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Fwd: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee
by Judy Okite 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

For your information. Kind Regards, *“Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible” Edwin Land* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <nariman.hajiyev(a)igf2012.az> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM Subject: [igf_members] Reimbursement for visa fee To: Vladimir Radunovic <vladar(a)diplomacy.edu>, cmasango(a)unog.ch, fbadii(a)unog.ch Cc: igf Forum <igf_members(a)intgovforum.org> Dear All, We have messages that some of the participants have already been charged for visa. In this connection the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan is now kindly offering reimbursement for visa fee charged to all IGF participants. In order to deal with this, we have set-up a section on the Host Country website (http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en>) to explain how we intend to reimburse anyone that has been affected by this. If the visa fee has already been paid by the participant, he/she is kindly requested to contact us with a copy of their bill at reimbursement(a)igf2012.az . The original receipts should be presented at the venue, where the participant will receive the full reimbursement of the amount paid. A special desk for reimbursements will be allocated at the venue throughout the duration of the event. Could you kindly circulate this information between your colleges and friends that will be affected? For further information please follow the link: http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://www.igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> Kind Regards, Nariman Hajiyev ______________________________**_________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://mail.intgovforum.org/**mailman/listinfo/igf_members_**intgovforum.org<http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org>

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Shooting the messenger?
by Grace Githaiga 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Thanks Jane. Yes the discussions during the face to face meeting were such an eye opener. Your comments have been noted. Listers, do you agree with Jane that some level of responsibility should be placed on the person/institution that is the source of the content? RgdsGrace Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:55:43 -0700 From: nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke CC: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Thanks GraceThe breakfast Discussion were very fruitful and we need to keep the discussion going. There is need to put some level of responsibility to the person or institution that is the source of the content. Some will send out content for monetary gains and otherwise. The society must have mechanisms of shaping itself up at all levels Jane From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> Cc: ikua.evans(a)gmail.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Shooting the messenger? From: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com To: alice(a)apc.org CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Shooting the messenger? Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:24:57 +0000 Good morning Listers I hope your week is starting well. Last week, we held a f2f breakfast meeting to discuss intermediary liability in Kenya. As promised by Alice, we would like to continue with this discussion for this week. As Kenya prepares for elections next year, and with all the political alignments taking place, we are likely to see intermediaries being blamed for carrying utterances of our politicians. The media has been blamed many times by politicians for ‘misquoting’ them yet in many instances there is video footage to confirm that the politicians did indeed say certain things. For those who watched the youtube video that ridiculed Prophet Muhammad and resulted in the killing of Christopher Stephens, the US ambassador to Libya and three American members of his staff by angry protesters (or lynch mob as some people called them), who would you say was wrong or where would you place the responsibility for this eventuality? Would you say it is the video producers or or youtube or who? Lets hear it from you listers. A wonderful week to all of you.RgdsGG > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:19:04 +0300 > From: alice(a)apc.org > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Discussion intermediary liability in Kenya > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Dear Chip and all > > > Thank you for sharing these valuable resources to enrich intermediary > liability discussions. > > However, we have a more pressing issue to discuss, our "mobile switch > off" (and here's a great article on that > http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2012/10/phones-switch-off-how-it-was-done-why-an…) > > We will focus on that for a while and come back to the internet > liability discussion after the breakfast meeting on 10th October. But > this should not stop any lister from posting an opinion on the issue. > > > Best > Alice _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Fwd: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today
by Barrack Otieno 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM Subject: [i-network] UN IGF online registrations + visa deadline today To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Hellos, For those who plan to attend the UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku next month. Hi all, Do you have the country host visa letter so that you can be issued with a visa on arrival in Baku? Deadline for online registrations is TODAY. If you have not registered - please do so now! Please follow the instructions here: http://igf2012.az/?mod=**content&sub=bottom&id=116&**lang=en<http://igf2012.az/?mod=content&sub=bottom&id=116&lang=en> You need: - “Registration Confirmation” form (will be provided by the IGF Secretariat athttp://www.intgovforum.org/**cms/<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> - The Host Country’s Invitation Letter (can be obtained by submitting an email request with attached “Registration confirmation” form and the scanned passport copy to the Host Country’s IGF visa support desk e-mail address:visainquiries@igf2012.**az<address%3Avisainquiries(a)igf2012.az> Read the mailing list rules - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork 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. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] ICANN Strategic Plan for Africa
by alice＠apc.org 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Dear Listers, As per its TORs, the ASWG submitted its draft outline of the ICANN Strategic plan for Africa on 1st October. The ASWG thanks all those who offered their comments and contributions; we did receive substantive contributions which have helped develop the initial draft. Comments have been posted alongside all the working documents developed by the Group at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg/tor. ICANN thus takes it from here. A presentation of this initial plan is scheduled for tomorrow , Monday at 15 - 16h30, room Metro Center, at ICANN 45 in Toronto. ICANN will then continue the outreach and public presentation until the document evolves into a full Action plan for Africa in the next three years..There is thus still room for contributing to this work in progress. The ASWG commends all those who gave their support (AfrICANN listers, ICANN's management team, ICANN board members in their individual capacities, ICANN constituency members and AfriNIC) Best regards Pierre on behalf of the ASWG -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon)
by Matunda Nyanchama 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Very good discussions on this topic. 1. No country has developed where the NGO sector (the true lords of poverty) dominate! Most NGO execs are always focused on their next fundraiser, the driving cause, their jobs, and (often) international travel. 2. The Hyacinth problem in Lake Victoria needs a comprehensive solution than just harvesting. Fertilizer use in the catchment area, coupled with poor forest cover allowing for excessive surface runoff, dense population without the equivalent of sewage disposal (Kisii for instance is a giant municipality - just check how densely populated), etc may need to be considered. 3. As for our education system it needs radical reform if ever it is intended to realize the nation's aspirations (which ones are they by the way?). We are certificate driven and do anything to get that piece of paper as if this is a substitute for knowledge and skill. Thus students cheat consistently to get the paper. Even those that pass rightfully, many do so via rote learning, which perhaps evaporates as soon as examinations are over! And our universities, some with classes atop bars, dance halls and brothels! ... something BIG is missing in addition that our school system has failed to help shape what the country should be and values thereof; thus we have tribes this and tribes that ... Baadaye ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship
by Gideon 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

+1 Robert, I just hope that we can get some lessons from this article , and yes above all balance is ought to be struck so that entrepreneurship may be nurtured and sustained. I actually like this interesting "Hardly Working: Start-up Guys" clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMmdl4VltD4&feature. Gideon Rop On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:15 AM, <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 Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (Francis Hook) > 3. Making Sense of our development (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:22:42 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship > Message-ID: <B0BDCF98-65B7-459A-807B-31049C5B994A(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Robert > > This is apt and timely. The thing though is to find a balance to ensure > that the real entrepreneurs rise above the noise. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone? > > On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:00 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers > (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant > minds > > > > http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html > > > > Regards > > > > Robert Yawe > > KAY System Technologies Ltd > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > Kenya > > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/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. >

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Making Sense of our development
by Gideon 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Listers "*Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for organic fertilizer.*" I will quote Ps. Ndemo !!! And again not once, not twice have we seen the media cover individuals who have attempted to create paper out of the mashed Hyacinth, well the process was certainly long but the end product is very beautiful, home made cards. For me perhaps we only remember Mau Forest and others when the issue of paper comes up, Pan Paper has not performed well, Polythene bags are polluting our country and by extension agriculture is affected, why not use the idea of making hyacinth paper bags that we could use in supermarkets and grocery shops and probably eliminate these non bio degradable bags ? I think we can agree that instead of crying over Hyacinth that has taken over the freshest lake in the world, we could harness the weed and generate animal feed , paper , furniture , bio gas and many more. Someone just needs to start commercializing it. Probably we could have government buy the first batch of hyacinth furniture and yes others would follow suit. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 9:09 PM, <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: Making Sense of our development (Dorcas Muthoni) > 2. Re: Making Sense of our development (Mark Mwangi) > 3. The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:25:38 +0300 > From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> > To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development > Message-ID: > < > CACFhaS58aX6Fy0XK8QAyC6OjUf5TYo8LoZjn98cRNrCaQpBwWw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Kenya Investment Authority has been advertising the opportunity for > manufacture of fertilizer > http://www.investmentkenya.com/opportunities/manufacturing > > I hope they are aware of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:37 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > Listers, > > I very much know that my post today is not directly ICT but its > > implications have a great bearing on the decisions we make about our > > future development in ICT. > > > > Page 19 of the Star of Thursday, October 11th, carried a story on Water > > Hyacinth titled ?Water hyacinth project threatened by court order?. This > > is apparently a donor funded project in its phase two under Lake Victoria > > Environmental Management Project (LVEMP). > > > > LVEMP II is an eight-year US$254 million (Ksh. 2.1 billion) old regional > > project being implemented in the five East African Community partner > > states says the article. Objectives of the project include: improving > > ?collaborative management of trans-boundary natural resources of Lake > > Victoria basin? as well as ?reduce environmental stress in the targeted > > pollution hotspots and selected degraded sub-catchment areas as a way of > > improving the livelihoods of communities who depend on the lake basin?s > > resources?. > > > > One will hope that the project is supposed to physically remove water > > hyacinth from the lake to enable the people access the resources from the > > lake. However, in the past eight years the spread of this water menace > > has more than tripled and this is what prompted me we to re-examine the > > objectives as stated. If these objectives were to be re-stated in > > simplified English, the real meaning could be to help citizens of East > > Africa understand how to collaborate and manage their resources as well > as > > reduce their stress. The project therefore has nothing to do with water > > hyacinth and hence the reason why the people are fighting over it. > > > > If the donor language were to be simpler, they would have thought about > > project sustainability in which case we did not need all the resources > > that is at the disposal of the fighting citizens. In my view we needed > > only US$50 (US$10 million for each country) to set up an organic > > fertilizer factory. Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for > > organic fertilizer. Just recently I wrote a blog how soil nutrients have > > been depleted in densely populated districts with excessive land > > sub-divisions. Studies also show productivity levels dropping > > significantly that our food security and safety is at its worst threat. > > > > Further, chemical fertilizer may be poisoning our ground water and may be > > likely the cause of increased cancer cases in the region. There is > > greater urgency than ever before that we exploit every opportunity for > > developing organic fertilizer like hyacinth that would improve on > > productivity, ensure sustainable development and reduce its impact on our > > water resources. Our problems would only be solved by us and as such > > foreign interventions will not always be a universal remedy to our > > predicament. > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dmuthoni%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. > > > > > > -- > Muthoni > > My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ > -------------------------------------------- > Mahatma Gandhi once said:- > > First they ignore you, > Then they laugh at you, > Then they fight you, > AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >

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The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship
by robert yawe 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Hi All, This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant minds http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Abuse of KICTANET forum by Biz.Daily journalist
by Ory Okolloh 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Dear listers, A friend in Nairobi just emailed me this print article (attached) in the Biz Daily paper where my comments on the ETNO proposal last week are featured as the "blog of the week" and my personal email address included as the "title of the blog" This is an outrageous abuse of this forum where the discussion is often open and insightful - do people now have to worry that their comments on Kictanet will be passed off as an article somewhere? *vexed* Ory *I try to keep my emails short and to the point: http://emailcharter.org/*

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Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development
by Paul Roy Owino 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Thank you daktari for raising this concern...indeed its an eye sore when flying over the lake and little of the lake is actually visible. Infact some tourist recently commented on a beautiful golf course... I wonder who to blame in this scenario ...should it be our leaders who are trigger happy to sing the donor tunes or the citizens who vote them in. Regardless of which one, something needs to be done to save our livelihood and protect our environment. We do not need donor aid for this, just a change of mindset and goodwill from the government. Paul Roy Sent from my Windows Phone From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Sent: 10/11/2012 8:42 PM To: Paul Roy Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Making Sense of our development Listers, I very much know that my post today is not directly ICT but its implications have a great bearing on the decisions we make about our future development in ICT. Page 19 of the Star of Thursday, October 11th, carried a story on Water Hyacinth titled Water hyacinth project threatened by court order. This is apparently a donor funded project in its phase two under Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP). LVEMP II is an eight-year US$254 million (Ksh. 2.1 billion) old regional project being implemented in the five East African Community partner states says the article. Objectives of the project include: improving collaborative management of trans-boundary natural resources of Lake Victoria basin as well as reduce environmental stress in the targeted pollution hotspots and selected degraded sub-catchment areas as a way of improving the livelihoods of communities who depend on the lake basins resources. One will hope that the project is supposed to physically remove water hyacinth from the lake to enable the people access the resources from the lake. However, in the past eight years the spread of this water menace has more than tripled and this is what prompted me we to re-examine the objectives as stated. If these objectives were to be re-stated in simplified English, the real meaning could be to help citizens of East Africa understand how to collaborate and manage their resources as well as reduce their stress. The project therefore has nothing to do with water hyacinth and hence the reason why the people are fighting over it. If the donor language were to be simpler, they would have thought about project sustainability in which case we did not need all the resources that is at the disposal of the fighting citizens. In my view we needed only US$50 (US$10 million for each country) to set up an organic fertilizer factory. Hyacinth has been found to be a good ingredient for organic fertilizer. Just recently I wrote a blog how soil nutrients have been depleted in densely populated districts with excessive land sub-divisions. Studies also show productivity levels dropping significantly that our food security and safety is at its worst threat. Further, chemical fertilizer may be poisoning our ground water and may be likely the cause of increased cancer cases in the region. There is greater urgency than ever before that we exploit every opportunity for developing organic fertilizer like hyacinth that would improve on productivity, ensure sustainable development and reduce its impact on our water resources. Our problems would only be solved by us and as such foreign interventions will not always be a universal remedy to our predicament. Ndemo. _______________________________________________ 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/roykoikai%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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Fw: [Itu2012chapters] ETNO Twitter Storm with Hamadoun Toure on October 10
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "peter(a)hellmonds.net" <peter(a)hellmonds.net> Sender: itu2012chapters-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:59:15 To: Sally Wentworth<wentworth(a)isoc.org> Cc: itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org<itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: Re: [Itu2012chapters] ETNO Twitter Storm with Hamadoun Toure on October 10 Hi Sally, You could be right in your assessment that some of the pieces of the ETNO proposal could survive. I find troublesome only this section from the African Union meeting: "Regulatory measures may be imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial arrangements and to the extent that such measures do not hinder competition." However, this is merely stating the obvious, i.e. that regulators may impose regulations. Let us recall the key points of the ETNO proposal and see how they fare: a) Sending Party Network Pays: * No chance for survival b) Prevent national governments from mandating network neutrality * governments will not accede to an international treaty limiting their choices in this respect c) allow commercial agreements on QoS based charging * no need to put this into an international treaty as the right to conclude commercial agreements already exists and nothing in the existing ITRs prevents anyone from doing so today d) help telco operators with their broadband investment issues * this issue needs to be addresses to national and regional regulators and does not need to be in an international treaty. Did I miss anything? Do I misinterpret the situation? Best regards, Peter H. Hellmonds Public & International Affairs Phone: +49 (160) 360-2852 E-Mail: peter.hellmonds(a)hellmonds.eu On 09.10.2012, at 01:07, "Sally Wentworth" <wentworth(a)isoc.org> wrote: > competition. _______________________________________________ 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.

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Re: [kictanet] Abuse of KICTANET forum by Biz.Daily journalist
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Ory, Steve, There is usually a line at the bottom of the columnette stating that those are personal views... etc. In light of the fact that the owners may not be aware that their stories/blogs have been published, then there should be better attribution. I hope someone from Nation Media Group/Business Daily is reading this thread.... On 11/10/2012, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) > <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [....] > >> Seems like a collection of stories from the public domain.... > > Then it should be attributed as such, the way it's been done it looks > like Ory contributed it. I haven't seen the print version but from the > online version there's nothing to put Ory's sentiments into context. > In my opinion this piece, without the rest of the information to > complete the picture, is as useless as the "ay" in okay. > > I agree with Ory. > > Regards, > Steve > -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Fwd: [Itu2012chapters] ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say
by Barrack Otieno 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Listers, And the plot thickens i would be keen to hear the perspective of various stakeholders, Ali, Walu, Alice, Omo, Dr Ndemo is it really that bad? i understand that we support it in some quarters :-) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Veni Markovski <veni(a)veni.com> Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:50 PM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say To: "itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org" <itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number10.19/wcit-etno-proposals-not-so-bad best, veni _______________________________________________ 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 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenya elected to top UN positition
by Wambua, Christopher 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Listers, KENYAN WINS TOP UN POSITION A Kenyan was today elected Director General of the Universal Postal Union, a United Nations body responsible for the development of postal business in the world. Amb. Bishir Hussein becomes the highest placed Kenyan in the UN system. He is the first Kenyan to head a United Nations body. He will serve for a period of four years. In an election held in Doha, Qatar, Amb. Hussein beat his sole challenger for the post, Dr. Serrena Bassini Casco, from Uruguay, by 87 votes to her 72 to claim the coveted post. The position of Deputy Director General went to Mr. Pascal-Thierry Clivers of Switzerland, who beat Mr. Denis Delehanty of the United States of America. Amb. Hussein is a former Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. He has also served as Kenya's ambassador to Abu Dhabi. Before his election today, Amb. Hussein had been serving as chairman of the Council of Administration of the UPU. He was elected to the post in 2008. Kenya's high powered delegation to the 25th UPU Congress that culminated into the election was led by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. It included Information and Communications Minister Samuel Poghisio, CCK Chairman, Mr. Ben Gituku, CCK Director General, Mr. Francis Wangusi, Postal Corporation of Kenya Chairman Cyrus Maina and PCK Postmaster General, Dr. Enock Kinara, among others. At the same time Kenya was also elected to serve in the Postal Operations Council of the UPU for a period of four years. Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination Rates
by wambua＠cck.go.ke 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Emmanuel We are still at KES 2.21. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:05:12 To: Wambua, Christopher<Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Cc: <oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com>; Consumer and Public Affairs<CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; kictanet<kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination Rates Thanks Charles for your release and the openness expressed. Considering the glide path mentioned, is it possible to help us appreciate whether the July 2012 MTR rates of 1.44 are already applicable or whether you have continued with the freeze from July 2011 at 2.21? Regards On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke>wrote: > Barrack > > You are most welcome. > > Best regards > > -----Original Message----- > From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com [mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:30 PM > To: Wambua, Christopher; kictanet > Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination > Rates > > Thank you Wambua it is refreshing to see the regulator on his toes , > exciting times indeed seems like vision 2030 is not far should we > maintain this spirit , proudly Kenyan :-) > Sent from my BlackBerry(r) > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> > Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: > Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:52:41 > To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs<CPA(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination > Rates > > _______________________________________________ > 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/otieno.barrack%40g > mail.com<https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai…> > > 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/oloo.khisa%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. > -- ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... * Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0731849128 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa*

