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Fw: nairobi county parking system
by Grace Githaiga 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Hi Alex See response below. Rgds GG ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: George Ombua <gombua(a)nairobi.go.ke<mailto:gombua@nairobi.go.ke>> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:56 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] nairobi county parking system Thanks for sharing this case. We do rarely experience a few cases of downtime on the parking system and if they occur then they don't last for long. The parking system is very critical to Nairobi City County such that if it goes down for a day there will be no revenue collected. Please note that one can pay for his/her parking through the following methods:- 1. USSD Dial *217# 2. Mobile application downloadable from playstore 3. Go to http://epayments.nairobi.go.ke 4. Jambopay agents In case of any help on the epayment platform please call customer care number - 0709920000. Please feel free to contact us in case of further clarifications. Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Watila Alex via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Nov 22, 2016 10:00 AM Subject: [kictanet] nairobi county parking system [cid:image001.jpg@01D244BC.665FA3D0] dear all, have noticed that the nairobi county parking system has not been working for several weeks. does anyone know the story behind this? _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachments to it may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Its contents are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the author immediately and delete this email and any attachments immediately in its entirety. You are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright of this email and any of its attachments created by us belongs to the Nairobi City County, which asserts the right to be identified as the copyright holder and objects to any misuse. Nairobi City County accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and /or its attachments.

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UN Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
by Victor Kapiyo 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear Listers See the latest UNGA Resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age which was adopted on 21 November 2016. It is indeed a welcome development and presents a number of measures that states ought to take to protect the right to privacy. Regards Victor

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Re: [kictanet] Death knell for net neutrality?
by Ali Hussein 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

So for those of you who were wondering what Trump means for Net Neutrality in the US and possibly beyond its border below is your answer.. There's no other time as important as this for us to stamp our mark on our own version of Net Neutrality. This is the time for us to finalize the review of the ICT Policy 2016 and start implementing it. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 22 Nov 2016, at 5:17 PM, FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > SEND TIP > NOVEMBER 22, 2016 > If you’re AT&T or Comcast, you might like the sounds of Donald Trump’s transition team. But if you are a small content creator or someone who likes a wide range of services being available through your ISP, you probably aren’t going to like it much at all. > > That’s because the two advisers who President-elect Donald Trump named to help oversee his telecom policy agenda at the Federal Communications Commission are not friends of net neutrality. And they are likely to have a lot of sway over future FCC policy. > > Jeff Eisenach is an economist who once worked for Verizon, and Mark Jamison used to be part of Sprint’s lobbying team. Both men have written about how they are not in favor of net neutrality rules, which keep Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to certain forms of online content or services. > > Eisenach, in particular, has been a vocal opponent of net neutrality as co-chairman of consulting firm National Economic Research Associates. He once called net neutrality rules “crony capitalism,” arguing that imposing these rules would be “highly damaging” to the marketplace. > > Many believe that AT&T and Comcast have already weakened the principle of net neutrality significantly by using features such as “zero rating,” in which services they own or have licensed don’t use up any bandwidth or data when users access them. > > The FCC has said it is monitoring these kinds of efforts, and net neutrality defenders have pushed for more action to stop them from happening. But a Trump administration could make it even easier for them to give up any pretense of adhering to net neutrality rules at all. > > Mathew Ingram > @mathewi > mathew.ingram(a)fortune.com > > > > . > > BITS AND BYTES > IBM isn't put off by Brexit. The tech giant plans to build four new cloud data centers in the U.K., adding to the two it already uses to serve customers such as travel group Thomson, retailers Boots and Dixons Carphone, and National Grid. It didn't disclose the size of its investment. (Reuters) > > Oracle makes another big cloud acquisition. It will pay between $600 million and $700 million to buy Dyn, a well-known provider of domain name services—geek speak for technology that maps Internet servers to specific websites. Dyn was the company targeted by a widespread Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in late October. (Fortune) > > Apple may be ditching its wireless router business. The engineers working on AirPort, the Wi-Fi product first introduced by Steve Jobs, have been reassigned, reports Bloomberg. The company hasn't released an updated version in at least three years. (Fortune, Bloomberg) > > Arista gets brief reprieve in Cisco fight. U.S. customs officials will allow the company to import certain redesigned Ethernet networking products that were previously banned by the International Trade Commission. Cisco has accused Arista of both patent and copyright infringement. Their trial is scheduled to begin next week in federal court in California. (Reuters) > > Google adds more brainpower to artificial intelligence effort. It's staffing up a new division in Montreal and investing $4.5 million in a research laboratory at a local university. The Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms is led by Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the foremost experts in machine learning. (Fortune) > > Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander pull out of blockchain group. The banks are parting ways with R3 CEV, a consortium representing around 70 financial firms. According to a source close to the matter, Goldman—one of R3's original supporters—wasn't on board with an upcoming fundraising deal. Both Goldman and Banco Santander are both investors in a rival startup, Digital Asset Holdings. (Fortune) > > . > > THE DOWNLOAD > The era of cloud price discounts is fading. Not so long ago, the discussion of whether businesses should use Amazon, Microsoft, or Google data centers—instead of their own—centered mostly around pricing. The conventional wisdom was that cloud computing equaled inexpensive while using internal data centers was pricey. > > According to new research from Deutsche Bank, however, the era of discounts has peaked—as service providers invest in technologies for improving processing times and for shaping new analytics and artificial intelligence services. One caveat, savvy Fortune 500 companies can get significant discounts in the course of cutting enterprise contracts with Microsoft or Amazon—if they play their cards right. More on the dynamics around pricing cloud services. > > . > > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT > Amazon Isn't Just Gunning for Netflix—It's Going After ESPN, Too, by Mathew Ingram > > Here's Why Analysts Think Netflix Is Unstoppable, by Lucinda Shen > > Facebook Doesn't Need One Editor, It Needs 1,000 of Them, by Mathew Ingram > > How Some Unicorns Are Gearing Up to Go Public, by Kia Kokalitcheva > > Chinese Startup Unveils Record-Breaking Electric Vehicle, by Kirsten Korosec > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > Feds will investigate Facebook drone crash. Federal air-safety officials are looking into what caused the "structural failure" of one of the company's massive experimental drones, designed to offer wireless Internet communications in rural areas, earlier this year. (Time, Wall Street Journal) > > This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Heather Clancy. > Find past issues. 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Fwd: FW: [afnog] Reminder : AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH)
by Barrack Otieno 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Listers, For your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Original Message ---------- From: nancy dotse <nancy(a)ghana.com<mailto:nancy@ghana.com>> To: Afnog <afnog(a)afnog.org<mailto:afnog@afnog.org>>, Afrigeek <afrigeek(a)psg.com<mailto:afrigeek@psg.com>> Date: October 24, 2016 at 12:38 PM Subject: [afnog] AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH) Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2017 to be held in Nairobi - KENYA, from 21st May - 2 June 2017. Kindly send to various lists. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 21 January, 2017. Best Regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Secretariat AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - ENGLISH Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 21st May – 2nd June 2017 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Nairobi, KENYA from 21st May to 2nd June 2017. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD - AROC, ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event Event Calendar include the following: * AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) * Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials * AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums * AFRINIC Trainings * AfREN Forum * AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting * ISOC Africa Sessions * ICANN Africa Day * A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session * A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops were hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend? * The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry * It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. * It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. * Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics Local Host The Local Hosts for the Event are TESPOK & KENIC. Venue & Hotel This will be announces shortly. Time Table Workshop & Tutorials Event / Date(s) Unix Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD - AROC : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings : 27 - 29 May 2017 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials : 28 - 29 May 2017 (Sunday - Monday) ISOC Africa Sessions : 28 May 2017 (Sunday) Conference Event / Date(s) Opening Session 29 May 2017 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF : 29 May 2017 (Monday) AfNOG-18 Conference : 30 May 2017 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-26 Conference : 31 May - 2 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. “While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2016 in seventeen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into six parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks) * SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. * SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. * NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) * NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. * AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) * CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : English: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php French: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – January 21, 2017 ** About AFRINIC AFRINIC (See http://www.afrinic.net/) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 22nd – 27th May 2017 in Kenya. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : * Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; * Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; * Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; * Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; * Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; * Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; * Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit www.africacert.org for further information. ISOC AFRICA ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. on 28th May 2017. Further information will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2017 Tutorials will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 29th May 2017. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2017 will be provided shortly. AfNOG-18 Meeting The 17th AfNOG meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30th May 2017. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2017 conference in Tunisia drew over 500 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AFRINIC-26 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-24 Public Policy meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya for three days from 31st to 2nd June, 2017. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a two-day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Kenya. Please check with the Kenya Embassy or Consulate in your country Please join us, once again, as we come together to learn, network and shape the future of ICT in Africa. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - FRENCH Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) : Atelier & Réunions 21 Mai – 2 Juin, 2017 Le Secrétariat du Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) annonce le programme d’AfNOG au Sommet Afrique de l’Internet 2017 qui se tiendra à Nairobi, KENYA du 21 Mai au 02 Juin 2017. AIS est l'événement multipartite ; sommet combinant des ateliers, des conférences et rencontres de l'industrie d'Internet. Le sommet annuel attire des instructeurs de renommée internationale, des experts et des conférenciers pour partager les dernières innovations et les meilleures pratiques dans l'industrie de l'Internet. C'est l'endroit où les institutions techniques africaines et Af * comme AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfricaCERT, AfREN, AfTLD, ISOC Afrique, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc. se rencontrent. Répondre aux besoins de la communauté Internet en Afrique AIS vise à répondre aux besoins en constante évolution de l'industrie des TICs et de l'ingénierie IP et integre l'utilisation et l'impact des technologies IP. Les séances comprennent des aspects techniques et commerciaux de l'Internet: à savoir le renforcement des capacités, de l'Infrastructure, Sécurité, Politique, Contenu & noms, numéros de l'Internet et la Recherche. A propos de l'événement Le Calendrier de l’événement comprend les éléments suivants: * Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau (offre une formation de ponte en ateliers pratiques avancés) * Plusieurs ateliers techniques AfNOG avances sur une / deux journées complètes * Formations Ateliers & forum AfricaCERT * Formations AFRINIC * Forum AfREN * AfTLD - AROC Atelier & Réunion * Evénement et Tutoriax ISOC Afrique * Journée ICANN Afrique * Une journée AfNOG de session plénière * Trois jours AfriNIC de session plénière En outre, plusieurs réunions parallèles et des ateliers seront organisés en collaboration avec d'autres organisations. Qui participe? Un large éventail de leaders de l'industrie des ICT et des experts techniques, y compris les fournisseurs de services Internet (FSI), les ingénieurs réseau qui souhaitent acquérir les compétences nécessaires en matière des TICs, les gouvernements, les régulateurs, les entreprises de télécommunications et les fournisseurs d’equipements. C'est une bonne occasion de réseautage entre pairs et entreprises. Pourquoi participer? * L'AIS répond aux besoins actuels et futurs des opérateurs dans le secteur des TICs * Il est axé sur les tendances actuelles et nouvelles de l’industries des TICs telles que la cyber sécurité, les réseaux mobiles entre autres. * Il propose des discussions sur un large éventail de questions de l'Internet, y compris les tendances actuelles et les plus récents en matière d’ICT. * Les experts du l’industrie participeront à des sessions de conférences, des présentations de conférenciers inspirants et visionnaires, de tables rondes interactives, abordant tous les sujets les plus pressants. Hôte local Les hôtes pour l’évènement sont TESKPOK et KENIC. Lieu de la réunion & Hôtel : Ce sera annoncé prochainement. Calendrier Atelier & tutoriels Evénement Date Unix Boot Camp : 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Boot Camp Réseautage : 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Atelier AfNOG : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) Atelier AfricaCERT : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AfTLD - AROC : 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AFRINIC Trainings : 27 - 29 May 2017 (Samedi - Lundi) AfNOG Tutoriels : 28 - 29 May 2017 (Dimanche - Lundi) SessionsISOC Afrique : 28 May 2017 (Dimanche) Séance d'ouverture : 29 May 2017 (Lundi à 17 heures) AfREN Réunion / AAF : 29 May 2017 (Lundi) AfNOG-18 Conférence : 30 May 2017 (Mardi) AFRINIC-26 Conférence : 31 May - 2 June (Wed - Friday) À Propos d’AfNOG AfNOG (Voir http://www.afnog.org/) est un forum pour la coopération et l'échange d'informations techniques entre opérateurs de réseaux connectés à Internet en Afrique. AfNOG vise à construire une communauté d'ingénieurs qui s'entraident pour exploiter l'infrastructure Internet en Afrique, et l'Internet mondial. AfNOG vise aussi a promouvoir le débat sur les questions relatives à la mise en œuvre de nouveaux réseaux qui nécessitent la coopération de la communauté. AfNOG a depuis 2000 organisé leur manifestation annuelle dans un pays africain différent chaque année. “Alors que AfNOG alimente la croissance rapide de l'Internet en Afrique en formant des competences techniques qualifiees, notre contenu a été déterminé par les besoins de la communauté. Ce faisant, le rendement en terme de capacité de formation de AfNOG s'est multiplié au cours de la dernière décennie entrainant une croissance de la communauté ” Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau L'atelier AfNOG sur les technologies réseaux vise à offrir une formation avancée aux personnes qui sont dans le processus de mise en place et l'optimisation d'un réseau connecté à Internet avec connectivité régionale et internationale. Le public visé comprend le personnel technique de haut niveau et de niveau intermédiaire de fournisseurs commerciaux de services Internet (FSI), les réseaux universitaires, réseaux gouvernementaux, ou des réseaux d’ONG. Cet atelier s'appuie sur l'expérience des ateliers AFNOG précédents tenus chaque année de 2000 à 2016 dans dix-sept pays africains différents, et aussi des ateliers INET de l'Internet Society, a lieu chaque année de 1993 à 2000 dans huit endroits dans le monde. Les instructeurs de l'atelier sont une équipe internationale avec de nombreuses années d'expérience dans l'exploitation de grands réseaux et de l'enseignement sur l'exploitation de réseau. L'atelier est divisé en six Sessions parallèles: (5 Anglais et 1 Français) * SS-E Services Internet Evollutive (Scalable en anglais), porte sur la conception et le fonctionnement des services de courrier électronique, le Web et d'autres services Internet, dimensionnés pour supporter un grand nombre d'utilisateurs. * SI-E - Infrastructure Réseau Evolutive (en anglais), focalisé sur la conception et l'exploitation de réseaux utilisant routeurs et Switch, dimensionnes pour supporter un grand nombre de sites interconnectés. * NM-E, Gestion et Supervision de reseau (en Anglais) * NM-F, semblable à NM-E, en français. * AR-E, Techniques avancées de routage (en Anglais). * CT-E, Formation de CERT (Anglais). Plus d’Informations sur les candidatures de l'atelier se trouvent à: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.phphttp://www.afnog… ** Atelier Date limite - 21 Janvier, 2017 À Propos d’AfriNIC AfriNIC (Voir ) AfriNIC a été mis en place pour servir la communauté africaine en fournissant une gestion professionnelle et efficace des ressources Internet, en soutenant l'utilisation des technologies de l'Internet et le développement, et pour promouvoir une approche participative et multi approche des parties prenantes à la gouvernance de l'Internet. AfriNIC est une organisation non gouvernementale, sans but lucratif, organisation basée sur l’adhésion, située à l'île Maurice. Formations et renforcement des capacités constituent un élément central des activités d’AfriNIC et notre objectif est de développer des compétences au sein de notre région dans la mise en œuvre d’IPv6 et des technologies connexes requis pour utiliser efficacement nos ressources et à accroître la sensibilisation au sein de la région de service sur la façon dont Internet est régie et les rôles des differentes organisations dans cet environnement. AfriNIC organise deux réunions chaque année (voir http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT tiendra une série de formation pour les équipes de réponse aux incidents de sécurité et des tutoriels du 22 mai au 27 Mai 2017 à Nairobi, KENYA. AfricaCERT est le forum africain des équipes d'intervention en cas d'incident informatique, et a pour objectif de proposer des solutions aux défis pour une meilleure santé dans le Af * écosystème Internet. Les objectifs de AfricaCERT comprennent, mais ne sont pas limités à: * Aider les pays africains à établir CSIRT; * Renforcer les relations entre les CERT en Afrique et avec d'autres parties prenantes partout dans le monde; * Favoriser et soutenir des programmes d'éducation et de sensibilisation à la sécurité des TIC; * Encourager le partage dans la sécurité des TIC informations; * Promouvoir les bonnes pratiques et l'échange d'expériences entre les membres pour élaborer un cadre global pour la cybersécurité, y compris de mieux répondre juridique et les questions de réglementation; * Aider les CSIRT africains à améliorer Cyber préparation et le renforcement de la résilience des Infrastructure des TIC; * Promouvoir la collaboration en recherche de la technologie, du développement et de l'innovation dans le Domaine de la sécurité des TIC. S'il vous plaît visitez www.africacert.org pour plus d'informations. ISOC AFRIQUE Le bureau Afrique de Internet Society organise des sessions / tutoriaux sur la gouvernance de l’Internet etc. le 28 Mai 2017. Plus de détails seront communiqués. AfNOG Tutoriels AfNOG offrira 1 à 2 journées complet (es) des tutoriels avancés. Les Tutoriaux auront lieu dans un environnement de type salle de classe, et peuvent inclure des composants pratiques. Les didacticiels sont non-commerciaux, et sont orientés techniques. Ils sont destinés à offrir une formation avancée sur des technologies déjà déployées ou en cours de déploiement pour les fournisseurs d'ISP. Des renseignements supplémentaires sur les tutoriels AfNOG 2017 seront disponible ici peu de temps: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN Le réseau de la recherche et de l'éducation en Afrique (AfREN) organisera une réunion d'une journée le 29 Mai 2017. AfREN est un forum annuel sur la recherche et les réseaux de l'éducation en Afrique. Etant une des organisations Af*, le forum AfREN fait partie du Sommet Internet Afrique et a été convoquée depuis 2007 par l'Unité de Recherche et de mise en Réseau de l'Education (RENU) de l'Association des Universités Africaines, en collaboration avec AfNOG & AFRINIC. Le forum est une plate-forme pour les discussions sur les questions présentant un intérêt pour la Recherche et le Réseau de l’Education (REN) comme la collaboration, la sensibilisation et la coordination des activités en Afrique. Partage des expériences et de bonnes pratiques ainsi que la présentation des technologies de réseaux innovants sont également régulièrement abordée lors des reunions AfREN. Le parrainage des gestionnaires de réseau de campus pour assister aux ateliers annuels de formation AFNOG est également devenu une partie intégrante d’AfREN. Depuis 2012, avec la formation de REN régionaux couvrant tous les pays d'Afrique, une séance traditionnelle des mises à jour de l'UbuntuNet Alliance (Afrique orientale et australe), WACREN (Afrique occidentale et centrale) et ASREN (pays arabes, y compris l'Afrique du Nord) est organisee. Les participants de AfREN incluent entre autres, les professionnels de l’Education et gestionaires de reseaux de campus et de recherche, les opérateurs télécoms, les régulateurs, les décideurs politiques et les partenaires internationaux. Des informations supplémentaires sur AfREN 2017 seront fournies prochainement. AfNOG - 18 Conférence La 18éme Conférence AfNOG aura lieu à KENYA le 30 Mai 2017. Les conférences AfNOG sont un forum pour la coordination et la diffusion des informations techniques et pratiques relatives aux technologies réseaux ; architecture, cœur de réseau, entreprise. Les réunions sont informelles, avec un accent sur la pertinence des pratiques de backbones africains actuels et futurs. La conférence AfNOG 2016 à Gaborone a drainée plus de 400 participants, constitués essentiellement de personnel d'ingénierie de réseaux de fournisseurs de services internet, les Compagnies de télécommunications, Gouvernement, la communauté de la Recherche et de l'éducation, la Société civile. Des informations supplémentaires et le calendrier de la conférence seront disponibles d’ici prochainement: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AfriNIC-26 Conférence La réunion AfriNIC-24 sera organisée à Nairobi, Kenya sur trois jours à partir du 31 Mai au 2 Juin 2017. Les réunions AfriNIC sont ouverts à tous et offrent une excellente occasion de prendre part à des discussions relative a la gestion des ressources Internet. Les règles de Gestions décrivent comment les Ressources de numéros Internet devraient être géré et distribué, sont développés par la communauté. La réunion comprendra des tutoriels, des présentations, mise à jour sur des différents groupes de travail et la réunion de publique d'AfriNIC. La réunion de trois jours sera précédée par une formation IPv6 sur trois jours et une journée de formation à la Gestion des Ressources. La réunion portera sur le protocole IPv6 et son déploiement, notamment en Afrique et la question de l'épuisement du pool IPv4 de l'espace d'adressage. Plus d’informations seront disponibles à http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events Exigences relatives aux visas Les citoyens de certains pays ont besoin d'un visa pour entrer au Kenya. Veuillez s'il vous plaît vérifier auprès de l'Ambassade du Kenya ou avec le consulat dans votre pays. Nous vous invitons a nous rejoindre une fois encore, pour ensemble apprendre, echanger et façonner l'avenir des TIC en Afrique. _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] nairobi county parking system
by alex watila 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

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nairobi county parking system
by Watila Alex 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

dear all, have noticed that the nairobi county parking system has not been working for several weeks. does anyone know the story behind this?

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Computer and Cyber crimes bill 2016 Day 1 of 5 Part 2 Offences
by Victor Kapiyo 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Not yet. It's still a bill awaiting debate in parliament and enactment into law. Victor Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar* On 21 November 2016 at 09:02, Gregory Okoth via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Hi all, > I am not sure if we have an enacted law on Data Protection. A search from > kenyalaw.org doesn't revela much. Is the Data Protection Bill 2013 in > force? > > I am drafting a document and I need to quote any laws in Kenya regarding > protecting personal information. > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:53 PM, kelvin via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > wrote: > >> Article: Owner of 0 wants $90,000 >> >> >> New York (CNN) — A lawyer and artist in Washington D.C. hopes to gain >> tens of thousands of dollars from a prescient decision he made years ago. >> Jeremy Peter Green, a 28-year-old who goes by the pen name Jeremy Pegg, >> bought the ClintonKaine.com domain for $8 in 2011. Now that Hillary Clinton >> is of... Sent via Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to >> keep up with the news you care about. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Date: 7/25/16 7:28 AM (GMT-05:00) >> To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, ISOC Kenya Chapter < >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Cc: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy >> Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [isoc_ke] Computer and Cyber crimes bill 2016 Day 1 of 5 >> Part 2 Offences >> >> Barrack and all >> >> To address the issue of uhuru.co.ke in relation to the cyber crime Bill >> 2006. >> >> Let me first address the issue of cybersquatting as opposed to the >> practice of selling domains in the Domain After Market. >> >> *Cyber-Squatting* is best described as the practice of registering >> names, especially well-known company or brand names, as Internet domains, >> in the hope of reselling them at a profit. For example:- >> >> Walmart.co.ke >> Carrefour.co.ke >> Yahoo.co.ke (which incidentally I once owned when I didn't know any >> better! :-) ) >> Google.co.ke (which incidentally was free once not too long ago) >> >> The *domain aftermarket* is the secondary market for Internet domain >> names which a party interested in acquiring a domain that is already >> registered bids or negotiates a price to effect the transfer of >> registration from the registered holder of that domain name. >> >> The professional pursuit of speculation in the domain aftermarket >> is known as *domaining*. The domain aftermarket has grown substantially, >> as an increasing number of generic domains names that promise 'marketing >> appeal' and 'desirability' are registered by domain warehouses, or >> resellers. >> >> The domain aftermarket is facilitated by auction houses which provide >> communication methods for buyers and sellers to interact, often >> anonymously, to negotiate and close a transaction. They often provide >> additional services, such as financial escrow services and domain parking. >> >> Now let's address the *uhuru.co.ke <http://uhuru.co.ke>* case. This is >> similar to the Evans Kidero case sometime back. In that particular case the >> Good Governor's team had the good sense to negotiate and acquire the domain >> that had slipped through their fingers. >> >> So is Uhuru a Brand Name or a Generic Name? >> >> A quick look at Google search results indicate that the word Uhuru has a >> generic meaning (freedom) and is also a name. >> >> So which one is it? A Brand Name or a Generic one. >> >> Let's do another exercise. >> >> *Word*. Generic name or brand name for one of the most successful >> computer programs ever? >> >> You get the picture.. >> >> Does this issue belong in the Cyber-Security bill? >> >> My take:- A resounding NO. Let's apportion the blame where it >> belongs..with the guys who should have known better and let such a valuable >> Generic Name lapse. >> >> KeNIC are you listening? Seems like some people need 101 lessons on >> Defensive Domain Registration. >> >> And to Corporates out there here's my advise for free:- >> >> Move your domain custodian services from the IT Department to the >> Marketing Department. >> My two cowrie shells.. >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 25 Jul 2016, at 9:45 AM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> As you prepare your comments, we had an interesting case last week of >> www.uhuru.co.ke. Apparently the owner of the domain was ready to part >> with it for a tidy sum of money. There were counterarguments as to >> whether the domain was a generic name or whether it was a trademark >> :-)(you know what i mean), it also brought to fore the issue of >> cybersquatting and whether it is an illegal activity on the dot Ke >> space. There are those who felt that this is a genuine mode of >> business akin to speculation in real estate. Was this an offence in >> light of the Computer and Cybercrimes bill 2016? >> >> Regards >> >> On 7/25/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> >> As announced last week, online discussions on the Computer and >> >> Cybercrimes bill 2016 will start today. The Computer and Cybercrimes >> >> bill can be accessed using the following link >> >> http://www.mygov.go.ke/?p=11234. >> >> >> Today we focus on part II of the bill which focuses on the offences: >> >> >> Questions >> >> >> 1. Does the section address computer and cyber crime related offenses >> >> in a comprehensive manner and according to International standards ? >> >> 2. If it does not can you point out areas that need to be incorporated >> >> into the bill? >> >> 3. Are there clauses in this section that will impede the growth of >> >> electronic commerce or affect online citizen participation as seen on >> >> Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) ? If that is the case , how should the same >> >> be phrased? >> >> 4. Do you have any other proposals that can be incorporated into part >> >> 2 to improve it? >> >> >> We welcome your feedback on the questions above, >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> >> Kelvin and Barrack >> >> -- >> >> Barrack O. Otieno >> >> +254721325277 >> >> +254733206359 >> >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254733206359 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Greg > -------- > Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once! > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Re: [kictanet] Facebook's real risk
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Listers This might be of interest especially because of the fact that we are entering an election year ourselves in Kenya.. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 21 Nov 2016, at 5:32 PM, FORTUNE Data Sheet <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > SEND TIP > NOVEMBER 21, 2016 > Mark Zuckerberg has done his best to get around the problems that his giant social network has created in the form of viral fake news and hoaxes, a problem that many believe may have played a key role in the election of Donald Trump. But he can’t evade the issue much longer. > > One of the arguments that the Facebook CEO offered when the fake news discussion first began was that the small proportion of fake news stories couldn’t possibly have affected the outcome of the election. This was “crazy talk,” he said. > > But as a number of people quickly pointed out, Facebook’s entire marketing and advertising business, which is worth billions of dollars a year, is predicated on the idea that having your message on the platform can reach and influence hundreds of millions of people. Zuckerberg can’t have it both ways. > > The risk for Facebook is that if it shows that it either isn’t willing to or can’t control the spread of fake news on its network, then it is sending the message that it isn’t willing to or can’t control any of the other activity that takes place there either. > > On Friday, Zuckerberg wrote a long post explaining that Facebook is concerned about the problem and is planning to take a number of steps to control it, including getting the help of outside news agencies and third parties to verify news. He needs to step that process up and quickly, or the media isn’t the only institution in which people are going to lose trust. > > Mathew Ingram > @mathewi > mathew.ingram(a)fortune.com > > . > > BITS AND BYTES > Symantec is making a $2.3 billion investment in identity protection. The security software giant plans to buy LifeLock, which was being pushed to "explore its options" by activist investor Elliott Management. The deal, along with the $4.6 billion acquisition of Blue Coat in August, gives Symantec a much deeper portfolio of consumer cybersecurity services. (Reuters) > > Microsoft leaps into quantum computing. This is more than its typical, quiet-ish research investment. Microsoft is putting considerable financial and engineering resources behind a prototype for a powerful computer that rivals efforts by Google and IBM. (New York Times) > > Alibaba's cloud is getting much larger outside China. New facilities in Dubai, Germany, Japan, and Australia will give the Chinese e-commerce giant's Aliyun division a presence on every major continent. Alibaba's cloud services are forecast to capture about 7.8% of a projected $135 billion global market by 2020. (Reuters) > > The IRS wants to know who's buying and selling bitcoins. The agency wants personal data for everyone who traded the cryptocurrency on the Coinbase exchange between 2013 and 2015. It's an alarmingly large and indiscriminate information request of the world's biggest bitcoin exchange. (Fortune, New York Times) > > . > > THE DOWNLOAD > Intel's strategy for AI chips is smart, but still lags rival. The chip giant hosted a conference last week to highlight its latest efforts to sell more microchips used to meet the booming demand for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related disciplines. The overall strategy made sense to analysts who follow the company. But some are concerned that Intel has a ways to go to catch up to competitor Nvidia. > > . > > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT > Tech Industry Could Be 'First to Suffer' From Trump's Immigration Stances, by David Z. Morris > > Red Hat CEO on Microsoft, Google, and Cutting Edge Software, by Jonathan Vanian > > Why Microsoft's Shares Are Near a 52-Week High, by Barb Darrow > > Homeland Security Chief Cites Phishing as Top Hacking Threat, by Jeff John Roberts > > The Big November Apple Release Isn't What You Expect, by Don Reisinger > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > Watch a Tesla navigate crowded urban streets. Its latest video showcases a self-driving car (in autonomous mode) reacting to cyclists and pedestrians that enter its path. (Fortune) > > This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Heather Clancy. > Find past issues. 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VIP Invitation to Broadcast, Film & Music Africa, National Theatre, Nairobi, 23-24 November 2016
by Sean Moroney 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Dear Kictanet Colleagues, Attached is Complimentary VIP Invitation to attend BFMA 2016 over Wednesday-Thursday this week. You are welcome to attend the conference (programme attached), as well as network in the expo with over 30 local and international suppliers of technology and services for the digital media and content development industries. I look forward to seeing you there. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> |Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)737148814/721845674 www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> Let’s chat: T: @aitecafrica FB Page: AITEC Africa FB Event: BFMA IG: AITEC Africa #BFMA8

