten by the DFIs but what > if one or more of them was to decide that their work was done after five > years and to sell out to another external investor? None of the details of > the financing package are clear and yet it will be the balance between > grants, soft loan funding and commercial funding that will ultimately > settle the outcome of the final price of the bandwidth. The DFI package is > worth US$170 million. The last budget announced by NEPAD was US$280 > million and this included $10 million working capital and $30-40 million > to build or upgrade existing landing stations. > > The DFIs say they are working hard to clarify the funding package issues > and to produce the funding to pay for the expertise to get the “i”s dotted > and the “t”s crossed. > > There is still no clarity on pricing. The principle is that the bandwidth > will be as cheap as possible and that there will be a “step-down” after > the initial five-year period. It appears from what is known that the > bandwidth will be in the range that has already been quoted by various > people associated with the EASSy consortium (see previous News Updates). > > A Task Force has been set up representing the three main parties involved > and it will be this group that will have to try and overcome “the devil in > the details”. > > A certain frisson was caused last week by the news that several countries > (including Burundi) had signed the CNMA but we are assured that this was > simply to allow the release of monies to get the equipment acquisition > moving for the capital project ahead. According to the World Bank’s > Besancon:”We’ve had reassurances that the CNMA will be amended to reflect > the Task Force and EASSy SPV input. The signing of the CNMA helps keep the > momentum moving forward from Nairobi.” > > Meanwhile KDN’s CEO Kai Wulff is still sounding bullish about its project > to sign with Flag to connect Mombasa to a Yemen branch of the Falcon > cable:”We are definitely going ahead. There are enough people willing to > listen to a better and cheaper proposal. But whatever happens I will > simply go with whatever is the cheapest option and I’m not going to be > delayed by anything.” The company is believed to have a “let-out” clause > on the Flag deal and could make the move back to EASSy if the price is > right. > > Wulff stressed that whilst he would compete in all other arenas in the > field of international bandwidth he was simply trying to make the cheapest > bandwidth available to everybody:”KDN’s motivation is that we’re looking > for the best and cheapest option that will help the development of the ICT > sector in the region and through that the development of the whole > region.” > > Regional press reports say that the company is in negotiations with > Safaricom, Telkom and Celtel Kenya and ISPs. > ____________________________________________________________________

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Partnership to Bridge Digital Divide for Urban Youth
by Wainaina Mungai 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Partnership to Bridge Digital Divide for Urban Youth UN-HABITAT and Computer Aid International have signed a landmark agreement to help avail ICT to the inhabitants of Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the world's poorest informal settlements. The document was signed in June 2006 by UN-HABITAT Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka and Tony Roberts Computer Aid International Chief Executive during the Third Session of the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada. The Agreement of Cooperation spelt out how the two organisations will work together to apply ICTs to urban development projects beginning with a pilot in Kibera, Nairobi called the 'Computers for Communities' project. Kibera is Africa's largest urban slum and is home to about one million people. The Computers for Communities project is part of the UN-Habitat 'ICT for Development' programme. Computer Aid International is the world's largest not-for-profit provider of computers to developing countries. Computer Aid has provided 70,000 PCs to educational institutions and not-for-profit organisations in 104 different countries. More than 6,000 of that total have been sent to Kenyan schools, universities and non-governmental organisations. The first computer laboratory created under the scheme will be at the 'One Stop Youth Shop' community resource centre in Kibera, Nairobi. This innovative and ground-breaking centre provides a rare meeting place for young people to come together to access information SOURCE: http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=3300&catid=41&typeid=6&subMenuId=0 --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Fwd: [Stock-Detective News] Alert - UCHUMI – Their Half-Way Proposition
by Bill Kagai 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: info <info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke> Date: Jul 18, 2006 8:38 PM Subject: [Stock-Detective News] Alert - UCHUMI – Their Half-Way Proposition To: news(a)stock-detective.co.ke 'Don't worry, I will make them an offer they cannot refuse' - Don Corleone in the God-Father. That seems to be, what the dons in Uchumi are thinking at the moment. The Stock-Detective has established that the Shareholders meeting for Uchumi is as predicted on our website, scheduled for Friday, 21st July 2006 at KICC. We will not bother with the details on the time for it will be in the press in the next few days. Let's dig into their more interesting strategy. Apparently, the 'big' shareholders of Uchumi have been talking to the 'management' since they do not want to see their cash go down the drain. Their offer - They pump in more money into Uchumi to be converted into equity...