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Secure ICT 2009 Conference 1 Week to go!
by Evans Kahuthu 31 Aug '09

31 Aug '09

Dear Listers, We have one more week to go before the Secure ICT Conference. *What is Secure ICT Conference?* Secure ICT conference is a pre-emptive move aimed at bringing awareness to all ICT stakeholders as to the risk involved with the internet especially now that we are finally wired to the rest of the world through the fibre optic cable. This conference will provide information technology and communication professionals and managers with the latest information on cyber security threats, trends, tools and strategies for protection of critical information technology and communications assets. Among the topics to be covered include: *· **OWASP's Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities.* *· **Wireless Penetration Testing* *· **Securing Authentication of Web-Applications and E-Transactions through Biometric Technology* · *Assessing Risk:** Conducting Vulnerability Assessment* *· **Global Threats to Information and Telecommunication Systems* *· **Measuring pay-off of IT investment* *· **Protection of Intellectual Property: A vital tool for encouraging development.* · *Managing Risk:** Setting up an ICT Security Program* *· **Online Fraud and Risk Management*** *Conference Dates & Location:* Sept 8-9, 2009 at the Laico Regency Hotel (Grand Regency)** *Keynote Speakers:* · Dr. Javier Torner – Information Security Officer, California State University · Dr. Conrad Shayo- Professor, Information & Decision Sciences, California State University · Dr. Tapie Rohm, Director & Professor, Inland Commerce and Security Institute, California State University. · Dr. Isaac Rutenberg- Patent Agent, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC *Registration Fee:* USD: 250.00 or Kshs. 19,000 inclusive of VAT per attendee. *Students, Skunkworks and NSP Members kshs. 10,000. inclusive of VAT per attendee. Education Institutions and Digital Villages Members kshs. 12,000.* For more information: http://secureict.co.ke or email: info(a)secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans**

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Re: [kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers
by Evans J. Nyagah 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

Well done Tim BR Evans ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Mwololo Tim Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:50 PM To: Evans J. Nyagah Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers Dear all, I have scanned the inputs made yesterday on used computers, although I could not go through all of them. In my view, the problem is beyond new/locally assembled PCs against imported re-conditioned computers. The biggest problem is that of a time bomb in terms of e-waste. A study I led on e-waste in 2007 showed that at that time, Kenya generated at least 3,000 tons of e-waste every year (a copy is attached). I am sure you can see the problem if you consider a number of years. It gets worse if you consider that the number of PCs are growing every year. From this point of view, a policy is necessary on e-waste. A second issue is the life of an assembled clone vis-a-vis that of re-conditioned computer. Has anyone done any study? Can they share the results. I bought many locally assembled PCs and many of the them developed lots of problems and their life in a busy user environment is relatively low. I did this long time ago and I cannot recall the average life. The cost of ownership kept on increasing. I have also tried re-conditioned brand computers and I am monitoring their life. I am tempted to do a study. The other issue is developing local capacity for ICT technology development. Many countries started from the assembly route with a strategy to develop local capacity. Do we really have a strategy? Putting 25% duty on used computers is not a strategy. It would make sense if it was part of a comprehensive strategy either aimed at developing local capacity for technology development or something. It does not even start to address our e-waste problem. A few words on a staurday afternoon. tim waema On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: Good points being raised here the more reason as to why we need a multistakeholder approach to address the issue by finding common ground, we cannot demonise used computers in a blanket manner, more so when ICT is a critical component in Vision 2030, they are certainly playing a critical role, as it turns out "affordability" is ambiguous On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Bildad Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Aug 29, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Gakuru Alex wrote: Why Bill, when all I am doing is to protect those your rights you used to sell every one of your previously owned computing/internet connection equipment that you 'dumped on innocent souls':-) Good point Alex. After two years of aggressive business I will book an appointment with Ambassador Kiplagat and confess to my role in contributing to e-waste and why my role is part of FUTURE historical injustice for future generations. That will give me a clean conscience knowing that I can mess as much I can after all the truth justice and reconciliation commission will forgive me for that. Lets plunder our Kenya....justice is in the offing. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gm ail.com -- Barrack O. Otieno Administrative Manager Afriregister Ltd (Ke) P.o.Box 21682 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254721325277 +254733206359 Riara Road, Bamboo Lane www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.c om ##################################################################################### Scanned by MailMarshal - Marshal's comprehensive email content security solution. Download a free evaluation of MailMarshal at www.marshal.com #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] .ke ccTLD statistics so faf
by vincent＠kenic.or.ke 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Dear Kennedy, You can find the most recent and detailed dot KE statistics at: http://www.kenic.or.ke/statistics. We're currently at 11385 domains. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! On 8/27/09 3:24 PM, "kennedy waweru" <kenne2ke(a)gmail.com> wrote: greetings, Anyone with information on current number of domain names registered under .ke ccTLD? _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: vincent(a)kenic.or.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vincent%40kenic.or.ke

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.ke ccTLD statistics so faf
by kennedy waweru 27 Aug '09

27 Aug '09

greetings, Anyone with information on current number of domain names registered under .ke ccTLD?

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF Meeting & Statistics
by Barrack Otieno 27 Aug '09

27 Aug '09

Many thanks to the organisers and facilitators for the great event, however i wasnt given a satisfactory answer regarding the following *The state of digital divide in Kenya What the country is currently using the internet for. The number of internet users in the country at the moment.* While i appreciate the fact that there are some statistics on the CCK website they are not up to date i wonder why this is the case, in the context of internet governance *"how can you govern what you dont know?" *(thinking globally acting locally) i am of the opinion though it is belated that some of this statistics could have been collected in the forthcoming census. Nonetheless i was impressed by the active participation by Hon Engineer Okundi and Hon Eng Rege, this is what leadership is all about, lest we forget my point i got this from the CCK website and i hope i will be answered * Publications and Statistics * The Commission collates industry statistics and other information to assist new market entrants with the basic information required to make commercial decisions. The data is also utilized by researchers, the media and other stakeholders. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > I'm also appreciative of the organizers of the 2009 KIGF. One thing I > acknowledged is the exchange of views and ideas which shows how the issue of > internet governance is an important tool in national development. > > The organizers did a commendable job altogether! > > Regards, > > Solomon Mburu > P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi > Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 > > *Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all > the same way to the side of a hill!* > > AND > > *It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous > generosity! > * > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail… > > -- Barrack O. Otieno Administrative Manager Afriregister Ltd (Ke) P.o.Box 21682 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254721325277 +254733206359 Riara Road, Bamboo Lane www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar.

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Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Aug '09

27 Aug '09

Dear Colleagues, The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) in collaboration with other organisations are pleased to invite you to the second East African Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2009) to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7th to 9th September 2009. The forums theme is: Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa: ³Thinking Globally; Acting Locally². The 2009 EA-IGF is a follow up to the inaugural EA-IGF that was held in November 2008 in Nairobi, which aimed at catalysing the internet governance debate in the East African sub region. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The national and regional EA-IGF¹s will help prepare East African stakeholders to address the opportunities, strengths and challenges that arise, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. This year¹s EAIGF therefore seeks to continue to strengthen the national and regional dialogues on Internet Governance as well as; * Increase awareness of Internet Governance issues, including but not limited to local content and cyber security; * Continue to develop capacity and skills of various stakeholders and build regional consensus IG issues; and * Begin to discuss the development of a regional East African Communication policy, among others. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the East Africa Regulatory, Postal and Telecommunications Organization (EARPTO), the African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN), as well as, the fourth United Nations Internet Governance Forum (UNIGF) taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The EA-IGF will also set the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to meeting(a)eaigf.or.ke confirming your attendance; by 2nd September 2009. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!²

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Re: [kictanet] the long fibre lie...Regulatory Action limited.
by Walubengo J 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Alex, Your have rightly qaulified your solution - as simple. Indeed it is. Infact too simplistic to fly. The idea that the Regulator can reign in Operators who charge "high" internet rates cannot and will not work. Think about the in-famous SAT3 fiber link on the west coast of africa. Ask yourself why the Regulators in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, S-Africa etc have never stepped in and revoked licensces of operators over the last 15yrs of high internet costs offered on the fiber... The answers are very complex...I will actually be discussing these limitations and available interventions in some upcoming ICT conference at Strath University in Sept 09 and I dont want to pre-empt ;-).... walu. --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: the long fibre lie... Ndemo should resign if internet prices do not drop as he promised!! > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 8:44 PM > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:38 PM, > David Kiania | Asentric Consulting > Ltd<kianiadee(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Set the precedence what's your solution? Am sure if > you did we'd have > > heard it by now. This thread is a knee jerk reaction > to a bad internet > > day, we all have one. > > > > Simple, the entity under Ndemo's docket that grants these > cowboy > operators licenses puts it's foot down and warn that I may > revoke > licenses for operators that charge waaaay up in the sky not > just above > cost but ABOVE acceptable international pricing benchmarks. > They've > all the data they need. Imagine, for example, Safaricom on > the verge > of losing their license, price drops, drops, drops, drops, > drops, and > drops..... across board. > > Would this be acceptable to you? > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >

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What you said about the undersea Cable-Jan 2007
by Walubengo J 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

By the way, got this from the past...you may want to know what you said way back in Jan 2007 when we had heated discussion on these undersea cables. I hope most of you havent changed your minds/opinions ;-) walu.

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Secure ICT updated Agenda
by Evans Kahuthu 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Dear Listers, Below please find the Secure ICT 2009 Conference updated Agenda. *Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference * *(Secure ICT)*** *Event is only 2 of weeks away. Sept 8-9, 2009* * * **Among the topics to be covered include: *· **OWASP's Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities.* *· **Wireless Penetration Testing* *· **Securing Authentication of Web-Applications and E-Transactions through Biometric Technology* · *Assessing Risk:** Conducting Vulnerability Assessment* *· **Global Threats to Information and Telecommunication Systems* *· **Measuring pay-off of IT investment* *· **Protection of Intellectual Property: A vital tool for encouraging development.* · *Managing Risk:** Setting up an ICT Security Program* *· **Online Fraud and Risk Management** * *Location* Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya (formerly Grand Regency) *Registration fee:* $250 per person (Total cost for the 2-day conference, September 8-9, 2009 includes refreshments, breakfast, lunches, a certificate of participation and a CD of the presentations.) but *NOT Accomodation.)* * * *Exhibitors* *Please email **info(a)secureict.co.ke* <info(a)secureict.co.ke>* for more information* * * *Registration**:* *For online registration, please go to * http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx** * * *Click here to register* <http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx>** * * *To register by phone**, * *Call** +254-725-996321 or +254-202188830* * * *For more information, please visit *http://secureict.co.ke* or email info(a)secureict.co.ke*

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[Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] UK businessman hits back in .ae web domain row]
by alice 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

UK businessman hits back in .ae web domain row http://www.arabianbusiness.com/565110-uk-businessman-hits-back-in-ae-web-do… by Soren Billing <mailto:soren.billing@itp.com?subject=ArabianBusiness.com:%20UK%20businessman%20hits%20back%20in%20.ae%20web%20domain%20row>This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Monday, 17 August 2009 WEB DISPUTE: The row over the web domain irena.ae continues. (Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only). zoomzoom <javascript:;> WEB DISPUTE: The row over the web domain irena.ae <http://irena.ae> continues. (Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only). *A UK businessman has hit back at UAE web domain regulator, the .aeDA, after it said he tried to sell the domain name Irena.ae, following claims it wrongfully revoked the domain and transferred it to the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA).* Last week, Kevin Reed told /Arabian Business/ that he registered the Irena.ae domain with the .aeDA but that it was subsequently deleted by the TRA unit, despite his firm holding the trademark for Irena, a nutritional supplement, in Europe and the UK for the past twelve years. In a statement on its website, the .aeDA claimed that the domain name was registered on January 28, two days after the signing of the IRENA EU statute in Bonn, but that following the registration, Reed put up the domain name for sale on the website Youcanbuythiswebsite.com. Related: UAE domain regulator accused in copyright row <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/564558-uae-domain-regulator-accused-of-flout…> Story continues below <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/565110?tmpl=print&page=#continueArticle> ↓ advertisement It also said Reed had failed to provide “adequate or timely information” to support his registration. Responding to the statement, Reed said: “The domain was registered through Instra.com in January 2009 by another party through a registrar called ‘Instra.com’. “It clearly then became available and so I registered it through IP Mirror, who are a registrar for .ae domain names. “I did not at anytime offer the domain for sale.” Reed has said his company will scrap its plans to enter the UAE market unless the domain is transferred back to his company. “One has to wonder how safe any .ae domain name is if they simply take them whenever they feel like it,” he said. “Furthermore, the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) in Germany have told me that they do not want the domain as they use irena.org <http://irena.org>." IRENA chose Abu Dhabi to host its first international headquarters in June this year. The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) did not respond to a request for comment two weeks ago and was not immediately available for comment on Monday. refered by ...... -> http://www.arabianbusiness.com/565110-uk-businessman-hits-back-in-ae-web-do… url is -> www.arabianbusiness.com <http://www.arabianbusiness.com>%2F565110%3Ftmpl%3Dprint%26page%3D Print Print <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/565110?tmpl=print&page=> | Email Email <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/mailto?view=mailto&tmpl=component&article=56…> | Discuss this article <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/565110?tmpl=print&page=#targetCommentForm> | Share <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250> | <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?pub=affan2&v=250&source=tbx-250&s=faceb…> <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?pub=affan2&v=250&source=tbx-250&s=googl…> <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?pub=affan2&v=250&source=tbx-250&s=live&…> <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?pub=affan2&v=250&source=tbx-250&s=twitt…> _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: Public Comment: Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Retreat
by waudo siganga 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Apologies if any cross-posts..... http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18aug09-en.htm Public Comment: Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Retreat 18 August 2009 ICANN's Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is proposing to hold a retreat 30 September - 1 October 2009. The retreat would inform SSAC members, and help the committee prioritize its activities and prepare a work plan. SSAC would appreciate receiving input on the proposed retreat, including substantive items you think merit SSAC attention. In particular, SSAC requests comments on the proposed topics for the retreat: 1) SSAC Operations and Coordination SSAC Charter, Member Roles, Workflow SSAC Review Outcomes, Engagement with ICANN Bodies 2) Substantive/Informational Issues Registrant Protection & Abusive Behavior DNS as an Attack Vector SSAC/ICANN Role in Routing Root Server System Robustness & its Future Security & Stability of the Internet (Gaming & Structural Issues with ICANN Rules) In addition, to assist the SSAC in long-term planning and operational efficiencies, SSAC solicits comments on other issues that might be useful to discuss in depth at the retreat. The SSAC welcomes these and other comments on the proposed retreat. The Process from Here SSAC will review and consider the comments submitted as part of its final planning and retreat proposal. Deadline and How to Submit Comments Opens: 18 August 09 Closes: 8 September 09 To submit comments: Please send via email to ssac-retreat-2009(a)icann.org To view comments: An archive of all comments is posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ssac-retreat-2009

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The RIPE NCC Deploys New K-root Node in Africa
by alice 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

http://www.ripe.net/news/k-root-dar-es-salaam.html The RIPE NCC Deploys New K-root Node in Africa Amsterdam, 20 August 2009 The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce that we have deployed a new K-root local node at the Tanzania Internet Exchange (TIX) in Dar es Salaam. This node is sponsored by AfriNIC and the Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA), with transit provided by Simbanet and Africa Online. The RIPE NCC is participating in AfriNIC's Root Server Anycast Copy Program, which assists well established IXPs in the African region to deploy anycast instances of root name servers. The K-root local node in Dar es Salaam is the first such deployment. For more information about this K-root node, and K-root in general, please visit the K-root website. For more information about AfriNIC's Root Server Anycast Copy Program, visit AfriNIC's Anycast Root Server Project page.

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Fwd: IT INTERNSHIPS
by Wainaina Mungai 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

The deadline for CV submission has been extended to 20th August ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)kamemefm.com> Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:12 PM Subject: IT INTERNSHIPS To: Everyone(a)kamemefm.com, everyone(a)k24.co.ke, wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org Dear all, The IT Department of Regional Reach Ltd is seeking web-savvy interns to work for upto 3-months as they improve their skills in the ICT and media arena. **Only candidates with atleast the mimimum requirements will be considered (on merit only). Therefore, kindly do not forward CVs of persons who don't meet the minimum requirements.** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - University Degree in IT or Computer Science - Database management and programming skills (i.e. MySQL, php, Apache etc) - Has developed a hosted website (not theory) - Web publishing experience (not theory) - Requires minimum supervision (this is critical) - Excellent writer (in English) as demonstrated through a blog they maintain - Creative mind to augment technical proficiency - Familiarity with all common social networking solutions (FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace) as well as Youtube. CVs should be sent ONLY to wainaina.mungai(a)k24.co.ke (Do not attach certificates or an application letter at this stage.) Kind regards, Wainaina Mungai --- IT Manager Regional Reach Limited (K24 TV & Kameme FM) 3rd Floor, Longonot Place, Kijabe Street, Nairobi. Tel: +254-20-2124800/1/2 Cel: +254-722-811171 http://www.kameme.co.ke http://www.k24.co.ke To contact Kameme FM studios, send an SMS to 6101 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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Re: [kictanet] 15 ACRES FARM IN FORTANA
by tkamire＠gmail.com 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

How much per acre? And is there a river nearby? If not how can you describe the water table level. Kamire Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:12 To: BIDII AFRIKA<bidiiafrika(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: 15 ACRES FARM IN FORTANA There is nothing liek Fortana. Its Fort Tenan On Aug 18, 3:52 pm, Marie Auma <marie2ymg...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Dear All > > I am looking for a buyer of the above farm kindly spread the word. > > Many thanks > > Marie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ YOU ARE IN BIDII AFRIKA GROUP. THE THIRD LARGEST GOOGLE GROUP WITH THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC IN AFRICA. ADVERTISEMENTS ARE NOW CHARGED KSH 500. PLEASE SEND THE MPESA TO 0726 034 530. UNLIMITED MONTHLY ADVERTS GO FOR KSH 5,000 FOLLOW ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/robertalai FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27690329916 Find Forum RULES on http://groups.google.com/group/bidiiafrika/web/bidiiafrika-rules FOR VACANCIES: http://myafricancareer.blogspot.com/ Content at reader's discretion. Bidiiafrika is not liable for any injury to an institution or person since this is an open forum. The Moderators reserves the right to reject or let through any message BidiiAfrika is an Open Forum of close to 32,000 members. CALL 0726 034 530 FOR SPECIAL ADVERT RATES TO UNSUBSCRIBE EMAIL: bidiiafrika-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] the long fibre lie...Regulatory Action limited.
by Walubengo J 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

MO, Alex, Ease up abit. Dont imagine I dont want affordable internet prices. Infact if you had time and googled my online contributions over the last 5years, you will realize I have been raising the red-flag about fiber vis a viz pricing. The other day I reloaded my Safcom modem with 1,000/= (300MB service). It all disappeared within 5days! Previously before SEACOM it would take longer (3weeks) to disappear because of the slower speeds. Better speeds encourage faster and broader browsing but it hurts (financially) and its not funny. I think our differences lie in the approach to having reduced prices. I chose the academic route because thats my background. Feel free to pursue your routes to reduced prices - but plse be cautious because the solution is NOT domiciled in ONE stakeholder. Its not with the Regulator, nor the techies, nor the activists, nor the Consumers, nor the Govt, nor the Media, etc. Instead I believe it is with ALL of the above. And it will be unfortunate to alienate any of them while pursuing reduced prices. walu. nb1: and thats why I had copied to what Alex calls my "home-tuff" (just ropping in other stakeholders). nb2: I also note and do appreciated your legal counterarguments but decline to respond as at now since I will cover that and other issues during the upcoming ICT conference at SU (I think will be free to sambaza the paper thereafter for those interested). --- On Mon, 8/17/09, mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] the long fibre lie...Regulatory Action limited. > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 10:13 AM > Again > Safaricom CEO who is also heads the board of > TEAMS says that TEAMS benefits could not be realised because > onward connection with Europe has not been fully discussed. > How can you initiate a flight from Kenya to Nigeria without > getting the landing rights in Nigeria and flight clearance > for CAR, DRC, Sudan and all the countries you are going to > overfly? > > Cheap Cheap Cheap and we wont be duped. I have > seen people in this list who support the crooked CEOs just > because they need favors for contracts and interviews for > their educations research papers. Hypocrites they are. > > Lets be realistic > MO > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:10 AM, > mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Walubengo > Yours are just too simplistic than the > Alex's you are saying that are simplistic. The fact that > kenya could not regulate Oil prices doesnt mean that > Tanzania couldnt. The fact that SAT 3 operators couldnt be > regulated cannont mean that the operators here cannot be > regulated. > > > Stop all these fake comparisons. Prices must > come down and we will face them at every conference and > every Barcamp and will tell these unpatriotic who have > pocketed our PS off. Your arguments just dont wash. > > > MO > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:40 AM, > Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Alex, > > > > Your have rightly qaulified your solution - as simple. > Indeed it is. Infact too simplistic to fly. The idea > that the Regulator can reign in Operators who charge > "high" internet rates cannot and will not work. > Think about the in-famous SAT3 fiber link on the west > coast of africa. Ask yourself why the Regulators in > Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, S-Africa etc have never > stepped in and revoked licensces of operators over the > last 15yrs of high internet costs offered on the fiber... > > > > > > The answers are very complex...I will actually be > discussing these limitations and available interventions in > some upcoming ICT conference at Strath University in Sept 09 > and I dont want to pre-empt ;-).... > > > > walu. > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: the long fibre lie... > Ndemo should resign if internet prices do not drop as he > promised!! > > > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 8:44 PM > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:38 PM, > > > David Kiania | Asentric Consulting > > > Ltd<kianiadee(a)gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Set the precedence what's your solution? Am > sure if > > > you did we'd have > > > > heard it by now. This thread is a knee jerk > reaction > > > to a bad internet > > > > day, we all have one. > > > > > > > > > > Simple, the entity under Ndemo's docket that > grants these > > > cowboy > > > operators licenses puts it's foot down and warn > that I may > > > revoke > > > licenses for operators that charge waaaay up in the > sky not > > > just above > > > cost but ABOVE acceptable international pricing > benchmarks. > > > They've > > > all the data they need. Imagine, for example, > Safaricom on > > > the verge > > > of losing their license, price drops, drops, drops, > drops, > > > drops, and > > > drops..... across board. > > > > > > Would this be acceptable to you? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Skunkworks mailing list > > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > Other lists > > > ------------- > > > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > Other lists > > ------------- > > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

[reminder] RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference (Secure ICT)
by Evans Kahuthu 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

*Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference * *(Secure ICT)*** *Event is only a couple of weeks away. Sept 8-9, 2009* * * Hey IT professionals!! YOU CANNOT MISS THIS Opportunity. This conference will bring security experts to provide information technology and communication professionals and managers with the latest information on cyber security threats, trends, tools and strategies for protection of critical information technology and communications assets. *Location* Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya (formerly Grand Regency) *Registration fee:* $250 per person (Total cost for the 2-day conference, September 8-9, 2009 includes refreshments, breakfast, lunches, a certificate of participation and a CD of the presentations.) but *NOT Accomodation.)* * * *Exhibitors* *Please email **info(a)secureict.co.ke* <info(a)secureict.co.ke>* for more information* * * *Registration**:* *For online registration, please go to * http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx** * * *Click here to register* <http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx>** * * *To register by phone**, * *Call** +254-725-996321 or +254-202188830* * * *For more information, please visit *http://secureict.co.ke* or email info(a)secureict.co.ke*

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Walubengo J 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Oops! looks like we need some conflict-resolution mechanism for KICTAnet Listers...lately something seems to be hurting this Alex of ours and he has gone ballistic on most lists. walu. --- On Thu, 8/13/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009 > To: "Evans J. Nyagah" <ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke> > Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 10:03 AM > Evans, > > I obtained the attached confidentially. Last year I > was accused of > speaking about 'bad things' (i.e. stated the local problems > facing > consumers) when there were international visitors > around.... The ICT > Consumers Association is NOT welcome to kictanet internet > governance > meetings... > > Go for the 'Kenya IGF' if just wish 'fill-up the room' - > Maybe the > organisers have already written their international IGF > speeches and > decided who will read them? The way things are done in > Kenya...... most > dissapointing, the "New Generation" is perpetuation old > system ways... > > everyone, please understand and excuse my silence on this > henceforth... > > Alex > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Evans J. Nyagah<ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke> > wrote: > > Talking of ICANN, Alex who would regulate an east > Africa domain, i.e. > > dot co.ea, et al? > > Do we have a body looking at this with the talk of ea > federation? > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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2nd Internet Governance Online Discussion Report
by Walubengo J 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Apologies, had send this earlier with the "wrong title" -guess I am not good at night-running on the web like Nyaki... Nway, Attached is the online discussion report on Internet Governance issues. Listers should confirm that their views were correctly captured before we meet in the upcoming .KE Internet Governance meeting. walu ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Executive Summary Starts¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ KICTANet commissioned the 2nd online discussion on Internet Governance, aiming to continue raising awareness of the global Internet Governance issues while reviewing corresponding country positions based on new developments. Specifically, discussions were centered around Infrastructure & Content Issues (Undersea Cable, ccTLDs, IXPs, IPv6), Cyber-Security (Consumer and Data Privacy, National Security Strategies) and Socio-economic issues (ePayment Platforms). The anticipated landing of several undersea cables on the East African Coast raised discussions on the impact (or lack of) these would have on Access, Affordability, Content and Quality of the Internet Service. It was felt that reliable and affordable last-mile (Local-Loop) solutions would need to be provisioned in order to realise affordable Internet Services. The current mobile (3G) service was welcome but not sufficient to drive down the costs as much as Fiber-To-The Homes (FTTH) and Fixed Wireless technologies would. In other words, International Bandwidth prices may drop but expensive last mile solutions would continue to justify high costs of Internet services – even with competition at both the local and international market layers. With regard to the Quality (Broadband) Issues, participants felt that Quality of the Services was subjective and an aspect of User expectations and Usage patterns. However, members agreed that Broadband Service was a factor of BOTH Reliability and Affordability. Providing reliable but expensive (exclusive) services would therefore fail the test of Broadband services. Furthermore, it was noted that most Service Providers gave poor contention-ratios on their uplinks to the Internet leading to highly degraded Internet services. The discussion on the management of the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) was one-sided with most participants registering their reservation about the new law that required all second-level domain registrars to be licensed. This issue continues to remain cloudy particularly because the Regulator is yet to publish the regulatory details of how a split dot.KE registry would be managed as well as the criterion for applying, approving and revoking licenses. With respect to IPv6 some participants felt that it was not important while others warned that it was a threat in terms of missing opportunities that the next generation internet presents. The role of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) was widely acknowledged and the Government departments challenged to move content online in order to enhance and optimise the use of the Kenyan IXP. With regard to Security, it was noted that the provisions of KCA (amendment) Act, 2009 represented the primary threats, an indication that the government recognized cyber security related issues. However, a culture of cybersecurity could be established through management tools such as data classification, security awareness training, risk assessment and risk analysis. These tools would facilitate the identification of threats, classification of assets and rating of assets vulnerabilities in order to implement effective security controls. In addition Users should be encouraged to develop a culture of reading terms and conditions websites – particularly eCommerce based sites. Participants indicated that privacy and security on the internet was usually not a concern until a user encountered an infringement. Resolution to violation to right of privacy and security was limited by the fact that most citizens do not have the time or money to start legal proceedings. ‘Social re-engineering’ was proposed as the best method to overcome these challenges. The determination of the level of cybersecurity preparedness was emphasized given that the availability of high capacity and quality international bandwidth delivered by submarine cable would increase the vulnerability of services and networks in the country. It was proposed that the level of cybersecurity preparedness could be determined with use of the ITU National Cybersecurity/critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) Self-Assessment Tool. Additionally, participants supported the establishment of the national CERT using the public private partnership (PPP) model. Participants noted that the national and regional Internet Governance Forums were an indication of the success of the IGF in providing an inclusive governance process. Participants supported the continuation of the IGF as it was based on a multi-stakeholder processes and provided a globally unique environment for a constructive and open exchange of ideas.