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Intermediary Liability Study - Great demonstration of leadership
by Barrack Otieno 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Listers, I attended the above mentioned meeting and was humbled by the passion demonstrated by Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Paul Kukubo and the new CCK Director General Francis Wangusi given time and space Kenya will certainly be a model on the continent i am sure those present will attest to this many thanks to Alice, GG and Fiona for making it happen it certainly was a stimulating discussion that emphasised on the need for Multistakeholderism in moving the ICT sector forwad, looking forwad to a record of the proceedings from the organisers. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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CCK issues press statement on Mobile Termination Rates
by Wambua, Christopher 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Listers, PRESS STATEMENT 10th October 2012 NEWS EDITOR RE: PRESS STATEMENT ON MOBILE TERMINATION RATES The attention of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been drawn to reports and commentaries in some sections of the media appearing to suggest that the CCK Board has been unable to make a decision on the way forward on the implementation of the glide path on the Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs). The said reports further suggest that the CCK is hostage and beholden to certain political and business interests, thus casting aspersions on the ability of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), as presently constituted, to effectively regulate the fast-growing ICT sector. The reports have elicited disquiet in the local ICT market, and therefore merit a response. Contrary to the said reports, the CCK Board and management are, and have always been committed to promoting a conducive regulatory environment for effective competition in the ICT industry in Kenya. This commitment explains why there is hardly any market segment in the entire communications sector today where competition does not exist. We appreciate that one of the key drivers of competition in any mobile telecommunications market is the regulation of interconnection. Interconnection serves as a critical public policy tool for the proper functioning of a competitive communications market. It is out of this understanding that the CCK commenced regulation of interconnection in 1999 following the licensing of two additional mobile operators - namely Essar Telecoms Kenya and Orange Telecoms. Indeed, the local communications market witnessed significant market developments in the period between 2007 and 2010. Over and above the entry of two new operators, other notable developments that took place in this period included the introduction of the Unified Licensing Framework (ULF), landing of three undersea cables and the roll out of terrestrial optic cables, and tremendous growth in both subscriber numbers and call and data volumes. In order to capture these developments and also include new and up-to-date data in the network cost modeling, CCK undertook a detailed and consultative review of the Network Cost Study in 2010 with the objective of developing a new interconnection framework that promotes competition, operational efficiency of the firms and further growth of the sector through continued investments and innovations. Following the review, CCK issued the Determination No.2 on Interconnection Rates for Fixed and Mobile Telecommunications Networks; Infrastructure Sharing and Co-location; and Broadband Interconnection Services on 16th August 2010. The Determination was to operate from 1st July 2010 to 30th June 2013. Furthermore, the Determination was updated on 30th December 2010 to include Short Message Service (SMS) Termination Rates effective from 1st January 2011 to 30th June 2013. According to this determination, the glide path for Mobile Termination Rates was to proceed as follows: 1. Call Mobile Termination Prices Nominal KES. 1st July 2010 1st July 2011 1st July 2012 1st July 2013 Mobile Termination 2.21 1.44 1.15 0.99 Following the issuance of the Determination No.2 of 2010, retail price competition in the mobile voice services intensified with actual retail off-net call prices falling from a high of KES 12 per Minute in August 2010 to between KES 5 and 3 per Minute currently. In addition, on-net call retail tariffs dropped significantly from a high of KES 8 per Minute to KES 3 per Minute over the same period. The industry also witnessed a significant growth in the number of promotions and special offers as the operators sought to attract and retain subscribers. Moreover, mobile operators also intensified efforts to generate new revenue streams from non-traditional services such as SMS based applications, Internet offerings and mobile money transfer services through cutting edge innovations. In addition, important industry demographics such as mobile subscription and penetration levels improved significantly during the period. Despite these positive signals in the market, some sections of the mobile telecoms industry and some government agencies raised concerns that the ensuing retail price competition arising from the reduction in mobile termination (wholesale) prices was detrimental to the continued growth of the sector and the economy. In particular, concern was raised that the retail price competition in the mobile voice market would adversely affect Government Tax Revenues, stability of the stock market, the Government's macro economic agenda on employment and investments; and the profitability and viability of telecommunication enterprises. The CCK Board considered these issues and at its Meeting held on 20th May 2011 decided to freeze the mobile and fixed termination rate for year 2010/2011 for a further one year as the Commission evaluated the veracity of the issues raised by stakeholders. Consequently, on 8th June 2011, the Commission issued Addendum No.2 to the Determination No.2 of 2010 revising the mobile and fixed termination rates and the attendant glide path as follows: 1. Call Mobile Termination Prices Nominal KES. 1st July 2010 1st July 2011 1st July 2012 1st July 2013 1st July 2014 Mobile Termination 2.21 2.21 1.44 1.15 0.99 CCK has since contracted the services of a consultant to undertake a study on the impact of the ensuing competition in the retail mobile voice market on the Government Tax Revenues, stability of the stock market, Government macro-economic agenda on employment and investments; and the profitability and viability of telecommunication enterprises. The consultant has submitted an inception report and is due to present the interim report to the CCK Management and Board soon. I wish to assure the mobile telecoms industry, consumers of ICT services and other stakeholders that CCK shall make a decision on the MTR as soon as we receive the final report from the contracted consultant. Our decision shall be fair and in the wider interest of consumers and mobile telecoms industry, and without influence from any quarter. I also wish to take note of the ongoing discussions on the need to align our current legal framework - that is the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A - with the requirements of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The overriding goal of the alignment is to further insulate CCK from commercial and political interests. We appreciate that the rule and law-making responsibility in the sector falls within the remit of the Office of the Minister for Information and Communications. CCK, as an important stakeholder in this process, has already given its input on this ongoing process. CCK is fully in support of this process, and it is our hope that the debate shall be healthy and balanced and in the wider good of the ICT sector. We are confident that the Ministry of Information and Communications shall midwife this process successfully. Issued by: Francis W. Wangusi DIRECTOR-GENERAL

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Move Toward New Pan-African IP Organisation Alarms Observers
by Du Toit, Jaco 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

A seemingly remote African Union proposal to create a Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization appears to have gained momentum and will come before African science and technology ministers for review in early November, according to sources. A copy of the final draft statutes shows how the new body would operate, and for some observers, how it would elevate African IP standards well above current levels, with "disastrous consequences" for access, development, and human rights. This might be of interest to Kictanet members, see http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/09/27/move-toward-new-pan-african-ip-organi sation-alarms-observers/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign =alerts ------------------------------------------------- Jaco DU TOIT Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 Mobile: +254 (0)728 610 912 Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org, Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org

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FW: ITU Twitter Storm on Wednesday 10/10
by Grace Githaiga 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

FYI From: Ellery(a)cdt.org Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 11:23:59 -0700 To: wcit12(a)cdt.org Subject: [WCIT12] ITU Twitter Storm on Wednesday 10/10 Hi everyone, We got word today that the ITU secretariat is planning to do a "Twitter storm" tomorrow 10/10 at 18:00 CET---sounds like they will focus on promoting the ETNO proposal, which presents a clear threat to net neutrality and access to information. A few folks have pointed out that the act of promoting a particular proposal contradicts the ITU's depiction of the secretariat as a neutral arbiter of the process. Here is a tweet from ETNO, announcing the planned "storm": https://twitter.com/ETNOAssociation/status/255684963389825025 We plan to do some strategic "counter tweeting" here at CDT, and we think it would be great if others do the same. Does this sound like a good idea to folks? If so, you can follow @ITU or @lgambardella (Luigi Gambardella, executive board chair of ETNO) or just @CenDemTech (CDT's account) to see what's happening. Use hashtags and #ITU #WCIT and tweet at @ITU and/or @lgambardella to participate. If you're looking for simple messages to tweet about the ITU process, our ITU toolkit [https://www.cdt.org/content/itu-tools-advocates] has plenty to offer. As for ETNO-specific tweets (if this is indeed the focus), I would recommend focusing on the fact that the ETNO proposal could threaten Internet neutrality; threaten access to information online; and limit access to information in less-developed countries. Hoping to get a little conversation going around this today---reply all with ideas, strategies, etc. Thanks all, Ellery PS: If you want to read more about the ETNO proposal, here are a few materials we've put out recently: Short summary of our ETNO proposal analysishttps://www.cdt.org/files/pdfs/EU_Telco_Proposals-CDT.pdf Full ETNO proposal analysishttps://www.cdt.org/blogs/cynthia-wong/2106radical-proposal-now-tab… Global Voices post on ETNO proposalhttp://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/27/european-telco-pr… Ellery Roberts BiddleCenter for Democracy and Technology(415) 814-1711

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ICANN 45 Toronto meeting Africa mailing list
by Alice Munyua 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

Dear all, (Apologies for cross posting) The AUC and AfriNIC have created this mailing list: https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann-45 <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann-45> for those participating at the ICANN 45 meeting starting later this week in Toronto. Please register to keep updated, participate and contribute to the various Africa region related activities that will take place during this meeting Best Alice --

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Re: [kictanet] ATU discussions
by Ory Okolloh 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

I was in Accra and quite concerned to see the Kenya delegation quite vocal in its support for the ETNO proposals notwithstanding the potentially negative repercussions of implementing them in a region that can least afford to be cut off of from content or to pay for content. I would expect given how much our government touts Kenya as a "tech hub" they would take a leadership role in ensuring that we support proposals that are not harmful to our countries / regions. Perhaps the CCK / PS Ndemo reps on the list can articulate more the basis for our positions in Accra. It was interesting to see countries like Uganda, Botswana and Zimbabwe argue in support of more progressive positions, while we tended to be on the side of governments with a clear interest in regulating / controlling the Internet. By the way, post-Accra, Africa is the only region to have fully endorsed the ETNO proposals - another issue of concern...do our governments understand what they are endorsing? Why are we supporting proposals other regions have deemed fit to ignore? Ory On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM, <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. Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) > 25-26 September Meeting (otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com) > 2. Re: Programme for Intermediary Liability study, Wednesday 10 > October 2012 (Brandie Martin) > 3. Re: Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union > (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting (Walubengo J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:29:09 +0000 > From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > To: isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications > Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting > Message-ID: > > <711832815-1349710151-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-188211529-(a)b3.c12.bise7.blackberry > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear Listers, > > FYI >

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FW: Internet access and usage increases in the country.doc
by Wambua, Christopher 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Listers, Internet access and usage increases in the country The number of mobile subscribers in Kenya grew by 1.7 percent between March 30 and June 30 this year to stand at 29.7million, thereby increasing the penetration of mobile telephony services to 75.4%. Compared to the same period last year, the annual mobile subscriptions registered a significant growth of 17.5 percent from 25.2million recorded in the 2010/2011 financial year. According to the Quarterly sector statistics report for the fourth quarter of the 2011/2012 financial year, prepaid subscriptions continued to dominate the total mobile subscriptions with 29.4 million pre-paid subscriptions, representing 99.1 percent of the total subscriptions. Annual post-paid subscriptions grew by 18.3 percent to stand at 273,367 as at 30th June 2012. In respect to the Internet, the number of subscriptions rose by 19.2% from 6.4 million in the previous quarter to 7.7million during the quarter under review. The number of estimates Internet users rose by 18.5% to stand at 14.032 million during the quarter under review. The annual growth in the estimated number of Internet users was recorded at 11.9% from 12.5million recorded in the previous year. Of the total number of subscriptions, broadband subscriptions only represented 9.4%. The annual growth in the Internet/data market segment may be attributed to the increase in international connectivity bandwidth by 58.0 percent to 264,584 Mbps during the quarter under review. The total available bandwidth in the country was recorded as 574,704 Mbps during the quarter under review. The used bandwidth represented 46.0 percent of the total available bandwidth capacity. Mobile data/Internet subscriptions continued to dominate the Internet market contributing 98.9 percent of the total Internet/data subscriptions. Mobile money transfer service experienced 2.73 percent growth to record 19.50 million registered subscribers. The total deposits handled during the period was recorded at 192.73 billion representing a 4.0 percent growth from 185.36 billion recorded in the previous period. Mobile money transfer service also continued to create employment opportunities across the country with 49,079 active agents recorded during the quarter. The ICT sector continued to create employment, as a total of 17,596 people were employed in the mobile, data and postal segments, with women making up 38.9 percent. These numbers are expected to continue growing with the expansion of ICT services across the economy. Fixed line network and the postal and courier industry continued to face stiff competition from the telecommunications sector. Total fixed lines (fixed terrestrial lines and fixed wireless) recorded an annual subscription decline of 29.9 percent from 374,942 main fixed lines in FY 2010/11 to 262,711 in the quarter under review. The number of local letters sent annually dropped to 73.9 million in the FY 2011/12 from 109.1 million recorded in the FY 2010/1, a 32.2 percent decrease. International incoming letters declined by 4.2 percent to record 439,986 in FY 2011/12 from 459,342 in the previous financial year. However, international outgoing letters recorded a positive annual growth of 29.3 percent from 6.4 million in FY 2010/11 to 8.3 million in FY 2011/12. The full sector quarterly report is available at http://www.cck.go.ke/resc/downloads/SECTOR_STATISTICS_REPORT_Q4_11-12.pd f <http://www.cck.go.ke/resc/downloads/SECTOR_STATISTICS_REPORT_Q4_11-12.p df> ###Ends### Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] IICC
by Barrack Otieno 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Government+moves+to+disband+CCK/-/100… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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From the Desktop to the Street Kenyans on Twitter
by Barrack Otieno 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Listers, Just saw the demo on TV and recognized a few geeks talk about Internet and Socio Economic Developement :-) Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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New KenInvest Website
by Norman Boinett 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com Feedback is highly appreciated Rgds Norman -- *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he who introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” * (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, 1984, p. 21.)

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] New KenInvest Website
by Barrack Otieno 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Norman, I would wish to congratulate you for the good job but i am really serious about my question, i would like to understand why a state arm is not using a .ke? is it that its not catchy enough ? On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:06 PM, daniel gitau <danmac.daniel(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Norman, > > Great stuff going on there..shud also put an option of posting/tracking > projects. > > Danmac > On Oct 8, 2012 3:02 PM, "Norman Boinett" <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort to >> improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com >> >> Feedback is highly appreciated >> >> Rgds >> >> Norman >> >> -- >> *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to >> execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to >> introduce a new order of things; for he who >> introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his >> enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from >> the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . >> . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new >> things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” >> * >> (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and >> Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, >> 1984, p. 21.) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 46
by Gideon 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Dear Ory, Thanks for sharing this critical information with us all. Certainly that was very scary start. Glad to know we have those who are watching out for us. Good day. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 23:03:41 +0200 > From: Ory Okolloh <ookolloh(a)gmail.com> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ATU discussions > Message-ID: > <CABWH-6qSW6RmryfS_3zjxU3JyX7Xyy= > LOSRJFWbJTWpdnF9L-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I was in Accra and quite concerned to see the Kenya delegation quite vocal > in its support for the ETNO proposals notwithstanding the potentially > negative repercussions of implementing them in a region that can least > afford to be cut off of from content or to pay for content. I would > expect given how much our government touts Kenya as a "tech hub" they would > take a leadership role in ensuring that we support proposals that are not > harmful to our countries / regions. Perhaps the CCK / PS Ndemo reps on > the list can articulate more the basis for our positions in Accra. > It was interesting to see countries like Uganda, Botswana and Zimbabwe > argue in support of more progressive positions, while we tended to be on > the side of governments with a clear interest in regulating / controlling > the Internet. > > By the way, post-Accra, Africa is the only region to have fully endorsed > the ETNO proposals - another issue of concern...do our governments > understand what they are endorsing? Why are we supporting proposals other > regions have deemed fit to ignore? > > Ory > > > > > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM, <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. Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) > > 25-26 September Meeting (otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com) > > 2. Re: Programme for Intermediary Liability study, Wednesday 10 > > October 2012 (Brandie Martin) > > 3. Re: Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union > > (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting (Walubengo J) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:29:09 +0000 > > From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > > To: isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Subject: [kictanet] Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications > > Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting > > Message-ID: > > > > > <711832815-1349710151-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-188211529-(a)b3.c12.bise7.blackberry > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > > Dear Listers, > > > > FYI > >

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Fwd: [Itu2012chapters] ETNO Twitter Storm with Hamadoun Toure on October 10
by Barrack Otieno 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Listers, For those interested. Best Regards Hello, I thought this might be of interest to some of you. *Luigi Gambardella (@lgambardella <https://twitter.com/lgambardella>)* 07/10/12 10:09 <https://twitter.com/lgambardella/status/254855905936564225> ETNO Twitter Storm @lgambardella <https://twitter.com/@lgambardella> with Hamadoun Toure on October 10 at 6 pm #WCIT<http://search.twitter.com/search?q=#WCIT> @ITU <https://twitter.com/@ITU> @ITUSecGen <https://twitter.com/@ITUSecGen> @ETNOAssociation <https://twitter.com/@ETNOAssociation> Sally Wentworth Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org _______________________________________________ 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 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Dear Listers, FYI The ATU held its third and final WCIT and WTSA regional preparatory = meeting 25-26 September in Accra Ghana. =20 Note that the ETNO proposal gained some traction at the ATU meeting but = that the final language for inclusion in Article 6 requires approval by = Ministers prior to becoming a full ATU WCIT regional position. =20 The two proposed new articles under final review are: =20 6.0.5 Member states shall ensure that their regulatory = frameworks drive the operating agencies to establish mutual commercial = agreements with providers of international communication applications = and services in alignment with principles of fair = competition, innovation, adequate quality of service and security. =20 6.0.6 The Member States shall take measures to ensure that = operating agencies have the right to charge providers of international = communication applications and services appropriate access charges based = on the agreed quality of service. Regulatory measures may be = imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial = arrangements and to the extent that such measures do not hinder = competition. =20 The full meeting summary is located at: = https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WCIT%20-%20Regional%20Me= etings/ATU_WCIT_%20Report_Sept2012%20.pdf =20 Karen Mulberry Policy Advisor Internet Society mulberry(a)isoc.org tel: +1.303.668.8855 www.isoc.org Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Karen Mulberry <mulberry(a)isoc.org> Sender: itu2012chapters-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:02:31 To: ITU Chapter Delegate Lists<itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting _______________________________________________ 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.

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Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website
by Ali Hussein 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Agreed. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad On Oct 8, 2012, at 6:11 PM, "Terry" <terry(a)tealictafrica.com> wrote: > > Great one!!! I like the Kenya investment centralized idea.. > @Ali: there are some social site links persistent ones though maybe ‘misplaced’… probably they should be put in more prominent places e.g. on top of the search button or on the top left banner – a place where one does not have to search all day to find. The impact of social media should never be underestimated…. > > Regards; > _________________________________________________________ > Muthoni Njoroge > Teal ICT Africa > PO Box 70375 (00400) > Nairobi, Kenya > > Cell: +254724 866771 > Web: www.tealictafrica.com > <image003.png> > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+terry.muthoni=tealictafrica.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 4:03 PM > To: Terry > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website > > Norman > > Nice. I would however plug in social media share buttons on each thematic area (page) to make it easier to share. > > Ali Hussein > > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 8, 2012, at 3:01 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com > > Feedback is highly appreciated > > Rgds > > Norman > S > -- > “And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he who > introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” > > (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, > 1984, p. 21.) > > _______________________________________________ > 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/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.

