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Building a versatile Career in Tech Webinar By Botlab
by Mercy Njue 01 Jun '20

01 Jun '20

Technology in itself is very Versatile. Knowing how to build your career in technology is a soft skill. Botlab in partnership with Adrian Kenya <https://adriankenya.com/> will be hosting Caroline Muthamburi <https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-muthambiri/?originalSubdomain=ch>, Corporate Operations Engineer at Google- Switzerland. She will talk more on - How to create a career vision board every three years, - How to build required skillsets over time in a particular specialisation and - How to increase individual visibility. To Register, click here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-versatile-career-in-tech-tickets-10…> -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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What is happening? Time to reflect
by David Indeje 31 May '20

31 May '20

Dear Listers, The weekend is still long, (Kenyans love holidays, I know we are still Working From Home though). Below is what is happening to: Kisumu County which has resorted to the recruitment of more revenue collectors months after abandoning digitisation of major revenue streams as it seeks to shore up its annual target. https://bit.ly/2Ak9DW9 As we reflect, it is worth revisiting "*Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Fintech Ecosystem in Kenya - Current outlook, challenges and policy options for the sector"* by Peter M. Mwencha (PhD.), Ali Hussein and Grace Githaiga. Click to download <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?page_id=40115#> *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 Website: Khusoko <https://khusoko.com/>

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Fwd: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect
by Barrack Otieno 30 May '20

30 May '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, May 30, 2020 at 6:15 AM Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [image: ICANN Announcement Alerts] *Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect <https://newsalerts.icann.org/eN082E02000RCv0201WPg0d>* 29 May 2020 LOS ANGELES – 29 May 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization is seeking expressions of interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing the NomCom in its activities to select certain ICANN Board members and individuals who will serve in key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. The Chair is a non-voting member of the NomCom selected by ICANN's Board to serve until the conclusion of the next ICANN Annual Meeting. The Chair-Elect, a position created as a result of an independent review of the NomCom, is not intended to fill an advisory role. Rather, the Chair-Elect will receive the benefit of training while serving alongside the Chair, gaining skills and knowledge to be applied for the Chair-Elect's anticipated succession into the role of the Chair. Candidates for Chair-Elect should possess the same skills as candidates for the Chair. In September 2019, the ICANN Board appointed Jay Sudowski as the 2020 NomCom Chair and Ole Jacobsen as the 2020 NomCom Chair-Elect. ( https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-09-08-en#1.c <https://newsalerts.icann.org/XdP0gER0N000Ew082021CJ0>.) Article 8, section 8.3(d) of the Bylaws states, "It is anticipated that upon the conclusion of the term of the Chair-Elect, the Chair-Elect will be appointed by the Board to the position of Chair." While it is anticipated that the 2020 NomCom Chair-Elect will become the 2021 NomCom Chair, the NomCom will evaluate the performance of the current NomCom leadership in support of continuous improvement in its accountability and transparency. The results of that evaluation will be available to the Board Governance Committee (BGC) before it makes a recommendation to the full Board on the 2021 NomCom leadership. These reviews will be conducted by an independent third-party provider and will consist of interviewing other NomCom leadership, NomCom members, and designated NomCom staff. The BGC will utilize the outcomes of these reviews in their processes leading up to the Board's formal appointment of the 2021 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. Position Description The Chair position blends time management and negotiation skills with the practical aspects of conducting a worldwide search for individuals to fill various ICANN leadership positions. The NomCom Chair will be called on to schedule, organize and lead numerous in-person and telephonic meetings with a large committee of community members. The NomCom Chair is also responsible for managing the candidate identification and statement of interest process, with other committee members, and for managing the due diligence to be performed on nominated candidates, in cooperation with ICANN's General Counsel and any retained outside firm(s). Throughout all NomCom activities, the Chair is responsible for ensuring that all NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed, and that all required documentation and reports are prepared in a timely fashion and provided to the proper parties as necessary. Skills and Experience To properly serve as the NomCom Chair, the selected individual must have: 1. Adequate time available to undertake the role. 2. Excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage a committee of 20-21 members. 3. A clear understanding of the duties and responsibilities of each position for which the NomCom is selecting candidates. 4. Experience on or with a Board of Directors of organizations with similar scale, scope, and diversity as ICANN. 5. Strong organization and leadership skills. 6. Ability to remain unbiased. 7. No conflicts of interest. 8. A thorough understanding of and be able to satisfy all criteria set forth in ICANN Bylaws relating to the NomCom. (*See* http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#article8 <https://newsalerts.icann.org/Aw0F00CR20Nd1g200P0K08E>.) Specific Duties and Responsibilities 1. Plans and schedules NomCom meetings as required, including ensuring posting schedules for public review. 2. Appoints non-voting Associate Chair if so desired. 3. Reports to ICANN Board and the community on status of the NomCom. 4. Prepares and publishes the NomCom report. 5. Ensures that NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed. 6. Manages NomCom Selection Process, including: 1. Approves outreach and advertising methods for attracting candidates. 2. Conducts outreach with ICANN Stakeholder groups, Constituencies, Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (with Chairs of those groups), ICANN Board, and others. 3. With other committee members, reviews and evaluates candidate Statements of Interest (SOIs) and references submitted during the NomCom process. 4. Coordinates due diligence on nominated candidates in cooperation with ICANN org General Counsel's office and any outside firm(s) retained to perform due diligence activities. 7. Approves posting of NomCom announcements and schedules on ICANN org's website. 8. Ensures NomCom records are properly established, maintained, and archived. Eligibility Exclusion No person who is an employee of or is a paid consultant to ICANN org (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve as a member of the NomCom, including the post of Chair or Chair-Elect. Expenses All reasonable travel expenses and administrative costs incurred as a result of performing the duties as NomCom Chair or Chair-Elect in accordance with ICANN org's policies will be reimbursed by ICANN org upon the Chair or Chair-Elect's submission to ICANN org of valid receipts and invoices. Expressions of Interest Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2021(a)icann.org <https://newsalerts.icann.org/f00wd0P08L001R22CNEGg00> no later than 22 June 2020. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here <https://newsalerts.icann.org/JR2PC20M1E0NHw80dg00000>. For more information about the NomCom see http://nomcom.icann.org/ <https://newsalerts.icann.org/dd0Pg13Nv20E800R0X020C0>. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. 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Online violence in times of Covid-19
by David Indeje 29 May '20