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Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Evans J. Nyagah 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Talking of ICANN, Alex who would regulate an east Africa domain, i.e. dot co.ea, et al? Do we have a body looking at this with the talk of ea federation? Best Regards Evans J. Nyagah -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Gakuru Alex Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 3:52 PM To: Evans J. Nyagah Cc: ke-users; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009 Michuki, Thanks for your review. Consider also writing an article highlighting your issues of interest. Alex On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Michuki Mwangi<michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: > Alex, > > The captioning on the picture will highly and likely cause a fit to > ICANN on learning you are their Chairman! :). > > The .ZA case is complex and am certain the GM of ZA-DNA would equally > find your comments interesting knowing that they have been struggling to > find a balance to their current model which is skewed in favor of .co.za > registry. They have also considered and discussed a single registry > model in the process. > > Finally it would be nice if at every opportunity you get to mention IPv6 > we could refer to its adoption and not migration. At least for our > region that is. > > With so much attention on Kenya lately, it would help if we had abit > more accuracy in whats printed on the media. > > my2cents. > > Michuki. > > > Gakuru Alex wrote: >> Vincent, >> >> It quite curious that KENIC ceased posting these announcements to the >> consumers mailing list. >> I this http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/618420/-/ u9jiulz/-/index.html >> did not contribute? >> >> Alex >> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Vincent Ngundi<vincent(a)kenic.or.ke> wrote: >>> RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): >>> Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting >>> Locally >>> >>> The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network >>> (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the >>> 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of >>> August 2009. >>> >>> The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the >>> 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. >>> >>> With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the >>> East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile >>> services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a >>> priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to >>> address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that >>> they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. >>> >>> >>> The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness >>> and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with >>> socio-economic, political and cultural development. >>> >>> The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet >>> Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of >>> September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum >>> (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The >>> Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th >>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be >>> held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. >>> >>> As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to >>> the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. >>> >>> For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email >>> to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> ----------- >>> Vincent Ngundi >>> Administrative Manager >>> KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre >>> http://www.kenic.or.ke >>> vincent(a)kenic.or.ke >>> [T] +254 20 4450057/8 >>> [C] +254 20 2398036 >>> [M] +254 733 790073 >>> [F] +254 20 4450087 >>> >>> "dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!" >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40 gmail.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: michuki(a)swiftkenya.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/michuki%40swiftkeny a.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40 gmail.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ejnyagah%40telkom.c o.ke ##################################################################################### Scanned by MailMarshal - Marshal's comprehensive email content security solution. 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The End of Domain Tasting
by alice＠apc.org 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

FYI http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm The End of Domain Tasting AGP Deletes Decrease 99.7% 12 August 2009 ICANN is today posting an AGP (Add Grace Period) Deletes Status Report [PDF, 73K] to publicize how use of the AGP has dramatically changed following implementation of the AGP Budget Provision and the AGP Limits Policy. The Provision was approved by the ICANN Board and the Policy the outcome of the GNSO Policy Development Process on Domain Tasting. The report provides statistical information on AGP deletes activity by TLD for the period June 2008 through April 2009. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: IT INTERNSHIPS
by Wainaina Mungai 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

***The deadline for sending in CVs is 15th August 2009.*** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)kamemefm.com> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:12:33 +0300 Subject: IT INTERNSHIPS To: Everyone(a)kamemefm.com, everyone(a)k24.co.ke, wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org Dear all, The IT Department of Regional Reach Ltd is seeking web-savvy interns to work for upto 3-months as they improve their skills in the ICT and media arena. **Only candidates with atleast the mimimum requirements will be considered (on merit only). Therefore, kindly do not forward CVs of persons who don't meet the minimum requirements.** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - University Degree in IT or Computer Science - Database management and programming skills (i.e. MySQL, php, Apache etc) - Has developed a hosted website (not theory) - Web publishing experience (not theory) - Requires minimum supervision (this is critical) - Excellent writer (in English) as demonstrated through a blog they maintain - Creative mind to augment technical proficiency - Familiarity with all common social networking solutions (FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace) as well as Youtube. CVs should be sent ONLY to wainaina.mungai(a)k24.co.ke (Do not attach certificates or an application letter at this stage.) Kind regards, Wainaina Mungai --- IT Manager Regional Reach Limited (K24 TV & Kameme FM) 3rd Floor, Longonot Place, Kijabe Street, Nairobi. Tel: +254-20-2124800/1/2 Cel: +254-722-811171 http://www.kameme.co.ke http://www.k24.co.ke To contact Kameme FM studios, send an SMS to 6101 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

[reminder] RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [kictanet] IT human resource
by Walubengo J 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Attached is the online discussion report on Internet Governance issues. Listers should confirm that their views were correctly captured before we meet in the upcoming face2face dot.KE Internet Governance meeting. walu, ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Executive Summary Starts¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ KICTANet commissioned the 2nd online discussion on Internet Governance, aiming to continue raising awareness of the global Internet Governance issues while reviewing corresponding country positions based on new developments. Specifically, discussions were centered around Infrastructure & Content Issues (Undersea Cable, ccTLDs, IXPs, IPv6), Cyber-Security (Consumer and Data Privacy, National Security Strategies) and Socio-economic issues (ePayment Platforms). The anticipated landing of several undersea cables on the East African Coast raised discussions on the impact (or lack of) these would have on Access, Affordability, Content and Quality of the Internet Service. It was felt that reliable and affordable last-mile (Local-Loop) solutions would need to be provisioned in order to realise affordable Internet Services. The current mobile (3G) service was welcome but not sufficient to drive down the costs as much as Fiber-To-The Homes (FTTH) and Fixed Wireless technologies would. In other words, International Bandwidth prices may drop but expensive last mile solutions would continue to justify high costs of Internet services – even with competition at both the local and international market layers.. With regard to the Quality (Broadband) Issues, participants felt that Quality of the Services was subjective and an aspect of User expectations and Usage patterns. However, members agreed that Broadband Service was a factor of BOTH Reliability and Affordability. Providing reliable but expensive (exclusive) services would therefore fail the test of Broadband services.. Furthermore, it was noted that most Service Providers gave poor contention-ratios on their uplinks to the Internet leading to highly degraded Internet services. The discussion on the management of the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) was one-sided with most participants registering their reservation about the new law that required all second-level domain registrars to be licensed. This issue continues to remain cloudy particularly because the Regulator is yet to publish the regulatory details of how a split dot.KE registry would be managed as well as the criterion for applying, approving and revoking licenses. With respect to IPv6 some participants felt that it was not important while others warned that it was a threat in terms of missing opportunities that the next generation internet presents. The role of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) was widely acknowledged and the Government departments challenged to move content online in order to enhance and optimise the use of the Kenyan IXP. With regard to Security, it was noted that the provisions of KCA (amendment) Act, 2009 represented the primary threats, an indication that the government recognized cyber security related issues. However, a culture of cybersecurity could be established through management tools such as data classification, security awareness training, risk assessment and risk analysis. These tools would facilitate the identification of threats, classification of assets and rating of assets vulnerabilities in order to implement effective security controls. In addition Users should be encouraged to develop a culture of reading terms and conditions websites – particularly eCommerce based sites. Participants indicated that privacy and security on the internet was usually not a concern until a user encountered an infringement. Resolution to violation to right of privacy and security was limited by the fact that most citizens do not have the time or money to start legal proceedings. ‘Social re-engineering’ was proposed as the best method to overcome these challenges. The determination of the level of cybersecurity preparedness was emphasized given that the availability of high capacity and quality international bandwidth delivered by submarine cable would increase the vulnerability of services and networks in the country. It was proposed that the level of cybersecurity preparedness could be determined with use of the ITU National Cybersecurity/critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) Self-Assessment Tool. Additionally, participants supported the establishment of the national CERT using the public private partnership (PPP) model. Participants noted that the national and regional Internet Governance Forums were an indication of the success of the IGF in providing an inclusive governance process. Participants supported the continuation of the IGF as it was based on a multi-stakeholder processes and provided a globally unique environment for a constructive and open exchange of ideas.. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ENDS¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬`

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KICTANet online
by Wainaina Mungai 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Hi, I wonder how 'proper' it is to have kictanet conversations posted here - http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/ Well, that's considering KICTANet is a 'closed' membership group. WM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM Subject: Google Alert - wainaina mungai Google Web Alert for: *wainaina mungai* Yes we should celebrate CCK? – Afraha ! The Next Big Thing!<http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/> *Wainaina Mungai* at 21:30 on 23 July 2009. ;-) am refering to a different time in history…before Michuki took over :-) if that's the second incident.Â *...* ------------------------------ This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google. Remove<http://www.google.com/alerts/remove?s=EAAAAGaAnC1xFw9ZIR9-DazPSmw&hl=en&gl=…>this alert. Create <http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail> another alert. Manage <http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail>your alerts. -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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FW: LINK CENTRE: Engage with International and National Broadcasting Industry Experts at the LINK Centre
by Edith Adera 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

See attached course if interested. ________________________________ From: link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za [mailto:link-info-bounces@lists.wits.ac.za] On Behalf Of Michelle Roseborough Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:32 PM To: link-info(a)lists.wits.ac.za Subject: LINK CENTRE: Engage with International and National Broadcasting Industry Experts at the LINK Centre This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IDRC Internship Awards
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

If you know anyone interested in a 1 year internship (minimum 6 months), please ask them to submit applications before deadline of 12th September 2009. For more details visit http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-84370-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

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ICTs and Changing Mindsets in Education
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Research findings from an IDRC-funded project on ICTs and Education in Africa ICT and Changing Mindsets in Education, edited by Kathryn Toure, Therese Mungah, Shalo Tchombe and Thierry Karsenti. According to this report, the debate is no longer whether to use ICTs in education in Africa but how to do so, and how to ensure equitable access for teachers and learners, whether in urban or rural settings. This publication looks at how Africans adopt and adapt ICTs and how ICTs are shaping African schools and classrooms. It seeks to answer some of the following questions: Why ICTs are being used, or why not? Do girls and boys use them in the same way? How are teachers and students in primary and secondary schools in Africa using ICTs in teaching and learning? How does the process transform relations among learners, educators and knowledge construction? For a free online copy of the book visit http://www.rocare.org/ChangingMindsets/

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Masters scholarships and doctoral research grants
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

IDRC is providing competitive training grants - Masters' scholarships and PhD research grants (via Nairobi University, but tenable in any University within Eastern and Southern Africa) in the field of ICT4D. If you know anyone interested, please let them apply as indicated (note the deadline is 30th September 2009). Edith Dear colleagues, The University of Nairobi, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada, is glad to invite your institution to participate in ICT research grants and scholarships. There are opportunities for graduate students in your institution pursuing Masters or Doctoral studies in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Systems or ICT intensive disciplines geared towards development to obtain either Masters scholarships or doctoral research grants. The documents attached contain comprehensive information on the grants' program (Announcement) and an application form (Application Form). The documents can also be obtained from http://www.ict4dgrants.org. Kindly forward this to the relevant faculties in your institution, and any other institutions around you with similar faculties. Please note the deadline of submission of applications is 30th September, 2009. I look forward to getting some applications from your institution and to your university's participation in the project. Yours faithfully, Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema - Project Leader School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya. ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2000 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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FW: Ramsar opening for Intern for Africa
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

From: HIGGINS Valerie [mailto:higgins@ramsar.org]<mailto:%5bmailto:higgins@ramsar.org%5d> Sent: 06 August 2009 14:08 To: ramsar-forum(a)indaba.iucn.org Subject: Ramsar opening for Intern for Africa Greetings. The Ramsar Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor for the Africa region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable up to 18 months) in the Ramsar Secretariat in Switzerland to begin in mid-January 2010. IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, provides administrative services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application for this post is available on the IUCN website at: http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=125 Here is a checklist of Ramsar's requirements for this position: * Are you under 30 years old? * Do you have a university degree (preferably a post-graduate qualification) in a subject relevant to wetland conservation and sustainable use, such as, biology, hydrology, marine sciences, natural resources management, land use planning, geography or anthropology/sociology? * Are you a national of an African country, and have you lived most of your life in the region? * Do you have perfect fluency in both French and English? The deadline for applications is 30 September 2009. Note: A candidate should SUBMIT HIS/HER APPLICATION ONLINE, USING THE LINK ABOVE. No other method of application will be considered. Best regards, Valerie Higgins Administrative Officer Ramsar Convention Secretariat Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland higgins(a)ramsar.org, http://ramsar.org<http://ramsar.org/> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Ramsar Forum is an unmoderated mailing list maintained as a service to the public by the Ramsar Convention Secretariat in Gland, Switzerland. Facts or opinions posted here do not represent the views of the Convention Secretariat or Contracting Parties. To unsubscribe, send a blank message to ramsar-forum-leave(a)indaba.iucn.org. For help, contact the list manager (ramsar(a)ramsar.org) This message was sent to you at: bamba(a)ramsar.org The services and facilities to support this list are provided by The Information Management Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

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Fwd: Opportunity to represent non-commercial interests at ICANN
by Solomon Mburu 09 Aug '09

09 Aug '09

I received this email and thought it might be interest you! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Sasaki <osopecoso(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/8/8 Subject: [Rising Voices] Opportunity to represent non-commercial interests at ICANN This was sent to the Global Voices Author's mailing list, but I think there are many individuals on the Rising Voices list that would also make excellent candidates. Best, David Begin forwarded message: From: Rebecca MacKinnon Dear all, I believe there are many members of the GV community who may be interested and qualified for this opportunity (click link below for full details). ICANN badly needs more people representing civil society, particularly members of civil society from the developing world and from communities whose governments are not democratically elected. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05aug09-en.htm Excerpt: "Representation of the Non Commercial Community on the GNSO Council will double from three to six representatives this October when a new Council is seated in Seoul, South Korea. New transitional ICANN Board appointments will fill three of the new Council seats. This month the ICANN Board is accepting Statements of Interest from members of the non commercial community who would like to volunteer for these three new positions and potentially serve as full GNSO Councilors for the next two years....this is a unique opportunity for leaders in the non commercial community to step forward and serve the ICANN community at a pivotal moment in the Internet's development." It is my understanding that ICANN has funding available to support travel and attendance at the three yearly ICANN meetings for the new board members. Best, Rebecca -- Rebecca MacKinnon Open Society Fellow | Co-founder, GlobalVoicesOnline.org Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong UK: +44-7759-863406 USA: +1-617-939-3493 HK: +852-6334-8843 Mainland China: +86-13710820364 E-mail: rebecca.mackinnon(a)gmail.com Blog: http://RConversation.blogs.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/rmack Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/rebeccamack Cheers -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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IT human resource
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Aug '09

09 Aug '09

Hi, Are you in need of a paid IT intern, trainee or employee? Kindly consider the CV attached or pass it on. Regards,

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Kenya Data Networks cuts internet rates by 90 percent
by Bill Kagai 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Kenya Data Networks cuts internet rates by 90 percent 05 Aug 2009 09:29 AM CET | Kenya Kenya Data Networks slashed its internet connection rates by 90 percent, after successful trials of Seacom submarine cable capacity on its network. KDN connected the new fibre-optic international cable to its own inland fibre-optic network and Wimax ... | Log in to read http://www.telecompaper.com/news/SendArticle.aspx?u=True

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Kenya in Darkness!
by Edith Adera 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Eric (KIPPRA), We are aware of the research study KIPPRA was undertaking on the energy crisis and alternative solutions including how we can change our consumption patterns at the household level to conserve energy (and as well how to generate at the household level). Could you please share your findings in the public domain? On a dark note! Edith

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A wake up call......
by Judy Okite 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

this is a very big and positive step...like my country men would say "mkono wa sheria siyo mfupi." NJ man is first to be charged with Web name theft By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer - Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:04PM EDT UNION, N.J. - A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief. Daniel Goncalves, 25, of Union, hacked into an online account belonging to one of the owners of the P2P.com<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_hi_te/storytext/us_tec_domain_nam…>domain name, New Jersey State Police said Monday. He allegedly shifted ownership to himself and resold the Web site address on eBay to Madsen, a Los Angeles Clippersforward who did not know the name was stolen. http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090803/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_domain_name_theft Kind Regards, -- "Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us." James Harvey Robinson

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Fibre and Security
by Evans Kahuthu 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Dear Listers, Now that we are finally wired to the rest of the world the perimeter for cybercrime has just increased thus living us more vulnerable than before. In the interest of mitigating security risks, ICT security awareness is paramount and thus I would like to invite all those tasked with protecting personal or confidential information in this rapidly changing technological environment to our Information Communication Technology & Netwotk Security Conference to be held at the Laico Regency Hotel on Sept 8-9, 2009. For more information regarding the conference Agenda, registration and Keynote Speakers profiles, please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS
by Michael Joseph 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

I think the allegations and language used on this list really discourage real informative comment. For information the shareholders of the Teams cable, who are most of the telecom operators in Kenya, will own and manage the cable and will sell their capacity both wholesale and retail as they see fit. The GOK owns 20%. The Seacom cable is owned by a separate set of shareholders and this info is publically available. The Eassy cable will be owned by another group of shareholders including a number of African telecom operators. This info is also publically available. Not one shareholder will want to price themselves out of the market and, as another commentator mentioned earlier, the first to market with competitive prices will gain the most. I broke my silence on this subject a few days ago and I regret it now as mostly the comments have been somewhat impolite, to put it mildly. I will refrain in future. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sat Aug 01 19:16:51 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS Competition? 3 cables does NOT = competition. As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future. Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas? Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates. walu. --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM > Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers > best friend. > > In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, > and > pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves > out > arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to > fuel more > competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural. > > Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be > talking to > us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology > innovation and > entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August). > > I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans > regards > hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?" > > See the attached image. > > Regards, > > Alex > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru(a)google.com> > wrote: > > Walu, > > > > I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over > the many years we > > have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the > country, the one sure > > thing that always worked was competition. In the case > of the cables, I think > > the competitive pressures are much more for the > operators as the investment > > (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both > Seacom and Teams have > > more than three times the current bandwidth demand. > That means the wiser > > operators will not only be the ones that are first to > market, but those that > > give the right price to attract the economies of scale > they need to ever get > > back their investment. Any operator that delays this > process will only have > > much more future cost to convincing consumers to get > onto their network. > > > > I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and > what will be > > interesting is which operators are able to see things > from a long-term > > perspective and win the market. The fact that some > operators have a much > > broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes > this more interesting > > and does not give outright victory to one. > > > > In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost > and the game now is who > > can get the user numbers on their network. Any > short-term gains by an > > operator through higer prices will cost them > significantly more in the > > long-run. > > > > my 2cts worth > > > > Joe Mucheru > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Waudo, > >> > >> Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was > put up with Tax payers > >> money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me > have a 40% say or demand > >> that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. > But you and me (tax payers) > >> have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM. > >> > >> SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only > the individual > >> shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the > famous SAT3 cable on the > >> west-african cost that had little impact on > pricing? the individual > >> shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% > below satellite in order > >> to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. > 15 years later, the > >> prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. > That is called Business- > >> increasing shareholders value and yes nobody > should apologies for that) > >> > >> In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and > CCK can shout as much as > >> they want and they have every right not to care. > BUT with TEAMS you and i > >> do have a say - however small it is or it maybe. > >> > >> And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with > shares on both cables > >> can be compelled to reduce prices because if push > comes to shove Safcom can > >> say their data is strictly running on the > (private) SEACOM cable which is > >> exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can > chose to say TEAMS is > >> simply it back-up route. > >> > >> Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here > and its going to be very > >> interesting... > >> > >> walu. > >> > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mjoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mjoseph%40safaricom.co… ##################################################################################### NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. 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Seacom goes live?
by Walubengo J 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu.

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Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager.
by Moses Kemibaro 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

The Web Project Manager will lead all phases of projects including requirements analysis, planning, design, web development, quality assurance, and deployment of revenue supporting products and services: · Manage the timeline and project plan for all content, programming, design, and web development · Collaborate closely with the Technical Team for managing system dependencies · Collaborate closely with the Business Development and Production Team to ensure requirements are sufficiently outlined and executed · Engage with cross-functional teams to help identify and execute the company's strategic vision and business objectives related to the co-brand · Communicate ongoing status for projects · Escalate and lead the resolution of issues impacting an on-time, successful launch · Manage appropriate dependencies with partners and other third- parties to ensure timely completion · Manage and raise appropriate awareness to risks impacting the timeline or the quality of deliverables · Lead the creation of and adherence to the production workflows for the maintenance of products · Oversee and lead the planning for the implementation of all phases of products · Facilitate appropriate ongoing product and functionality updates Key Measurements: · On-time delivery of projects · Alignment of products at launch with PRDs · Number of website with quality assurance issues past and present discovered after launch · Escalation and coordination of issues and key decisions when appropriate · Effective utilization of resources Skills: · Ability to excel in a constantly evolving environment · Ability to quickly grasp the objectives and direction of the products · Ability to operate in a product management capacity when needed · Interest in creating, supporting and executing the operational guidelines necessary for ensuring the utmost efficiency of all resources · Ability to develop and implement processes and procedures · Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment · Ability to collaborate with executive management and help execute the company's strategic vision · Ability to be responsible, accountable and result driven · Excellent communication skills · Excellent organization and documentation skills · Strong people skills with a relationship-building, problem- solving approach Experience: · At least 5 years of related work experience · International Project Management experience a plus · Strong familiarity with the Web and comfort level working in the technical medium · Experience working in a fast-paced Web environment · At least a basic understanding of Internet technical protocols such as HTML, Javascript, XML, web publishing, and database structure NOTE: Applicants must have a proven track record in delivering projects from the requirements analysis phase through the implementation cycle and be able to provide performance measures of success Education: 4-year Bachelors degree in a related field Where you will work: We have a great office in one of Nairobi's quieter suburbs near the city centre with lots of windows and a very open floor plan. We dress down most of the time, but are always at our best in front of clients. We are professional and the management team is very hands on and engaged with the work that is done. We try very hard not to require more hours that are required of anyone and we strive to work 8.30 to 5.00 pm every day with a one hour lunch break. That said, we're flexible and recognize that we all have lives outside of the office - and we also know that sometimes, especially when deadlines demand it, normal working hours just won't get the job done. When it doesn't, we act accordingly - and we show our appreciation when people step-up. We use our leave days and so will you, for your sanity and ours. If think that your that special talent we may be looking for, kindly send us your CV on jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 10th August 2009. ---

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] RE: Seacom goes live?
by Gakuru Alex 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

--forwarded message-- On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Mwaura S. N.<MwauraSN(a)centralbank.go.ke> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We should be excited whenever infrastructure is put in place since it > expands the horizon for doing business.. Before we forget let us commend > those including Dr. Ndemo who have worked tirelessly to get the > infrastructure in place. If there are gaps that need to be filled we hope > that this is done fast to avoid a situation where the product is available > via media but in reality it is nowhere. > > > > I guess the common man will begin to celebrate once efficiency is obtained. > This efficiency should translate to lower transaction costs that are felt by > users. > > Increased volumes should enable investors to improve on ROIs. > > > > Bravo to those who have facilitated implementation. > > > > Stephen Mwaura Nduati > > > > From: ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net

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Fibre vs 4G
by S.Murigi Muraya 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Orange has been laying fibre in some parts of Nairobi. If like Celtel, Orange (France Telecom) is not generous enough to win market share now .... not good! An interesting read: http://www.francetelecom.com/fr_FR/finance/investisseurs/reu-thematiques-co… Safaricom 'data services' pricing has not been bad compared to other parts of the World which do not rely on expensive satellite connectivity. It in fact almost matched their pricing in some cases. Who are 'others' - those using (non Wimax) mobile internet technologies ... GSM was originally designed to carry voice not data. Engineers have been adding (expensive) layers to GSM to enable it to carry data such as EDGE and UMTS (3G). Telecom network engineers can explain if 4G / LTE will solve the 'expense' problem.