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Friendly reminder: IGF 2012 Preparatory Call for ISOC Members tomorrow (9 Oct 2012)
by Barrack Otieno 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

FYI Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that two Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2012 preparatory calls will take place tomorrow, 9 October 2012, in order to accommodate different time zones: 1st call: 08:00 UTC 2nd call: 15:00 UTC Please feel free to join if you can. WebEx details and the proposed agenda can be found at http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-societys-engagement-2012-internet-g… Best regards, Christine --------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society (ISOC) Christine Saegesser Baethge Sr. Manager, Chapter Development Website: www.InternetSociety.org ---------------------------------------------------------------

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IGF 2012 Remote Hubs
by Barrack Otieno 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Listers, The Internet Society Kenya Chapter will be coordinating the local remote hubs, this is an appeal to our colleagues in Universities or any interested institutions who might be in a position to set up the hubs to pass the message to interested participants within their communities. Below please find some information about remote hubs that is available on http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions Remote Hubs Instructions [image: PDF]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions?forma…> [image: Print]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions?tmpl=…> [image: E-mail]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/mailto/?tmpl=component&link=0d6716…> Hubs are local meetings that take place in parallel with the IGF. People can watch the webcast together and send questions (via text or video) that will be answered by panelists in IGF. In addition, hub organizers can hold debates to discuss the themes introduced at the IGF from their local perspective. There are several advantages in creating a hub: - it helps to raise awareness about Internet Governance issues; - it fosters networking among participants and community building; - and it encourages follow-up activities. How to organize a hub? The requirements are very simple: - A room or auditorium. It can be held in a university classroom or any other convenient place; - A computer with a broadband Internet connection and a projector equipment, to enable the hub participants to watch the webcast ; - A hub moderator, who will plan the dynamics of the local discussions as well as transmit the hub participants’ questions or comments to the IGF through the remote participation channels; - A general call in lists, forums etc, to invite the interested local community. Stakeholders interested in organizing a remote hub are invited to register online with the following information: - Country / City - Institution where the hub will be based. - Possible area(s) of interest within the 6 main IGF themes. - Number of expected participants within the hub. - Planned pre-meeting activities. - Hub Coordinator. - Contact email. - Hub Technical coordinator (IT). - Technical coordinator contact email. Register your hub here <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hub-registration-2012>(Please make sure you are logged in first). Please note that the local hub and technical coordinators have to be present at the hub site. Training for the remote hubs will soon be scheduled. Hub participants are also encouraged to send short pre-recorded video questions or statement (2-3 minutes), outlining key issues on the local discussion agenda. Hubs are also possibly allowed to join with real-time video message. Feel free to contact me should you require any further explanation. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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DEMO Africa 2012
by Brian Munyao Longwe 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

FYI, apologies for cross-posting DEMO Africa 2012 is right around the corner and we want you to join us. Don't miss this opportunity to see over 40 of Africa's most innovative new products launch to the world in markets such as: Consumer, Mobile, Enterprise and Cloud technologies and Social Media. DEMO brings the tech ecosystem together and we're excited to announce the following tech pioneers and thought leaders who will share their perspectives on how social data and networking is transforming the way we do business, build, market and sell products and services. - Herman Bjorn, Founder & CEO, The Startup Genome - Dan'l Lewis, Corporate VP, Microsoft - Shiv Shivakumar, VP, India, Middle East and Africa, Nokia - Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Communication - Louis Otieno, General Manager, East & Southern Africa, Microsoft - Many others Keep an eye on the agenda at http://www.demo-africa.com/events/agenda/ for more conference updates. Registration to attend DEMO is $300 for delegates from Africa and $500 for delegates from outside the continent. DEMO is extending a special 20% discount on the delegate fee for you. To take advantage of this please register at http://www.demo-africa.com/events/delegates-registration/ and use promotional code "special_offer". We look forward to seeing you at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya for DEMO Africa, 24-26 October 2012! The DEMO Africa Team

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KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners
by robert yawe 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Hi, We all wish the headline in tomorrows paper would be "KeBS to refund fake owners" as to the best of my knowledge they are mandated and funded by the tax payer to make sure that the items that come into the country meet certain required usage and safety standards. Evert time I import IT items I am charged a fee for KeBS certification what do they do with the money collected if millions of fake (no IMEI numbers) mobile phones, many of which where shipped in container loads, passed right under their nooses. As with most issues we have a tendency of barking up the wrong tree, suing CCK is dealing with a symptom instead of dealing with the core problem which is a standards body that does no work, its time we re-outsourced the function. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by Ali Hussein 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

John Asante sana. Will do. Regards Ali Hussein On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Omo, John <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > Thanks a lot Ndugu Ali. Awaiting from substative comments. Feel free to > even drop by and discuss them before. Planned meeting. > Apologies to others for X but the foregoing invitation is also extended. > Rgds. > Omo, j > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Ali Hussein ** > *To*: Omo, John > *Cc*: Wambua, Christopher; World Conference on International > Telecommunications; ** **; info; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke ** > *Sent*: Tue Sep 25 03:59:04 2012 > > *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world > > Apologies for cross-listing > > John > > Thanks for your candid answer. Indeed we must find time to read the > proposals and give our input. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone® > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:16 PM, "Omo, John" <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > > Ali. > > Thanks to you and others who have come through on this subject and > uplouded the CCK initiative. > > Let me say that there cannot be a clear-cut answer to your querry. One has > to carefully study the Proposals and consider the merits behind every of > them. In general, however, the philosophy behind the AfCPs gravitate around > the 2nd and 3rd Schools/'Synopsis.' > > Let's please study the Proposals and offer substantive comments noting to > cf with Proposals from the other ITU Regions. Such will assist in > conducting a face-to-face national consultative process, enriching the > AfCPs and during Treaty negotiations in Dubai. > > Omo, john. > Chair, Nat. Prep. Com. > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Ali Hussein ** > *To*: Wambua, Christopher > *Cc*: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT > Policy Discussions **; info > *Sent*: Mon Sep 24 20:16:24 2012 > *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world > **** > > Wambua > > That's a good synopsis of the 3 schools of thought. I haven't had a chance > of reading our position (Kenya & Africa) so would appreciate if you could > tell us in which of these 3 schools do we fall in? > > I will definitely find time to read the position. Thanks once again for > the work put it on this. > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> > wrote: > > Walu**** > > ** ** > > It is important to note that all the regions of the world have different > positions on the ITRs. There are those who are of the view that the ITRs > should remain as they are. Another school of thought argues that a review > is necessary but should be minimal, only addressing those provisions that > have been overtaken by technological and market developments. The third > school argues that review should be extensive as the global telecoms > industry has changed enormously since 1988. **** > > ** ** > > The outcome of WCIT-12 will be a product of negotiations/trade-off between > these three schools of thought. And that why all regions of the world are > developing regional positions so that they can have higher leverage in the > negotiations. What Kenya, or Africa for that matter, will take to Dubai > will therefore have to be subjected to this process. I believe the ITU > shall publish the final ITRs (Final Acts) after the conference. **** > > ** ** > > I hope this is helpful. **** > > ** ** > > Wambua**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Walubengo J [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>] > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 3:07 PM > *To:* Ali Hussein > *Cc:* World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT > Policy Discussions; info > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world**** > > ** ** > > Mich/Ali,**** > > ** ** > > I must also commend CCK on this process of vigorous engagement with > Stakeholders. I think it is either the new broom (read DG) sweeps better > syndrome or the new constitution in action - but perhaps a mixture of both > factors...**** > > ** ** > > walu.**** > > nb: I do hope eventually they share what they will present at WCIT. They > ofcourse are not compelled to take in everything from stakeholders but > stakeholders have a right to know what was picked/ignored from their input. > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > *Cc:* World Conference on International Telecommunications < > WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; info <info(a)cck.go.ke> > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 11:05 AM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world**** > > ** ** > > Michuki > > I would have to agree with you on this. > > Ali Hussein**** > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> > wrote:**** > > Hi Everyone, > > > I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK > has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment. > > Regards, > > Michuki.**** > > > On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote: > > TIM and Listers, > > > > The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved > > in their development)are available on the CCK website at > > http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html > > > > CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African > > Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national > > positions ahead of the WCIT-12. > > > > The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third > > African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications > > Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12. > > > > The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded > > on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders > > fully apprised on what is happening in this space. > > > > CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the > > Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to > > the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be > > taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. > > > > I hope this sheds light on this matter. > > > > > > Christopher Wambua > > Manager/Communications > > Consumer and Public Affairs Division > > Communications Commission of Kenya > > P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 > > KENYA > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kictanet > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > > Behalf O > > -- *Ali Hussein* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 33
by Gideon 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

+1 Daktari, The modern days call for modern ways of disseminating, and indeed if we don't change, change does the changing. Its time the relevant authorities took a serious look at the current systems and how best to adapt to the fast changing systems, otherwise Kenya will keep producing redundant individuals, it will me an endless token ring. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica. On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:06 PM, <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: Education and Our Future (Mark Mwangi) > 2. Re: Education and Our Future (william janak) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:55:29 +0300 > From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > Message-ID: > < > CAH5fjcg0TbsGbB1cgOzAecMZ-FzpevzNsNBLiKcRP7fmvVm5BQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > The perpetual merry-go-round has to be shorted for it to be fixed. The > double intake and the rearrangement of the university semester is a step in > the right direction I think. The two years wasted waiting to be admitted to > university after sitting for KCSE are the most wasteful period in a > students life. > > In my opinion J.A.B should also be abolished. The shotgun approach to > applying for university is wasteful and drops people int courses they had > no interest in pursuing. hence frustration, lethargy and the perpetual > struggle to get into 'management' and the few specialists who are actually > passionate get overworked. Let people apply personally to each department > for the particular course they want to pursue. > > The primary school kids I see at 5AM walking to school go through a special > kind of hell and only serves to teach suffering and perseverance in return > for a grade. No fun no value. Its a precursor to the drab work life devoid > of meaning, purpose and well being. Just walk in to most government offices > and see how miserable the workers look. > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > +1, x100 :-) > > > > Your points sounded very much like a practicing teacher - and I perhaps > > you still are. As a Mwalimu, I see the hunger Kenyans have for a > > Certificate rather than for Knowledge. If there was a supermarket > legally > > selling degrees, most of our Universities will be empty. At a lower > level > > (Primary School), I sympathise with my Std 6 son, who comes home everyday > > with a ton of homework that when compared to my days in school - is just > > too much and too deep for his level (in other words, they are like > cramming > > Std 7/8 work in order to perfect the same by the time they get there) > > > > And so my question has been, if our Kenyan kids have struggled through > > this crazy stuff, how comes we dont have so many Nobel Prize Winners? > (well > > apart from our beloved, the late Prof. M. Waangai). Further, if our > Kenyan > > kids have successfully emerged from this heavy academic load at Primary > and > > Secondary levels, how comes they are not innovating at the University > > levels as much as the Koreans, Indians, Chinese, etc? > > > > The answer ofcourse is rote-learning. In other words, our kids are > drilled > > to PASS but not to THINK. And it does not matter whether they are in > Public > > or Private schools. As long as they must face the same hurdle at the end > of > > the Primary and Secondary School, their target and mechanism to overcome > is > > the same. Drill, Drill, Drill and then pass. > > > > So whereas providing technology to speed up marking of exams maybe good, > > it would be better to recast the whole philosophy of our Education > System. > > Lets have a framework that allows learners to flow with their talent. We > > have contradictory examples like the Nameless and Wahu - great Kenyan > > Musicians who did (am avoiding to say "drilled") the "wrong" degrees. > > Nameless successfully did his BSc Arch and his wife BSc Mathematics. > Both > > of them then parked their Certificates with their parents and then > followed > > their dreams. If their talents had been identified and natured at the > > Primary level, we could be looking at many Kenyans who could be the next > MJ > > or Miriam Makebas. > > > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > *Sent:* Friday, October 5, 2012 6:13 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > > > > We must move away from offering exams once a year to two or three times a > > year. This will enable fast learners to finish, move on and leave space > for > > more learners. Further, examinations should never be a government core > > activity. This is why we have too many people with certificates but > cannot > > help themselves. > > > > Learning is supposed to be pleasurable such that we can identify talent > > and nurture it. We have for example doctors without passion or ability > but > > we continue to admit students to medical schools based on grades. > > > > We should never attempt to control education in any way. As Robinson > says, > > children are not goods with sale by date. Learning is a process. Whether > it > > takes you 12 years or 15 years to finish high school, it does not matter. > > What matters is whether you like what you are doing. > > > > Since we have IT availability throughout the country, we should start > > continuous assessment such that the final exam will constitute only 40%. > > This effectively will emasculate thousands of young girls who fall > through > > the cracks simply because they are able to afford sanitary towels and > stay > > in school. > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > ------------------------------ > > *From: * Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> > > *Date: *Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:41:38 +0300 > > *To: *<bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > *Cc: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > > > > I agree... Though what's really worrying at this point is the education > > bill, that's aiming to control private schools. > > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 5:44 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > > Ken Robinson says that schools have killed creativity. From the recent > > Kenya Union of Teachers? (KNUT) strike it was evident that we are lacking > > in creativity. Three weeks of strike threatened the effectiveness of the > > Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) like never before. Why is > KNEC > > linked to KNUT? > > > > In 2010 GCSE candidates took their exam towards the end June and the > > results were out by August. More than 700,000 students worldwide did > > mathematics and English while other subjects averaged more than 350,000 > > candidates. At the same time about 360,000 sat for the KCSE in the same > > year between October and November but the results came out at the end of > > February. In other words marking our exams took twice as much as it took > > the Pearson?s Group (a private entity) to mark GCSE. > > > > GCSE exams are marked by retired teachers as well as other qualified > > people. It is a contract for which you are paid 800 pounds for the three > > to four weeks exercise. They heavily use IT to process the exams and > some > > papers are marked by computers. > > > > The company offers a variety of qualifications, including A Levels > (GCEs), > > Edexel (which is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland?s five main > > examination boards and the BTEC suit of examination qualifications. It > > also offers work-based learning qualifications ? including BTEC > > Apprenticeships through Pearson Work Based Learning, awarding over 1.5 > > million certificates to students around the world every year. > > Since we benchmark on everything, is it not time we started to benchmark > > on our education? > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/pkariuki%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. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Warm Regards, > > > > Phares Kariuki > > > > | *T*: +254 720 406 093 | *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro > |*Skype > > *: kariukiphares | *B*: http://www.kaboro.com/ | > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/mwangy%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, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.me.ke >

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Invitation to AITEC's 25th Anniversary Dinner
by Sean Moroney 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, On 23 October, we are celebrating our Silver Anniversary with a networking dinner for the ICT community at the Parklands Sports Club. It will be a fun gathering with good food, drink and music. Details are on the attached invitation. I hope you can join us in celebrating 25 years of achievement in the African ICT sector. The dinner will be followed by this year's East Africa ICT Summit over 24-25 October, where attendance is free for pre-registered delegates. For the full programme and to register log on to http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81 Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-826181618 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Southern Africa ICT summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/85> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/90> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91> AITEC Broadcast,Film & Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/93> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> [cid:image001.jpg@01CCEB1D.80654080]

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Re: [kictanet] KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners
by Odhiambo Washington 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Steve, Personally, I think you are right in trying to exonerate KeBS from the equation. Why? Because I don't know at what stage CCK involves KeBS during the Type-Approval process for communications equipment. There are fellows from CCK on this list I suppose. Maybe they can tell us, or perhaps they are "not allowed to speak on behalf of CCK". On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Bring this a little closer home, Steve. > > > > Where do you think KeBS was when all those substandard seatbelts were > being > > imported? > > Where do you think KeBS was when all those substandard speed governors > were > > being imported? > > You do have a point, but mine was trying to take out KeBS from the > equation. > > Regards, > Steve > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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Re: [kictanet] AfTLD Press Release
by Barrack Otieno 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Dear Listers, Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD) in collaboration with the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), hosted the 6th annual ccTLD event in Livingstone (Zambia) in July 2012 the theme being Enhancing Internet Management in Africa. While presiding over the opening ceremony the Minister of Transport, Works Supply and communications urged delegates to ensure that the Internet is readily accessible and manageable to the ordinary person in an African village, in addition he emphasised on the need to curb the digital divide between urban and rural areas and the high cost of Internet services in African countries. The meeting focused on enhancing the visibility of African ccTLDs through branding and marketing, examining the likely impact of new gTLDs on African ccTLDS as well enhancing the robustness and efficiency of African registries by improving technical infrastructure. The meeting was in line with AfTLD’s strategic objective of building capacity of African ccTLDs with an aim of improving and enhancing Africa’s internet infrastructure. During the meeting Mr. Vika Mpisane (.ZA) stepped down as AfTLD Chairman, Mrs. Mary Uduma (.NG ) and Mr. Eric Akumiah (.GH) were elected as members of the Executive Committee. The following is the new executive committee: Dr. Paulos Nyirenda . .MW Chairman Souleymane Oumtanaga .CI Vice Chairman Abibu Ntahigiye .TZ Treasurer Mrs. Mary Uduma .NG Director Communications Dr. Alioune Traore .ML Director Research Mr. Eric Akumiah .GH Director Strategic Partnerships Mr. Barrack Otieno (Administrative Manager/Secretary) The Livingstone meeting was supported by AfNIC, ISOC, LexSynergy and Africa in onespace – AfTLD’s consistent sponsors and partners. Presentations and meeting reports are available on the AFTLD website About AfTLD The Africa Top Level Domains Organization was established in 2002 to act as a focal point forAfrican Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. The African Top Level Domains Organization also presents a forum for sharing ideas between the regions Internet community with an aim of promoting the utilization of national country’s TopLevel Domains. Barrack Otieno Administrative Manager Africa Top Level Domains Organisation CCK Complex Waiyaki Way (C/o KeNIC) P.o. Box 1461 00606 Nairobi Kenya +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno www.aftld.org

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Op-ep by Rohan Samarajiva on possible scenarios of Internet governance and repercussions on African socio and economic development.
by Du Toit, Jaco 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Internet plan will hamstring African growth http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2012/10/01/internet-plan-will-hamstring- african-growth ------------------------------------------------- Jaco DU TOIT Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 Mobile: +254 (0)728 610 912 Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org, Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org Celebrate World Teachers' Day 5 October ----------------------------------------- Take a stand for teachers! Join us in celebrating 5 October, World Teachers’ Day http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrat… Agissons pour les enseignant(e)s ! Le 5 octobre, célébrons ensemble la Journée mondiale des enseignants http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrat…

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"Transparency means that the public can readily get hold of that information"
by S.M. Muraya 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

"Transparency means that the public can readily get hold of that information" Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/skys-the-limit-for-political-g…

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African Internet Government Forum 2012 underway in Cairo
by Barrack Otieno 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Listers, FYI, You are going to need your french as this one is bi-lingual, but it's a beautiful quality webcast. ** joly posted: "The 2012 AfIGF is underway today and tomorrow, 3 - 4 October 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. A live webcast is available. Cairo time is UTC+2, 6 hours ahead of NYC. What: African Internet Governance Forum 2012 Where: Smart Village Convention Center, 6th of Octobe" [image: AfIGF] <http://afigf.uneca.org/>The 2012 AfIGF<http://afigf.uneca.org/AfIGF2012-Cairo.asp>is underway today and tomorrow, 3 - 4 October 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. A live webcast is available. Cairo time is UTC+2, 6 hours ahead of NYC. *What*: African Internet Governance Forum 2012<http://afigf.uneca.org/AfIGF2012-Cairo.asp> *Where*: Smart Village Convention Center, 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt *When*: 3 -4 October 2012 *Program*: http://afigf.uneca.org/Docs/Draft_Agenda_of_AfIGF_version_of_28_September.d… *Webcast*: http://bambuser.com/v/3031041 *Twitter*: #AfIGF <https://twitter.com/i/#!/search/?q=%23AfIGF> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4285#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4285#comments> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=4285 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Is the Telco/ISP sector manifesting Utility type symptoms?
by Ali Hussein 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Listers This story got me thinking... KDN plans sale of stake to recover from losses By OKUTTAH MARK Posted Monday, October 1 2012 at 20:19 IN SUMMARY Altech of South Africa, which owns 60.8 per cent stake, says it needs new capital to shore up its Kenyan business that is facing stiff competition from rivals Wananchi Telecoms, AccessKenya and Telkom Kenya. The Kenyan unit has been in losses mainly due to the loss of big contracts including the multi-million shilling contract with Safaricom last year — a move that has seen KDN along with Altech’s West Africa operations hit earnings of the parent company. Altech has blamed its poor performance on its East African and West African units, which it has placed on auction block. It has inked an agreement to sell 75 per cent of its interest in Altech West Africa. Telecoms infrastructure firm Kenya Data Networks (KDN) will sell a significant stake to a strategic investor in December to inject cash and help it recover from losses. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/KDN+plans+sale+of+stake+t… Regards Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners
by Isaac Mutunga 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

