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Invitation: Breakfast meeting to present KICTANet's comments on IC bill 2006 to the PS ministry Information and Communication
by alice＠apc.org 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Dear all KICTANET team has finally finished a review of the I&C Bill and have come up with proposals that are intended to concretise the government's passionate views of exploiting ICT infrastructure and investments in place to propel this country to greater heights using ICT. In doing so, the team was guided by the ICT Policy and used best practice regulatory frameworks from over 12 countries and regional authorities. At the outset, the team is very grateful to the government for making this initiative for publishing the draft bill. The KICTANet team wishes to formally present their findings at a breakfast meeting on Monday 7th at 0700-0830 at Gazebo Banda, Jacaranda hotel in Westlands. You are all invited. Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi Team Leader KICTANet IC bill analysis team

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FW: Invitation to Online Discussion: Internet inAfrican Higher Education, Research + Technology Development
by alice＠apc.org 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Apologies for cross posting -------------------------- Dear colleagues and partners of CATIA, we would like to invite you to our Online Discussion Forum on "The Role of the Internet in Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology Development in Subsaharan Africa". Please disseminate this invitation to your colleagues and partners who you think may be interested to participate in the discussion forum. Higher education, research and technology development are increasingly recognized as pre-conditions and/or drivers of African knowledge-based development. How can information and communication technologies (ICT), especially the Internet, contribute to strengthen the academic and scientific sector? Can e-Learning bring about better access to higher education? Are "open" approaches to publishing and content production a solution to the scarce visibility and availability of African knowledge resources? Will the Internet help Africa to become active producer of knowledge-intensive products? Questions like these are at the heart of our study, commissioned by the German Federal Parliament and conducted by newthinking communications GmbH and the German Development Institute. We invite you to contribute your valuable knowledge, insights and opinions to this research, benefiting at the same time of the mutual knowledge-sharing with experts in Africa and other parts of the world. As we expect the research topic to be booming in international development debate in the years to come, the network that may arise from this process might be of high value in the future. SCHEDULE: Mo. August 21, 2006 - Fr. September 8, 2006 > Week 1: Internet in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning > Week 2: Internet in Research and Science > Week 3: Internet in Technology Development We will provide a summary of the discussion and share our analysis for further comments during the month of September. With our introductory message, we will share further details about the discussion. REGISTRATION: The discussion forum is organized on DGroups. You can register by email or online. BY EMAIL: Send an email to <mailto:join-InternetAfrica@dgroups.org> join-InternetAfrica(a)dgroups.org ONLINE: Go to <http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/InternetAfrica/index.cfm?op=dsp_join> http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/InternetAfrica/index.cfm?op=dsp_join It would be helpful if you briefly outlined your relationship to the topic in the email or the registration form. Upon approval of your registration you will receive an automated email including your password. If you know of other experts that might be interested in participating in our forum, feel free to let them know and forward this message. Please direct your questions regarding the study and online discussion to <mailto:andrea.goetzke@newthinking.de> andrea.goetzke(a)newthinking.de. Best wishes, and looking forward to exciting exchanges, Andrea Goetzke, Andreas Stamm, Markus Beckedahl --- Andrea Goetzke newthinking communications GmbH |köln Aachener Str. 57 I 50674 Köln Germany + 49 - 221 - 35 689 198 andrea.goetzke [at] newthinking.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Catia_team mailing list > Catia_team(a)catia.ws > http://catia.eyecon.co.za/mailman/listinfo/catia_team >

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Fw: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Access to Learning Award (ATLA) 2007
by alice＠apc.org 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Dear all: > > Please find below a message from Edith Adera. > > Kind regards. > > > >>>>Dear Sir or Madam, >>>> >>>>Firstly, let me introduce myself. I work for INASP (the International >>>>Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) and one of my >>>>responsibilities is to assist in the coordination of the 2007 Access to >>>>Learning Award, an award given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. >>>>It >>>>recognises excellence in providing access to information through >>>>computers, >>>>at no cost to the user. The recipient will receive an award of up to US >>>>$1 >>>>million. It must be stressed that this is an award for work already >>>>completed or in progress, it is not a grant. >>>> >>>>We are currently contacting our large international network with >>>>information to encourage applications. I am sure many of your contacts >>>>may >>>>be eligible. We should be grateful if you could use means at your >>>>disposal, >>>>e.g. news item in your bulletin or journal, or links from your website >>>>to >>>>inform your community and contacts. >>>> >>>>Please find attached a copy of the ATLA brochure in English and the >>>>application form. Full information (including brochures in relevant >>>>languages, and application form) is also available on our website at >>>> http://www.inasp.info/ldp/awards >>>> >>>>If you think I can help in any other way, please do get in touch with >>>>me. >>>> >>>>Best wishes, >>>> >>>>Rebecca >>>> >>>> >>>>----------- >>>>Rebecca Priestley >>>>Programme & Events Officer >>>>International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications >>>>(INASP) >>>>58 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1ST, UK >>>>Tel: +44(0)1865 249909 >>>>Fax: +44(0)1865 251060 >>>>Email: rpriestley(a)inasp.info >>>>Skype: rebeccapriestley >>>>Web: http://www.inasp.info >>>> >>>>INASP is a registered UK charity: number 1106349 >