[but], they get to earn 6% interest in the new capital injection. Apparently, 'the powers that be', did not like the 'big shots' making this decision on their own and thus the need to call the Friday meeting for all the shareholders. The argument at the moment seems to be that since they stand to lose all…they had better pump in a bit more, ensure Uchumi is profitable and then reap in the future...albeit pegged on interest in regard to the new capital injection. Of course, sideshows still ran paramount with antics like Farmers Choice could not believe that their products were not in the shelves and the MD (holed somewhere in London) summoned the marketing guys to ensure all Uchumis stock our favourite sausages. Don't we learn from past mistakes?? As we ponder whether CMA and NSE will accept this half-way proposition by Uchumi big wits, why not focus on the sound business/investment to be made here by the 'normal' shareholder? Of course, it sounds lucrative to add more cash into Uchumi instead of losing all. But that does not mean that you stand to lose if the supermarket soars without your new investment. The issue really is - Is it financially logical to pump in more money just because Government bailed out an in-efficiently run supermarket?? Pundits argue that Uchumi has what it takes, ample parking, 'soon to be' fully-stocked shelves and friendly customer service. But it's your money that counts here. Is this an offer you cannot refuse?? Stock-Detective is only two weeks old and therefore feels too naive to offer advice here. IT'S YOUR CALL!! Reported by the 'Stock-Detective' somewhere around in Nairobi City! Keep it here for more breaking news. _______________________________________________ News mailing list News(a)stock-detective.co.ke http://www.stock-detective.co.ke:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 2728332 Fax. 254 20 2726965 Cell. 254 722 379409 URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke

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FW: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa
by Harry Harry 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Apologies for cross-posting. Harry _____ From: David Sawe [mailto:david.sawe@eThinkTankTz.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:45 AM To: Sharing With Other People Network Subject: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa Greetings colleagues, Please receive a copy of the keynote statement that our President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete read yesterday morning at the Microsoft Government Leaders' Forum for Africa, in Cape Town. Below the statement, I have pasted a photo of him with retired President Bill Clinton, Chairman Bill Gates, at the Gala Dinner for Forum participants yesterday evening. I apologise for the poor quality of the photo, but it was taken while security guards were threatening me... With regards from Cape Town, David. _____ STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT LEADERS’ FORUM – AFRICA, CAPE TOWN, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 10TH JULY, 2006 Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government; His Excellency Bill Clinton, Mr. Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation; Distinguished Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by saying what a privilege it is to join you here this morning. It is a great honour for me to have the opportunity to address this important Forum. I thank Microsoft for organizing the event for the second time in Africa, and I am also thankful to Chairman, Bill Gates for inviting me to participate here. I also wish to thank our hosts, the Government of the Republic of South Africa, for the warmth of their hospitality and the excellent arrangements they have made for this meeting. This meeting is about Africa’s competitiveness in the global market. In a globalised world of today, survival is predicated upon ability to compete in the global marketplace. It is a function of being able to produce goods and services which can compete in terms of quality, affordability and availability. It is in essence a matter of production capacity and efficiency. These in turn are very much influenced and enhanced by technology particularly information and communications technology (ICT). Development and use of ICT is very central to modern day production and development processes. ICT therefore is central not only to the production process but also to other aspects of human life and activity such as governance, tourism, education etc. where when used it engenders greater efficiency and better services. In this context, it is indisputable that the pace of Africa’s development will necessarily rely upon the extent and depth of the ICT Revolution. ICT offers a cross-cutting and multisectoral resource that can be beneficial in many different ways. In particular, ICT increases productivity and efficiency in all sectors and facilitates the creation of new industries and services, thereby augmenting growth and job opportunities. When the development of Europe and other countries was being supported by the Industrial Revolution, Africa was left out. Even now in the era of ICT revolution, Africa seems to be lagging far behind others. Africa is the world’s last frontier in human and ICT development. Africa needs, and deserves the assistance of the developed world. It is heartwarming indeed, to note that there is this kind of initiative by Chairman Bill Gates which will enable us to better identify priorities to bring Africa rapidly onto the Global Information Highway. We