KBS sticker is not a proof KEBS certification. Downtown in Nairobi you can get any sticker (KEBS, KRA etc) for a song. In my opinion the buck stops with both CCK and KEBS. CCK is mandated to type approve telcom equipments and uses KEBS as an agency to do this. On the other hand KEBS is mandated to ensure that all product sold to consumers meet certain standards. CCK can use another agency if it feels KEBS is not doing a good job. At the same time KEBS can reject any CCK type approved telco product if it is harmful to consumers. ------Original message------ From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> To: <scmutunga(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 7:34:26 PM GMT+0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners Wash, Will also check the box. Have seen KeBS sticker on some boxes. Could have been phones bought at Safaricom (including an IDEOS that was stolen - this should be another thread) had KeBS stickers. Purchased the phone at Westgate (FoneExpress) 3 years ago this December. It came with a Samsung warranty that was honoured to upgrade the OS. The OS upgrade was one of the selling points on the box. We will see how it goes. On Oct 2, 2012 5:03 PM, "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @Muraya, > > You appear to be distorting facts. I haven't seen any phone with a KeBS > certification. I'll check the phone boxes again today. > > Whenever a phone is upgraded, there is never an interference with the > IMEI, as it is stored in the NVRAM (I suppose that's the name) and is never > part of the OS partition else those of us who install unofficial ROMs on > these phones would have lost their IMEIs ages ago. > > You sure your phone isn't Smsung? :) > > > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 4:06 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> My phone (with a safaricom line) is KeBS certified but has just been >> switched off. >> >> Checking the IMEI it is all 000000000.... >> >> Also just remembered the OS was upgraded by a Samsung certified vendor - >> 2 years ago. >> >> Whatever they did, they probably never restored the IMEI while upgrading >> the OS. >> >> Off to a safaricom shop which will probably refer me to the Samsung Disti >> [?] >> >> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:11 PM, John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure I understand where KEBS failed. Unless the phones being >>> switched off were actually certified by KEBS. >>> >>> What we need is proper consumer advocacy/education. For many many >>> things. The consumers should know where to buy proper phones, and maybe >>> some entity like cck should take on the task of educating us (which they >>> do), carriers should ensure the sim is registered and an IMEI registers but >>> they cant be expected to know which are fake/accurate either. in the end >>> the consumer will bear the burden, if only to serve as a lesson. Then >>> someone at our borders obviously fails us. >>> >>> jgitau >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >>> >>> >>> 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/odhiambo%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. >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… > > 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/scmutunga%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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Emergency Alert - ICT solutions
by Edith Adera 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Listers, What solutions exist in the industry for "bulk" emergency alerts to a large group of people especially sms-based solutions (without having to type or select contacts one by one)? Is it bulk sms service (which I think is too expensive)? Or are there other cheaper options? Pls share some ideas directly. Edith

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[UNVERIFIED Security Alert] Fwd: Motorbike crime
by Odhiambo Washington 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Hello Listers, I have received and decided to share this security alert. Although unverified (by myself), it looks quite practical in it's execution. If it hasn't happened, I have all reason to believe this can happen, so be on the RED ALERT. ** ** *Better safe than sorry* *. Be on the look out!* **** **** In a city where crime takes different shapes everyday, the monster radio sought out to find out whats really happening in Nairobi. Over the past few months residents in the up market estates (Kileleshwa, Lavington, Kilimani and Westlands) have been complaining of frequent attacks from armed robbers who are riding on motorbikes. Get this right, not tuk tuk motorbikes but strong heavy CC motorbikes; what we call “Hondaa” in slang. The police and victims have identified the robbers as two or three young guys who ride on the same bike and are armed and dangerous. they mostly attack female pedestrians but now are also targeting males and motorists too. they are upmarket and are well kept so you may never have the slight idea of whom they really are. the mastermind in the clique is a skinny dark skin tall guy and the bike rider is chubby and short. the third robber is always in the shadows but is equally dangerous said a female victim whose identity we are withholding for security reasons. last night September 13th, they orchestrated six crimes from 7pm to 11pm within Adams arcade, Hurlingham, Jabavu lane which is just outside Kilimani Police station and Brookside, all of which they robbed victims at gun point and seriously hurt them as well. The robbers take all sorts of valuables i.e, cellphones, watches, rings,gadgets etc and resell them in the black market.Currently the Kilimani area and Kileleshwa police departments are on high alert with police patrols deployed all over the yaya and valley arcade areas. Question is, is this an organized crime ring in the making? are these the only motorbike robbers? or is motorbike crime the new criminal steez? this is an exclusive public service announcement so kindly share it and spread awareness because you might be the next victim. we are also urging anybody with further information to go to the nearest police station and record a statement if necessary so as to help with the investigation and bring these culprits to book.**** **** Kind regards,**** **** [image: Description: cid:image001.png@01CC47B3.911FCC00]* ***** **** ** ** -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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Re: [kictanet] Taking Care of the Future
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Through HR&A our Master Developer at Konza we met two agencies today in New York involved with the development of a futuristic New York that will be competitive in the next 50 years. Hudson Yards Development Corporation was created by Mayor Bloomberg to redevelop a section of New York that was their industrial area. It covers approximately 300 acres with mostly non high rise buildings. The city now wants high rises to meet future office demands. Here they are buying back most of the land while developing modern infrastructure including the subway. Consultants are working day and night to ensure the redeveloped area meets current and future needs. Later we visited the New York City Development Corporation charged with NY's future competitiveness. They noted that in 1890, NY wad basically a trading centre. In the 1940s, it became an Industrial City and today it is largely a financial and services city. They now want to switch gears to a more technology city. Through a competitive process, they have put together a number of universities to deliberately steer NY into another Silicon Valley. Cornell University is paired with Israel Institute of Technology to deliberately create multi disciplinary programs in applied sciences and entrepreneurship. NY University too will partner with other global centres of excellence such as Indian Institute of Technology to also focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. To help create a competitive future, the city will give free land and other incentives. They are demolishing one of the hospitals in order to create space for a futuristic project. Each of the different university grouping will focus in a specialized area that will be critical in the days to come. They are coming up with courses like health analytics, smart cities etc. This is how in future we can use data to predict our future. This is very critical and many lessons for developing countries. As we continue to do things the same way it has always been done, things remain the same and this ain't good at all. We need to leverage on what we have and do a little more. In the evening I attended a UN sponsored launch of Better than Cash Alliance at the Ford Foundation. Here speaker after speaker lauded Kenya for its contribution towards mobile money. Our own Michael Joseph was in attendance. This was a launch to scale up what has been successful in Kenya (75% of mobile money transactions world wide happens in Kenya). We shall see many researchers coming to Kenya. We must move up the ladder through research and begin to lead the rest of the world. Instead of spending many hours arguing the merits and demerits of SAP training some Kenyans we need a mobile payroll system that can be integrated with Government's Integrated Financial Management System. When Matatus were introduced, there was a regulated transport system in Kenya. Buses could not just stop anywhere. They were like the proprietary software. Mini buses could stop anywhere and charged based on distance travelled and eventually dealt a blow to buses in urban centres. The rest today is history. That is ok for now. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:12 To: Alice Munyua<alice(a)apc.org>; kictanet<kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: Taking Care of the Future Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:20:09 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Invitation to join dialogue on African civil society's, engagement with internet governance processes (apologies for cross posting) Dear friends and colleagues INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE! We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil society, media and other people who care about a free, open and accessible internet to share their views and increase their understanding of current trends in internet regulation and governance. The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 that 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels of internet policy and regulation. The dialogue should help us consider questions such as: 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work? 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance and development? 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of the internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage level? 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as well as in related policy-making processes? 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of the internet? Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider upcoming processes such as the African Internet Governance Forum (Oct), the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) (Dec). It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most of us depend on for access. To join this discussion do one of the following: 1) Go tohttps://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and follow the instructions to join the mailing list. 2) Write to Mawaki Chango atmawaki(a)apc.org and he will add your email to the list. 3) Visit our background page http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page to learn more about this process. Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of African internet users we will be able to learn from one another. Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications will help facilitate this discusssion. Participants are free to post in English and French. We will develop regular summaries and post them in both languages. Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team Mawaki Chango Emilar Vushe Anriette Esterhuysen -- _______________________________________________ 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke 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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I don’t trust the CCK over this fake phone switch-off
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Listers This is an opinion piece. IN SUMMARYAs long as phones require SIM cards to use, there really is no security implication of using a counterfeit mobile. One is already required by law to register SIM cards, so CCK had better come clean over thisThe Kenya Bureau of Standards is unable to detect fake phones and relies heavily on mobile phone manufacturers, according to the Business Daily. Ladies and gentlemen, Kenya is facing a plague of regulatory bodies receiving assistance from those they are meant to police.Already, two companies associated with phone manufacturers have materialised to recycle dead phones. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Centre Limited is working in tandem with Samsung to recycle counterfeit phones, which will now be classified as e-waste.Nokia has a recycling drop-off point for unloved phones. Both operations recycle phones regardless of whether they are genuine or counterfeit. The furnace is the great equaliser for the electronic dead; they all go in together for cremation, regardless of the brand they carried in their former lives.I have a feeling that these counterfeits will be disembowelled for their parts, then electronically reincarnated as branded CCK-approved phones. http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/I+dont+trust+the+CCK+over+this+fake+ph…

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CCK delays call rate cuts ‘to avoid clash with Kibaki’
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

IN SUMMARYThe research firm’s draft report seen by the Business Daily indicated that lower tariffs have had a positive effect on revenues of the four telecom operators, their traffic, subscriber numbers as well as mobile penetration.The downward review in of MTR 2010 from Sh4.42 to Sh2.21 gave the operators room to cut tariffs by more than half, but the telcos have ruled out lower call rates should the rate fall further and will instead absorb the cost savings to boost earnings that had been hit by price wars. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+delays+call+rate+cuts…

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Not all are cut out for business
by Agosta Liko 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Njeri Rionge had asked me to speak about the private equity and venture capital industry in Africa – which I write about on www.africa-assets.com – and the nascent ICT industry in Kenya at her Ignite ‘Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit’ last week in Nairobi. I gave the participants a short overview of the private equity sector and looked at some of the issues that particular affect SMEs considering that kind of investment. Making the link to Kenya’s nascent ICT industry, I argued that I expected to see far more traction in those companies who don’t get that much enthusiastic media coverage, and who also don’t run from pitch event and competition to the next. read on http://www.the-star.co.ke/business/andrea-bohnstedt/95989-not-all-are-cut-o…

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October 1st, Locking out fake phones and unregistered numbers
by Kivuva 30 Sep '12

30 Sep '12

October 1st, 2012 was the deadline for locking out of the networks phones that are allegedly fake, and also locking out phone numbers that have not been registered by the owners. Has anybody had their services disrupted? I am keen to see if Operators will pull the switch on their "loyal" customers. -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Road design issues
by Dennis Kioko 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

Hi all, Anyone with contacts of the Roads permanent secretary, or the in charge at Kenya National Highway Authority? Would like to follow up with them on the lack of pedestrian inclusion on Mombasa Road, where more than one person is knocked down daily. There's also a blind roundabout on the Eastern bypass, near Windsor which has led to a number of accidents and deaths. That should at least have rumbles to warn user.

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Conflict of Interest
by S.M. Muraya 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

German envoy protests over Kenya bias towards Chinese firms http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/German+envoy+protests+ove… Chinese advantage -- cheaper credit for their businesses! In Kenya / for Kenyans: Borrowers avoid new loans over high interest rates http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Borrowers+avoid+new+loans+over+high+inte… Problem (in simple terms): We are importing too much - not producing enough goods / services. This causes of inflation. Conflict of "interest": Increase the interests rates -- consequently disabling Kenyans seeking to import goods / equipment to produce more goods & services in Kenya? We need a solution [?][?][?]

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Silicon Valley is stupid (which is why it works)
by Dennis Kioko 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

A nice article on why Silicon Valley works. Many will be surprised by the fact that government doesn't involve itself with small businesses . http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/KQNBo6r7K2Q/

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French Prime Minister opts for technology freedom
by Evans Ikua 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

French government to use PostgreSQL and LibreOffice in free software adoption push The plan could see up to 10 percent of money saved on proprietary software licenses reinvested in improving free software By Peter Sayer | IDG News Service | Published 16:05, 25 September 12 French government agencies could become more active participants in free software projects, under an action plan sent by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in a letter to ministers, while software giants Microsoft and Oracle might lose out as the government pushes free software such as LibreOffice<http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3377046/libreoffice-tackle-cri…>or PostgreSQL in some areas. Ayrault wants different branches of the French administration to use the same free software as one another when possible, so as to share experience and cut support costs. Until now, each ministry or agency has been left to pursue its own strategy. He also wants them to reinvest between 5 percent and 10 percent of the money they save through not paying for proprietary software licenses, spending it instead on contributing to the development of the free software. The administration already submits patches and bug fixes for the applications it uses, but Ayrault wants to go beyond that, contributing to or paying for the addition of new functionality to the software. Please click this link for more details<http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3400404/french-govt-use-pos…> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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Looking for a Blogger?:-Ministry of Information & Comm.
by Walubengo J 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Just came across this... http://careers.n-soko.com/jobs/detail/51608434?jobId=51608434 It looks like Dr. Ndemo is shopping around for Bloggers and I wondered if I could alert my friend @RobertAlai to apply or maybe his colleague Dennis Itubi @OleItubi has better experience :-) But on a serious note, you do need a hacker to catch a hacker. Am told in the US, the FBI attends black hacker competitions and recruits chaps from there and then scrubs them into white hackers... walu.

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Article 19 to launch report on access to information and internally displaced persons in Kenya
by Victor bwire 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

you are invited

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Man fined Sh100,000 for using Mwazo’s name
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Not comprehensively written but a good indicator of the changing times in ICT related crimes. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 00:00 -- BY ALPHONCE MUN A man was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of Sh100,000 or 10 months imprisonment for impersonating Voi MP Danson Mwazo and creating Facebook account of him. Liverson Alama Mwashube who appeared before Nairobi senior principal magistrate Paul Biwott admitted the offence of creating Facebook account with intent to defraud. He however denied another charge of Electronic Fraud contrary to section 84B Kenya Information and Communication Act 1998. Reading the facts of the case, chief inspector Robert Kyaa, told the court that on diverse dates between May 2012, and September 2012 at Voi Distrtict within Taita Taveta County, with intent to defraud, the accused created a facebook account of Mwazo thereby impersonating to be him. The court also heard that on the same months, the accused created facebook account of Mr Mwazo where he used to defraud one Diana Mwachofi of Sh2,600. The prosecutor told the court that the matter was investigated where the MP denied having created such facebook account. He said that the facebook also shown M-Pesa account at Equity bank account. The prosecutor said the facebook was created for purpose of impersonation the MP. Mwazo denied having operated such account. The accused was arrested and charged with the offence. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-166/man-fined-sh100000-using-mwazos-… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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eGov services how much have we spent?
by Paul Kukubo 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Alice and listers Kenya Government IT expenditure summary. (Extracted from the Shared Services Masterplan presented to Directorate of Egovernment and prepared by the Kenya ICT Board under the Ministry of Information and Communications and Accenture in June 2010). These stastitics were collected through research, visits and analysis of public sector documents over several months. The team collected IT budget, spending workfoce asset and project information from 42 ministries and 4 entities. They further assessed detailed application data and infrastructure for 8 ministries.There is also a report for the local government that is similar. 1. There are currently 80+ technology enabled projects in the public sector across 39 ministries worth over Kshs 35 billion. Divided into Digitization, Appilications and Infrastructure. 2. Key among them core projects undertaken by various entities include are: a. The proposed National Lands information management system b. High court registry digitization and application c. Digitization of company registry d. Kenya Government unified communications and messaging e. Education management system f. Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) g. Many other applications that are ministry specific. h. KENET bandwidth capacity purchase for universities i. Government data centre j. Government’s core communications network k. Bandwith support to government l. Various other infrastructure projects 3. Above figures exclude some major state corporations projects that were not on the radar at the time of the research. There are many more requirements for digitzation a. Automation of National Social Security Fund b. Digitization and automation of Kenyatta National Hospital 4. The Masterplan proposed the establishment of a shared services centre. The consolidation of IT supports functions from several departments or agencies into a single, stand-alone organization entity whose only mission is to provide services as efficiently and effectively as possible. 5. Government of Kenya spends 0.3% on IT as a percentage of overall spending. This is 20 times less than government industry average of 6.5% . (based on Gartner benchmarks). a. Most of the spending is on hardware at 65% compared to global benchmark of 18%. IT spending on staff is significantly lower 18% as opposed to 38% for global benchmark. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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The 2013 Google Scholarships
by Alice Munyua 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

This might be of interest http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/09/announcing-2013-google-schola… Best Alice

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The 2013 Google Scholarships
by Alice Munyua 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

This might be of interest http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/09/announcing-2013-google-schola… Best Alice

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Counterfeit Phones/Devices
by Moses Muya 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Listers, Follow my logic for a moment. MNOs will be 'switching off' counterfeit devices soon meaning that they can tell which gadgets are original and which ones are counterfeit. Wouldn't it be a good idea for Safaricom, Airtel, Orange and Yu Mobile to start informing their clients whether their phones will be switched off or not via text? A message in the format "Dear customer, your IMEI number ************* shows that you device is counterfeit. Kindly purchase an original device to continue enjoying our services. Thank you." I would imagine the cost of doing this is Ksh.0 within their networks - but I stand to be corrected. For those who have original devices, the message would read "Dear customer. From your IMEI number, we can tell our device is original. This means that you will continue enjoying our services come ** September 2012. Thank you."