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Fw: [Internet Policy] ICANN's US jurisdiction
by WANGARI KABIRU 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Blessed Monday colleagues! With the transition, would be interesting to know how "much Kenya and Africa" cares and dares to act when it comes to the jurisdiction. I may relate this with the UN bodies. Kenya hosting one of the UN organs is a source of not only diplomatic prestige but also power position. On the Internet front, perhaps this is the time to be the heart and not observers of the next phase. >From the India Civil Societies Statement (attached), share in comments by Parminder below;"Recently, the US gave up its role of signing entries to the Internet's root zone file, which representsthe addressing system for the global Internet. This is about the Internet addresses that end with.com, .net, and so on, and the numbers associated with each of them that help us navigate theInternet. We thank and congratulate the US government for taking this important step in the rightdirection. However, the organisation that manages this system, ICANN1, a US non-profit, continuesto be under US jurisdiction, and hence subject to its courts, legislature and executive agencies.Keeping such an important global public infrastructure under US jurisdiction is expected to becomea very problematic means of extending US laws and policies across the world.We the undersigned therefore appeal that urgent steps be taken to transit ICANN from its currentUS jurisdiction. Only then can ICANN become a truly global organisation2. We would like to makeit clear that our objection is not directed particularly against the US; we are simply against animportant global public infrastructure being subject to a single country's jurisdiction....." Be blessed! Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 5:00, parminder <parminder(a)itforchange.net> wrote: All As you know, the issue of jurisdiction of ICANN is under consideration at ICANN's community process (in the accountability track where there is a sub group discussing this issue). ICANN is currently meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 3rd to 9th November. Today, on the last day of ICANN's Hyderabad meeting, the enclosed statement was issued by key Indian civil society organisations engaged with Internet governance issues, supported by two key global networks involved in this area. The statement expresses the urgent need for transiting ICANN from being under the jurisdiction of one country, presenting the rationale of why this is important to do. It also lists some possible options of doing so, towards beginning a serious action-oriented deliberation on this very important matter. Unlike what is often understood, the jurisdiction issue is not just a matter of sovereign prestige and self respect of the states but concerns vital matters impacting people's rights. This is especially so as the society gets more and more digitised in all areas. We welcome comments and feedback. The statement has been issued by the following Indian civil society organisations. Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore IT for Change, Bangalore Free Software Movement of India, Hyderabad Society for Knowledge Commons, New Delhi Digital Empowerment Foundation, New Delhi Delhi Science Forum, New Delhi Software Freedom Law Center India, New Delhi Third World Network - India, New Delhi It is supported by the following global networks: Association For Progressive Communications Just Net Coalition We will soon expand this effort to enlist more global support. Best, Parminder _______________________________________________

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ICT 2016 Year in Review Questions (Open from Monday 21st-Thursday 24th)
by lordmwesh＠gmail.com 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Kenya 2016 ICT sector Year in Review To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_KNiIAYl4jfGWw1o-W5ocfhENPoTIxa7… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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Career Mentorship for High School Students and Form Four Leavers
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 5 day Career Mentor ship workshop for High School Students and Form Four Leavers.The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 5th December to 9th December 2016 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Career Mentorship Programme (CMP) intends to promote a sharing and supportive relationship between experienced professionals and selected key top -notch speakers from the Kenyan Industry.The participants will learn about different careers they can pursue, Universities in Kenya and so much more . The Programme, though informal, may serve as a significant complement to the academic curriculum of their High School Education. *Objectives of the Program* - To broaden students’ perspective towards the world of work; - To develop students’ confidence in communicating with senior professionals; and - To assist students to develop their career aspiration. The Students will also interact with different mentors and will be provided with first hand information on how to select a career. For your convenience, we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let us know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by clicking here <https://docs.google.com/a/strathmore.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5F-TqZ9snu2WoK2…> . For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact @iLabAfrica on 0729 876 680/ 0703 034 000 or eMail: sanyanga(a)strathmore.edu . -- *Kind Regards,* *Tracy Weru* *Business Development Analyst**@iLabAfrica,Strathmore University* *Email*: tweru(a)strathmore.edu* | Office Tel: *+254 (0) 703 034123 *Ext:* 2123 www.strathmore.edu <http://www.twitter.com/StrathU> <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity/?ref=hl> <https://www.youtube.com/user/StrathmoreUniversity> <https://plus.google.com/110890271788869052448/posts> <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/strathmore-university-357048> <https://www.instagram.com/strathmore.university/> -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER 2
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [IGFmaglist] MAG renewal announcement
by Judy Okite 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

For your information. Kind Regards, *'Chance Favors the prepared mind'* - Louis Pasteur ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango(a)unog.ch> Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:11 PM Subject: [IGFmaglist] MAG renewal announcement To: IGF Maglist <Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org> Dear All, The MAG renewal announcement from Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has been posted on the IGF website. https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/ announcement-from-mr-wu-hongbo-under-secretary-general -for-economic-and-social-affairs The deadline to submit names is *16 December 2016.* Current MAG members do not need to reapply. >From the Secretariat’s counting we have twelve MAG members who are in their third term: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2 016-membership The MAG Renewal FAQ’s may also be a resource for those who have questions on the selection process: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/ mag-renewal-2016 I would be grateful if you could distribute the renewal announcement through your respective networks. Best regards, Chengetai _______________________________________________ Igfmaglist mailing list Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfmaglist_intgovforum.org

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Invitation to Nairobi Legal Hackers Fireside Chat on 22nd November 2016 at Strathmore University
by June Tessy 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Listers, Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology. Legal Hackers Nairobi in partnership with the Strathmore Center of Intellectual Property and Information Technology hereby invites you to 'Fireside Chat with Michael Murungi' Head of Public Policy and Government Relations at Google. Join us as Michael Murungi shares on opportunities and challenges for technology to be incorporated into the law and legal practice, his experience on building a legal tech arm of a State agency and the future of legal tech in Kenya. Event Details are: Date: 22nd November 2016 Time: 18.30 - 20.00 hours Venue: Strathmore University, Strathmore Business School Auditorium Entrance: Free Kindly RSVP here <https://goo.gl/forms/aJzz3cHXwSYxpBKv2>! Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal> www.legalhackers.org

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Internship Opportunity
by Magdalene Kariuki 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Hi fellow Listers, Please see an opportunity for young university students/ recent graduates. Please assist to circulate widely. Thanks. Best, Magdalene Kariuki.

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Save this date: December 2nd 2016 (6.30-9.00am)
by Grace Githaiga 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Listers! Greetings! Please mark your calendars! You will be invited to the end of the year cocktail whose theme is "ICT Perspectives: community's 365 days review". Date: December 2, 2016 Time: 6.30 to 9.00 pm. This will be preceded by an online community evaluation of key ICT activities that have taken place in 2016, and will be led by John Walubengo. He will communicate the details of this process. More details to follow in due course! Regards Grace For the organizing team.

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First Summit on Community Networks in Africa, to be held in Nairobi
by Mwendwa Kivuva 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa First Summit on Community Networks in Africa Introduction/Background Connecting the next Billion is one of the central issues on the international Internet and Internet Governance agenda. At the Internet Society, we consider “Connecting the Next Billion” as a key issue, as it relates directly to our mission and vision. Despite the success of the mobile revolution in Africa, there are significant barriers to connectivity. Community established networks also referred to as “community networks” (CN) are an emerging and sustainable solution to address the connectivity gaps that exist in urban and rural areas around the world. In Africa, where these gaps are more evident. A recent survey was able to identify 37 community networks initiatives in 12 African countries, of which 25 are considered active. [1] <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#…> To understand better how this phenomenon is evolving in the continent, the First Summit on Community Networks in Africa will be held on 22nd November 2016 in Nairobi Kenya within the AfriCHI conference. The Summit aims to bring together more than ten community network operators in Africa to engage in experience sharing on their challenges and opportunities. The objective of the summit is to promote increased collaboration between community network operators in the region and to provide an opportunity for them to engage with other stakeholders. Who Should Attend Community Network operators, Wireless Network Researchers, Policy Makers, Regulators and Regulatory Associations, Civil Society organisations and members of the public interested on the topic. Venue *Auditorium in the University of Nairobi towers, University of Nairobi* Draft Summary Agenda 8:30 Registration 9:00 - 09:15 Welcome and Introduction - Michuki Mwangi 9:15 - 10:15 Presentations - Reasons to start a Community Network and evolution since then 10:15 - 11:00 Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and foster inclusion 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00 Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and foster inclusion (continued) 12:00 - 13:00 Community Networks Presentations - Infrastructure and service provision 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 14:45 Focused discussions - Part I Question: What are the barriers to establishing more Community Networks and scale the existing ones? 14:45 - 15:30 Focused discussions - Part II Question: What are the capacity building and training opportunities and needs? 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 16:45 Focused discussions Part III Question: What opportunities can be leveraged to make Community Networks more sustainable? 16:45 - 17:00 Wrap-up Registration Participation fees: 30 USD 1. For registrations please proceed to https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1864389 2. Select "Registration Type: Workshops/Courses/..." 3. After entering your personal details please select “Community Networks in Africa” under the agenda items Useful Information - Lunch will be provided - French - English simultaneous translation will be available Logistics Around the Event - ACM Dev, 18-20 November: http://acmdev.org - AfriCHI, 21-25 November: http://africhi.net/ - Entry visas for Kenya: http://evisa.go.ke/single-entry-visa.html Single Entry Visa. Issued for a single entry to persons whose nationalities require a visa to enter Kenya either for business, tourism or medical reasons. Examples Community Networks in Africa attending the Summit - *Connecting Eenhana, Fatsuam Foundation and Mesh Bukavu from:* “(Re)Building Technology: Community Technology Fieldguide” <https://www.newamerica.org/documents/1371/rebuilding-technology.pdf> - Ensemble Pour La Difference and Fjord: “Bringing The Internet To Africa’s Forgotten Island” <https://www.fjordnet.com/workdetail/bringing-the-internet-to-africas-forgot…> - Tunapanda Net: http://www.tunapanda.org/ - Zenzeleni Networks: http://zenzeleni.net - BOSCO Uganda: http://boscouganda.com/our-approach/bosco-network/ - Murambinda Works: http://www.machaworks.org/murumbinda.html - Macha Works: http://www.machaworks.org - Soweto Wireless User Group (SoWUG): http://sowug.org.za/ Examples of Other Community Networks in the world - Internet Society Wireless for Communities in South Asia: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/asia/south-asia/wir… - Digital Empowerment Foundation: http://defindia.org - Guifi: https://guifi.net - Rhizomatica: https://rhizomatica.org Contact - Carlos Rey-Moreno: carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com - Michuki Mwangi: mwangi(a)isoc.org Notes [1] <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#…> C. Rey-Moreno, M. Graaf, “Map of Community Networks in Africa”, 1st Report on the Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity: “Community Connectivity: Building the Internet from Scratch”. Ed. FGV Rio Editions. December 2016. In press For more information about the event, please visit: First Summit on Community Networks in Africa <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa> ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Re: [kictanet] Leadership for Game Changers
by Mitchell Odili 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Developing leaders increases employee engagement, customers service and ultimately bottom line results. When was the last time you invested in your leadership skills? On *1st & 2nd December 2016 *Rekha Kent is running a 2 day Leadership development program that aims to enable leaders to lead with passion, focus and skill. Check out the attached flyer for more information and this link for the event <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-for-game-changers-registration-2906…> . Book your place today and share with your amazing network!!! PS: “ Rekha Kent is the founder of Redstone Consulting working with FTSE 100 for over 10 years, she has extensive global experience training in Japan, India, Canada, USA, Europe and Africa. She received a BSc from Aston Business School and has a Post Grad in People Management and Development. Is a qualified Executive Coach, MBTI and LIFO Practitioner.” Best Regards | Mitchell Odili | CEO | www.fefe.co.ke | 0710719693 | On Nov 16, 2016 03:29, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Thanks Bomu, noted. > I could be stretching it, any possibility of livestreaming or recording > summaries so those interested can catch up on it? I'm very much interested > in community networks but won't be able to attend. > > Best > Beryl > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:39 AM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > >> This function was discussed at the ISOC Kenya Chapter list. It was >> explained that there is no remote participation. >> Regards, >> >> 2016-11-16 1:53 GMT+03:00 Beryl Aidi via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: >> >>> Hi Mwendwa >>> >>> Is there remote participation for those note able to physically attend? >>> >>> Best >>> Beryl >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:45 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community >>>> -networks-africa >>>> >>>> First Summit on Community Networks in Africa >>>> Introduction/Background >>>> >>>> Connecting the next Billion is one of the central issues on the >>>> international Internet and Internet Governance agenda. At the Internet >>>> Society, we consider “Connecting the Next Billion” as a key issue, as it >>>> relates directly to our mission and vision. Despite the success of the >>>> mobile revolution in Africa, there are significant barriers to connectivity. >>>> >>>> Community established networks also referred to as “community networks” >>>> (CN) are an emerging and sustainable solution to address the connectivity >>>> gaps that exist in urban and rural areas around the world. In Africa, where >>>> these gaps are more evident. A recent survey was able to identify 37 >>>> community networks initiatives in 12 African countries, of which 25 are >>>> considered active. [1] >>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#…> >>>> >>>> To understand better how this phenomenon is evolving in the continent, the >>>> First Summit on Community Networks in Africa will be held on 22nd November >>>> 2016 in Nairobi Kenya within the AfriCHI conference. The Summit aims >>>> to bring together more than ten community network operators in Africa to >>>> engage in experience sharing on their challenges and opportunities. The >>>> objective of the summit is to promote increased collaboration between >>>> community network operators in the region and to provide an opportunity for >>>> them to engage with other stakeholders. >>>> Who Should Attend >>>> >>>> Community Network operators, Wireless Network Researchers, Policy >>>> Makers, Regulators and Regulatory Associations, Civil Society organisations >>>> and members of the public interested on the topic. >>>> Venue >>>> >>>> *Auditorium in the University of Nairobi towers, University of Nairobi* >>>> Draft Summary Agenda >>>> 8:30 Registration >>>> 9:00 - 09:15 Welcome and Introduction - Michuki Mwangi >>>> 9:15 - 10:15 Presentations - Reasons to start a Community Network and >>>> evolution since then >>>> 10:15 - 11:00 Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and >>>> foster inclusion >>>> 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break >>>> 11:30 - 12:00 Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and >>>> foster inclusion (continued) >>>> 12:00 - 13:00 Community Networks Presentations - Infrastructure and >>>> service provision >>>> 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch >>>> 14:00 - 14:45 >>>> >>>> Focused discussions - Part I >>>> Question: What are the barriers to establishing more Community Networks >>>> and scale the existing ones? >>>> 14:45 - 15:30 >>>> >>>> Focused discussions - Part II >>>> Question: What are the capacity building and training opportunities and >>>> needs? >>>> 15:30 - 16:00 >>>> >>>> Coffee Break >>>> 16:00 - 16:45 >>>> >>>> Focused discussions Part III >>>> Question: What opportunities can be leveraged to make Community >>>> Networks more sustainable? >>>> 16:45 - 17:00 >>>> >>>> Wrap-up >>>> >>>> Registration >>>> >>>> Participation fees: 30 USD >>>> >>>> 1. For registrations please proceed to https://www.regonline.com/R >>>> egister/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1864389 >>>> <https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1864389> >>>> 2. Select "Registration Type: Workshops/Courses/..." >>>> 3. After entering your personal details please select “Community >>>> Networks in Africa” under the agenda items >>>> >>>> Useful Information >>>> >>>> - Lunch will be provided >>>> - French - English simultaneous translation will be available >>>> >>>> Logistics Around the Event >>>> >>>> - ACM Dev, 18-20 November: http://acmdev.org >>>> - AfriCHI, 21-25 November: http://africhi.net/ >>>> - Entry visas for Kenya: http://evisa.go.ke/single-entry-visa.html >>>> Single Entry Visa. Issued for a single entry to persons whose >>>> nationalities require a visa to enter Kenya either for business, tourism or >>>> medical reasons. >>>> >>>> Examples Community Networks in Africa attending the Summit >>>> >>>> - *Connecting Eenhana, Fatsuam Foundation and Mesh Bukavu from:* “(Re)Building >>>> Technology: Community Technology Fieldguide” >>>> <https://www.newamerica.org/documents/1371/rebuilding-technology.pdf> >>>> - Ensemble Pour La Difference and Fjord: “Bringing The Internet To >>>> Africa’s Forgotten Island” >>>> <https://www.fjordnet.com/workdetail/bringing-the-internet-to-africas-forgot…> >>>> - Tunapanda Net: http://www.tunapanda.org/ >>>> - Zenzeleni Networks: http://zenzeleni.net >>>> - BOSCO Uganda: http://boscouganda.com/our-approach/bosco-network/ >>>> - Murambinda Works: http://www.machaworks.org/murumbinda.html >>>> - Macha Works: http://www.machaworks.org >>>> - Soweto Wireless User Group (SoWUG): http://sowug.org.za/ >>>> >>>> Examples of Other Community Networks in the world >>>> >>>> - Internet Society Wireless for Communities in South Asia: >>>> http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/where-we-wor >>>> k/asia/south-asia/wireless-communities >>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/asia/south-asia/wir…> >>>> - Digital Empowerment Foundation: http://defindia.org >>>> - Guifi: https://guifi.net >>>> - Rhizomatica: https://rhizomatica.org >>>> >>>> Contact >>>> >>>> - Carlos Rey-Moreno: carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com >>>> - Michuki Mwangi: mwangi(a)isoc.org >>>> >>>> Notes >>>> >>>> [1] >>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#…> C. >>>> Rey-Moreno, M. Graaf, “Map of Community Networks in Africa”, 1st Report on >>>> the Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity: “Community Connectivity: >>>> Building the Internet from Scratch”. Ed. FGV Rio Editions. December 2016. >>>> In press >>>> For more information about the event, please visit: First Summit on >>>> Community Networks in Africa >>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa> >>>> ______________________ >>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>>> ailman/options/kictanet/bee.aidi%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Beryl >>> *********************************************** >>> Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter. >>> —Author Unknown. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Grace L.N. Mutung'u >> Nairobi Kenya >> Skype: gracebomu >> Twitter: @Bomu >> >> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> >> >> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F >> >> > > > -- > Beryl > *********************************************** > Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter. —Author > Unknown. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/mitchellodili%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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3 deals announced @ 4th Angel Fair Africa - PR
by Eric M K Osiakwan 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

2 day Investors Forum yields 3 deals Nairobi, Kenya – 15th November 2016 The 4th Angel Fair Africa that ended on 11th November in Nairobi has already yielded three deal announcements among a host of other deal discussions underway. At last year's event in Accra over $20M worth of deals were closed with these year's estimates set to top that. 1. Singularity Investments (a global investment firm that specializes in scaling early stage ventures in Africa and North America) expressed interest to invest in one of the ventures that pitched, and had quality conversations with other potential investee companies at the event, 2. Yossi Hasson of Techstars (a global ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs build great businesses with it’s Africa office in Cape Town) expressed interest to invest in one of the startups subject to negotiations and due diligence, 3. Viktoria Ventures (a local angel network) are also in discussion with FarmDrive for a potential deal soon. “AFA sets itself apart as an event, which is focused on the getting deals done – dealmakers are matched with entrepreneurs and real problems are discussed by selected panels.,” observed Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer of Singularity Investments. The event, which attracted 45 selected investors from Africa and the world, saw pitches from 20 curated African startups and scleups from 8 African countries. The rooftop conference room of the Intercontinental Nairobi was lit with deal conversations ranging from cash investments, to partnerships, mentorship, expansion, sourcing, etc. Beyond the deals closed at the event, Angel Fair Africa connected the local tech ecosystem to a global network of Angel Investors. The returns may yet be far off but it is those networks that will grow the regional tech sector. During the two day event Heath Arensen of Invested Development said: “Angel Investor’s provide the essential base in a vibrant startup ecosystem and Angel Fair Africa’s role in convening and strengthening these investors gives me confidence that the next generation of African startups are going to be even more impressive than the already exciting movement we see today". Melissa McCoy said "With ConnectMed's recent move to Kenya from South Africa, Angel Fair Africa allowed us to quickly meet most of the core players in the Kenyan startup ecosystem and efficiently expand our network." Angel Fair Africa was a very unique event in that it brought together startups at various stages together with VCs and Angels in an intimate setting.” said Joanna Bichsel of Kasha from Rwanda. According to Erik Hersman of BRCK, “It’s impressive to see the quality of investors from around Africa, and from overseas, that Angel Fair Africa is able to attract.” "Angel Fair Africa is the go to group in Africa for investors and entrepreneurs!" observed Mike Miller, an angel investor from LA. Dave McClure who gave the final keynote observed, "It was terrific to meet the growing community of angels and VCs investing in Africa, as well as some great new African startups. I hope to come back again next year to learn more about new potential Zebra-corns!" – next year the event heads to Abidjan, Ivory Coast for it’s 5th edition. EDITORS NOTES About Angel Fair Africa is an event that brings together accelerators, incubators and emerging businesses from across the African continent and investors to do deals. More @ www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/>; contact - info(a)angelfairafrica.com <mailto:info@angelfairafrica.com> Below are our SM handles; @AngelfairAfrica @AfA #AngelfairAfrica #AfA https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/> https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa <https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa> https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica <https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica> www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/> Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan +233244386792 "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan>

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Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos
by Ali Hussein 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Dear All I woke up this morning to find myself registered by a Telco for a service I do not want. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully subscribed to the SKIZA Tunes service.Your password to log on to www.skiza.safaricom.com is xxxx. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: Your SKIZA Tune <Customized Skiza Tune> was set successfully. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully downloaded SKIZA Tune Customized Skiza Tune .The tune will be renewed at KES 1.00 daily.To delete dial *811#. I thought these things shouldn't happen anymore? Why would Safaricom tell me that I have subscribed to SKIZA Tune when I did not? And proceed to tell me they will deduct Kshs. 1 per day for this? And if I want to unsubscribe/delete then I should dial *811#? Who gave them the permission to subscribe me in the first place? Maybe my phone was hacked and someone registered me by mistake? At this point I'm giving Safaricom the benefit of doubt since just two weeks ago the CEO, Bob Collymore gave us his assurance that such behavior by PRSPs is frowned upon by his organisation. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Re: [kictanet] Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos
by Collins Areba 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

