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Fwd: [Members] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] FIRE Grants announce
by Judy Okite 04 Apr '16

04 Apr '16

For your information and action ... From: "AFRINIC Communication" <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 1 Apr 2016 17:57 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] FIRE Grants announce To: <announce(a)afrinic.net>, <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: [Version Française] Dear Colleagues, We are proudly announcing the call for applications for the 2016 FIRE Grants. The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE Africa) is a venture between AFRINIC, The Internet Society (ISOC) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) that supports projects that use ICT to develop innovative solutions to Africa's unique education, access, information, infrastructure and communication needs. This year, the available types of Grants are: *-The FIRE Africa Grants *will provide four Grants of up to US$25,000 each for projects aligned with one of the following categories: - Technical Innovation - Community Development - Governance Enhancement - Education *-The Internet Society Africa Grant* will provide two Grants of US$ 25,000 each for two projects that focus on one of the two categories: - Internet Security (including collaborative security) - Access Provision *-The FIRE Africa Scale-Up Grants *will provide three Grants of up to US$ 30,000 each for three existing projects to scale up activities and move to the next level of their cycle.Projects must be aligned with one of the following categories: - Technical Innovation - Community Development - Governance Enhancement - Education The application deadline for the 2016 Awards has been set for 31 May 2016, 23:59 UTC. For detailed information about competition categories, conditions of entry, and submission procedures, please visit *www.fireafrica.org <http://www.fireafrica.org/> *or send us an email at: *fireprogram(a)afrinic.net <fireprogram(a)afrinic.net>*. Please follow us @FIREAfrica VersionFrançaise <http://confluence.mu.afrinic.net/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=WEB&title…> Chers Collègues Nous avons l'honneur d'annoncer l'appel à candidatures pour les subventions FIRE 2016. Le Fond pour la recherche sur Internet et l'éducation (FIRE) est une collaboration entre AFRINIC, ISOC et IDRC pour soutenir les projets qui utilisent les TIC pour développer des solutions innovantes aux besoins uniques de l'éducation, l'accès, l'information, des infrastructures et de la communication en Afrique. Cette année, les types de subventions disponibles sont: *-Les Subventions Afrique FIRE* fournira quatre subventions allant jusqu'à 25.000 $ chacun pour les projets alignés sur l'une des catégories suivantes: - Innovation technique - Développement communautaire - Appui a la Gouvernance - Éducation -*Les subventions Internet Society Afrique *fournira deux subventions de 25.000 $ chacun pour deux projets qui mettent l'accent sur l'une des deux catégories: - Internet Security (y compris la sécurité collaborative) - Innovation en matière d'accès *-Les Subventions Scale-up FIRE* fournira trois subventions allant jusqu'à 30.000 $ chacun pour trois projets existants pour intensifier les activités et passer à la prochaine étape de leurs cycle.Projects doit être aligné avec l'une des catégories suivantes: - Innovation technique - Développement communautaire - Appui a la gouvernance - Éducation La date limite d'inscription pour les 2016 prix a été fixée au 31 mai 2016, 23:59 UTC. Pour plus d'informations sur les catégories de la concurrence, les conditions d'entrée et les procédures de soumission, s'il vous plaît visitez www.fireafrica.org ou envoyez-nous un courriel à: fireprogram(a)afrinic.net. Veuillez nous suivre sur Twitter @FIREAfrica _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/afri <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann>

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The future of telecommunications and why its here
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 04 Apr '16

04 Apr '16

Listers, Recently we have had been talks about the implications of OTA and I had the opinion that OTA can not be a trend that can be rid of. I have put in an article to talk about this in more depth covering why the future of telecommunications is already here and why telcos need to pay more attention, instead: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/telecommunication-revolution-here-ahmed-moha… -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer swahilibox.co.ke www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com ajplus.net www.everylayer.com

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Fwd: Internet Petition: Free Nizar Zakka!
by waudo siganga 03 Apr '16