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CCK defies Kibaki on mobile tariff cut
by Grace Githaiga 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

IN SUMMARYFrancis Wangusi, the director-general of the CCK, Tuesday told the Business Daily that the board will meet on Thursday to agree on whether to lower the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) to Sh1.44 or Sh1.60.President Kibaki issued a fresh directive in August through his private secretary, Prof Nick Wanjohi, that the Ministry of Information should not implement the MTR before a new study on the same is conducted.CCK had contracted Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis to conduct a study on the impact of a lower MTR on the economy and the operator’s finances.Mr Wangusi: "KIPPRA indicates that lower rates will significantly contribute positively to the general economy". http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+defies+Kibaki+on+mobi…

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ICANN 2013-2016 draft strategic plan open for public comment
by alice＠apc.org 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-9-24sep12-en.htm ------------------------------ Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment 24 September 2012 Strategic Plan (clean version)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/draft-strategic-plan-2012-…> Strategic Plan (redline against previous plan)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/draft-strategic-plan-2012-…> The Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is posted for public comment<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/stratplan-draft-2013-24sep12-en…>in accordance with the previously established timeline. (The timeline can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/stratplan2013-04jun12-en.htm.) This draft takes into consideration community feedback gathered through consultations and submitted public comments. A Strategic Planning session is scheduled for Toronto that will be organized to take comment on this document and also raise for discussion future strategy formulation as well as a model for ICANN planning and execution. With regard to those last two items, community feed back also indicated that ICANN should undertake a full-scale strategy development for the next planning cycle to cover 3 to 5 years and that there be clear linkage of strategy and execution. *Future planning cycle*: Focus on developing and implementing a strategy that will: - Develop a shared vision and define ICANN's mission, to be followed consistently. - Consider environmental forces and new developments that will impact the multi-stakeholder model. - Formulate "macro-level" organizational objectives and goals that are clearly derived from ICANN's vision and mission. *Linkage of strategy and execution:* ICANN's Strategic Plan is linked to the annual Operating Plan and Budget. The Execution Structure is a management system methodology that will ensure that strategy is translated into actionable and measurable goals, programs, projects and activities by: - Facilitating understanding of organizational objectives and goals that form the basis of the annual Operating Plan and Budget. - Measure effectiveness of initiatives and programs by implementing a management system of clear ownership, timelines, metrics and accountability. [image: Planning Process] These are the critical elements that will ensure that ICANN's execution plan support the vision and mission articulated in the Strategy and that the execution plan is implemented with accountability and transparency. ________________________

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 64, Issue 110
by Ory Okolloh 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Re NY, Mayor Bloomberg has put in place a number of interesting initiatives to make it the East Coast tech place-to-be in the last few years (displacing Boston I think), some recent examples include the HELM project <http://www.takethehelmnyc.com>to encourage tech firms to relocate to Lower Manhattan On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > > > One thing stands out from the US visit. New York is a city that has > consistently re-invented itself. Hence, it's been relevant from the 1890's > to date and aims to be relevant in future. > > >From all the Konza plans, it's seems that Nairobi is incorrigible. That we > have given up on it? Also, does the US have a Special Economic Zone we > could draw lessons from? > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > Barrack/Hussien et al, > > The Government and City authorities as well as ordinary citizens have a > > responsibility in ensuring that we create the necessary ecosystem. > > > > For a start we need to ask the Nairobi Gubanatorial candidates what plans > > they have for Nairobi. Failure to do that means that we lose the chance > > and expose ourselves with the risk of bad leadership. The same applies > for > > the country leadership. > > > > Further the citizens must be more open minded especially in the area of > > immigration. US has an open policy for any good graduate. We could not > be > > having I Phone if a Syrian national never found his way to US and > fathered > > Steve Jobs. Similarly Obama will not be there. When Carl Max wrote the > > Communist Ideology he was living in London. Nearer to home we could not > be > > having Craft Silicon if we closed our borders. > > > > As a free market economy we must fully embrace competition from personal > > to organizational level. When you succeed at that level you succeed > > globally. We have done so especially in Ushahidi and more new > applications > > that will be scalable. That is why I say we are OK for now and we must > do > > more and think more outside the box. Do we really know that we have a > > complex ideology that is not often practised? > > > > See Obama's manifesto on education and how he wants to see a better > > competitive nation. Americans have appreciated that and you can > understand > > why he leads Rommny. We need to move out of our ethnicity and judge > those > > who will lead us not by what we hope to benefit from them but by the > > content of their character. We hold key to change but we could rather > talk > > and not act appropriately. > > > > What does Matemu's precedence setting case got to do with our future? > > > > Bitange Ndemo. > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:44:00 > > To: Ali Hussein<ali(a)hussein.me.ke>; <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Taking Care of the Future > > > > + 1 Ali, Daktari to quote you ' We must move up the ladder through > > research and begin to lead the rest of the world.' who is supposed to > > spear head this , does government have a role to play? > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > +1 Daktari > > > > > > For bringing to the fore fundamental issues and the potential for the > > future > > > of this country. > > > > > > However, to quote your last sentence 'That is OK for now.' Allow me to > > > humbly disagree.. > > > > > > It is NOT OK. We have made great strides in this country and yet a lot > > still > > > needs to be done. If we sit on our laurels and thump our chests because > > the > > > great companies of the world are now camping in Kenya to understand > what > > it > > > is that makes this country tick in matters mobile & tech then we risk > > all. > > > The Annals of History are strewn with once great companies and > countries > > > that ate their own spiel and found themselves in the dustbins of > history. > > > > > > The spirit of openness, industriousness, perseverance and risk taking > > that > > > make up our whole is something that needs to be continuously watered. > > > > > > Thank you Daktari for sharing your thoughts and views. > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:02 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > >> > > >> Through HR&A our Master Developer at Konza we met two agencies today > in > > >> New York involved with the development of a futuristic New York that > > will > > >> be competitive in the next 50 years. > > >> > > >> Hudson Yards Development Corporation was created by Mayor Bloomberg to > > >> redevelop a section of New York that was their industrial area. It > > covers > > >> approximately 300 acres with mostly non high rise buildings. The city > > now > > >> wants high rises to meet future office demands. > > >> > > >> Here they are buying back most of the land while developing modern > > >> infrastructure including the subway. Consultants are working day and > > night > > >> to ensure the redeveloped area meets current and future needs. > > >> > > >> Later we visited the New York City Development Corporation charged > with > > >> NY's future competitiveness. They noted that in 1890, NY wad > basically > > a > > >> trading centre. In the 1940s, it became an Industrial City and today > it > > is > > >> largely a financial and services city. They now want to switch gears > > to a > > >> more technology city. > > >> > > >> Through a competitive process, they have put together a number of > > >> universities to deliberately steer NY into another Silicon Valley. > > Cornell > > >> University is paired with Israel Institute of Technology to > deliberately > > >> create multi disciplinary programs in applied sciences and > > entrepreneurship. > > >> NY University too will partner with other global centres of excellence > > such > > >> as Indian Institute of Technology to also focus on innovation and > > >> entrepreneurship. > > >> > > >> To help create a competitive future, the city will give free land and > > >> other incentives. They are demolishing one of the hospitals in order > to > > >> create space for a futuristic project. Each of the different > university > > >> grouping will focus in a specialized area that will be critical in the > > days > > >> to come. They are coming up with courses like health analytics, smart > > cities > > >> etc. > > >> > > >> This is how in future we can use data to predict our future. This is > > very > > >> critical and many lessons for developing countries. As we continue to > do > > >> things the same way it has always been done, things remain the same > and > > this > > >> ain't good at all. We need to leverage on what we have and do a little > > more. > > >> > > >> In the evening I attended a UN sponsored launch of Better than Cash > > >> Alliance at the Ford Foundation. Here speaker after speaker lauded > > Kenya for > > >> its contribution towards mobile money. Our own Michael Joseph was in > > >> attendance. This was a launch to scale up what has been successful in > > Kenya > > >> (75% of mobile money transactions world wide happens in Kenya). We > > shall see > > >> many researchers coming to Kenya. We must move up the ladder through > > >> research and begin to lead the rest of the world. > > >> > > >> Instead of spending many hours arguing the merits and demerits of SAP > > >> training some Kenyans we need a mobile payroll system that can be > > integrated > > >> with Government's Integrated Financial Management System. > > >> > > >> When Matatus were introduced, there was a regulated transport system > in > > >> Kenya. Buses could not just stop anywhere. They were like the > > proprietary > > >> software. Mini buses could stop anywhere and charged based on distance > > >> travelled and eventually dealt a blow to buses in urban centres. The > > rest > > >> today is history. > > >> > > >> That is ok for now. > > >> > > >> > > >> Ndemo. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Sent from my BlackBerry? > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:12 > > >> To: Alice Munyua<alice(a)apc.org>; > > >> kictanet<kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Reply-To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Subject: Re: Taking Care of the Future > > >> > > >> > > >> Sent from my BlackBerry? > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Alice Munyua <alice(a)apc.org> > > >> Sender: "kictanet" > > >> <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Fri, > > 14 Sep > > >> 2012 20:20:09 > > >> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > >> Subject: [kictanet] Invitation to join dialogue on African civil > > >> society's, > > >> engagement with internet governance processes > > >> > > >> (apologies for cross posting) > > >> > > >> Dear friends and colleagues > > >> > > >> INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE! > > >> > > >> We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil > > >> society, media and other people who care about a free, open and > > >> accessible internet to share their views and increase their > > >> understanding of current trends in internet regulation and > governance. > > >> > > >> The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 > that > > >> 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of > > >> this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels > of > > >> internet policy and regulation. > > >> > > >> The dialogue should help us consider questions such as: > > >> > > >> 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work? > > >> > > >> 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance > and > > >> development? > > >> > > >> 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame > > >> and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of > the > > >> internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage > level? > > >> > > >> 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African > > >> constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as > > >> well as in related policy-making processes? > > >> > > >> 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across > > >> the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of > the > > >> internet? > > >> > > >> Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider > > >> upcoming processes such as the African Internet Governance Forum > (Oct), > > >> the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the review of the > > >> International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the > > >> ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) > (Dec). > > >> > > >> It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's > > >> engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional > and > > >> global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future > > >> development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most > of > > >> us depend on for access. > > >> > > >> To join this discussion do one of the following: > > >> > > >> 1) Go tohttps://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and follow > > the > > >> instructions to join the mailing list. > > >> 2) Write to Mawaki Chango atmawaki(a)apc.org and he will add your > email > > >> to the list. > > >> 3) Visit our background page > > >> http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page to learn more > about > > >> this process. > > >> > > >> Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is > > >> no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon > > >> and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of > African > > >> internet users we will be able to learn from one another. > > >> > > >> Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications > will > > >> help facilitate this discusssion. Participants are free to post in > > >> English and French. We will develop regular summaries and post them in > > >> both languages. > > >> > > >> Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team > > >> > > >> Mawaki Chango > > >> Emilar Vushe > > >> Anriette Esterhuysen > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > >> > > >> 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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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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > > > > > 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. 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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. > > > > > > -- > Warm Regards, > > Phares Kariuki > > | *T*: +254 720 406 093 | *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro > |*Skype > *: kariukiphares | *B*: http://www.kaboro.com/ | >

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Re: [kictanet] eGov services how much have we spent? (Walubengo J)
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Walu I am with you on this! You spoke, almost in exact words (yours being more succinct) I would have spoken. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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eGov services how much have we spent?
by Alice Munyua 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Dear colleagues, Anyone know how much has been invested by the eGovernment directorate in eGov systems for ministries and other agencies? How much have we as a country spent on eGov services (ICT inside the government and the citizen facing services) so the total might include investments by other ministries etc. Thank you Best Alice --

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Invitation to join dialogue on African civil society's, engagement with internet governance processes
by Alice Munyua 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

(apologies for cross posting) Dear friends and colleagues INVITATION TO JOIN ONLINE DIALOGUE! We invite you to join an online dialogue among African civil society, media and other people who care about a free, open and accessible internet to share their views and increase their understanding of current trends in internet regulation and governance. The UN's Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution in 2012 that 'human rights apply online as well as offline'. We need to be aware of this and help promote the application of this decision at all levels of internet policy and regulation. The dialogue should help us consider questions such as: 1. What are the implications of the HRC resolution for our work? 2. How does it relate to broader debates on human rights, governance and development? 3. What do you think are the fundamental principles that should frame and guide the decision-making processes that shape the evolution of the internet - at infrastructure level as well as at access and usage level? 4. What are your suggestions to improve the participation of African constituencies in the coordination of the internet global resources as well as in related policy-making processes? 5. What are the specific changes you would like to see, if any, across the range of entities and processes that carry out the governance of the internet? Aside from these broader questions it is also crucial that we consider upcoming processes such as the African Internet Governance Forum (Oct), the global Internet Governance Forum (Nov) and the review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) (Dec). It is hoped that this platform will strengthen African civil society's engagement with internet governance processes at national, regional and global levels and enable us to contribute to shaping the future development of the internet and the telecommunications networks most of us depend on for access. To join this discussion do one of the following: 1) Go tohttps://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig and follow the instructions to join the mailing list. 2) Write to Mawaki Chango atmawaki(a)apc.org and he will add your email to the list. 3) Visit our background page http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page to learn more about this process. Looking forward to hearing your views and questions. Remember there is no such thing as a 'stupid question'! Don't feel intimidated by jargon and concepts that you don't fully understand. As a community of African internet users we will be able to learn from one another. Staff and members of the Association for Progressive Communications will help facilitate this discusssion. Participants are free to post in English and French. We will develop regular summaries and post them in both languages. Warm regards from the APC Africa policy team Mawaki Chango Emilar Vushe Anriette Esterhuysen --

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Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by Ali Hussein 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Apologies for cross-listing John Thanks for your candid answer. Indeed we must find time to read the proposals and give our input. Regards Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:16 PM, "Omo, John" <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > Ali. > > Thanks to you and others who have come through on this subject and uplouded the CCK initiative. > > Let me say that there cannot be a clear-cut answer to your querry. One has to carefully study the Proposals and consider the merits behind every of them. In general, however, the philosophy behind the AfCPs gravitate around the 2nd and 3rd Schools/'Synopsis.' > > Let's please study the Proposals and offer substantive comments noting to cf with Proposals from the other ITU Regions. Such will assist in conducting a face-to-face national consultative process, enriching the AfCPs and during Treaty negotiations in Dubai. > > Omo, john. > Chair, Nat. Prep. Com. > > From: Ali Hussein > To: Wambua, Christopher > Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions ; info > Sent: Mon Sep 24 20:16:24 2012 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world > Wambua > > That's a good synopsis of the 3 schools of thought. I haven't had a chance of reading our position (Kenya & Africa) so would appreciate if you could tell us in which of these 3 schools do we fall in? > > I will definitely find time to read the position. Thanks once again for the work put it on this. > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > >> Walu >> >> It is important to note that all the regions of the world have different positions on the ITRs. There are those who are of the view that the ITRs should remain as they are. Another school of thought argues that a review is necessary but should be minimal, only addressing those provisions that have been overtaken by technological and market developments. The third school argues that review should be extensive as the global telecoms industry has changed enormously since 1988. >> >> The outcome of WCIT-12 will be a product of negotiations/trade-off between these three schools of thought. And that why all regions of the world are developing regional positions so that they can have higher leverage in the negotiations. What Kenya, or Africa for that matter, will take to Dubai will therefore have to be subjected to this process. I believe the ITU shall publish the final ITRs (Final Acts) after the conference. >> >> I hope this is helpful. >> >> Wambua >> >> >> From: Walubengo J [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 3:07 PM >> To: Ali Hussein >> Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; info >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world >> >> Mich/Ali, >> >> I must also commend CCK on this process of vigorous engagement with Stakeholders. I think it is either the new broom (read DG) sweeps better syndrome or the new constitution in action - but perhaps a mixture of both factors... >> >> walu. >> nb: I do hope eventually they share what they will present at WCIT. They ofcourse are not compelled to take in everything from stakeholders but stakeholders have a right to know what was picked/ignored from their input. >> From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications <WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; info <info(a)cck.go.ke> >> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world >> >> Michuki >> >> I would have to agree with you on this. >> >> Ali Hussein >> >> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> >> I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK >> has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michuki. >> >> On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote: >> > TIM and Listers, >> > >> > The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved >> > in their development)are available on the CCK website at >> > http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html >> > >> > CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African >> > Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national >> > positions ahead of the WCIT-12. >> > >> > The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third >> > African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications >> > Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12. >> > >> > The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded >> > on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders >> > fully apprised on what is happening in this space. >> > >> > CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the >> > Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to >> > the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be >> > taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. >> > >> > I hope this sheds light on this matter. >> > >> > >> > Christopher Wambua >> > Manager/Communications >> > Consumer and Public Affairs Division >> > Communications Commission of Kenya >> > P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 >> > KENYA >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kictanet >> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> > Behalf O

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Re: [kictanet] SAP and Kenya ICT Board Partner on Skills Develeopment
by Paul Kukubo 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Areba This project is about jobs. 100 Kenyans will develop skills that are imediately required by the market. The installed base of SAP in Kenya is substantial from Nation Media Group, to Bidco, to many other large and medium sized business and some state corporations. This base is growing. The ICT Board intends to extend these partnerships to drive high talent development. This is the first. There are many areas and many projects that don't have the requisite skills and there are even more Kenyans who don't have jobs. Many parents will not agree to pay for a child to certify further once he is out of college. Indeed many can't afford it. Skinning this cat of ICT job creation requires many knives. Regards Paul KUKUBO CEO Kenya ICT Board On Thursday, September 20, 2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] wrote: > I wonder how this bodes with the recent discussion about the Government 's > Intention to go Open Source..... > > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke');> > > wrote: > >> >> >> Kenyan Government and SAP to expand skill set of local graduates >> >> Training aims at improving youth employability in the country’s robust >> ICT sector and is inline with vision 2030 >> >> >> >> Nairobi 20th September, 2012…The government of Kenya through the Kenya >> ICT Board and SAP has today announced a partnership that will see 100 >> bright but underprivileged studentsundergo training to become certified >> SAP Software engineers. >> >> Dubbed “SAP Skills for Africa”, the Programme commits to deliver >> professional training and certification to Kenyan university graduates. The >> programme will seek to substantially improve the employability of young, >> bright university graduatesand equally deliver on the government’s >> mandate to promote digital inclusion, to forge Kenya as an ICT hub for >> Africa and drive ICT skills development. >> >> >> “The SAP partnership is key in equipping our young professionals with >> high end ICT skills that are on demand in the Kenya and the wider East >> African Market. This effort provides amuch needed skillset for graduates >> who would otherwise not have had the privilege to be exposed to this specific >> set of world class skills", said Kenya ICT Board CEO, Paul Kukubo. >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Board and SAP are in partnership to deliver the latest >> skills and knowledge to the students. The Kenya ICTBoard will provide classrooms >> with >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> 'Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke');> >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > > -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by McTim 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