As an organization purporting to represent my rights, why do you find it even sensible to "protect me " from details of what you are protecting me against? Or is what you champion not "public interest?" Aggrieved "consumer". On 15 Nov 2016 06:29, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Jackline Thanks for your email. 'You have no convincing reason to share it here while engaging them' Are you in court with this? As consumers and an aggrieved party why can't you share with us this 'ongoing engagement'? I find it difficult to comprehend your answer. What compels you to share some cases and not others? Are you not supposed to represent the consumer at large? I'm baffled by your email...to say the least.. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 14 Nov 2016, at 7:19 PM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) < hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: Dear Mr. Ali Hussein, We are directly in touch with affected MNO’s and the regulator on the matter. We, therefore, have no convincing reason to share it here while engaging them. FYI, sir, the law is very clear on consumer information privacy especially Article 31(d) of the Constitution and statutes including Consumer Protection Act, 2012. Otherwise, we remain proud *as the champion of consumer rights in Kenya*, and the apex Federation. The information leaks in the health sector, medical insurance -via smart card – is worse than the breaches from telcos. Thank you for believing in us. We won’t let you down. Kind regards Jackline Kamau *PROGRAM OFFICER* Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists. kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>] *On Behalf Of *Ali Hussein via kictanet *Sent:* Monday, November 14, 2016 1:04 PM *To:* The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> *Cc:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> *Subject:* [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 07.40/5.0] Re: [kictanet] Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos By the way where's COFEK, the so called champion of Consumer Rights? Why hasn't COFEK responded to this issue? Regards Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113 On 14 Nov 2016 11:20 a.m., "Victor Kapiyo via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Looks like this isn't an isolated event, but could point to a more far reaching abuse of consumer rights. Kindly follow up with your provider as Ali and I would suggest that the regulators and the licencees thoroughly investigate this and provide direction. Victor On 14 Nov 2016 11:06, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: See attached. On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: I have airtel data Sim cards and on inspecting the messages, was subscribed to and receive weekly deductions on some weird competition I hardly would have subscribed. And these are data lines purely used for data. On 14 Nov 2016 09:53, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers Good to report that Safaricom has engaged. Hopefully we should resolve this soon. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 14 Nov 2016, at 9:04 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Ali, To say the least this is unethical. It would be great to hear what Safaricom has to say about the same. Regards On 11/14/16, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Blessed Monday! Is there a chance that you may even be subscribed and not get the prompt and the deductions happen? Is this in the line of Internet "un"Governance whereby your data is mined for high value without your express consent or being paid/compensated for it. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Monday, 14 November 2016, 7:55, Collins Areba via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Very unfair, especially when they relegate the responsibility of unearthing if it is a scam to the consumers! On 14 Nov 2016 06:08, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Dear All I woke up this morning to find myself registered by a Telco for a service I do not want. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully subscribed to the SKIZA Tunes service.Your password to log on to www.skiza.safaricom.com is xxxx. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: Your SKIZA Tune <Customized Skiza Tune> was set successfully. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully downloaded SKIZA Tune Customized Skiza Tune .The tune will be renewed at KES 1.00 daily.To delete dial *811#. I thought these things shouldn't happen anymore? Why would Safaricom tell me that I have subscribed to SKIZA Tune when I did not? And proceed to tell me they will deduct Kshs. 1 per day for this? And if I want to unsubscribe/delete then I should dial *811#? Who gave them the permission to subscribe me in the first place? Maybe my phone was hacked and someone registered me by mistake? At this point I'm giving Safaricom the benefit of doubt since just two weeks ago the CEO, Bob Collymore gave us his assurance that such behavior by PRSPs is frowned upon by his organisation. Regards AliHusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,Chiromo Road, Westlands,Nairobi, Kenya. 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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ wangarikabiru%40yahoo.co.uk The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. 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Re: [kictanet] ICANN Accountability Test Case
by Bonface Witaba 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Hello listers! An interesting reading: https://afilias.info/blogs/web-icanns-first-test-accountability Regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, 15 Nov, 2016 at 9:27, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos (Ali Hussein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:22:51 +0300 From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos Message-ID: <04BC1872-53E0-4722-B6AD-3BC294F90574(a)hussein.me.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" :-) Public Service bro..:-) Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi Sent from my iPad > On 15 Nov 2016, at 8:55 AM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Ali, ...but what a performance! How much time did you spend on > sorting it out and 'getting your money back'? You should also be > compensated (at your hourly rate) for your time! ;) > > Cheers, > Tony > > >> On 15/11/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Rosemary and all >> >> Nancy Matimu, Safaricom's Consumer Head of Products has been super >> responsive to my complaints and I'm happy to say that all the subscriptions >> that I had purported to have subscribed to have been deleted and monies >> refunded. Further more Nancy has promised to:- >> >> 1. Deal with such complaints with her team. >> 2. Promised to look into rogue activity by their Content Partners and take >> stern action against any culprits. >> 3. Hold a meeting with all their partners at the end of this month to >> sensitize them and warn them against such rogue activities. >> >> I'd encourage all of us to engage her team in rooting out this illegal >> activity. >> >> We need more of these interactions between consumers and companies like >> Safaricom. >> >> Thank you all. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what >> no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 14 Nov 2016, at 12:13 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Rosemary >>> >>> Can't agree with you more. Safaricom has engaged but I feel that this >>> issue is. Dry widespread. Action needs to be taken.. >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> Principal >>> Hussein & Associates >>> +254 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On 14 Nov 2016, at 11:54 AM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu >>>> <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Listers, >>>> >>>> I have also fallen victim to the gaming charges which were apparently >>>> approved online. The following must happen:- >>>> >>>> 1. Regular updates of all the services one is subscribed to and it should >>>> not be the responsibility of the user to inquire. >>>> >>>> 2. All other suppliers send regular updates on charges for services/goods >>>> consumed, there is absolutely no reason why charges should be made >>>> blindly. Telcos el al are not exempt. >>>> >>>> 3. Failure to the above then we have the right to take legal action >>>> against all the parties involved in this rip off. There's clearly an >>>> abuse of consumer rights and misuse of customers' private information. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 14 Nov 2016 11:37, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" >>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> It would really help to get a comment from the following players:- >>>>> >>>>> 1. Telcos >>>>> 2. PRSPs/CSPs >>>>> 3. Regulator >>>>> >>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>> Principal >>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>>>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>>> On 14 Nov 2016, at 11:19 AM, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet >>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Looks like this isn't an isolated event, but could point to a more far >>>>>> reaching abuse of consumer rights. Kindly follow up with your provider >>>>>> as Ali and I would suggest that the regulators and the licencees >>>>>> thoroughly investigate this and provide direction. >>>>>> >>>>>> Victor >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 14 Nov 2016 11:06, "Collins Areba via kictanet" >>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>> See attached. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Collins Areba >>>>>>>> <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> I have airtel data Sim cards and on inspecting the messages, was >>>>>>>> subscribed to and receive weekly deductions on some weird competition >>>>>>>> I hardly would have subscribed. And these are data lines purely used >>>>>>>> for data. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 14 Nov 2016 09:53, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" >>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Listers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good to report that Safaricom has engaged. Hopefully we should >>>>>>>>> resolve this soon. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>>>>>> Principal >>>>>>>>> Hussein & Associates >>>>>>>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and >>>>>>>>> thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 14 Nov 2016, at 9:04 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet >>>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Ali, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To say the least this is unethical. It would be great to hear what >>>>>>>>>> Safaricom has to say about the same. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 11/14/16, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Blessed Monday! >>>>>>>>>>> Is there a chance that you may even be subscribed and not get the >>>>>>>>>>> prompt and >>>>>>>>>>> the deductions happen? >>>>>>>>>>> Is this in the line of Internet "un"Governance whereby your data >>>>>>>>>>> is mined >>>>>>>>>>> for high value without your express consent or being >>>>>>>>>>> paid/compensated for >>>>>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>>>>> Be blessed. >>>>>>>>>>> Regards/Wangari --- >>>>>>>>>>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are >>>>>>>>>>> Restored >>>>>>>>>>> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of >>>>>>>>>>> God on >>>>>>>>>>> Earth". >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, 14 November 2016, 7:55, Collins Areba via kictanet >>>>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Very unfair, especially when they relegate the responsibility of >>>>>>>>>>> unearthing >>>>>>>>>>> if it is a scam to the consumers! >>>>>>>>>>> On 14 Nov 2016 06:08, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" >>>>>>>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear All >>>>>>>>>>> I woke up this morning to find myself registered by a Telco for a >>>>>>>>>>> service I >>>>>>>>>>> do not want. >>>>>>>>>>> [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully >>>>>>>>>>> subscribed to >>>>>>>>>>> the SKIZA Tunes service.Your password to log on to >>>>>>>>>>> www.skiza.safaricom.com >>>>>>>>>>> is xxxx. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 >>>>>>>>>>> 601113: Your >>>>>>>>>>> SKIZA Tune <Customized Skiza Tune> was set successfully. >>>>>>>>>>> [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully >>>>>>>>>>> downloaded >>>>>>>>>>> SKIZA Tune Customized Skiza Tune .The tune will be renewed at KES >>>>>>>>>>> 1.00 >>>>>>>>>>> daily.To delete dial *811#. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I thought these things shouldn't happen anymore? >>>>>>>>>>> Why would Safaricom tell me that I have subscribed to SKIZA Tune >>>>>>>>>>> when I did >>>>>>>>>>> not? And proceed to tell me they will deduct Kshs. 1 per day for >>>>>>>>>>> this? And >>>>>>>>>>> if I want to unsubscribe/delete then I should dial *811#? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Who gave them the permission to subscribe me in the first place? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Maybe my phone was hacked and someone registered me by mistake? >>>>>>>>>>> At this point I'm giving Safaricom the benefit of doubt since just >>>>>>>>>>> two weeks >>>>>>>>>>> ago the CEO, Bob Collymore gave us his assurance that such >>>>>>>>>>> behavior by PRSPs >>>>>>>>>>> is frowned upon by his organisation. >>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>> AliHusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 >>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: >>>>>>>>>>> http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ >>>>>>>>>>> alihkassim >>>>>>>>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,Chiromo Road, >>>>>>>>>>> Westlands,Nairobi, >>>>>>>>>>> Kenya. >>>>>>>>>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are >>>>>>>>>>> purely mine >>>>>>>>>>> and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the >>>>>>>>>>> organizations >>>>>>>>>>> that I work with. >>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________ _________________ >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >>>>>>>>>>> mailman/options/kictanet/ arebacollins%40gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >>>>>>>>>>> platform for >>>>>>>>>>> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>>>>>>>>> regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Dear Mr. Ali Hussein, We are directly in touch with affected MNO’s and the regulator on the matter. We, therefore, have no convincing reason to share it here while engaging them. FYI, sir, the law is very clear on consumer information privacy especially Article 31(d) of the Constitution and statutes including Consumer Protection Act, 2012. Otherwise, we remain proud as the champion of consumer rights in Kenya, and the apex Federation. The information leaks in the health sector, medical insurance -via smart card – is worse than the breaches from telcos. Thank you for believing in us. We won’t let you down. Kind regards Jackline Kamau PROGRAM OFFICER Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 1:04 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 07.40/5.0] Re: [kictanet] Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by Telcos By the way where's COFEK, the so called champion of Consumer Rights? Why hasn't COFEK responded to this issue? Regards Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113 On 14 Nov 2016 11:20 a.m., "Victor Kapiyo via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Looks like this isn't an isolated event, but could point to a more far reaching abuse of consumer rights. Kindly follow up with your provider as Ali and I would suggest that the regulators and the licencees thoroughly investigate this and provide direction. Victor On 14 Nov 2016 11:06, "Collins Areba via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: See attached. On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com <mailto:arebacollins@gmail.com> > wrote: I have airtel data Sim cards and on inspecting the messages, was subscribed to and receive weekly deductions on some weird competition I hardly would have subscribed. And these are data lines purely used for data. On 14 Nov 2016 09:53, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Listers Good to report that Safaricom has engaged. Hopefully we should resolve this soon. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 14 Nov 2016, at 9:04 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Hi Ali, To say the least this is unethical. It would be great to hear what Safaricom has to say about the same. Regards On 11/14/16, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Blessed Monday! Is there a chance that you may even be subscribed and not get the prompt and the deductions happen? Is this in the line of Internet "un"Governance whereby your data is mined for high value without your express consent or being paid/compensated for it. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Monday, 14 November 2016, 7:55, Collins Areba via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Very unfair, especially when they relegate the responsibility of unearthing if it is a scam to the consumers! On 14 Nov 2016 06:08, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Dear All I woke up this morning to find myself registered by a Telco for a service I do not want. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully subscribed to the SKIZA Tunes service.Your password to log on to www.skiza.safaricom.com <http://www.skiza.safaricom.com> is xxxx. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: Your SKIZA Tune <Customized Skiza Tune> was set successfully. [5:59 AM, 11/14/2016] +254 713 601113: You have successfully downloaded SKIZA Tune Customized Skiza Tune .The tune will be renewed at KES 1.00 daily.To delete dial *811#. I thought these things shouldn't happen anymore? Why would Safaricom tell me that I have subscribed to SKIZA Tune when I did not? And proceed to tell me they will deduct Kshs. 1 per day for this? And if I want to unsubscribe/delete then I should dial *811#? Who gave them the permission to subscribe me in the first place? Maybe my phone was hacked and someone registered me by mistake? At this point I'm giving Safaricom the benefit of doubt since just two weeks ago the CEO, Bob Collymore gave us his assurance that such behavior by PRSPs is frowned upon by his organisation. Regards AliHusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,Chiromo Road, Westlands,Nairobi, Kenya. 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FW: Scholarship for Distance Learning MSc in Mgmt & Info Systems: Manchester University
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Might interest some of you. Regards Harry From: "Richard B. Heeks" <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Date: Thursday, 10 November 2016 at 16:28 To: "Richard B. Heeks" <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Subject: Scholarship for Distance Learning MSc in Mgmt & Info Systems: Manchester University Please pass this on to relevant society members and colleagues: The University of Manchester is making available one fully-funded scholarship specifically for developing country (DAC list) citizens who have a first-class honours first degree and no previous education in an OECD country. The scholarships are for study starting in January 2017 on our MSc Management and Information Systems <http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/courses/list/manageme nt-and-information-systems-change-and-development-distance-learning-msc/> distance learning programme. Applications are now being accepted, and the deadline for completion of programme and scholarship application is Wednesday 30 November 2016. Full details of this Development Leadership Scholarship at: http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/fees-and-funding/fundi ng-opportunities-gdi/ <http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/fees-and-funding/fund ing-opportunities-gdi/> Prof. Richard Heeks Director Centre for Development Informatics University of Manchester, UK http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk>

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Re: [kictanet] Save this date: December 2nd 2016 (6.30-9.00am) - 6.30 PM to 9.00 PM
by Barrack Otieno 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Hi Colleagues, Please note the correct time is 6.30 PM to 9.00 PM Best Regards On 11/14/16, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Thanks Grace. Venue? > > Edwin Kiama > > Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! > > > *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Social > Justice Entrepreneur* > > *The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)*Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. > https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya > https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt > https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts > http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change > the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." *~Margaret Mead* > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers! >> >> >> Greetings! >> >> >> Please mark your calendars! You will be invited to the end of the year >> cocktail whose theme is *“ICT Perspectives: community’s 365 days review”. >> * >> >> >> Date: December 2, 2016 >> >> >> Time: 6.30 to 9.00 pm. >> >> >> This will be preceded by an online community evaluation of key ICT >> activities that have taken place in 2016, and will be led by John >> Walubengo. >> He will communicate the details of this process. >> >> >> More details to follow in due course! >> >> >> Regards >> >> Grace >> >> *For the organizing team.* >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >> mailman/options/kictanet/eddiekiama%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: ISOC - APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 98 - Chicago, United States **
by Alice Munyua 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

> > > > > ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 98 - Chicago, United States ** > > > > > > Hello All, > > The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. > > As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. > > Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following: > > * IETF 98, March 26-31, 2017, Chicago, United States > > Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5. > > Applications will close on 4 December, 2016 and successful candidates will be notified on 16 December, 2016. > > I encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF. > > If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. > > Regards, > > > ------------------------------ > harper(a)isoc.org > Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes > > Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. > ------------------------------ > Reply to Sender Online View Thread Flag as Inappropriate > > > > > You are subscribed to "Chapter Leaders Community" as alice(a)dotafrica.org. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 114, Issue 38
by Moses Karanja 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

This is further proof why the data protection bill that has been bouncing between the AG's office, Cabinet and Parliament is long overdue. Data collection, processing, sharing, storage and destruction are procedures the bill captures but since its drafting ~4 years ago nothing has come of it. Whoever knows anything about the bill can let us know where the hitch is and probably interested parties can draft a data protection bill to ensure these kind of scenarios are managed. -- Moses On 14/11/2016 11:56, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Permission Marketing and misuse of customer data by > Telcos (Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu) > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] eisenbach on net neutrality -- testimony.
by Barrack Otieno 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Ali, Listers, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Gurstein <gurstein(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:14:15 -0800 Subject: [Internet Policy] eisenbach on net neutrality -- testimony. To: "Forum@Justnetcoalition. Org" <forum(a)justnetcoalition.org>, internetpolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Net neutrality by the assumed to be head of the US FCC… M Sent: November 11, 2016 8:47 PM Subject: eisenbach on net neutrality -- testimony. http://www.nera.com/content/dam/nera/publications/2014/EisenachOpenInternet… My testimony today advances three main points. First, net neutrality regulation cannot be justified on grounds of enhancing consumer welfare or protecting the public interest. Rather, it is best understood as an effort by one set of private interests to enrich itself by using the power of the state to obtain free services from another – a classic example of what economists term “rent seeking.” Second, the potential costs of net neutrality regulation are both sweeping and severe, and extend far beyond a simple transfer of wealth from one group to another. Third, legitimate policy concerns about the potential use of market power to disadvantage rivals or harm consumers can best be addressed through existing antitrust and consumer protection laws and regulations. To begin, net neutrality regulation cannot be justified as a means of enhancing consumer welfare or advancing or protecting the public interest, and instead is best understood as a classic example of rent seeking.1 This is particularly true of the more extreme flavors of net neutrality regulation advanced by companies like Netflix, which would ban payments from companies like Netflix to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like AT&T.2 -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] A NOFBI Question
by Kigen Koech 13 Nov '16

13 Nov '16

Dear Collins, Kindly drop me a mail on ekoech(a)telkomkenya.co.ke on your specific requirements. Telkom Kenya Manages & Maintains the NOFBI on behalf of the government and is accessible to the industry players as well as for service provision. Kind Regards, Kigen Koech Business Development Manager Telkom Kenya - Carrier Services Division 0770 800 800 020 495 2201 On 13 Nov 2016 11:22, "Collins Areba via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Morning listers, Is there someone here who might put me in contact with or give me more information on the NOFBI network? It happens to be one of the only few fibers running (and with a manhole) right outside my building, and I would like to know if I can backhaul, or get service on the same). Information is however scanty. Regards, Collins Areba, Kilifi, Kenya. Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731534124* Twitter: @arebacollins. Skype: arebacollins _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/kigenkoech%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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A NOFBI Question
by Collins Areba 13 Nov '16

13 Nov '16

Morning listers, Is there someone here who might put me in contact with or give me more information on the NOFBI network? It happens to be one of the only few fibers running (and with a manhole) right outside my building, and I would like to know if I can backhaul, or get service on the same). Information is however scanty. Regards, Collins Areba, Kilifi, Kenya. Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731534124* Twitter: @arebacollins. Skype: arebacollins

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Re: [kictanet] Net Neutrality under Trump Presidency
by Bonface Witaba 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Sharing this link following the Net Neutrality debate on the list. In Wake Of Trump Win, ISPs Are Already Laying The Groundwork For Gutting Net Neutrality | | | | | | | | | | | In Wake Of Trump Win, ISPs Are Already Laying The Groundwork For Gutting Net Neutrality With Donald Trump now the President elect, all eyes in telecom have turned to what happens now in regards to FCC telecom enforcement generally, and our shiny new net neutrality rules specifically. Trump has proclaimed he opposes net neutrality... | | | | Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, 10 Nov, 2016 at 12:00, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: The Internet under President Trump... (Mallory Knodel) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 20:23:58 +0300 From: Mallory Knodel <mallory(a)apc.org> To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Internet under President Trump... Message-ID: <58235BAE.70402(a)apc.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thanks! I live in Nairobi for personal reasons (my partner is from Mombasa and we live nearby to look after his mum) and I work remotely for APC. But looking forward to connecting with you all any chance I get! -Mallory On 09/11/16 07:04 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote: > Welcome to KICTANet and to Nairobi Mallory. We are glad to have you > here. > Are you working on any Kenyan related projects or are you just based > here? > Again, Karibu! > > 2016-11-09 18:15 GMT+03:00 Mallory Knodel via kictanet > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>: > > Surveillance is a huge concern. Policy change at the top level is > nearly impossible now. Bottom up solutions are needed. > > -Mallory > > PS -- My first time posting on Kictanet. Hello! I'm staff at APC > (apc.org <http://apc.org>) living in Nairobi as of July. > > > On 09/11/16 04:14 PM, Ronald Ojino via kictanet wrote: >> >> I believe it may be a little bit too early to judge.America has >> institutions and accountability is key, so i believe it may not >> be that bad and freedoms such as net neutrality will still be upheld. >> >> >> On 09-Nov-2016 3:32 PM, "Michael Bullut via kictanet" >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: >> >> Greetings Team, >> >> How will it fair for the rest of the world? I see Net >> Neutrality going & big business getting priority etc. Any >> other thoughts? >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Michael Bullut. >> >> --- >> >> *Cell:* /+254 723 393 114. >> /*Skype Name:* /Michael Bullut./ >> //*Twitter:*//**@Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> >> // >> */*Blog: *//http://www.kipsang.com//* >> *E-mail:* /main(a)kipsang.com <mailto:main@kipsang.com>/ >> * >> * >> /---/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ronojinx%40gmail.com >> <http://40gmail.com> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a >> multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions >> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The >> network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth >> and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect >> people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or >> abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not >> market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing >> list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mallory%40apc.org >> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mallory%40apc.org>The >> Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in >> ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst >> for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of >> ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to >> the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow >> in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share >> knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >> do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- Mallory Knodel Association for Progressive Communications :: > apc.org <https://apc.org> gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 > BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780 > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing > list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > platform for people and institutions interested and involved in > ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst > for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT > enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the > same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in > real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, > don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, > do not market your wares or qualifications. > > -- > Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu > <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> > PGP ID : 0x33A3450F -- Mallory Knodel Association for Progressive Communications :: apc.org <https://apc.org> gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780

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NetAidKit
by Mose Karanja 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Hello KICTANet. If anyone here would like to test NetAidKit, a USB-Powered router that connects to your wired or wireless network and helps you or your organization increase your privacy and beat online censorship for all your devices, send me a direct email. I have two kits to give to organizations who need it the most - especially human rights organizations. The innovative thing about the kit is that you don’t have to install any extra software to use it. It is a hardware configured to route your traffic through Tor and or VPN. You can read more about the kit here: https://netaidkit.net/ <https://netaidkit.net/> --- Moses.

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The Internet under President Trump...
by Michael Bullut 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Greetings Team, How will it fair for the rest of the world? I see Net Neutrality going & big business getting priority etc. Any other thoughts? Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Looking for Software Testers
by Evans Ikua 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

We are hiring software testers on contract terms for a period of about 10 months starting December. Remuneration will depend on qualifications and experience. If you are interested or know someone who is, please send your CV to me on email: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com. Here are the details: *QA Test Engineer Job Description* Job Responsibilities: *Position Summary:* The candidate will be responsible for Software Test Planning, Commissioning and Execution for a variety of Test cases while supporting the customer. The individual should be self-motivated, creative and proactive, to work successfully in a fast-paced environment including multiple platforms and architectures, diverse technologies. The individual will work closely with developers, project managers, network engineers and other stakeholders, executing test iterations, tracking / reporting results, troubleshooting and coordinating defect resolution. The individual should have a strong understanding of SDLC processes and the QA lifecycle and methodology. *Major Responsibilities:* · Interact with Product management, Project management and Development teams to · develop a strong understanding of the project and testing objectives · Use existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools for · performing testing/validation function · Develop and lead the manual/automation strategy and generate user defined scripts to · perform automated testing cycles · Execute and analyze manual/automation test results. · Participate in troubleshooting and tracking of issues with different teams to drive · towards root cause identification and resolution · Document, track and escalate issues as appropriate, using defect management tools. · Support production deployment of applications and perform “validation testing” · during the off-hours maintenance windows *Minimum Requirements:* *Experience/Skills:* · Relevant Testing work experience in Telecom Domain for Billing systems. Huawei’s CBS experience preferred. · Excellent verbal and written communication skills · Technical background and an understanding of the telecom industry · Database skills, mainly in Oracle and SQL Server · Good experience with different Operating Systems, with emphasis on proficiency of Linux commands · Good understanding of the SDLC · Knowledge of automated testing tool - Auto Space - Optional · Must demonstrate an understanding of the Telecom protocols and Interface architectures · Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple, diverse projects simultaneously · Must be flexible, independent and self motivated · Punctual, Regular and consistent attendance -- *----------------------------------------------------Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,* Twitter: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Exits and Investments @ 4th Angel Fair Africa - PR
by Eric M K Osiakwan 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Exits and Investments @ 4th Angel Fair Africa Nairobi, Kenya – 8th November 2016 All is set for the 4th Angel Fair Africa from 10th to 11th November 2016 at the Intercontinental Hotel where 43 selected investors and 20 curated entrepreneurs will meet to do deals. Last year’s event resulted in $20.3M worth of deals and this year’s which is featuring multiple exit entrepreneurs and funds promises to be exceptional. Kenyan entrepreneurs who have built and exited amazing global companies will share their experiences. Njeri Rionge, a first generation Internet pioneer who co-founded Wananchi and exited to East Africa Capital Partners and second generation entrepreneurs; Hilda Moraa who started Weza Tele and sold to AFB for $1.7M and Munyutu Waigu who built Rupu and sold to Ringer AG would constitute the exits panel on the 1st day moderated by Heath Arensen of Invested Development. On the second day, multi-exits entrepreneur, Chinedu Echeruo who sold Tripology to USA Today and Hopstop to Apple and then co-founded Constant Capital based in New York will share the exits panel with Job Muriuki, Director of Centum Capital, architect of the UAP exit and Yossi Hasson who sold SYNAQ to Dimension Data and now runs TechStars – their stories would serve as motivation for more of such deals. The investors panel for the second day will have Olive Gachara, publisher and investor; Nyokabi Manguyu, advisor to Chandaria Capital; Wim van der Beek, managing partner of Goodwell Investments and Wale Ayeni, Senior Investment Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). These investors will discuss how they are investing and growing their current portfolios towards exit. “It’s a good time to build a tech company in Kenya, where businesses look for digital tools to add value to their company, and where consumers have more disposable income to use what we build. For tech companies trying to scale across the continent, there is a growing amount of investment capital available, which wasn’t always the case." noted Erik Hersman, CEO of BRCK who is on the entrepreneurs panel for the second day. Njeri Rionge said, “Entrepreneurs scaling businesses across Africa is paramount now as the Pan African agenda continues during the AU political discourse of open borders and free trade. I encourage entrepreneurs and founders to know when to exit whilst they are ahead but also mitigate inherent risks during the succession planning process.” "Exiting your business (in most cases) is a marathon and not a sprint. You've got to be working on your business, strengthening it and getting it exit-ready, long before you think you'll actually exit." Observed Yossi Hossan, MD of Techstars. Hilda Moraa, Ex-CEO of Weza Tele noted "We need more local companies to think of IPOs by aiming to build million dollar businesses. Its possible, if only we start investing in our own and give them authentic support in the ecosystem" Finally, "Translating years of hard work in the form of well executed business plans into realized cash through a well timed, well priced exit is the true litmus test of an astute investor. No one ever went bankrupt by realizing profits." observed Job Muriuki, Director of Centum Capital. EDITORS NOTES About Angel Fair Africa is an event that brings together accelerators, incubators and emerging businesses from across the African continent and investors to do deals. More @ www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/>; contact - info(a)angelfairafrica.com <mailto:info@angelfairafrica.com> Below are our SM handles; @AngelfairAfrica @AfA #AngelfairAfrica #AfA https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/> https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa <https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa> https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica <https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica> www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/> Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan +233244386792 "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan>

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What steps can Africans take and lead in Internet governance and social justice?
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Almost three years ago, I published a blogpost on CircleID <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140225_internet_governance_why_africa_shoul…> titled “Internet Governance: Why Africa Should Take the Lead <https://ephraimkenyanito.com/2014/02/25/internet-governance-why-africa-shou…>.” I argued that African Internet stakeholders use a ‘wait and see approach’ in matters as critical as Internet governance,” and that African voices are missing in key Internet governance discussion fora. Additionally, I suggested that some reasons for this approach, including that Africa lacks well-trained Internet governance experts and Africans see foreign affairs and international relations as an East versus West dynamic. I further urged for a change in this situation, as the “wait and see approach” is gravely interfering with the basic human rights of Africans. As a follow-up to the post above, and building on previous work on the African Media Law and Digital Native Roundup <http://globalnetpolicy.org/tag/africa/> with the University of Pennsylvania, I am pleased to enclose a summary of a major forthcoming publication focused on the 2014-2016 period that highlights the regional trends concerning Internet governance and information and communications technology (ICT) policy making processes in Africa. The post can be found here: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/2016/10/17/what-steps-can-africans-take-and-le… I have further republished the post today on Medium and can be found here: https://medium.com/@ekenyanito/what-steps-can-africans-take-and-lead-in-int… This post is divided in two parts. The first relays my observations about trends over the past three years in African ICT policy, human rights, and development processes, and highlights key challenges and opportunities. The second provides recommendations for African citizens on what can be improved. I will be happy to set up some time to discuss further (via skype/ or in person) this upcoming publication, additionally, please feel free to let me know if you're interested to receive this major forthcoming publication focused on the 2014-2016 period as a PDF to your email. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/ Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 [image: --] Ephraim Percy Kenyanito [image: https://]about.me/ekenyanito <https://about.me/ekenyanito?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium…>

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Smashing the Silicon Valley patriarchy: anti-Lean In strategy puts onus on men
by Nanjira Sambuli 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/02/silicon-valley-sexism-di… Closer home, which men in this industry will lead the fold by, for instance, refusing to take place in all male panels? Champions needed! In the meantime, women in tech, please sign up here if you haven't already, and please spread the word. It can't be an excuse any longer, that we "can't be found". http://nanjira.com/2016/11/hundreds-of-fabulous-kenyan-women-signed-up-to-s… Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER
by Ali Hussein 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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OCHUODHO: It is high time order was brought to the ICT sector
by Kamotho Njenga 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Oracles from the father of Kenya's Internet...... http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/It-is-high-time-order-was-brought-to-t… Kamotho

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Curated Entrepreneurs @ 4th Angel Fair Africa
by Eric M K Osiakwan 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

Curated Entrepreneurs @ 4th Angel Fair Africa Nairobi, Kenya – 2nd November 2016 Angel Fair Africa is pleased to announce the entrepreneurs that will pitch from the 10th to 11th November 2016 at the Intercontinental Hotel. Rita Kimani of Farm Drive, Kenya; Tito Munhequete of Izy Shop, Mozambique, Ugwem Eneyo of Solstice, Nigeria; Josephat Mandara of TIME Tickets, Tanzania and Joanna Bichsel of Kasha, Rwanda. These are just some of the 20-curated startups and scaleups from 8 African countries selected through a continent wide effort to identify high impact and potential entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses in a storytelling format in a way that can connect directly with the investors. On the first day the startups that will be featured are pre-revenue whilst those on the second day will be scaleups with revenue and raising their second or third round of capital. The entrepreneurs will gain inspiration and leverage from other successful businesses some of who have participated in previous events. These entrepreneurs would share their experiences on building their companies, putting together their founding team as well as key successes and challenges. The panel of entrepreneurs will include Caitlin Dolkart of Flare, Andrew Airelobhegbe of OgaVenue, Eva Muraya of BDS Group, Erik Hersman of BRCK and Selorm Brantie of mPedigree (CNBC Africa Innovation Winner 2016). "Africa is in urgent need of real mentoring from experienced “fathers” and “mothers” and it is time we rose up to that role. Many opportunities are presenting themselves across Africa and if we do not guide the young people then we will have failed as a continent. This is why I am at the forefront when it comes to mentoring and investing in the young people of Africa." said Dr. Chris Kirubi who will open the event in a keynote fireside chat facilitated by Aprelle Duany of www.aprelleduany.com <http://www.aprelleduany.com/> Tim Draper, Founding Partner of Draper Associates who will be keynoting the second day of the event by video observed that “Africa shows promise to be the economic growth jewel of the next 20 years. As people become more mobile and connected, leaders will have to compete for the businesses and capital of the world, and Africans will benefit. As African countries become more free market and democratic, the people will become more entrepreneurial and the continent can take advantage of the breakthroughs in bitcoin, blockchain, drone delivery, stem cells, drug design, digital signatures, digital voting, digital identity and new efficient (virtual) forms of government that have not been available until recently. Entrepreneurship in Africa is here to stay.” Dave McClure who will deliver the closing keynote says “Wait until companies have an initial prototype, have shown that they have the potential to be profitable and have the ability to scale. That's the best time to invest.” Well, “the African startups have gone pass this, which is why, I am investing here and excited to be speaking at the event – come and lets hangout.” EDITORS NOTES About Angel Fair Africa is an event that brings together accelerators, incubators and emerging businesses from across the African continent and investors to do deals. More @ www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/>; contact - info(a)angelfairafrica.com <mailto:info@angelfairafrica.com> Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan +233244386792 "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan

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Rightscon 2017
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Dear Friends, Apologies for crossposting. We wanted to share an important update for RightsCon Brussels 2017 <https://www.rightscon.org/> (Wednesday March 29- Friday March 31, 2017). We are currently accepting proposals until our deadline on November 25, 2016, so make sure to act quickly! As you know, it's an amazing event that brings together more than a thousand leaders working in technology, human rights, data protection, and privacy. RightsCon Brussels will be our most impactful event yet, with three full days of programming, exciting satellite events like the Iran Cyber Dialogue, and more than 1000 participants from across sectors. It’s the best opportunity to showcase your work in digital rights, learn new advocacy skills and strategies, and most importantly, develop outcomes, best-practices, and policies that help defend and extend the digital rights of users at risk around the world. Submit a Session by November 25 You can submit your program session proposal on our website’s submission form <https://www.rightscon.org/submission/> , and find more information about our session formats, the RightsCon style and our themes on the submission guide <https://rightscon.org/submissionguide> . We encourage you to submit a high quality proposal, as competition is steep, and we are developing a fantastic and compelling agenda for participants. Attending RightsCon 2017 Tickets are on sale now <https://rightscon.org/tickets> in limited Early Registration pricing, so act quick before these discount tickets run out. Pricing will eventually increase to their regular values, so make sure to register sooner rather than later. Special rates and discount codes will be provided to session organizers and speakers. We’d love for you to join us at this important event. If you have any questions about your session proposal or registration, please let us know, either by contacting me or our RightsCon Coordinator at conference(a)accessnow.org. Best regards, -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/ Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1

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Fwd: [bestbits] Two great opportunities at Web Foundation - please share
by M Vernon 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