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Shock threat to shut Skype
by alice munyua 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Shock threat to shut Skype by Asher Moses July 31, 2009 - 1:38PM eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service.The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with friends and far-flung relatives.A recent study by market researcher TeleGeography found Skype carried about 8 per cent of all international voice traffic, making it the world�s largest provider of cross-border voice communications.The online auction powerhouse bought Skype from entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis for $US2.6 billion in 2005, but this did not include a core piece of peer-to-peer communications technology that powers the software. <..> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-200907… --

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Skunkworks Meeting; Tuesday 4th August 2009
by Phares Kariuki 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks Meeting, this Tuesday, 4th August at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, MMU. The we are honored to have the Information and Communication PS, Bitange Ndemo, giving the talk. The talk will cover the following topics: - ICT Entrepreneurship in Kenya - Fibre; What it can do for Kenya - The one million laptop's project. Meeting starts at 6pm. Refreshments will be served. Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
by Michael Joseph 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

At some risk let me say that I did not say that we first have to recover our investment but said we must take that into account. Let's not make rash assumptions about cost. I hear figures of costs that I have yet to see. Prices will come down for sure but I do not have a figure. We would be pretty stupid to invest nearly US$45 million in the fiber cables and price it so that no one uses it. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri Jul 31 15:48:28 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Waudo It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users. We beg if thats what we must do to be heard OH > -----Original Message----- > From: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 > To: onyango(a)inbox.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre > landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to > consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the > investments are re-couped will the services be free?). > > And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both > these players must show accountability to Wananchi. > > Well done Hatari. > > Waudo > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango(a)inbox.com> > wrote: >> Brian >> >> Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues >> I >> raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. >> Address my issues. >> >> OH >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 >>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>> >>> hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... >>> isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to >>> aid our development? >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango(a)inbox.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Guys >>>> >>>> Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the >>>> investors >>>> must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit >>>> their >>>> clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and >>>> now >>>> has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup >>>> their >>>> investment"? >>>> >>>> Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya >>>> is >>>> expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? >>>> Then I >>>> wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD? >>>> >>>> We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to >>>> exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The >>>> big >>>> mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is >>>> quiet. >>>> >>>> Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. >>>> Thats >>>> when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of >>>> 300 >>>> MB >>>> coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big >>>> profits >>>> but we will understand you. >>>> >>>> We need a government which cares for its citizens >>>> >>>> OH >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: warigia(a)gmail.com >>>> Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 >>>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>> >>>> Dear Brian and Michael >>>> So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of >>>> these >>>> higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up >>>> through >>>> safaricom or do we need new equipment. >>>> Sincerely, Warigia >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe >>>> <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on >>>> Onecom/Safaricom) >>>> >>>> As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London >>>> which belongs to Tata. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com >>>> traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte >>>> packets >>>> 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms >>>> 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms >>>> 4.172 >>>> ms >>>> 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms >>>> 3.367 >>>> ms >>>> 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms >>>> 5.910 >>>> ms >>>> 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms >>>> 4.873 >>>> ms >>>> 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms >>>> 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 >>>> ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms >>>> 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) >>>> 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms >>>> 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms >>>> 281.733 ms 277.584 ms >>>> 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms >>>> ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael >>>> Joseph<MJoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also >>>>> comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an >>>>> opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get >>>>> better. >>>>> >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> CEO >>>>> Safaricom Limited >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM >>>>> To: Michael Joseph >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Asante sana Brian. >>>>> >>>>> I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week >>>>> in >>>>> Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. >>>>> >>>>> The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers >>>>> are >>>>> not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions >>>>> on >>>>> this >>>>> list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and >>>>> small >>>>> companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without >>>>> interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed >>>>> connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of >>>>> one, >>>>> do >>>>> not get that. >>>>> >>>>> Unless of course there are others who already have. >>>>> >>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>> Correspondent >>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>> >>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] >>>>> Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 >>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tom, >>>>> >>>>> SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the >>>>> service >>>>> being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. >>>>> >>>>> I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 >>>>> in >>>>> South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going >>>>> via >>>>> SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects >>>>> from >>>>> Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What >>>>> we >>>>> have >>>>> now is more of capacity on their "backup" >>>>> system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a >>>>> round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the >>>>> congestion >>>>> on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of >>>>> between >>>>> 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" >>>>> >>>>> Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite >>>>> that >>>>> we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - >>>>> but it >>>>> will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of >>>>> either >>>>> SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti(a)ap.org> wrote: >>>>>> Dear Walu, >>>>>> >>>>>> It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem >>>>>> to >>>>>> be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions >>>>>> that >>>>>> have been dedicated to broadband on this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it >>>>>> possible our varied service providers were not prepared, >>>>>> irrespective >>>>>> of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider >>>>>> was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday >>>>>> and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high >>>>>> speeds that have been talked about for years. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know of any others? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>>> Correspondent >>>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>>> >>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J >>>>>> Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 >>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>>> Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its >>>>>> only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting >>>>>> for >>>>>> our very own TEAMS? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tunajivunia? >>>>>> >>>>>> walu. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The information contained in this communication is intended for the >>>>>> use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this >>>>>> communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >>>>>> that you have received this communication in error, and that any >>>>>> review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication >>>>>> is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in >>>>>> error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone >>>>>> at >>>>>> +44-20-7482-7400 and delete this e-mail. 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FW: Re: Seacom goes live?
by Onyango Hatari 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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Fw: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009
by Sam Aguyo 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

FYI Sam ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Telecompaper <info(a)telecompaper.com> To: sam aguyo <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:57:48 AM Subject: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009 Telecompaper Headlines The Most Reliable Source for Telecoms Information Telecom Headlines Friday, 31 July 2009 Every workday at 10:00 CET, the most important telecoms news. More at www.telecompaper.com Mobile / Wireless China Unicom to expand 3G trials by 168 cities China | Mobile China Unicom will expand trials of its WCDMA netwwork to 168 more cities in August. The company has continuing trials in 100 cities at present, the South China Morning Post reports. The newly added cities are in eighteen provinces, including Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, ... | More Motorola handset revenues down 45% in Q2 World | Mobile Motorola reported a continued slide in results in Q2, with revenues tumbling to USD 5.5 billion from USD 8.1 billion a year earlier. Operating profit edged up to USD 10 million from USD 5 million, and net profit improved to USD 26 million from USD 4 million, helped by investment gains and a legal ... | More Turkcell launches 3G services Turkey | Mobile Turkcell has launched 3G products and services in all of Turkey's 81 provinces. Speaking at a press conference on the 3G launch, Assistant General Manager Lale Saral Develioglu said Turkcell received 1 million preliminary applications for its 3G services. The operator's 3G technology already covers ... | More Global mobile phone sales down 8% in Q2 World | Mobile Global handset shipments reached 273 million units worldwide in the second quarter, down 8 percent from 297 million units a year earlier, according to Strategy Analytics. The rate of decline was slower than the previous quarter, as the market showed tentative signs of stabilisation, the market ... | More NTT Docomo sees profits, revenues fall in Q1 Japan | Mobile NTT Docomo saw its revenues and profits drop in the first quarter ended 30 June. Revenues fell 7.3 percent to JPY 1.08 trillion from JPY 1.17 trillion in the year-ago period. Mobile services revenues plunged 5.8 percent to JPY 881.9 billion. Net income fell by 15.1 percent to JPY 147.4 billion from ... | More Angola govt sells 80% of Movicel Angola | Mobile The Angolan government approved the sale of 80 percent of Angola's second-largest operator Movicel to several companies, Reuters reports. The price paid and location of the purchasing firms was not disclosed in government statement, which was approved at a cabinet meeting late on 29 July. The ... | More Indian govt may allow Telenor to hike Unitech stake - report India | Mobile India's home ministry is set to give security clearance to Indian mobile operator Unitech Wireless' proposal to hike its foreign shareholding by Norwegian telecommunication group Telenor to up to 74 percent, writes the Economic Times. But clearance will be given on the condition that none of the ... | More Alcatel builds 3G mobile network for Globalive in Canada Canada | Mobile Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to help build Canadian 3G licence holder Globalive Wireless Management's nationwide 3G mobile network in Canada. Alcatel-Lucent is providing an end-to-end service and network integration support to ensure the rapid rollout ... | More Broadband West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage Africa | Fixed Serious damage has been caused to the 15,000-km undersea SAT-3 cable, which has resulted in major disruption to West African internet access and services, the BBC reports. Several countries, including Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria, have all been hit hard. The cable itself runs between Europe ... | More Other Sky to launch 3D channel for Sky+ HD customers in 2010 United Kingdom | Broadcast British Sky Broadcasting has announced plans to launch the UK's first 3D channel in 2010 following strong Sky+ HD growth. It added 291,000 Sky+ HD subscribers in the three months to end-June to reach 1.31 million. The 3D channel will offer programming including films, entertainment and sports. The ... | More Latest Research * Reasons for changing internet subscriptions * The future of cable broadband in the Netherlands * Dutch operators charge the highest for mobile broadband * KPN: preview Q2 2009 (July 23) * German Mobile Operators Q1 2009 * West European broadband prices are falling * Influence of parents' contribution to youngsters' monthly mobile phone bills Copyright Notice © 2000-2009 All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without prior written permission from Telecompaper is prohibited. Telecompaper | P.O. Box 356 | 3990 GD Houten | The Netherlands | Tel. +31 30 6349600 | Fax. +31 30 6349699 | http://www.telecompaper.com/ | info(a)telecompaper.com. You are receiving this e-mail news service as a subscriber of Telecompaper. To subscribe/unsubscribe please visit the registration page on our website.

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CCK DG interview on 10 yr celebrations
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Thought you might be interested http://tr.im/uy36 Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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One Week to go- E.A Local Content Innovation Workshop: 7 & 8th August '09, Windsor Hotel.
by Macharia Celestine 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, East Africa's enterprises and innovators have a unique opportunity on their doorsteps to learn new techniques in web content development at the East African Local Content Innovation Summit to be held in a week's time over 7-8 August at the Windsor Hotel. The Summit is being hosted by Ignite Consulting and AITEC Africa in response to the urgent need for development of locally relevant content that is responsive to the interests and needs within the region about to link to the world via undersea fibre cables that will deliver much faster and cheaper Internet connections. The Summit is unlike a standard conference because the facilitators have designed a highly interactive process and will use specialized techniques to leverage the combined knowledge, experience and ideas that all the participants will bring to the event. The objective is to develop actionable ideas, and through collaboration over two days to serve local content ideas - as well as design plans and strategies for real world implementation. The Summit is co-facilitated by Njeri Rionge, founder of Ignite and one of Kenya's leading ICT pioneers. Registration is still open for those who are yet to submit their registration forms, to confirm participation kindly email back the attached form duly filled to the undersigned. Kind regards, Celestine Macharia AITEC East Africa H4, Showbe Plaza P.O Box: 13891-00800, Nairobi ( Office + 254 20 2121028 ( Cell +254 722 284328 *celestinem(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com UPCOMING AITEC Africa EVENTS: lEast African Local Content Innovaton Workshop, 7&8th August 2009 l Pan-African Media Research Organisation, Nairobi, 24-26 August 2009 l AITEC Mozambique National ICT Convention, Maputo, 17-18 September 2009 l East African Fibre Summit, Nairobi, 22-23 September 2009 l Customer Service & Contact Centre, Lagos, 14-15 October 2009 l ComBIT, Lagos, 9-10 November 2009 l Outsourcing & Contact Centre East Africa, Nairobi, 11-12 November 2009

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on Local Content
by Samuel Gichuru 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I guess its good to see that something is being done about local content... by small companies http://www.dukawala.com - A hardware online shop using opensource There is allot more improvements that can be done in www.dukawala.com, i.e more description of products and reviews , a blog and discussion forum, etc What are your comments on this and other website geared towards developing local content... share a link if you know of a similar website.. -- Warm Regards -------------------------------------- Sam Gichuru CEO Ideas Africa Limited

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet online
by Walubengo J 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Whao! Someone called "Afraha" seems to be aggregating the conversations on KICTAnet (and several othe african lists). Interesting/copyright/copyleft issues can arise. Indeed if someone is "broadcasting" my converstation, the least they should do is at least ask/inform the Listers accordingly. I will have to found out... walu. --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] KICTANet online > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 12:56 AM > Hi, > I wonder how 'proper' it is to have > kictanet conversations posted here - http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/ > > Well, that's > considering KICTANet is a 'closed' membership > group. > WM > > ---------- Forwarded message > ---------- > From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> > > Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM > Subject: Google Alert - wainaina mungai > > > > Google Web Alert for: wainaina > mungai > > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? – Afraha ! The Next Big > Thing! > > Wainaina Mungai at 21:30 on 23 July > 2009. ;-) am refering to a different time in > history…before Michuki took over :-) if that's the > second incident.Â ... > > > This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google. > > Remove > this alert. > > Create > another alert. > > Manage > your alerts. > > > > > -- > --- > http://www.bungesms.com > > http://www.madeinkenya.org > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

[with attachment] Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Registrars, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Facebook can use your pictures for ads, no permission required
by Gakuru Alex 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

A warning is bouncing through cyberspace today, landing on the Facebook statuses of many of the social networking site's users. The message: 'Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without your permission.' It continues with a prescription of how you can protect your photos. The attention-grabbing incident in this furor involved a married woman, whose photo appeared in an ad for a dating service that was presented to her husband to view. Fortunately, both husband and wife had a sense of humor about it. <http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/25/1842203/Facebook-Lets-Advertisers-Us…> <http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/07/facebook-can-use-your-pictures…>

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Walubengo J 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

eh Wainaina, I know CCK may have its blunders, but I want to believe the day they shutdown Citizen- that was NOT one of them. Citizen was actually bullying the competition - with impunity. CCK had to clamp down on them. At least until when Citizen pulled its weight from elsewhere... walu. --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK? To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:01 AM I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan
by Gakuru Alex 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Folks, I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/= Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec laptop to accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit. Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest specs laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as www.ubuntu.com, www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!), www.fedoraproject.org, en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all come with free OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts for these and MORE FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop. 1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost savings, youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes retentions... Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales too,, we see which makes business and national sense? Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free the laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you updated as events unfold. Enjoy, Alex ----- [Business Daily] State to guarantee loans for laptops By Okuttah Mark Thursday, July 23 2009 Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year’s budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any banking institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication companies. This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will only facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by interested parties on their own. The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during this year’s budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the country. In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee money borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the laptop between now and June, next year. The government will also pay the interest on the loan. ... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x… _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Wainaina Mungai 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Radical Islamists Slip Easily Into Kenya: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, Published: July 21, 2009
by alice 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp Is this really true? or the usual Western propaganda? Alice <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/jeffrey_gettle…> Published: July 21, 2009 HULUGHO, Kenya <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/ke…> — A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, one of the Western world’s closest allies in Africa, from the Shabab <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/al-shab…>, a radical Islamist militia that has taken over much of southern Somalia <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/so…>, beheading detractors, stoning adulterers and threatening to kill any Americans or Europeans who get in their way. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp#second…> <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> A sandstorm in a refugee camp in Kenya, near the Somali border. The Shabab have penetrated such camps, according to elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. More Photos » <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> The New York Times Beyond the village of Hulugho lies Shabab country. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> Enlarge This Image <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> Dominic Nahr for The New York Times A Kenyan police officer stood along the Somali border. Some fear the Shabab might infiltrate Kenya and attack Westerners. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> In most places this line, the official international border, is not even marked, let alone protected. In the village of Hulugho, there is simply a tattered Kenyan flag and a cinderblock schoolhouse with chicken-wire windows. Then a meadow of thorn trees and donkey dung. Then Shabab country. Kenya is widely seen as a frontline state against the Islamist extremism smoldering across the Horn of Africa. Few expect the Shabab to make good on its threats to march en masse across the border. But the creeping fear, the one that keeps the security staffs at Western embassies awake at night, is that the Shabab or its foreign jihadist allies will infiltrate Kenya and attack some of the tens of thousands of Westerners living in the country, possibly in a major strike like Al Qaeda <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/al_qaed…> did in 1998. Last month, Western counterterrorism experts in Kenya sent out text messages <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/text_messagi…> warning expatriates to stay away from malls in Nairobi, Kenya’s usually laid-back capital, because of possible suicide attacks by the Shabab. A few weeks later, the group threatened to destroy Nairobi’s “tall, glass buildings.” The Shabab has already penetrated refugee camps inside Kenya, according to camp elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. It has carried out cross-border attacks, kidnapping an outspoken cleric in May from a refugee camp 50 miles inside Kenya. Last Wednesday, in one of its boldest cross-border moves yet, a squad of uniformed, heavily armed Shabab fighters stormed into a Kenyan school in a remote town, rounding up all the children and telling them to quit their classes and join the jihad. “If these guys can come in with their guns and uniforms in broad daylight,” said one of the teachers at the school, “they must be among us.” Then on Saturday it happened again: Somali gunmen, widely believed to be with the Shabab, stormed the offices of an aid organization and kidnapped three aid workers from a Kenyan border town before melting back into Somalia. American and British advisers are working closely with Kenyan counterterrorism teams, but the area along the Somali border is known to be a gaping hole. “The Kenyans don’t have the skills to close the border, even if they wanted to,” said one Western diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing diplomatic protocol. “People are very concerned. But on some level, we can’t defend Kenya’s border for them.” When asked to assess the level of security at the Somali border, the diplomat flatly stated, “There is no security.” The raging war in the country next door, between Somalia’s weak transitional government and the Shabab, is rapidly becoming a proxy war — with Western arms and money keeping the transitional government alive, while Arab and Pakistani jihadists with links to Al Qaeda fight for the Shabab. Late last month, American officials acknowledged that they had shipped 40 tons of weapons to Somalia’s transitional government, a disclosure that has only sharpened the Shabab’s anti-American sentiments. Kenyan security forces are now flooding into their borderlands, marching along the shimmering roads and across the unforgiving landscape, their assault rifles slung over their shoulders. But the 400-mile border is inevitably porous, and Somali-speaking nomads from both countries flow seamlessly back and forth in diaphanous shawls and worn-out wooden carts. And the biggest proverbial holes may be in the police officers’ pockets. Just this month, Transparency International listed Kenya <http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2009/20…> as the most corrupt nation in East Africa. The region’s most corrupt public institution? The Kenyan police. Even though the border is officially closed, Hassan Mohamed, a refugee who used to build houses in Somalia but got driven out by war, explained how thousands of Somali refugees find their way into Kenya each month. “It’s easy,” he said, rubbing his thumb and index finger together in the universal sign of a bribe. “If you pay, you can come in.” The cracked wooden shelves in the border-town markets are heaped with the telltale signs of a flourishing smuggling business: sacks of Pakistani sugar, foreign brands of sodas and soaps, cigarettes with Somali labels — all illegal imports from Somalia that somehow made it past the dozen police checkpoints on the Kenyan side. Abdi Dimbil Alan, an elder who lives in Alin Jugul, a town near the Somali border, says that nearly every night he witnesses the same Somali businessmen paying off the Kenyan police to allow consumer goods and even assault rifles to slip through the border. “These guys are so corrupt,” Mr. Abdi said, referring to the border police, “that if 100 Shabab pulled up with a truckload of weapons and said they were coming to Kenya to kill the president, the police would let them through — for the right price.” Erick Kipkorir, a district officer in Alin Jugul, said Kenyan forces were hard-working and honest. “We can’t say that nothing is coming in because, as you see, the border is very expansive,” he said. “But as for bribes, that has never happened.” Ever since Al Qaeda blew up the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, killing more than 200 people and wounding thousands, American counterterrorism officials have been watching East Africa warily. But in the areas along the Kenya-Somalia border, it seems that anti-Americanism is still spreading, despite the millions of dollars the American government has spent on a hearts-and-minds campaign. Take an American-built well in the village of Raya. No one is using it, though Raya is desperately poor and dry. “The Americans wanted to finish us,” said one villager, Ibrahim Alin, convinced that the American water engineers who built the well had poisoned it to sterilize him. The Somali-speaking areas of Kenya have always been an uneasy fit, and Kenya has often responded brutally. This area tried to secede in the 1960s and join Somalia, leading to a guerrilla war. In 1984, Kenyan security forces imprisoned and then killed thousands of ethnic Somali men at a remote airstrip, according to Kenyan human rights groups. In recent weeks, Human Rights Watch <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/human_r…> accused <http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/29/kenya-bring-prosecutions-torture-nort…> Kenyan security services of raping women and smashing the testicles of men during a crackdown in northeastern Kenya in October.

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Policy Reponses to Copyright Infringment via Internet
by Leonard Aloo 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Dear Listers, “ISOC Public Policy Working Group on policy responses to copyright infringement via the internet” (i) Seeks to Ascertain what specific policy responses to copyright infringement via the Internet have been implemented, adopted or proposed in various counties and identify relevant source documents; (ii) Some examples of policy responses are: cutting off internet access, filtering, setting monthly download limits, taxes etc A sub committee covers Africa and the Middle East. It is however difficult to obtain information regarding Africa. Please share any personal knowledge you have on any of these responses on the continent. If the moderators allow it could begin a debate on what policy position Kenya should take. Regards, Leonard Obura Aloo-Advocate Mwaura & Wachira Advocates Apt. 3, Furaha Apartments FKE Lane, Off Argwings Kodhek Road P.O. Box 51667-00200 Nairobi-Kenya

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May be of interest: IT-destination Africa
by Victor Gathara 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Dear colleague, Many Dutch companies are currently investigating the advantages of offshore sourcing of IT-related projects. Although most of the work will be done in India or in Eastern Europe, there is also a growing interest for Africa. South-Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria are upcoming outsourcing destinations. The attached article: "The Next India" deals with this topic. A longer version of the article has just been placed on the website of The Broker: http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India <http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India> (and where comments can be added as well; a debate on IT and developing countries is being welcomed). The IT-promotion of Africa Most African nations are not yet well-known offshore destinations, and many promotional activities will be needed. Organizing business missions to Africa is an effective way to generate publicity. We are planning to organize an IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa (14 - 21 November 2009). The focus will be on software development, administrative and financial services and call centers. During this visit, we will also take part at an international outsourcing conference, organized by ITC (United Nations) and with delegations from various African countries. Information about these topics has been attached as well. It will be the first time for us to organize a public IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa, and we are inviting partners and sponsors to join us, in order to make this unique mission a successful event. With best regards, Paul Tjia (sr. consultant 'offshore sourcing') GPI Consultancy, P.O. Box 26151, 3002 ED Rotterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: paul(a)gpic.nl tel: +31-10-4254172 fax: +31-10-4254317 Website: www.gpic.nl N.B. Information about various topics, including the Dutch offshore market, can be found in my book: "Offshoring Information Technology - Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce" (Cambridge University Press). The third print is now available: http://www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf Our activities include: -the promotion of 'offshore IT sourcing' (through seminars, videofilms, publications and study tours) -consultancy (e.g. offshore strategy, feasibility study, country and partner selection, offshore transition) -intercultural training (e.g. 'how to deal with the Dutch business culture', 'how to deal with the Indian business culture') Please reply this message with the text 'Cancel' if you do not want to receive our E-mails DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more about the major global poverty challenges and get the facts on what DFID is doing to fight them: http://www.dfid.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail

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BungeSMS.com implements Ushahidi Engine
by Wainaina Mungai 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Thanks to assistance from the team at Ushahidi, you can now view mapped BungeSMS messages from various constituencies on http://www.bungesms.com/reports/ The main thrust of the BungeSMS reports is devolved funds in constituencies. The reports shall be extended to the Agenda 4 process and peace building efforts. More on the developments will be communicated soon. Regards Wainaina --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process
by Gakuru Alex 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Dear All, This message is very important to every user. Please forward it as widely as possible to all end-users of the internet. Help steer ICANN away from it a path that threatens users online presence, globally. Send your comments to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. Act Now!! Deadline is next Tuesday 21 July, 2009 Regards, Alex Gakuru NCUC - Kenya --------- Below is a blog post on the tragedy of the ICANN NCSG charter situation. See numerous hyperlinks for further background reading at: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC-ICANN-Injustices.html ________________________ Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process By Robin D. Gross, IP Justice 13 July 2009 ----------------------------------------- Everyone is a Noncommercial User of the Internet NCUC logoThe Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home to noncommercial users in ICANN's GNSO policy development process. NCUC represents 109 members from more than 40 countries, and includes large organizations, small nonprofits and individuals committed to developing Internet policy that protects the rights of noncommercial users. NCUC is concerned with a broad range of issues including human rights such as freedom of expression and privacy protections, educational needs such as those of libraries or academic institutions, and concerns from community and religious organizations, consumer rights groups, and other noncommercial interests related to Internet governance. In today's world, everyone is a noncommercial user of the Internet at one point of their day or another. This noncommercial interest, is an important interest which we all share, regardless of what we do for a living or the fact that we also use the Internet for commercial purposes. We are also noncommercial users and want our ability and right to use the Internet for noncommercial purposes to be protected in ICANN policy negotiations. This objective is in everyone's interest, so it should be respected throughout ICANN's policy development process and governance structures. Restructuring ICANN's GNSO Policy Development Framework ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organizations (GNSO) is the supposedly "bottom-up" process that allegedly provides ICANN with legitimacy to make and enforce Internet policy decisions. ICANN's GNSO is responsible for making policy recommendations to ICANN's Board of Directors regarding policies covering all generic top-level domains (such as .com, .edu, .org, .net). Presently GNSO policy recommendations are negotiated among competing interests or 6 distinct "constituencies". However, the GNSO is the process of restructuring and reforming its membership away from 6 arbitrary and out-dated "constituencies" and into 4 distinct "stakeholder groups": i) noncommercial users; ii) commercial users; iii) registrar companies; and iv) registry companies. Board Appointed (top-down) vs. Elected (bottom-up) Represent ion on GNSO Council Noncommercial users have been fighting for years to obtain parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process at ICANN. A 2006 report by the London School of Economics found ICANN undervalues noncommercial interests in the policy development process (5 specialized commercial constituencies vs. 1 noncommercial constituency to represent all noncommercial interests). In February 2008 the Board Governance Committee Report also recognized this imbalance and the need to address it in order to protect noncommercial interests in ICANN policy development. As a result, the ICANN Board approved a major shift for ICANN's GNSO by deciding noncommercial users should finally be given parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process. Specifically, beginning with the Seoul ICANN Meeting in October 2009, noncommercial users and commercial users are each supposed to have elected 6 representatives to the GNSO Council. However, as a result of back channel lobbying by the commercial constituencies who lost the advantage in numbers of councilors, the 3 new GNSO Council seats that should have gone up for election to noncommercial users, will instead become board appointments. Despite the lack of any support from ICANN, NCUC's membership has grown by more than 125% since 2008 when parity between commercial and noncommercial interests was established by the Board Governance Committee. Yet despite the significant increase in participation from noncommercial users, the "parity principle" has lost support from the board, who now may deny the new noncommercial membership elected representation on the GNSO Council. Development of Consensus for Charter for Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) In April 2009 noncommercial users responded to ICANN's call for public comment on how to design a stakeholder group charter to maximize the effectiveness of noncommercial users in policy development and encourage the broadest range of participation from the most diverse viewpoints. The answer was clear: noncommercial users overwhelmingly supported a stakeholder group charter that encourages cooperation between constituencies, the charter proposed by the NCUC. NCUC's charter was developed by a multi-stakeholder process that involved months of open consultations, dozens of participants, numerous discussions with ICANN board and staff, At-Large members, existing noncommercial participants at ICANN and prospective noncommercial participants. NCUC's charter went through significant modifications in response to public feedback, including more than half a dozen distinct public drafts, before reaching a consensus on the final charter submitted for a Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to NCUC's membership, ICANN's public comment period on the stakeholder group charters brought additional support to the NCUC charter, including support from over 63 organizations and dozens of individuals from all corners of the globe. Public Comment Against a Charter that Would Stranglehold Noncommercial Users Two competing proposals, vastly different in their substance and effect, were submitted to ICANN to charter the new Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to the charter supported by civil society from NCUC, another proposal was submitted from CP80, an Internet pro-censorship group led by Cheryl Preston, Ralph Yarro III (SCO Chairman), and Debra Peck out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Outside from the drafters of the CP80 petition, not a single public comment argued in support of the CP80 proposal or its governance model during ICANN's Public Comment Period. The lack of public support for the CP80 "constituency-based" voting model is not surprising since its provisions would stranglehold noncommercial users in endless competition among factionalized constituencies, constantly fighting over scarce resources and representation on ICANN's GNSO Council. NCUC's charter encourages noncommercial users to work together toward shared goals, while the CP80 model keeps noncommercial users constantly fighting over their differences, and ultimately ineffective at influencing policy decisions at ICANN. Noncommercial Organizations Unanimous in Favor of Joint Civil Society Proposal During ICANN's April 2009 Public Comment period, a total of 23 distinct comments from organizations and individuals were submitted on the topic of stakeholder group charters. Several of these comments were signed by dozens of noncommercial organizations and individuals, increasing public participation by much more than 23 comments would initially imply. However of these 23 comments, the only 2 to argue in favor of the CP80 proposal to hard-wire GNSO Council Seats to constituencies were the drafters of the proposal themselves. No one else. As many commentators noted, CP80's proposed "constituency-based" structure would stranglehold noncommercial users and discourage consensus building and cooperation among competing constituencies. The "constituency-based" voting it proposes creates a constant zero-sum struggle between noncommercial constituencies, rendering the entire Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ineffective in ICANN policy development. In stark contrast to the lack of any support for the CP80 model, more than 63 organizations and 55 individuals submitted comments in favor of the joint civil society charter that provides for a democratic vote of all its membership to elect representatives to serve on the GNSO Council. Every single noncommercial organization who submitted a public comment on the topic argued against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80 and in favor of the cooperation charter submitted by noncommercial users and created through a consensus process. ICANN Defies Public Comment and Imposes Stranglehold Charter Model What did ICANN do in response to the public comment it received and the global consensus against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80? ICANN adopted the stranglehold charter model for noncommercial users, defying the unanimous public support expressed for the charter drafted by noncommercial users that was created through a consensus process. Welcome to "bottom-up" policy making at ICANN: where participants are invited to build a "consensus" among a broad range of interests, only to have that consensus discarded by ICANN as a result of relentless insider back-channel lobbying from special interests. Apparently we noncommercial users wasted our time building consensus among global civil society and participating in a public discussion forum, when we should have been lobbying ICANN board members and ICANN executive staffers -- since that seems to be the only channel of public input ICANN feels accountable to. Obviously, noncommercial users will never be able to effectively participate in a policy development forum that is predicated on and dominated by insider lobbying from entrenched commercial interests. ICANN's Board of Directors has a responsibility to the global public interest to ensure noncommercial interests can play a meaningful role in ICANN policy development despite its lack of economic backing. Unfortunately protection for noncommercial interests is systematically being squeezed-out of ICANN's policy development process by commercial interests. ICANN's Sneaky Move to Keep Plans Hidden On 23 June 2009, when ICANN finally released its proposed charter to noncommercial users, in addition to the charter being an entirely different different structure than the one created by the consensus process, ICANN's charter also omitted to include the most important section 5 which deals with management of the NCSG and in particular, representation on the GNSO Policy Council. Only after explicitly requesting to see the omitted section, was NCUC provided section 5 from ICANN with the understanding that it is staff's proposal for governing the NCSG. One will not find ICANN's proposed section 5 in its NCSG charter published on the ICANN website, but it can read be read here -- and it must be read together with the ICANN-drafted NCSG charter for it be clear what sneakiness is at play. Exactly the stranglehold governance structure that noncommercial users uniformly rejected in April, ICANN intends to march ahead with at full steam and impose on noncommercial users. But not transparently and not in a manner that conveys its clear intentions to the public so those effected may provide feedback. When asked at the 23 June 2009 ICANN meeting why didn't staff listen to non-commercial users in the public comment period about how they want to elect their GNSO Council Representatives, ICANN spokesman Ken Bour frankly said that ICANN staff adopted the constituency-based charter "because it is what staff wanted all along". Tell ICANN to Listen to Noncommercial Users and Protect the Public Interest The message is clear. ICANN has forgotten who it works for - us - Internet users - including noncommercial users. Now is the time to remind ICANN that it must be accountable to the global public interest or it has no business in Internet governance. Tell ICANN to listen to noncommercial users and not to impose the stranglehold charter on noncommercial users against our will. Send an email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org (until 21 July 2009) and ask that noncommercial voices be heard in Internet policy decisions. Send a copy of your comment to your local Congressman or Member of Parliament to keep them informed about ICANN injustices to noncommercial users. You can also file a complaint over ICANN injustices with the ombudsman, who is supposed to keep the organization accountable to the public. Thomas Jefferson noted that the exercise of political power without the consent of the governed is illegitimate. ICANN's attempt to impose a governance structure on noncommercial users against their will calls into question ICANN's legitimacy to govern; it undermines confidence in ICANN's commitment to democratic values; and it appears ICANN is unable to protect the broader public interest against commercial pressures. We must remind ICANN to protect the public interest and the rights of noncommercial users - all of us. Send a quick email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin(a)ipjustice.org _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Re: [kictanet] Of Presidential directives and policy
by Betty Ogange 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Listers, I have read with great interest the directive by the President to the Ministry of Information and Communication to ‘come up with’ programmes for the training and development of the youth nationwide after the launch of the fibre optic cable. http://www.information.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=478 This, he rightly says, will ‘catch the generation of truly digital Kenyans.’ I think it is a timely assertion coming from the Head of State. However, I have a feeling that if the directive had been aimed at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education, then the Ministry of ICT would play its default role of providing the infrastructural and related support to enable these two Ministries (and any other Ministries with similar programmes) to expand the training programmes that already exist and initiate new ones. I am not aware of the full structure of the Ministry of ICT but I suspect that taking full responsibility of initiating or co-ordinating youth training in ICT countrywide might overstretch its already crowded mandate. Again, if our accountability processes still hold, then the President will at some point expect to be briefed by the Ministry of ICT on how far the directive has progressed. At this point, I see some difficulties with agency and responsibility for outcomes. Which leads me to ask: How does a presidential directive convert to actionable policy? What has been the success level of such directives in the ICT sector? How might a directive like this one be actioned without power games coming into play? Any ideas? Betty

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Business Unusual at ICANN !!
by Gakuru Alex 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

[Excuse this long message. The issue is very important and I wanted to give as much relevant background information as possible. Alex] Four issues covered on this message: - 1. Disclosure within ICANN: 2. Commercial Stakeholders are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. 3. Proved: ICANN ignored own bottom-up Policy Development Process ( or PDP) 4. Subject: ICANN and Free Speech Thank you for reading and your action is needed Alex Gakuru ICT Consumers Association of Kenya Non-Commercial Users Constituency - Kenya -------- 1. Disclosure within ICANN: [Of big brand owners and 'Intellectual Property" industry oiling ICANN domain name policy making process - to the detriment of people like us, in Kenya, and Africa. Countries that do not have well established digital IP laws, "Famous Marks" registries, and poor, if any, software and IT innovations patent system. If just continue sitting back and allow ICANN be influenced by wealthy IP interests, then expect those IP interests to patent/copyright even our traditional languages such that we cannot have our cultures nor use languages over the internet. Who knows, even using vernacular language on email could become 'copyright infringement' We already know the kiondo and Kikoy examples. Alex Gakuru] ---- The US government requires lobbying efforts to be documented, figures of dollars spent per industry are broken down by sector. This is because of the right of people to know who is spending what when policy is being made. Domain name law, such as it is, is being written as we watch. A large number of people are spending a lot of money to do this. Marilyn Cade spoke and wasn't exacly forthright that she represented the intellectual property interests of AT&T or that AT&T was the #1 "heavy hitter" for lobbying the government, something Marilyn has done since 1996. And it's no coincidence the Department of Commerce that oversees ICANN is the fourth most lobbied agency in the US government. The amount the trademark lobby spend on preventing new TLDs since 1996 is staggering IBM admitted to spending $30M/yr in 1998 and 1999 but we have no other figures. There is not now, full disclosure of lobbying efforts on behalf of the trademark lobby Or known how much big business spending this year to lobby against the creation of new top level domains. Question part 1: Is full disclosure of lobbying not consistent with ICANN's "open and transparent" US Government mandate? Question part 2: Would anybody care to estimate what they think this figure might be this year lobbying ICANN and what has WIPO spent doing this since the 1995 OECD meeting where they first publically ventured into this issue? Can these figures be published sometime before the end of this quarter for both WIPO and the business community as a intrest group in this consultation under this current monopoly procedure that could create thousands of jobs? For more information, see http://docs.vrx.net/dns/timeline/20/09/nyc_irt/ 2. Commercial Stakeholders Group are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. We (noncommercial users) have really been asleep at the wheel over the last year while the ICANN Board of Directors had their heads filled with mis-representations about NCUC by relentless back-door lobbying. They get it from the commercial/IPR crowd and they get it from staff, neither of whom want to see noncommercial users effective in policy development. The fact that we haven't engaged in backdoor lobbying the way our critics do is coming back to haunt us by ICANN trying to take away our newly won 3 elected council seats for noncommercial users and staff imposing its "stranglehold" charter while ignoring all of work we did to develop one that was supported by global civil society (63 organizations + dozens of individuals in public comments). In particular, under the SIC approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/csg-proposed-petition-charter-22jun09…>for the CSG, they are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. Amazing! The press should be having a field day with this level of incompetence and favoritism. "4.2 Membership shall also be open to any additional constituency recognised by ICANN’s Board under its by-laws, provided that such constituency, as determined by the unanimous consent of the signatories to this charter, is representative of commercial user interests which for the purposes of definition are distinct from and exclude registry and prospective registry, registrar, re-seller or other domain name supplier interests." We must push-back against ICANN injustice to get them to listen to noncommercial users and to stop developing policy through backdoor negotiations while ignoring the expressed will of the public and a bottom-up process. ICANN is accepting public comments until 21 July on their imposed charter, so we have to weigh in loudly on their failure to follow bottom-up processes and allow noncommercial users to govern themselves. More info on comment period: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#stakeholder --- 3. Proved: *ICANN ignored own bottom-up Policy Development Process ( or PDP) * Attached find two documents:- The first is a set of comments describing our procedural concerns about the way the IRT Committee was constituted and much fairer ways to proceed forward. The second is s set of detailed comments with our deep substantive concerns re: the IRT Report, and particularly the problems of the Globally Protected Marks List, the URSP system (a displacement of the UDRP), the IP Clearinghouse and the Thick Whois. Your action needed: Send your comments to ICANN under Non-Commercial Users Constituency (“Internet Users”) Attachments: 1. NCUC Procedural Comments on IRT Final Report.pdf 84K 2. NCUC Substantive Comments on IRT Final Report.pdf 116K ---forwarded message--- *4. Subject: **ICANN and Free Speech* For what it's worth I wrote a post on my blog about ICANN free speech issues and the importance of including non-commercial voices, aimed at people who know little or nothing about the IRT, NCUC, or how ICANN works. http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2009/07/icann-and-free-speech.… Best, Rebecca Rebecca MacKinnon Open Society Fellow | Co-founder, GlobalVoicesOnline.org Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong

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Fwd: [IFIP International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection]
by waudo siganga 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

----- Original message ----- From: "Eduard Dundler" <eduard.dundler(a)ifip.org> To: "IFIP General Assembly" <ifip_ga(a)ifip.org>, Ifip_tcchairs(a)ifip.org, ifip_memsocs(a)ifip.org Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:34:37 +0200 Subject: [Ifip_ga] WG: [Fwd: IJCIP - e-mail alert] Von: Leon Strous [mailto:strous@iae.nl] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2009 12:31 An: Eduard Dundler Cc: I.vanKorlaar(a)elsevier.com; Sujeet Shenoi Betreff: [Fwd: IJCIP - e-mail alert] Eduard, could you forward the following message to the GA members, the TC chairs and the member society secretariats. Thanks. kind regards, Leon Dear member societies, GA members and TC chairs, it is my pleasure to inform you that a new issue of one of IFIP's journals is now available free to read. You can view this issue of the International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection via the following link http://mail.elsevier-alerts.com/go.asp?/bESJ001/mHGMC69/u70GG5/x9Q4C69 We would appreciate it if you could bring this to the attention of those specialists that have an interest in the topic. Furthermore we would like to encourage submission of articles for the journal. If you have specific questions about IJCIP, please contact the editor-in-chief Sujeet Shenoi or the publisher. kind regards, Leon Strous IFIP TC-11 editor for IJCIP

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Idea for Telcos: Open Platform.
by wesley kiriinya 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Hi yall, Can one of our ever competing Telcos develop a platform and expose APIs that allow developers to plug in applications to their back-end infrastructure that they hold dear? There are many developers who want to build awesome mobile applications but they would like access to the Telcos infrastructure for the application to make business/market sense. With all these applications, come the subscribers. If there is a Telco out there willing to do the next big thing after M-PESA, then I believe this is it. Have a department of skilled developers familiar with Telco stuff and the department will be the link to the outside developers, providing knowledge, support etc that a normal developer would need to plug in. Hopefully if at all the developer is charged anything then it will be reasonable. O_o?

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New Chief Defends U.S. Base for Agency That Manages Web
by alice 12 Jul '09

12 Jul '09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/technology/internet/13iht-icann13.html?_r… New Chief Defends U.S. Base for Agency That Manages Web Rod Beckstrom spoke after he was announced as the next chief executive of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in June. PARIS — The U.S.-based agency that regulates Internet addresses, facing criticism that it is too America-centric, remains the best guardian of a “single, unified, global Internet,” according its new chief executive. Rod Beckstrom, a technology entrepreneur and former U.S. government Internet security official, took over this month as head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, succeeding Paul Twomey, an Australian. As use of the Internet expands around the world, there have been rising calls for a new way of overseeing some of its basic functions, including the allocation of domain suffixes like .com and .org. This duty, and other important technical functions, have been in the hands of Icann, a private, nonprofit organization based in Marina Del Rey, California, for the past decade, under an agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department. “There will always be different voices out there, but the ultimate proof that Icann is functioning properly is that the Internet is functioning properly,” Mr. Beckstrom said by telephone last week. One critic of Icann, the European Union media and telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, recently called for a severing of Icann’s links with the U.S. government when the current agreement with the Commerce Department expires this autumn. Instead, she proposed the creation of a “G-12 for Internet governance” to oversee an independent Icann. “In the long run, it is not defendable that the government department of only one country has oversight of an Internet function which is used by hundreds of millions of people in countries all over the world,” Ms. Reding said in May. Ms. Reding also called for the creation of an “independent, international tribunal” to review Icann decisions. Now, any legal challenges generally occur in California courts. “California law is good law for technology,” Mr. Beckstrom said. He said that at a recent Icann meeting in Sydney, there had been discussion of creating an international subsidiary of the organization, possibly based in Switzerland. But he said he would oppose efforts to fragment Icann. “Everyone can’t have it their own way and have it unified,” Mr. Beckstrom said. “Part of the power of the Internet is that the standards that parties have to agree on are so minimal.” Icann has moved over the years to give itself a more international profile, holding three major meetings a year outside the United States. Gatherings are also planned for Seoul in October and Nairobi next March. The organization’s Governmental Advisory Committee, which has representatives from more than 80 countries, has been trying to broaden its membership. China, for instance, recently agreed to rejoin the committee after a five-year absence, Mr. Beckstrom said. Now he is trying to woo another big holdout, Russia. Mr. Beckstrom said he hoped that a plan to allow Internet domain names to be rendered in Cyrillic, set to begin next year, would help. The move to embrace Cyrillic addresses, along with other scripts like Arabic and Chinese, is part of a broader drive by Icann to open up the domain naming system, an initiative that also has its critics. The organization plans to start adding large numbers of new address suffixes, or “global top-level domains,” next year, making it possible to register city or company names like .paris or .nestle. While Icann says the creation of new addresses will help accommodate the international diversification of the Internet, some companies worry that the process will make it harder to protect their brand names. The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse, a group based in Washington and representing multinational marketers, says the expansion of domain names could lead to a rise in the practice known as cybersquatting. Joshua Bourne, president of the coalition, called for Icann to “halt all current or future policy initiatives” until a commission, appointed by the U.S. president or Congress, and consisting of government, academic and business representatives, had reviewed its operations. Mr. Bourne said Icann was too beholden to companies that sell and manage actual domain names on behalf of Web sites. Mr. Beckstrom is no stranger to conflict. In March, he left his previous job, as head of the U.S. National Cyber Security Center, part of the Homeland Security Department, saying he feared the National Security Agency was seeking too much influence at the center. Before that, Mr. Beckstrom was a technology entrepreneur, starting a company in 1984 that created derivatives trading software, which he sold in 1999. He said he intended to take a pragmatic approach to his new job, rather than moving Icann in new directions. “There is a lot to do,” he said. “My focus very much is going to be to support the execution of these primary tasks.”

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Re: [kictanet] Obama's Speech @ Ghana
by Walubengo J 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

deadly speech - as usual. Picked some highlights from: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXHQkTrA9IUUQBC9WHPK3ZMK_… @on Kenya But despite the progress that has been made — and there has been considerable progress in many parts of Africa — we also know that much of that promise has yet to be fulfilled. Countries like Kenya had a per capita economy larger than South Korea's when I was born. They have badly been outpaced. Disease and conflict have ravaged parts of the African continent. In many places, the hope of my father's generation gave way to cynicism, even despair. Now, it's easy to point fingers and to pin the blame of these problems on others. Yes, a colonial map that made little sense helped to breed conflict. The West has often approached Africa as a patron or a source of resources rather than a partner. But the West is not responsible for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants. In my father's life, it was partly tribalism and patronage and nepotism in an independent Kenya that for a long stretch derailed his career, and we know that this kind of corruption is still a daily fact of life for far too many. @ on Democracy: This is about more than just holding elections. It's also about what happens between elections. Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves ... or if police — if police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top ... or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there. And now is the time for that style of governance to end. @ on Civil Society. Across Africa, we've seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny and making change from the bottom up. We saw it in Kenya, where civil society and business came together to help stop postelection violence. We saw it in South Africa, where over three-quarters of the country voted in the recent election — the fourth since the end of apartheid. We saw it in Zimbabwe, where the Election Support Network braved brutal repression to stand up for the principle that a person's vote is their sacred right. As I said earlier, Africa's future is up to Africans. @ on African Capacity/Spirit. The people of Africa are ready to claim that future. And in my country, African Americans — including so many recent immigrants — have thrived in every sector of society. We've done so despite a difficult past, and we've drawn strength from our African heritage. With strong institutions and a strong will, I know that Africans can live their dreams in Nairobi and Lagos, Kigali, Kinshasa, Harare, and right here in Accra. walu. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Subject: Re: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:40 PM Walu, Am sorry but i did not mean it in that sense, except to give information for participation. You know am as African as a Kenyan, Ghana happens to be my locus for coming into time. On a much lighter note, African tradition demands that if your son in visiting me, i need to inform you - we need to keep our Africaness intact....:-) Eric here On 7 Jul 2009, at 09:02, Walubengo J wrote: Eric @ Ghana, dont rub it in. He maybe visiting Ghana but he is still our son of "K'ogelo". :-) walu @ Kenya. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Subject: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 12:36 PM Dear All, Hope your morning is well. Below are some outlets for getting involved in President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ SMS. We’ve launched an SMS platform to allow citizens to submit questions, comments and words of welcome (in English and in French) . Using a local SMS short code in Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to the President. SMS participants will also be able to subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the US. We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and submitting questions via SMS today. Radio. A live audio stream of the President's speech will be pushed to national and local radio stations during the speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the President’s answers to the SMS messages received will be made available to radio stations and websites. The President hopes to answer a variety of questions and comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and iTunes. Online chat. We will host a live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White House will also create a Facebook “event” around the speech wherein participants from around the world can engage with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around the event. WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with links to all of the relevant programs and content (including transcript, video, etc.) for both domestic and foreign audiences. NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com Eric M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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Re: [kictanet] FW: latest writing
by Alex Gakuru 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Latest News: "Report: Bush surveillance program was massive" <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_go_co/us_domestic_surveillance> --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: latest writing > To: alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11:05 AM > Hello Edith, > > Thanks for sharing. I would be most interested in the > debate - see my > below message. > > Prof. Lessig proposes a mechanism where consumers, services > providers > and government all accept some compromises (i.e. all move > out of > respective 'dug-in' positions as regards privacy and > security) > > I would be very interested in a local debate on it, more > towards > building online trust. > > Dunno who else might be? > > Regards, > > Alex > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> > Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:47 PM > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Lawrence Lessig - Privacy & > Security v2 > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > > > Hello, > > Yesterday, I downloaded this incredible presentation. > > Government, Regulator, Telecommunications companies, Civil > Society as > well as individuals should find very useful. > <http://a26.video2.blip.tv/2770001091994/Lessig-Privacy20778.flv> > (warning: it's 340 MB) > > [in case you'd need it on a CD + two others by the same > speaker (and > if prepared to refund media, handing, and assistant's costs > to your > offices) feel free to request off list.] > > Regards, > > Alex > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Edith Adera<eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> > wrote: > > This might be of interest (see attached). Wonder what > Kenya is planning. Worth a debate? > > > > Edith > > > > ----- > > The following excerpt is quite telling: > > > > "...Pakistan has created a national smart ID card > database, managed by the National Database and Registration > Authority (NADRA) . Currently this database holds 170 > million fingerprints, 72 million facial images, and has > already issued 70 million ID cards. The information stored > within the system is used for highway toll collection, cash > grant systems, national drivers license system, civil > registrations, passport and visa issuing, passport insurance > and control biometric refugee registration, and the ID cards > and access control system for the Pakistani army. The mere > scale of this database raises questions about access > management, security, and interoperability, but these have > yet to be answered. A centralised pool of information may be > an invaluable tool to any government; especially one trying > to raise its people out of poverty. But given how high the > stakes are, we need to ask ourselves whether adopting a > one-sided approach and focusing on the benefits alone will > not harm those same people in the long run. " > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40gma… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alex.gakuru%40yahoo.com >

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IGF Review - open comment period
by Adam Peake 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Email below from Markus Kummer about the IGF review, he asked the email be forwarded to all potential contributors. Comments from all would be very welcome. Best, Adam At 10:16 AM +0200 7/8/09, Markus KUMMER wrote: > >Dear colleagues, > >You may recall that we set 15 July as a deadline >for submitting comments with regard to the IGF >Review process. All comments received within >that deadline will be reflected in a synthesis >paper that will be translated into all six UN >languages as an official input into the >³consultation with Forum participants² at the >Sharm El Sheikh meeting. The call for >contributions is posted on our Web site. We have >also sent a letter to all Missions in Geneva, >asking for comments. Comments can be sent by >electronic means, but also by fax or by normal >mail. > >I would also like to encourage all MAG members >to send us comments on behalf of their >respective institutions, if they have not >already done so, and please encourage others to >submit contributions. The more comments we >receive, the more valuable our paper will be! > >While we cannot guarantee that the synthesis >paper will reflect comments received after the >15 July deadline, we will do our utmost to do >so. In any case, all papers received after that >deadline will be posted on our Web site. > >Best regards >Markus >

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FW: latest writing
by Edith Adera 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

This might be of interest (see attached). Wonder what Kenya is planning. Worth a debate? Edith ----- The following excerpt is quite telling: "...Pakistan has created a national smart ID card database, managed by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) . Currently this database holds 170 million fingerprints, 72 million facial images, and has already issued 70 million ID cards. The information stored within the system is used for highway toll collection, cash grant systems, national drivers license system, civil registrations, passport and visa issuing, passport insurance and control biometric refugee registration, and the ID cards and access control system for the Pakistani army. The mere scale of this database raises questions about access management, security, and interoperability, but these have yet to be answered. A centralised pool of information may be an invaluable tool to any government; especially one trying to raise its people out of poverty. But given how high the stakes are, we need to ask ourselves whether adopting a one-sided approach and focusing on the benefits alone will not harm those same people in the long run. "