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Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration Tools Course-Reminder
by John Walubengo 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

--- John Walubengo <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> wrote: > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:19:58 +0300 > From: "John Walubengo" <jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke> > To: <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke>, <kiplist-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca> > Subject: Re: Call for Applicants - Online Collaboration > Tools > Course-Reminder > > This is to remind you that the deadline for the above was > tomorrow Tue 15th Aug 2006. We have extended the > deadline to this Friday 18th August and attached a > program specification to let you know a bit more about > the program. > > We are particularly missing applicants for Academia and > Socio-cultural issues, Postal and Media. Go through the > attached document to get a better understanding of the > program and remember that succesful participants shall be > > sponsored to present their findings at the planned > National ICT Bill Workshop. > > walu. > nb: plse 'sambaza'(c) the message to other list servers > that maybe interested. > > ~~~~000~~~~~ > KICTANet shall be running the above 1-day course on > August 25th 2006 at the KCCT City Center Campus (Telposta > Towers 4th Floor - NAIROBI). The course shall > demonstrate the use the following Online tools for > collaborative work: > > i) Blogging > ii) Online Meetings/Chats > iii) Online Messaging > iv) eDiscussions > v) etc. > > The succesfull participants are expected to embark on a > 3week Online Collaboration exercise that will continue > discussions on the following components of the ICT Bill: > Telecommunication, Info Technology,Media & Broadcasting, > Postal, Academia and Socio-cultural Issues. > > Applicants are invited to e-mail their expression of > interest to the jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke, specifying their > Names, Location/Residence and Area of interest with > regard to the ICT Bill. The deadline for this > applications is Tue 15th August 2006. Applicants should > be computer literate and have access to the Internet in > order to carry out the second component of the program. > > > John Walubengo > for KICTANet. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 12 Aug '06

