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Location Intelligence Tool For Business and Organisations
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Good Morning Listers, We are on the penultimate lap of returning to normalcy, it's widely acknowledged that organizations and businesses will have to recalibrate their modus operandi to cushion the impact of post covid. Besides mindset change, this will also call for a ground up reshaping of how decisions are made. Data Driven Decisioning is poised to take centre stage. Here is yet another innovative tool from our Predictive Analytics Lab to help businesses make decisions. Sign up here free of charge https://gis.predictiveanalytics.co.ke/ to try explore the open version and get in touch with us for a demonstration on how to leverage the tool for your industry. The enterprise solution has embeded Algorithms and Datasets with an interphase to curate ones needs. The Data sets loaded include Latest Census Data(2019), Traffic Movement data, Points of Intrests (Banks, Hospitals, Police Stations etc), Twitter Sentiment Analysis, Weather Data, Telco Towers Locations talk to us if you need. Kind Regards Timothy Oriedo Data Scientist Predictive Analytics Lab www.predictiveanalytics.co.ke

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Select Articles on Data Protection in Kenya
by Mugambi Laibuta 26 Jun '20

26 Jun '20

Dear Colleagues, Below I share links to some articles I have written on data protection. Enjoy the read The Data Protection Officer https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-data-protection-officer/ The Business Case for Data Protection https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-business-case-for-data-protecti… Two Years on: The Impact the GDPR has had on Privacy and Data Protection in Kenya https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/two-years-on-the-impact-the-gdpr-ha… Data Protection by Design or by Default https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/data-protection-by-design-or-by-def… Data Protection Impact Assessments https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/data-protection-impact-assessments/ The Data Commissioner in Pandemic Times https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-data-commissioner-in-pandemic-t… Privacy, Data Protection and the CoronaVirus https://www.laibuta.com/human-rights/privacy-data-protection-and-the-corona… *Kind regards,* *Mugambi Laibuta * *LLM (LSE), LLB (Moi), Dip. Law (KSL)* *Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. | Legislative Drafter. | Mediator. | Ethics and Sustainability Consultant. | Monitoring and Evaluation Professional. | Privacy and Data Protection Specialist.* *www.laibuta.com <http://www.laibuta.com/>* *P.O. Box 6455 00300* *Nairobi* *Tel: +254 722 363 247* Help protect the environment, Please don't print this email unless you absolutely need to. Thank you.

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Credit Information Sharing Draft Proposals
by David Indeje 26 Jun '20

26 Jun '20

Listers, Credit Information Sharing Association of Kenya (CIS Kenya) has launched the draft credit information sharing code of conduct <https://ciskenya.co.ke/draft-code-of-conduct/>. The proposed draft invites the public for comments by 30 June 2020. https://ciskenya.co.ke/draft-code-of-conduct/

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Re: [kictanet] Save The Date Africa Domain Name System (Virtual) Forum 2020 27 - 28 July 2020
by Barrack Otieno 26 Jun '20

26 Jun '20

Listers, This is for your information. Thank you www.aftld.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Interniship Digital Talent by ICT Authority
by Barrack Otieno 25 Jun '20

25 Jun '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Martin Mwai via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:58 PM Subject: [Skunkworks] Interniship Digital Talent by ICT Authority To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: Martin Mwai <mwai.karuri(a)gmail.com> https://recruitment.digitalent.go.ke/ Digitalent is a strategic intervention by ICT Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology to develop and sustain high end ICT talent by bridging the gap between industry requirements and the capabilities of the local workforce. This is in line with the National ICT master plan which underscores the need to develop a critical mass of high-end ICT skills and to develop an ICT ready workforce to meet the needs of the industry. The programme has trained over 1200 ICT graduates. The 2020-21 call for applications targets Digitalent Cohort 5 recent ICT graduates. Eligibility The internship is offered to Kenyan youth who recently graduated with ICT, Engineering, Education (e-learning & content development), Medicine, Built Environment, Agriculture, Law and Communication (Graphic Design, Public Relations & Corporate Communication) who must have attained a first class or upper second class honours between January 2018 to the date of this advertisement and/or awaiting graduation. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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The Data Protection Officer
by James Mbugua 25 Jun '20

25 Jun '20

Hey members, Some insights from Mugambi Laibuta. By Mugambi Laibuta <https://www.laibuta.com/author/mugambi-laibuta/> Posted June 25, 2020 <https://www.laibuta.com/2020/06/> In Data Protection <https://www.laibuta.com/category/data-protection/>, Legislation <https://www.laibuta.com/category/legislation/> 0 <https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-data-protection-officer/#commen…> <https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-data-protection-officer/#> As part of my series to unpack the Data Protection Act, it is instructive that I demystify the ‘Data Protection Officer’. One of the challenges facing institutions is whether to appoint or how to appoint a ‘Data Protection Officer’. Section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act provides https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/the-data-protection-officer/ JG

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How Lucrative is the CA Director General Job?
by David Indeje 24 Jun '20

24 Jun '20

Dear Listers, Once again, the Labour Court has suspended a notice to fill the position of Communications Authority of Kenya director-general. The Information Communication Technology Association of Kenya (ICTAK) moved to court accusing the communications regulator of manipulating the recruitment process “which poses a risk to fair competition and merit as the basis of appointment”. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Court-suspends-vaca… *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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KICTANet blog on Digital Tax and Human Rights
by Liz Orembo 24 Jun '20

24 Jun '20

Dear Listers, I'm sharing this to add to your readings today. https://link.medium.com/1OyauTSSz7 Also, we are working on a research project on the impact of digital taxation on human rights. If you know anyone or any organization that has worked on this topic, please share the materials with us either off list or on list. Asanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Law to ban persons not returning money received by error
by David Indeje 24 Jun '20

24 Jun '20

Listers, Something is being disccused online, initiated by Mr Boniface Mwangi: "There should be a law that anyone who receives mobile money by error and refuses to reverse the transaction should be banned from owning a mobile line. All mobile numbers are supposed to be registered using an ID and that persons ID should be flagged to never transact again." https://twitter.com/bonifacemwangi/status/1275659504647057411?s=19

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Wrong turn in cybersecurity
by Barrack Otieno 24 Jun '20

24 Jun '20

Listers, This is for your information, attention and action. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 5:34 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Wrong turn in cybersecurity To: <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> This article describes well what happened in 1988 at the ITU conference that agreed the ITRs, which enabled the growth of the Internet, and how that treaty was supposed to help address the security issues highlighted by the Morris Worm: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200622-marking-30th-anniversary-of-the-inte… As the article correctly points out, the treaty, which is still in force, failed to have the desired effect regarding security because the US decided to ignore it. Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Preferences tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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