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Re: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement
by benomnta＠yahoo.com 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

think this' what kagai meant: ERIC, THAT IS THE KENYA WE LIVE IN. TRIBAL BILL. Michael Ouma Journalist Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-725-537823 / +254-0731-201729 Email: benomnta(a)yahoo.com --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Bildad Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bildad Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement > To: benomnta(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 8:24 AM > > Echo Romeo India Charlie, > Tango Hotel Alpha Tango India Sierra Tango Hotel > Echo Kilo Echo November Yankee Alpha Whisky Echo Lima India > Victor Echo India November. > Tango Romeo India Bravo Alpha Lima. > Bravo India Lima Lima > On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Eric M.K Osiakwan > wrote: > Walu, > Am sorry but i did not mean it in that sense, > except to give information for participation. You know am as > African as a Kenyan, Ghana happens to be my locus for coming > into time. > On a much lighter note, African tradition > demands that if your son in visiting me, i need to inform > you - we need to keep our Africaness > intact....:-) > Eric here > > > On 7 Jul 2009, at 09:02, Walubengo J > wrote: > Eric @ Ghana, > > dont rub it in. He maybe visiting Ghana but he is still our > son of "K'ogelo". :-) > > walu @ Kenya. > > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> > wrote: > > From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> > Subject: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - > media resources for your involvement > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 12:36 PM > > Dear All, > Hope your morning is well. > Below are some outlets for getting involved in > President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ > SMS. We’ve launched an SMS > platform to allow citizens to submit questions, > comments and words of welcome (in English and in > French) . Using a local SMS short code in > Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South > Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code > across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens > worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to > the President. SMS participants will also be able to > subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long > numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and > 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the > US. > We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and > submitting questions via SMS today. > Radio. A live audio > stream of the President's speech will be > pushed to national and local radio stations during the > speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the > President’s answers to the SMS messages received will > be made available to radio stations and websites. The > President hopes to answer a variety of questions and > comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also > be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and > iTunes. > Online chat. We will host a > live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White > House will also create a Facebook “event” around the > speech wherein participants from around the world can engage > with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) > has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around > the event. > WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day > of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with > links to all of the relevant programs and content > (including transcript, video, etc.) for both > domestic and foreign audiences. > NB: Sorry for crossposting. > Eric > M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet > Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 > Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 > ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: > +233.24.4386792 > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > Eric > M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet > Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 > Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 > ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: > +233.24.4386792 > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: billkagai(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/billkagai%40gmail.com > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: benomnta(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/benomnta%40yahoo.com >

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Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Walubengo J 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> wrote: From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> Subject: RE: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 AM And Project Discovery Kenya has been able to train more that 200 primary school teachers over the last five years in conjunction with Institute of Software technologies...I also know that similar training went on in Yala Division last April for Primary school teachers in the division organised by the Computers for Schools. On the subject of lack of adequate professors, I will leave that to Academicians and those keen on interrogating academics, I however would like the ICT training to move from over concentration with the academics and more to the more handson...more like incubator based learning approach...While the Far East economies have good universities, they still put more premium on handson skills...It is sad that even our graduate engineers let alone IT graduates (who by the way take a lot of flack) cannot invent or think outside the box...I mean no invention ever comes out of these highly restricted courses yet only a select few universities dare to venture into... The answer in my opinion lies in building skills that are more practical and focussed on creating entrepreneural opportunities. Rgds, Manu "New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common." P Before printing, think about the Environment and your responsibilities -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high school headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving them basic ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such trainings regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in the right direction. As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the statistics are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in this country on your three fingers ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: > From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Betty, > > > > Thanks for your response on the article > mentioned below. Will go > through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which > ICT in Education has > already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all > of us have or may be > persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost. > > > > > “ICT Integration” is currently Ministry > of Education focus, and > steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya > improve both teaching and > learning environment, with better education ‘products’ > across all levels. > > > > Kind regards > > > > B. K. Sang > > > > > > > > From: > kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of Betty Ogange > > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM > > To: Barnabas K. Sang > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality > - We lack an > accreditation system for ICT courses > > > > > > > > > Hallo David, > Last week there was furore in this forum > about media > misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article > that you make > reference to in today’s Standard (24.06.09) may be > accurate in the areas that > you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with > a few points raised > in the article. http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 > > ‘Unlike other academic fields, very > little has been done > to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no > primary teacher training > college offers comprehensive pre-service training in > information technology.’ > > Anyone with a modest interest in education in > Kenya would not > miss something as obvious as a subject in the national > curriculum when reporting > in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few > colleges had ICT skills > courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house > curricula that were > independently developed by each college. The Primary > Teacher Education (PTE) > ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of > Education has been in > force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a > compulsory subject in all > primary teacher training colleges. It is examined > internally at the end of > the first year and all students must pass in the subject, > among other > subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are > several > implementation hitches in this programme arising from the > fact that ICT is > being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and > has yet to be > mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. > The debate around > ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to > operationalise it right > from curriculum development to classroom level > implementation continues in > the education circles. > > ‘In-service training is often > provided by trainers who > are just barely literate in > computers’ > > In my knowledge, this has happened especially > in instances when > some hardware providers ‘dangle’ teacher training as > an additional offer to > the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to > teach the course, but > in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has > posted trained > lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also > been some highly > professional training offered to college lecturers by > Microsoft (in > conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - > IAT) and the Kenya > Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya > and the Nepad > e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached > teachers in selected > secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the > rest of the ICT > initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets > and time-lines have > compromised continuity and impact of some of these > training programmes. > > ‘The > entire ICT education is in tatters’ > An interesting analogy there. But I see a > sector that is struggling > with what some scholars in educational reform have called > an ‘implementation > dip’ – that for a number of reasons things normally > tend to get worse before > they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in > implementing large > scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. > In our country, > there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of > Education, the KIE and a > number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. > On the other hand, > there has been the tendency (by education leaders) > towards elaborate policy > documents, ‘ICT networks’ and trust funds whose > mandates remain > indeterminate. All these need to be researched and > accurately presented. > > Accurate reporting by the media and objective > analysis of both > the positives and difficulties are important in helping > the public target > their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the > use of expressions > such as ‘in tatters’ ‘the situation is bad’, > ‘alarmed professionals’ > ‘obsolete hardware’ to describe ICT in education in > Kenya sounds to me fairly > sensational. > > Betty > > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma > <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We > lack an accreditation > system for ICT courses > > To: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM > > > .....universities > offer many degrees but their quality and market demand > differ...... > > > > > > Although > nearly all universities offer degrees, only the > University of Nairobi, Jomo > Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and > Strathmore have > Master’s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at > doctoral level. > > > There > is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT > departments. According to > Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time > lecturers with PhDs > in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three > of six, which is the > same number for Strathmore. > > > Kenyatta > University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD > or an equivalent > qualification, while none of the Kabarak’s eight > lecturers have a PhD. Two of > six of United States International University has > doctoral degrees. > > > Many > lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as > engineers, software > developers or in the emerging area of computer and > network security. > > > > > > See http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& > for full story > > > > > > -- > > David Otwoma, > > Chief Science Secretary, > > National Council for Science and Technology, > > Utalii House 9th Floor, > > Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, > > Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, > > P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya > > email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke > > www.ncst.go.ke > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emmanuel.khisa%40kadet. co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement
by Walubengo J 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Eric @ Ghana, dont rub it in. He maybe visiting Ghana but he is still our son of "K'ogelo". :-) walu @ Kenya. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Subject: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 12:36 PM Dear All, Hope your morning is well. Below are some outlets for getting involved in President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ SMS. We’ve launched an SMS platform to allow citizens to submit questions, comments and words of welcome (in English and in French) . Using a local SMS short code in Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to the President. SMS participants will also be able to subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the US. We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and submitting questions via SMS today. Radio. A live audio stream of the President's speech will be pushed to national and local radio stations during the speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the President’s answers to the SMS messages received will be made available to radio stations and websites. The President hopes to answer a variety of questions and comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and iTunes. Online chat. We will host a live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White House will also create a Facebook “event” around the speech wherein participants from around the world can engage with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around the event. WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with links to all of the relevant programs and content (including transcript, video, etc.) for both domestic and foreign audiences. NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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FW: [acacia-admin-cl] FW: LINK CENTRE: Executive Course: Telecommunications & Broadcasting Policy, Law & Regulation
by Edith Adera 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

________________________________ From: link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za [link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za] On Behalf Of Charley Lewis [Charley.Lewis(a)wits.ac.za] Sent: July 7, 2009 9:57 AM To: link-info(a)lists.wits.ac.za Cc: Tennyson Mashiloane Subject: LINK CENTRE: Executive Course: Telecommunications & Broadcasting Policy, Law & Regulation =========================================== Executive Course: Telecommunications & Broadcasting Policy, Law & Regulation =========================================== [cid:image001.gif@01C9FF1B.071275E0] Please forward to colleagues who might benefit from attending... There are still a few places left on this exciting one-week short course commencing on 20 July 2009. Blast away those Confed Cup blues - warm the cockles of your heart with some power-packed ICT regulatory soup, expertly brewed by South Africa's leading trainers in the field. It's not too late to register. Book now! This executive course is one of the three modules comprising the highly-acclaimed Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management, offered by the LINK Centre, School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand - Southern Africa's the leading research and training body in the field of information and communications technology policy, regulation and management. Registration for this single module is open to participants who wish to focus specifically on Telecommunications & Broadcasting Policy, Law and Regulation, or whose busy schedule does not permit them to register for the full certificate. Content Overview * The SA Constitution and administrative law; * ICT sector regulation: rationales, principles, approaches and practices; * Competition law, and the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors in SA; * ICT sector reform in SA: overview; * Legislative, regulatory and licensing framework for telecommunications in SA: institutions, structure, processes and issues; * Legislative, regulatory and licensing framework for broadcasting in SA: institutions, structure, processes and issues; * Interconnection, facilities leasing and essential facilities: principles, law and regulation; * Licensing: the objectives, typology, procedures, content and monitoring of licences; * Pricing and tariffs; * Quality of service and consumer protection. Presenters are drawn from LINK Centre staff, as well as a number of other experts in the field, including: Andrew Barendse, Aynon Doyle, Norman Manoim, Sanele Sibanda and Carla Rafinetti. A certificate of attendance is issued to all participants who attend a minimum of 80% of the course sessions. Who should attend? Decision-makers and senior policy-makers in the Department of Communications, ICASA and the USA, managers and regulatory staff in industry (manufacturers, service providers and fixed and mobile operators), bidders for PSTN licences, broadcasters, lawyers, consultants, journalists, union officials and NGOs involved in the sector. About LINK The LINK Centre is the leading public policy, regulation and management educational body in the area of information and communication in Southern Africa. LINK focuses on capacity building in the public sector and development arenas through quality training, applied research and consultancy services necessary to maximise the benefits of the Information Society and the Knowledge Economy. Visit the LINK web site at http://link.wits.ac.za for more information. Methodology An interactive and intensive teaching methodology is used, comprised of several learning methods, including lectures, case studies, structured learning group discussions and presentations from local and international experts in the field. In this way participants will develop a strong practical focus directly applicable to their own organisations. Fees R 8 000 plus VAT per participant. Venue All lectures are held at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management campus, 2 St David's Place, Parktown. Lectures run daily from 08:30 to 17:00 with breaks for lunch and teas. Convenor Charley Lewis + 27 + 11 + 717-3784 or lewis.c(a)pdm.wits.ac.za Registration For more information, or to register online, please consult the web page for the full Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management at http://link.wits.ac.za/training/tc1.html. 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Notes on workshop on development of a BPO industry in Kenya.doc
by Victor Gathara 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi Edith, Attached are some notes I scribbled from the BPO workshop. Included are some questions I felt were not answered. Pardon the lack of analysis/order. I've copied in listers as some may find them useful . Overall found it a good workshop to attend. I think we should have had more time to discuss issues arising. Would have liked to see more industry stakeholders there too. Victor DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more about the major global poverty challenges and get the facts on what DFID is doing to fight them: http://www.dfid.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail

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Creativity and Living Abroad
by Luvisia Bakuli 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Maddux and Galinsky (2009) have published a thought-provoking article reporting a significantly positive relationship between living abroad and creativity. The researchers wanted to answer the question:"does spending time in new cultures transform individuals into more creative beings?" Using five creative contexts to answer the question, the researchers said that in one test that involved a creative negotiation deal, the results indicated that "the amount of time spent living abroad, but not traveling abroad, significantly predicted whether a deal was reached even when [they] controlled for a variety of important personality and demographic factors. Openness to experience predicted creative deals . . . " Access to a greater number of novel ideas and concepts; ability to approach problems from different perspectives; and psychological readiness to accept and recruit ideas from unfamiliar sources -- which may lead to unconscious idea recombination and conceptual expansion, both being critical processes in the creative process, are among the elements that contribute to the creativity. I think this article will spawn a long list of research. It leads to many questions, some of which I can guess to be: Is there is a positive relationship between living in another culture, within a country, and creativity? For example, are Kambas who have lived in Nyanza more creative than those who never left Ukambani? If so, how long would they need to live in the alien culture to improve their creativity? What are the educational policy implications for educational institutions - does having a students spend a good amount of time in a foreign culture improve their creativity? At what age should one go abroad, and for how long, in order to improve their creativity? The complete citation for the article is: Maddux, William W. and Adam D. Galinsky. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 96, No. 5, pp. 1047-1061. Here is a link to the article: http://www.apa.org/journals/releases/psp9651047.pdf And a summary of the article is also here: http://www.apa.org/releases/creativity.html What do you think? I'd be interested in your take on the article. Best regards, DBL