thank you Chairman Bill Gates for your foresight and for timely action. Given the historical handicaps and the current infancy of Africa’s ICT sector, African Governments and leaders realize that we must be pro-active and adapt international best practices for the continent to be able to raise its ICT standing. We need to fast-track ICT development in the continent. All of us in Africa recognize the importance of ICT for accelerated socio-economic growth, as policies are being formulated for creating conducive environments for ICT development. There are a number of things that need to be done to bring Africa into the ICT fold. One, we need to look at the infrastructure facilities which will make ICT available in Africa. They present a serious constraint to ICT development in the Continent. Most countries in Africa and many areas within nations are not properly connected and are currently dependent on expensive satellite technologies that are not affordable to governments, businesses and the majority of our people. We have to reduce dependence on the satellite if we have to make fast progress. It is in this regard for example, that our nations in Eastern Africa, are ready to invest in the submarine cable (The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - EASSy) to link our countries. In my country, Tanzania, we are making huge investment in a nationwide terrestrial optical fibre cable network to connect the whole country up to the districts. Later, of course, we intend to take it to the villages. Such heavy investments will necessarily involve creating innovative partnerships among our public and private sectors, and between us and our international development partners and friends. It is a matter of great comfort and inspiration to observe that Microsoft has chosen to take a lead in lending valuable support to Africa through cross-sectoral networking. The other thing that needs to be addressed is the question of human resources development. Africa’s competitiveness is essentially dependent on the skills of its people. Our Continent’s future therefore, is dependent upon our ability to develop our people’s skills to cope with the rapidly evolving needs of the ever changing global and national environment. In that changing environment, ICT is a major factor. This means therefore that ICT development must be an integral part of the education systems of our nations. It should be anchored properly in the curricula of our schools from the level of pre-school, through primary, secondary, to tertiary education and vocational training. This is a big challenge indeed to our Governments, especially in the least developed ones, like mine, Tanzania. But, because of its immeasurable contribution towards promoting fast growth it is a cost we must bear. On the same vein, this is enough reason for the developed world, governments institutions and for friends, to look seriously into supporting the LDCs in ICT development. Our nations and governments in Africa should also appreciate the role the private sector in our respective nations can play in ICT development. We need to promote and develop this partnership. I believe, in partnership with the private sector, our countries can make faster progress in ICT as has been the case with other important areas. In the African continent where teachers are very scarce compared to our needs, ICT could be used, and has been used in some cases to extend the capability of teachers. ICT can also be used to empower students to access higher quality learning experience via educational software. In many instances, this effectively makes for the inadequacy and absence of libraries, laboratories and other learning materials. It is a pleasure to note that Microsoft has made substantial investments in this particular field within Africa, as well as elsewhere in the world. While applauding Chairman Bill Gates for this, may I make a humble request to you, that you continue to extend this useful service a little more and a little longer, to cover more countries and people. It is now time for all of us to move beyond experimental pilot projects in e-Education and to implement broadbased integrated strategies such as those envisaged by NEPAD, among others. Unless we do so, the Digital Divide among the peoples of this continent will be aggravated as ICT skills, access and benefits will remain the preserve of small minorities. It is therefore imperative for us to use ICT to enhance the quality of our educational pipelines, as well as to expand its accessibility to our people. This will assist them to adopt and adapt these tools in the context of their work places. Let me raise another important fact. This relates to availability of PCs to the people so that they can make use of the ICT. They are not readily available and too expensive to many to buy when available. African countries are unlikely to be able – on their own – to reduce the cost of PCs and other ICT equipment so that they become as affordable as cell-phones have now become. They have no leverage but the industry can do something. There are examples of what the industry can do. Merely eight years ago, a cell-phone in my country would cost close to US$2,000 and the equipment was nearly the size and weight of a bricket. The technology was new then, and the subscriber base was barely measureable. Now that handsets are easily available for less than US$100, the user base has increased tremendously to close to 4,000,000 subscribers. Over 10% of Tanzanian population are subscribers. I am sure that similar measures towards the affordability of access to ICT equipment would yield comparable results in terms of the user base. However, because