hi, is there a link to the "africa region proposal"?? rgds, McTim On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:35 AM, <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposals-… > > Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world > Report author Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, founding chair and CEO of LIRNEasia and former telecommunication regulator in Sri Lanka, finds that proposals contributed by ETNO and the Africa region could artificially raise the cost of network interconnection, content delivery, and quality of service, and that these costs would ultimately be passed along to those least able to afford them or would result in exclusion from the Internet economy. > > http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposals-… > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dogwallah%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. -- 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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Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by Gideon 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Hi all, Overall i think the CCK's move made a good step to involve stakeholders, it means that there is concerted effort to involve every one in the discussion for the new ITR's. And yes we will be happy to know what has been presented on our behalf as Kenyans as well. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:46 PM, <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: Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to > developing world (Walubengo J) > 2. Re: Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to > developing world (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) > 3. Re: Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to > developing world (Wambua, Christopher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:07:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications > <WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, info <info(a)cck.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world > Message-ID: > <1348488445.63373.YahooMailNeo(a)web160606.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Mich/Ali, > > I must also commend CCK on this process of vigorous engagement with > Stakeholders.? I think it is either the new broom (read DG) sweeps better > syndrome or the new constitution in action - but perhaps a mixture of both > factors... > > walu. > > nb: I do hope eventually they share what they will present at WCIT.? They > ofcourse are not compelled to take in everything from stakeholders but > stakeholders have a right to know what was picked/ignored from their input. > > > ________________________________ > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: World Conference on International Telecommunications < > WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; info <info(a)cck.go.ke> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to > developing world > > > Michuki > > I would have to agree with you on this. > > Ali Hussein > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> > wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > >I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK > >has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment. > > > >Regards, > > > >Michuki. > > > > > >On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote: > >> TIM and Listers, > >> > >> The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved > >> in their development)are available on the CCK website at > >> http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html > >> > >> CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African > >> Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national > >> positions ahead of the WCIT-12. > >> > >> The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third > >> African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications > >> Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12. > >> > >> The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded > >> on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders > >> fully apprised on what is happening in this space. > >> > >> CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the > >> Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to > >> the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be > >> taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. > >> > >> I hope this sheds light on this matter. > >> > >> > >> Christopher Wambua > >> Manager/Communications > >> Consumer and Public Affairs Division > >> Communications Commission of Kenya > >> P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 > >> KENYA > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: kictanet > >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > >> Behalf Of McTim > >> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 3:34 PM > >> To: Wambua, Christopher > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to > >> developing world > >> > >> hi, is there a link to the "africa region proposal"?? > >> > >> rgds, > >> > >> McTim > >> > >> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:35 AM, ?<alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > >>> > >> > http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposa > >> ls-to-developing-world/S > >>> > >>> Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world > >>> Report author Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, founding chair and CEO of > >> LIRNEasia and former telecommunication regulator in Sri Lanka, finds > >> that proposals contributed by ETNO and the Africa region could > >> artificially raise the cost of network interconnection, content > >> delivery, and quality of service, and that these costs would ultimately > >> be passed along to those least able to afford them or would result in > >> exclusion from the Internet economy. > >>> > >>> > >> > http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposa > >> ls-to-developing-world/S > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/dogwallah%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/mailman/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. > > > > > -- > > Ali > Hussein > ? > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development releases first global broadband report
by Du Toit, Jaco 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development releases first global broadband report Broadband deployment accelerating worldwide, but prices still need to come down Paris, 24 September, 2012 - The Broadband Commission for Digital Development <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/> has released its first-ever country-by-country snapshot of the state of broadband deployment worldwide. The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital Inclusion for All <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/bb-annualreport-embargo.pdf> report evaluates the roll-out of broadband around the world and tracks progress towards achieving the four targets <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/Broadband_Targets.pdf> set by the Commission in 2011 for boosting broadband affordability and uptake. It provides country rankings across up to 177 economies on affordability, national broadband policy, and connecting people and dwellings. The report was released at the sixth meeting of the Commission, which was held today in New York to coincide with the 67th session of the UN General Assembly. It was welcomed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhzJteR8vM> , who called broadband a "transformative technology that has the potential to spark advances across all three pillars of sustainable development: economic prosperity, social inclusion and environmental sustainability." The report reveals that while household Internet access has seen strong growth over the past year and is on track to achieve the Commission's target for Connecting Homes to Broadband, individual Internet use continues lag behind. ITU analysts believe that mobile broadband could prove the platform for achieving the boost needed to get progress back on track - at end 2011, there were already almost twice as many mobile broadband subscriptions as fixed connections. "Broadband networks and services are transforming our way of life. The Broadband Commission is committed to ensuring that the benefits of broadband are available to all. I am delighted by the dedication and enthusiasm shown by the many senior business leaders and top policy-makers on the Commission to advancing the global broadband policy agenda," said ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré. The report notes a strong linguistic shift now taking place online. If current growth rates continue, it says, the number of Internet users accessing the Internet in languages other than English (predominantly, in Chinese) will overtake English language users by 2015. "Languages are people's most valuable asset. They allow us to be heard, to learn and to communicate," said the Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova. "Multilingualism on the Internet can be a great enabler for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and contributing to building knowledge societies," she continued referring to UNESCO's work to promote the production and access to all types of content - educational, scientific, cultural and recreational - in diverse formats and languages on the Internet." The Report goes on to outline a variety of ways in which broadband is improving the lives of people around the world, in m-health, distance education and m-learning, via m-payment systems, and in improving the lives of women, promoting innovation and fostering the acquisition of new skills. It also reinforces a clear need for policy leadership to facilitate the deployment of broadband around the world. Today, some 119 countries now have a national broadband plan or policy in place. The State of Broadband 2012 report draws on ITU's extensive statistical evidence base <http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/index.html> and is the result of close collaboration between Broadband Commissioners. Based on interviews, contributions and supporting material from more than 20 experts and their organizations, it highlights the importance of public private partnerships in accelerating change, presents twelve recommendations from the Commission to speed up the roll-out and deployment of broadband to accelerate progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and includes 24 'featured insights' from the Commission, which comprises 60 leaders <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/CommissionerListPage.aspx> from industry, government, international organizations and NGOs. How does your country rank? Download the full version of the State of Broadband report at: http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/bb-annualreport-embargo.pdf <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/bb-annualreport-embargo.pdf> View a short motion graphic on the report: http://www.broadbandcommission.org/work/events/6thmeeting.aspx <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/work/events/6thmeeting.aspx> Download a short 'highlights' document at: http://www.broadbandcommission.org/work/events/6thmeeting.aspx <http://www.broadbandcommission.org/work/events/6thmeeting.aspx> Photos from the meeting can be downloaded at: www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/sets/72157631556083581/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/sets/72157631556083581/> For more information on the Broadband Commission, visit: www.broadband <http://www.broadband> commission.org Follow the Broadband Commission on Facebook: www.facebook.com/broadbandcommission <http://www.facebook.com/broadbandcommission> Follow the Broadband Commission on Twitter: www.itu.int/twitter <http://www.itu.int/twitter> For more information, please contact: Paris Sue Williams Chief, Media Relations UNESCO Email: s.williams(a)unesco.org <mailto:s.williams@unesco.org> Tel: +33 (0)1 4568n1706 Mobile: +33 (0)6 15929362 New York: Gary Fowlie Head, ITU Liaison Office E-mail: gary.fowlie(a)itu.int Tel: +1 917 367 2992 Mobile: +1 917 679 5254 Paul Conneally Head, Communications & Partnership Promotion E-mail: paul.conneally(a)itu.int <mailto:paul.conneally@itu.int> Tel: +41 22 730 5601 Mobile: +41 79 592 5668 In Geneva: Sarah Parkes Chief, Media Relations and Public Information E-mail: pressinfo(a)itu.int <mailto:pressinfo@itu.int> Tel: +41 22 730 6135 Mobile: +41 79 599 1439 ------------------------------------------------- Jaco DU TOIT Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 Mobile: +254 (0)728 610 912 Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org, Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org UNESCO DISCLAIMER ---------------------------------------------------------- Take a stand for teachers! Join us in celebrating 5 October, World Teachers’ Day - http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/education-building-blocks/tea… Agissons pour les enseignant(e)s ! Le 5 octobre, célébrons ensemble la Journée mondiale des enseignants - http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/education-building-blocks/tea…

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Freedom on the Net 2012, Report Release - Monday, September 24
by Grace Githaiga 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Good morning Listers Freedom House has released the Freedom of the Net 2012 Report (see message below and the links). Kenya was moved from 'partially free' in 2011 to 'free' in 2012 where freedom of the internet freedom is concerned. Rgds GG [Description: logo] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary McGuire<mailto:mcguire@freedomhouse.org> in Washington, +1-202-747-7035 or mobile, +1-202-683-0909 *Embargoed until September 24, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) New Report: Governments Grow Increasingly Repressive Online, Activists Fight Back Washington – September 24, 2012 – Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study<http://www.freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN%202012%20summary%20of%…> released today by Freedom House. Despite these threats, Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media found that increased pushback by civil society, technology companies, and independent courts resulted in several notable victories. “The findings clearly show that threats to internet freedom are becoming more diverse. As authoritarian rulers see that blocked websites and high-profile arrests draw local and international condemnation, they are turning to murkier—but no less dangerous—methods for controlling online conversations,” said Sanja Kelly, project director for Freedom on the Net at Freedom House. The battle over internet freedom comes at a time when nearly one third of the world’s population has used the internet. Governments are responding to the increased influence of the new medium by seeking to control online activity, restricting the free flow of information, and otherwise infringing on the rights of users. The methods of control are becoming more sophisticated, and tactics previously evident in only the most repressive environments—such as governments instigating deliberate connection disruptions or hiring armies of paid commentators to manipulate online discussions—are appearing in a wider set of countries. Freedom on the Net 2012, which identifies key trends in internet freedom in 47 countries, evaluates each country based on barriers to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights. The study found that Estonia had the greatest degree of internet freedom among the countries examined, while the United States ranked second. Iran, Cuba, and China received the lowest scores in the analysis. Eleven other countries received a ranking of Not Free, including Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Thailand. A total of 20 of the 47 countries examined experienced a negative trajectory in internet freedom since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. Several downgrades, particularly in the Middle East, reflected intensified censorship, arrests, and violence against bloggers as the authorities sought to quell public calls for reform. In Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, and China, authorities imposed new restrictions after observing the key role that social media played in the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory, with Tunisia and Burma experiencing the largest improvements following dramatic political openings. The remaining gains occurred almost exclusively in democracies, highlighting the crucial importance of broader institutions of democratic governance in upholding internet freedom. Countries at Risk: As part of its analysis, Freedom House identified a number of important countries that are seen as particularly vulnerable to deterioration in the coming 12 months: Azerbaijan, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka. Key Trends * New laws restrict free speech: In 19 of the 47 countries examined, new laws or directives have been passed since January 2011 that either restrict online speech, violate user privacy, or punish individuals who post content deemed objectionable or undesirable. * Bloggers and ordinary users increasingly face arrest for political speech on the web: In 26 of the 47 countries, including several democratic states, at least one blogger or ICT user was arrested for content posted online or sent via text message. * Physical attacks against government critics are intensifying: In 19 of the 47 countries assessed, a blogger or internet user was tortured, disappeared, beaten, or brutally assaulted as a result of their online posts. In five countries, an activist or citizen journalist was killed in retribution for posting information that exposed human rights abuses. * Paid commentators, hijacking attacks are proliferating: The phenomenon of paid pro-government commentators has spread over the past two years from a small set of countries to 14 of the 47 countries examined. Meanwhile, government critics faced politically motivated cyberattacks in 19 of the countries covered. * Surveillance is increasing, with few checks on abuse: In 12 of the 47 countries examined, a new law or directive disproportionately enhanced surveillance or restricted user anonymity. In authoritarian countries, surveillance often targets government critics, while in middle-performing countries, safeguards for user rights and oversight procedures are lagging far behind governments’ technical capacities and legal powers, leading to abuse. * Citizen pushback is yielding results: A significant uptick in civic activism related to internet freedom, alongside important court decisions, has produced notable victories in a wide set of countries. Advocacy campaigns, mass demonstrations, website blackouts, and constitutional court decisions have resulted in censorship plans being shelved, harmful legislation being overturned, and jailed activists being released. In 23 of the 47 countries assessed, at least one such victory occurred. Other Significant Country Findings: * China: China is home to the world’s largest population of internet users, but also the most advanced system of controls—one that has become even more restrictive. In 2011, the authorities abducted dozens of activists and bloggers, holding them incommunicado for weeks and sentencing several to prison. The government also tightened controls over popular domestic microblogging platforms, pressuring key firms to more stringently censor political content and to register their users’ real names. Meanwhile, China’s influence as an incubator for sophisticated restrictions was felt across the globe, with governments such as Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Iran using China as a model for their own new internet controls. * Iran: The Iranian authorities used more nuanced tactics in a continued campaign against internet freedom that began after disputed elections in 2009. These tactics included: upgrading content filtering technology, hacking digital certificates to undermine user privacy, and moving closer to establishing a National Internet. Iranian judicial authorities also meted out some of the harshest sentences in the world for online activities, including imposing the death penalty on three bloggers and IT professionals. *Russia: The internet is the last relatively uncensored platform for public debate in Russia. However, since January 2011, massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and smear campaigns to discredit online activists have intensified. After online tools played a critical role in galvanizing massive anti-government protests that began in December 2011, the Kremlin signaled its intention to further tighten control over internet communications. * Pakistan: Disconcerting recent developments in Pakistan include a ban on encryption and virtual private networks (VPNs), a death sentence imposed for transmitting allegedly blasphemous content via text message, and a one-day block on all mobile phone networks in Balochistan province. Several other initiatives to increase censorship—including a plan to filter text messages by keyword and a proposal to develop a nationwide internet firewall—were officially shelved in response to civil society advocacy campaigns, although some suspect that the government is still working on them behind closed doors. *Egypt: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) maintained many of its predecessor’s tactics of internet control, while intensifying others. Mobile phones, the internet, and social media remained under vigorous surveillance, bandwidth speeds were throttled during specific events, and SCAF-affiliated commentators manipulated online discussions. Several activists and bloggers were intimidated, beaten, shot at, or tried in military courts for “insulting the military power” or “disturbing social peace.” Despite recent elections, the future trajectory of internet freedom in Egypt remains precarious and uncertain. *United States: Internet access in the United States remains open and fairly free compared with the rest of the world. Courts have consistently held that prohibitions against government regulation of speech apply to material published on the internet, but the government’s surveillance powers are cause for some concern. In early 2012, campaigns by civil society and technology companies helped to halt passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), which were criticized for their potentially negative effects on free speech. *Azerbaijan: As the host of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in November 2012, the government of Azerbaijan has been eager to promote itself as a leader of ICT innovation, but has also slightly increased restrictions on internet freedom. Rather than significantly censoring online content, the government has employed tactics such as raiding cybercafes to gather information on user identities, arresting politically active netizens on trumped-up charges, and harassing activists and their family members. In a worrisome development, the authorities ramped up their surveillance capabilities of mobile phones in early 2012. To view the full report, click here<http://www.freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN%202012%20FINAL.pdf>. Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports democratic change, monitors the status of freedom around the world, and advocates for democracy and human rights. Join us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/freedomhousedc> and Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/freedomhousedc> (freedomhousedc) and stay up to date with Freedom House’s latest news and events<http://www.freedomhouse.org/news> by signing up for our RSS feeds<http://www.freedomhouse.org/news/feed> and our blog<http://www.freedomhouse.org/blog>.

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Re: [kictanet] ISACA Kenya AGM and elections ongoing...
by Walubengo J 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

As the outgoing Vice-Chair for www.isaca.or.ke am very plsed to be witnessing the ongoing elections at the Lillian Towers. Very promising candidates volunteering to step into what i hope were our 'big'shoes :-) Which reminds me, Dr. Waudo, when did you say you shall hold the AGM for Computer Society of Kenya? I know Yawe has been probing but you have kept this data close to your heart...:-) walu.

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Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by alice＠apc.org 23 Sep '12

23 Sep '12

http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposals-… Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world Report author Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, founding chair and CEO of LIRNEasia and former telecommunication regulator in Sri Lanka, finds that proposals contributed by ETNO and the Africa region could artificially raise the cost of network interconnection, content delivery, and quality of service, and that these costs would ultimately be passed along to those least able to afford them or would result in exclusion from the Internet economy. http://lirneasia.net/2012/09/harm-caused-by-ill-thought-out-wcit-proposals-…

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Reminder : Deadline for submitting your contribution on ICANN Africa Strategy is 28th Sept
by Alice Munyua 23 Sep '12

23 Sep '12

Dear All, This is a gentle reminder as we are approaching the deadline for your contributions to the ICANN Africa strategy working documents as posted on http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/icann-aswg. Deadline is 28th September 2012 Thanks for those who have already submitted their comments.. Best regards Pierre -- Pierre Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj <http://www.scg.bj/> skype : sagbo1953

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Re: [kictanet] CCK gets a new Board chairman
by Walubengo J 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

Wambua, Congrats to the new CCK chairman... and wish him all the best. Meanwhile, get him to register on the list so that he can also lurk in the background like many of his colleagues :-) walu. ------------------------------ On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 11:46 AM AST (Arabian) Wambua, Christopher wrote: > > >Listers, > > > >CCK gets a new Board Chairman > > > >President Mwai Kibaki has appointed Mr. Ben N. Gituku Chairman of the >CCK Board of Directors. > > > >The three-year appointment, effective September 14, was announced vide a >Kenya Gazette notice dated September 19. > >Mr. Gituku takes over from Hon. Eng. Philip O. Okundi who left the CCK >Board last month to pursue other personal interests. > > > >Mr. Gituku joined the CCK Board in February 2012. He has previously >served on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Kenya Pipeline Company >boards. > > > >A professional marketer, Mr. Gituku spent most of his working life in >the local media industry where he served in various capacities. He later >left formal employment to pursue business interests in newspaper >distribution and real estate development. > > > >An Ardent golfer, Mr. Gituku is married with four children- two boys and >two girls. > > > > > >Christopher Wambua > >Manager/Communications > >Consumer and Public Affairs Division > >Communications Commission of Kenya > >P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 > >KENYA > > >

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Strange letter to ICANN
by Brian Munyao Longwe 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

I recently came across this letter written by Ms. Sophia Bekele to ICANN regarding the recently vacated position held by Anne-Rachel Inne at ICANN. Letter from Sophia Bekele to Akram Atallah<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/bekele-to-atallah-07aug12-en> While everyone is entitled to have their own opinion I find it extremely distasteful that Ms. Bekele would go as far as to allege that AFRICANN and for that matter AFTLD, AFRINIC, AFNOG, AFRISPA, AFRALO are made up of people who have sinister agendas. I take it as a personal affront that such an aspersion would be cast on myself as I not only consider myself an interested party in AFRICANN but I have also been involved in the founding and establishment of some of the above organizations and believe them and the individuals associated with them to be above reproach. I continue to find DCA's sustained divisive and millitant attitude quite troubling, What do other community members think? Brian

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] SAP and Kenya ICT Board Partner on Skills Develeopment
by Evans Ikua 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

Mwendwa, this is where we have a disconnect. To build onto what you have pointed out, the Government would do good to actively support the development of the capacity of local developers who can be able to extend and develop local or open source ERPs, and any other systems. My big question here to Paul is, how much money do we lose in forex buying SAP and all the other software licenses annually, as a country? Can we get figures of how much a standard SAP implementation costs? How many are there in the country? How much of that money stays in the country and how much goes to Germany? Aren't we better off investing in our own developer skills so that we can keep some of this money within the country (and maybe pay teachers better)? The reason why rich countries stay rich is because they have positive balances of payments. A poor country like Kenya has a negative balance of payments. This basically tells us that we need to import as little as possible, and export as much as possible. Then vision 2030 becomes easier to achieve. Countries like Malaysia, Brazil, UK and Germany have come to this realization. They know what is in their best business interest and so they actively support local developer capacities, as opposed to having software engineers whose work is just to install packaged software from shiny discs. Brain drain? When we have a situation like I have just mentioned above, the really good developers will never have an incentive to stay in a country where all they do is install software. They will soon emigrate to Germany (or Silicon Valley) where they can be employed by SAP to get involved in the exciting world where they can actually do the development. With open source, they would stay in Kenya and still get to develop exciting applications On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:50 AM, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This is a great debate, but we should not trivialize what the ICT > board is trying to do in helping build local SAP developers. Any > movement forward is welcomed. > > Although Great developers don't need any baby sitting, they will move > and work with any platform may it be proprietary closed or Free open > source. > > The debate of what software an enterprise should use should be decided > by the investors, after analysing all risks involved. > > SAP has seen an opportunity to develop local talent, great. > > Anybody who feels like me that local developers should also be taught > to integrate Open source ERPs should sponsor them too. A lot of talk > and no walk will not help anybody. > > Kudos KICTB, Any movement forward is welcomed. > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva > For > Business Development > Transworld Computer Channels > Cel: 0722402248 > twitter.com/lordmwesh > transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing > kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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CCK gets a new Board chairman
by Wambua, Christopher 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

Listers, CCK gets a new Board Chairman President Mwai Kibaki has appointed Mr. Ben N. Gituku Chairman of the CCK Board of Directors. The three-year appointment, effective September 14, was announced vide a Kenya Gazette notice dated September 19. Mr. Gituku takes over from Hon. Eng. Philip O. Okundi who left the CCK Board last month to pursue other personal interests. Mr. Gituku joined the CCK Board in February 2012. He has previously served on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Kenya Pipeline Company boards. A professional marketer, Mr. Gituku spent most of his working life in the local media industry where he served in various capacities. He later left formal employment to pursue business interests in newspaper distribution and real estate development. An Ardent golfer, Mr. Gituku is married with four children- two boys and two girls. Christopher Wambua Manager/Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Division Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Microsoft Official Statement
by Lavinniah Muthoni (Human Capital Synergies) 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