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President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Dear All, Hope your morning is well. Below are some outlets for getting involved in President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ SMS. We’ve launched an SMS platform to allow citizens to submit questions, comments and words of welcome (in English and in French) . Using a local SMS short code in Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to the President. SMS participants will also be able to subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the US. We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and submitting questions via SMS today. Radio. A live audio stream of the President's speech will be pushed to national and local radio stations during the speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the President’s answers to the SMS messages received will be made available to radio stations and websites. The President hopes to answer a variety of questions and comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and iTunes. Online chat. We will host a live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White House will also create a Facebook “event” around the speech wherein participants from around the world can engage with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around the event. WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with links to all of the relevant programs and content (including transcript, video, etc.) for both domestic and foreign audiences. NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Fellowship Applications now being accepted for AfriNIC-11
by alice 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that AfriNIC is offering five fellowships to attend AfriNIC-11 which will take place 21-27 November 2009, Dakar, Senegal. The fellowship is reserved for individuals representing small organizations, universities, and journalists who are actively involved in Internet development in the African Region or ICT Policy in their countries and respective communities, who can positively and actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AfriNIC region of service. Upon selection of the fellows, AfriNIC will notify the selected fellows directly and allow the fellow 7 days to reply with an acceptance of the fellowship. Public announcement of the fellowship winners will be made after the acceptance by the winners. Please find hereafter the schedule for the fellowship process: 14 August 2009 : Last Call for fellowship applications 21 August 2009: Selection of fellows 28 August 2009: Notification to fellows 04 September 2009 : Acceptance of fellowship 11 September 2009 : Announcement of winners The fellowship includes: assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue, hotel accommodates for the AfriNIC event, from the night before the beginning of the event to the last day of the event. If you think you meet the criteria above, please complete the questions annexed in this email and then submit to fellowship(a)afrinic.net along with your personal detail information before 14 August 2009. Sincerely, Stephanie Moorghen-Bernon Events Coordinator & Membership Liaison Officer AfriNIC Tel: (230) 466 6616 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Alex Gakuru 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:38 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > Alex, > FOI is one of the issues in Agenda 4 and also in the the Private Sector > Roundtable with Prime Minister. We finished both the policy and the draft > bill more than six months ago and forwarded it to Cabinet. It is in the > priority list of the Cabinet Sub Committee Chaired by the PM. It should > be though anytime. > > Regards > > Ndemo. > > >> Dear Dr. Ndemo, >> >> I find myself under increasing pressure from progressive >> quarters to request/remind you to post FOI and Data >> Protection Bills for discussions to this mailing list. >> >> Kindly come to my rescue :-) >> >> regards, >> >> >> Alex >> _______________________________________________ >> ke-internetusers mailing list >> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: > From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses > To: alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 12:44 AM > Thanks for such 'espionage' research > ;-) ..... > > I hope Dr Ndemo can respond to each matter raised. > > That said, it has fueled greater interest in the 'Freedom > of > Information Act'. What's the status there? > > Wainaina > > On 7/4/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Eunice, > > > > Consumer public watchdog role of public offices is > called for by the ICT > > Policy. 9.6 (c) "Consumers and users will be expected > to participate in > > ensuring continued review of Government policy in > accordance with > > technological and consumer trends." > > > > I put it that Ndemo and Eunice are playing around with > words to conceal and > > “manage” public perception of what they are > actually implementing all while > > giving lip service support to FOSS, if not using > every evidence and > > opportunity they get to attempt to discredit > FOSS and its local ICT > > entrepreneurs. > > > > Ndemo and the Board actually got shs 320 million from > the World Bank for > > proprietary software licenses and surrounding expenses > for their > > projects."Licenses, the management system and the > rudimentary data warehouse > > are estimated at US$4 million" The World Bank required > ICT policy (also on > > software) to be followed. It was not followed and > Ndemo's statement “What > > each party (Proprietary or OSS) does should not > concern policy” is thus null > > and void. Why did they not also have a provision for > Open Source Software on > > the funding proposals? > > > > Eunice has questioned my credibility I am therefore > providing indisputable > > evidence-right to reply candidly giving my defense at > this public court - > > interpret below document reference in this context. > Excuse me for not > > sending it onlist but you may also ask the World Bank, > if you want. > > > > Courtesy of US Freedom of Information Act (governs > World Bank information) > > on 31 July, 2008, I requested and was directed to the > complete “KENYA > > TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE > PROJECT (TCIP/CIP 1)” dated 5 > > March, 2007. > > > > Which I read and observed its stated terms of use: > “This document has a > > restricted distribution and may be used by recipients > only in the > > performance of their official duties. Its contents may > not otherwise be > > disclosed without World Bank authorization. > > ” > > > > ----excerpt----- > > 25.TCIP contribution to connect Government. TCIP will > fund the following: > > The internal LAN connections in two buildings which > are shared with > > government offices (NSSF and Utalii House) along with > their connections to > > the fiber optics network to serve five small > Ministries. This is estimated > > cost US$1 million. > > > > The enterprise software licenses for government staff > and the document > > management system for government records will be > procured and deployed in a > > manner consistent with the standards and guidelines > specified in the > > Government’s I C T policy, along with the hardware > required for storage o f > > the data. Licenses, the management system and the > rudimentary data warehouse > > are estimated at US$4 million. > > > > The project will also fund the software and hardware > required for the IP > > Platform and the Network Operations Center, also in a > manner consistent with > > the standards and guidelines specified in the > Government’s I C T policy. > > This subcomponent i s estimated at US$7 million. > > > > Furthermore, TCIP will fund the training, change > management and capacity > > building which will enable the government to take full > advantage o f the > > internal systems and to ensure that they are > professionally deployed and > > maintained. Considerable resources are required, on > the order o f US$4 > > million. > > > > 26.Leveraging other sources of finance. Other > development partners have > > indicated their willingness to fund the National Data > Center and the > > Disaster Recovery Center; it should be noted that > success o f the Government > > o f Kenya’s communication network is contingent on > secured funding for all > > elements described above. > > > > 27. T U P Component 2d - Support to the Digital > Village initiative – US$lO > > million TCIP will support the scaling-up of > successfully piloted Digital > > Village initiative. Digital villages are e-centers > that provide a suite o f > > services to the public via computers connected to the > internet, digital > > cameras, printers, fax machines and other > communication infrastructure. > > > > These services include, but are not limited to: e-mail > and internet access; > > e-banking (e.g., money transfer services such as Posta > Pay); eGovernment > > (e.g., police abstract forms, tax returns, P3 forms, > and driving license > > applications); e- business (e.g., franchised postal > and courier services); > > e-learning; e-health; e-markets (e.g., agricultural > commodity pricing and > > exchange); and e-monitoring *(e.g., real-time local > level monitoring of > > development funds and projects)*. Pilot Digital > Villages are run by private > > entrepreneurs who obtained training in business and > information technology > > from a certified program. This component will support > the Government over 3 > > years to roll out and scale up the successfully > piloted Digital Village > > initiative which aims at providing internet access and > e-services at the > > grassroots level via public-private partnerships. > > > > 28.TCIP support to include training, a grant facility, > I T support, and > > internet connectivity. > > The provision o f training programs in business and > information technology > > from a certified program will be supported by the > project (US$2 million). > > Prospective entrepreneurs who have obtained > certification will be eligible > > to apply for a Digital Village development loan from a > revolving fund: the > > Digital Village Fund (DVF). The project will > contribute US$4 million to the > > Government funded DVF over a three year period in 3 > installments. Although > > initially envisaged as a grant facility, the DVF could > be structured as a > > revolving fund (the funds allocated to each > entrepreneur would be repayable > > into the DVF over a 3 year period). These funds > received by the > > entrepreneurs will be used to finance set-up costs and > the required > > infrastructure (computers, printers, software etc). > The grant facility will > > be managed by the ICT Board Grant Manager and will > follow the governance and > > disbursement mechanisms set in the Grants Operational > Manual (the manual > > will be formulated as part o f the technical > assistance activity specified > > in l(c) above). Over the first 3 years the project > will support the > > provision o f IT support to Digital Villages (US$2 > million) and finance > > internet connectivity (US$2 million) which are > critical to support the > > incubation o f the initiative and ensure > sustainability. Overall it i s > > expected this project component will support the > establishment of 300 > > Digital Villages over a 3 year period. > > > > -- end citation -- > > > > Conclusions: > > > > 1.Digital Villages funding need not be 'loans' to the > entrepreneurs since as > > 'grants' was provided for. What was the rationale used > by the ICT board to > > decide all Digital Villages funds should be loaned to > the entrepreneurs and > > persons with disabilities? (In as much as it was also > provided for) > > > > 2. We appreciate the power of Freedom of Information > law. > > > > 3. I highly doubt Dr. Ndemo's commitment to our > Freedom of Information law > > legislation. > > > > 4.It is not proper for the PS to lay claim on “A > good policy levels the play > > ground.” > > > > 5.'Problem solving postponement' routine while the > PPDA, 2005 law is in > > place? “That is why we need the procurement rules > change to give everybody > > an equal chance.” is a mere 'perception management' > path/decoy. > > > > 6.Elsewhere, we strongly differ on ethics as regards > Public Office use to > > promote private interests and own gain. The PS now > reportedly appears > > Safaricom (private mobico) television commercials and > obviously “he received > > something.” He responds saying that he sees nothing > wrong with that, > > “apologies for what?” he asks. > > > > 7.If you want to know what local technical community > feels of the current > > ICT leadership in government, a local mailing member > recently wrote “Ideas > > and issues should be floated regularly and > resoundingly so that at the end > > of the day there are no excuses why in some countries > you can receive almost > > all services online while here we fondly believe > 'download and print' is > > e-government. > > > > 8.Perhaps the 2006 ICT Policy may have erred in > professing Kenya had > > automagically found High Level ICT leadership and > calling for it to be > > “protected” . Previous ICT Policy drafts lamented > absence of high level > > leadership. > > > > 9.Processes and leaderships that suppress > (irrepressible) truths only serve > > to entrench public resentment of government > culminating to disasters like > > early last year's. We should work hard to avoid their > repeat.. > > > > Above document refers to 300 digital villages and up > until Eunice's message > > the ICT Board training materials developed were > proprietary software-base, > > none were on FOSS. > > > > I hope for specific responses to all above issues > raised. > > > > Gakuru > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:15 AM, <eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke> > wrote: > >> Dear Alex, > >> I am not sure why you got your information about > the ICT board having > > rolled out 300 digital Villages with proprietary > software from these are not > > fact based. > >> > >> When that time comes, the entrepreneurs will be > free to procure whichever > > computer brands with whichever operating systems they > prefer they feel will > > enable them operate the digital villages. > >> > >> This is why the board is training entrepreneurs > who will be capable of > > making prudent business decisions on their own. > >> > >> After the training they will apply for grants from > the board, through an > > agency, with which to procure what they need to be > able to run their digital > > villages. > >> > >> I believe Dr Ndemo clarified the government policy > and Sang raised > > pertinent issues to chew on. > >> > >> It would be good to comment on issues based on > facts. > >> > >> Ek > >> > >> > >> > >> , because the board has > >> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain > Kenya > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > >> > >> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:34:24 > >> To: <eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke> > >> Cc: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, > >> varying quality - We > lack an accreditation system for ICT > > courses > >> > >> > >> It is not and in fact the law reinforces it. But > while Section 34 of > >> the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 is > very clear on > >> procurement, public officials continually break > this law by choosing > >> to purchase proprietary software. Those in the > know say that savings > >> on proprietary licences, in one year alone, are > enough to bring > >> elevate 1 district's ICT to the level Nairobi > enjoys. What motivates > >> government procurement officials to insist on > spending public funds on > >> proprietary software? > >> > >> Also consider the case of ICT Board 300+ "digital > villages" all rolled > >> out on proprietary software. This means those > entrepreneuers will > >> every year pay Operating syetem and surrounding > sofwtare licences ad > >> infinitum. Talk of unnecessary cost burdens... > >> > >> Despite local Open Source Software community > calling on the ICT Board > >> to inform and train them on the abundantly > available FOSS options. > >> > >> Over to Uhuru Kenyatta and treasury public > expenditure cost-saving > > officials... > >> --- > >> > >> "Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday directed > the Public > >> Procurement Oversight Authority - PPOA to develop > guidelines that will > >> ensure that procurement of public goods and > services is done > >> transparently while safeguarding public funds from > misuse. > >> > >> Uhuru who addressed a news conference immediately > after reading the > >> budget estimates to parliament, said the Public > Procurement Oversight > >> Authority has to ensure transparency among > government departments that > >> deal with procurement." > >> <http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=57928 > >> > >> regards, > >> > >> Alex > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Mwololo Tim<timwololo(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> Listers, > >>> > >>> Our 2006 national ICT policy is silent on open > source software (OSS). As > > we > >>> think of a review of this policy, which > according to me is due due to a > >>> number of issues (Vision 2030, BPO, and many > other developments), we > > should > >>> think seriously about a section on OSS > policy. > >>> > >>> tim mwololo > >>> > >>> > >>> On 6/29/09, Evans Ikua <ikua(a)lpakenya.org> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> There is also Camara Kenya (the local > office of camara.ie) that has done > >>>> tremendous work in the area of putting > hardware in schools, both Primary > > and > >>>> Secondary, installing open source > software, supporting them, and > > training > >>>> the teachers. This in a short period of > time. > >>>> > >>>> Their work has mainly been in the coast > region but they are also getting > >>>> into the hinterland. They have about 150 > volunteers from Ireland who > > have > >>>> just come in and they will conduct > trainings for about a month. > >>>> > >>>> They have equipped schools in the whole of > Lamu island, and many schools > >>>> at the coast. > >>>> > >>>> They are achieving much more by using FOSS > as a computer installed with > >>>> Linux gives much more to a student as > opposed to one installed with > > Windows. > >>>> Because they are not spending a penny on > software licenses, they are > > able to > >>>> supply like twice the number of PCs than > if they were to have the > > schools > >>>> buy licenses. > >>>> > >>>> Ikua > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Evans Ikua > >>>> Linux Professional Association of Kenya > >>>> Tel: +254-20-2250381, Cell: +254-722 955 > 831 > >>>> Eagle House, 2nd Floor > >>>> Kimathi Street, Opp. Corner House > >>>> www.lpakenya.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>: > >>>> > >>>>> forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel > Khisa > >>>>> <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> > >>>>> Subject: RE: [kictanet] One > subject,varying quality - We lack an > >>>>> accreditation system for > ICT courses > >>>>> To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > >>>>> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 > AM > >>>>> > >>>>> And Project Discovery Kenya has been > able to train more that 200 > > primary > >>>>> school teachers over the last five > years in conjunction with Institute > > of > >>>>> Software technologies...I also know > that similar training went on in > > Yala > >>>>> Division last April for Primary school > teachers in the division > > organised > >>>>> by > >>>>> the Computers for Schools. > >>>>> On the subject of lack of adequate > professors, I will leave that to > >>>>> Academicians and those keen on > interrogating academics, I however would > >>>>> like > >>>>> the ICT training to move from over > concentration with the academics and > >>>>> more > >>>>> to the more handson...more like > incubator based learning > > approach...While > >>>>> the Far East economies have good > universities, they still put more > >>>>> premium > >>>>> on handson skills...It is sad that > even our graduate engineers let > > alone > >>>>> IT > >>>>> graduates (who by the way take a lot > of flack) cannot invent or think > >>>>> outside the box...I mean no invention > ever comes out of these highly > >>>>> restricted courses yet only a select > few universities dare to venture > >>>>> into... > >>>>> > >>>>> The answer in my opinion lies in > building skills that are more > > practical > >>>>> and > >>>>> focussed on creating entrepreneural > opportunities. > >>>>> > >>>>> Rgds, > >>>>> > >>>>> Manu > >>>>> > >>>>> "New opinions are always suspected and > usually opposed, without any > > other > >>>>> reason but because they are not > already common." > >>>>> P Before printing, think about the > Environment and your > > responsibilities > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: > kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>>> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa<kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa> > > =kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] > >>>>> On > >>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM > >>>>> To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke > >>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One > subject,varying quality - We lack an > >>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I agree that something is happening > within the High-School teaching > >>>>> fraternity. Last April, Multimedia > University College trained 80 high > >>>>> school > >>>>> headteachers from Samburu and I think > Transmara Districts, giving them > >>>>> basic > >>>>> ICT skills...am aware Strathmore > University, IAT etc also do such > >>>>> trainings > >>>>> regularly...It may not be enough, but > its definitely a good kick in the > >>>>> right direction. > >>>>> > >>>>> As for the University Level IT faculty > staff. Unfortunately the > >>>>> statistics > >>>>> are likely to be true. You can > count the number of IT Professors in > > this > >>>>> country on your three fingers ;-) > >>>>> > >>>>> walu. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang > <bksang(a)education.go.ke> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One > subject, varying quality - We lack an > >>>>> > >>>>> accreditation system for ICT > courses > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > >>>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>>>>> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, > 11:32 PM > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Betty, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks for your response on the > article > >>>>>> mentioned below. Will go > >>>>>> through it and perhaps respond on > key issues raised, which > >>>>>> ICT in Education has > >>>>>> already done or planned. I hope it > will minimize fears all > >>>>>> of us have or may be > >>>>>> persuaded to think all is totally > misplaced and lost. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?ICT Integration? is currently > Ministry > >>>>>> of Education focus, and > >>>>>> steps already put in place are > expected to make Kenya > >>>>>> improve both teaching and > >>>>>> learning environment, with better > education ?products? > >>>>>> across all levels. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Kind regards > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> B. K. Sang > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: > >>>>>> kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang > <kictanet-bounces%2Bbksang>= > > education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] > >>>>>> On > >>>>>> Behalf Of Betty Ogange > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 > 4:31 PM > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To: Barnabas K. Sang > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One > subject, varying quality > >>>>>> - We lack an > >>>>>> accreditation system for ICT > courses > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hallo David, > >>>>>> Last week there was > furore in this forum > >>>>>> about media > >>>>>> misrepresentation of > the Kenyan situation. The article > >>>>>> that you make > >>>>>> reference to in > today?s Standard (24.06.09) may be > >>>>>> accurate in the areas that > >>>>>> you have highlighted. > However, I wish to take issue with > >>>>>> a few points raised > >>>>>> in the article. > >>>>> > >>>>> > > http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?Unlike > other academic fields, very > >>>>>> little has been done > >>>>>> to train most > teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no > >>>>>> primary teacher training > >>>>>> college offers > comprehensive pre-service training in > >>>>>> information technology.? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Anyone with a modest > interest in education in > >>>>>> Kenya would not > >>>>>> miss something as > obvious as a subject in the national > >>>>>> curriculum when reporting > >>>>>> in a national daily. > Prior to the year 2004, a few > >>>>>> colleges had ICT skills > >>>>>> courses for > pre-service teachers based on in-house > >>>>>> curricula that were > >>>>>> independently > developed by each college. The Primary > >>>>>> Teacher Education (PTE) > >>>>>> ICT curriculum > developed by the Kenya Institute of > >>>>>> Education has been in > >>>>>> force since the year > 2004 and ICT is taught as a > >>>>>> compulsory subject in all > >>>>>> primary teacher > training colleges. It is examined > >>>>>> internally at the end of > >>>>>> the first year and > all students must pass in the subject, > >>>>>> among other > >>>>>> subjects, in order to > proceed to second year. There are > >>>>>> several > >>>>>> implementation > hitches in this programme arising from the > >>>>>> fact that ICT is > >>>>>> being taught as a > discrete subject in the curriculum and > >>>>>> has yet to be > >>>>>> mainstreamed in the > other subjects in the PTE curriculum. > >>>>>> The debate around > >>>>>> ICT- pedagogy > integration in education and how to > >>>>>> operationalise it right > >>>>>> from curriculum > development to classroom level > >>>>>> implementation continues in > >>>>>> the education > circles. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ?In-service training is often > >>>>>> provided by trainers who > >>>>>> are just barely > literate in > >>>>>> computers? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In my knowledge, this > has happened especially > >>>>>> in instances when > >>>>>> some hardware > providers ?dangle? teacher training as > >>>>>> an additional offer to > >>>>>> the institution. TTCs > used to hire ICT technicians to > >>>>>> teach the course, but > >>>>>> in the last 2 years, > the Teacher Service Commission has > >>>>>> posted trained > >>>>>> lecturers of ICT to a > number of TTCs. There have also > >>>>>> been some highly > >>>>>> professional training > offered to college lecturers by > >>>>>> Microsoft (in > >>>>>> conjunction with the > Institute of Advanced Technology - > >>>>>> IAT) and the Kenya > >>>>>> Technical Teachers > College. Computers for Schools Kenya > >>>>>> and the Nepad > >>>>>> e-schools teacher > training programmes have also reached > >>>>>> teachers in selected > >>>>>> secondary schools. > Lack of co-ordination (as with the > >>>>>> rest of the ICT > >>>>>> initiatives in Kenya > ), lack of clear training targets > >>>>>> and time-lines have > >>>>>> compromised > continuity and impact of some of these > >>>>>> training programmes. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?The > >>>>>> entire ICT education is in > tatters? > >>>>>> An interesting > analogy there. But I see a > >>>>>> sector that is struggling > >>>>>> with what some > scholars in educational reform have called > >>>>>> an ?implementation > >>>>>> dip? ? that for a > number of reasons things normally > >>>>>> tend to get worse before > >>>>>> they can get > better. There are lots of difficulties in > >>>>>> implementing large > >>>>>> scale ICT initiatives > in the education sector world over. > >>>>>> In our country, > >>>>>> there have been > positive efforts by the Ministry of > >>>>>> Education, the KIE and a > >>>>>> number of > stakeholders in education, and these do count. > >>>>>> On the other hand, > >>>>>> there has been the > tendency (by education leaders) > >>>>>> towards elaborate policy > >>>>>> documents, ?ICT > networks? and trust funds whose > >>>>>> mandates remain > >>>>>> indeterminate. All > these need to be researched and > >>>>>> accurately presented. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Accurate reporting by > the media and objective > >>>>>> analysis of both > >>>>>> the positives and > difficulties are important in helping > >>>>>> the public target > >>>>>> their attention and > effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the > >>>>>> use of expressions > >>>>>> such as ?in tatters? > ?the situation is bad?, > >>>>>> ?alarmed professionals? > >>>>>> ?obsolete hardware? > to describe ICT in education in > >>>>>> Kenya sounds to me fairly > >>>>>> sensational. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Betty > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, > David Otwoma > >>>>>> <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: David Otwoma > <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] > One subject, varying quality - We > >>>>>> lack an accreditation > >>>>>> system for ICT > courses > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To: ogange(a)yahoo.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT > Policy Discussions" > >>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Date: Wednesday, June > 24, 2009, 9:32 AM > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> .....universities > >>>>>> offer many degrees > but their quality and market demand > >>>>>> differ...... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Although > >>>>>> nearly all > universities offer degrees, only the > >>>>>> University of Nairobi, Jomo > >>>>>> Kenyatta University > of Agriculture and Technology and > >>>>>> Strathmore have > >>>>>> Master?s programmes > and only UON and Jkuat teach at > >>>>>> doctoral level. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> There > >>>>>> is a diminishing > number of staff with PhDs in ICT > >>>>>> departments. According to > >>>>>> Prof Rodrigues, UoN > has the highest number of full-time > >>>>>> lecturers with PhDs > >>>>>> in ICT that stands at > eight of 18, while Jkuat has three > >>>>>> of six, which is the > >>>>>> same number for > Strathmore. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Kenyatta > >>>>>> University has nine > full-time but none of them have a PhD > >>>>>> or an equivalent > >>>>>> qualification, while > none of the Kabarak?s eight > >>>>>> lecturers have a PhD. Two of > >>>>>> six of United States > International University has > >>>>>> doctoral degrees. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Many > >>>>>> lecturers have no > experience as ICT professionals as > >>>>>> engineers, software > >>>>>> developers or in the > emerging area of computer and > >>>>>> network security. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> See > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& > >>>>>> > >>>>>> for full story > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> David Otwoma, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Chief Science > Secretary, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> National Council for > Science and Technology, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Utalii House 9th > Floor, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mobile tel: +254 722 > 141771, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Office tel: +254 > (0)20 2346915, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> P. O. Box 5687 - > 00100, Nairobi, Kenya > >>>>>> > >>>>>> email: otwomad(a)gmail.com > & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke > >>>>>> > >>>>>> www.ncst.go.ke > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Inline > Attachment Follows----- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> kictanet mailing > list > >>>>>> > >>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This message was sent > to: ogange(a)yahoo.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Unsubscribe or change > your options at > >>>>> > >>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Inline Attachment > Follows----- > >>>>>> > >>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>> kictanet mailing list > >>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > >>>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options > at > >>>>> > >>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>> kictanet mailing list > >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>>>> > >>>>> This message was sent to: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke > >>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>>>> > >>>>> > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emmanuel.khisa%40kadet. > >>>>> co.ke > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>> kictanet mailing list > >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>>> > >>>> This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com > >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>>> > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>> kictanet mailing list > >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>> > >>> This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com > >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>> > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40gma… > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> kictanet mailing list > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >> > >> This message was sent to: eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke > >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eunicekariuki%40ict.go… > >> > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > --- > http://www.bungesms.com > > http://www.madeinkenya.org > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alex.gakuru%40yahoo.com >

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Mwololo Tim 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Bwana Sang, You have a point. We do not have strong OSS champions, especially in the public sector - at least not as powerful as the evangilists for proprietary software. This situation is not helped by a non-committal policy. Let me chew over how we can change things. Mwololo On 6/30/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: > > Tim, > > > > I agree with you to some extent, that we all need revision of the current > ICT Policy to accommodate the key issues Kenya currently is focusing on. On > OSS, I still doubt capacity of “*OSS Champions*” on the issue having > observed in the past one year, how an opportunity to have 210 secondary > schools each equipped with 25 PCs and use both proprietary software and OSS > (Funds provided for) progressed. > > > > To date, no OSS proponents have brought any concept on how MOE can > facilitate the adoption and use of OSS. There are some brilliant OSS > solutions, particularly supporting teaching and learning (animated content > -> good for illustrations of difficult concepts in some subjects) and > development of content for use by all education and training stakeholders > (teachers, students, parents and researchers). > > > > I would like to acknowledge existence of sufficient leadership (policy and > managers) to support modernization of education (ICT integration to teaching > and learning). We may not have all necessary capacity yet for > decision-makers to guide the process, but in partnership with all > stakeholders, I believe OSS will definitely find a niche in the whole ICT > integration exercise being spearheaded by MOE. Perhaps people like yourself > and others in this network, could enlightened us on how OSS could be part of > ICT integration efforts at an early stage as possible. > > > > Kind Regards > > > > B. K. Sang > > > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+bksang <kictanet-bounces%2Bbksang>=education.go.ke@ > lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Mwololo Tim > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:02 AM > *To:* Barnabas K. Sang > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack > an accreditation system for ICT courses > > > > Listers, > > > > Our 2006 national ICT policy is silent on open source software (OSS). As we > think of a review of this policy, which according to me is due due to a > number of issues (Vision 2030, BPO, and many other developments), we should > think seriously about a section on OSS policy. > > > > tim mwololo > > > > On 6/29/09, *Evans Ikua* <ikua(a)lpakenya.org> wrote: > > There is also Camara Kenya (the local office of camara.ie) that has done > tremendous work in the area of putting hardware in schools, both Primary and > Secondary, installing open source software, supporting them, and training > the teachers. This in a short period of time. > > Their work has mainly been in the coast region but they are also getting > into the hinterland. They have about 150 volunteers from Ireland who have > just come in and they will conduct trainings for about a month. > > They have equipped schools in the whole of Lamu island, and many schools at > the coast. > > They are achieving much more by using FOSS as a computer installed with > Linux gives much more to a student as opposed to one installed with Windows. > Because they are not spending a penny on software licenses, they are able to > supply like twice the number of PCs than if they were to have the schools > buy licenses. > > Ikua > > -- > Evans Ikua > Linux Professional Association of Kenya > Tel: +254-20-2250381, Cell: +254-722 955 831 > Eagle House, 2nd Floor > Kimathi Street, Opp. Corner House > www.lpakenya.org > > > > > Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>: > > forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> > wrote: > > From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> > Subject: RE: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an > accreditation system for ICT courses > To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 AM > > And Project Discovery Kenya has been able to train more that 200 primary > school teachers over the last five years in conjunction with Institute of > Software technologies...I also know that similar training went on in Yala > Division last April for Primary school teachers in the division organised > by > the Computers for Schools. > On the subject of lack of adequate professors, I will leave that to > Academicians and those keen on interrogating academics, I however would > like > the ICT training to move from over concentration with the academics and > more > to the more handson...more like incubator based learning approach...While > the Far East economies have good universities, they still put more premium > on handson skills...It is sad that even our graduate engineers let alone IT > graduates (who by the way take a lot of flack) cannot invent or think > outside the box...I mean no invention ever comes out of these highly > restricted courses yet only a select few universities dare to venture > into... > > The answer in my opinion lies in building skills that are more practical > and > focussed on creating entrepreneural opportunities. > > Rgds, > > Manu > > "New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without any other > reason but because they are not already common." > P Before printing, think about the Environment and your responsibilities > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa<kictanet-bounces%2Bemmanuel.khisa> > =kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Walubengo J > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM > To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an > accreditation system for ICT courses > > > I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching > fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high > school > headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving them > basic > ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such trainings > regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in the > right direction. > > As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the statistics > are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in this > country on your three fingers ;-) > > walu. > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: > > From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an > > accreditation system for ICT courses > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Betty, > > > > Thanks for your response on the article > mentioned below. Will go > through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which > ICT in Education has > already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all > of us have or may be > persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost. > > > > > ?ICT Integration? is currently Ministry > of Education focus, and > steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya > improve both teaching and > learning environment, with better education ?products? > across all levels. > > > > Kind regards > > > > B. K. Sang > > > > > > > > From: > kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang <kictanet-bounces%2Bbksang>= > education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of Betty Ogange > > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM > > To: Barnabas K. Sang > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality > - We lack an > accreditation system for ICT courses > > > > > > > > > Hallo David, > Last week there was furore in this forum > about media > misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article > that you make > reference to in today?s Standard (24.06.09) may be > accurate in the areas that > you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with > a few points raised > in the article. > > http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 > > > ?Unlike other academic fields, very > little has been done > to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no > primary teacher training > college offers comprehensive pre-service training in > information technology.? > > Anyone with a modest interest in education in > Kenya would not > miss something as obvious as a subject in the national > curriculum when reporting > in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few > colleges had ICT skills > courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house > curricula that were > independently developed by each college. The Primary > Teacher Education (PTE) > ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of > Education has been in > force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a > compulsory subject in all > primary teacher training colleges. It is examined > internally at the end of > the first year and all students must pass in the subject, > among other > subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are > several > implementation hitches in this programme arising from the > fact that ICT is > being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and > has yet to be > mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. > The debate around > ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to > operationalise it right > from curriculum development to classroom level > implementation continues in > the education circles. > > ?In-service training is often > provided by trainers who > are just barely literate in > computers? > > In my knowledge, this has happened especially > in instances when > some hardware providers ?dangle? teacher training as > an additional offer to > the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to > teach the course, but > in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has > posted trained > lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also > been some highly > professional training offered to college lecturers by > Microsoft (in > conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - > IAT) and the Kenya > Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya > and the Nepad > e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached > teachers in selected > secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the > rest of the ICT > initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets > and time-lines have > compromised continuity and impact of some of these > training programmes. > > ?The > entire ICT education is in tatters? > An interesting analogy there. But I see a > sector that is struggling > with what some scholars in educational reform have called > an ?implementation > dip? ? that for a number of reasons things normally > tend to get worse before > they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in > implementing large > scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. > In our country, > there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of > Education, the KIE and a > number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. > On the other hand, > there has been the tendency (by education leaders) > towards elaborate policy > documents, ?ICT networks? and trust funds whose > mandates remain > indeterminate. All these need to be researched and > accurately presented. > > Accurate reporting by the media and objective > analysis of both > the positives and difficulties are important in helping > the public target > their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the > use of expressions > such as ?in tatters? ?the situation is bad?, > ?alarmed professionals? > ?obsolete hardware? to describe ICT in education in > Kenya sounds to me fairly > sensational. > > Betty > > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma > <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We > lack an accreditation > system for ICT courses > > To: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM > > > .....universities > offer many degrees but their quality and market demand > differ...... > > > > > > Although > nearly all universities offer degrees, only the > University of Nairobi, Jomo > Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and > Strathmore have > Master?s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at > doctoral level. > > > There > is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT > departments. According to > Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time > lecturers with PhDs > in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three > of six, which is the > same number for Strathmore. > > > Kenyatta > University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD > or an equivalent > qualification, while none of the Kabarak?s eight > lecturers have a PhD. Two of > six of United States International University has > doctoral degrees. > > > Many > lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as > engineers, software > developers or in the emerging area of computer and > network security. > > > > > > See > > http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& > > for full story > > > > > > -- > > David Otwoma, > > Chief Science Secretary, > > National Council for Science and Technology, > > Utalii House 9th Floor, > > Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, > > Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, > > P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya > > email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke > > www.ncst.go.ke > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emmanuel.khisa%40kadet > . > co.ke > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com > > >

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[Fwd: [Security Forum] AFR0W00T HACKERS CONVENTION, CALL FOR PAPERS PLANNED BY NSPKENYA]
by chuks Jonia 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Hi Members We are inviting InfoSec members as we take Exploitation tools on steroids up the highways of Nairobi, in a Hacker Convention this August. More Discussions at Security forums/Mailists, Link for Archives: http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/2009-July/thread.html See you there soon. ./Chuks -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester infosigmer(a)inbox.com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ http://www.kamongo.co.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Walubengo J 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