FYI. -mv Begin forwarded message: > From: Kristen Robinson <kristen.robinson(a)webfoundation.org> > Date: November 3, 2016 at 10:52:54 PDT > To: bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net > Subject: [bestbits] Two great opportunities at Web Foundation - please share > Reply-To: Kristen Robinson <kristen.robinson(a)webfoundation.org> > > Hi all, > > We have two excellent openings in communications and policy at Web Foundation! Please share with any relevant contacts who may be interested. Full details and job descriptions can be found on our jobs page. > > Thanks in advance, > > Kristen > > Policy Fellow > > We’re recruiting a Policy Fellow to provide support to Sir Tim Berners-Lee in his role as a spokesperson and advocate for the Web Foundation on selected emerging issues. You will work closely with our policy and communications teams to ensure that Sir Tim’s voice influences key debates and decisions globally. You will assist with strategy and forecasting on emerging issues, conduct desk research and lead in producing related policy materials aimed at key decision-makers. This is a unique role for a talented and motivated person who is able to apply academic acumen to real world policy challenges facing the internet. Please note that candidates should be in possession of a doctorate, or close to completing one (ABD stage), or alternatively possess a relevant Masters’ degree and further research and policy analysis experience equivalent to a doctorate. > > Interested candidates should read the full job description and apply by sending a cover letter and CV to jobs(a)webfoundation.org with “Policy Fellow” in the subject line. > > Deadline: 30 November 2016 > > > > Communications Officer – Digital Inclusion > > We’re looking for a communications whiz to join our team, working on issues including internet affordability and gender equality online. Do you have a track record of working on high-impact campaigns with complex issues at their heart? Is your writing excellent, your attention to detail unparalleled, and are you comfortable working across cultures and timezones? You could be the colleague we’re looking for. Please read the job description and apply ASAP by sending a cover letter and a copy of your CV to jobs(a)webfoundation.org with “Communications Officer” in the subject line. We’ll accept rolling applications until this position is filled, and will prioritise those based in either Cape Town or London. > > > > -- > Kristen Robinson > > Communications & Advocacy Manager > > +44 20 3287 7228 > > @Kristen3025 > > Skype: Kristen_WebFdn > > Please note I'm working on a US east coast time zone (GMT-4) > > 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA| www.webfoundation.org | Twitter: @webfoundation > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] ICANN57 under way in Hyderabad – Remote Participation info
by Barrack Otieno 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Dear Listers, This is for your information and attention. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 2:01 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] ICANN57 under way in Hyderabad – Remote Participation info To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> As noted in the welcome video linked below, this is the first ICANN AGM under the new meeting structure, the first post IANA transition meeting, and the first one in Hyderabad. It should have been in Puerto Rico, but that's another story. It goes a full 7 days. While the opening ceremony is on Saturday, there are plenty of meaty sessions before then. if calculations are correct, the first public forum <http://sched.co/8cyb> is at 6:30am Saturday NYC time, and the actual AGM <http://sched.co/8cyr> begins at 10pm Monday night NYC time, and the 2nd public forum <http://sched.co/8cyo> is at 12:30am Tuesday NYC time... joly posted: "The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN 57) is taking place November 3-9 2016 in Hyderabad, India. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of" [image: icann57] <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57>The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57> (ICANN 57) is taking place *November 3-9 2016* in *Hyderabad, India*. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of audio streams are also available. There will be livestreams of certain sessions. Find a session on the schedule for details. Hyderabad, India is on IST, 9.5 hours ahead of NYC until Saturday, then 10.5 hours ahead (UTC+5.5) * What: ICANN 57 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/Hyderabad57> Where: Hyderabad, India When: November 3-9 2016 Full Schedule: https://icann572016.sched.org/ <https://icann572016.sched.org/> Plenary sessions: https://icann572016.sched.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary <https://icann572016.sched.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary> ICANN Livestream channel: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting> ICANN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos <https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57> Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57> Welcome video:*: *https://youtu.be/29NhCIk-J60* <https://youtu.be/29NhCIk-J60> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8762 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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CIO100 Symposium Agenda
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Hello All, This might interest some of you https://view.attach.io/HkBscyGee My apologies for cross posting. Kindest regards Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Kenya +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 Nigeria + 234 814 636 4611

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Opening at FaceBook
by Grace Githaiga 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

International Growth Manager (Kenya) Marketing - Kenya - Contracted Growth Manager - Kenya Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Approximately 1.5 billion people and growing are using the service in over 100 languages. 83% of the people on Facebook are from outside North America and we continue to expand internationally. Facebook is seeking a Growth Manager who is obsessed with technology, social media and business strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience in the consumer Internet and mobile space. As a Growth Manager for Kenya you will lead Facebook to its full potential in the local market. With a deep understanding of the local competitive and product landscape, you will determine product gaps, identify growth opportunities, drive execution of growth initiatives, and add value to the Facebook user experience. Come join our team and help us connect the people in Kenya! Responsibilities: Provide market insights - identify and monitor strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relevant for Facebook's adoption in Kenya Explore, Identify and Evaluate strategic growth opportunities Ensure product is fully functional and well adapted to be successful in Kenya Partner with the Analytics organization to validate key findings with data Escalate to and drive solutions with product management for identified market specific product issues and gaps Design and execute a continuous testing plan for important end-to-end flows Track progress on market specific product improvements and measure impact Integrate usability studies, research and market analysis into market specific product reviews Understand Facebook's strategic and competitive position in Kenya and work to improve it Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm Requirements: 6+ years product development and/or Business Development Strong problem solving and analytical skills Extensive knowledge of online and mobile business models and Internet/consumer technology Creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, highly organized Self-driven, comfortable with a fast-paced, always-on, highly ambiguous start-up environment Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills in the primary market language and English Good project/product management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines Understanding of the technical architecture of complex and highly scalable web and mobile applications BA/BS in Computer Science, engineering or related technical field or equivalent working experience Experience with social products, technologies and platforms is strongly desired Experience working in startups / successful entrepreneurial adventures and/or working in a global company/environment highly desired Apply here: http://prounlimited.com/proqrg/fb/<http://prounlimited.com/proqrg/fb/> [http://prounlimited.com/proqrg/fb/car5.jpg]<http://prounlimited.com/proqrg/fb/> PRO@facebook Contractor Opportunities<http://prounlimited.com/proqrg/fb/> prounlimited.com ×You are no longer on the Facebook site. You have now entered the Facebook Contractor Opportunities site, which is hosted and managed by PRO Unlimited, a managed ...

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Some early questions for the State House ICT Summit
by Grace Githaiga 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

My feelers indicate that a State House summit to discuss ICT matters has finally been scheduled for Monday next week. Unlike my fellow columnist Dr David Ndii, nobody from the house on the hill has bothered to extend me an invite to honour or turn down. Considering that the chances of that State House invite materialising on my desk are close to zero, I have opted to ask some of the questions that have been bothering the ICT community right here. Read full article here: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3437452-50nqv8/in… Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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Internship Opportunity with A4AI: Research on Mobile Internet Users
by Nanjira Sambuli 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Hi there, please see below and share with your networks — The Alliance for Affordable Internet <http://www.a4ai.org/>is offering a paid 4-6 month internship to conduct research on mobile Internet users in low and middle income countries. The intern will conduct statistical and other analyses using a survey data set of 8000 users across 8 countries. The expectation is for the intern, with appropriate mentorship and guidance from A4AI, to lead the production of a short policy brief and an academic paper (to be submitted to a relevant journal by the end of the internship). Topics of interest to A4AI and relevant to this data set include public Internet access, and gender and ICTs. We are ideally looking for a graduate student with good econometric skills and who is comfortable using relevant statistical software. She or he will have an interest in and/or experience working on public policy issues in low and middle income countries. PhD students are welcome to apply. The internship can be full-time or part-time and can start as soon as possible, or if necessary at the start of the Spring 2017 academic semester. Interested candidates should send their applications (CV and brief cover letter) to erica.penfold(a)webfoundation.org <mailto:erica.penfold@webfoundation.org>. Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com/> About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira> | Skype <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) PGP: 3E082B6D

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Re: [kictanet] Call for Public Input on Proposed Elections ICT Regulations - Reminder
by esther kamande 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Good Evening, Having an option for self audit and certification raises questions as to whether the certification and audit process is merely a rubber-stamping exercise for certain election technologies. Is there any value addition in giving the commission the option to self audit?? Given the past rack record, it is vital to ensure that certification and audits provide real value which is why it is best to have independent third-party reviewers who are accredited to assess compliance within the set standards, this shouldn’t be optional as proposed, that “may” changes everything as it places no obligation on the commission to have any external certification and audit conducted. Under the proposed regulations the third-party certification body is contracted by the commission which calls its independence into question hence the need for stakeholder involvement in the selection process to further determine which third parties are deemed competent and independent enough. Furthermore it goes without saying, KEBS should be involved in the certification process. Richard as much as multi sectoral engagement is welcome, it must add value. The main function of ETAC is “to provide advice on the *Adoption and Implementation of electoral technology in the Commission*”. The closest definition of the term "electoral technology" I could find [I stand guided] is "software programs and electronic equipment, such as computers, printers, scanners, bar code readers and the Internet and other technologies used in elections that do not directly involve computers, but rather new materials, such as cardboard, fibreglass and plastic used in polling equipment". Therefore it is right to assume that for ETAC to conduct this function of advising the commission on the adoption and implementation of electoral technology they need some level of expertise in the area. Practically, what input do we expect from the AG’s office representative [most likely an advocate] on adoption and implementation of biometric voter registration, biometric voter identification and results transmission systems and such other electoral systems as listed under their functions?? Are the proposed members adding any value to the commission or is it just another rubber-stamping exercise in the name of multi sectoral engagement??? Why not cut to the chase by appointing experts who can get the job done as opposed to having a committee and providing the option of appointing experts to do the job. Regards, Esther K. On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Eshuchi Richard <eshuchi.richard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Indeed, the timelines are constrained. As informed, submission of > proposals has been extended to* Friday, 4th November, 2016*. > > We however, have to be cognizant that fast tracking adoption of the > proposed elections ICT regulations will expedite the procurement and > testing of technologies, a phase that proved to be very critical from the > post evaluation of the 2012 elections. > > Esther, there is an optional provision to have a professional firm conduct > the systems audit. On whether there is a need for an external audit and if > it should be mandatory to complement the internal one is an issue rightly > raised. > > Further, ETAC does have representation from relevant stakeholders > including MoICT (Suggestions on additional entities are welcome). The role > and responsibilities outlined in the proposed regulations are broad some of > whose performance is dependent on other Government entities. Technology > used is more than just the h/ware and s/ware, the purpose it is supposed to > fulfill does require multi sectoral engagement. We would therefore, be > wrong in assuming that tech recommendations are a sole preserve of > technology experts. > > > > Regards, > *Eshuchi RIchard* > > On 30 October 2016 at 23:59, esther nyambura via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> >> The timelines are too short to allow for any credible public >> participation. IEBC needs to extend the time for public participation. >> >> >> >> A quick perusal of the draft reveals that the commission has allowed for >> self-auditing of the system with no external checks and no standards >> pre-set to gauge the output. >> >> >> The proposed members of the Elections Technology Advisory Committee >> (ETAC) whose mandate is primarily to advise the Commission on “adoption >> and implementation of election technology” are not ICT experts and clearly >> don’t have the capacity to perform the functions. The mandate connotes a >> technical angle which should squarely be; reporting on effectiveness of >> ICTs currently in use, advising on areas of improvement and assisting in >> the implementation of new ICT tools in the electoral process. The draft >> attempts to remedy this by providing for powers to "appoint experts by >> the Committee whose knowledge and skills are necessary for the function of >> the Committee”. Why not appoint ICT experts as members of the committee >> and what is the point of having the members proposed with no technical >> knowledge to conduct their duties, is there any value addition by having >> the proposed members ??? >> >> >> >> Lastly, how is the Ministry of ICT not involved in the automation of the >> electoral process yet one of the core functions is coordinating >> informatization of all sectors of the economy? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Kamande E. >> >> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Richard >>> >>> Thanks for this. I have a question for you:- >>> >>> Do you think two working days and a weekend is enough to comment and >>> engage on such an important piece of legislation? >>> >>> Please dissuade me from thinking that this is just a way of ticking a >>> certain box called 'Public Participation'. >>> >>> Let me elaborate. When the Ministry of ICT wanted public engagement on >>> the ICT Policy 2016 they engaged us and gave us ample time to discuss and >>> give input. >>> >>> Can the IEBC look at increasing this time? I'm aware that the elections >>> are around the corner but surely let's do this right.. >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> Tel: +254 713 601113 >>> >>> On 27 Oct 2016 1:11 p.m., "Eshuchi Richard via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> As stated in the introduction, >>>> >>>> ' The Elections Laws (Amendment) act 2016 came into force on 4th >>>> October 2016. This legal amendment requires the Commission to develop a >>>> policy on the progressive use of technology in the electoral process and >>>> also make regulations for the adoption and implementation of technology in >>>> the electoral process. >>>> >>>> The Act further establishes an integrated electronic electoral system >>>> consisting of voter registration, voter identification and results >>>> transmission that shall be used in the next general election. The >>>> commission has already deployed several technologies that play significant >>>> role in the delivery of the commissions mandate, vision and mission. >>>> >>>> A clear ICT policy framework that allows the commission to >>>> progressively adopt ICTs in the electoral process has been drafted to >>>> govern the deployment of technologies in the Electoral process. The >>>> Commission in line with the amended Act has established an Elections >>>> Technical Advisory Committee to oversee the adoption of technology.\ >>>> >>>> The Committee is composed of technical industry players and other >>>> stakeholders. Its first meeting was held on Wednesday 26 October 2016. In >>>> line with the principle of public participation, the Commission is >>>> welcoming contributions on the proposed draft regulations on or before 31st >>>> October, 2106. ' >>>> >>>> Comments can be sent on email to: ictregulations(a)iebc.or.ke >>>> >>>> Attached, are the proposed regulations FYI and input. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> *Eshuchi Richard* >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>>> ailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/enkamande%40gmail.com >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/eshuchi.richard%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > *Eshuchi Richard* >

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Call for Public Input on Proposed Elections ICT Regulations
by Eshuchi Richard 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Greetings, As stated in the introduction, ' The Elections Laws (Amendment) act 2016 came into force on 4th October 2016. This legal amendment requires the Commission to develop a policy on the progressive use of technology in the electoral process and also make regulations for the adoption and implementation of technology in the electoral process. The Act further establishes an integrated electronic electoral system consisting of voter registration, voter identification and results transmission that shall be used in the next general election. The commission has already deployed several technologies that play significant role in the delivery of the commissions mandate, vision and mission. A clear ICT policy framework that allows the commission to progressively adopt ICTs in the electoral process has been drafted to govern the deployment of technologies in the Electoral process. The Commission in line with the amended Act has established an Elections Technical Advisory Committee to oversee the adoption of technology.\ The Committee is composed of technical industry players and other stakeholders. Its first meeting was held on Wednesday 26 October 2016. In line with the principle of public participation, the Commission is welcoming contributions on the proposed draft regulations on or before 31st October, 2106. ' Comments can be sent on email to: ictregulations(a)iebc.or.ke Attached, are the proposed regulations FYI and input. -- Regards, *Eshuchi Richard*

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY
by Ali Hussein 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Blockchain Infograph
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Morning Listers, This Infograph help to contextualise the Blockchain Technology. Blessed week ahead. Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo

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Restoring sanity in mobile value added services
by Mbugua Njihia 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

>From the recent uproar on mobile operators 'stealing' from mobile subscribers, here is my insiders opinion #agedpost Http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/restoring-sanity-in-mobile-value-added…

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Facebook launches free online training for Journalists
by Bonface Witaba 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

For the journalists on the list this might be of interest to you. https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/facebook-launches-free-online-training-fo… Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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AfICTA Windhoek Declaration
by waudo siganga 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

FYI

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The Economic Cost of Internet Shutdowns
by Mose Karanja 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

How much does it cost a country when its connection to the Internet is shut down? Turns out it is quite a lot. As the frequency of Internet shutdowns keep rising globally and in Africa particularly, several attempts have been made to quantify what this means economically. Two key reports by Brookings Institute & Deloitte/Facebook released under the Global Network Initiative (GNI) have proposed methodologies that attempt to answer this question. They both base their calculations on the contributions of the ICT sector to the Gross Domestic Product and using variables of duration of shutdown, population affected, and Internet connectivity, model formulas to get a rough estimate of how much a country loses in the these instances. Deloitte’s calculations are more nuanced on differentiated levels of connectivity and estimates that an average high-connectivity country stands to lose at least 1.9% of its daily GDP for each day all Internet services are shut down. For an average medium-level connectivity country, the loss is estimated at 1% of daily GDP, and for an average low-connectivity country, the loss is estimated at 0.4% of daily GDP. Beyond the dollars? Internet shutdowns directly affect people who use its communication channels and on top of suffering economical losses and inconvenience, there is the massive impact on basic life experiences. Security, health, education, participation in the global economy and all these converge as human rights violations. These kind of reports are valuable tools for advocacy especially because governments (the main actors on Internet shutdowns) understand money language more than human rights. It is just a fact of life. Brooking’s Report is here: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/intenet-shutdowns-v-3.… <https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/intenet-shutdowns-v-3.…> and Deloitte/Facebook report is here: http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/sites/default/files/The-Economic-Impact-… <http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/sites/default/files/The-Economic-Impact-…> -- Moses.

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Free the enterprise!
by Mbugua Njihia 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

The human element adds time, cost and complexity to any ecosystem that is looking to innovate. Subjectivity also happens as a default when analyzing applications adding to the friction. Self-service, good documentation and clear pricing is all that’s needed, then get out of the way! ~ http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/tech/free-the-enterprise.html *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Is tech recruitment broken? Clueless HR blamed for demanding the impossible from IT workers - TechRepublic
by Athar Ahmad Bhatti 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

I guess the trick is like in Terms of reference in a tender. The HR technically evaluates you using terms and if you have them in your cv you get to the financials. Athar Ahmad Bhatti +254726488311 On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:54 PM +0300, "Jimmy Thuo via skunkworks" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Thats a Good debate issue.... This is a classic "IT GUY" phenomenon. The main problem is that Many people/organisations do not differentiate the different fields/skill sets associated with ICT and tend to lump them up as one under the general title "IT". Whether you are a programmer, systems analyst, network specialist, systems admin, security expert ... to them you are the "IT Guy" expected to have answers to all problems relating to computers and electronic devices. Some even call the IT guy to fix electrical appliances such as iron box, immersion heaters etc. On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Alex Watila via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Dear all, What are your thoughts on the below issue? “If you were hiring electricians, would you expect them to be a dab hand at plastering, proficient at carpentry and a competent carpet fitter? Probably not, so why do recruiters expect developers, sysadmins and other IT workers to have such a ludicrously wide range of skills? Those working in the IT industry say job ads frequently demand a skillset so large or so specific that very few applicants can ever match up.” http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-tech-recruitment-broken-clueless-hr-… regards, Alex _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Best Regards Jimmy Thuo

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Is tech recruitment broken? Clueless HR blamed for demanding the impossible from IT workers - TechRepublic
by Alex Watila 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Dear all, What are your thoughts on the below issue? “If you were hiring electricians, would you expect them to be a dab hand at plastering, proficient at carpentry and a competent carpet fitter? Probably not, so why do recruiters expect developers, sysadmins and other IT workers to have such a ludicrously wide range of skills? Those working in the IT industry say job ads frequently demand a skillset so large or so specific that very few applicants can ever match up.” http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-tech-recruitment-broken-clueless-hr-… <http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-tech-recruitment-broken-clueless-hr-…> &bhid=51751792 regards, Alex

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Kenya CyberCrime Conference 2016
by Grace Githaiga 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

<https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html> Listers This might be of interest to some of you. <https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html> The Inaugural Kenya Cyber Crime Conference 2016, is independently organized by The Nairobi Law Institute (NLI) in conjunction with the Kenya Cyber Security & Forensics Association (KCSFA). The two day conference will be held on the 3rd and 4th November 2016 at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. <https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html> <https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html> For more info<https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html> https://www.cybercrimeconf.co.ke/home.html

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Re: [kictanet] Internet Freedom Festival 2017 Call for session submissions
by smusalagani 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Great! I'm a fellow in the internet present and future track. I'd be happy if you can submit a session there. Be sure to check the box requesting for travel assistance. Let me know if you need any help. Sent from my HTC On 26 Oct 2016 11:22, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Cool. I would be interested. > > thanx. > > walu. > > > ________________________________ > From: Sylvia Musalagani via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: Sylvia Musalagani <smusalagani(a)hivos.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:41 AM > Subject: [kictanet] Internet Freedom Festival 2017 Call for session submissions > > Dear Listers, > > Apologies for cross posting. The internet freedom festival 2017 is accepting call for session submissions. > > I wanted to reach out to see if any of you were planning to participate in the 2017 Internet Freedom Festival - as the 2017 Call for IFF Proposals is currently open, we'd love for you to submit your session or workshop ideas to be part of the festival program! > > The *final deadline* for submission on Monday, November 28th, 2016. We’re expecting a big turnout, so submit your session soon! > > Host a Session —> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/host-a-session/ > > Furthermore, via funds raised for the IFF Diversity & Inclusion Fund, the IFF is now able to offer a limited amount of travel assistance to the event, to participants whose session proposals are selected for the festival program! > > IFF Diversity & Inclusion > Fund -> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-festival-diversity-inc… > > The IFF is a gathering made for this community, by this > community - and we want to ensure that your voice and ideas are > heard. So think big, be innovative, be > creative, and send in your session ideas by November 28th! > > > > Thanks so much, > > > Kind regards, > > Sylvia Musalagani > > Programme Officer > Open Society > Freedom of Expression > > > Hivos East Africa > ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box 19875 - 00202 | Nairobi | Kenya > Office: +254 725 451 729 / +254 789 451 729 > Email: smusalagani(a)hivos.org | Skype: kanari.sylvia > website: www.east-africa.hivos.org > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of accep

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Dyn Analysis Summary of the DDoS Attacks
by Bonface Witaba 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hello Listers, This may be of interest to some of you:http://dyn.com/blog/dyn-analysis-summary-of-friday-october-21-attack/ Regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Circumvention tools; Are they being Stigmatized?
by Bonface Witaba 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hello Listers,Another interesting topic that could spark a worthy debate.Chinese police (in a leaked report) term circumvention tools as "terrorist software". See link for further reading: https://advox.globalvoices.org/2016/10/26/leaked-xinjiang-police-report-des… Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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[LIVE] Afrilabs Annual Gathering
by Brian Muhia 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Nanjira Sambuli just spoke here and is currently fielding questions. This will be on for a few more hours, so engage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSKRjpgLAtY -- Software Engineer - Savannah Informatics Ltd.

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Internet Freedom Festival 2017 Call for session submissions
by Sylvia Musalagani 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Dear Listers, Apologies for cross posting. The internet freedom festival 2017 is accepting call for session submissions. I wanted to reach out to see if any of you were planning to participate in the 2017 Internet Freedom Festival - as the 2017 Call for IFF Proposals is currently open, we'd love for you to submit your session or workshop ideas to be part of the festival program! The *final deadline* for submission on Monday, November 28th, 2016. We’re expecting a big turnout, so submit your session soon! Host a Session —> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/host-a-session/ Furthermore, via funds raised for the IFF Diversity & Inclusion Fund, the IFF is now able to offer a limited amount of travel assistance to the event, to participants whose session proposals are selected for the festival program! IFF Diversity & Inclusion Fund -> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-festival-diversity-inc… The IFF is a gathering made for this community, by this community - and we want to ensure that your voice and ideas are heard. So think big, be innovative, be creative, and send in your session ideas by November 28th! Thanks so much, Kind regards, Sylvia Musalagani Programme Officer Open Society Freedom of Expression Hivos East Africa ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box 19875 - 00202 | Nairobi | Kenya Office: +254 725 451 729 / +254 789 451 729 Email: smusalagani(a)hivos.org | Skype: kanari.sylvia website: www.east-africa.hivos.org

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder : Webinar on October 25 at 16:00 UTC: update on post IANA transition for Africa and the Middle East
by Bob Omondi 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Listers, You are kindly invited to a webinar for an update on post IANA Transition for Africa and the Middle East scheduled for October 25, 2016 at 16:00 UTC *Agenda:* *Time* *Slot Name* *Presenter* 16.00 – 16.03 Welcome *Pierre Dandjinou* | VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Africa | ICANN *Baher Esmat* | VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East | ICANN 16.03 – 16.13 Overview *Theresa Swinehart* | Senior VP, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives | ICANN 16.13 – 16.23 Bylaws and Mission Update *Samantha Eisner* | Deputy General Counsel, Legal | ICANN 16.23 – 16.33 Implementation *Akram Atallah* | President, Global Domains Division | ICANN 16.33 – 16.58 Q&A Open Floor 16.58 – 17.00 Closing Remarks *Pierre Dandjinou* | VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Africa | ICANN *Baher Esmat* | VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East | ICANN The call will be conducted in English. Questions and interventions can be posted either over the call or as text in the Adobe Connect room. 2) Joining information *Adobe Connect* room at *https://participate.icann.org/gseemea/ <https://participate.icann.org/gseemea/>* - CLICK on above link and enter the adobe connect room by entering your name, select ‘guest’ and click on ‘enter’ - It may take a few seconds while the software is being loaded up (or installed if the first time) - When you enter the room, a pop up window (see below) will provide you the option to Dial Out to your Phone. Enter your Phone Number* (Remember to change the Country Code if needed). - And click ‘Join’. Please do not click on “Listen Only” or you will not be able to speak. This will take a few seconds while the adobe connect dials your telephone number to connect you. Please remember to mute your line as a courtesy to everyone, and only unmute when you wish to speak. Having joined the adobe connect room, you will be able to see all the presentations, and chat with the other participants in the chat room pod. ü If you do not wish to use the adobe connect room, you can just dial-in* via phone*, Global Meet- PGI dial-in numbers can be found at https://mtginfo.pgi.com/globalcallmanagement.asp?bwebid=9820041&cid= da6be6b9d7ec5a17d774fce94d4e&confid=da68e6bdd7ee5a13d77cfceb4d4d&brandid=1 *The passcode for the call is 393 808 3611.* Mobile: tel://1-719-457-6209,*,,3938083611# <//1-719-457-6209,*,,3938083611> Phone Only Controls: https://go.conferencinghub.com/24b9f Primary Access Number: 1-719-457-6209 Or if the country does not have a toll-free dial-in number, please login to * Skype, *dial-in any of the above toll-free numbers (the USA/Canada number for example).] Some toll-free numbers include: • Russia (toll free) 8 800 500 9241 • Belarus (toll free) 8 820 0011 0341 • Ukraine (toll free) 0800 500 896 • Finland (toll free) 0800 772 236 • Kazakhstan (toll free) 8800 333 7554 • USA/Canada 1 800 3752612 The bridge will be opened 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Thanks - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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First All Female Investor Panel @ 4th Angel Fair Africa - PR
by Eric M K Osiakwan 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Below are our SM handles; @AngelfairAfrica @AfA #AngelfairAfrica #AfA https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/angelfairafrica/> https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa <https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-fair-africa> https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica <https://www.youtube.com/user/AngelFairAfrica> Register @ www.angelfairafrica.com <http://www.angelfairafrica.com/> Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan +233244386792 "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan>