29 May '20

Dear Listers, We hope everyone has had a great week, zooming, Facebooking, Googling, Skyping, Meeting among other great digital tools that have enabled us keep in touch with each other. However, how many of us are aware of the flip side of embracing all these useful tools which is online violence against women and girls? Ms. Cecilia Maundu, in our weekend read, describes: Online violence as "a global virus" "that is threatening the “digital citizenship” of women making it extremely hard towards efforts being made in closing the digital gender divide.." https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=41704 Happy Weekend, and Happy Madaraka Day!!!!

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Freedom Online Coalition issues Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom
by Victor Kapiyo 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear Listers, The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has issued a joint statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom. In the statement, FOC reaffirms its commitment to promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to working together to support Internet freedom for individuals worldwide – including the freedoms of expression, association, peaceful assembly, as well as privacy rights online. FOC expresses concern about the human rights implications of certain measures introduced by governments in response to the COVID-19 crisis, such as the use of arbitrary or unlawful surveillance practices, network shutdowns and censorship. FOC calls upon governments worldwide to refrain from adopting or implementing laws and policies that may negatively affect the enjoyment of human rights, to promote an enabling environment for free expression and access to information, and take appropriate action to address Internet shutdowns, digital divides and spread of disinformation online. You can read the full statement here <https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/FOC-Joint-Sta…> . *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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by David Indeje 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear Listers, Something interesting has been happening in the entertainment industry. I hope many of you have been or continue to be entertained online from artists who have resolved to stream their lovely ballads to us. A relief especially when you are working from home. Paul Kaindo, an advocate at the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) says it is illegal to stream online and requires a special license <https://edaily.co.ke/entertainment/music-livestreams-illegal-djs-require-sp…> (Read) Now, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has a response through the issued press statement, look at part 2. To make try and reflect more on it, though not related, think of KRA moving into *Digital Services Tax.* [image: image.png] [image: image.png] *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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Who is Kictanet?
by David Indeje 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear Listers, Each day, we engage in through this platform. Today, I would like to urge all of us to take a step back and understand what is KICTANet’s guiding philosophy. KICTANet encourages synergies for ICT policy-related activities and initiatives providing mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation and collaboration in ICT matters among industry, technical community, academia, media, development partners and Government. For more, kindly read here <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?page_id=26785> For questions and feedback 📣do not hesitate to ask or share. 'Sharing is caring' 😉 *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856

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Justice Accessibility During COVID19 : Webinar 2pm
by Linda Bonyo 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear Listers, Is justice accessible to Kenyans during the COVID-19 pandemic? How can we leverage Technology for Virtual Hearings and improve connectivity and access to Wanjiku? Speakers: 1. Justice Issac Lenaola - Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya 2. Commissioner Dr. Mercy Deche - Vice Chairperson Judicial Service Commission 3. Charles Kanjama - Advocate, Former Chairman LSK Nairobi Branch Moderators Jacqueline Ingutiah Onyango and *Byron Menezes, LSK Kisumu Chapter members. Join the LSK Ksm Chapter and Lawyers Hub in a webinar discussion on measures taken by the judiciary to address access to justice challenges posed by COVID-19 and their effectiveness. Click on the link below to register. http://bit.ly/JusticeKenya -- *__________________________________________________________________* *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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Choosing a Technical or Management Career in Tech Webinar By Botlab
by Mercy Njue 28 May '20