Please see below Microsoft's official company statement in response to the Open Source Vs Proprietary Software. The open source versus proprietary software debate is no longer relevant. Most customers today operate diverse environments and simply want their technology to work together well, hence the need to focus on interoperability. At Microsoft, we help customers optimize their existing IT infrastructure while also transitioning to new technologies. We help solve their interoperability challenges and find efficient and cost effective solutions for their mixed IT environments. Microsoft's commitment to 'openness' also supports developers and partners. We have built close partnerships with the PHP, Apache, and Linux open source communities. (According to the Linux Foundation<http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2012/04/linux-found…>, Microsoft is ranked as a top contributor to Linux.) Customers are at the heart of our approach. We enable customers to deploy and manage solutions in environments that integrate Microsoft and open source technologies. Multiple engineering teams at Microsoft actively participate in open source projects and share the common industry view that software users will continue to see a mixed IT and development environment for years to come Kind Regards, Lavinniah Muthoni | Public Relations & Events Manager | Microsoft East and Southern Africa | Phone +254 20 286 8245 | Mobile +254 735414028 | Fax +254 20 272 2999 | Office 7th Floor, I & M Bank Building, 2nd Ngong Avenue, Capital Hill, P.O. Box 64736, 00620 Nairobi, Kenya |

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Mobile operators now take the call rate battle to the highest power in the land
by Grace Githaiga 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

IN SUMMARYTwo weeks ago, officials from Airtel and Essar’s Yu sought the intervention of President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the freeze of the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR).It was the second time that the two operators were seeking such intervention, the first was in June last year.The industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), also found itself in a dilemma, especially after the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) issued a warning that it would sue CCK if the regulator implemented a lower MTR before a fresh study is conducted.Both Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga have indicated that they are keen on the implementation of the MTR after a study has been done, a view held by Safaricom and Telkom’s Kenya Orange in which the government has substantial shares.On June 8, 2011 Mr Odinga received a report from the taskforce on the Mobile Telephone Industry Business in Kenya. Among the key recommendations made by the taskforce were that CCK undertakes a review of the existing MTR glide path in consultation with operators.Six days before Mr Odinga received the taskforce’s report, Mr Kibaki had issued a directive to the CCK board freezing further cuts in the MTR.In appealing to the government, the operators were divided into two opposing camps. Airtel and Yu were pushing for a further reduction in MTR to enable them drive the price war home as a strategy aimed at grabbing more market share. Safaricom and Telkom Kenya were opposed to a reduction in MTR, aware that it could lead to an erosion in their market shares. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Mobile+operators+now+take…

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] SAP and Kenya ICT Board Partner on Skills Develeopment
by Barrack Otieno 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

Many thanks Paul for your candid response, indeed we have local cases that we need to make more noise about i am thinking of Mkahawa that was worked on by Bernard Adongo of Nikohapa.com and Open Baraza developed by Dennis Gichangi and co of DeCIS, this guys are doing amazing work on the continent albeit quietly and i know you have been supportive in the background in any case you have been there as an entrepreneur, i just think we should do more to unearth success stories in Loki that is the only way we will develop solutions for our Kiosks and mama mbogas who contribute to 70 % of our economy. I think he government should create an enabling environment and promote this local success stories just as it supported Mpesa, mkesho mkodi and the great innovations that we have seen. On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > Barrack > > The answer is self evident. CIOs are concerned with technology fit against > total cost of ownership. Mny open source systems are more expensive to > deploy that proprietary systems. And many of the vanilla (take it ouf of > the box and deploy) implementations are suited to certain organizations > because they force the said organization to align to best practice. > > Technology options these days are plenty. The issue is purpose strategy > project management, maintenance, scalability, interoperabilty and total > cost of onwnership. These are all very strategic rather than technical > issues. > > Even these open source system need to be written by someone. I have seen > plenty of usage of open source systems . I have not seen much origination > of open source systems whose code was then published back for others to > reuse in Kenya. We need to encourage more of it. And because code is > written again processes, we hope that we don't have a culture of writing > code against processes that are not good themselves otherwise you automate > inefficiency. > > Also, for many open source environment, certification is also required, > red hat etc. and even if there was no code certification, it would be > prudent to seek project management and other process management > certifications as a way of getting a culture of excellence to set in. > > There is room for both approaches. And there are other considerations > beyond code in terms of implementer pedigree. Many customers feel locked to > code that was developed by a few people who have since moved on and > abandoned it. They like the comfort of big company references. > > Our houses tell us a story, even in a country with architects and clear > laws we still have many buildings that make the cut. Imagine the world of > 'invisible software'. > > My thoughts > > Paul Kukubo > > On Thursday, September 20, 2012, Barrack Otieno wrote: > >> Hi Paul, >> >> I look forwad to an answer to my question while i understand the benefits >> of SAP and other ERPs that you and Walu correctly outline and having been >> involved in some local projects in end user training i am still concerned >> with the ultimate objective vis the Vision 2030 strategy that is mentioned >> at the beginning of the press release. I have raised this issue during SAP >> sponsored events but it is always laughed off, at one point i even >> challenged some of their representatives why the development work cannot be >> done locally but i never got any substantive answer should we invest in >> users or developers from a strategic angle as a country ? as it is we have >> too many users which is contributing to the unemployment problem and the >> best the guys can do is to be deployed elsewhere then we start the brain >> drain chorus which is no news to most of us, I would have loved to see the >> ICT board promote local success cases the Alliance Technologies with their >> ERP one and the Open Worlds and many others who are hitherto unknown yet >> they are employing Kenyans and doing amazing stuff for the local community. >> Anyway we need local solutions to local problems and the onus of building >> that community is on us in simple terms. >> >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: >> >> Areba >> >> This project is about jobs. 100 Kenyans will develop skills that are >> imediately required by the market. >> The installed base of SAP in Kenya is substantial from Nation Media >> Group, to Bidco, to many other large and medium sized business and some >> state corporations. This base is growing. >> >> The ICT Board intends to extend these partnerships to drive high talent >> development. This is the first. There are many areas and many projects that >> don't have the requisite skills and there are even more Kenyans who don't >> have jobs. Many parents will not agree to pay for a child to certify >> further once he is out of college. Indeed many can't afford it. >> >> Skinning this cat of ICT job creation requires many knives. >> >> Regards >> >> Paul KUKUBO >> CEO Kenya ICT Board >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 20, 2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] wrote: >> >> I wonder how this bodes with the recent discussion about the Government >> 's Intention to go Open Source..... >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: >> >> >> >> Kenyan Government and SAP to expand skill set of local graduates >> >> Training aims at improving youth employability in the country’s robust >> ICT sector and is inline with vision 2030 >> >> >> >> Nairobi 20th September, 2012…The government of Kenya through the Kenya >> ICT Board and SAP has today announced a partnership that will see 100 >> bright but underprivileged studentsundergo training to become certified >> SAP Software engineers. >> >> Dubbed “SAP Skills for Africa”, the Programme commits to deliver >> professional training and certification to Kenyan university graduates. The >> programme will seek to substantially improve the employability of young, >> bright university >> >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> > > -- > Paul Kukubo > Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board > PO Box 27150 - 00100 > Nairobi, Kenya > > 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street > > Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 > Fax: +254 20 2211962 > website: www.ict.go.ke > local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya > twitter:@tandaaKENYA > BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke > Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke > > > personal contacts > _______________ > > Cell: + 254 717 180001 > > > skype: kukubopaul > googletalk: pkukubo > personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke > personal twitter: @pkukubo > > > ____________________ > Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub > > Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, > through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth > for socio economic enrichment > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Upgrade your current Apple Gadget to iOS 6
by Albert Mucunguzi 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

Here is a link to direct download links to the latest version of iOS. This version is compartible with iPhone (3GS, 4 or 4S), iPod touch (4G, 5G) or iPad (iPad 2 or New iPad). Enjoy. http://bit.ly/PK5TKf Message body -- Albert Mucunguzi Company URL:pctechmagazine.comPersonal Web:www.almuc.meBlog:almuc.me/blogTwitter:@albertmucFacebook:facebook.com/almucMessenger:albertmuc@hotmail.com

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Fellowship application for the ICANN meeting in Beijing
by alice＠apc.org 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

Dear all, The fellowship application round is now open for the ICANN meeting in Beijing in April 2013. (see the link:<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19sep12-en.htm>www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19sep12-en.htm best alice

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Global Internet firm to set up hub in E. Africa
by awatila＠yahoo.co.uk 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

A European Internet infrastructure provider is planning to set up a network hub in East Africa in a move that may increase browsing speeds while lowering costs. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Internet+firm+to+set+up+hub/-/1006/15… Alex Watila ICT Manager Kenya School of Law Langata-South Road, Karen alternative email address: awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk CDMA : +254(020)2103200 skype: awatila To call us free, sms to 4991: School of Law Telkom Wireless +254(020) 2699581,2699582, 2699583, 2699584, 2699585, 2699586 Tel +254 20 8890 044/94, 8891 399, 8891 200 Fax +254 20 8891 722 “You can visit KSL on the internet at www.ksl.ac.ke”

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Global Internet firm to set up hub in E. Africa
by Davis Onsakia 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

Dear all, ...A European Internet infrastructure provider is planning to set up a network hub in East Africa in a move that may increase browsing speeds while lowering costs............ More information on the link: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Internet+firm+to+set+up+hub/-/1006/15… Best Regards, Davis M Onsakia "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

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Fwd: Come join me at Webinar: "Digital Literacy and Resources for African Educators & Community Leaders" on "This is my story..."
by Ali Hussein 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. This may be of interest:- Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPhone® Begin forwarded message: > From: Richard C Close <events(a)i-am-the-story.ning.com> > Date: September 20, 2012 5:08:36 AM GMT+03:00 > To: "ali(a)hussein.me.ke" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: Come join me at Webinar: "Digital Literacy and Resources for African Educators & Community Leaders" on "This is my story..." > Reply-To: do-not-reply(a)i-am-the-story.ning.com > > > "This is my story..." > Home of "I am Africa.This is my story..." > > Richard C Close > Richard C Close has invited you to the event 'Webinar: "Digital Literacy and Resources for African Educators & Community Leaders"' on "This is my story..."! > > Dear Linkedin Colleague, > This an invite to watch our Community Development Digital Literacy webinar workshop for teachers in Uganda. Please pass it on to staff. No fee to attend. > Richard > > Time: October 6, 2012 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm > Location: Link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/972046466 > Organized By: Richard C Close CEO Chrysalis Campaign, Inc. > > Event Description: > Internet Methods and Resources for African Educators & Community Leaders > This webinar will provide educators and leaders with classroom methods, resources and simple techniques about how to find and use global educational resources. We will illustrate how Internet resources have transformed African youth and the role African teachers have in their communities. We will also show how we can move from educating people for jobs into a new engaged generation that “creates” jobs. > Oct 6, 2012 3:30 PM (Kampala, Uganda) Duration: 1 hour > Space is limited. > Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/972046466 > Requirements: No technical background is needed, we will explain how Internet “resources” and “collaboration” provides global advice and resources to transform Uganda. > You will learn how to: > > Find lessons with free content. > Make simple charts showing how to use web content in a lesson. > Help run community Project Based Learning to teach the community at the same time. > Find lesson content with only a few dollars a month, such as a cyber library with 10,000 educational web sites as textbooks. > Help youth to move from “education for jobs” into learning how into “training of to create new jobs.” > Train youth in using digital storytelling that can educate a community about how to change their town into a more productive and ethical place. > Find education experts and improve your teaching skills. > > What you will receive: > > Access to the “I am the story...” social community with: personal web pages with blogs, showcase for videos and pictures, the ability to make groups and a YouTube channel with stories. > Access to Certification program for Digital Storytelling centers and individuals. > Build your own Internet groups with blogs. > Certificates for completed stories. > Downloadable training materials. > Recorded link to the webinar. > > Speaker Bio: Richard Close, CEO-Servant, Chrysalis Campaign NGO that develops poverty learning centers, "I am Africa. This is my story..." portal with UNESCO and developer of the Global Learning Framework. Richard is an international speaker, developer of the Global Learning Framework and consultant to the learning industry for 20 years. > Training materials in "I am the story..." social network web site: http://i-am-the-story.ning.com > > Co-Presenter Uganda Team: > > Pastor Hassan Mubiru Disciples Christian Fellowship Mityana, Uganda-East Africa eMail : openheartnpv(a)gmail.com Website: http://dcfuganda.org/ > > > Event Sponsor www.BASCOM.com > > > See more details and RSVP on "This is my story...": > http://i-am-the-story.ning.com/events/event/show?id=6356984%3AEvent%3A24923… > About "This is my story..." > The African youth YouTube story telling campaign by Chrysalis Campaign, Inc and UNESCO PPN sponsored > 358 members > 301 photos > 50 videos > 65 discussions > 62 blog posts > > To control which emails you receive on "This is my story...", click here

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Fraud & Rusk Management + Mobile Banking & Cyber Security
by Matunda Nyanchama 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

For those who can make it to Dar, TZ in November. Click here. Or see attachment. Kkindly cascade. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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SharePoint Saturday Nairobi - Sept 15, 2012
by S.M. Muraya 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

Quite impressed, many topics shared yesterday at SharePoint Saturday, Cape Town.... http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/capetown/Pages/meetings.aspx ... are being shared in Nairobi this coming Saturday, September 15, 2012. http://sharepointsaturday.org/nairobi/Pages/meetings.aspx This even though South Africa is way ahead of us in deploying "transparency" technologies. http://www.capetown.gov.za/EN/ENVIRONMENTALRESOURCEMANAGEMENT/PROJECTS/Page… http://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Branches1/Administration/News/Pages/page… http://www.durban.gov.za/Online_Tools/Pages/default.aspx http://www.topsharepoint.com/durban-2010-fifa-world-cup

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Microsoft: New PCs preinstalled with malware found in China
by Gideon 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

Listers, How many people are actually using legitimate software and how have you identified your vendors ?, "*Brand-new laptop and desktop computers sold in China contain preinstalled malicious software, which has infected millions of computers around the world, according to an investigation by Microsoft<http://www.microsoft.com>revealed recently *." However, there is an interesting method used by organizations to deal with malicious traffic called "SinkHoling" Microsoft is using DNS (Domain Name System) software from Nominum that will allow legitimate traffic to subdomains of 3322.org but halt traffic to the 70,000 hosted websites that are harmful, a process known as "sinkholing." Further Read here; http://cw.com.hk/news/microsoft-new-pcs-preinstalled-malware-found-china?pa… Gideon Rop.

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Orange TKL - Request for assistance
by Odhiambo Washington 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Hello listers, Does someone here know someone who knows someone at Orange TKL who can help me out? I am waiting for connectivity to some remote place in the wilderness of Nanyuki for 1 month now. The cause? Access Kenya Projects Team is waiting for clearance from to access an Orange Kenya mast in Nanyuki - which is where my radios need to be mounted. My understanding is that Access Kenya is leasing mast space from Orange Kenya's facility in Nanyuki town. However, waiting for 1 month to get approval to access the mast doesn't sound quite right, but that is what I am told it is. Seriously, I believe the sharing of the mast is a commercial venture between the two providers. There must be a way to shorten the bureaucratic tape at Orange Kenya. I am waiting for service and I so hope someone knows someone, honestly. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya’s Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World
by Ali Hussein 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Listers Last week I visited a school run by an NGO called New Dawn Kenya www.newdawnkenya.com. The school is in an informal settlement in the affluent Runda residential area. The appetite for education and knowledge among the students was a thing of beauty to see. These are extremely disadvantaged young people with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. What struck home for me was that the majority of them had never accessed information on the Internet. This issue is an emotional one for me. As a hyper-connected Kenyan I have always taken for granted access to the Internet for the last few years. Over the last few years Internet usage and penetration levels have increased phenomenally. Read on: http://alyhussein.com/2012/09/the-state-of-internet-access-in-our-schools-k… Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad

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African Development Bank supports DEMO Africa 2012
by Brian Munyao Longwe 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Apologies for cross-posting Excited about this! http://www.demo-africa.com/news/african-development-bank-supports-demo-afri… [image: logo] *Brian Munyao Longwe* | Mobile: 254715964281 http://mashilingi.blogspot.com <http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> LinkedIn<http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> Contact me: [image: Skype] blongwe Want a signature like mine? <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…> Click here.<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…>

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Top brains to entice global investors
by Grace Githaiga 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

IN SUMMARYDemo Africa director Harry Hare said the event, the first to be held in Africa, presents a good chance for local innovators to move their businesses to the next level.Over the last five years, innovators at DEMO US have received about Sh297 billion in business capital.Microsoft, which is sponsoring the event together with Nokia and other multinationals, said that the partnership is one of the best activities they have done because it will help accelerate success of entrepreneurs and start-ups in Africa. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Top+brains+to+entice+global+investors…

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$1M African News Innovation Challenge Narrowed to 40 Finalists
by Phares Kariuki 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