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Mucheru says draft law on blogger video uploads to be amended - Politics and policy
by Ali Hussein 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Listers Interesting article. My sense on what's going on in the country is this:- The new constitution is being tested in ways that we should be prepared for. And for every detractor who wants to take us back to the bad old days there are 10 who will fight for it. I commend CS Mucheru for throwing his hat on the good side of history. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Mucheru-says-draft-law-on-blogger-video-… Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: CARLP TRAINING ON COMPLIANCE WITH BUSINESS LAWS
by Tirus Wanyoike 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Dear Kictanet, The below program will be beneficial to directors of ICT companies in this forum. Kindly circulate. As I explained, the Centre for Applied Research on Law and Policy (CARLP) has organised a training on compliance with Business Laws, with specific themes focusing on: - Directors’ liability under the Companies Act, 2015; - Compliance with Employment and Labour Laws; - Tax compliance for business entities; - Compliance with Procurement Laws; and - Protection of business ideas and brand names. The training will be at Sopa Resort, Naivasha, from 10th to 11th November. Please support us by circulating the attached training advert to Corporations/Business Enterprises/Directors/Managers within your networks that you think may be interested. Nice weekend. Kind regards, Tom -- Dr. Tom Kabau PhD (University of Hong Kong), LLM and LLB (University of Nairobi) Senior Lecturer and Chair of Law, Science and Technology Department School of Law Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Nairobi Cell Phone: +254 721 628646 / +254 735 070312 Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Applied Research on Law and Policy: http://www.carlp.org Partner, Kabau & Associates Advocates: www.kabauadvocates.com Select Publications: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/ cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1600181 -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Re: [kictanet] Who to blame for recent DDoS Attacks on Dyn
by Bonface Witaba 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hello Listers,I have been keenly following the latest DDoS developments and its interesting how the once futuristic concept (IoT) - now here with us, is starting to shape Internet security debates. Just an update; one of the companies whose devices were used in the attacks is recalling its devices:Link: Chinese Electronics Firm to Recall its Smart Cameras recently used to Take Down Internet | | | | | | | | | | | Chinese Electronics Firm to Recall its Smart Cameras recently used to Take Down Internet Chinese Electronics Firm Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology to recall its vulnerable smart products whose Internet connected cameras were hacked by Mirai botnet to take down the Internet with massive ddos attack. | | | | Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, 23 Oct, 2016 at 21:24, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Fwd: Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet - The answer is You, me and everyone else is in between (Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 21:22:46 +0300 From: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet - The answer is You, me and everyone else is in between Message-ID: <CAApgMtyMgNGGvkx0yX-AW+5rZT6hgb+XuNkQq-rQ_ZxNoaNDBA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I agree, we must critically analyse the risk exposure we place ourselves in as we enthusiastically embrace IOT. It is a wake up call because for once we realise that our cameras, fridges and printers can be used as weapons of mass destruction. In as much as this whole thing sounds like a script from a dooms day sci-fi thriller we must accept that it is a new reality which must adequately prepare ourselves for. >From a regulatory point of view, we must lobby to ensure that all IOT devices have very strict security standards, just like those required of all other sensitive technological infrastructure. Kind regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu. On 23 Oct 2016 19:13, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Dear listers > > Cross-posting intentional > > In the last few days the blogosphere and social media in general has been > abuzz with the DDoS attack that brought down popular sites like Amazon and > a Twitter. > > Have you wondered what role YOU could have played in this attack? Well, it > turns out we are all not so innocent..Read on.. > > > *From:* "FORTUNE Data Sheet" <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> > *Date:* 22 October 2016 at 10:18:07 PM EAT > *To:* <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > *Subject:* *Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet* > *Reply-To:* "Fortune" <reply-fec915777065057a-20_HTML-56937916-7213333-13@ > email.fortune.com> > > > [image: twitter share] > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd89a63bd3156595a18fb76a8e…> > [image: facebook share] > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd86111430ea32dfe4cf2a46a8…> > FOLLOW > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8a6aadcbdb98150198f4606e…> > subscribe > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8e3c7a0604f4495fd5d26a05…> > ANON TIP > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd81f6cc120ae2be6d360b40ec…> > October 22, 2016 > > Our worst hacking fears came true on Friday as criminals deployed millions > of everyday objects ? internet-connected cameras, printers and so on ? to > launch an attack > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8ae24cd6e62c52fc5fcf166a…> > on a critical part of the Internet. The attack was a success, crippling the > websites of major companies like Amazon > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd85042ba44640a09611552bd5…>, > Netflix > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8b6bfa06478bd79a6417b1e4…> > and Twitter for hours at a time. > > We now have a handle on what happened: hackers used publicly available > source code to assemble a bot-net army of internet-enabled devices, and > then directed those devices to send massive waves of junk requests to a DNS > provider. The attack meant the provider, New Hampshire based Dyn, could not > carry out its job of acting as a switchboard for the internet, and > consumers could no longer reach popular websites. > > The compromised devices, which make up the bot-net army, are still out > there and unpatched, which means other attacks are likely on the way. This > makes it a good time to ask who?s to blame for this debacle. We can start, > of course, by fingering the hackers themselves, who appear to have > unleashed the attack with profit motives > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8d92181cd55f6c6b3f035afe…> > in mind. > > But we can also assign much of the blame to the companies whose sloppy > security standards made the attack possible: > > Wondering which IoT device types are part of the Mirai botnet causing > trouble today? @briankrebs > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8b40a3a8949c758766798afb…> > has the list: https://t.co/bETefDMa4Y > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8510b05d14ce1ef716063e0b…> > > ? Eric Skinner (@EricSkinner) October 22, 2016 > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8be8a26a11a685b24cbc0324…> > > //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd866493dc7c47e363e222e27f…> > > We need laws that allow civil and/or criminal penalties for companies that > sell systems this insecure https://t.co/Gj4S5Hj0xV > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8e220a1a259bbec7f41da1aa…> > > ? Christopher Mims (@mims) October 22, 2016 > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd82b5f0a9985d53b548e0f94d…> > > //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd866493dc7c47e363e222e27f…> > > A list of alleged culprits > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8c27958954642dc875648b88…>, > compiled by security researcher Brian Krebs, include familiar names like > Panasonic, Samsung and Xerox > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd89b9c2ea8fb6dfa9c953537c…> > printers. The names also include lesser known makers of routers and > cameras, which reportedly made up the bulk of the bot-net army. > > It?s a good bet these companies are scrambling to update their product > lines in a way that requires users to change the passwords (widespread use > of default passwords are the main reason the devices got hacked in the > first place). But it?s not fair to lay the entire blame squarely on the > companies. Part of the responsibility should also lie with lawmakers and > regulators, who have failed to create a safety system to account for the Internet-of-Things > era > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8fa41254767352c180d4e2b7…> > we are now living in. > > Finally, it?s time for consumers to acknowledge they have a role in the > attack too. By failing to secure the internet-connected devices, they are > endangering not just themselves but the rest of the Internet as well. No > one think it?s acceptable for consumers to be clueless when they operate > products like automobiles or propane tanks ? so why is it okay for them to > be careless with routers and security cameras? > > On another note, there?s other security news this week, including a couple > cool fin-tech features by Robert, which can read about below. Thanks as > always for reading. And, for heaven?s sake, lock down your devices. > > Jeff Roberts > > @jeffjohnroberts > > jeff.roberts(a)fortune.com > > *Welcome to the Cyber Saturday edition of Data Sheet, *Fortune?*s* *daily > tech newsletter. *Fortune* reporter Robert Hackett here. You may reach me > via Twitter > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd816fc246a0753a1689ad4a09…>, > Cryptocat > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd850b38c007e565f3a845bc7e…>, > Jabber > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8b5882fd27b213153972fd3b…> > (see OTR fingerprint on my about.me > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd889235418310da4cb397ae44…>), > PGP encrypted email (see public key on my Keybase.io > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8a107f886a95135a1ca5dddb…>), > Wickr > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8a73c56e73f96e3640c0be90…>, > Signal > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8611d65f6926f7e9d6538ef8…>, > or however you (securely) prefer. * *Feedback welcome.* > > <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/8484/fort/newsletter_f…> > . > THREATS > > *Meet Coinbase 2.0. *In 2012, Coinbase was one of the early cool kids of > the bitcoin scene. Four years later, the company is barely mentioning > bitcoin as it carries out a full pivot into a digital brokerage service for > a wide range of money. (Fortune > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd83e9621187a3d691c6f4c41a…> > ) > > *Facial recognition stops a Facebook burglar*: Social media > companies announced they have broken ties with a controversial company that > scans their streams to identify faces for police departments. But it turns > out Facebook has itself used the company to stop an intruder in CEO Mark > Zuckerberg's office. (The Verge > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd872d08c4febcfa90bb7f0703…> > ) > > *Ripple rocks it.* Meanwhile, another fin-tech darling is riding > high. Ripple announced a successful trial with 12 big banks that could > lower settlement costs for cross-border currency transactions by 60 > percent. (Fortune > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8b926c40f3baacb9509a9523…> > ) > > *How Russia doxxed the DNC*: Everyone not named Donald Trump is by now > acknowledging that the hack of Democratic party emails was carried out by > Russia. But just what did this entail? An Esquire feature reveals how the > work was a years-long, meticulously planned operation. (Esquire > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8dadfb4f35711468176f1182…> > ) > > *I forgive you, Yahoo.* How do customers react when you suffer the > largest cyber-security breach in history? Apparently, they shrug. Yahoo > said user numbers are about the same since the breach. Alas, it looks like > the company's merger-mate won't be so forgiving ? Verizon is making noises > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8e4ce3f73f27ada49e7c1450…> > about bailing. (Fortune > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd834cd00f045ab4d96adac353…> > ) > > > *Share today's Data Sheet with a friend: *http://fortune.com/newsletter/ > datasheet/ > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd84b1f87e4e839e7aab2e21ca…> > > *Looking for previous Data Sheets? Click here > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8324b9b0652d59711abbd7b3…>.* > . > ACCESS GRANTED > > *Mmmm, blockchain. Robert has a fascinating look at how Wal-Mart and IBM > are using fin-tech tools to track pork safety in China: * > > Walmart plans to use technology developed by the Hyperledger Project, an > open source software project that builds blockchain tools and is based out > of the Linux Foundation... > > The blockchain in question, a private database co-developed by IBM, is > designed to provide the retailer with a way to indelibly record a list of > transactions indicating how meat has flowed through a commercial network, > from producers to processors to distributors to grocers?and finally, to > consumers. *Read more on Fortune.com > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8214e52c722f93a27eeab0e7…>* > . > FORTUNE RECON > > 97% of Java Apps Harbor a Known Security Hole > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8e1819d20aff867b635a2761…> > by Robert Hackett > > Microsoft Cloud Warrant Cases Move Closer to Supreme Court > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd834cada4c548652662c55f9f…>by > Jeff John Roberts > > This Badge Blocks Your Face in Social Media Photos > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8d6392e04b370ce749473b6e…> > by Maddie Farber > > Half of US Adults' Faces Are Being Scanned by Law Enforcement > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd82a95103426d7e9e538ca57f…> > by Jeff John Roberts > > NSA Contractor Accused of Stealing Data Will Face Espionage Charges > <https://click.email.fortune.com/?qs=7d1cb97b08a54cd8c896e751142b7100ba64717…> > Fortune/Reuters > . > > <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/8484/fort/newsletter_f…> > . > ONE MORE THING > > If you want to hack a high profile target, spear-phishing is still the > best bet. 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Fwd: [afnog] AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH)
by McTim 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

FYI, a great opportunity for more folk to get involved!! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: 2016-10-24 8:38 GMT-04:00 Subject: [afnog] AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH & FRENCH) To: Afnog <afnog(a)afnog.org>, Afrigeek <afrigeek(a)psg.com> Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2017 to be held in Nairobi - KENYA, from 21st May - 2 June 2017. Kindly send to various lists. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 21 January, 2017. Best Regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Secretariat *AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - ENGLISH* *Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 21st May – 2nd June 2017* Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Nairobi, KENYA from 21st May to 2nd June 2017. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD - AROC, ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. *Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community* AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. *About the Entire Event* Event Calendar include the following: - AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) - Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials - AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums - AFRINIC Trainings - AfREN Forum - AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting - ISOC Africa Sessions - ICANN Africa Day - A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session - A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops were hosted in collaboration with other organizations. *Who Attends?* A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. *Why Attend?* - The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry - It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. - It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. - Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics *Local Host* The Local Hosts for the Event are TESPOK & KENIC. *Venue & Hotel* This will be announces shortly. *Time Table* *Workshop & Tutorials* *Event* *Date(s)* Unix Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD - AROC 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings 27 - 29 May 2017 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials 28 - 29 May 2017 (Sunday - Monday) ISOC Africa Sessions 28 May 2017 (Sunday) *Conference* *Event* *Date(s)* Opening Session 29 May 2017 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF 29 May 2017 (Monday) AfNOG-18 Conference 30 May 2017 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-26 Conference 31 May - 2 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Friday) *About AfNOG* AfNOG (See *http://www.afnog.org/* <http://www.afnog.org/>) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. *“While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished”* *AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology* The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2016 in seventeen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into six parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks) - SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. - SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. - NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) - NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. - AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) - CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : *English: * *http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php* <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php> *French: **http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php* <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php> ***Workshop Deadline – January 21, 2017 *** *About AFRINIC* AFRINIC (See *http://www.afrinic.net/* <http://www.afrinic.net/>) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see *http://www.afrinic.net/meeting* <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting>). *AfricaCERT* AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 22nd – 27th May 2017 in Kenya. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : - Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; - Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; - Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; - Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; - Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; - Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; - Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit *www.africacert.org* <https://afnog.org/www.africacert.org> for further information. *AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting* Africa Top Level Domains Organization will be conducting an Advanced Registry Operators Course (AROC) from 22nd to 26th May 2017. The Advanced Registry Operations Course is a 5 day (40 Hour) Course tailored for operators looking to build robust operations moving forward into advanced installation and configuration topics. This course focuses on demonstrating a structured approach to network monitoring and management including further risk management plans. The course is highlighted by hands-on exercises to installation and configuration components. Topics in this course include but are not limited to architecture, monitoring tools and scripting. *ISOC AFRICA* ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. on 28th May 2017. Further information will be provided shortly. *AfNOG Tutorials* AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2017 Tutorials will be available here shortly: *http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/* <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/> *AfREN* The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 29th May 2017. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2017 will be provided shortly. *AfNOG-18 Meeting* The 17th AfNOG meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30th May 2017. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2017 conference in Tunisia drew over 500 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: *http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/* <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/> *AFRINIC-26 Public Policy Meeting* The AFRINIC-24 Public Policy meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya for three days from 31st to 2nd June, 2017. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a two-day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at *http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events* <http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events>. *Visa Requirements* Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Kenya. Please check with the Kenya Embassy or Consulate in your country *Please join us, once again, as we come together to learn, network and shape the future of ICT in Africa.* *&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&* *AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - FRENCH* *Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) : Atelier & Réunions 21 Mai – 2 Juin, 2017* Le Secrétariat du Sommet Afrique de l’Internet (AIS) annonce le programme d’AfNOG au Sommet Afrique de l’Internet 2017 qui se tiendra à Nairobi, KENYA du 21 Mai au 02 Juin 2017. AIS est l'événement multipartite ; sommet combinant des ateliers, des conférences et rencontres de l'industrie d'Internet. Le sommet annuel attire des instructeurs de renommée internationale, des experts et des conférenciers pour partager les dernières innovations et les meilleures pratiques dans l'industrie de l'Internet. C'est l'endroit où les institutions techniques africaines et Af * comme AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfricaCERT, AfREN, AfTLD, ISOC Afrique, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc. se rencontrent. *Répondre aux besoins de la communauté Internet en Afrique* AIS vise à répondre aux besoins en constante évolution de l'industrie des TICs et de l'ingénierie IP et integre l'utilisation et l'impact des technologies IP. Les séances comprennent des aspects techniques et commerciaux de l'Internet: à savoir le renforcement des capacités, de l'Infrastructure, Sécurité, Politique, Contenu & noms, numéros de l'Internet et la Recherche. *A propos de l'événement* Le Calendrier de l’événement comprend les éléments suivants: - Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau (offre une formation de ponte en ateliers pratiques avancés) - Plusieurs ateliers techniques AfNOG avances sur une / deux journées complètes - Formations Ateliers & forum AfricaCERT - Formations AFRINIC - Forum AfREN - AfTLD - AROC Atelier & Réunion - Evénement et Tutoriax ISOC Afrique - Journée ICANN Afrique - Une journée AfNOG de session plénière - Trois jours AfriNIC de session plénière En outre, plusieurs réunions parallèles et des ateliers seront organisés en collaboration avec d'autres organisations. *Qui participe?* Un large éventail de leaders de l'industrie des ICT et des experts techniques, y compris les fournisseurs de services Internet (FSI), les ingénieurs réseau qui souhaitent acquérir les compétences nécessaires en matière des TICs, les gouvernements, les régulateurs, les entreprises de télécommunications et les fournisseurs d’equipements. C'est une bonne occasion de réseautage entre pairs et entreprises. *Pourquoi participer?* - L'AIS répond aux besoins actuels et futurs des opérateurs dans le secteur des TICs - Il est axé sur les tendances actuelles et nouvelles de l’industries des TICs telles que la cyber sécurité, les réseaux mobiles entre autres. - Il propose des discussions sur un large éventail de questions de l'Internet, y compris les tendances actuelles et les plus récents en matière d’ICT. - Les experts du l’industrie participeront à des sessions de conférences, des présentations de conférenciers inspirants et visionnaires, de tables rondes interactives, abordant tous les sujets les plus pressants. *Hôte local* Les hôtes pour l’évènement sont TESKPOK et KENIC. *Lieu de la réunion & Hôtel* Ce sera annoncé prochainement. *Calendrier* *Atelier & tutoriels* *Evénement* *Date* Unix Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Boot Camp Réseautage 21 May 2017 (Dimanche) Atelier AfNOG 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) Atelier AfricaCERT 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AfTLD - AROC 22 - 26 May 2017 (Lundi - Vendredi) AFRINIC Trainings 27 - 29 May 2017 (Samedi - Lundi) AfNOG Tutoriels 28 - 29 May 2017 (Dimanche - Lundi) SessionsISOC Afrique 28 May 2017 (Dimanche) Séance d'ouverture 29 May 2017 (Lundi à 17 heures) AfREN Réunion / AAF 29 May 2017 (Lundi) AfNOG-18 Conférence 30 May 2017 (Mardi) AFRINIC-26 Conférence 31 May - 2 June (Wed - Friday) *Conférence* *À Propos d’AfNOG* AfNOG (Voir *http://www.afnog.org/* <http://www.afnog.org/>) est un forum pour la coopération et l'échange d'informations techniques entre opérateurs de réseaux connectés à Internet en Afrique. AfNOG vise à construire une communauté d'ingénieurs qui s'entraident pour exploiter l'infrastructure Internet en Afrique, et l'Internet mondial. AfNOG vise aussi a promouvoir le débat sur les questions relatives à la mise en œuvre de nouveaux réseaux qui nécessitent la coopération de la communauté. AfNOG a depuis 2000 organisé leur manifestation annuelle dans un pays africain différent chaque année. *“Alors que AfNOG alimente la croissance rapide de l'Internet en Afrique en formant des competences techniques qualifiees, notre contenu a été déterminé par les besoins de la communauté. Ce faisant, le rendement en terme de capacité de formation de AfNOG s'est multiplié au cours de la dernière décennie entrainant une croissance de la communauté ”* *Atelier AfNOG sur les technologies de réseau* L'atelier AfNOG sur les technologies réseaux vise à offrir une formation avancée aux personnes qui sont dans le processus de mise en place et l'optimisation d'un réseau connecté à Internet avec connectivité régionale et internationale. Le public visé comprend le personnel technique de haut niveau et de niveau intermédiaire de fournisseurs commerciaux de services Internet (FSI), les réseaux universitaires, réseaux gouvernementaux, ou des réseaux d’ONG. Cet atelier s'appuie sur l'expérience des ateliers AFNOG précédents tenus chaque année de 2000 à 2016 dans dix-sept pays africains différents, et aussi des ateliers INET de l'Internet Society, a lieu chaque année de 1993 à 2000 dans huit endroits dans le monde. Les instructeurs de l'atelier sont une équipe internationale avec de nombreuses années d'expérience dans l'exploitation de grands réseaux et de l'enseignement sur l'exploitation de réseau. L'atelier est divisé en six Sessions parallèles: (5 Anglais et 1 Français) - SS-E Services Internet Evollutive (Scalable en anglais), porte sur la conception et le fonctionnement des services de courrier électronique, le Web et d'autres services Internet, dimensionnés pour supporter un grand nombre d'utilisateurs. - SI-E - Infrastructure Réseau Evolutive (en anglais), focalisé sur la conception et l'exploitation de réseaux utilisant routeurs et Switch, dimensionnes pour supporter un grand nombre de sites interconnectés. - NM-E, Gestion et Supervision de reseau (en Anglais) - NM-F, semblable à NM-E, en français. - AR-E, Techniques avancées de routage (en Anglais). - CT-E, Formation de CERT (Anglais). *Plus d’Informations sur les candidatures de l'atelier se trouvent à:* *http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php* <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php> *http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php* <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php> *** Atelier Date limite - 21 Janvier, 2017* *À Propos d’AfriNIC* AfriNIC (Voir ) AfriNIC a été mis en place pour servir la communauté africaine en fournissant une gestion professionnelle et efficace des ressources Internet, en soutenant l'utilisation des technologies de l'Internet et le développement, et pour promouvoir une approche participative et multi approche des parties prenantes à la gouvernance de l'Internet. AfriNIC est une organisation non gouvernementale, sans but lucratif, organisation basée sur l’adhésion, située à l'île Maurice. Formations et renforcement des capacités constituent un élément central des activités d’AfriNIC et notre objectif est de développer des compétences au sein de notre région dans la mise en œuvre d’IPv6 et des technologies connexes requis pour utiliser efficacement nos ressources et à accroître la sensibilisation au sein de la région de service sur la façon dont Internet est régie et les rôles des differentes organisations dans cet environnement. AfriNIC organise deux réunions chaque année (voir *http://www.afrinic.net/meeting* <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting>). *AfricaCERT* AfricaCERT tiendra une série de formation pour les équipes de réponse aux incidents de sécurité et des tutoriels du 22 mai au 27 Mai 2017 à Nairobi, KENYA. AfricaCERT est le forum africain des équipes d'intervention en cas d'incident informatique, et a pour objectif de proposer des solutions aux défis pour une meilleure santé dans le Af * écosystème Internet. Les objectifs de AfricaCERT comprennent, mais ne sont pas limités à: - Aider les pays africains à établir CSIRT; - Renforcer les relations entre les CERT en Afrique et avec d'autres parties prenantes partout dans le monde; - Favoriser et soutenir des programmes d'éducation et de sensibilisation à la sécurité des TIC; - Encourager le partage dans la sécurité des TIC informations; - Promouvoir les bonnes pratiques et l'échange d'expériences entre les membres pour élaborer un cadre global pour la cybersécurité, y compris de mieux répondre juridique et les questions de réglementation; - Aider les CSIRT africains à améliorer Cyber préparation et le renforcement de la résilience des Infrastructure des TIC; - Promouvoir la collaboration en recherche de la technologie, du développement et de l'innovation dans le Domaine de la sécurité des TIC. S'il vous plaît visitez *www.africacert.org* <https://afnog.org/afnog2017/www.africacert.org> pour plus d'informations. *AfTLD - AROC Atelier & Réunion* AfTLD tiendra un atelier sur les Operations de Registre Avancées pour ccTLD du 22 au 26 Mai 2017. L'atelier AROC représente cinq journées (40h) techniques sur les Operations de Registre Avancés. Ce cours porte sur la démonstration d'une approche structurée de la gestion et supervision de réseau, y compris les plans de gestion de risque. Le cours est mis en évidence par des exercices pratiques d’installation et de configuration d’outils. Ce cours comprends mais ne se limite pas a de l’architecture réseau, outils de supervisions, écriture de scripts. *ISOC AFRIQUE* Le bureau Afrique de Internet Society organise des sessions / tutoriaux sur la gouvernance de l’Internet etc. le 28 Mai 2017. Plus de détails seront communiqués. *AfNOG Tutoriels* AfNOG offrira 1 à 2 journées complet (es) des tutoriels avancés. Les Tutoriaux auront lieu dans un environnement de type salle de classe, et peuvent inclure des composants pratiques. Les didacticiels sont non-commerciaux, et sont orientés techniques. Ils sont destinés à offrir une formation avancée sur des technologies déjà déployées ou en cours de déploiement pour les fournisseurs d'ISP. Des renseignements supplémentaires sur les tutoriels AfNOG 2017 seront disponible ici peu de temps: *http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/* <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/> *AfREN* Le réseau de la recherche et de l'éducation en Afrique (AfREN) organisera une réunion d'une journée le 29 Mai 2017. AfREN est un forum annuel sur la recherche et les réseaux de l'éducation en Afrique. Etant une des organisations Af*, le forum AfREN fait partie du Sommet Internet Afrique et a été convoquée depuis 2007 par l'Unité de Recherche et de mise en Réseau de l'Education (RENU) de l'Association des Universités Africaines, en collaboration avec AfNOG & AFRINIC. Le forum est une plate-forme pour les discussions sur les questions présentant un intérêt pour la Recherche et le Réseau de l’Education (REN) comme la collaboration, la sensibilisation et la coordination des activités en Afrique. Partage des expériences et de bonnes pratiques ainsi que la présentation des technologies de réseaux innovants sont également régulièrement abordée lors des reunions AfREN. Le parrainage des gestionnaires de réseau de campus pour assister aux ateliers annuels de formation AFNOG est également devenu une partie intégrante d’AfREN. Depuis 2012, avec la formation de REN régionaux couvrant tous les pays d'Afrique, une séance traditionnelle des mises à jour de l'UbuntuNet Alliance (Afrique orientale et australe), WACREN (Afrique occidentale et centrale) et ASREN (pays arabes, y compris l'Afrique du Nord) est organisee. Les participants de AfREN incluent entre autres, les professionnels de l’Education et gestionaires de reseaux de campus et de recherche, les opérateurs télécoms, les régulateurs, les décideurs politiques et les partenaires internationaux. Des informations supplémentaires sur AfREN 2017 seront fournies prochainement. *AfNOG - 18 Conférence* La 18éme Conférence AfNOG aura lieu à KENYA le 30 Mai 2017. Les conférences AfNOG sont un forum pour la coordination et la diffusion des informations techniques et pratiques relatives aux technologies réseaux ; architecture, cœur de réseau, entreprise. Les réunions sont informelles, avec un accent sur la pertinence des pratiques de backbones africains actuels et futurs. La conférence AfNOG 2016 à Gaborone a drainée plus de 400 participants, constitués essentiellement de personnel d'ingénierie de réseaux de fournisseurs de services internet, les Compagnies de télécommunications, Gouvernement, la communauté de la Recherche et de l'éducation, la Société civile. Des informations supplémentaires et le calendrier de la conférence seront disponibles d’ici prochainement: *http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/* <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/> *AfriNIC-26 Conférence* La réunion AfriNIC-24 sera organisée à Nairobi, Kenya sur trois jours à partir du 31 Mai au 2 Juin 2017. Les réunions AfriNIC sont ouverts à tous et offrent une excellente occasion de prendre part à des discussions relative a la gestion des ressources Internet. Les règles de Gestions décrivent comment les Ressources de numéros Internet devraient être géré et distribué, sont développés par la communauté. La réunion comprendra des tutoriels, des présentations, mise à jour sur des différents groupes de travail et la réunion de publique d'AfriNIC. La réunion de trois jours sera précédée par une formation IPv6 sur trois jours et une journée de formation à la Gestion des Ressources. La réunion portera sur le protocole IPv6 et son déploiement, notamment en Afrique et la question de l'épuisement du pool IPv4 de l'espace d'adressage. Plus d’informations seront disponibles à *http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events* <http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events> *Exigences relatives aux visas* Les citoyens de certains pays ont besoin d'un visa pour entrer au Kenya. Veuillez s'il vous plaît vérifier auprès de l'Ambassade du Kenya ou avec le consulat dans votre pays. *Nous vous invitons a nous rejoindre une fois encore, pour ensemble apprendre, echanger et façonner l'avenir des TIC en Afrique.* _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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CIO100 Symposium and Awards
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hello All, Here is your invitation to the 6th CIO100 Symposium and Awards slated for 10-11 November 2016 at the Enashipai Resort and Spa. More details are here https://2016cio100.eventbrite.com and here cio100.cio.co.ke Drop me a note if you need clarification and/or more info. Apologies for cross-posting. Kindest Regards Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Kenya +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 Nigeria + 234 814 636 4611