Alex, Is this what Americans call "friendly-fire"? I just hope I wont end up being classified as "collateral damage"... But I have to admit I like the bit where you had to go to the US to get data about a Kenyan Project! walu. nb: Meanwhile you should consider a career change and work for the NSIS (intelligence espionage and covert operations ;-) --- On Sat, 7/4/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 6:15 PM Eunice, Consumer public watchdog role of public offices is called for by the ICT Policy. 9.6 (c) "Consumers and users will be expected to participate in ensuring continued review of Government policy in accordance with technological and consumer trends." I put it that Ndemo and Eunice are playing around with words to conceal and “manage” public perception of what they are actually implementing all while giving lip service support to FOSS, if not using every evidence and opportunity they get to attempt to discredit FOSS and its local ICT entrepreneurs. Ndemo and the Board actually got shs 320 million from the World Bank for proprietary software licenses and surrounding expenses for their projects."Licenses, the management system and the rudimentary data warehouse are estimated at US$4 million" The World Bank required ICT policy (also on software) to be followed. It was not followed and Ndemo's statement “What each party (Proprietary or OSS) does should not concern policy” is thus null and void. Why did they not also have a provision for Open Source Software on the funding proposals? Eunice has questioned my credibility I am therefore providing indisputable evidence-right to reply candidly giving my defense at this public court - interpret below document reference in this context. Excuse me for not sending it onlist but you may also ask the World Bank, if you want. Courtesy of US Freedom of Information Act (governs World Bank information) on 31 July, 2008, I requested and was directed to the complete “KENYA TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (TCIP/CIP 1)” dated 5 March, 2007. Which I read and observed its stated terms of use: “This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. ” ----excerpt----- 25.TCIP contribution to connect Government. TCIP will fund the following: The internal LAN connections in two buildings which are shared with government offices (NSSF and Utalii House) along with their connections to the fiber optics network to serve five small Ministries. This is estimated cost US$1 million. The enterprise software licenses for government staff and the document management system for government records will be procured and deployed in a manner consistent with the standards and guidelines specified in the Government’s I C T policy, along with the hardware required for storage o f the data. Licenses, the management system and the rudimentary data warehouse are estimated at US$4 million. The project will also fund the software and hardware required for the IP Platform and the Network Operations Center, also in a manner consistent with the standards and guidelines specified in the Government’s I C T policy. This subcomponent i s estimated at US$7 million. Furthermore, TCIP will fund the training, change management and capacity building which will enable the government to take full advantage o f the internal systems and to ensure that they are professionally deployed and maintained. Considerable resources are required, on the order o f US$4 million. 26.Leveraging other sources of finance. Other development partners have indicated their willingness to fund the National Data Center and the Disaster Recovery Center; it should be noted that success o f the Government o f Kenya’s communication network is contingent on secured funding for all elements described above. 27. T U P Component 2d - Support to the Digital Village initiative – US$lO million TCIP will support the scaling-up of successfully piloted Digital Village initiative. Digital villages are e-centers that provide a suite o f services to the public via computers connected to the internet, digital cameras, printers, fax machines and other communication infrastructure. These services include, but are not limited to: e-mail and internet access; e-banking (e.g., money transfer services such as Posta Pay); eGovernment (e.g., police abstract forms, tax returns, P3 forms, and driving license applications); e- business (e.g., franchised postal and courier services); e-learning; e-health; e-markets (e.g., agricultural commodity pricing and exchange); and e-monitoring (e.g., real-time local level monitoring of development funds and projects). Pilot Digital Villages are run by private entrepreneurs who obtained training in business and information technology from a certified program. This component will support the Government over 3 years to roll out and scale up the successfully piloted Digital Village initiative which aims at providing internet access and e-services at the grassroots level via public-private partnerships. 28.TCIP support to include training, a grant facility, I T support, and internet connectivity. The provision o f training programs in business and information technology from a certified program will be supported by the project (US$2 million). Prospective entrepreneurs who have obtained certification will be eligible to apply for a Digital Village development loan from a revolving fund: the Digital Village Fund (DVF). The project will contribute US$4 million to the Government funded DVF over a three year period in 3 installments. Although initially envisaged as a grant facility, the DVF could be structured as a revolving fund (the funds allocated to each entrepreneur would be repayable into the DVF over a 3 year period). These funds received by the entrepreneurs will be used to finance set-up costs and the required infrastructure (computers, printers, software etc). The grant facility will be managed by the ICT Board Grant Manager and will follow the governance and disbursement mechanisms set in the Grants Operational Manual (the manual will be formulated as part o f the technical assistance activity specified in l(c) above). Over the first 3 years the project will support the provision o f IT support to Digital Villages (US$2 million) and finance internet connectivity (US$2 million) which are critical to support the incubation o f the initiative and ensure sustainability. Overall it i s expected this project component will support the establishment of 300 Digital Villages over a 3 year period. -- end citation -- Conclusions: 1.Digital Villages funding need not be 'loans' to the entrepreneurs since as 'grants' was provided for. What was the rationale used by the ICT board to decide all Digital Villages funds should be loaned to the entrepreneurs and persons with disabilities? (In as much as it was also provided for) 2. We appreciate the power of Freedom of Information law. 3. I highly doubt Dr. Ndemo's commitment to our Freedom of Information law legislation. 4.It is not proper for the PS to lay claim on “A good policy levels the play ground.” 5.'Problem solving postponement' routine while the PPDA, 2005 law is in place? “That is why we need the procurement rules change to give everybody an equal chance.” is a mere 'perception management' path/decoy. 6.Elsewhere, we strongly differ on ethics as regards Public Office use to promote private interests and own gain. The PS now reportedly appears Safaricom (private mobico) television commercials and obviously “he received something.” He responds saying that he sees nothing wrong with that, “apologies for what?” he asks. 7.If you want to know what local technical community feels of the current ICT leadership in government, a local mailing member recently wrote “Ideas and issues should be floated regularly and resoundingly so that at the end of the day there are no excuses why in some countries you can receive almost all services online while here we fondly believe 'download and print' is e-government. 8.Perhaps the 2006 ICT Policy may have erred in professing Kenya had automagically found High Level ICT leadership and calling for it to be “protected” . Previous ICT Policy drafts lamented absence of high level leadership. 9.Processes and leaderships that suppress (irrepressible) truths only serve to entrench public resentment of government culminating to disasters like early last year's. We should work hard to avoid their repeat.. Above document refers to 300 digital villages and up until Eunice's message the ICT Board training materials developed were proprietary software-base, none were on FOSS. I hope for specific responses to all above issues raised. Gakuru On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:15 AM, <eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > Dear Alex, > I am not sure why you got your information about the ICT board having rolled out 300 digital Villages with proprietary software from these are not fact based. > > When that time comes, the entrepreneurs will be free to procure whichever computer brands with whichever operating systems they prefer they feel will enable them operate the digital villages. > > This is why the board is training entrepreneurs who will be capable of making prudent business decisions on their own. > > After the training they will apply for grants from the board, through an agency, with which to procure what they need to be able to run their digital villages. > > I believe Dr Ndemo clarified the government policy and Sang raised pertinent issues to chew on. > > It would be good to comment on issues based on facts. > > Ek > > > > , because the board has > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:34:24 > To: <eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke> > Cc: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, > varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses > > > It is not and in fact the law reinforces it. But while Section 34 of > the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 is very clear on > procurement, public officials continually break this law by choosing > to purchase proprietary software. Those in the know say that savings > on proprietary licences, in one year alone, are enough to bring > elevate 1 district's ICT to the level Nairobi enjoys. What motivates > government procurement officials to insist on spending public funds on > proprietary software? > > Also consider the case of ICT Board 300+ "digital villages" all rolled > out on proprietary software. This means those entrepreneuers will > every year pay Operating syetem and surrounding sofwtare licences ad > infinitum. Talk of unnecessary cost burdens... > > Despite local Open Source Software community calling on the ICT Board > to inform and train them on the abundantly available FOSS options. > > Over to Uhuru Kenyatta and treasury public expenditure cost-saving officials... > --- > > "Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday directed the Public > Procurement Oversight Authority - PPOA to develop guidelines that will > ensure that procurement of public goods and services is done > transparently while safeguarding public funds from misuse. > > Uhuru who addressed a news conference immediately after reading the > budget estimates to parliament, said the Public Procurement Oversight > Authority has to ensure transparency among government departments that > deal with procurement." > <http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=57928 > > regards, > > Alex > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Mwololo Tim<timwololo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Listers, >> >> Our 2006 national ICT policy is silent on open source software (OSS). As we >> think of a review of this policy, which according to me is due due to a >> number of issues (Vision 2030, BPO, and many other developments), we should >> think seriously about a section on OSS policy. >> >> tim mwololo >> >> >> On 6/29/09, Evans Ikua <ikua(a)lpakenya.org> wrote: >>> >>> There is also Camara Kenya (the local office of camara.ie) that has done >>> tremendous work in the area of putting hardware in schools, both Primary and >>> Secondary, installing open source software, supporting them, and training >>> the teachers. This in a short period of time. >>> >>> Their work has mainly been in the coast region but they are also getting >>> into the hinterland. They have about 150 volunteers from Ireland who have >>> just come in and they will conduct trainings for about a month. >>> >>> They have equipped schools in the whole of Lamu island, and many schools >>> at the coast. >>> >>> They are achieving much more by using FOSS as a computer installed with >>> Linux gives much more to a student as opposed to one installed with Windows. >>> Because they are not spending a penny on software licenses, they are able to >>> supply like twice the number of PCs than if they were to have the schools >>> buy licenses. >>> >>> Ikua >>> >>> -- >>> Evans Ikua >>> Linux Professional Association of Kenya >>> Tel: +254-20-2250381, Cell: +254-722 955 831 >>> Eagle House, 2nd Floor >>> Kimathi Street, Opp. Corner House >>> www.lpakenya.org >>> >>> >>> Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>: >>> >>>> forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel Khisa >>>> <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> >>>> Subject: RE: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an >>>> accreditation system for ICT courses >>>> To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>>> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 AM >>>> >>>> And Project Discovery Kenya has been able to train more that 200 primary >>>> school teachers over the last five years in conjunction with Institute of >>>> Software technologies...I also know that similar training went on in Yala >>>> Division last April for Primary school teachers in the division organised >>>> by >>>> the Computers for Schools. >>>> On the subject of lack of adequate professors, I will leave that to >>>> Academicians and those keen on interrogating academics, I however would >>>> like >>>> the ICT training to move from over concentration with the academics and >>>> more >>>> to the more handson...more like incubator based learning approach...While >>>> the Far East economies have good universities, they still put more >>>> premium >>>> on handson skills...It is sad that even our graduate engineers let alone >>>> IT >>>> graduates (who by the way take a lot of flack) cannot invent or think >>>> outside the box...I mean no invention ever comes out of these highly >>>> restricted courses yet only a select few universities dare to venture >>>> into... >>>> >>>> The answer in my opinion lies in building skills that are more practical >>>> and >>>> focussed on creating entrepreneural opportunities. >>>> >>>> Rgds, >>>> >>>> Manu >>>> >>>> "New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without any other >>>> reason but because they are not already common." >>>> P Before printing, think about the Environment and your responsibilities >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>> On >>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM >>>> To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke >>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an >>>> accreditation system for ICT courses >>>> >>>> >>>> I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching >>>> fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high >>>> school >>>> headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving them >>>> basic >>>> ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such >>>> trainings >>>> regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in the >>>> right direction. >>>> >>>> As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the >>>> statistics >>>> are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in this >>>> country on your three fingers ;-) >>>> >>>> walu. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an >>>> >>>> accreditation system for ICT courses >>>>> >>>>> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>>> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Betty, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your response on the article >>>>> mentioned below. Will go >>>>> through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which >>>>> ICT in Education has >>>>> already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all >>>>> of us have or may be >>>>> persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ?ICT Integration? is currently Ministry >>>>> of Education focus, and >>>>> steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya >>>>> improve both teaching and >>>>> learning environment, with better education ?products? >>>>> across all levels. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> B. K. Sang >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: >>>>> kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of Betty Ogange >>>>> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM >>>>> >>>>> To: Barnabas K. Sang >>>>> >>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality >>>>> - We lack an >>>>> accreditation system for ICT courses >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hallo David, >>>>> Last week there was furore in this forum >>>>> about media >>>>> misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article >>>>> that you make >>>>> reference to in today?s Standard (24.06.09) may be >>>>> accurate in the areas that >>>>> you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with >>>>> a few points raised >>>>> in the article. >>>> >>>> http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ?Unlike other academic fields, very >>>>> little has been done >>>>> to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no >>>>> primary teacher training >>>>> college offers comprehensive pre-service training in >>>>> information technology.? >>>>> >>>>> Anyone with a modest interest in education in >>>>> Kenya would not >>>>> miss something as obvious as a subject in the national >>>>> curriculum when reporting >>>>> in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few >>>>> colleges had ICT skills >>>>> courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house >>>>> curricula that were >>>>> independently developed by each college. The Primary >>>>> Teacher Education (PTE) >>>>> ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of >>>>> Education has been in >>>>> force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a >>>>> compulsory subject in all >>>>> primary teacher training colleges. It is examined >>>>> internally at the end of >>>>> the first year and all students must pass in the subject, >>>>> among other >>>>> subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are >>>>> several >>>>> implementation hitches in this programme arising from the >>>>> fact that ICT is >>>>> being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and >>>>> has yet to be >>>>> mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. >>>>> The debate around >>>>> ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to >>>>> operationalise it right >>>>> from curriculum development to classroom level >>>>> implementation continues in >>>>> the education circles. >>>>> >>>>> ?In-service training is often >>>>> provided by trainers who >>>>> are just barely literate in >>>>> computers? >>>>> >>>>> In my knowledge, this has happened especially >>>>> in instances when >>>>> some hardware providers ?dangle? teacher training as >>>>> an additional offer to >>>>> the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to >>>>> teach the course, but >>>>> in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has >>>>> posted trained >>>>> lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also >>>>> been some highly >>>>> professional training offered to college lecturers by >>>>> Microsoft (in >>>>> conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - >>>>> IAT) and the Kenya >>>>> Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya >>>>> and the Nepad >>>>> e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached >>>>> teachers in selected >>>>> secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the >>>>> rest of the ICT >>>>> initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets >>>>> and time-lines have >>>>> compromised continuity and impact of some of these >>>>> training programmes. >>>>> >>>>> ?The >>>>> entire ICT education is in tatters? >>>>> An interesting analogy there. But I see a >>>>> sector that is struggling >>>>> with what some scholars in educational reform have called >>>>> an ?implementation >>>>> dip? ? that for a number of reasons things normally >>>>> tend to get worse before >>>>> they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in >>>>> implementing large >>>>> scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. >>>>> In our country, >>>>> there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of >>>>> Education, the KIE and a >>>>> number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. >>>>> On the other hand, >>>>> there has been the tendency (by education leaders) >>>>> towards elaborate policy >>>>> documents, ?ICT networks? and trust funds whose >>>>> mandates remain >>>>> indeterminate. All these need to be researched and >>>>> accurately presented. >>>>> >>>>> Accurate reporting by the media and objective >>>>> analysis of both >>>>> the positives and difficulties are important in helping >>>>> the public target >>>>> their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the >>>>> use of expressions >>>>> such as ?in tatters? ?the situation is bad?, >>>>> ?alarmed professionals? >>>>> ?obsolete hardware? to describe ICT in education in >>>>> Kenya sounds to me fairly >>>>> sensational. >>>>> >>>>> Betty >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma >>>>> <otwomad(a)gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We >>>>> lack an accreditation >>>>> system for ICT courses >>>>> >>>>> To: ogange(a)yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" >>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>>> >>>>> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> .....universities >>>>> offer many degrees but their quality and market demand >>>>> differ...... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Although >>>>> nearly all universities offer degrees, only the >>>>> University of Nairobi, Jomo >>>>> Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and >>>>> Strathmore have >>>>> Master?s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at >>>>> doctoral level. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> There >>>>> is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT >>>>> departments. According to >>>>> Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time >>>>> lecturers with PhDs >>>>> in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three >>>>> of six, which is the >>>>> same number for Strathmore. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kenyatta >>>>> University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD >>>>> or an equivalent >>>>> qualification, while none of the Kabarak?s eight >>>>> lecturers have a PhD. Two of >>>>> six of United States International University has >>>>> doctoral degrees. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Many >>>>> lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as >>>>> engineers, software >>>>> developers or in the emerging area of computer and >>>>> network security. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> See >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& >>>>> >>>>> for full story >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> David Otwoma, >>>>> >>>>> Chief Science Secretary, >>>>> >>>>> National Council for Science and Technology, >>>>> >>>>> Utalii House 9th Floor, >>>>> >>>>> Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, >>>>> >>>>> Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, >>>>> >>>>> P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>> >>>>> email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke >>>>> >>>>> www.ncst.go.ke >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>> >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>> >>>>> This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emmanuel.khisa%40kadet. >>>> co.ke >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40gma… >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: eunicekariuki(a)ict.go.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eunicekariuki%40ict.go… > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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Quotations Invited: ICT standards web portal
by Gakuru Alex 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Local Software Developers/ICT Solution providers, You are hereby invited to submit quotations for the provision of: 1. Open Source website Content Management System (CMS) services 2. Open Source website Document Management System (DMS) services Your quotation should include, among others, CMS: a) customisation costs, b) cost of template, c) deployment costs d) cost of training 4 persons (administrator and 3 users) e) post installation & training support costs f) etc.. DMS: a) customisation costs, b) cost of template, c) deployment costs d) cost of training 4 persons (administrator and 3 users) e) post installation & training support costs f) etc.. If you feel that you can offer above ICT services please send your quotations by email to the undersigned addressed to: Alex Gakuru, The Chairman, Working Group, SC 34 Technical Committee(TC), Kenya Bureau of Standards email: gakuru(a)gmail.com

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(US) Government launches website to track IT spending
by Christopher Kiagiri 02 Jul '09

02 Jul '09

Remember last month when Obama's CIO announced data.gov (which has already grown from 47 data sets to over 100,000)? ... Well, VK didn't stop there. Now there's USAspending.gov (details below). http://www.washingtonpost.com/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR200906300…> wp-dyn/content/article/2009/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR200906300…> 06/30/AR2009063001370.html?<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR200906300…> hpid=moreheadlines<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR200906300…> Government Launches Web Site to Track IT Spending By Kim Hart<http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/kim+hart/> Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 30, 2009; 10:29 AM NEW YORK, June 30 -- Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, on Tuesday announced a new Web site designed to track more than $70 billion in government information technology spending, showing all contracts held by major firms within every agency. The revamped site, USAspending.gov <http://usaspending.gov/>, was launched early this morning, and Kundra unveiled it at the Personal Democracy Forum conference on technology and politics. The site shows detailed information about whether IT contracts are being monitored and budgets being met. "Everyone knows there have been spectacular failures when it comes to technology investments," Kundra said. "Now for the first time the entire country can see how we're spending money and give us input." The site is the latest effort by Kundra and the Office of Management and Budget to make data about the government's projects and performance visible to the public. Citizens and Web developers can parse the data, combine it with other data sets and publish the results on Web feeds or their Facebook profiles. The data also show which contracts were won through a competitive process or in a no-bid method, which has been criticized by good-government advocates for excluding firms from business opportunities. Each prime contractor is listed as well as the status of that project; sub-contractors are not yet shown on the site. Last month, Kundra launched Data.gov <http://data.gov/>, a repository for data feeds that are publicly available but often hard to find. The site started with 47 data sets. Kundra said there are now more than 100,000. Kundra's announcement was met with cheers and a standing ovation from the Twittering crowd at a Lincoln Center auditorium. The launch fulfills one of the promises Kundra made to Congress, in which he pledged to develop a new way of monitoring federal technology spending by the end of June. Launching a site that makes spending practices open to the public met some opposition from the agencies' chief information officers and government contractors, some of whom were nervous about letting citizens who aren't familiar with the contracting process and technology needs of the government judge the spending decisions. Kundra said he met with every agency and dozens of company executives over the past six weeks. "I talked to the CIO Council and saw the data change overnight," Kundra said. "It was cleaned up immediately when people realized it was going to be made public." A federal report last year found that $30 billion worth of IT projects were not going smoothly or were in danger of failing. Kundra pointed to a $6 million project to use wireless devices in gathering information for the U.S. Census. After two years, it was deemed unsuccessful and census takers reverted to using the old paper-based system. "We've seen this with system after system," he said. "Vendors over-promise and budgets have run away in terms of excessive spending. We're trying to provide you with the tools to let American people show us a better way." Because the data change frequently as IT contracts change, the feeds run the risk of containing inaccuracies. Maintaining and updating the databases is also labor-intensive and some agencies say the initiative creates an enormous workload for them. "There is a good chance you'll go through this and find places where the data is wrong, and that's okay," said Macon Phillips, new media director for the White House. "I'd rather have this up and out there than not at all."

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Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Bill Kagai 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

Tim, et al, Am overcome by acute nostalgia when FOSS is mentioned because we chased policy agenda from the Economic Commission of Africa in Addis to Tunis via Geneva in the corridors of International Telecommunication Union under the auspices of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) between 2004-2006. But the lesson that made me finally see the light was triggered by the post election violence in January 2008 when a company am associated with was contracted by NPWJ and KNCHR to document evidence. Browse through the attached pdf document, you will realize there is actually no crisis in technology deployed and that it does not matter what technology is deployed during crisis. An ICC judge Benard Lavigne, now a prosecutor in Toulouse used this database and told us it was miles ahead of what they use at ICC. Am also waiting for my day with the prosecutor albeit for totally different reasons that could also fatten my wallet in due course....(life is good). Bill On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Mwololo Tim<timwololo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dr. Ndemo, > > I hear you loud and clear. I know the debate can be quite heated for many > reasons. It would be nice to have the procurement rules and any other > instrument of government to be silent on this issue. I only wish the people > were neutral! > > Sang has a very important point, which may need a guided discussion. > > Mwololo > > > On 7/1/09, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >> >> Prof. Waema, >> A good policy levels the play ground. What each party (Proprietary or >> OSS) does should not concern policy. That is why we need the procurement >> rules change to give everybody an equal chance. >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> >> > Bwana Sang, >> > >> > You have a point. We do not have strong OSS champions, especially in the >> > public sector - at least not as powerful as the evangilists for >> > proprietary >> > software. This situation is not helped by a non-committal policy. Let me >> > chew over how we can change things. >> > >> > Mwololo >> > >> > >> > On 6/30/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: >> >> >> >> Tim, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I agree with you to some extent, that we all need revision of the >> >> current >> >> ICT Policy to accommodate the key issues Kenya currently is focusing >> >> on. >> >> On >> >> OSS, I still doubt capacity of “*OSS Champions*” on the issue having >> >> observed in the past one year, how an opportunity to have 210 secondary >> >> schools each equipped with 25 PCs and use both proprietary software and >> >> OSS >> >> (Funds provided for) progressed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To date, no OSS proponents have brought any concept on how MOE can >> >> facilitate the adoption and use of OSS. There are some brilliant OSS >> >> solutions, particularly supporting teaching and learning (animated >> >> content >> >> -> good for illustrations of difficult concepts in some subjects) and >> >> development of content for use by all education and training >> >> stakeholders >> >> (teachers, students, parents and researchers). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I would like to acknowledge existence of sufficient leadership (policy >> >> and >> >> managers) to support modernization of education (ICT integration to >> >> teaching >> >> and learning). We may not have all necessary capacity yet for >> >> decision-makers to guide the process, but in partnership with all >> >> stakeholders, I believe OSS will definitely find a niche in the whole >> >> ICT >> >> integration exercise being spearheaded by MOE. Perhaps people like >> >> yourself >> >> and others in this network, could enlightened us on how OSS could be >> >> part of >> >> ICT integration efforts at an early stage as possible. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> B. K. Sang >> >> >> >> >>

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Re: [kictanet] shaping history - the revolution of the fibre
by Walubengo J 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

good qtn MM. In some forums, they are saying the President was duped again - and officially opened another "blank". We need to know when or if this new pipe is now pumping packets/data. And I dont think such data falls under the (in?) famous " Official secrecy Act"... walu. --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Muriuki Mureithi <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote: From: Muriuki Mureithi <mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] shaping history - the revolution of the fibre To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 4:40 PM Hi history was made on 12th June when the fibre landed - and it threatens to open up the region like the railway did in 1900's... Special congrats to Dr Bitange Ndemo and all those who contributed to this revolution . the ict terrain will never be the same again -EVER the next step is the light and the byte. when will the first byte land here on the fibre? cheers Muriuki Mureithi _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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[Fwd: [ISOC] Now accepting applications [ISOC Fellowship to the IETF]]
by alice 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program. The program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 76 being held in Hiroshima, Japan, 8-13 November 2009 * IETF 77 being held in Anaheim, USA, 21-26 March 2010 Up to six fellowships will be awarded for each IETF meeting. Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to apply, are located on the ISOC website at : http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 31 July 2009. The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting the program during 2006 at IETF 66 in Montreal and IETF 67 in San Diego. Forty seven individuals from 29 countries have participated in the program since its inception. I encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals involved in your regional operators' groups that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. You also may consider being a reference for the applicant. If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Connie Kendig <kendig(a)isoc.org> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir(a)isoc.org>. Kind Regards, Connie J Kendig ISOC _______________________________________________ Isoc-members-announce mailing list Isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announce

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by John Kariuki 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Tim, Please look at the ICT Policy of 2006 again and you will find that it is not silent on Open Source Software. I am sure other listers can confirm this. Eng. J.N. Kariuki. --- On Tue, 30/6/09, Mwololo Tim <timwololo(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mwololo Tim <timwololo(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: RE: One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 6:02 AM Listers, Our 2006 national ICT policy is silent on open source software (OSS). As we think of a review of this policy, which according to me is due due to a number of issues (Vision 2030, BPO, and many other developments), we should think seriously about a section on OSS policy. tim mwololo On 6/29/09, Evans Ikua <ikua(a)lpakenya.org> wrote: There is also Camara Kenya (the local office of camara.ie) that has done tremendous work in the area of putting hardware in schools, both Primary and Secondary, installing open source software, supporting them, and training the teachers. This in a short period of time. Their work has mainly been in the coast region but they are also getting into the hinterland. They have about 150 volunteers from Ireland who have just come in and they will conduct trainings for about a month. They have equipped schools in the whole of Lamu island, and many schools at the coast. They are achieving much more by using FOSS as a computer installed with Linux gives much more to a student as opposed to one installed with Windows. Because they are not spending a penny on software licenses, they are able to supply like twice the number of PCs than if they were to have the schools buy licenses. Ikua -- Evans Ikua Linux Professional Association of Kenya Tel: +254-20-2250381, Cell: +254-722 955 831 Eagle House, 2nd Floor Kimathi Street, Opp. Corner House www.lpakenya.org Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>: forwarded--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> wrote: From: Emmanuel Khisa <emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> Subject: RE: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:11 AM And Project Discovery Kenya has been able to train more that 200 primary school teachers over the last five years in conjunction with Institute of Software technologies...I also know that similar training went on in Yala Division last April for Primary school teachers in the division organised by the Computers for Schools. On the subject of lack of adequate professors, I will leave that to Academicians and those keen on interrogating academics, I however would like the ICT training to move from over concentration with the academics and more to the more handson...more like incubator based learning approach...While the Far East economies have good universities, they still put more premium on handson skills...It is sad that even our graduate engineers let alone IT graduates (who by the way take a lot of flack) cannot invent or think outside the box...I mean no invention ever comes out of these highly restricted courses yet only a select few universities dare to venture into... The answer in my opinion lies in building skills that are more practical and focussed on creating entrepreneural opportunities. Rgds, Manu "New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common." P Before printing, think about the Environment and your responsibilities -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:41 AM To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject,varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high school headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving them basic ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such trainings regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in the right direction. As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the statistics are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in this country on your three fingers ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM Betty, Thanks for your response on the article mentioned below. Will go through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which ICT in Education has already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all of us have or may be persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost. ?ICT Integration? is currently Ministry of Education focus, and steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya improve both teaching and learning environment, with better education ?products? across all levels. Kind regards B. K. Sang From: kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Betty Ogange Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM To: Barnabas K. Sang Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses Hallo David, Last week there was furore in this forum about media misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article that you make reference to in today?s Standard (24.06.09) may be accurate in the areas that you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with a few points raised in the article. http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 ?Unlike other academic fields, very little has been done to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no primary teacher training college offers comprehensive pre-service training in information technology.? Anyone with a modest interest in education in Kenya would not miss something as obvious as a subject in the national curriculum when reporting in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few colleges had ICT skills courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house curricula that were independently developed by each college. The Primary Teacher Education (PTE) ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of Education has been in force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a compulsory subject in all primary teacher training colleges. It is examined internally at the end of the first year and all students must pass in the subject, among other subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are several implementation hitches in this programme arising from the fact that ICT is being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and has yet to be mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. The debate around ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to operationalise it right from curriculum development to classroom level implementation continues in the education circles. ?In-service training is often provided by trainers who are just barely literate in computers? In my knowledge, this has happened especially in instances when some hardware providers ?dangle? teacher training as an additional offer to the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to teach the course, but in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has posted trained lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also been some highly professional training offered to college lecturers by Microsoft (in conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - IAT) and the Kenya Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya and the Nepad e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached teachers in selected secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the rest of the ICT initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets and time-lines have compromised continuity and impact of some of these training programmes. ?The entire ICT education is in tatters? An interesting analogy there. But I see a sector that is struggling with what some scholars in educational reform have called an ?implementation dip? ? that for a number of reasons things normally tend to get worse before they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in implementing large scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. In our country, there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of Education, the KIE and a number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. On the other hand, there has been the tendency (by education leaders) towards elaborate policy documents, ?ICT networks? and trust funds whose mandates remain indeterminate. All these need to be researched and accurately presented. Accurate reporting by the media and objective analysis of both the positives and difficulties are important in helping the public target their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the use of expressions such as ?in tatters? ?the situation is bad?, ?alarmed professionals? ?obsolete hardware? to describe ICT in education in Kenya sounds to me fairly sensational. Betty --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: ogange(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM .....universities offer many degrees but their quality and market demand differ...... Although nearly all universities offer degrees, only the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Strathmore have Master?s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at doctoral level. There is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT departments. According to Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time lecturers with PhDs in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three of six, which is the same number for Strathmore. Kenyatta University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD or an equivalent qualification, while none of the Kabarak?s eight lecturers have a PhD. Two of six of United States International University has doctoral degrees. Many lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as engineers, software developers or in the emerging area of computer and network security. See http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& for full story -- David Otwoma, Chief Science Secretary, National Council for Science and Technology, Utalii House 9th Floor, Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke www.ncst.go.ke -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emmanuel.khisa%40kadet. co.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40y…