* We have roughly 6 Kenyan teams... 40 Finalists Emerge in $1 Million African News Innovation Challenge Forty (40) pioneering digital journalism projects have been shortlisted as finalists in the inaugural $1 million African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC). The initiative is the largest fund for digital journalism experimentation in Africa, and is designed to spur solutions to the business, distribution and workplace challenges that face the media industry. In all, 513 applicants were carefully screened by a technical review panel that evaluated which projects have the best potential for strengthening and transforming African news media. Projects were also assessed for their potential to be replicated by media elsewhere in Africa, or to be scaled up across the continent, to create wide and sustained impact. “We are thrilled with the broad range of innovation and ideas among the finalists,” says ANIC manager, Justin Arenstein<http://www.icfj.org/about/profiles/justin-arenstein>. Arenstein is a Knight International Journalism Fellow<http://www.icfj.org/our-work/knight>, who leads the initiative as part of a wider digital innovation program with Africa’s largest association of media owners and operators, the African Media Initiative <http://www.africanmediainitiative.org/> (AMI). “The teams with the strongest links to newsrooms and technology partners had an advantage, as did those that could already point to some proofs-of-concept.” Short-listed finalists include proposals to improve data-driven investigative journalism and the security of journalists or their sources, as well as improve audience engagement, mobile news distribution, data visualization, new revenue models and workflow systems. “The finalists are also all projects that haven’t lost sight of the core focus for the initiative: quality journalism,” says Arenstein. “There is a danger in any innovation program that we get blinded by gadgets and hype. The technical review panel therefore focused on projects that demonstrated a keen commitment to journalism itself.” Finalists will attend a TechCamp in Zanzibar, in partnership with the Tech@State program. ,There they will have the opportunity to refine and defend their proposals in consultation with some of the world’s leading media technology strategists, including experts from the U.K. Guardian’s data team, Mozilla’s OpenNews initiative, Google, previous Knight News Challenge winners, and the World Association of Newspapers. A separate jury of international media strategists, technology innovators, and funding experts will evaluate the revised project plans and will select an estimated 20 winners. They will be announced at the continent’s largest annual gathering of media executives, the African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF), in Dakar, Senegal, on November 10. Winners will receive cash grants ranging from $12,500 to $100,000, as well as additional technology and business development support. They will also have access to a dedicated AMI CivicTech code lab, for technical advice, start-up support and one-on-one mentoring from the world’s top media experts. ANIC’s founding partners include Omidyar Network <http://www.omidyar.com/>, Google <http://www.google.com/>, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation<http://www.gatesfoundation.org/>, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation<http://www.knightfoundation.org/>, the U.S. State Department <http://www.state.gov/>, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) <http://www.kas.de/wf/en/> and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) <http://www.wan-ifra.org/>. Applicants were encouraged to enter their submissions in the “open” public category, so that they could receive public comments and reviews. The technical review panel and the international jury give preference to applications in this category. A “closed” category was provided for projects with proprietary trade or technology secrets. We put an asterisk next to the closed entries. The finalists, in alphabetical order, are: 1.) actNOW<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26919239666/actnow-an-app-to-al…> A proposed mobile application that empowers audiences to act on investigative reportage, by petitioning government or corporations, in response to televised, radio, or print exposes. 2.) AdBooker * A streamlined workflow management system for generating quotations, managing artwork production, and placing advertising in print media, while also serving as a staff / personnel management tool. 3.) AfricaCheck<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26823095918/africacheck-non-par…> A proposed pan-African, non-partisan and crowdsourced fact-checking website that systematically verifies claims made in media reports. 4.) AfriCartoons<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26931343616/africartoons-com-cr…> A proposed pan-African syndication portal for editorial / news cartoons and news infographics, as well as other editorial illustrations. 5.) africanDRONE<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26930491381/africandrone-journa…> A proposed network of three journalistic ‘eye in the sky’ drone teams at TV stations in east, west, and southern Africa. 6.) AfricanSpending<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26778973618/africanspending-imp…> An African data portal, supported by an intensive fellowship programme, that improves watchdog journalism by “mapping the money” through aggregation, analysis and visualisation of government budgets from across the continent. 7.) BudgIT<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26930410682/budgit-news-in-inte…> An infographic service that produces financial literacy materials for newsrooms using both static and interactive graphical explanations of State budgets and other public finances. 8.) BloggingGhana<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26929459444/the-local-content-m…> A centralised aggregator and syndication market for Ghanaian blogs, to showcase the best local writers / content producers for republication in legacy media. 9.) Code4Ghana<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26931191253/code4ghana> A fellowship programme to strengthen media’s watchdog powers by embedding coders into public interest newsrooms to kickstart data-driven journalism, by harnessing newly available open government data and by sensitising Ghana’s tech tech community to media’s needs. 10.) Citizen Desk<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26909089944/citizen-desk> A validation toolkit, to help news organisations run mobile-optimised platforms for aggregating, verifying, publishing and rewarding citizen journalism. 11.) Circle <http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26903556215/circle> Circle provides newsrooms with a toolkit for creating citizen / audience organised ‘circles’ of advocacy groups or stakeholders around news events or issues. 12.) CorruptionNET<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26823985235/corruptionnet-crowd…> A ‘5w&H’-driven journalistic template system for crowdsourced / citizen-based corruption reporting projects, in partnership with Africa’s largest social mobile network (MXit), to help newsrooms solicit verifiable and actionable information, while still protecting the identity of the source. 13.) Churnalism for Africa<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26903673395/version-of-churnali…> Extend the UK-based churnalism.com to work with African news sources, press releases and Wikipedia to help combat plagiarism and ‘churning’ of press releases in African media. 14.) ConvergeCMS<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26822904522/convergecms-a-cross…> An open source and data-optimised, cross-platform workflow management and publishing system to help streamline and professionalise African newsrooms. 15.) CheckDesk<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26896085998/checkdesk-a-digital…> An ‘open news’ diary, content editing and fact-checking platform to allow audiences into the newsrooms, to help shape media content through collaborative co-creation of news. 16.) DataDesk<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26825106095/datadesk-a-helpdesk…> A ScraperWiki outpost and helpdesk in Cape Town’s HacksHackers chapter to provide free data mining and coding assistance to investigative, data, and other digital journalism pioneers. 17.) DataWrapper<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26827482702/datawrapper-free-op…> A partnership with African newsrooms to implement the new open source DataWrapper visualization tool, to help newsrooms publish interactive infographics as quickly as possible with minimal technical skills. 18.) End-to-End <http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26926831406/end-to-end-traceabi…> An investigative demonstration of “supply chain” mapping and social network analysis, into the cocoa industry, using the SourceMap platform to help show newsrooms how to present complex investigative stories in an interactive yet simple way. 19.) FlashCast * A platform using smart, location-aware LED displays to transmit local news, with audience ‘conversation’ responses around current events, to passengers in public transit / taxis. 20.) Green Hornet<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26910449994/green-hornet-tools-…> A user-friendly plug-and-play toolkit for African journalists to protect whistleblowers, and sources in collaboration with the Tor Project and Al Jazeera. 21.) ImpimpiTagz * A cross-platform citizen reporter app that allows citizens to report the abuse of public facilities or trust by government officials and elected politicians. 22.) INVSTG8.NET Microcollaboration for journalists<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26923910504/invstg8-net-microco…> A community-driven platform to enable journalists to surmount structural barriers to news-gathering, through micro-collaboration, by linking them to data and information via social tools/technologies. 23.) LandQuest<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26898893922/landquest> A toolkit of interoperable resources for data extraction / data scraping to help newsrooms find, collect and then structure information into datasets for journalistic analysis, with the prototype pilot project creating an online, open, and location-driven database of Kenyan land ownership. 24.) ListeningPost<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26903287121/listeningpost-actio…> Africa’s proposed first social-media driven newsroom that produces actionable intel from citizen reporters, by establishing a Storyful listening post and a ScoopShot-type citizen reporter app calibrated for poorer communities. 25.) MicroScope<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26922506818/digital-platform-fo…> A transnational platform for team-based collaboration by data-driven investigative journalists from a coalition of legacy media to track toxic and fake medicines being dumped and sold in African countries, through information sharing, data wrangling, and shared reporting. 26.) moJO - keeping media honest by monitoring online journalism<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26898415019/mojo-keeping-media-…> A plug-and-play toolkit of analytical software tools for African journalism observatories to keep the media honest and help improve media professionalism. 27.) Mekooa: feel the pulse of your local community from miles away<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26625094138/mekooa-feel-the-pul…> A platform for creating personalised news from subscribers’ home regions, for migrant workers or Africans in the diaspora, keeping them informed about important events and issues back home. 28.) Mapping Africa’s Wealth * An investigative toolkit for media in African countries with little open data, showing media how to mine offshore data troves for locally relevant information, as well as tools for transforming offline information into actionable digital data, using a transnational investigation into Africa’s extractive industries by a network of newsrooms and technology partners as the proof-of-concept showcase. 29.) mWallet<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26551792398/using-mbanking-and-…> An integrated IVR and mWallet system to provide community radio stations with new revenue streams from social listings, announcements, and audio ‘classified’ advertising. 30.) Newsbooks Africa<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26896009530/newsbooks-africa> A streamlined workflow management platform to help journalists and media organisations write, collaborate, publish and sell print and digital books based on reportage. The system will be piloted at a number of African media partners. 31.) newsAPI<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26841620976/newsapi-a-developer…> An API (Application Programming Interface) that will give 3rd party developers licensed access to editorial and other content at Uganda’s largest media house to help create new ways to share and monetize news. 32.) openAFRICA<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26922477022/openafrica-a-semant…> A digital document and knowledge management toolkit for African freedom-of-information organisations and investigative journalists, using a pan-African semantic document repository, to improve insight into and analysis of public knowledge. 33.) ODADI - liberating public data to strengthen African watchdog media<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26903258532/code4democracy-libe…> An incubator for watchdog journalism in South Africa that embeds data wranglers and coders into newsrooms, with support from an external development team, for improving evidence-based reportage and investigative journalism. 34.) OurHealth<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26220694015/ourhealth-mobile-mo…> A mobile-optimised citizen reporting tool for soliciting reports at specific venues, with the prototype project deployed at hospitals and clinics in 52 districts in South Africa for patients, nurses / doctors, and news correspondents to report on service standards and related issues. 35.) Oxpeckers<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26825112012/oxpeckers-rooting-o…> A “newsroom stack” of interoperable social network analysis, source document management, and other digital analysis and data management tools for investigative newsrooms, with the prototype toolkit piloted in an environmental “CSI team” at Africa’s leading investigative newspaper. 36.) StarLive<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26686049870/starlive-giving-cit…> A real-time web and mobile channel for ordinary citizens to participate and ask questions, via connected reporters, at press conferences and public meetings. 37.) Sauti ya Mtaa: Geo-located Citizen News<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26909075939/sauti-ya-mtaa-geo-l…> A location-driven publication platform that uses geo-fencing for hyperlocal news, commentary, video and data, to allow communities to share news. 38.) TruthGauge - Keeping ‘em Honest!<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26896836277/truthguage-org-keep…> A platform for the media to rate the accuracy of claims made by politicians, so as to keep the electorate well-informed and the politicians honest. 39.) Wikipedia Mobile <http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26220072540/wikipedia-mobile-in…> A campaign to boost, by hundreds of millions, the number of Africans reading Wikipedia in 37 African languages on mobile devices. 40.) QuestionBox<http://africannewschallenge.tumblr.com/post/26917994719/community-empowerme…> A public booth and audio notice board system for deep rural villages, with mobiles in them, to allow citizen activists and community radio to inform communities about social projects and collect and broadcast feedback. 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The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya? Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World
by Gideon 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Ali +1 On bringing about this : Indeed "*What is sad about this phenomenally encouraging story is that it seems that this growth hasn’t penetrated to the less advantaged population in Kenya. It is a state of affairs that cannot be allowed to continue for much longer if we are to achieve our vision of becoming a middle class economy country by 2030 according to Vision 2030*." I believe that we have many resources and a portion of the huge bandwidth that Kenya enjoys now ought to be offloaded to such projects that open a new conduit of information to the thirsty minds otherwise Vision 2030 will arrive too soon and we wouldn't have bridged such gaps. Gideon Rop. On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:02 AM, <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: Top brains to entice global investors (Brian Munyao Longwe) > 2. The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya?s Global > Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World (Ali Hussein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:43:08 +0300 > From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > To: Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Top brains to entice global investors > Message-ID: > < > CAHSdPfaAfz4N_uMJHoEMR80wYkZc62QCSWMuos9gau-zUEyM6Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Hi Agosta, > > Francis, Liko and Ali > > DEMO is a launch pad for new technologies and startups, its not a > competition. The only competitive aspect of DEMO is to get to the DEMO > Stage. In the last four months we have engaged with innovators from > across the continent with the objective of taking their innovation from > just that to real > business, that is sustainable and that will take them to the next level. > Different innovators need/require different inputs to take them to the next > level, some need capitalization others are looking for go to market > opportunities, publicity while other are just looking for strategic > partnerships. So it not correct to assume that very > startup is looking for investment in money terms. > > What DEMO provides is the push for a product launch. For a startup to > launch at DEMO > you must have a new, innovative product that solves a real problem. This > partly answers Francis' question. DEMO does not look at innovation for > innovation's sake, there has > to be a real problem that innovation is solving and a business model to > boot. > > Ability to scale is also a big consideration given that investors will be > putting money > and expect a return on their investment. On investors, our work on this > space has shown us that there is mis-match of > expectations. Local developers and innovators are looking for investors > from Silicon Valley, while investors in Sillicon > Valley have no visibility of the local investment opportunity. To this we > have been engaging local investors through the > DEMO Africa Roundtable Workshops and the interest can only be described as > amazing. This is a group that has in the > past been ignored yet they have the capacity to invest and take most of the > startups to the next level, but only if the engagement makes sense to them. > > Who are the investors? We are engaging different players ? both local and > international. At the Nairobi Investor Meeting which we had investors who > are managing funds in excess of $11m and have invested in companies like > Cellulant, Software Technologies and Kencall; in Nigeria end of > this week we have a plethora of investors who are very active in the tech > space and ditto for South Africa at the Demo Investors roundtable which > happens there in a couple of weeks. > > We are engaging all these investors aswell as those who are stilltied up > with legacy investments (property) so that we can give the startups with > the highest potential of > success that extra push to succeed. > > Hope you will be there to see Afric's best! > > cell: +254715964281 > On Sep 17, 2012 4:24 PM, "Agosta Liko" <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Spoke to Harry about this > > > > who are the investors ? > > > > which are their investments ? > > > > Thanks > > > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > >> +1 Francis. > >> > >> Infact my understanding is that Demo Africa is just that. This isn't > >> about judging for competition's sake. The 'judges' are investors and > >> companies looking for new products and services that already have > traction > >> or have a huge potential for traction. > >> > >> The last few years have been good for awareness and we have gained a > >> reputation as an innovation hub. However the pipeline now needs to move > >> towards actualizing these ideas into viable, bankable business models. > >> > >> Demo Africa seeks to fill part of the gap. > >> > >> Harry/Brian, hope I haven't put my foot in my mouth... > >> > >> Ali Hussein > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> I am keen to know to what extent innovators will leverage OSS as they > >>> make their pitches. > >>> > >>> I hope we will not see technology for technology's sake kind of > >>> innovations. We've seen some very sexy ideas develop over the years > >>> but they do not really solve real problems or are very hard to > >>> monetise. > >>> > >>> It would also be nice if we could hear of experiences of local > >>> developers/innovators in terms of getting funding for their start ups, > >>> how their ideas get an audience (and what reactions they get) etc. I > >>> gather there is a degree of wariness when it comes to showcasing ideas > >>> and the fear that players with big pockets will take it and run with > >>> it (because they can afford to) or shoot it down because it could > >>> disrupt existing business models (e.g. cross network shared mobile > >>> money platforms...). > >>> > >>> We've also heard that techies are just that - and have bright ideas > >>> but are not good sales people or any good in biz devt. To what > >>> extent does DEMO address this issue? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 17 September 2012 00:47, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > IN SUMMARY > >>> > > >>> > Demo Africa director Harry Hare said the event, the first to be held > in > >>> > Africa, presents a good chance for local innovators to move their > >>> businesses > >>> > to the next level. > >>> > Over the last five years, innovators at DEMO US have received about > >>> Sh297 > >>> > billion in business capital. > >>> > Microsoft, which is sponsoring the event together with Nokia and > other > >>> > multinationals, said that the partnership is one of the best > >>> activities they > >>> > have done because it will help accelerate success of entrepreneurs > and > >>> > start-ups in Africa. > >>> > > >>> > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Top+brains+to+entice+global+investors… > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > 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/francis.hook%40gmail.… > >>> > > >>> > 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. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Francis Hook > >>> +254 733 504561 > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/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. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> *Ali Hussein* > >> > >> > >> > >> Twitter: @AliHKassim > >> > >> Skype: abu-jomo > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/agostal%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/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya’s Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World
by Barrack Otieno 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Thanks Ouya and Ali, sounds very exciting i am sure Martin and colleagues will be getting in touch with you it is a great public course at the end of the day we have to ensure that the Internet is for everyone, indeed we can do something as Ali proposes. On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Ouya Obunga <ouya.bill(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Barrack, Hussein, > > I'm currently undertaking a similar consultancy carried out by USAID through > ACE (Accelerating 21st Century Education) and TEPD (Teacher Education and > Professional Development) whereby teachers were trained on use computers and > internet such that when they teach, they just use laptops with no papers. > Additionally, these schools were given laptops that have all subjects > content in softcopy from KIE (the software is called Tafakari) plus internet > connection that teachers and students can research on and learn the most > updated content. > > The project is in pilot stage in Garissa, Mombasa and Nyeri. I can be > resourceful in the event that you want to carry out a baseline survey on the > same due to my interactions with these schools. In fact, one of the key > pillars of establishing computer system in schools was access to affordable > internet connection since the use of Modems is proving to be very expensive > for most of the schools. > > Best regards, > > Ouya Obunga > 0720 438 527 > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi Ali, >> >> It is good you raise this issue, the same arose during our monthly >> Internet Society Chapter meeting last weekend and the Chapter decided >> to conduct a baseline survey whose findings we shall share with the >> community in due course, you raise very salient issues that members >> pointed out. >> >> Best Regards >> >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> > Listers >> > >> > Last week I visited a school run by an NGO called New Dawn Kenya >> > www.newdawnkenya.com. The school is in an informal settlement in the >> > affluent Runda residential area. The appetite for education and >> > knowledge >> > among the students was a thing of beauty to see. These are extremely >> > disadvantaged young people with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. >> > >> > What struck home for me was that the majority of them had never accessed >> > information on the Internet. This issue is an emotional one for me. As a >> > hyper-connected Kenyan I have always taken for granted access to the >> > Internet for the last few years. Over the last few years Internet usage >> > and >> > penetration levels have increased phenomenally. >> > >> > Read on: >> > >> > >> > http://alyhussein.com/2012/09/the-state-of-internet-access-in-our-schools-k… >> > >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > >> > +254 773/713 601113 >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… >> > >> > 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 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > > -- > Ouya Obunga > Lead Software Architect > Skooli Labs East Africa > 2nd Floor, Mageso Chambers, > Moi Avenue, Nairobi > +254 (20) 3572650, 0720 438 527 > ouya(a)skooli.co.ke > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Standard Digital News : State warned on ditching copyrighted software
by Evans Ikua 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

Conrad, this debate will not end any time soon and you can be sure its important. I am sure you would know how much money Microsoft alone mints in Kenya. With the threat of loss of market share, we do expect them to continue feeding us with half truths about what is important. I know what is important for me, and I also speak for the person who does not understand the issues, nor care about what software is running their solutions. Because I know something that they dont. You dont want us to believe that proprietary software has better value than open source, do you? What value? I have no doubt that all platforms must co-exist, at least to a certain extent. But it would be better to face the facts as they are as opposed to peddling cheap lies about security and vulnerabilities. I for one always have a problem with the Government using my tax money to buy closed source software, while at the same time spending the meagre forex resources that we have to fatten the wallets of developers in Redmond and Germany. The bargain here is that we are left with proprietary formats that tie us to companies that are not guaranteed to last the next 20 years, leave a lone 100 years. Did you know that Americans can't sell anything to (or visit) Cuba because of sanctions? What hapens if Mitt Romney (God Forbid) wakes up one morning and decides he does not like Kenya, and therefore we can't do business with the US? Or are we stuck with "good behaviour" so that we don't land in bad books with anyone, so that we can guarantee to run our economy with other people's technology? Where is the freedom there? The freedom that we refer to is not price, but the freedom to control how our software works, without having to depend on a handful of companies that control the source code, and if and when we can get bug fixes, so long as we behave ourselves. For individuals, its a matter of personal choice. But for our government, its a matter of freedom, foreign exchange, and developing local capacities. So its good that our government is finally getting the message, though unfortunately there is going to be some losers. Evans Ikua On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: > These debates of open/closed source are pointless and juvenile, especially > coming from veterans in the industry. > > Mwananchi does nor know nor care how things run, provided they a) Work and > b) solve his problems. > > Can we at least get to that point before having these spurious arguments. > Our police stations use counter books for records. Marriage registries use > typewriters and box files. The city council and lands ministries are > festooned with box files and papers. > > And we are here on ivory towers arguing over open vs closed source leaving > fundamentals unaddressed! > > Pragmatic people have no need to resort to extremism. Just as there is > room on roads for Mercedes S Class and Toyota Vitz I'm pretty sure there is > room for Open and Closed Source software. > > As for the issue of cost - I encourage folks to look at it from an > economics perspective. Cost and value are very different things. > > On Sunday, September 16, 2012, Mark Mwangi wrote: > >> All I see is opportunity. Am not anti Microsoft or any closed source >> software company. Painting open source software as insecure, unsupportable >> and almost unhygienic is not being realistic in my opinion. >> >> The reason there aren't many linux folk is because there is no demand for >> them. If the govt decided that everything on their systems (or at >> least most) would be foss then thats where the talent will gravitate. It >> starts with a stance though. >> >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> issue is Open Source is free but very few people know linux or mysql as >> well as the closed guys who know aix and oracel very well. >> >> IT does not matter, all that matters is how well one can support whatever >> they are deploying .... >> >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >> Given that Kenya is not the first country to make such a move, I see no >> reason for M$ to spell doom, really. >> >> Kenya can learn and borrow from those countries. I am sure M$ knows that >> there are countries already fully on FOSS. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Isnt it interesting that it is only closed source software vendors >> spelling doom and gloom? >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 7:34 PM, <awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >> Last week, the Government issued a warning that in the next three >> years it will move its IT operations to Free and Open Source Software >> (FOSS), a move that will reduce cost by more than half in IT expenses. >> >> http://www.standardmedia.co.**ke/?articleID=2000066158&** >> story_title=State-warned-on-**ditching-copyrighted-software<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000066158&story_title=State-warn…> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/skunkworks<http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks> >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/**viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94<http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Mark Mwangi >> >> markmwangi.me.ke >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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