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KICTANet Assessment Survey
by Grace Githaiga 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Listers Greetings. KICTANet is conducting a brief survey to obtain feedback from the community members on its performance. This will enable us know whether KICTANet's values and objectives are well understood and the extent to which there is consistency of the values and work of KICTANet. Please take a few minutes and fill the survey by Thursday October 27, 2016. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10_Oo4UD8Y4ZkF3p2Uklh01yuOBTcaascFctyVdm-G3… This will help make KICTANet platform a more vibrant multistakeholder forum. Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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Fwd: Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet - The answer is You, me and everyone else is in between
by Ali Hussein 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Dear listers Cross-posting intentional In the last few days the blogosphere and social media in general has been abuzz with the DDoS attack that brought down popular sites like Amazon and a Twitter. Have you wondered what role YOU could have played in this attack? Well, it turns out we are all not so innocent..Read on.. > From: "FORTUNE Data Sheet" <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> > Date: 22 October 2016 at 10:18:07 PM EAT > To: <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet > Reply-To: "Fortune" <reply-fec915777065057a-20_HTML-56937916-7213333-13(a)email.fortune.com> > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > ANON TIP > OCTOBER 22, 2016 > Our worst hacking fears came true on Friday as criminals deployed millions of everyday objects — internet-connected cameras, printers and so on — to launch an attack on a critical part of the Internet. The attack was a success, crippling the websites of major companies like Amazon, Netflix and Twitter for hours at a time. > > We now have a handle on what happened: hackers used publicly available source code to assemble a bot-net army of internet-enabled devices, and then directed those devices to send massive waves of junk requests to a DNS provider. The attack meant the provider, New Hampshire based Dyn, could not carry out its job of acting as a switchboard for the internet, and consumers could no longer reach popular websites. > > The compromised devices, which make up the bot-net army, are still out there and unpatched, which means other attacks are likely on the way. This makes it a good time to ask who’s to blame for this debacle. We can start, of course, by fingering the hackers themselves, who appear to have unleashed the attack with profit motives in mind. > > But we can also assign much of the blame to the companies whose sloppy security standards made the attack possible: > > Wondering which IoT device types are part of the Mirai botnet causing trouble today? @briankrebs has the list: https://t.co/bETefDMa4Y > > — Eric Skinner (@EricSkinner) October 22, 2016 > > //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js > > We need laws that allow civil and/or criminal penalties for companies that sell systems this insecure https://t.co/Gj4S5Hj0xV > > — Christopher Mims (@mims) October 22, 2016 > > //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js > > A list of alleged culprits, compiled by security researcher Brian Krebs, include familiar names like Panasonic, Samsung and Xerox printers. The names also include lesser known makers of routers and cameras, which reportedly made up the bulk of the bot-net army. > > It’s a good bet these companies are scrambling to update their product lines in a way that requires users to change the passwords (widespread use of default passwords are the main reason the devices got hacked in the first place). But it’s not fair to lay the entire blame squarely on the companies. Part of the responsibility should also lie with lawmakers and regulators, who have failed to create a safety system to account for the Internet-of-Things era we are now living in. > > Finally, it’s time for consumers to acknowledge they have a role in the attack too. By failing to secure the internet-connected devices, they are endangering not just themselves but the rest of the Internet as well. No one think it’s acceptable for consumers to be clueless when they operate products like automobiles or propane tanks — so why is it okay for them to be careless with routers and security cameras? > > On another note, there’s other security news this week, including a couple cool fin-tech features by Robert, which can read about below. Thanks as always for reading. And, for heaven’s sake, lock down your devices. > > Jeff Roberts > > @jeffjohnroberts > > jeff.roberts(a)fortune.com > > Welcome to the Cyber Saturday edition of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily tech newsletter. Fortune reporter Robert Hackett here. You may reach me via Twitter, Cryptocat, Jabber (see OTR fingerprint on my about.me), PGP encrypted email (see public key on my Keybase.io), Wickr, Signal, or however you (securely) prefer. Feedback welcome. > > > . > > THREATS > Meet Coinbase 2.0. In 2012, Coinbase was one of the early cool kids of the bitcoin scene. Four years later, the company is barely mentioning bitcoin as it carries out a full pivot into a digital brokerage service for a wide range of money. (Fortune) > > Facial recognition stops a Facebook burglar: Social media companies announced they have broken ties with a controversial company that scans their streams to identify faces for police departments. But it turns out Facebook has itself used the company to stop an intruder in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's office. (The Verge) > > Ripple rocks it. Meanwhile, another fin-tech darling is riding high. Ripple announced a successful trial with 12 big banks that could lower settlement costs for cross-border currency transactions by 60 percent. (Fortune) > > How Russia doxxed the DNC: Everyone not named Donald Trump is by now acknowledging that the hack of Democratic party emails was carried out by Russia. But just what did this entail? An Esquire feature reveals how the work was a years-long, meticulously planned operation. (Esquire) > > I forgive you, Yahoo. How do customers react when you suffer the largest cyber-security breach in history? Apparently, they shrug. Yahoo said user numbers are about the same since the breach. Alas, it looks like the company's merger-mate won't be so forgiving — Verizon is making noises about bailing. (Fortune) > > Share today's Data Sheet with a friend: > http://fortune.com/newsletter/datasheet/ > > Looking for previous Data Sheets? Click here. > > . > > ACCESS GRANTED > Mmmm, blockchain. Robert has a fascinating look at how Wal-Mart and IBM are using fin-tech tools to track pork safety in China: > > Walmart plans to use technology developed by the Hyperledger Project, an open source software project that builds blockchain tools and is based out of the Linux Foundation... > > The blockchain in question, a private database co-developed by IBM, is designed to provide the retailer with a way to indelibly record a list of transactions indicating how meat has flowed through a commercial network, from producers to processors to distributors to grocers—and finally, to consumers. Read more on Fortune.com > > . > > FORTUNE RECON > 97% of Java Apps Harbor a Known Security Hole by Robert Hackett > > Microsoft Cloud Warrant Cases Move Closer to Supreme Court by Jeff John Roberts > > This Badge Blocks Your Face in Social Media Photos by Maddie Farber > > Half of US Adults' Faces Are Being Scanned by Law Enforcement by Jeff John Roberts > > NSA Contractor Accused of Stealing Data Will Face Espionage Charges Fortune/Reuters > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > If you want to hack a high profile target, spear-phishing is still the best bet. But just how do you carry it out? In the case of General Colin Powell and DNC Chair John Podesta, it was a plain old "Gmail" message. Here's an up close look at what not to click. (Motherboard) > > . > EMAIL ROBERT HACKETT > > SUBSCRIBE > > SHARE: > . > This message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to Cyber Saturday > UNSUBSCRIBE HERE > > Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: > HTTP://WWW.FORTUNE.COM/PRIVACY > > For Further Communication, Please Contact: > FORTUNE Customer Service > 3000 University Center Drive > Tampa, FL 33612-6408 > > ADVERTISING INFO | SUBSCRIBE TO FORTUNE > > > > Ali Hussein > Principal > Hussein & Associates > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >

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Kenya School of Internet Governance: KICTANet Calls for Applications
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Dear Listers, KICTANet in partnership with HIVOS East Africa and Facebook is pleased to announce an open call for participants of the first Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG). We are interested in getting citizens from all sectors: government, academia, tech community, civil society, bloggers and journalists who are new to Internet Governance issues. KeSIG is an introductory course covering technical, economic, legal and contemporary social issues brought about by the Internet. The main topics to be covered include: 1. Introduction to Internet Governance 2. Main issues in Internet Governance in Kenya 3. Kenya’s Internet Governance policy /legal framework(s) 4. Internet Governance processes and how to engage in them The training will use a participatory approach and will have faculty sourced from all stakeholder groups. It will take place at Strathmore University from 16th to 18th November 2016. Please apply here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqUujJUxh_hJFaaRE9EckBhNj0Od61IXZ…> . If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with Liz Orembo (lizorembo(a)gmail.com) who is coordinating this project. Kind Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: Call for Applications! | 2016 GAIA AgTech Innovation Challenge
by Thomas Kaberi 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

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Livestream: 5th AfIGF 16-18 Oct, Durban
by Kawsu Sillah 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

Dear Colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting. The 5th meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum, is currently underway in Durban, South Africa. For those of you interested to participate remotely, please join using the link Livestreaming: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/zndcZASeqKJ You can as well interact with hanlde @AfrIGF and hashtag #afigf #afigf2016 on Twitter. See you there! Best, Kawsu. Youth@AfIGF2016. -- Best Regards, [image: --] Kawsu Sillah [image: https://]about.me/ksillah <https://about.me/ksillah?promo=email_sig> AMBASSADOR <https://ideas.itu.int/page/view/933> ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition. Mobile : +220 9865300 | 6865300 | 3965300 Skype: profkawsu | Facebook: Kawsu.f.Sillah <https://www.facebook.com/kawsu.f.sillah> Twitter: @ksillah1 | LinkedIn: KAWSU SILLAH <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=103784437&trk=nav_responsive_tab_p…> *‘Every single person must have access to a computer, must understand it, must have access to good software and good teachers and to the Internet, so that every person will have the opportunity to make the most of his or her own life’ – Bill Clinton, the former US President.*

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Re: [kictanet] Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Share Data with Location-based Social Media Surveillance Startup
by Stephanie Muchai 15 Oct '16

15 Oct '16

Very interesting convo & engagement. Good spirit and thoughtful responses Ebele, keep em coming 👍 My question for FB - how does FB usually ensure that these type of folks use the "publicly available" info they gather for the specific use assigned? Maybe you've answered this on the thread and I missed it. Does the developer store the info they gather or no? Is it just "accessed" on FB for a set time? If they do store it, or even just are able to store it - what happens in countries with no data protection laws on gathering/use/storage of data? Thanks, Steph. On 14 Oct 2016 19:27, "Anderson Levi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Ngigi, has hit the nail on the head. Everything else is "white noise". If access to the API equals access to 'public' info then why all this... On 14 Oct 2016 18:35, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > This is not a legal issue. It's against the rules of Facebook's developer > agreement for someone to pose as a commercial developer and then sell > information it gathered based upon APIs targeting publicly available > information to police. None of this is illegal-it's just really creepy and > against our terms. > > In answer to your last question, absolutely not. > > Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa > > m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> > > 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG > > ebeleokobi(a)fb.com > > [image: 6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B] > > On Oct 14, 2016, at 3:16 PM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Ebele, > > There is something about this that I am not understanding. > > If the APIs only allows a developer to access *publicly* available > information that is in the FB Platform, why would it be illegal for law > enforcement / intelligence to even access it? > > It can *only* be a problem if the API allows accessing *private > *information from FB users. > > Which then brings us to an even *bigger problem*; is FB allowing > developers to access our private information and messaging on FB for > commercial purposes? > > Regards > Sent from Nylas N1 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nylas.com_n1-3Fref-3Dn…>, > the extensible, open source mail client. > > On Oct 12 2016, at 8:58 pm, Ebele Okobi via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Yes-this is a mess, and this article isn't an accurate report. >> Basically-this was a private company that set itself up as a developer-same >> as, say, Candy Crush makers or those quiz things about your friends on FB. >> As a developer, it got access to API (see here >> http://readwrite.com/2013/09/19/api-defined/ >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__readwrite.com_2013_09_1…> >> for definition) that allowed it to build programs into FB. This allowed it >> to write programs targeting publicly available information on FB platform. >> That means-no private chats, no private groups, no data that users haven't >> made publicly available. The point of APIs in this context is SUPPOSED to >> be so advertisers (from small business to nonprofits to Andela, etc.) can >> send ads to targeted users. This group completely violated our policies and >> used their API access to target publicly available info to send to police. >> FB has kicked them off our platform. As you can imagine, there are many >> conversations now about this. But key to know that FB did NOT and does not >> sell user data; that this was a completely unauthorized use of our >> developer platform, that we rectified this as soon as we were notified, >> that the access was not to user data, but essentially a program that >> allowed them to target public info on Facebook. It's still unacceptable, >> and something we are taking extremely seriously. >> >> Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa >> >> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> >> >> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG >> >> ebeleokobi(a)fb.com >> >> [image: 6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B] >> >> On Oct 12, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> *The ACLU of California has obtained records showing that Twitter, >> Facebook, and Instagram provided user data access to Geofeedia, a developer >> of a social media monitoring product that we have seen marketed to law >> enforcement as a tool to monitor activists and protesters. We are pleased >> that after we reported our findings to the companies, Instagram cut off >> Geofeedia’s access to public user posts, and Facebook has cut its access to >> a topic-based feed of public user posts.* >> >> More here: https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-future/facebook-instagram- >> and-twitter-provided-data-access-surveillance-product-marketed >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.aclu.org_blog_free…> >> >> -- >> *Ahmed Maawy* >> Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) >> Curator - Global Shapers Mombasa Hub >> Ambassador - Open Knowledge >> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa >> Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer >> (KE) +254 714 960 627 >> Skype: ultimateprogramer >> >> swahilibox.co.ke >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__swahilibox.co.ke&d=DQMF…> >> globalshapers.org >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__globalshapers.org&d=DQM…> >> www.okfn.org >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__okfn.org_&d=DQMFaQ&c=5V…> >> startupgrind.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__startupgrind.com&d=DQMF…> >> ajplus.net >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ajplus.net&d=DQMFaQ&c=5…> >> www.everylayer.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.everylayer.com_&d=D…> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.k >> ictanet.or.ke_mailman_listinfo_kictanet&d=DQICAg&c=5VD0RTtNl >> Th3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE >> &m=GhVvdCFxDu4EVUb8ylng2LCvR_0IBt5-yhOx6fQy7Ss&s=tY_FmWozK9w >> ITxf0Wi2mSTnAJ3IESBY7WT33HlgqAYs&e= >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://urldefense.proofpoint. >> com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.kictanet.or.ke_mailman_options_ >> kictanet_ebeleokobi-2540fb.com&d=DQICAg&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd >> 41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE >> &m=GhVvdCFxDu4EVUb8ylng2LCvR_0IBt5-yhOx6fQy7Ss&s=LAZLJsuQHbk >> 66IPOo4JjXcmrto5E92ncpWcgmoqMezk&e= >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. 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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Share Data with Location-based Social Media Surveillance Startup
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

*The ACLU of California has obtained records showing that Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram provided user data access to Geofeedia, a developer of a social media monitoring product that we have seen marketed to law enforcement as a tool to monitor activists and protesters. We are pleased that after we reported our findings to the companies, Instagram cut off Geofeedia’s access to public user posts, and Facebook has cut its access to a topic-based feed of public user posts.* More here: https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-future/facebook-instagram-and-twitter-provid… -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) Curator - Global Shapers Mombasa Hub Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer swahilibox.co.ke globalshapers.org www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com ajplus.net www.everylayer.com

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Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254
by Kevin Kamonye 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

Hi Andrew, This new idea looks promising. It seems to be within Afrinic's obligations as defined by the community(if passed)/IANA, and it also accelerates the 'exhaustion' of our v4 resources in a manner that does not create unnecessary delays. Noah, yes, the soft-landing policy you are referring leans heavily in this direction and I would fully support it if its gains a clear majority. My understanding of it, however, is that it is not pretty much the same thing. It is still very open-ended and provides a chance for us to be stuck with v4 much longer than need be. Following the extreme idea of stopping allocations now, perhaps the already allocated resources could sustain the continent say for at least two years - a long time considering for instance, how many v4-only devices are being sold to knowing/unknowing consumers every single day. So, whose soft landing are we referring to here. Placing a majority of the remaining address space into the fund (trust) means that they are not easily available for allocation to commercial parties (OUR requirements could be served within a community-defined and extensively communicated time frame of which I will say even just 6 months would be enough) and we therefore do not have to all wait on the others to provide the required impetus. Regards, *Kevin K.* *+254720789158* On 14 October 2016 at 13:20, Noah <noah(a)neo.co.tz> wrote: > On 14 Oct 2016 09:17, "Andrew Alston" <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> > wrote: > > > > Basically, individuals can apply to the access fund for projects that > need v4 space that will directly benefit the continent, they would have to > prove v6 deployment alongside it (not just plans to take a v6 block and > announce it, actual deployment plans, which would be monitored), and the > project would have to provide KPI’s etc etc. > > > > > > +1 Andrew and I totally agree with you. > > Similarly there is a policy whose text proposes the same narrative... > > http://afrinic.net/fr/community/policy-development/ > policy-proposals/1815-ipv4-soft-landing-bis > > I believe this covers pretty much what we are so far discusssing. > > Noah > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > >

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Kenya Electoral Assistance Program: Innovation Grants for Electoral Support
by Mildred Achoch 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Dear Listers, This may be of interest to some: https://www2.fundsforngos.org/democracy-and-good-governance/kenya-electoral… Regards, Mildred. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 113, Issue 30
by Bonface Witaba 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Greetings Listers,Apologies for cross posting but just wanted to share this article I wrote sometimes back about "IPv6; The Inevitable Migration".Link: https://bonfacewitaba.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/ipv6-transition-the-inevitab… Kind regardsBonface Witaba It does NOT matter how SLOWLY you GO so long as you do Not STOP. --Confucious (Chinese Philosopher and Reformer) On Thursday, 13 October 2016, 16:44, "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 (Kevin Kamonye) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:03:23 +0300 From: Kevin Kamonye <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com> To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 Message-ID: <CACqJS+K1wLVm540WSHB35YbOj5kPvLA7zUcy4TTbu_xucPi=RA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Andrew, Your apparent passion and commitment to the migration reminds me of *Plato's Cave *:) You have clearly seen the promised land of a native v6 world and it is beautiful. Now, am hardly poet but am forced to say the above in appreciation of the amount of work that you have clearly put into this. You have also raised some very high level points that I will need some more time to fully research on. I do not have the answers at the moment. First, I agree that the proposal of having a reserve block for new entrants is the most rational way forward. Still, some of the reasons why I would consider stopping the allocation of v4 are below. 1. These v4 IPs will eventually be exhausted anyway and the final goal is to stop using the current addressing scheme completely 2. Every single v4 IP that is currently/ to be allocated will have to be swapped eventually - more time and resources will be required 3. To expand on the above, this challenge grows exponentially with every v4-only device that is sold (and this mostly happens in developing countries) 4. There are RIRs that have long stopped v4 allocations (certainly not by choice) and I believe there are still new entrants into those markets and they still find a way to survive. Let us not underestimate human nature. A good point in case is that the exhaustion of v4 has been *imminent* for a long long long time. ?5. For consumers( I include users, developers, Systems/IP guys - all of us), the costs also include the lost opportunities for better connections ( logical and social) and I can also add that we are also restricting innovation. Consider the below especially as regards to 4 & 5. ( I do not necessarily agree with the simplistic opinions given by the author re ISPs as I know we all have different values and priorities - but then again I did not want to create any perception as being subjective on what content to highlight from the article, being in the industry myself) ?? ?"A lot of CGNs are being deployed. Some recent work I have been doing shows that upward of 3% of IPv4 users present on a different source IPv4 address within 10 seconds?i.e. a minimum of 3% of users lie behind CGNs with relatively aggressive address lease timeouts. Secondly, a lot of shared Web hosting is being deployed. It is evidently commonplace to see upward of *10,000* Web host environments co-existing on a *single host IP* server address."? ??ISPs are playing their cards close to the vest, but it looks like many of the ones that are planning to start rolling out IPv6 soon will be deploying IPv6 along with CGN-based IPv4 for new users. They're reluctant to change anything for existing users, because the first rule of being an ISP is "don't generate support calls." Providing broadband Internet access is a very profitable business, but the profit generated by a customer evaporates faster than you can say "have you tried rebooting your router?" when said customer calls for support. ISPs that started deploying IPv6 in past years had access to enough IPv4 addresses to give users their own along with a range of IPv6 addresses. That is no longer true, or will no longer be true as soon as ISPs use up their own stashes of IPv4 addresses. The downside of NAT is that it only works well in one direction: from the inside to the outside. When connections must be set up from the outside to the inside, such as in the case of peer-to-peer audio or video conferencing, additional logic is necessary to find a way to the right internal system through the NAT. This is bad enough when two users are both behind their own home NATs so that two NATs must be bypassed, but it gets much worse as ISPs deploy CGNs, so now four NATs can be in the path. CGNs also can't open up ports as easily as home NATs. As long as it's not firewalled too severely, IPv6 has none of these issues; with 2^128 addresses there is no need for NAT. So it makes sense for ISPs to deploy IPv6 along with CGN-based IPv4. However, there are still ISPs that pooh-pooh IPv6. Huston again: "The pessimistic view is that so far nothing much has broken in IPv4-land, so there is still some more time left to do nothing!" Unless the ISPs that have been ignoring IPv6 plan to just keep their existing customers and not sign up any new ones, those ISPs are still going to be bitten by the IPv4 address exhaustion and will almost certainly be forced to deploy CGN at some point. With no pressure relief valve in the form of IPv6, all user traffic will have to flow through the CGN, which can then easily become a bottleneck and a single point of failure. As a result,* the quality of service delivered by different ISPs will diverge more and more*, with the ones providing unshared public IPv4 addresses as well as IPv6 doing the best and the ones using CGNs with relatively many users per public IPv4 address and no IPv6 doing the worst. The good news is that so far, the Internet has always managed to adapt just before collapse was imminent. In the late 1980s, TCP congestion control saved the Internet from massive congestion. In the 1990s, classless interdomain routing and route flap damping kept the routers going. This time we only have to turn on a feature that's been in our operating systems for a decade and maybe replace an aging modem or two. Call me an optimist, but I think it can be done. But only at the very last moment, of course. (Source <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/06/with-the-americas-run…> ) ?So yes v6 will happen with/out any drastic measures. On the other hand, Africa finally has a chance to make a bold message that I can consider to be at the scale of the burning of Ivory in Kenya.? Before, stopping all allocations was impossible as the RIRs would never have been able to convince their customers or even each other to do so. But now that we are the only ones left with a substantive reserve of these (potentially toxic) IPv4 resources, we could agree to start moving in the other direction and let all the others follow this time. I would really be pained to hear the inevitable statements (with very correct language of course) that the reason v4 still exists is to accommodate the developing world. Regards, *Kevin K.* *+254720789158* On 13 October 2016 at 10:00, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > > > Just another further note on what I said below. > > > > To quote from Dave Michaud from Rogers Communications yesterday on another > list (used with kind permission of the author who waived Chatham house > rules that exist on the list it was posted to allow me to quote this): > > > > *Once we are done with this phase, we will start migrating some phones to > IPv6-only operation. The transition will be executed per phone model by a > logic implemented in a AAA server that is queried by the PGW when the > PDP/PDN is established. The AAA decides based on IMEI if the phone should > connect to the network using dual-stack or using IPv6-only with > DNS64/CGN64.* > > > > He further sent me the following: > > > > *To clarify the v6-only service, we will be cherry picking devices for > this service. Initially, it will be Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G4 and Nexus 5. > After that, once we are comfortable, we will move more devices to IPv6-only > operation (likely all newer Samsung, LG and Google/Nexus/Pixel devices). > Moving forward, all new devices that we start selling will also be launched > with IPv6-only.* > > > > > > Now ? what does this mean. Firstly, the days of dual-stack as the only > means are over. There **IS** a move towards single-stack v6 with only > translation to v4. I believe (but am open to correction) that t-mobile is > doing the same thing. Secondly ? it emphasises the point of reserving a > small block of space for new-comers that don?t have in order to facilitate > the v6 -> v4 translation referred to above. Thirdly ? the implications of > the above are? quite mind blowing ? because while NAT has certain ways to > transverse back through it (UPNP etc) to enable certain applications to > work ok behind standard v4 NAT, I am far from convinced the same will work > with v6 to v4 NAT in the same manner. (Open to correction and would love > to hear from someone more knowledgeable in this area). But what this means > is ? if people aren?t running v6 and pretty fast ? life on the Internet is > going to start getting really interesting ? because v6 single stack isn?t a > thing for tomorrow ? it?s already happening. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > *From:* Andrew Alston [mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com] > *Sent:* 13 October 2016 09:45 > *To:* Kevin Kamonye <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; > KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Barrack > Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > I don?t think completely stopping v4 allocations right now would have the > impact we?re looking for. If you look at the policy proposal I?ve put > forward, I propose a /13 reserved entirely for new comers, people who had > zero space from anywhere before this. I think this is still an adequate > number and sufficient, but it is also critical. The reason for this is > that it allows sufficient space for entities to do NAT64 / DNS64 for > translation to legacy equipment in a single-stack v6 environment. I still > believe this will be necessary for a few years to come ? and I think the > /13 reservation is sufficient. > > > > I also think that at the rate of depletion ? we won?t actually be gaining > much time by stopping, and as you say, there are other considerations we > have to keep in mind. Rather than focusing on the financial > considerations, we have to consider the fact that the space that was given > to AfriNIC by IANA was meant to the serve the people, and I?m pretty sure > that if AfriNIC decided to just stop allocating and hold onto all of it > they would run foul of the agreements under which they were given that > space. (I could be wrong here, perhaps someone with more insight can > comment). > > > > What I?d like to see is a situation where those who need the v4 space > today, for use on the continent, can get it, use it, and we deplete > naturally. There is a lot of evidence that there is plenty of demand on > the continent, and while some would say that large allocations indicate > space flowing off the continent, I have yet to see any concrete evidence of > this and in fact the allocation statistics seem to dispute this fact. (The > majority of the really large allocations in recent months looking at the > publically available data are tending to go to African countries that > traditionally had far less space than other places, and an analysis of the > BGP surrounding those allocations gives no indication that they have been > moved off continent, though of course I say that BGP analysis and latency > analysis of space to determine actual geographic location is a bit hit and > miss and far from an exact science). > > > > If we repeal the current soft landing policy and maintain a limited > reservation strictly for new-comers (and I do believe a /13 is sufficient), > this will achieve the necessary in my opinion. It will ensure the rapid > depletion of v4 space on the continent, it will ensure that the space that > is currently within AfriNIC is actually used for proper benefit, it will > ensure that there is still space available for people who have absolutely > none to use for single-stack v6 to v4 translation as necessary, and all in > all, I believe that?s the best solution. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Kevin Kamonye [mailto:kevin.kamonye@gmail.com > <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com>] > *Sent:* 12 October 2016 18:36 > *To:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> > *Cc:* Mark Tinka <mark.tinka(a)seacom.mu>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; General Discussions of AFRINIC < > community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > Solid points all round. > > > > I had really not grasped it properly before, but I can now see how the > concept of actually encouraging the rapid exhaustion of v4 would certainly > be a game changer. > > > > To take it further, would you say that STOPPING the allocation of v4 > starting NOW would have more impact? Of course this would have several > downsides that would need to be mitigated. For instance, I can see that > this would translate into financial challenges for Afrinic as they do rely > (not sure about this) on the revenue from the sale of IPs to fund their > operations. No one likes to lose money, not even a non-profit :) > > > > I would really like to hear your thoughts on this. > > > > Hi Mark, very true. v6 on mobile should be pretty much done by now. Also, > I can already hear that the other big service providers are starting to > stir due to this challenge from Liquid. Perhaps it will even turn into a > race that makes us all winners. > > > > @ Barrack - cheers mate. > > > > Regards, > > > > *Kevin K.* > > *+254720789158* > > > > On 12 October 2016 at 16:22, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom. > com> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > In the mobile space (LTE), and in the wireless space ? while I can?t > comment on specifics, watch this space. > > > > In particular in KE and ZM dependent on which technology you?re referring > to. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Mark Tinka [mailto:mark.tinka@seacom.mu] > *Sent:* 12 October 2016 15:55 > *To:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com>; Kevin Kamonye < > kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; > Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > > > On 12/Oct/16 13:31, Andrew Alston wrote: > > > > On this map, you will see there are only two countries in Africa that have > in excess of half a percent v6 penetration levels. One is Sudan, and one > in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently runs at 4.76% penetration and climbing ? > beyond that the rest of Africa has effectively no real penetration. Now, > compare that to the rest of the world where v4 is depleted, and you see a > vastly different picture. The global average deployment rate is sitting at > 12% and climbing, whereas all it took to **double** the aggregate > penetration rate in Africa was the v6 enabling of 10 or 15 thousand FTTH > users in Zimbabwe. This speaks volumes, we have v4, and its slowing us > down in getting v6 deployed. > > > Given that consumers don't generally get a say in when IPv6 can be > enabled, that helps a lot. Much of Europe, North America and Asia-Pac have > sufficient broadband into people's homes that makes all the difference. > > A number of major mobile operators in that part of the world have also > turned on IPv6. > > The majority of Internet access in Africa happens in the mobile space > today. If we want to see the needle shift even a hair's width, mobile > operators in Africa need to enable IPv6. As of today, I have neither seen > nor heard of any plans from any major or small mobile network operator in > Africa re: turning on IPv6, never mind have a strategy or plan. > > If wire-line and non-GSM wireless service providers in Africa were to > enable IPv6 for their broadband customers, there would be an improvement in > the outlook (by your own experience in Zimbabwe), but not as much as if the > mobile operators came to the party. It is absurd that there is no interest > from this group, considering that the thinking is that it is cheaper to > spend millions of $$ to sustain NAT444444444 than it is to roll out IPv6. > > Mark. > > >

