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Fwd: [afnog] Save the date - Webinar: Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem - 23-06-2020 at 1300 UTC
by Barrack Otieno 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

Listers This is for your information and action. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Michuki Mwangi <mwangi(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:11 PM Subject: [afnog] Save the date - Webinar: Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem - 23-06-2020 at 1300 UTC To: afnog(a)afnog.org <afnog(a)afnog.org> [Version française ci-dessous] Hello everyone, Over the past eight years, as a result of a strong peering ecosystem enabled by IXPs in Kenya and Nigeria, the ratio of localized traffic roughly flipped from 30 % local / 70% international in 2012 to 70% local / 30% international today. This achievement significantly fulfills the Internet Society and African Internet community’s joint goal for 80% of Africa’s Internet traffic to be locally accessible by 2020 (“80/20 by 2020”). Join us online on 23 June 2020 at 1300 UTC <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/ixpreportlaunchwebinar> as we unveil a new report *"**Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem – Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Point Growth*” and discuss with some of the people, representing the key players, that made it a success. The report highlights the changes observed in the Internet Ecosystem in Nigeria and Kenya since 2012. It also provides insights, for stakeholders in other countries, to help strengthen their IXPs and benefit from its economic advantages through fostering community mobilization, collaboration and capacity building while setting a discussion platform for new vision beyond 2020. *Register today! <https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vIVl7NbSTLSOTEIHFwXN9Q>* Thank you, Michuki Mwangi Internet Society *-------------------------------------------------------* Bonjour à toutes et à tous ! Au cours des huit dernières années, en raison d'un écosystème de peering puissant activé par les IXP au Kenya et le Nigéria, le ratio de trafic localisé est passé d’environ 30% local / 70% international en 2012 à 70% local / 30% international, aujourd'hui. Cette réalisation satisfait de manière significative l’objectif commun que portent l’Internet Society et la communauté Internet africaine pour que 80% du trafic Internet africain puisse être accessible localement d’ici 2020 («80/20 d’ici 2020 »). Rejoignez-nous en ligne, le 23 juin 2020, à 13h00 UTC <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/ixpreportlaunchwebinar>, pour l’inauguration d’un nouveau rapport "*Ancrage de l'écosystème Internet africain - Leçons tirées de la croissance des points d'échange Internet du Kenya, et du Nigéria*" et pour une discussion avec certaines des personnes, représentant les acteurs clés, qui en ont fait un succès. Le rapport met en évidence les changements observés dans l'écosystème Internet au Nigéria et au Kenya depuis 2012. Il fournit également des informations, pour les parties prenantes dans d'autres pays, pour les aider à renforcer leurs IXP et à bénéficier de ses avantages économiques en encourageant la mobilisation communautaire, la collaboration, et le renforcement des capacités, tout en définissant une plateforme de discussion pour une nouvelle vision au-delà de 2020. *Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui ! <https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vIVl7NbSTLSOTEIHFwXN9Q>* Thank you, Michuki Mwangi Internet Society _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy with Internet Governance Specialisation
by Mwende Njiraini 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

*Earn an accredited Master’s degree without taking time off work at the **L-Università ta' Malta* The Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy guides working diplomats and international relations professionals through the theoretical and practical building blocks of diplomacy, with a focus on contemporary issues and challenges. Offered in cooperation with the *University of Malta’s Department of International Relations <http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/int-relations>*, the programme involves 16 to 20 months of online study, including writing a dissertation. Online areas of study range from the basics of diplomacy (Diplomatic Theory and Practice <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/theory>, Bilateral Diplomacy <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/bilateral>, Multilateral Diplomacy <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/multilateral>, and more) to contemporary topics (Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Governance and Policy Frameworks <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/AI>, Sustainable Development Diplomacy <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/development>, E-Diplomacy <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/ediplomacy>, and more). *Internet governance specialisation*: Applicants may select *Internet governance* as an area of specialisation within the Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy. This programme gives current and future Internet policymakers a solid foundation in diplomatic skills and techniques. For more information please contact Patrick Borg <patrickb(a)diplomacy.edu> (Master's Programme Coordinator) on patrickb(a)diplomacy.edu or +356 21 333 323. *https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD <https://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD>*