12 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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e-Government TV Dco tonight
by Andrew Limo 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Dear All, The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going modernization of government services using ICTs. The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, especially at rural districts have never used email or even the computer. But there were a few surprises though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of the technology. From the day he got the request from e-Government to hold a days workshop at Mumias County Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some commitments that fell on the day and was among the first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC spoke at length on the opportunities that come with the use of ICT in Government. The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his office and so you wouldnt talk to him about connectivity. The programme was carried out in conjunction with Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf outlets as training facilities in North Rift and Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of Information and Communications Technologies to about 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live demo on how to activate official email addresses which had been set up for them by the Directorate of e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards each for a hands-on session. The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now frequently make enquires with e-government on varied issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans are now underway to roll out the programme in other Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can accomplish even with little resources once they are convinced that the technology can work for them. In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on web development, most government websites now boast some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. They are now more under construction tractors welcoming you to our home pages. The road to realizing e-Government will need more resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the journey has begun. Kindly watch e-Government documentary starting today on: KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm Kind regrads, Andrew Limo --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: Kenya e-Governmnet documentary
by Joseph Mucheru 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Limo, I watched the TV documentary. Many many congratulations, It was great to see the government efforts. This will go along way in developing the ICT sector and Kenya as a whole. I would however request recognition of other private sector participants. It is made to seem only Telkom and Posta are providing ICT services Congratulations again to you and Juma for an effort well done! -- Joseph Mucheru Chairman Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) 14th Floor, Bruce House - Standard Street P O Box 27589 -00506 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254-20-245036 Cell: +254-722522135 http://www.tespok.co.ke DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php On Aug 9, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Andrew Limo wrote: > Dear Kiplist, > The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a > countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which > aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going > modernization of government services using ICTs. > The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants, > especially at rural districts have never used email or > even the computer. But there were a few surprises > though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of > the technology. From the day he got the request from > e-Government to hold a day’s workshop at Mumias County > Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a > success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some > commitments that fell on the day and was among the > first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC > spoke at length on the opportunities that come with > the use of ICT in Government. > The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems > administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was > a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his > office and so you wouldn’t talk to him about > connectivity. > The programme was carried out in conjunction with > Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf > outlets as training facilities in North Rift and > Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations > aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of > Information and Communications Technologies to about > 50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live > demo on how to activate official email addresses which > had been set up for them by the Directorate of > e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance. > They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes > where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards > each for a hands-on session. > The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who > had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to > friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now > frequently make enquires with e-government on varied > issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans > are now underway to roll out the programme in other > Districts after the evaluation of the first phase. > To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of > mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can > accomplish even with little resources once they are > convinced that the technology can work for them. > In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on > web development, most government websites now boast > some content. Some are beginning to get transactional. > They are now more “under construction” tractors > welcoming you to our home pages. > The road to realizing e-Government will need more > resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the > journey has begun. > > For those of you in Kenya, you could watch > e-Government documentary starting today on: > > > KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August 2006 -9:30 pm > Citizen TV Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm > KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm > > > --- paul gichuki <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> Hi Kiplist >> >> What about This, >> >> Mission: Facilitation and Provision of competent >> and powerful insights for consensus >> building in the ICT industry. >> >> Vision: Communication is everything >> >> >> Macharia Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is >> radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal >> >> --- >> Submitted by: Paul G. Macharia >> <gichukimach(a)yahoo.co.uk> 2006-08-09 08:31:18 EDT4 >> (Please reply to original submitter for private >> communication) >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: >> [mostoyal(a)yahoo.com] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to >> %%email.unsub%% >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > --- > Submitted by: Andrew Limo - Snr. Media & Publicity Officer - Dir. > of E-Govt. <mostoyal(a)yahoo.com> 2006-08-09 11:16:43 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [mucheru(a)wananchi.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist- > cl-99183W(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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African VoIP Forum
by Sean Moroney 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, As you can see from the programme below, the African VoIP Forum, which we are holding in Lagos over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer. Hotel and airport transfers are attached. I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this information on to colleagues who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney AITEC Africa <mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Skype: seanmoroney www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/> AFRICAN VoIP FORUM Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISPs survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigerias communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets: * How grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them * What legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP competition is more widely available? * The winners and losers in the legalisation process * The emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP * New potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP Keynote 5: AfrISPAs vision for VoIP deployment in Africa Eric Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, Ghana Keynote 6: ITU-T standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP studies Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation & Communications, ITU-T, Switzerland 6pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits of VoIP All keynote speakers 7pm Networking Cocktail Party DAY 2 Tuesday 22 August 2006 9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS Maximising international connectivity via a virtual service provider Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, Hong Kong Moving beyond Skype - Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations * Stunning Growth Rates of Peer to Peer VoIP Networks * Problems Identified in Legacy P2P Networks * Overcoming These Problems Though the Directed SIP P2P Model * Advanced ServicesP2P VoIP Without the Computer * Huge Traffic Flows Enable Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a Wholesale Basis Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, USA SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone National/International VoIP interconnect and peering Sean Pickering, NexTone, South Africa 10.30am Refreshment Break 11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TDMoIP vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network? Gaéthan Donlap Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat Using fixed-mobile convergence to attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and regulatory issues Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso Technology, Belgium VoIP solutions for alternative carriers and ISPs Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, USA 12.30 Lunch 2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES VoIP Creating real value for African enterprises Morten Hald, MD, Emperion, Denmark NITEL: A case study on an incumbent PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP Rob Hewitt, COO, Afrigate, UK Is VoIP still viable in the Nigerian market? Ade Ojuri, CEO, Junisat, Nigeria AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP 1: Corporate Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop Sunday Folayan, MD, Skannet Nigeria 9am 1pm Monday 21 August 2006 While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications expenses. The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will amongst others be exposed to the following: * Introduction to the VoIP technology * Basic definitions and building blocks * Transpprt protocols and packetization * Public Swiched Networks and characteristics * Protocols for VoIP call control * Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX * Configuring simple VoIP Servers * Configuring simple VoIP Clients * Quality of Service (QoS) Issues * Services and implementation issues * Overview of large scale implementations and issues At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be capable of Least Cost Routing. WORKSHOP 2: International links for ISPs & Telecom Operators Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa, iBasis 9am 12pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 * The VoIP landscape - from PC-to-PC to VoB * Carrier level interconnections * Quality monitoring on a VoIP network * Selecting operators - what to consider WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act, UK 2pm 5pm, Wednesday 23 August 2006 VoIP will change the business model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way: threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out? The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break. Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2 and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the following: Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers In this session Russell will look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things might develop in Nigeria. He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North America and Europe. He will then look in greater detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in Africa, including: Pre-pay VoIP calling cards IP-payphones Skype/Vonage clones Campus-wide IP-mobility solutions Municipal networks Corporate IP calling via VPNs Push-to-talk Home broadband Triple/Quad play (including mobile TV) Mobile VoIP VoIP peering He will explain the relationship between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them to flourish legally. Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities VoIP produces very different types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example, they are able to compete on price against artificially high international calling prices. Once VoIP is more widely legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude exists for differentiating different service offers. Some opportunities will allow new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new opportunity is suitable for your company. Lastly the session will examine timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities like those related to price-arbitrage are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP are longer term because the technology is not yet available. All of these factors will be gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the better opportunities lie in Africa. Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a competitive market The last session of the workshop will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive market. Russell Southwood will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of providing different levels of service. After this briefing, participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer. TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG ON TO www.aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.com/>