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BPO Study Stakeholder's Workshop: REMINDER
by munyiva ngea 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Dear Listeners, Please remember that the BPO Study titled 'Development of a Business Process Outsourcing Industry in Kenya: Critical Success Factors',that was funded by the International Development Research Centre(IDRC)and conducted by The School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society and the Kenya ICT Board ,will be holding a stakeholder's workshop tomorrow *Wednesday 1st July at Kenyatta International Conference Center(KICC) from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm.* Please email your confirmation of attendance to: munyiva(a)uonbi.ac.ke <http://mail.uonbi.ac.ke/src/compose.php?send_to=munyiva%40uonbi.ac.ke>. We look forward to interacting and exchanging ideas with you at the workshop. Please find attached the program for the event. Yours Faithfully, Ms. Munyiva Ngea, Project Assistant On behalf of: Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema BPO Research Project Team Leader

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One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by David Otwoma 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

.....universities offer many degrees but their quality and market demand differ...... Although nearly all universities offer degrees, only the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Strathmore have Master’s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at doctoral level. There is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT departments. According to Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time lecturers with PhDs in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three of six, which is the same number for Strathmore. Kenyatta University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD or an equivalent qualification, while none of the Kabarak’s eight lecturers have a PhD. Two of six of United States International University has doctoral degrees. Many lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as engineers, software developers or in the emerging area of computer and network security. See http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316&<http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316> for full story -- David Otwoma, Chief Science Secretary, National Council for Science and Technology, Utalii House 9th Floor, Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke www.ncst.go.ke

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shaping history - the revolution of the fibre
by Muriuki Mureithi 26 Jun '09

26 Jun '09

Hi history was made on 12th June when the fibre landed - and it threatens to open up the region like the railway did in 1900's... Special congrats to Dr Bitange Ndemo and all those who contributed to this revolution . the ict terrain will never be the same again -EVER the next step is the light and the byte. when will the first byte land here on the fibre? cheers Muriuki Mureithi

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Financial Times story on pirates disrupting broadband and north-south tensions in Sudan
by Peres Were 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Story below is in the Financial Times.... Somali pirates blamed for broadband delay* *By Barney Jopson in Nairobi * *459 words* *25 June 2009* *(c) 2009 The Financial Times Limited.* Somali pirates have claimed a new victim by disrupting the laying of an undersea fibre optic cable that has promised to end east Africa's isolation as the last region of the world not connected to the global broadband network. The managers of Seacom, a $600m project owned by private investors, said on Wednesday that its cable would not come into service until July 23 - nearly a month later than planned - because pirate activity off the coast of Somalia had delayed the work of its cable-laying contractor. Tyco Telecommunications, the contractor and part of Tyco Electronics, was forced to suspend its cable-laying around the Horn of Africa so it could revise its security plans and beef up protection for its ships following the latest surge in pirate activity in April and May. Piracy from Somalia has been on the rise since last August, resulting in dozens of ships and hundreds and crew members being taken hostage, millions of dollars in ransoms, and severe disruption to commercial shipping. Wednesday's announcement from Seacom marked the first time the pirates have disrupted east Africa's faltering efforts to end its dependence on satellite internet links, which are slow, unreliable and often prohibitively expensive. Brian Herlihy, chief executive of Seacom, which is based in Mauritius, said he was "frustrated" by what he called the "pirate-induced delay". He and Tyco would not comment on whether they had received specific information that Tyco ships were on a pirate hit list. So far no cable-laying ships have been attacked, but the ships contracted by Seacom were huge - needing to carry up to 6,000km of fibre optic cable - and vulnerable to pirate attack because they moved so slowly. "Cable-laying ships would be prime targets," said Pottengal Mukundan, director of the International Maritime Bureau in London. "They're very slow when they're laying the cables and they really can't get away." Maritime experts said some ships using the waters off Somalia had beefed up anti-pirate security by employing armed guards from private security companies while others had hired armed patrol boats to escort them. Tyco declined to comment on its security procedures. Mr Herlihy said the laying of the cable, which will connect the east Africa portion of Seacom to Mumbai, had been completed in the past few days. The delay had not been announced until the job was finished to avoid putting the ships in further danger. The Seacom cable will link South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia to India and Europe. A separate project led by the Kenyan government called Teams will connect Kenya to the United Arab Emirates. * West redoubles efforts to keep Sudan peace* *By Barney Jopson in Nairobi and Daniel Dombey in Washington * *670 words* *25 June 2009* *(c) 2009 The Financial Times Limited* The US and its western allies have embarked on a surge of diplomatic activity in an effort to prevent the long civil war between north and south Sudan from reigniting. Fighting between southern rebels and successive Khartoum regimes stretched over five decades and in its second phase caused an estimated 2m deaths. It ended with the 2005 deal, the comprehensive peace agreement, that the then Bush administration saw as one of its proudest foreign policy achievements. But there is rising concern that the deal could fall apart because Khartoum's commitment to it has been patchy, several key implementation deadlines have been missed and the semi-autonomous southern government says it is rearming in readiness for a possible war for independence. An international meeting held by the Obama administration in Washington this week sought to renew commitment to the deal, which gave the mainly Christian south partial autonomy from the Arab-led north and promised a referendum on southern independence in 2011. "It's not hard to see the path toward an escalation and collision, we all know the dangers," John Kerry, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee told the representatives of 33 countries and organisations who came to the event. The meeting included the National Congress party, which forms the core of president Omar al-Bashir's Khartoum regime, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the rulers of the south who as rebels were fighting for a fairer share of wealth and power. In a statement on Tuesday all the participants reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the peace deal "in good faith and in a timely fashion", including the referendum on self-determination that should occur no later than January 9 2011. The north and the south also agreed to accept as binding an arbitration ruling due next month on where their border cuts through the oil-rich Abyei region. But many analysts remain doubtful that the deal can be put back on track. "Khartoum has no desire to implement the CPA and has shown an impressive capacity to undermine it," said Robert Muggah, research director of the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. The current regime could be pushed out of power if free and fair elections were held as envisaged and it could lose access to the lucrative oil fields of the south if the region's people vote to secede in 2011, he said. Privately many western diplomats say that their countries paid insufficient attention to the risk of the north-south war reigniting, partly because of the much greater focus on the separate Darfur conflict. They also acknowledge that they have limited leverage over Khartoum and place hopes on pressure from China, which is alarmed by the prospect of its multi-million dollar investments in Sudan's oil industry being damaged by another war. Liu Guijin, China's special envoy to Sudan, attended the meeting in Washington. Sudan has already delayed parliamentary and presidential elections until next year. Washington fears such delays could reduce confidence in the south that the independence referendum itself will be held on time or at all. "We only have 164 days until the national election in February of 2010, and we only have 403 working days until the referenda in January 2011, so time is urgent," Scott Gration, president Barack Obama's personal envoy to Sudan, told the conference. Mr Muggah said that the inexperienced and under-resourced government of the south was committed to the CPA and had "everything to lose" if it was not implemented. "But it has comparatively little capacity to execute key aspects of the agreement, much less deliver equitable governance and protection for southerners." Last week Yasir Arman, deputy secretary-general of the SPLM, accused Khartoum of arming militias that have been involved in a surge of inter-ethnic fighting in borders areas of the south this year, a charge the north denies. ----- End forwarded message ----- with best regards, barney* Somali pirates blamed for broadband delay* *By Barney Jopson in Nairobi * *459 words* *25 June 2009* *(c) 2009 The Financial Times Limited.* Somali pirates have claimed a new victim by disrupting the laying of an undersea fibre optic cable that has promised to end east Africa's isolation as the last region of the world not connected to the global broadband network. The managers of Seacom, a $600m project owned by private investors, said on Wednesday that its cable would not come into service until July 23 - nearly a month later than planned - because pirate activity off the coast of Somalia had delayed the work of its cable-laying contractor. Tyco Telecommunications, the contractor and part of Tyco Electronics, was forced to suspend its cable-laying around the Horn of Africa so it could revise its security plans and beef up protection for its ships following the latest surge in pirate activity in April and May. Piracy from Somalia has been on the rise since last August, resulting in dozens of ships and hundreds and crew members being taken hostage, millions of dollars in ransoms, and severe disruption to commercial shipping. Wednesday's announcement from Seacom marked the first time the pirates have disrupted east Africa's faltering efforts to end its dependence on satellite internet links, which are slow, unreliable and often prohibitively expensive. Brian Herlihy, chief executive of Seacom, which is based in Mauritius, said he was "frustrated" by what he called the "pirate-induced delay". He and Tyco would not comment on whether they had received specific information that Tyco ships were on a pirate hit list. So far no cable-laying ships have been attacked, but the ships contracted by Seacom were huge - needing to carry up to 6,000km of fibre optic cable - and vulnerable to pirate attack because they moved so slowly. "Cable-laying ships would be prime targets," said Pottengal Mukundan, director of the International Maritime Bureau in London. "They're very slow when they're laying the cables and they really can't get away." Maritime experts said some ships using the waters off Somalia had beefed up anti-pirate security by employing armed guards from private security companies while others had hired armed patrol boats to escort them. Tyco declined to comment on its security procedures. Mr Herlihy said the laying of the cable, which will connect the east Africa portion of Seacom to Mumbai, had been completed in the past few days. The delay had not been announced until the job was finished to avoid putting the ships in further danger. The Seacom cable will link South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia to India and Europe. A separate project led by the Kenyan government called Teams will connect Kenya to the United Arab Emirates. * West redoubles efforts to keep Sudan peace* *By Barney Jopson in Nairobi and Daniel Dombey in Washington * *670 words* *25 June 2009* *(c) 2009 The Financial Times Limited* The US and its western allies have embarked on a surge of diplomatic activity in an effort to prevent the long civil war between north and south Sudan from reigniting. Fighting between southern rebels and successive Khartoum regimes stretched over five decades and in its second phase caused an estimated 2m deaths. It ended with the 2005 deal, the comprehensive peace agreement, that the then Bush administration saw as one of its proudest foreign policy achievements. But there is rising concern that the deal could fall apart because Khartoum's commitment to it has been patchy, several key implementation deadlines have been missed and the semi-autonomous southern government says it is rearming in readiness for a possible war for independence. An international meeting held by the Obama administration in Washington this week sought to renew commitment to the deal, which gave the mainly Christian south partial autonomy from the Arab-led north and promised a referendum on southern independence in 2011. "It's not hard to see the path toward an escalation and collision, we all know the dangers," John Kerry, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee told the representatives of 33 countries and organisations who came to the event. The meeting included the National Congress party, which forms the core of president Omar al-Bashir's Khartoum regime, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the rulers of the south who as rebels were fighting for a fairer share of wealth and power. In a statement on Tuesday all the participants reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the peace deal "in good faith and in a timely fashion", including the referendum on self-determination that should occur no later than January 9 2011. The north and the south also agreed to accept as binding an arbitration ruling due next month on where their border cuts through the oil-rich Abyei region. But many analysts remain doubtful that the deal can be put back on track. "Khartoum has no desire to implement the CPA and has shown an impressive capacity to undermine it," said Robert Muggah, research director of the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. The current regime could be pushed out of power if free and fair elections were held as envisaged and it could lose access to the lucrative oil fields of the south if the region's people vote to secede in 2011, he said. Privately many western diplomats say that their countries paid insufficient attention to the risk of the north-south war reigniting, partly because of the much greater focus on the separate Darfur conflict. They also acknowledge that they have limited leverage over Khartoum and place hopes on pressure from China, which is alarmed by the prospect of its multi-million dollar investments in Sudan's oil industry being damaged by another war. Liu Guijin, China's special envoy to Sudan, attended the meeting in Washington. Sudan has already delayed parliamentary and presidential elections until next year. Washington fears such delays could reduce confidence in the south that the independence referendum itself will be held on time or at all. "We only have 164 days until the national election in February of 2010, and we only have 403 working days until the referenda in January 2011, so time is urgent," Scott Gration, president Barack Obama's personal envoy to Sudan, told the conference. Mr Muggah said that the inexperienced and under-resourced government of the south was committed to the CPA and had "everything to lose" if it was not implemented. "But it has comparatively little capacity to execute key aspects of the agreement, much less deliver equitable governance and protection for southerners." Last week Yasir Arman, deputy secretary-general of the SPLM, accused Khartoum of arming militias that have been involved in a surge of inter-ethnic fighting in borders areas of the south this year, a charge the north denies.

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AITEC East Africa: Low cost broadband - Summit focussing on local content innovation.
by Fatma Bashir 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

This might be of interest ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Sholto Moroney<sholtom(a)aitecafrica.com> *To:* 'Helen Moroney' <helenm(a)aitecafrica.com> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:55 PM *Subject:* AITEC East Africa: Low cost broadband - Summit focussing on local content innovation. Dear Colleague, The East African Region is on the brink of access to plentiful, low-cost broadband. News of the undersea cable-laying progress reaches us on a daily basis. The arrival of this dramatically increased capacity will change the way that East Africans access and use the Internet. And riding this wave of dramatic expansion in infrastructure, the ICT sector must now address the challenge of locally developed content that is relevant to local interests and needs. Who is going to develop this new content? What will it look like? Who will use it, and how? What opportunities are there to enhance community development and stimulate business? How will entrepreneurs capture the value of the new possibilities? Ignite Consulting, in conjunction with AITEC East Africa, is pleased to host an exciting event that will help answer some of these questions. The event, a highly participatory “Summit” focusing on local content innovation, will engage participants in dialogue and action planning. In this Summit, participants will: - Engage in high-level dialogue with their peers on innovation. - Explore and understand the web content needs of business and local communities throughout Kenya. - Discover the common positive themes that drive the need for local content. - Collaboratively discuss actionable ideas to serve local content needs. - Design plans for implementation and follow-through. Thought-leaders, community leaders and entrepreneurs, business leaders, ICT specialists, development partners, social change professionals, youth and rural leaders are invited to participate, contribute and learn from the interactive sessions over two days. Please join us for this exciting and unique experience. Please reply to this e-mail if you would like to receive a registration form. Yours sincerely, Sholto Moroney *Administrative Assistant* *AITEC Africa* Tel: +44 (0)1480 880774 Fax: +44 (0)1480 880765 Email: sholtom(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com *UPCOMING EVENTS:** **l** CCK 10th Anniversary Celebrations: Forum and Expo,** **Nairobi**, 15-17 July 2009 **l** AITEC Mozambique ICT Convention, **Maputo**, 17-18 September 2009 **l** East African Fibre Summit, **Nairobi**, 22-23 September 2009 **l** Customer Service & Contact Centre, **Lagos**,** 14-15 October 2009 **l** ComBIT, **Lagos**, 4-6 November 2009 **l** Outsourcing & Contact Centre East Africa, **Nairobi**, 11-13 November 2009*** AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4698475 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have mistakenly received this e-mail and delete it from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Warning: Although reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this email, no responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments is accepted.

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Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Betty Ogange 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Hallo David, Last week there was furore in this forum about media misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article that you make reference to in today’s Standard (24.06.09) may be accurate in the areas that you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with a few points raised in the article. http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 ‘Unlike other academic fields, very little has been done to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no primary teacher training college offers comprehensive pre-service training in information technology.’ Anyone with a modest interest in education in Kenya would not miss something as obvious as a subject in the national curriculum when reporting in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few colleges had ICT skills courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house curricula that were independently developed by each college. The Primary Teacher Education (PTE) ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of Education has been in force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a compulsory subject in all primary teacher training colleges. It is examined internally at the end of the first year and all students must pass in the subject, among other subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are several implementation hitches in this programme arising from the fact that ICT is being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and has yet to be mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. The debate around ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to operationalise it right from curriculum development to classroom level implementation continues in the education circles. ‘In-service training is often provided by trainers who are just barely literate in computers’ In my knowledge, this has happened especially in instances when some hardware providers ‘dangle’ teacher training as an additional offer to the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to teach the course, but in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has posted trained lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also been some highly professional training offered to college lecturers by Microsoft (in conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - IAT) and the Kenya Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya and the Nepad e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached teachers in selected secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the rest of the ICT initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets and time-lines have compromised continuity and impact of some of these training programmes. ‘The entire ICT education is in tatters’ An interesting analogy there. But I see a sector that is struggling with what some scholars in educational reform have called an ‘implementation dip’ – that for a number of reasons things normally tend to get worse before they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in implementing large scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. In our country, there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of Education, the KIE and a number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. On the other hand, there has been the tendency (by education leaders) towards elaborate policy documents, ‘ICT networks’ and trust funds whose mandates remain indeterminate. All these need to be researched and accurately presented. Accurate reporting by the media and objective analysis of both the positives and difficulties are important in helping the public target their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the use of expressions such as ‘in tatters’ ‘the situation is bad’, ‘alarmed professionals’ ‘obsolete hardware’ to describe ICT in education in Kenya sounds to me fairly sensational. Betty --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses To: ogange(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM .....universities offer many degrees but their quality and market demand differ...... Although nearly all universities offer degrees, only the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Strathmore have Master’s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at doctoral level. There is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT departments. According to Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time lecturers with PhDs in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three of six, which is the same number for Strathmore. Kenyatta University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD or an equivalent qualification, while none of the Kabarak’s eight lecturers have a PhD. Two of six of United States International University has doctoral degrees. Many lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as engineers, software developers or in the emerging area of computer and network security. See http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& for full story -- David Otwoma, Chief Science Secretary, National Council for Science and Technology, Utalii House 9th Floor, Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke www.ncst.go.ke -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com

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Fwd: [Fibre-for-africa] Sea Pirates delay SEACOM launch
by Muriuki Mureithi 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

FYI ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Abi <abi.jagun(a)gmail.com> To: APC - Private list for use by EASSY Workshop Participants <fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org> Sent: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:47:13 +0300 (EAT) Subject: [Fibre-for-africa] Sea Pirates delay SEACOM launch Source: http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=2815 Sea Pirates delay SEACOM launch June 24, 2009 in Broadband SEACOM_brian2.jpgThe increase in pirate activity during April and May 2009, both in terms of intensity and geographical coverage, necessitated a change in SEACOM’s cable installation plans which resulted in a delay in the ready for service date from 27 June 2009 to 23 July 2009. The planned route required the ship to transit an area of increased pirate activity where other ships had been attacked or seized. The cable deployment in the troublesome waters has since been completed and splicing to connect the section of cable from Mumbai to Africa is expected shortly. Testing of the larger cable system will be finalised shortly thereafter. The cable section from South Africa (Mtunzini) to Kenya (Mombasa), including all south and east African landing stations, has already undergone successful testing. In the meantime, SEACOM is working with its contractor, Tyco Telecommunications, to find ways of accelerating the outstanding works and bring forward the ready for service date ahead of 23 July 2009. Brian Herlihy, SEACOM CEO, said: “Due to sensitivities around piracy issues, their impact on the project timeline was only fully established recently and whilst I am personally truly disappointed by the delay, it was imperative that strong measures be put in place to guarantee the successful completion of the cable system and the safety of the ship and its crews. “This setback should however be seen against the herculean efforts made by the team to see this project come to fruition over an incredibly tight schedule of only 18 months. We remain extremely excited and look forward to witnessing the huge difference that affordable, high quality and plentiful bandwidth will have throughout eastern and southern Africa.“ _______________________________________________ Fibre-for-africa mailing list Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses
by Walubengo J 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

I agree that something is happening within the High-School teaching fraternity. Last April, Multimedia University College trained 80 high school headteachers from Samburu and I think Transmara Districts, giving them basic ICT skills...am aware Strathmore University, IAT etc also do such trainings regularly...It may not be enough, but its definitely a good kick in the right direction. As for the University Level IT faculty staff. Unfortunately the statistics are likely to be true. You can count the number of IT Professors in this country on your three fingers ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> wrote: > From: Barnabas K. Sang <bksang(a)education.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for ICT courses > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:32 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Betty, > > > > Thanks for your response on the article > mentioned below. Will go > through it and perhaps respond on key issues raised, which > ICT in Education has > already done or planned. I hope it will minimize fears all > of us have or may be > persuaded to think all is totally misplaced and lost. > > > > > “ICT Integration” is currently Ministry > of Education focus, and > steps already put in place are expected to make Kenya > improve both teaching and > learning environment, with better education ‘products’ > across all levels. > > > > Kind regards > > > > B. K. Sang > > > > > > > > From: > kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bksang=education.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of Betty Ogange > > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM > > To: Barnabas K. Sang > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality > - We lack an > accreditation system for ICT courses > > > > > > > > > Hallo David, > Last week there was furore in this forum > about media > misrepresentation of the Kenyan situation. The article > that you make > reference to in today’s Standard (24.06.09) may be > accurate in the areas that > you have highlighted. However, I wish to take issue with > a few points raised > in the article. http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316 > > ‘Unlike other academic fields, very > little has been done > to train most teachers in ICT skills. Currently, no > primary teacher training > college offers comprehensive pre-service training in > information technology.’ > > Anyone with a modest interest in education in > Kenya would not > miss something as obvious as a subject in the national > curriculum when reporting > in a national daily. Prior to the year 2004, a few > colleges had ICT skills > courses for pre-service teachers based on in-house > curricula that were > independently developed by each college. The Primary > Teacher Education (PTE) > ICT curriculum developed by the Kenya Institute of > Education has been in > force since the year 2004 and ICT is taught as a > compulsory subject in all > primary teacher training colleges. It is examined > internally at the end of > the first year and all students must pass in the subject, > among other > subjects, in order to proceed to second year. There are > several > implementation hitches in this programme arising from the > fact that ICT is > being taught as a discrete subject in the curriculum and > has yet to be > mainstreamed in the other subjects in the PTE curriculum. > The debate around > ICT- pedagogy integration in education and how to > operationalise it right > from curriculum development to classroom level > implementation continues in > the education circles. > > ‘In-service training is often > provided by trainers who > are just barely literate in > computers’ > > In my knowledge, this has happened especially > in instances when > some hardware providers ‘dangle’ teacher training as > an additional offer to > the institution. TTCs used to hire ICT technicians to > teach the course, but > in the last 2 years, the Teacher Service Commission has > posted trained > lecturers of ICT to a number of TTCs. There have also > been some highly > professional training offered to college lecturers by > Microsoft (in > conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology - > IAT) and the Kenya > Technical Teachers College. Computers for Schools Kenya > and the Nepad > e-schools teacher training programmes have also reached > teachers in selected > secondary schools. Lack of co-ordination (as with the > rest of the ICT > initiatives in Kenya ), lack of clear training targets > and time-lines have > compromised continuity and impact of some of these > training programmes. > > ‘The > entire ICT education is in tatters’ > An interesting analogy there. But I see a > sector that is struggling > with what some scholars in educational reform have called > an ‘implementation > dip’ – that for a number of reasons things normally > tend to get worse before > they can get better. There are lots of difficulties in > implementing large > scale ICT initiatives in the education sector world over. > In our country, > there have been positive efforts by the Ministry of > Education, the KIE and a > number of stakeholders in education, and these do count. > On the other hand, > there has been the tendency (by education leaders) > towards elaborate policy > documents, ‘ICT networks’ and trust funds whose > mandates remain > indeterminate. All these need to be researched and > accurately presented. > > Accurate reporting by the media and objective > analysis of both > the positives and difficulties are important in helping > the public target > their attention and effort. Besides the inaccuracies, the > use of expressions > such as ‘in tatters’ ‘the situation is bad’, > ‘alarmed professionals’ > ‘obsolete hardware’ to describe ICT in education in > Kenya sounds to me fairly > sensational. > > Betty > > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, David Otwoma > <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We > lack an accreditation > system for ICT courses > > To: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:32 AM > > > .....universities > offer many degrees but their quality and market demand > differ...... > > > > > > Although > nearly all universities offer degrees, only the > University of Nairobi, Jomo > Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and > Strathmore have > Master’s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at > doctoral level. > > > There > is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT > departments. According to > Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time > lecturers with PhDs > in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three > of six, which is the > same number for Strathmore. > > > Kenyatta > University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD > or an equivalent > qualification, while none of the Kabarak’s eight > lecturers have a PhD. Two of > six of United States International University has > doctoral degrees. > > > Many > lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as > engineers, software > developers or in the emerging area of computer and > network security. > > > > > > See http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316& > for full story > > > > > > -- > > David Otwoma, > > Chief Science Secretary, > > National Council for Science and Technology, > > Utalii House 9th Floor, > > Mobile tel: +254 722 141771, > > Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915, > > P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya > > email: otwomad(a)gmail.com & otwoma(a)ncst.go.ke > > www.ncst.go.ke > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: ogange(a)yahoo.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ogange%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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ICANN 35 - Sydney Security briefing on conflicker worm
by alice＠apc.org 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

ICANN Meeting in Sydney had a security briefing on the Conficker Worm by D. Piscitello, please visit: http://syd.icann.org/files/meetings/sydney2009/presentation-alac-piscitello… best alice

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2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF), Nairobi, Kenya, 7th-9th September 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 22 Jun '09

22 Jun '09

2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa ³Thinking Globally; Acting Locally² The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) <http://www.kictanet.or.ke/> , the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) <http://www.kenic.or.ke/> in collaboration with other organisations are pleased to invite you to the second East African Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2009) to be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7th to 9th September 2009. The 2009 EA-IGF is a follow up to the inaugural EA-IGF that was held in November 2008 in Nairobi, which aimed at catalysing the Internet governance debate in the East African sub region. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The national and regional EA-IGF¹s will help prepare East African stakeholders to address the opportunities, strengths and challenges that arise, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. This year¹s EAIGF therefore seeks to continue to strengthen the national and regional dialogues on Internet Governance as well as; * Increase awareness of Internet Governance issues, including but not limited to local content and cyber; * continue to develop capacity and skills of various stakeholders and build regional consensus on IG issues; and, * Begin to discuss the development of a regional East African Communication policy, among others. The outcomes of the EAIGF will be submitted to the East Africa Regulatory, Postal and Telecommunications Organization (EARPTO), the African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN), the East African Community, as well as, the fourth UN Internet Governance Forum taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. Further, the 2009 EAIGF will set the stage for the 37th ICANN meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to meeting(a)eaigf.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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