28 May '20

Dear All Botlab and Resilient Tech will be hosting a webinar on Choosing a Technical or Management Career in Tech? At the end of the webinar, you will be able to... 1. Describe how a manager’s work mode is interrupt-driven and how it is different than the flow-oriented work mode of a developer. 2. Describe some key ways that managers can influence, and explain why doing the work of the team is often a bad choice. 3. Describe some key ways that managers shift focus from inward to outward, and explain why that is an important success factor in a management career. 4. Describe some steps you can take today to better understand the role of a manager and prepare for a decision when the time comes to make it. To Register, click here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-a-technical-or-management-career-in-t…> -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ***UPDATED Registration link *** Important - REGISTER - At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on Geopolitics and Cybersecurity
by Barrack Otieno 28 May '20

28 May '20

Listers, Might be of interest to you. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, 27 May 2020, 10:33 pm Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ***UPDATED Registration link *** Important - REGISTER - At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on Geopolitics and Cybersecurity To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear All, On behalf of Joanna Kulesza and Alfredo Calderon, Co-Chairs of the Capacity Building Working Group, we would like to invite you to join the third webinar of the new *At-Large Capacity Building Program – 2020* <https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag> on the Topic of “*Geopolitics and Cybersecurity*”. The webinar is scheduled on *Monday 01 June at 21:00 UTC for 90 minutes.* For other times: *https://tinyurl.com/yb55h47f <https://tinyurl.com/yb55h47f>* French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. ****UPDATED LINK*** **Please **REGISTER **[icann.zoom.us] to receive the webinar details* <https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wu8e39aLTZCkgZfq1qqJqw>: https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wu8e39aLTZCkgZfq1qqJqw - NOTE: If you have already registered, you will need to re-register due to technical issues. Thank you! The Guest Speakers are: Léon Sánchez [icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>, ICANN Board Vice Chair; Veni Markovski <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_profiles…>, ICANN Vice President for UN engagement and Javier Rúa-Jovet <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icannwiki.org_Javier-5…>, ALAC NARALO representative. Building upon the successful geopolitics and cybersecurity session during ICANN 67 [One World - One Internet? Cybersecurity and Geopolitics in a Multistakeholder Environment [67.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__67.schedule.icann.org_…>], the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group is holding a follow up webinar as a run up to ICANN 68. Its aim is to follow the progress made thus far in enhancing community presence in ongoing cybersecurity and Internet governance discussions as well as get a better understating of upcoming issues and challenges. This interactive webinar will include an update on UN processes potentially impacting ICANN’s mission as well as a review of ICANN Board's progress and further plans in ensuring due representation of the ICANN community in these geopolitical trends. We hope for the webinar to be a platform for developing a better understanding of end user interests as represented in ICANN multistakeholder processes and how those fit in with global multilateral discussion in UN and beyond. Additionally, we will also try to explore whether the recent pandemic has impacted multistakeholder policy development, with particular emphasis on end user interests. During this webinar we would like to address the following questions: - What are the recent developments in international relations and policy making which might have a direct impact on ICANN, its community and its functions (with emphasis on UN OEWG and UN GGE)? Has the pandemic impacted these ongoing processes? What are the nearest prospected outcomes we should be aware of? Have multilateral and multistakeholder processes proven to be contradictory by nature or can they be aligned? - What are the nearest ICANN Board plans to address these developments and interests? How can the ICANN community best support the Board in fulfilling these? - How do we identify a common end user interest among and between these law making efforts? Are end users more than subjects to state jurisdiction - is there a shared common interest to be identified and addressed by the ICANN community? Is the collective interest of end users different from that of state citizens as represented by governments? Does multistakeholderism still offer a critical “post Westphalian” innovation allowing and fostering individual end-user’ engagement internationally, helping counterbalance state-actors’ purely geopolitical interests or are we heading back to multilateralism? The webinar will be an interactive exercise that welcomes questions and discussion from all community members. We will have an interactive quiz during the presentations and an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the presentation. Staff will end the webinar with an Evaluation Survey to allow us to continue to improve these webinars. We hope for this to be a useful point of departure for the upcoming virtual policy forum at ICANN68 (June 22nd - 25th). Thank you. Kind regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> atlarge [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.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.

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