computers are able to offer substantially more uses and productivity enhancements than cellular phones, I firmly believe that our economic statistics will reflect an even more pronounced and favourable impact. With the view to improve on affordability in Tanzania, my predecessor His Excellency Benjamin W. Mkapa lifted duties and taxes on computer equipment and other ICT equipment. Still, in an economy where a sizeable population lives on less than one dollar-a-day, it is quite unrealistic to expect many people to invest on equipment worth two years of their income – and yet spend more money on maintenance. We need to do something on this important matter. I am aware that Microsoft and partners are working on improving the affordability of ICT for the end-user. I applaud the work done thus far; it is my hope and that of many of us in Africa that we will soon enjoy its fruit. The other challenge for us in Africa is the use of ICT in government, businesses, in tourism, in medicine, and in everyday life. Where ICT has been used in government, delivery is fast and efficiency is increased. There is more transparency and corruption is curbed. In tourism, marketing is easy and realization of financial proceeds is instant. We need to get there. Africa needs to be assisted to develop e-Government and e-tourism as much as we need to be assisted to develop e-commerce. Development of a critical mass of African entrepreneurs, who are actively involved in the process of Africa’s integration into the global ICT highway, is essential for anchoring ICT in our economies and societies. Further, ICT helps businesses to grow, small businesses to become medium, local become global and able to compete effectively in delivering affordable and quality goods and services on a timely basis. E-commerce is the way to do businesses in the globalised world. It handles billions of dollars of business per annum, yet only a mere small fraction of this revenue comes from Africa. Africa is left on the periphery of this important vehicle of trade. The development of innovation hubs and incubators for ICT entrepreneurs, if accelerated could speed up the process of enabling African entrepreneurs to become active participants in this. Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs need to be empowered and enabled, both technically and financially, to play a meaningful role in ICT development in the continent. The growth of entrepreneurs is currently slow, hampered by prohibitive costs of establishing businesses, low accessibility to medium and long term loans, and high costs of production. Some of these obstacles can be addressed internally, by the entrepreneurs themselves and many by governments. Governments have a crucial role to play in creating and supporting a conducive environment in which these entrepreneurs can grow and thrive. They are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that political, fiscal and monetary policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks, are receptive and responsive to ICT development. Many governments in Africa have already created incentives and deliberate interventions to promote ICT entrepreneurs in their respective countries. Given that the ICT development process contains both public and private dimensions, it is noteworthy that Africa has woken up to the fact that Private-Public Partnerships are essential. Where Private-Public Partnerships are actively utilized, the rate of digitization is certainly accelerated. Excellencies and Distinguished Participants, Before I conclude, allow me at this point to reiterate and underscore the centrality of ICT development in Africa. It’s the way for us to take. I also reiterate the need for support to ICT development in Africa. Africa needs to be assisted to be part of the global system by overcoming the constraints relating to infrastructure, skills, PCs availability and development of local entrepreneurship. While these areas are important, African Governments also need to ensure that they develop conducive environments for ICT investments to grow harmoniously. In this context, partnerships between private sectors and Governments will ultimately determine the success of our endeavours in this age of Globalisation. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen; I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Microsoft for demonstrating how the peering between ICT entrepreneurs of developed and developing countries can be fostered in order to bridge the digital divide. And finally, may I take this opportunity to once again thank Chairman Bill Gates for bringing together in this venue a valuable network of African Government Leaders and other important players and great personalities of world reknown like His Excellency Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, to share ideas with one another on this dynamic field. We look forward to useful exchanges. Thank you for your attention. _____ _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006

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FW: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa
by Harry Harry 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Apologies for cross-posting. Harry _____ From: David Sawe [mailto:david.sawe@eThinkTankTz.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:45 AM To: Sharing With Other People Network Subject: [swopnet] Statement by President Kikwete at Microsoft GLF-Africa Greetings colleagues, Please receive a copy of the keynote statement that our President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete read yesterday morning at the Microsoft Government Leaders' Forum for Africa, in Cape Town. Below the statement, I have pasted a photo of him with retired President Bill Clinton, Chairman Bill Gates, at the Gala Dinner for Forum participants yesterday evening. I apologise for the poor quality of the photo, but it was taken while security guards were threatening me... With regards from Cape Town, David. _____ STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT LEADERS’ FORUM – AFRICA, CAPE TOWN, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 10TH JULY, 2006 Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government; His Excellency Bill Clinton, Mr. Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation; Distinguished Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by saying what a privilege it is to join you here this morning. It is a great honour for me to have the opportunity to address this important Forum. I thank Microsoft for organizing the event for the second time in Africa, and I am also thankful to Chairman, Bill Gates for inviting me to participate here. I also wish to thank our hosts, the Government of the Republic of South Africa, for the warmth of their hospitality and the excellent arrangements they have made for this meeting. This meeting is about Africa’s competitiveness in the global market. In a globalised world of today, survival is predicated upon ability to compete in the global marketplace. It is a function of being able to produce goods and services which can compete in terms of quality, affordability and availability. It is in essence a matter of production capacity and efficiency. These in turn are very much influenced and enhanced by technology particularly information and communications technology (ICT). Development and use of ICT is very central to modern day production and development processes. ICT therefore is central not only to the production process but also to other aspects of human life and activity such as governance, tourism, education etc. where when used it engenders greater efficiency and better services. In this context, it is indisputable that the pace of Africa’s development will necessarily rely upon the extent and depth of the ICT Revolution. ICT offers a cross-cutting and multisectoral resource that can be beneficial in many different ways. In particular, ICT increases productivity and efficiency in all sectors and facilitates the creation of new industries and services, thereby augmenting growth and job opportunities. When the development of Europe and other countries was being supported by the Industrial Revolution, Africa was left out. Even now in the era of ICT revolution, Africa seems to be lagging far behind others. Africa is the world’s last frontier in human and ICT development. Africa needs, and deserves the assistance of the developed world. It is heartwarming indeed, to note that there is this kind of initiative by Chairman Bill Gates which will enable us to better identify priorities to bring Africa rapidly onto the Global Information Highway. We thank you Chairman Bill Gates for your foresight and for timely action. Given the historical handicaps and the current infancy of Africa’s ICT sector, African Governments and leaders realize that we must be pro-active and adapt international best practices for the continent to be able to raise its ICT standing. We need to fast-track ICT development in the continent. All of us in Africa recognize the importance of ICT for accelerated socio-economic growth, as policies are being formulated for creating conducive environments for ICT development. There are a number of things that need to be done to bring Africa into the ICT fold. One, we need to look at the infrastructure facilities which will make ICT available in Africa. They present a serious constraint to ICT development in the Continent. Most countries in Africa and many areas within nations are not properly connected and are currently dependent on expensive satellite technologies that are not affordable to governments, businesses and the majority of our people. We have to reduce dependence on the satellite if we have to make fast progress. It is in this regard for example, that our nations in Eastern Africa, are ready to invest in the submarine cable (The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - EASSy) to link our countries. In my country, Tanzania, we are making huge investment in a nationwide terrestrial optical fibre cable network to connect the whole country up to the districts. Later, of course, we intend to take it to the villages. Such heavy investments will necessarily involve creating innovative partnerships among our public and private sectors, and between us and our international development partners and friends. It is a matter of great comfort and inspiration to observe that Microsoft has chosen to take a lead in lending valuable support to Africa through cross-sectoral networking. The other thing that needs to be addressed is the question of human resources development. Africa’s competitiveness is essentially dependent on the skills of its people. Our Continent’s future therefore, is dependent upon our ability to develop our people’s skills to cope with the rapidly evolving needs of the ever changing global and national environment. In that changing environment, ICT is a major factor. This means therefore that ICT development must be an integral part of the education systems of our nations. It should be anchored properly in the curricula of our schools from the level of pre-school, through primary, secondary, to tertiary education and vocational training. This is a big challenge indeed to our Governments, especially in the least developed ones, like mine, Tanzania. But, because of its immeasurable