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Autoreply: Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by eadera＠idrc.or.ke 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

I'm on official travel from 9-18th August 2006. Thereafter will be on leave and will return to the office on 4th September 2006. I will respond to your e-mails upon my return. For urgent matters, please contact Gladys Githaiga (ggithaiga(a)idrc.or.ke) or Joanne Mwenda

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Re: [Kictanet] Re: What is your Vision for KICTANet?
by Eric Osiakwan 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

John, this is terrific. Thanks for your leadership. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:38:05 -0700 (PDT) >thanx Brian, Bill, Harry and Eric for your contributions so >far. Indeed the points so far have been biased towards the >mission (what KICTANet does/will do) and less on the vision >(what KICTANet hopes to become). > >Nevertheless, I have worked backwards from these >'mission-like' points and carved out the following three >suggested vision for KICTANet. > >Please feel free to edit, delete, add or mix as we try to >fix a Vision statement that should be brief, precise and >easy to remember. > >1. To become the focal point for sharing ICT Knowledge > >2. To provide a forum for promoting multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives > >3. To harness and promote multi-stakeholder ICT >Initiatives. > >walu. >nb: Tomorrow we embark on the mission issues which should >be fairly easy given the last points have given indication >on what the mission statemennt would likely entail. > >~~~~ > >--- Eric Osiakwan <eric(a)afrispa.org> wrote: > >> Brian , i like your addition which is essentially the "TO >> DO" element >> - sounds like a text from the Holy Writ...:-) >> >> >> On 6 Aug 2006, at 17:50, Brian Longwe wrote: >> >> > >> > On Aug 5, 2006, at 11:15 AM, John Walubengo wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> KICTANet is a multi stakeholder network of members >> from >> >> civil society >> >> groups, private sector, development partners and >> media. >> >> >> > >> > CHANGE TO: >> > >> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) is a >> broad-based >> > multistakeholder network of members from civil society, >> private >> > sector, academia, media and various others who are >> interested in >> > the development of ICTs in Kenya >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Mission: The network aims to act as a catalyst for >> reform >> >> in the ICT sector >> >> in support of the government mission to enable Kenyans >> to >> >> gain maximum >> >> benefit from the opportunity offered by ICTs. >> KICTANet, >> >> provides a platform >> >> to enhance collaboration among organisations and >> networks >> >> interested in >> >> working together to achieve the national aim of ICT >> enabled >> >> growth and >> >> development. >> >> >> >> The goal of the network is to: Maintain a structure >> for >> >> networks and >> >> organisations that share or support common goals on >> ICTs in >> >> Kenya and work >> >> together to achieve those goals in support of >> time-limited >> >> campaigns and >> >> ongoing ICT policy work at the national level. >> >> >> >> Objectives of the Kenya ICT Action Network are: >> >> >> >> a.. To improve the effectiveness of ICT policy >> processes >> >> by expanding base >> >> for support of ICT initiatives, providing support for >> >> members actions and >> >> audience for members ideas. Pooling limited resources >> for >> >> the common goal >> >> b.. Encourage engagement in mutually supportive >> >> activities >> >> c.. Facilitate effective dissemination channels >> regarding >> >> the ICT policy >> >> process to keep everyone updated on what is going on >> in the >> >> sector >> >> d.. Provide access to varied and multiple >> >> resources/skills >> >> e.. Form a nucleus for action and attract other >> networks >> >> f.. Link organisations and networks working at the >> >> community level to >> >> those specialised and working in the broader political >> >> space >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> >> Do You Yahoo!? >> >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> protection around >> >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/ >> >> mailman/options/kictanet/brian%40pure-id.com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > kictanet mailing list >> > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> > >> > Please unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://kictanet.or.ke/ >> > mailman/options/kictanet/eric%40afrispa.org >> > >> >> Eric M.K Osiakwan >> Executive Secretary >> AfrISPA (www.afrispa.org) >> Tel: + 233.21.258800 >> Fax: + 233.21.258811 >> Cell: + 233.244.386792 >> Handle: eosiakwan >> Snail Mail: Pmb 208, Accra-North >> Office: BusyInternet - 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North >> Blog: http://afrispa.skybuilders.com/users/Eric/blog.html >> Slang: "Tomorrow Now" >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Please unsubscribe or change your options at >http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? 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