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Fwd: [NRIs List] Contribute to BPF on Local Content: respond to short 4-question survey by 24 June
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

Listers, For your information and action. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Anja Gengo <anja.gengo(a)un.org> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020, 12:04 am Subject: [NRIs List] Contribute to BPF on Local Content: respond to short 4-question survey by 24 June To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org <igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> Dear Colleagues, The *BPF on Local Content* <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-on-local-content> has launched a survey to understand how to protect, preserve and remunerate creative work and collective wisdom in order to create a sustainable model for the production, distribution and local fruition of local content in the digital age. It would be much appreciated if you could share the survey with your respected networks and encourage those holding expertise on this important matter to respond. It is a very short survey of only 4 questions that probably will not take more than 3-5 min of your time. The survey can be accessed here: *https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-bpf-local-content-initial-survey* <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-bpf-local-content…> (deadline: 24 June). Thank you very much in advance! Best regards, Anja _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To unsubscribe or manage your options please go to http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org

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Re: [kictanet] .Ke domains cross the 100,000 Mark (Reminder to Team KeNIC to make good on their promise during last year’s AGM on transparency and improving on Corporate Governance. The silence is worrying)
by Ali Hussein 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Barrack As we celebrate the 100k milestone we need to take cognisant of the issues raised in the last AGM. We still await a comprehensive follow-through by KeNIC. I suspect with better corporate governance the next milestone of 100k names will be much easier to reach. Regards Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. > On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 11:21 PM Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Listers, > > Finally we have over 100,000 .Ke names, what a milestone. Next should be the 1 Million Mark. > > Kudos to the KeNIC team. > > Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Draft VAT Digital Supply Regulations
by tevin mwenda 09 Jun '20

09 Jun '20

Dear Listers, Please find attached the proposed Draft VAT Regulations on Digital Market Places published by KRA for public participation. The deadline for submitting your comments through a memorandum is 15th June 2020. https://www.kra.go.ke/en/media-center/public-notices/842-draft-value-added-… Thank you Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga

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Business Plan
by Maina Samson 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Dear ListersKindly side chat if you can support with developing (or have done) a business plan for a CSP Regards, Samson

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Re: [kictanet] INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE BRANDING AND SECURITY WEBINAR
by Barrack Otieno 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Dear Listers , I hope this finds you well, i would like to share the invite below from the Kenya Network Information Centre As we navigate through this period of uncertainty, how can businesses augment their digital presence while protecting their brands in the era of the new normal? Join us for a webinar on *June 9th, 2020* at *02:30 PM* (*EAT*) as we discuss *Online Branding and Security.* Please register. Click here <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcuCtrT8oG9JaXSvjPmO4y_b9Eiku_roG> Thank you. -- Regards, Admin KENYA NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE WWW.KENIC.OR.KE | WERARE.CO.KE CA COMPLEX - WAIYAKI WAY. NAIROBI KENYA -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Today 3pm : DIGITAL TAX Webinar by KRA, Lawyers Hub and Qhala
by Linda Bonyo 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Join Qhala and the Lawyers Hub for an online discussion today afternoon (June 8th 2020, 3pm) *Theme: Taxing the Digital Economy* On June 1st, the Kenyan Revenue Authority officially announced the taxing of the digital economy. Kenya being one of Africa's leading Tech hubs is booming with innovative digital services that are slowly transforming various industries. Compliance with the 1.5% digital tax to be levied on gross transaction values, for instance, will come with increased costs of services among other implications. Various questions still linger. Join us on Monday 3PM EAT as we host an online discussion on this matter with Mr. Maurice Oray, the Deputy Commissioner for Tax Policy; Rosemary Chemo Kimwatu, Legal Policy Specialist; Eunice Kavere, Lawyer and Wilfred Olambo, a Tax Expert with KPMG. *Sign up here* : bit.ly/DigitalTaxKenya See you then and warm regards from the Lawyers Hub. *__________________________________________________________________* *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | CEO, *Lawyers Hub * *Tech for Justice* Web <http://www.lawyershub.org> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyers-hub-kenya-1bb021161/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lawyershubkenya> | Calendar <http://www.calendly.com/bonyo> | *_**__________________________________________________________* *DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Lawyers Hub.*