03 Apr '16

Dear Colleagues, One of our international colleagues with whom we have been collaborating, attending ICT and Internet Governance forums, Mr. Nizar Zakka disapperaed in Iran about 6 months ago. Nizar is a director in WITSA and Regional Vice Chairman for MENA. On September 11, 2015, he received an official invitation from the Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to attend a conference on Role of “Women in Sustainable Development - Entrepreneurship and Employment” in Tehran, where he was invited as a speaker, being an expert in ICT for Development. After the conference, as he was departing for the airport, on September 18th, to return back to Lebanon, he was held by Iranian security agents. Since then, he has been detained in Evin prison and to our knowledge, without due process, legal representation, or visitation from the Lebanese embassy in Iran, which are considered basic human rights and preserved under the Vienna Convention, of which Iran is a signatory. Apparently, Mr Zakka was also not allowed to be seen by his lawyer. More than six months have passed and we have indications that his health is faltering. Mr. Zakka started a hunger strike on March 13, 2016. I wanted to let you know about an important iPetition to free Mr. Nizar Zakka that has been brought to my attention by Mr. Salam Al Waeli, Director of Programs at the Arab ICT Organization (iJMA3). Anyone can sign this petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/free-nizar-zakka. A Nizar Zakka Supporters page is also available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nizarzakkasupporters/timeline. Additional posts about Nizar can be found at https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/freenizarzakka?source=feed_text&story_id=1….

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Airtime for Cash & Apps In The Multi-Million $ Digital Enabled Trafficking Business; Contribution To Human Trafficking and Misery
by Wangari Kabiru 02 Apr '16

02 Apr '16

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/migration/#story/34 'Airtime for Cash & Apps In The Multi-Million $ Digital Enabled Trafficking Business; Contribution To Human Trafficking and Misery' "....." My father was distraught..." Tesfom was angry too, but he couldn't leave his brother stranded. He got a friend in Sudan to buy $200 in pre-paid cellphone minutes and text the code to his brother..." "... Pre-paid mobile minutes are used in many parts of Africa, especially in places where banks are scarce or mistrusted. Girmay could easily exchange the minutes for cash..." "..... Some smugglers give refugees smartphones with apps like viber, skype and WhatsApp so that they can get in touch with their families. The apps save money on international calls, and, more important, circumvent police wiretraps." >>>>> Read on. Blessed weekend. Regards/Wangari

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Fwd: [governance] New Council of Europe Internet Governance Strategy 2016-2019 - adopted by the 47 member states on 30 March 2016
by Mwendwa Kivuva 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

What is happening in other regions as regards to Internet Governance? Africa can borrow a leaf 🍃 . Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "HIBBARD Lee" <Lee.HIBBARD(a)coe.int> Date: Apr 1, 2016 1:54 PM Subject: [governance] New Council of Europe Internet Governance Strategy 2016-2019 - adopted by the 47 member states on 30 March 2016 To: "governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org" <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org> Cc: Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the Council of Europe Internet Governance Strategy 2016-2019 was adopted by the Ministers’ Deputies on 30 March 2016. The press release and further information can be found here: http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/protecting-and-empowering-people-on-the-… Best regards, Lee Lee Hibbard Internet Governance Coordinator Council of Europe – DG1 Human Rights and Rule of Law Tel: +33 388 41 3104 / www.coe.int ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t