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Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254
by Kevin Kamonye 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Hi Andrew, Your apparent passion and commitment to the migration reminds me of *Plato's Cave *:) You have clearly seen the promised land of a native v6 world and it is beautiful. Now, am hardly poet but am forced to say the above in appreciation of the amount of work that you have clearly put into this. You have also raised some very high level points that I will need some more time to fully research on. I do not have the answers at the moment. First, I agree that the proposal of having a reserve block for new entrants is the most rational way forward. Still, some of the reasons why I would consider stopping the allocation of v4 are below. 1. These v4 IPs will eventually be exhausted anyway and the final goal is to stop using the current addressing scheme completely 2. Every single v4 IP that is currently/ to be allocated will have to be swapped eventually - more time and resources will be required 3. To expand on the above, this challenge grows exponentially with every v4-only device that is sold (and this mostly happens in developing countries) 4. There are RIRs that have long stopped v4 allocations (certainly not by choice) and I believe there are still new entrants into those markets and they still find a way to survive. Let us not underestimate human nature. A good point in case is that the exhaustion of v4 has been *imminent* for a long long long time. 5. For consumers( I include users, developers, Systems/IP guys - all of us), the costs also include the lost opportunities for better connections ( logical and social) and I can also add that we are also restricting innovation. Consider the below especially as regards to 4 & 5. ( I do not necessarily agree with the simplistic opinions given by the author re ISPs as I know we all have different values and priorities - but then again I did not want to create any perception as being subjective on what content to highlight from the article, being in the industry myself) "A lot of CGNs are being deployed. Some recent work I have been doing shows that upward of 3% of IPv4 users present on a different source IPv4 address within 10 seconds—i.e. a minimum of 3% of users lie behind CGNs with relatively aggressive address lease timeouts. Secondly, a lot of shared Web hosting is being deployed. It is evidently commonplace to see upward of *10,000* Web host environments co-existing on a *single host IP* server address." ISPs are playing their cards close to the vest, but it looks like many of the ones that are planning to start rolling out IPv6 soon will be deploying IPv6 along with CGN-based IPv4 for new users. They're reluctant to change anything for existing users, because the first rule of being an ISP is "don't generate support calls." Providing broadband Internet access is a very profitable business, but the profit generated by a customer evaporates faster than you can say "have you tried rebooting your router?" when said customer calls for support. ISPs that started deploying IPv6 in past years had access to enough IPv4 addresses to give users their own along with a range of IPv6 addresses. That is no longer true, or will no longer be true as soon as ISPs use up their own stashes of IPv4 addresses. The downside of NAT is that it only works well in one direction: from the inside to the outside. When connections must be set up from the outside to the inside, such as in the case of peer-to-peer audio or video conferencing, additional logic is necessary to find a way to the right internal system through the NAT. This is bad enough when two users are both behind their own home NATs so that two NATs must be bypassed, but it gets much worse as ISPs deploy CGNs, so now four NATs can be in the path. CGNs also can't open up ports as easily as home NATs. As long as it's not firewalled too severely, IPv6 has none of these issues; with 2^128 addresses there is no need for NAT. So it makes sense for ISPs to deploy IPv6 along with CGN-based IPv4. However, there are still ISPs that pooh-pooh IPv6. Huston again: "The pessimistic view is that so far nothing much has broken in IPv4-land, so there is still some more time left to do nothing!" Unless the ISPs that have been ignoring IPv6 plan to just keep their existing customers and not sign up any new ones, those ISPs are still going to be bitten by the IPv4 address exhaustion and will almost certainly be forced to deploy CGN at some point. With no pressure relief valve in the form of IPv6, all user traffic will have to flow through the CGN, which can then easily become a bottleneck and a single point of failure. As a result,* the quality of service delivered by different ISPs will diverge more and more*, with the ones providing unshared public IPv4 addresses as well as IPv6 doing the best and the ones using CGNs with relatively many users per public IPv4 address and no IPv6 doing the worst. The good news is that so far, the Internet has always managed to adapt just before collapse was imminent. In the late 1980s, TCP congestion control saved the Internet from massive congestion. In the 1990s, classless interdomain routing and route flap damping kept the routers going. This time we only have to turn on a feature that's been in our operating systems for a decade and maybe replace an aging modem or two. Call me an optimist, but I think it can be done. But only at the very last moment, of course. (Source <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/06/with-the-americas-run…> ) So yes v6 will happen with/out any drastic measures. On the other hand, Africa finally has a chance to make a bold message that I can consider to be at the scale of the burning of Ivory in Kenya. Before, stopping all allocations was impossible as the RIRs would never have been able to convince their customers or even each other to do so. But now that we are the only ones left with a substantive reserve of these (potentially toxic) IPv4 resources, we could agree to start moving in the other direction and let all the others follow this time. I would really be pained to hear the inevitable statements (with very correct language of course) that the reason v4 still exists is to accommodate the developing world. Regards, *Kevin K.* *+254720789158* On 13 October 2016 at 10:00, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > > > Just another further note on what I said below. > > > > To quote from Dave Michaud from Rogers Communications yesterday on another > list (used with kind permission of the author who waived Chatham house > rules that exist on the list it was posted to allow me to quote this): > > > > *Once we are done with this phase, we will start migrating some phones to > IPv6-only operation. The transition will be executed per phone model by a > logic implemented in a AAA server that is queried by the PGW when the > PDP/PDN is established. The AAA decides based on IMEI if the phone should > connect to the network using dual-stack or using IPv6-only with > DNS64/CGN64.* > > > > He further sent me the following: > > > > *To clarify the v6-only service, we will be cherry picking devices for > this service. Initially, it will be Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G4 and Nexus 5. > After that, once we are comfortable, we will move more devices to IPv6-only > operation (likely all newer Samsung, LG and Google/Nexus/Pixel devices). > Moving forward, all new devices that we start selling will also be launched > with IPv6-only.* > > > > > > Now – what does this mean. Firstly, the days of dual-stack as the only > means are over. There **IS** a move towards single-stack v6 with only > translation to v4. I believe (but am open to correction) that t-mobile is > doing the same thing. Secondly – it emphasises the point of reserving a > small block of space for new-comers that don’t have in order to facilitate > the v6 -> v4 translation referred to above. Thirdly – the implications of > the above are… quite mind blowing – because while NAT has certain ways to > transverse back through it (UPNP etc) to enable certain applications to > work ok behind standard v4 NAT, I am far from convinced the same will work > with v6 to v4 NAT in the same manner. (Open to correction and would love > to hear from someone more knowledgeable in this area). But what this means > is – if people aren’t running v6 and pretty fast – life on the Internet is > going to start getting really interesting – because v6 single stack isn’t a > thing for tomorrow – it’s already happening. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > *From:* Andrew Alston [mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com] > *Sent:* 13 October 2016 09:45 > *To:* Kevin Kamonye <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; > KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Barrack > Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > I don’t think completely stopping v4 allocations right now would have the > impact we’re looking for. If you look at the policy proposal I’ve put > forward, I propose a /13 reserved entirely for new comers, people who had > zero space from anywhere before this. I think this is still an adequate > number and sufficient, but it is also critical. The reason for this is > that it allows sufficient space for entities to do NAT64 / DNS64 for > translation to legacy equipment in a single-stack v6 environment. I still > believe this will be necessary for a few years to come – and I think the > /13 reservation is sufficient. > > > > I also think that at the rate of depletion – we won’t actually be gaining > much time by stopping, and as you say, there are other considerations we > have to keep in mind. Rather than focusing on the financial > considerations, we have to consider the fact that the space that was given > to AfriNIC by IANA was meant to the serve the people, and I’m pretty sure > that if AfriNIC decided to just stop allocating and hold onto all of it > they would run foul of the agreements under which they were given that > space. (I could be wrong here, perhaps someone with more insight can > comment). > > > > What I’d like to see is a situation where those who need the v4 space > today, for use on the continent, can get it, use it, and we deplete > naturally. There is a lot of evidence that there is plenty of demand on > the continent, and while some would say that large allocations indicate > space flowing off the continent, I have yet to see any concrete evidence of > this and in fact the allocation statistics seem to dispute this fact. (The > majority of the really large allocations in recent months looking at the > publically available data are tending to go to African countries that > traditionally had far less space than other places, and an analysis of the > BGP surrounding those allocations gives no indication that they have been > moved off continent, though of course I say that BGP analysis and latency > analysis of space to determine actual geographic location is a bit hit and > miss and far from an exact science). > > > > If we repeal the current soft landing policy and maintain a limited > reservation strictly for new-comers (and I do believe a /13 is sufficient), > this will achieve the necessary in my opinion. It will ensure the rapid > depletion of v4 space on the continent, it will ensure that the space that > is currently within AfriNIC is actually used for proper benefit, it will > ensure that there is still space available for people who have absolutely > none to use for single-stack v6 to v4 translation as necessary, and all in > all, I believe that’s the best solution. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Kevin Kamonye [mailto:kevin.kamonye@gmail.com > <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com>] > *Sent:* 12 October 2016 18:36 > *To:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> > *Cc:* Mark Tinka <mark.tinka(a)seacom.mu>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; General Discussions of AFRINIC < > community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > Solid points all round. > > > > I had really not grasped it properly before, but I can now see how the > concept of actually encouraging the rapid exhaustion of v4 would certainly > be a game changer. > > > > To take it further, would you say that STOPPING the allocation of v4 > starting NOW would have more impact? Of course this would have several > downsides that would need to be mitigated. For instance, I can see that > this would translate into financial challenges for Afrinic as they do rely > (not sure about this) on the revenue from the sale of IPs to fund their > operations. No one likes to lose money, not even a non-profit :) > > > > I would really like to hear your thoughts on this. > > > > Hi Mark, very true. v6 on mobile should be pretty much done by now. Also, > I can already hear that the other big service providers are starting to > stir due to this challenge from Liquid. Perhaps it will even turn into a > race that makes us all winners. > > > > @ Barrack - cheers mate. > > > > Regards, > > > > *Kevin K.* > > *+254720789158* > > > > On 12 October 2016 at 16:22, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom. > com> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > In the mobile space (LTE), and in the wireless space – while I can’t > comment on specifics, watch this space. > > > > In particular in KE and ZM dependent on which technology you’re referring > to. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Mark Tinka [mailto:mark.tinka@seacom.mu] > *Sent:* 12 October 2016 15:55 > *To:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com>; Kevin Kamonye < > kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; > Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > > > On 12/Oct/16 13:31, Andrew Alston wrote: > > > > On this map, you will see there are only two countries in Africa that have > in excess of half a percent v6 penetration levels. One is Sudan, and one > in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently runs at 4.76% penetration and climbing – > beyond that the rest of Africa has effectively no real penetration. Now, > compare that to the rest of the world where v4 is depleted, and you see a > vastly different picture. The global average deployment rate is sitting at > 12% and climbing, whereas all it took to **double** the aggregate > penetration rate in Africa was the v6 enabling of 10 or 15 thousand FTTH > users in Zimbabwe. This speaks volumes, we have v4, and its slowing us > down in getting v6 deployed. > > > Given that consumers don't generally get a say in when IPv6 can be > enabled, that helps a lot. Much of Europe, North America and Asia-Pac have > sufficient broadband into people's homes that makes all the difference. > > A number of major mobile operators in that part of the world have also > turned on IPv6. > > The majority of Internet access in Africa happens in the mobile space > today. If we want to see the needle shift even a hair's width, mobile > operators in Africa need to enable IPv6. As of today, I have neither seen > nor heard of any plans from any major or small mobile network operator in > Africa re: turning on IPv6, never mind have a strategy or plan. > > If wire-line and non-GSM wireless service providers in Africa were to > enable IPv6 for their broadband customers, there would be an improvement in > the outlook (by your own experience in Zimbabwe), but not as much as if the > mobile operators came to the party. It is absurd that there is no interest > from this group, considering that the thinking is that it is cheaper to > spend millions of $$ to sustain NAT444444444 than it is to roll out IPv6. > > Mark. > > >

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Three problems choking Africa’s technology entrepreneurs
by Mbugua Njihia 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

The proper way to build a business is to figure out how to sustainably scratch a perpetual itch and in Africa we have no shortage of opportunities or brains that apply themselves toward that pursuit. As technology fashioned by Africa’s techpreneurs continues to be produced and taken to market, there are three issues that that I have identified as stifling their ability to take root and grow, outside of capital and talent - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/three-problems-choking-africas-technol… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia | +254721668709 Entrepreneur in pursuit of opportunities without regard to resources currently controlled #WhatIsNext #AfricaRising ᐧ

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Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254
by Kevin Kamonye 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Hi Andrew, Solid points all round. I had really not grasped it properly before, but I can now see how the concept of actually encouraging the rapid exhaustion of v4 would certainly be a game changer. To take it further, would you say that STOPPING the allocation of v4 starting NOW would have more impact? Of course this would have several downsides that would need to be mitigated. For instance, I can see that this would translate into financial challenges for Afrinic as they do rely (not sure about this) on the revenue from the sale of IPs to fund their operations. No one likes to lose money, not even a non-profit :) I would really like to hear your thoughts on this. Hi Mark, very true. v6 on mobile should be pretty much done by now. Also, I can already hear that the other big service providers are starting to stir due to this challenge from Liquid. Perhaps it will even turn into a race that makes us all winners. @ Barrack - cheers mate. Regards, *Kevin K.* *+254720789158* On 12 October 2016 at 16:22, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > > > In the mobile space (LTE), and in the wireless space – while I can’t > comment on specifics, watch this space. > > > > In particular in KE and ZM dependent on which technology you’re referring > to. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Mark Tinka [mailto:mark.tinka@seacom.mu] > *Sent:* 12 October 2016 15:55 > *To:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com>; Kevin Kamonye < > kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net>; > Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] IPv6 Chapter 254 > > > > > > On 12/Oct/16 13:31, Andrew Alston wrote: > > > > On this map, you will see there are only two countries in Africa that have > in excess of half a percent v6 penetration levels. One is Sudan, and one > in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently runs at 4.76% penetration and climbing – > beyond that the rest of Africa has effectively no real penetration. Now, > compare that to the rest of the world where v4 is depleted, and you see a > vastly different picture. The global average deployment rate is sitting at > 12% and climbing, whereas all it took to **double** the aggregate > penetration rate in Africa was the v6 enabling of 10 or 15 thousand FTTH > users in Zimbabwe. This speaks volumes, we have v4, and its slowing us > down in getting v6 deployed. > > > Given that consumers don't generally get a say in when IPv6 can be > enabled, that helps a lot. Much of Europe, North America and Asia-Pac have > sufficient broadband into people's homes that makes all the difference. > > A number of major mobile operators in that part of the world have also > turned on IPv6. > > The majority of Internet access in Africa happens in the mobile space > today. If we want to see the needle shift even a hair's width, mobile > operators in Africa need to enable IPv6. As of today, I have neither seen > nor heard of any plans from any major or small mobile network operator in > Africa re: turning on IPv6, never mind have a strategy or plan. > > If wire-line and non-GSM wireless service providers in Africa were to > enable IPv6 for their broadband customers, there would be an improvement in > the outlook (by your own experience in Zimbabwe), but not as much as if the > mobile operators came to the party. It is absurd that there is no interest > from this group, considering that the thinking is that it is cheaper to > spend millions of $$ to sustain NAT444444444 than it is to roll out IPv6. > > Mark. >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 113, Issue 21
by June Tessy 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Listers, As at 1300 hours Dr. Ezekiel Mutua (albeit under coercive pressure from the stakeholders), unequivocally stated that the draft proposed bill was done away with during today's stakeholder meeting. The way forward as resolved at the meeting is to develop a new policy framework on which industry legislation can be founded on, to review the Proposed 2012 Films Bill as well as review and possible amendment of the current statute Cap 222. On 11 Oct 2016 12:01 p.m., <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Mutua is at it again: KFCB Draft. (Collins Areba) > 2. Re: Mutua is at it again: KFCB Draft. (Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu) > 3. Jadili the Proposed Kenya's Film, Stage Plays and > Publications Law (Mose Karanja) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 20:39:52 +0300 > From: Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Mutua is at it again: KFCB Draft. > Message-ID: > <CAFb6RxDbywLydTmLVjO0D4U91tE3qL2hDWnqoevTZRwoRw7Msw@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Listers, > > Apologies if this has been shared before. I would like to bring your > attention to this bill... > http://kfcb.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DRAFT-BILL- > KFCB-21-7-Draft-10.pdf > In particular to chapter 39 which specifically refers to Internet Service > Providers. I think in their zeal to create a solution where no problem > exists they are forcibly trying to provide service providers into being > enforcers of said bill. This would at worst mean Forced DPI on the service > providers end, which I might argue is an infringement on privacy: a > fundamental right, yes? > > > > -- > Regards, > > Collins Areba, > Kilifi, Kenya. > Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731534124* > Twitter: @arebacollins. > Skype: arebacollins >

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Jadili the Proposed Kenya's Film, Stage Plays and Publications Law
by Mose Karanja 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Greetings from Strathmore. The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has published the Films, Stage Plays and Publications Bill (2016) as part of reviewing the existing the Film and Stage Plays Act Cap222 with the aim of aligning it with the Constitution of Kenya (2010). As an effort to use technology to supplement existing public participation avenues in Kenyan law making, we have developed Jadili <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kfcb2016>, an open source project running on Madison <https://github.com/opengovfoundation/madison> as a transparent tool for aggregating pubic sentiments, comments and annotations to specific parts of proposed laws. We hope you can use Jadili to read the Bill, support or oppose it, single out specific clauses and provide alternative wording. This, we think, is a progressive path to constructive public participation as it avoids the general good/bad dichotomy while giving the drafters much more insight into which parts of the Bill need revision. After the public participation window closes, we send ALL input as received to the drafters for their consideration. I hope you will use Jadili and if you have any suggestions to improve on it, that will be greatly appreciated. Find the Bill here: http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kfcb2016 <http://jadili.ictpolicy.org/docs/kfcb2016> ~~~ www.moseskaranja.com/blog

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IPv6 Chapter 254
by Kevin Kamonye 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

As always, thanks Ali and team for breathing some life into this one. My story with IPv6 started much longer than I can remember. The key moment, however, came in 2010/2011 when the hype hit its peak due to the then projected exhaustion of IANA's central pool (officially announced in 3/02/2011). I was working at KDN at the time and being the largest IP transit provider in the region, a decision was agreed by all that we had to move quick - I think mostly to avoid potential embarrassment :) Our then HOD David W. K., and I sincerely applaud him for the work he has put into building the Telecom Industry in the region, got wind of an Afrinic IPv6 Workshop in Ghana and 13 days later another very commendable colleague and myself were in that class and it all went superbly well. The problem for me started a few weeks after I got back because I realised that there really wasn't a particular motivation for us to get the other providers to respond (though the hard-core techies like us did some 'test' peering here and there). We even conducted a major upgrade on KDN's infrastructure at KIXP to ensure that all ISPs could get at least 1Gbps capacity ( though this was mostly driven by the Google Youtube Cache that we deployed to handle the post-Seacom Internet traffic explosion in 254 and region). We also pursued ISPs in the region through forums such as AfPIF, ISOC etc. but the matter collapsed mostly due to natural causes. In short, I would say that there will never be a major crisis as regards to IPv4 exhaustion. Techies will do their thing of patching networks until they can't do it anymore and then they will switch the rest of the population to IPv6. What we can do for now is to follow in the example of formulating the policies, which I can volunteer some of my time as would be needed. Lastly, I will quote from this <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ipv4-exhaustion-5-implications-africa-runnin…> article by one of the guys that led us through the training at NIITA back in 2011 (and I advise going it through in full if you want to learn more of IPv6 in Africa) *Implication #3: Driving Complacency in Africa Towards IPv6 Adoption* *[image: Inline images 1]* *So long as it is still possible and easy to get IPv4 addresses, 95% of network operators will do so; humans (and the organisations that they make up) don't change easily. Particularly, organisations fixated on short term results will fail to realise that using every every single IPv4 address available to AFRINIC is not enough for us to catch up with the rest of the world. Not being able to look beyond a the proverbial tree to the forest, it is easy to totally be blind to drastic change in resource availability that will result if one of Africa's large mobile telecommunications companies (say MTN) decides to remove NAT on their mobile networks and give each mobile user a true Internet access experience using public IP addresses (I didn't think it was possible until experienced it for myself in Dar es Salaam last year with Airtel).* *Networks will move to deploy IPv6 under the following influences:* *a) The cost of getting IPv4 addresses becomes un-bearable (as would be if they have to be acquired from the Transfer market) * *b) There are no IPv4 addresses to be gotten, anywhere (even if you have money to buy them)* *c) The network's owners have this blinding insight of the obvious that the IPv4 game is an un-winable one and IPv6 is the only sustainable way* *d) Some powerful entity forces them (by mandates or by incentives) to deploy IPv6 (like gov't IT regulators)* *For most African companies, scenarios (a & b) are unlikely to happen in next 2 – 3 years (unless the shell companies increase and succeed in getting addresses which depletes AFRINIC's current space). Only a few network operators to my knowledge pay anything other that lip service to scenario (c) and the only party that can make scenario (d) happen (gov't regulators) still largely don't know how to go about it (if you are an African gov't IT leader and need help with this, I might be able to help). Therefore, we have ourselves an IPv4 address resource curse!* Good afternoon, *Kevin K. K.* *+254720789158* On 10 October 2016 at 14:42, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Dear Andrew, > > Many thanks for the feedback and for sharing the policy which i > believe is a good starting point. Maybe we need a couple of town hall > meetings with the business/corporate communicate and policy makers to > break the resistance. > > Best Regards > > On 10/10/16, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > > Hi Barrack, > > > > We are also running native v6 on our FTTH network and continuing to > deploy. > > We plan to also shortly enable our public wifi networks in Kenya and are > > working towards this (couple of vendor related issues that are being > worked > > on in this regard) > > > > We are in a position to roll out IPv6 to any corporate customer and IP > > transit customer who wishes it as well, and have some IPT customers > actively > > using IPv6 - Basically the entire Liquid network, irrespective of which > > country we operate in, is fully V6 ready. > > > > The reason the percentage point indicators in the stats I've given > haven't > > moved that much though is because convincing corporate customers to take > > IPv6 is slightly more challenging, and our consumer rollouts in Kenya are > > still relatively new (and as a result not yet large enough to seriously > move > > the penetration figures for the entire country). We are however working > > with our customers to continue to increase the penetration percentages > and > > get the v6 adopted by the customers. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrew > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barrack Otieno [mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com] > > Sent: 10 October 2016 14:29 > > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > > Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] [kictanet] Liquid Telecom warns of > looming > > address shortage - Daily Nation > > > > Dear Walu et al? > > > > Liquid has been on Zimbabwean Media over successfull V6 deployment. > > Andrew , what is impeding deployment of the same in Kenya? > > > > Regards > > > > On 10/10/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > wrote: > >> @Mwendwa,>>> > >> What can you do? > >> - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and > >> promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and > >> economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 > >> compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within > >> your government agencies. > >>>>>The above text is what we were looking for to include in our revised > >>>>>.KE ICT Policy. How I wish you had shared this earlier :-) > >> walu. > >> > >> From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > >> Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>; General Discussions > >> of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > >> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:55 AM > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of > >> looming address shortage - Daily Nation > >> > >> This is an extremely important debate for the continent. Thank you Ali > >> for that. > >> Some of these issues have been debated thoroughly in several forums. > >> It's very important we continue debating them until we see an > >> exponential growth of IPv6 in the continent.To answer a few questions, > >> there is a clear justification on why it is necessary to migrate to > IPv6. > >> Among them: > >> - There are no enough IPv4 remaining for everyone. There are more > >> devices, and people on earth than IPv4. Maximum IPv4 addresses are > >> 4billion. > >> Population of Earth is 7.3Billion. Maximum IPv6 address 3.4×10 38 > >> - Migration will not happen overnight since the recommended > >> implementation is dual-stacking; that is, running IPv4 and IPv6 in > >> parallel. > >> We are not telling people to do away with IPv4, but to run the two > >> protocols in parallel. > >> - To be a producer of information, you cannot use a shared IP, you > >> need a dedicated IP. This has been a big challenge in the continent. > >> We have stifled innovation by using shared IPs. > >> - There are many services now around the world which are IPv6 only > >> website and services. If you are not on IPv6, you cannot get to these > >> networks. Africa may get into what I can call "Information dark age" > >> if we cannot acess some parts of the Internet. > >> - IPv6 is necessary for business growth. How? How will your > >> business scale when IPv4 has run out? > >> What has AFRINIC done to bridge the gap?1. Trainings. This year alone, > >> AFRINIC is conducting free IPv6 trainings to over 23 countries across > >> the continent. Kenya was among the beneficiaries. Check this link > >> http://www.afrinic.net/services/training > >> AFRINIC has an extensive training program provides free training to > >> over 600 network engineers per year on Internet Number Resources > >> Management (INRM) and IPv6 Planning and Deployment. Our training > >> courses are always growing to support the technologies related to > >> Internet resources, including DNSSEC & RPKI. AFRINIC's IPv6 course are > >> IPv6 Forum (Gold) Certified and are fully hands-on, making use of > >> extensive IPv6 testbed access which gives participants hands-on > >> experience on real equipment to configure, test and troubleshoot IPv6. > >> > >> 2. AFRINIC has a Government Working Group (AfGWG). Here government > >> players are brought together to be sensitized on the need to push for > >> IPv6 adoption, and rollout of IXPs, among other. Here is the link > >> https://meeting.afrinic.net/afgwg/ > >> 3. Issuance of v6 blocks to ISPs. All ISPs have been issued V6 blocks > >> by AFRINIC. What we should be seeing now is clients insisting they > >> want the ISPs to pass the benefits to the end users. > >> What can you do? > >> - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and > >> promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and > >> economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 > >> compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within > >> your government agencies. > >> - Broadband Access Providers: Your customers want access to the > >> entire Internet, and this means IPv4 and IPv6 websites. Offering full > >> access requires running IPv4/IPv6 transition services and is a > >> significant engineering project. Multiple transition technologies are > >> available, and each provider needs to make their own architectural > >> decisions. > >> - Internet Service Providers: Implement a plan that will allow your > >> customers to connect to the Internet via IPv6 and IPv6/IPv4, not just > >> IPv4. > >> Businesses are beginning to ask for IPv6 over their existing Internet > >> connections and for their co-located servers. Communicate with your > >> peers and vendors about IPv6, and confirm their timelines for > >> production IPv6 services. > >> - Internet Content Providers: Content must be reachable to future > >> Internet customers. Plan on serving content via IPv6 in addition to > >> IPv4 as soon as possible. > >> - Enterprise Customers: Email, web, and application servers must be > >> reachable via IPv6 in addition to IPv4. Open a dialogue with your ISP > >> about providing IPv6 services. Each organization must decide on > >> timelines, and investment level will vary. > >> > >> What is the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in deploying > >> IPv6?This link > >> https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/afripv6-discuss/attachments/201607 > >> 10/f7e693ac/attachment-0001.pdf contains some very interesting > >> statistics and findings on V6 deployments around the world, shared at > >> the OECD Ministerial Meeting in June2016. One lesson we can learn from > >> this is work very closely with ISPs. That seems to be the solution in > >> the success stories. > >> > >> *Some statistics on deployments*Belgium 55.11%,Germany 34.50%,United > >> States 32.83%Greece 28.53%Portugal 25.80%Ecuador 20.8%,Peru > >> 19.35%,Estonia 17,32%Japan 16.61%,Canada 9.83%Norway 6.65%Bolivia > >> 3.8%Italy 0.73%Spain 0.7%Denmark 0.61% Some interesting findings is > >> that deployment depends on the large ISPs uptake of v6 regardless of > >> economic circumstances. e.g Peru has a lower per capita but has more > >> deployment than Norway. Portugal with $22,000/capita and Greece > >> $21,000/capita are outperforming Denmark with $60,000/capita. Canada > >> $45,000/capita is trailing Estonia with $19,000/capita. > >> In the success stories, the majority of the commercial access market > >> products have IPv6 enabled by default, and competing products have > >> matching features. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> ______________________ > >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > >> twitter.com/lordmwesh > >> > >> > >> > >> On 10 October 2016 at 11:44, Joseph Mucheru via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> That said, do we have any experts on DOA? I personally believe this is > >> the way forward... > >> https://www.google.co.kr/url? sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url= > >> https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/arb/ ARO/2011/CyberSecurityForum- > >> Eg/Docs/Doc11-Sorene_18-12- 2011.pptx&ved=0ahUKEwjsv8jc3c_ > >> PAhUU82MKHeXuALIQFggZMAA&usg= AFQjCNGzWEx4VBdgLQYrceW- > >> eme4GvjaWwThanks On 10 Oct 2016 4:37 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: > >> > >> Andrew > >> Thank you so much for that informative response. > >> So let's paint a scenario. > >> Say, v4 exhausts in say 3 years. What are the implications for the > >> continent esp those who will not have migrated? > >> Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 > >> Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.c > >> om/in/alihkassim > >> > >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > >> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my > >> iPad On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Alston > >> <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.c om> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi Ali, If I may respond here. Firstly – I think we need to be > >> careful about referring to blanket transition – what Liquid has said > >> is, we have to be ready with dual-stack networks. As v4 runs out – > >> that dual-stack becomes more and more critical because it will enable > >> the full transition when the time comes for it. How soon that will > >> come is hard to say – but it is coming. What are the major > >> impediments? There are 2 or 3 major points > >> here: a.) Lack of will to actually do it – it takes work, it takes > >> time, it takes effort – and the will power to actually move beyond > >> talking the talk into walking the walk doesn’t seem to be thereb.) > >> Lack of understanding/skill – The fact is that implementing v6 vs > >> implementing v4 – it’s just another protocol, same routing, same > >> everything. But there is a fear factor walking into something that is > >> misunderstood. That lack of understanding that you can build this > >> simultaneously in the same way you build v4, creates the fear factor. > >> The fear of handling addressing plans in hexadecimal is also > >> prohibiting growth. I run into that one a lot – people having issues > >> with the address planning.c.) The last question is the million > >> dollar one – because the reality is – all it takes is will power and a > >> willingness to actually take some action. The simple fact is – we had > >> a relatively small team on this – we committed a bunch of hours – we > >> stuck our heads down and did it. We did not spend money – other than > >> the cost of the time (which is an OPEX cost admittedly). We said > >> ourselves deadlines and we DID it. There are those who propose that > >> setting policies to try and force > >> v6 is workable – it’s not – unless the will is there it will achieve > >> nothing. People have to WANT this. It is a matter of desire and a > >> matter of seeing the benefits – the benefits are future proofing – > >> they are not based on revenue generation, but more revenue retention. > >> And if anyone wants to see just how much impact you can have with a > >> small team that actually has the desire, please see the following > >> stats out of Zimbabwe (our largest consumer market) > >> http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip > >> v6/ZW?b=20161001&d=10http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip > >> v6/AS30969?b=20161001&d=10http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip > >> v6/XB?b=20161001&d=10 (I see things have slightly dropped off today, > >> these stats tend to fluctuate, but fact is – it’s out there and it > >> work’s. Andrew From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > >> Date: Monday, 10 October 2016 at 09:01 > >> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >, > >> General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net > > >> Subject: [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address > >> shortage - Daily Nation Dear listersGreetings and apologies for > >> cross-posting.Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has > >> warned that Africa is set to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) > >> addresses as early as next year, potentially slowing down digital > >> growth in the continent.Read on:-http://www.nation.co.ke/busine > >> ss/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of- > >> looming-address-shortage/996- 3410850-format-xhtml-aub5sm/ > >> index.htmlCouple of questions:-1. How involved are we as a community > >> in ensuring the smooth transition from IPV4 to IPV6?2. What have been > >> the major impediments to the successful migration?3. How can we move > >> the needle faster?Ali Hussein > >> Tel: +254 713 601113 > >> > >> ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > >> ailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > >> ailman/options/kictanet/joe%40 mucheru.com > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT > >> policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for > >> reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled > >> growth and development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, > >> respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or > qualifications. > >> > >> > >> ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > >> mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > >> mailman/options/kictanet/ kivuva%40transworldafrica.com > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT > >> policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for > >> reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled > >> growth and development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, > >> respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or > qualifications. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.co > >> m > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT > >> policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for > >> reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled > >> growth and development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, > >> respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or > qualifications. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Barrack O. Otieno > > +254721325277 > > +254733206359 > > Skype: barrack.otieno > > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Community-Discuss mailing list > > Community-Discuss(a)afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/kevin.kamonye%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Mutua is at it again: KFCB Draft.
by Collins Areba 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Dear Listers, Apologies if this has been shared before. I would like to bring your attention to this bill... http://kfcb.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DRAFT-BILL-KFCB-21-7-Draft-10.… In particular to chapter 39 which specifically refers to Internet Service Providers. I think in their zeal to create a solution where no problem exists they are forcibly trying to provide service providers into being enforcers of said bill. This would at worst mean Forced DPI on the service providers end, which I might argue is an infringement on privacy: a fundamental right, yes? -- Regards, Collins Areba, Kilifi, Kenya. Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731534124* Twitter: @arebacollins. Skype: arebacollins