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AT&T Will Zero-Rate HBO Max, Undermining Competition
by Adam Lane 04 Jun '20

04 Jun '20

Worth noting this as online streaming takes off around the world, as there are more and more vertical partnerships/mergers between telcos and content and its impact on net neutrality/competition.... https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/03/att-will-zero-rate-hbo-max-underm… AT&T Will Zero-Rate HBO Max, Undermining Competition Net neutrality advocates won't be happy about this. [Evan Niu] Evan Niu, CFA<https://www.fool.com/author/1922/> (TMFNewCow) Jun 3, 2020 at 10:00AM Author Bio With the streaming wars intensifying this year, every service provider is looking for any advantage it can get in order to earn a piece of your monthly entertainment budget. Many years ago, telecommunications giants dreamed up the idea of sponsored data, where a company offering some online service could pay for the underlying data used to access that service. The practice is also called zero-rating<https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/12/15/t-mobile-undermines-atts-zero-rat…>, and it has garnered considerable criticism over the years for undermining net neutrality and competition more broadly. That's exactly what AT&T (NYSE:T<https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/att-inc/t/>) is planning to do with HBO Max, the successor to HBO Now that launched last week. [AT&T headquarters] AT&T WILL PAY ITSELF FOR SPONSORED DATA USAGE. IMAGE SOURCE: AT&T. >From one pocket to another The Verge<https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/2/21277402/hbo-max-att-data-caps-netflix-di…> has confirmed that AT&T will effectively exempt HBO Max data usage from counting toward mobile data caps under the guise of sponsored data. AT&T subsidiary WarnerMedia will pay AT&T subsidiary AT&T Mobility so that HBO Max subscribers don't have to worry about using up their data. But since AT&T owns both companies, it is simply shifting money from one pocket to another and paying itself. The media outlet had originally asked AT&T streaming chief Tony Goncalves about the practice in an interview, and the exec initially said HBO Max would not get preferential treatment while noting that data plans are purportedly unlimited. But unlimited data plans have long been a misnomer, as carriers typically throttle speeds for heavy data users at a certain threshold, so data usage still matters. For AT&T, that threshold is 22GB. Zero-rating has been broadly criticized for years by net neutrality advocates, as giving any service preferential treatment tilts the competitive scales. For example, AT&T customers watching a third-party video streaming service from Netflix, Disney, Comcast or Apple, among many other contenders, will have that usage count against their data caps, encouraging them to instead watch the service that AT&T owns. It's worth noting that AT&T's DIRECTV service is also zero-rated, although Ma Bell has been hemorrhaging DIRECTV subscribers because of ongoing cord-cutting. The Trump administration repealed the Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality rules in 2018, allowing internet service providers to give preferential treatment and paid prioritization to certain services and content. While some larger companies may be able to afford to pay sponsored data fees to level the playing field, those fees could be framed as AT&T essentially imposing a tax on competitors. None have chosen to participate in those programs thus far. Perhaps more importantly, smaller service providers simply may not be able to pay and sponsored data could arguably be considered a barrier to entry for new entrants.