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Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App
by Ali Hussein 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Hi All This might be of interest.. Ali Hussein +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Dostavvy <info(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> > Date: 1 April 2016 at 7:32:57 AM EAT > To: alyhussein(a)me.com > Subject: Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App > Reply-To: Dostavvy <info(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> > > > Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Supported Taxi Mobile App For Kenya > View this email in your browser > > Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Supported Taxi Mobile App For Kenya > Dotsavvy Limited (Dotsavvy), Kenya’s first Digital Business Agency is set to launch SavvyRide, a free on-demand taxi mobile app and service supported though advertising > > Nairobi, 1st April 2016 - Kenya’s on-demand digital services space is set to experience the arrival of SavvyRide, a new and free on-demand taxi mobile app to be launched by Dotsavvy from the 1st April 2016. SavvyRide, as Dotsavvy will be soon be rebranded, is an innovative mobile app that enables commuters throughput Kenya to simply ‘push the button’ on their mobile devices and a taxi will come to their location within minutes, for a free ride. > > SavvyRide is different from other players in this space such as Uber and Easy Taxi in that it offers its on-demand taxi service free of charge and makes money by running ads on dedicated high definition (HD) screens throughout its taxis. This means that commuters can travel for free throughout Kenya and all they need to do is watch TV commercials for the duration of their trip. > > According to Sarah Ntiro, SavvyRide’s Project Manager, the service was developed after over a year of on the ground research to find out what Kenyan consumers were looking for when it came to on-demand taxi services. This research informed the decision to launch SavvyRide to disrupt Kenya’s incumbent on-demand taxi services. > > ‘By offering SavvyRide, we are making it possible for Kenyans to travel throughout the county for free. No one can argue that this is a value proposition that is hard to beat. As a result, our modest projections show that we can capture over 20% marketshare of the on-demand taxi services market by July 2016 on this basis’ said Sarah Ntiro. > > SavvyRide will initially be rolled-out from 1st April 2016 in Nairobi and its environs and will expand over the next few months to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. The SavvyRide team has already been recruiting hundreds of taxi drivers in Nairobi who are eager to get started as they want to compete > with Uber and Easy Taxi drivers on equal terms. > > SavvyRide has also secured key brand advertisers who want to market their offerings to SavvyRide customers as they commute using the free service. SavvyRide’s ultimate ambition is to expand the service not just in Kenya but across Africa and the rest of the world with its radically disruptive business model. > > SavvyRide will be available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store from today, the 1st April 2016. > > Do remember that today is the 1st April 2016 so this is the perfect day to launch SavvyRide. > > Media Contacts > > Sarah Ntiro > SavvyRide Project Manager > Email: sarah(a)dotsavvyafrica.com > Phone: +254 20 8077108/9 > > > > > Copyright © 2016 Dotsavvy, All rights reserved. > You were added to this list to receive email communications from Dotsavvy > > Our mailing address is: > Dotsavvy > P.O.Box 2484-00200 > Nairobi 00200 > Kenya > > Add us to your address book > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list >

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Digital Confessions
by Wangari Kabiru 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Happy Thursday, The Digital Confessions! Today marks yet another epic opportunity with the Digital Content Creation Expo @ KICD. It is my prayer that our Tech community will rise up to be counted by raising the bar on what goes to our school-kids now and into the future without fear or favour. At this crucial time when the Kenyan Education system is undergoing reforms, go for the jugular! I take the illustration of Digital TV which raised uproar even to eliciting Government ultimatums to industry players. With the Easter season wrapping up, millions across the world are mourning in celebration of Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, the largest Catholic TV Station. EWTN has brought the papacy, Israel and other symbolic ceremonies right into the living room. Until the digital wars opened up in Kenya, millions of Kenyans had a blackout to this now favorite station. Actually most heard of it when the comical Bamba man started being aired on radio. What is amazing is that EWTN started in 1978, the Kenyan started watching over 30 years later! WHY? Someone needs to explain this. Another angle, Vernacular TV is so exciting! But most significant, in this knowledge age, all efforts should be put in place to leap-frog while not just following trends with copy and paste solutions. We must create our our Generation of Creators! My people perish for lack of knowledge! Please stand to be counted. Please save us from digital confessions 30 years to come! Do have inspired, next-generation deliberations! Have a blessed day. Regards/Wangari On Mar 30, 2016 07:58, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Those interested may follow remotely. > > Regards > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Joly MacFie" <joly(a)punkcast.com> > Date: Mar 29, 2016 11:35 PM > Subject: [Internet Policy] WEBCAST TUE-FRI: South School on Internet Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS > To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> > Cc: > > We are most of the way through day one, but there's plenty to go. Vint's opening keynote is superb. > > joly posted: "From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the Eighth South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the Organization of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main objective of the South School on Internet Governance is t" > > From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the Eighth South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the Organization of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main objective of the South School on Internet Governance is to train new leaders of opinion in all aspects related with Internet Governance, from a global perspective and with focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. The program trains university and postgraduate students from the region and from the rest of the world in understanding the complexity related with Internet Governance and its importance in the future of the Internet. Speakers include Vint Cerf, Veni Markovski, Raquel Gatto, Larry Strickling, John Curran, Bill Drake, and Danny Sepulveda. The entire event will be webcast in both English and Spanish. The English version will be relayed and archived on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. > > What: Eighth South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) > Where: Organization of American States (OAS) HQ,Washington, DC > When: Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 > Agenda: http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.… > Webcast: http://livestre.am/5l2tN (English relay / archive)