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IP v6 Strategy - was Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation
by Walubengo J 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

NB: Zims IPv6 Strategy @ https://www.potraz.gov.zw/images/documents/Zimbabwe-Draft-IPv6-Implementati… I recall Prof. Ndemo tried to get one for Kenya but looks like the idea died when he left office :-) walu. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 1:46 PM Subject: RE: [Community-Discuss] [kictanet] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation As another note – I would STRONGLY encourage every government on this continent to take a very close look at the draft Zimbabwean IPv6 strategy plan as published by POTRAZ (the Zimbabwean regulator), which was open for public comment. It is a detailed, in depth, carefully worded document – not perfect – but far and away one of the better v6 documents I have seen coming out of any regulator. There is plenty to learn from in there. If anyone is looking for this document – it can be found at:https://www.potraz.gov.zw/images/documents/Zimbabwe-Draft-IPv6-Implementation-Strategy.pdf Thanks Andrew From: Walubengo J [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com] Sent: 10 October 2016 12:39 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] [kictanet] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation @Mwendwa, >>> What can you do? - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within your government agencies. >>> The above text is what we were looking for to include in our revised .KE ICT Policy. How I wish you had shared this earlier :-) walu. From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>; General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation This is an extremely important debate for the continent. Thank you Ali for that. Some of these issues have been debated thoroughly in several forums. It's very important we continue debating them until we see an exponential growth of IPv6 in the continent. To answer a few questions, there is a clear justification on why it is necessary to migrate to IPv6. Among them: - There are no enough IPv4 remaining for everyone. There are more devices, and people on earth than IPv4. Maximum IPv4 addresses are 4billion. Population of Earth is 7.3Billion. Maximum IPv6 address 3.4×10 38 - Migration will not happen overnight since the recommended implementation is dual-stacking; that is, running IPv4 and IPv6 in parallel. We are not telling people to do away with IPv4, but to run the two protocols in parallel. - To be a producer of information, you cannot use a shared IP, you need a dedicated IP. This has been a big challenge in the continent. We have stifled innovation by using shared IPs. - There are many services now around the world which are IPv6 only website and services. If you are not on IPv6, you cannot get to these networks. Africa may get into what I can call "Information dark age" if we cannot acess some parts of the Internet. - IPv6 is necessary for business growth. How? How will your business scale when IPv4 has run out? What has AFRINIC done to bridge the gap? 1. Trainings. This year alone, AFRINIC is conducting free IPv6 trainings to over 23 countries across the continent. Kenya was among the beneficiaries. Check this link http://www.afrinic.net/services/training AFRINIC has an extensive training program provides free training to over 600 network engineers per year on Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and IPv6 Planning and Deployment. Our training courses are always growing to support the technologies related to Internet resources, including DNSSEC & RPKI. AFRINIC's IPv6 course are IPv6 Forum (Gold) Certified and are fully hands-on, making use of extensive IPv6 testbed access which gives participants hands-on experience on real equipment to configure, test and troubleshoot IPv6. 2. AFRINIC has a Government Working Group (AfGWG). Here government players are brought together to be sensitized on the need to push for IPv6 adoption, and rollout of IXPs, among other. Here is the link https://meeting.afrinic.net/afgwg/ 3. Issuance of v6 blocks to ISPs. All ISPs have been issued V6 blocks by AFRINIC. What we should be seeing now is clients insisting they want the ISPs to pass the benefits to the end users. What can you do? - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within your government agencies. - Broadband Access Providers: Your customers want access to the entire Internet, and this means IPv4 and IPv6 websites. Offering full access requires running IPv4/IPv6 transition services and is a significant engineering project. Multiple transition technologies are available, and each provider needs to make their own architectural decisions. - Internet Service Providers: Implement a plan that will allow your customers to connect to the Internet via IPv6 and IPv6/IPv4, not just IPv4. Businesses are beginning to ask for IPv6 over their existing Internet connections and for their co-located servers. Communicate with your peers and vendors about IPv6, and confirm their timelines for production IPv6 services. - Internet Content Providers: Content must be reachable to future Internet customers. Plan on serving content via IPv6 in addition to IPv4 as soon as possible. - Enterprise Customers: Email, web, and application servers must be reachable via IPv6 in addition to IPv4. Open a dialogue with your ISP about providing IPv6 services. Each organization must decide on timelines, and investment level will vary. What is the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in deploying IPv6? This linkhttps://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/afripv6-discuss/attachments/2016071… contains some very interesting statistics and findings on V6 deployments around the world, shared at the OECD Ministerial Meeting in June2016. One lesson we can learn from this is work very closely with ISPs. That seems to be the solution in the success stories. *Some statistics on deployments* Belgium 55.11%, Germany 34.50%, United States 32.83% Greece 28.53% Portugal 25.80% Ecuador 20.8%, Peru 19.35%, Estonia 17,32% Japan 16.61%, Canada 9.83% Norway 6.65% Bolivia 3.8% Italy 0.73% Spain 0.7% Denmark 0.61% Some interesting findings is that deployment depends on the large ISPs uptake of v6 regardless of economic circumstances. e.g Peru has a lower per capita but has more deployment than Norway. Portugal with $22,000/capita and Greece $21,000/capita are outperforming Denmark with $60,000/capita. Canada $45,000/capita is trailing Estonia with $19,000/capita. In the success stories, the majority of the commercial access market products have IPv6 enabled by default, and competing products have matching features. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh On 10 October 2016 at 11:44, Joseph Mucheru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: That said, do we have any experts on DOA? I personally believe this is the way forward... https://www.google.co.kr/url? sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url= https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/arb/ ARO/2011/CyberSecurityForum- Eg/Docs/Doc11-Sorene_18-12- 2011.pptx&ved=0ahUKEwjsv8jc3c_ PAhUU82MKHeXuALIQFggZMAA&usg= AFQjCNGzWEx4VBdgLQYrceW- eme4GvjaWw Thanks On 10 Oct 2016 4:37 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Andrew Thank you so much for that informative response. So let's paint a scenario. Say, v4 exhausts in say 3 years. What are the implications for the continent esp those who will not have migrated? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.c om/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.c om> wrote: Hi Ali, If I may respond here. Firstly – I think we need to be careful about referring to blanket transition – what Liquid has said is, we have to be ready with dual-stack networks. As v4 runs out – that dual-stack becomes more and more critical because it will enable the full transition when the time comes for it. How soon that will come is hard to say – but it is coming. What are the major impediments? There are 2 or 3 major points here: a.) Lack of will to actually do it – it takes work, it takes time, it takes effort – and the will power to actually move beyond talking the talk into walking the walk doesn’t seem to be there b.) Lack of understanding/skill – The fact is that implementing v6 vs implementing v4 – it’s just another protocol, same routing, same everything. But there is a fear factor walking into something that is misunderstood. That lack of understanding that you can build this simultaneously in the same way you build v4, creates the fear factor. The fear of handling addressing plans in hexadecimal is also prohibiting growth. I run into that one a lot – people having issues with the address planning. c.) The last question is the million dollar one – because the reality is – all it takes is will power and a willingness to actually take some action. The simple fact is – we had a relatively small team on this – we committed a bunch of hours – we stuck our heads down and did it. We did not spend money – other than the cost of the time (which is an OPEX cost admittedly). We said ourselves deadlines and we DID it. There are those who propose that setting policies to try and force v6 is workable – it’s not – unless the will is there it will achieve nothing. People have to WANT this. It is a matter of desire and a matter of seeing the benefits – the benefits are future proofing – they are not based on revenue generation, but more revenue retention. And if anyone wants to see just how much impact you can have with a small team that actually has the desire, please see the following stats out of Zimbabwe (our largest consumer market) http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip v6/ZW?b=20161001&d=10 http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip v6/AS30969?b=20161001&d=10 http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip v6/XB?b=20161001&d=10 (I see things have slightly dropped off today, these stats tend to fluctuate, but fact is – it’s out there and it work’s. Andrew From:Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Date: Monday, 10 October 2016 at 09:01 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >, General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net > Subject: [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation Dear listers Greetings and apologies for cross-posting. Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has warned that Africa is set to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses as early as next year, potentially slowing down digital growth in the continent. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/busine ss/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of- looming-address-shortage/996- 3410850-format-xhtml-aub5sm/ index.html Couple of questions:- 1. How involved are we as a community in ensuring the smooth transition from IPV4 to IPV6? 2. What have been the major impediments to the successful migration? 3. How can we move the needle faster? Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113 ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m ailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m ailman/options/kictanet/joe%40 mucheru.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/ kivuva%40transworldafrica.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation
by Barrack Otieno 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Dear Andrew, Many thanks for the feedback and for sharing the policy which i believe is a good starting point. Maybe we need a couple of town hall meetings with the business/corporate communicate and policy makers to break the resistance. Best Regards On 10/10/16, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > Hi Barrack, > > We are also running native v6 on our FTTH network and continuing to deploy. > We plan to also shortly enable our public wifi networks in Kenya and are > working towards this (couple of vendor related issues that are being worked > on in this regard) > > We are in a position to roll out IPv6 to any corporate customer and IP > transit customer who wishes it as well, and have some IPT customers actively > using IPv6 - Basically the entire Liquid network, irrespective of which > country we operate in, is fully V6 ready. > > The reason the percentage point indicators in the stats I've given haven't > moved that much though is because convincing corporate customers to take > IPv6 is slightly more challenging, and our consumer rollouts in Kenya are > still relatively new (and as a result not yet large enough to seriously move > the penetration figures for the entire country). We are however working > with our customers to continue to increase the penetration percentages and > get the v6 adopted by the customers. > > Thanks > > Andrew > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barrack Otieno [mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com] > Sent: 10 October 2016 14:29 > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] [kictanet] Liquid Telecom warns of looming > address shortage - Daily Nation > > Dear Walu et al? > > Liquid has been on Zimbabwean Media over successfull V6 deployment. > Andrew , what is impeding deployment of the same in Kenya? > > Regards > > On 10/10/16, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: >> @Mwendwa,>>> >> What can you do? >> - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and >> promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and >> economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 >> compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within >> your government agencies. >>>>>The above text is what we were looking for to include in our revised >>>>>.KE ICT Policy. How I wish you had shared this earlier :-) >> walu. >> >> From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>; General Discussions >> of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> >> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:55 AM >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of >> looming address shortage - Daily Nation >> >> This is an extremely important debate for the continent. Thank you Ali >> for that. >> Some of these issues have been debated thoroughly in several forums. >> It's very important we continue debating them until we see an >> exponential growth of IPv6 in the continent.To answer a few questions, >> there is a clear justification on why it is necessary to migrate to IPv6. >> Among them: >> - There are no enough IPv4 remaining for everyone. There are more >> devices, and people on earth than IPv4. Maximum IPv4 addresses are >> 4billion. >> Population of Earth is 7.3Billion. Maximum IPv6 address 3.4×10 38 >> - Migration will not happen overnight since the recommended >> implementation is dual-stacking; that is, running IPv4 and IPv6 in >> parallel. >> We are not telling people to do away with IPv4, but to run the two >> protocols in parallel. >> - To be a producer of information, you cannot use a shared IP, you >> need a dedicated IP. This has been a big challenge in the continent. >> We have stifled innovation by using shared IPs. >> - There are many services now around the world which are IPv6 only >> website and services. If you are not on IPv6, you cannot get to these >> networks. Africa may get into what I can call "Information dark age" >> if we cannot acess some parts of the Internet. >> - IPv6 is necessary for business growth. How? How will your >> business scale when IPv4 has run out? >> What has AFRINIC done to bridge the gap?1. Trainings. This year alone, >> AFRINIC is conducting free IPv6 trainings to over 23 countries across >> the continent. Kenya was among the beneficiaries. Check this link >> http://www.afrinic.net/services/training >> AFRINIC has an extensive training program provides free training to >> over 600 network engineers per year on Internet Number Resources >> Management (INRM) and IPv6 Planning and Deployment. Our training >> courses are always growing to support the technologies related to >> Internet resources, including DNSSEC & RPKI. AFRINIC's IPv6 course are >> IPv6 Forum (Gold) Certified and are fully hands-on, making use of >> extensive IPv6 testbed access which gives participants hands-on >> experience on real equipment to configure, test and troubleshoot IPv6. >> >> 2. AFRINIC has a Government Working Group (AfGWG). Here government >> players are brought together to be sensitized on the need to push for >> IPv6 adoption, and rollout of IXPs, among other. Here is the link >> https://meeting.afrinic.net/afgwg/ >> 3. Issuance of v6 blocks to ISPs. All ISPs have been issued V6 blocks >> by AFRINIC. What we should be seeing now is clients insisting they >> want the ISPs to pass the benefits to the end users. >> What can you do? >> - Government Organizations: Coordinate with industry to support and >> promote awareness and educational activities. Adopt regulatory and >> economic incentives to encourage IPv6 adoption. Require IPv6 >> compatibility in procurement procedures. Officially adopt IPv6 within >> your government agencies. >> - Broadband Access Providers: Your customers want access to the >> entire Internet, and this means IPv4 and IPv6 websites. Offering full >> access requires running IPv4/IPv6 transition services and is a >> significant engineering project. Multiple transition technologies are >> available, and each provider needs to make their own architectural >> decisions. >> - Internet Service Providers: Implement a plan that will allow your >> customers to connect to the Internet via IPv6 and IPv6/IPv4, not just >> IPv4. >> Businesses are beginning to ask for IPv6 over their existing Internet >> connections and for their co-located servers. Communicate with your >> peers and vendors about IPv6, and confirm their timelines for >> production IPv6 services. >> - Internet Content Providers: Content must be reachable to future >> Internet customers. Plan on serving content via IPv6 in addition to >> IPv4 as soon as possible. >> - Enterprise Customers: Email, web, and application servers must be >> reachable via IPv6 in addition to IPv4. Open a dialogue with your ISP >> about providing IPv6 services. Each organization must decide on >> timelines, and investment level will vary. >> >> What is the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in deploying >> IPv6?This link >> https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/afripv6-discuss/attachments/201607 >> 10/f7e693ac/attachment-0001.pdf contains some very interesting >> statistics and findings on V6 deployments around the world, shared at >> the OECD Ministerial Meeting in June2016. One lesson we can learn from >> this is work very closely with ISPs. That seems to be the solution in >> the success stories. >> >> *Some statistics on deployments*Belgium 55.11%,Germany 34.50%,United >> States 32.83%Greece 28.53%Portugal 25.80%Ecuador 20.8%,Peru >> 19.35%,Estonia 17,32%Japan 16.61%,Canada 9.83%Norway 6.65%Bolivia >> 3.8%Italy 0.73%Spain 0.7%Denmark 0.61% Some interesting findings is >> that deployment depends on the large ISPs uptake of v6 regardless of >> economic circumstances. e.g Peru has a lower per capita but has more >> deployment than Norway. Portugal with $22,000/capita and Greece >> $21,000/capita are outperforming Denmark with $60,000/capita. Canada >> $45,000/capita is trailing Estonia with $19,000/capita. >> In the success stories, the majority of the commercial access market >> products have IPv6 enabled by default, and competing products have >> matching features. >> >> Regards >> >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> >> >> >> On 10 October 2016 at 11:44, Joseph Mucheru via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> That said, do we have any experts on DOA? I personally believe this is >> the way forward... >> https://www.google.co.kr/url? sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url= >> https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/arb/ ARO/2011/CyberSecurityForum- >> Eg/Docs/Doc11-Sorene_18-12- 2011.pptx&ved=0ahUKEwjsv8jc3c_ >> PAhUU82MKHeXuALIQFggZMAA&usg= AFQjCNGzWEx4VBdgLQYrceW- >> eme4GvjaWwThanks On 10 Oct 2016 4:37 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: >> >> Andrew >> Thank you so much for that informative response. >> So let's paint a scenario. >> Say, v4 exhausts in say 3 years. What are the implications for the >> continent esp those who will not have migrated? >> Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 >> Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.c >> om/in/alihkassim >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my >> iPad On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Alston >> <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.c om> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Ali, If I may respond here. Firstly – I think we need to be >> careful about referring to blanket transition – what Liquid has said >> is, we have to be ready with dual-stack networks. As v4 runs out – >> that dual-stack becomes more and more critical because it will enable >> the full transition when the time comes for it. How soon that will >> come is hard to say – but it is coming. What are the major >> impediments? There are 2 or 3 major points >> here: a.) Lack of will to actually do it – it takes work, it takes >> time, it takes effort – and the will power to actually move beyond >> talking the talk into walking the walk doesn’t seem to be thereb.) >> Lack of understanding/skill – The fact is that implementing v6 vs >> implementing v4 – it’s just another protocol, same routing, same >> everything. But there is a fear factor walking into something that is >> misunderstood. That lack of understanding that you can build this >> simultaneously in the same way you build v4, creates the fear factor. >> The fear of handling addressing plans in hexadecimal is also >> prohibiting growth. I run into that one a lot – people having issues >> with the address planning.c.) The last question is the million >> dollar one – because the reality is – all it takes is will power and a >> willingness to actually take some action. The simple fact is – we had >> a relatively small team on this – we committed a bunch of hours – we >> stuck our heads down and did it. We did not spend money – other than >> the cost of the time (which is an OPEX cost admittedly). We said >> ourselves deadlines and we DID it. There are those who propose that >> setting policies to try and force >> v6 is workable – it’s not – unless the will is there it will achieve >> nothing. People have to WANT this. It is a matter of desire and a >> matter of seeing the benefits – the benefits are future proofing – >> they are not based on revenue generation, but more revenue retention. >> And if anyone wants to see just how much impact you can have with a >> small team that actually has the desire, please see the following >> stats out of Zimbabwe (our largest consumer market) >> http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip >> v6/ZW?b=20161001&d=10http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip >> v6/AS30969?b=20161001&d=10http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ip >> v6/XB?b=20161001&d=10 (I see things have slightly dropped off today, >> these stats tend to fluctuate, but fact is – it’s out there and it >> work’s. Andrew From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> >> Date: Monday, 10 October 2016 at 09:01 >> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >, >> General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net > >> Subject: [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address >> shortage - Daily Nation Dear listersGreetings and apologies for >> cross-posting.Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has >> warned that Africa is set to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) >> addresses as early as next year, potentially slowing down digital >> growth in the continent.Read on:-http://www.nation.co.ke/busine >> ss/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of- >> looming-address-shortage/996- 3410850-format-xhtml-aub5sm/ >> index.htmlCouple of questions:-1. How involved are we as a community >> in ensuring the smooth transition from IPV4 to IPV6?2. What have been >> the major impediments to the successful migration?3. How can we move >> the needle faster?Ali Hussein >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> >> ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/joe%40 mucheru.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT >> policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for >> reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled >> growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, >> respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >> mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >> mailman/options/kictanet/ kivuva%40transworldafrica.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT >> policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for >> reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled >> growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, >> respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.co >> m >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT >> policy and regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Andrew Thank you so much for that informative response. So let's paint a scenario. Say, v4 exhausts in say 3 years. What are the implications for the continent esp those who will not have migrated? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > > Hi Ali, > > If I may respond here. > > Firstly – I think we need to be careful about referring to blanket transition – what Liquid has said is, we have to be ready with dual-stack networks. As v4 runs out – that dual-stack becomes more and more critical because it will enable the full transition when the time comes for it. How soon that will come is hard to say – but it is coming. > > What are the major impediments? There are 2 or 3 major points here: > > a.) Lack of will to actually do it – it takes work, it takes time, it takes effort – and the will power to actually move beyond talking the talk into walking the walk doesn’t seem to be there > b.) Lack of understanding/skill – The fact is that implementing v6 vs implementing v4 – it’s just another protocol, same routing, same everything. But there is a fear factor walking into something that is misunderstood. That lack of understanding that you can build this simultaneously in the same way you build v4, creates the fear factor. The fear of handling addressing plans in hexadecimal is also prohibiting growth. I run into that one a lot – people having issues with the address planning. > c.) The last question is the million dollar one – because the reality is – all it takes is will power and a willingness to actually take some action. > > The simple fact is – we had a relatively small team on this – we committed a bunch of hours – we stuck our heads down and did it. We did not spend money – other than the cost of the time (which is an OPEX cost admittedly). We said ourselves deadlines and we DID it. > > There are those who propose that setting policies to try and force v6 is workable – it’s not – unless the will is there it will achieve nothing. People have to WANT this. It is a matter of desire and a matter of seeing the benefits – the benefits are future proofing – they are not based on revenue generation, but more revenue retention. > > And if anyone wants to see just how much impact you can have with a small team that actually has the desire, please see the following stats out of Zimbabwe (our largest consumer market) > > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/ZW?b=20161001&d=10 > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS30969?b=20161001&d=10 > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XB?b=20161001&d=10 > > (I see things have slightly dropped off today, these stats tend to fluctuate, but fact is – it’s out there and it work’s. > > Andrew > > > > > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Date: Monday, 10 October 2016 at 09:01 > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation > > Dear listers > > Greetings and apologies for cross-posting. > > Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has warned that Africa is set to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses as early as next year, potentially slowing down digital growth in the continent. > > Read on:- > > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of-looming-address-sh… > > Couple of questions:- > > 1. How involved are we as a community in ensuring the smooth transition from IPV4 to IPV6? > > 2. What have been the major impediments to the successful migration? > > 3. How can we move the needle faster? > > Ali Hussein > Tel: +254 713 601113

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Re: [kictanet] Proposed Film Bill
by Paul Korir 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

This has become the norm in Kenya now. The trend has become to licence activities which never used to be licensed. I remember the Science, Technology and Innovation Act of 2015 (I think) which became law and requires licences for any kind of research. In other words, you cannot do research as part of your business without getting a licence. There was an attempt to form the Kenya Accreditation Agency (another privately sponsored bill by Hon. Duale) which failed. We recently had ICT Practitioners Bill which flopped. (I’m sure there are many others which do not directly impact me.) Now this… it’s copy cat scheme to privatise rights. Dr. Paul Korir, PhD Ordnung muß sein > On 9 Oct 2016, at 19:46, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Proposed Film Bill (Mildred Achoch) > 2. Re: Proposed Film Bill (Tony White) > 3. Re: Proposed Film Bill (Mildred Achoch) > 4. Re: Proposed Film Bill (waudo siganga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 18:36:41 +0300 > From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Proposed Film Bill > Message-ID: > <CADHwjVQbgt8ZcJ0zxEt3soPsTmx2E_eC2qABvU6UfecLwUhkEA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Listers, > > There will be a stakeholders meeting on the *11th of October 2016* at the > Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum, to discuss the proposed film bill > from 8.30am. > > Each guild or association is supposed to forward the names and contacts of > at least 7 members so that they can attend the forum. I was wondering > whether Kictanet is aware of this? > > The proposed film bill will definitely have an impact on the ICT community, > including ISP providers. > > As a filmmaker, I am very concerned with a lot of the details in the > proposed bill. Here is just one example: > > > > Regards, > Mildred Achoch. > > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com >

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Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Dear listers Greetings and apologies for cross-posting. Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has warned that Africa is set to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses as early as next year, potentially slowing down digital growth in the continent. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of-looming-address-sh… Couple of questions:- 1. How involved are we as a community in ensuring the smooth transition from IPV4 to IPV6? 2. What have been the major impediments to the successful migration? 3. How can we move the needle faster? Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113

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Proposed Film Bill
by Mildred Achoch 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Dear Listers, There will be a stakeholders meeting on the *11th of October 2016* at the Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum, to discuss the proposed film bill from 8.30am. Each guild or association is supposed to forward the names and contacts of at least 7 members so that they can attend the forum. I was wondering whether Kictanet is aware of this? The proposed film bill will definitely have an impact on the ICT community, including ISP providers. As a filmmaker, I am very concerned with a lot of the details in the proposed bill. Here is just one example: Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Telkom Kenya cries foul over social media’s free ride on its - Corporate News
by Ali Hussein 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

Listers This is getting abit tiring..Telcos complaining social media platforms are getting a free ride on their infrastructure. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Telkom-Kenya-cries-foul-o… What are your thoughts? Should Telcos charge companies like Google and Facebook for access to their networks? What would be next? A small fee for every website? #NetNeutrality Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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FW: [Skunkworks] ICT for development convening
by Alex Watila 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Dear Listers, May be relevant to some of you. Regards, Alex From: Lavenda Watila via skunkworks [mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke] Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:14 AM To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] ICT for development convening Target Audience ICT professionals from NON PROFIT organisations 6th October 2016 Dear Participant, RE:INVITATION TO THE INAUGURAL ICT-FOR-DEVELOPMENTCONVENING ON OCTOBER, 13TH 2016 AT PRIDE INN HOTEL –WESTLANDS ROAD. Microsoft Kenya, TechSoup Kenya and Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) cordially invite you to an ICT-4-Development convening on Thursday 13th October 2016 at the Pride Inn Hotel along, Westlands Road starting from 8.30AM – 4.00PM. Technology has a huge impact on how organisations achieve their goals across all sectors. The transformative potential of technology has become a key cornerstone in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of non-profits in their quest to address sustainable development programmes. The reality of embracing the true potential of technology is however made more challenging by the ever-changing environment that Non-profits operate in. This forces the Non-Profit sector to innovate and create progressive partnerships with private sector organisations as well as amongst themeselves to enhance their adoption and utilisation of ICT to increase the impact of their development programmes hence the objective of this convening. This convening aims to bring together over 200 IT professionals and Monitoring & Impact Assessment practitioners from the non-profit sector to come together and explore as well as share their experience in using ICT in improving their efficiency and effectiveness in their core mandates. The convening will also bring together critical ICT service providers to showcase some of the products that the Non Profit Sector can utilise in their operations while offering them at highly discounted prices. The convening will take the form of participatory plenary sessions as well as breakout sessions with a focus on experiential and practical applications and trends of ICT solutions as highlighted in the programme annexed with this invitation. Kindly confirm your attendance by 8th October 2016 through Lavenda Watila at <mailto:Lavenda.Watila@kcdf.or.ke> Lavenda.Watila(a)kcdf.or.ke or through Tel 0722 927559. We look forward to having you participate in the convening. On behalf of the partner organisations Janet Mawiyoo Executive Director Kenya Community Development Foundation regards Lavenda Watila

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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa/ The Future of Tv
by Mildred Achoch 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Hi all, Many of the sentiments expressed in the articles below were discussed at the recently concluded Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa organized by CIPESA "Why the Future of TV isn't TV" https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-future-tv-isnt-tom-goodwin?trk=eml-b2_co… "Content Marketing the Future of Journalism?" https://mediavidi.com/content_marketing_future_journalism/?utm_content=buff… And here's a link about how increasingly, consumers (like me) are getting their news from social media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/30/more-and-more… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Fwd: [i-network] Japanese Higher Education
by Barrack Otieno 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear Listers, This is for your information and attention. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fred Bbaale <bbaale(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:48:07 GMT Subject: [i-network] Japanese Higher Education To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Hi List, I just though some members on this list would benefit from this. http://education-japan.org/africa/index.html <http://education-japan.org/africa/index.html> Our brothers in Rwanda are fully utilizing this. I would also recommend https://www.kic.ac.jp/en/ <https://www.kic.ac.jp/en/> . Regards Fred Bbaale __________ MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Free AgriGIS Workshop
by Muchiri Nyaggah 04 Oct '16

04 Oct '16

Colleagues I trust the month of October is off to a great start for you. The following may be of interest to some of you. The University of Nottingham, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) and Crops for the Future (CFF) are pleased to announce an AgriGIS Workshop and Think Tank meetings to be held at RCMRD, Nairobi, October 27-28, 2016. The objectives of the workshop are to: Promote the use of Open software, open data and Open science in the agriculture sector in Africa using AgriGIS as an example Share ideas from GRASP research <https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ngi/research/geospatial-science/projects/grasp…> and build more collaborations Act as a springboard for GODAN capacity development activities The workshop is free to attend. Participants have to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements if coming from outside Nairobi. More details about the workshop and how to RSVP for it can be found here -> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/grace/events/eventsarticles/agrigis-workshop-an… <http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/grace/events/eventsarticles/agrigis-workshop-an…> Click here to register -> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/grace/events/agrigis-kenya-registration.aspx <http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/grace/events/agrigis-kenya-registration.aspx> More information on the GODAN Capacity Development Working Group can be found here -> http://www.godan.info/working-groups/capacity-development <http://www.godan.info/working-groups/capacity-development> Kind regards Muchiri @muchiri

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