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Fwd: [At-Large] senior and postdoc fellowships on global internet governance 2021
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joanna Kulesza <jkuleszaicann(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:26 PM Subject: [At-Large] senior and postdoc fellowships on global internet governance 2021 To: <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear all, please kindly see below and attached. The deadline for applications has been extended to July 1st. Do feel free to contact hosts directly with any questions or queries. Thanks and best, Joanna Kulesza ----------------------- Research Fellowships 2021/2022 Open Call for Applications Postdoctoral and Senior Researchers The Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21) invites applications for Research Fellowships with duration of 12 months starting between February and September 2021. Proposals are especially welcome regarding: (1) critique, justification and legitimacy in global cooperation; and (2) global cooperation and competing conceptions of world order. The fully funded fellowships are available to both senior and postdoctoral researchers across the humanities and social sciences. Deadline for applications is 1st June 2020. We are aware that this call comes at a time of high uncertainty around COVID-19. We are monitoring closely the evolving situation and hope that circumstances will allow the advertised fellowships to start as planned from February 2021 onwards. We therefore urge you to apply if you are interested but still uncertain about the practicability of the fellowship! The KHK/GCR21 The Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen is one of ten Käte Hamburger Kollegs sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Established in 2012, the Centre is an interdisciplinary and international learning community that seeks to enhance understanding of the possibilities and limits of global cooperation and to explore new options for global public policy. The working language at the Centre is English. In its second funding period (2018-2023), the Centre’s research and fellowships are organized around four broad themes: pathways and mechanisms of global cooperation; global cooperation and polycentric governance; critique, justification and legitimacy in global cooperation; and global cooperation and competing conceptions of world order. Empirical research on these themes focuses especially on the governance of climate change, the internet, migration, and peacebuilding. The Centre will issue thematic calls for application on an annual basis. Fellowships 2021-2022 For next year we invite fellowship applications from across the humanities and social sciences (including also psychology, law and economics) in relation to the second two main themes, as detailed below. We particularly encourage female researchers and scholars from the Global South to apply. Applications from scholars at risk are welcome. Benefits to Fellows  An intellectually stimulating and vibrant interdisciplinary learning community  Excellent infrastructure with fully equipped offices, library facilities, and administrative support (also with finding accommodation)  Funds to organize workshops (subject to approval, with preference especially to workshops that emerge from an interdisciplinary exchange with other researchers at the Centre)  Either a monthly stipend commensurate with experience or financing of a teaching replacement at the home institution Expectations from Fellows  A completed PhD  Personal research and publication in the Centre’s thematic areas  A contribution to the Centre’s own publications  Regular active participation in seminars and other Centre events  Collaboration with other fellows in interdisciplinary exchange  Work in residence at the Centre in Duisburg, Germany Themes 2021-2022 The Centre’s work in the period of 2021-2022 will focus on the themes ‘Critique, Justification and Legitimacy in Global Cooperation’ and ‘Global Cooperation and Competing Conceptions of World Order’. We especially invite fellowship applications that address these themes, as described below. In addition, preference will be given to applications with an empirical focus on the governance of climate change, the internet, migration, and peacebuilding. Critique, Justification and Legitimacy in Global Cooperation Legitimacy – and its contestation – is a vital question for global cooperation. Legitimacy refers to the belief and perception that a governing force has rightful authority and exercises it appropriately. Legitimacy can be both normative (i.e. determined by moral judgement) and sociological (i.e. observed in political behaviour). Scholarship from various disciplines has usually examined legitimacy in relation to the state, but more recent scholarship understands legitimacy as a fragile, politicized, and contested phenomenon that involves a wider range of political forces, including multilateral institutions, private global governance, and transnational social movements. This processual notion of legitimacy – the interplay between critique and justification – leads to many conceptual, theoretical, and methodological challenges. It implies considering politicization processes and power relations across scales (at local, national and transnational levels), a broad spectrum of political actors in their complex