contribution towards promoting fast growth it is a cost we must bear. On the same vein, this is enough reason for the developed world, governments institutions and for friends, to look seriously into supporting the LDCs in ICT development. Our nations and governments in Africa should also appreciate the role the private sector in our respective nations can play in ICT development. We need to promote and develop this partnership. I believe, in partnership with the private sector, our countries can make faster progress in ICT as has been the case with other important areas. In the African continent where teachers are very scarce compared to our needs, ICT could be used, and has been used in some cases to extend the capability of teachers. ICT can also be used to empower students to access higher quality learning experience via educational software. In many instances, this effectively makes for the inadequacy and absence of libraries, laboratories and other learning materials. It is a pleasure to note that Microsoft has made substantial investments in this particular field within Africa, as well as elsewhere in the world. While applauding Chairman Bill Gates for this, may I make a humble request to you, that you continue to extend this useful service a little more and a little longer, to cover more countries and people. It is now time for all of us to move beyond experimental pilot projects in e-Education and to implement broadbased integrated strategies such as those envisaged by NEPAD, among others. Unless we do so, the Digital Divide among the peoples of this continent will be aggravated as ICT skills, access and benefits will remain the preserve of small minorities. It is therefore imperative for us to use ICT to enhance the quality of our educational pipelines, as well as to expand its accessibility to our people. This will assist them to adopt and adapt these tools in the context of their work places. Let me raise another important fact. This relates to availability of PCs to the people so that they can make use of the ICT. They are not readily available and too expensive to many to buy when available. African countries are unlikely to be able – on their own – to reduce the cost of PCs and other ICT equipment so that they become as affordable as cell-phones have now become. They have no leverage but the industry can do something. There are examples of what the industry can do. Merely eight years ago, a cell-phone in my country would cost close to US$2,000 and the equipment was nearly the size and weight of a bricket. The technology was new then, and the subscriber base was barely measureable. Now that handsets are easily available for less than US$100, the user base has increased tremendously to close to 4,000,000 subscribers. Over 10% of Tanzanian population are subscribers. I am sure that similar measures towards the affordability of access to ICT equipment would yield comparable results in terms of the user base. However, because computers are able to offer substantially more uses and productivity enhancements than cellular phones, I firmly believe that our economic statistics will reflect an even more pronounced and favourable impact. With the view to improve on affordability in Tanzania, my predecessor His Excellency Benjamin W. Mkapa lifted duties and taxes on computer equipment and other ICT equipment. Still, in an economy where a sizeable population lives on less than one dollar-a-day, it is quite unrealistic to expect many people to invest on equipment worth two years of their income – and yet spend more money on maintenance. We need to do something on this important matter. I am aware that Microsoft and partners are working on improving the affordability of ICT for the end-user. I applaud the work done thus far; it is my hope and that of many of us in Africa that we will soon enjoy its fruit. The other challenge for us in Africa is the use of ICT in government, businesses, in tourism, in medicine, and in everyday life. Where ICT has been used in government, delivery is fast and efficiency is increased. There is more transparency and corruption is curbed. In tourism, marketing is easy and realization of financial proceeds is instant. We need to get there. Africa needs to be assisted to develop e-Government and e-tourism as much as we need to be assisted to develop e-commerce. Development of a critical mass of African entrepreneurs, who are actively involved in the process of Africa’s integration into the global ICT highway, is essential for anchoring ICT in our economies and societies. Further, ICT helps businesses to grow, small businesses to become medium, local become global and able to compete effectively in delivering affordable and quality goods and services on a timely basis. E-commerce is the way to do businesses in the globalised world. It handles billions of dollars of business per annum, yet only a mere small fraction of this revenue comes from Africa. Africa is left on the periphery of this important vehicle of trade. The development of innovation hubs and incubators for ICT entrepreneurs, if accelerated could speed up the process of enabling African entrepreneurs to become active participants in this. Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs need to be empowered and enabled, both technically and financially, to play a meaningful role in ICT development in the continent. The growth of entrepreneurs is currently slow, hampered by prohibitive costs of establishing businesses, low accessibility to medium and long term loans, and high costs of production. Some of these obstacles can be addressed internally, by the entrepreneurs themselves and many by governments. Governments have a crucial role to play in creating and supporting a conducive environment in which these entrepreneurs can grow and thrive. They are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that political, fiscal and monetary policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks, are receptive and responsive to ICT development. Many governments in Africa have already created incentives and deliberate interventions to promote ICT entrepreneurs in their respective countries. Given that the ICT development process contains both public and private dimensions, it is noteworthy that Africa has woken up to the fact that Private-Public Partnerships are essential. Where Private-Public Partnerships are actively utilized, the rate of digitization is certainly accelerated. Excellencies and Distinguished Participants, Before I conclude, allow me at this point to reiterate and underscore the centrality of ICT development in Africa. It’s the way for us to take. I also reiterate the need for support to ICT development in Africa. Africa needs to be assisted to be part of the global system by overcoming the constraints relating to infrastructure, skills, PCs availability and development of local entrepreneurship. While these areas are important, African Governments also need to ensure that they develop conducive environments for ICT investments to grow harmoniously. In this context, partnerships between private sectors and Governments will ultimately determine the success of our endeavours in this age of Globalisation. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen; I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Microsoft for demonstrating how the peering between ICT entrepreneurs of developed and developing countries can be fostered in order to bridge the digital divide. And finally, may I take this opportunity to once again thank Chairman Bill Gates for bringing together in this venue a valuable network of African Government Leaders and other important players and great personalities of world reknown like His Excellency Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, to share ideas with one another on this dynamic field. We look forward to useful exchanges. Thank you for your attention. _____ _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006

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Fw: [civilsociety] Meeting with Minister to Review Industry Performance- Tuesday 25 July 2006.
by alice＠apc.org 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

We invite all ICT executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and > stakeholders to a Symposium for the ICT Industry in Kenya. The Chief Guest > will be Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, MP., and Minister for Information & > Communications. > > Participants will review the progress and achievements made since the 2006 > Kenya ICT Strategy Conference held in Feb 2006 and explore the > opportunities presented to the ICT industry by recent developments in > strategy implementation. > > Date: Tuesday 25 July 2006. > > Time: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. > > Venue: Safari Park Hotel. > > Cost: KShs. 9,600/- per person. > > Do not miss out on this great opportunity to learn how your business or > organization can benefit from various ICT-related Public Private > Partnership initiatives being spearheaded by the Government. > > ICTvillage.com is an industry-driven online portal and business lobby. Our > objective is to bring the entire ICT industry in Kenya together (from > small enterprises to large multinationals) to make Kenya the ICT hub of > Africa. > > Please email or call 444 9277 or 444 7655 to make a reservation for this > important symposium. Visit our website, www.ictvillage.com, for more > information and to register your organization in our online directory. > > Kate Aloo, > Event Co-ordinator. > > -------------------------------------------- > ICTvillage.com, > c/o Idea Factory Limited, > The Office Park, > Riverside Drive. > Tel: 254-020-444-9277 > 254-020-444-7655 > Fax: 254-020-444-9210 > P.O. Box 12 - 00606, > Sarit Centre, > Nairobi, Kenya. > > > _______________________________________________ > civilsociety mailing list > civilsociety(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/civilsociety/alice%40apc.org

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Fwd: ScanAd Group Set to Go Public
by Bill Kagai 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: info <info(a)circuitspackets.co.ke> Date: Jul 7, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: ScanAd Group Set to Go Public To: Bill Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> ScanAd Set To Go Public History is being made in Kenya as Barat Thakkar and Andrew White list the very first marketing services company at the Nairobi Stock Exchange....a very first in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first private sector company to be listed in nine years. To be truthful, they are not looking for your ordinary retail investor. To quote Thakkar..(sic) 'I dont want to hire a football field for my Annual General Meeting'. He is actually looking for 'institutional' and high networth individuals to be his fellow stock-holders in the company. Read more at; www.stock-detective.co.ke

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MINUTES OF KICTANET PLANNING HELD ON 22/06/06
by Evelyne Majale 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Good afternoon all, Please find attached minutes of the last planning meeting. Please disregard the earlier copy sent to you. Apologies for any inconveniences caused. Evelyne

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