relationships, and new forms of resistance against formal authorities (e.g. by whistleblowers, young climate activists, right-wing networks). Sites of resistance include – but are not limited to – civil society associations, social movements, and everyday practices of ordinary citizens. De-legitimation can come from ‘left-wing’ and ‘right-wing’ angles, from communitarians as well as cosmopolitans. If legitimacy is also created by civil society actors, new protest movements, and ‘ordinary citizens’, research questions emerge on how to conceptualize and study contested ‘legitimation work’ (Raymond Geuss) around multiple sites of global cooperation. We welcome projects that help us gain a better understanding of global cooperation and ‘politics of (de)legitimation’. Proposals are welcomed across a range of issue-areas, especially – though not limited to – climate change, Internet, migration, and peacebuilding. Questions for this research stream may include, though are not limited to:  Who are the protagonists who cooperate in legitimation and de-legitimation (or resistance) struggles (e.g. civil society organizations, social movements, indigenous groups)? How and why do these struggles emerge and develop? How does the global rise of populism play into such practices of cooperation?  What forms of trans-scalar cooperation can we distinguish in politics of (de-)legitimation (e.g. shared textual and visual narratives, performances, academic schools of thought)? For example, do young climate activists cooperate differently than right-wing networks?  How can we best study new protagonists and complex new forms of resistance against formal authorities, for instance as exercised/practiced by whistleblowers, feminist activists, artists, sportspeople and critical comedians?  How do certain concerns gain legitimacy as a “global” problem in need of “cooperation” (e.g. peace, climate change)? Global Cooperation and Competing Conceptions of World Order The broad question concerning competing conceptions of world order is a very traditional issue of global politics, which has operated on the basis of both systemic assumptions and more actor-focused concepts. Yet, under current polycentric conditions, these issues have taken many different forms and can be studied from a variety of perspectives, particularly with regard to their impact on global cooperation. Research projects in this stream are invited to explore the commonalities and differences between various conceptions of world order, as well as relationships between them in practices of global cooperation and non-cooperation. We welcome projects that help us to gain a better understanding of how different and often contested conceptions of world order shape, change or obstruct global cooperation. This includes abstract considerations about epistemological and anthropological foundations of world-order conceptions, as well as a focus on material conditions and repercussions. Also welcome are proposals that deepen understanding of populism and anti-global protest, the fight for global equality or the self-legitimation of organizations. Themes we are particularly interested in for the coming fellowship period include: How can we understand geopolitics (i.e. the strategic struggle for spheres of influence), beyond its form as classic theme of international politics? Can it result in new constellations of global cooperation? Or will we see a return of interstate conflict that seemed to have become obsolete? We invite research on perceptions, narratives and discourses to explore grand geopolitical/economic schemes in their conception in different regions or circles and also address new conflicting/cooperative areas. Can conceptions of world order based on the unity of humankind be imagined without relying on essentialist and simplifying anthropologies; and what are the implications of such ‘new cosmopolitanisms’ for global cooperation? What can be expected of approaches which substitute the focus on human rationality with the emphasis on other human capacities, such as empathy or awareness of common vulnerability? What is the role of different conceptions of time and historical directionality? How have conflicts between largely irreconcilable conceptions of world orders (and political agendas) impacted on global cooperation? For instance, while economic growth is seen as instrumental for improving the lives of people particularly in the Global South, a contrary position would hold that sustainable human life is only possible under conditions of reduced growth and consumption, respect for nature, clean energies etc. Can such guiding principles or even ideologies also pave the way for new ways in global cooperation, such as new alliances and forms or will these competing views generate future conflicts? How to Apply Applications (in English only) should include:  cover letter  concise research proposal (3-5 pages)  CV  list of publications  text of one relevant publication Please submit applications at http://www.gcr21.org/en/fellows/how-to-become-a-fellow/fellowships/. Deadline for receipt of applications is 1st June 2020. Please indicate in the cover letter your preferred start and end date of the fellowship. If you have any questions, please contact Matthias Schuler at <schuler(a)gcr21.uni-due.de>. _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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