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] CCG Working Paper Series: Interdependence and Indivisibility of Human Rights and WSIS
by Barrack Otieno 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Listers, This might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Puneeth Nagaraj <puneeth.nagaraj(a)nludelhi.ac.in> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:17:16 +0530 Subject: [Internet Policy] CCG Working Paper Series: Interdependence and Indivisibility of Human Rights and WSIS To: bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net, wsis10(a)lists.bestbits.net, internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org, governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org *Apologies for Cross Posting* Dear All, We at the Centre for Communication Governance have published the first in our 2016 series of Working Papers. This short paper explores the notion of interdependence and indivisibility of human rights in the context of the WSIS process and examines a framework of digital human rights. A revised version of this paper will be published in the NALSAR Student Law Review (Vol 10). We look forward to hearing your feedback on the paper. You can access the paper here <http://ccgdelhi.org/doc/WSIS%20Human%20Rights%20and%20Interdependence%20wor…> . Best, Puneeth -- Puneeth Nagaraj | Senior Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 956-091-4899 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . <http://goog_561379142/> www.nludelhi.ac.in | <https://twitter.com/CCGDelhi> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Re: [kictanet] Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App
by WANGARI KABIRU 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

"This means that commuters can travel for free throughout Kenya and all they need to do is watch TV commercials for the duration of their trip" Let us try to imagine that such a service would be there even after April 1st!!!!!! Warm Furahi Day Greetings, Free Basics, Uber reared their horned-heads into the Digital Content Creators forum with CS Mucheru firmly expressing his stance for "half a loaf or unbalanced diet theorem is better than no food at all". This did not seem to augur well with the local content creators from the audience murmurs and audience speaker comments made. Why?? Later in the day, it was cited that one of the international education publishers - Pearson started an education initiative in Tanzania then pulled out, a former staff has picked it up, cleaned it up and launched it in Kenya. In addition to reference to the expanding education network for Bridge schools. It seems disruption when it comes from "international players" is viewed as unstable, unfair leverage by coming in with big foreign monies that the local creator may never access, not necessarily solving local needs but prescribing the solutions with their interests, they may and at times have walked out any time. How open is this open market space - because I assure you the local content creators did not seem "amused". Blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 1/4/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Date: Friday, 1 April, 2016, 8:49 Hi All This might be of interest.. Ali Hussein+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Dostavvy <info(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> Date: 1 April 2016 at 7:32:57 AM EAT To: alyhussein(a)me.com Subject: Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App Reply-To: Dostavvy <info(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Support Taxi Mobile App Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Supported Taxi Mobile App For Kenya View this email in your browser Dotsavvy Launches SavvyRide, A Free Ad-Supported Taxi Mobile App For Kenya Dotsavvy Limited (Dotsavvy), Kenya’s first Digital Business Agency is set to launch SavvyRide, a free on-demand taxi mobile app and service supported though advertising Nairobi, 1st April 2016 - Kenya’s on-demand digital services space is set to experience the arrival of SavvyRide, a new and free on-demand taxi mobile app to be launched by Dotsavvy from the 1st April 2016. SavvyRide, as Dotsavvy will be soon be rebranded, is an innovative mobile app that enables commuters throughput Kenya to simply ‘push the button’ on their mobile devices and a taxi will come to their location within minutes, for a free ride. SavvyRide is different from other players in this space such as Uber and Easy Taxi in that it offers its on-demand taxi service free of charge and makes money by running ads on dedicated high definition (HD) screens throughout its taxis. This means that commuters can travel for free throughout Kenya and all they need to do is watch TV commercials for the duration of their trip. According to Sarah Ntiro, SavvyRide’s Project Manager, the service was developed after over a year of on the ground research to find out what Kenyan consumers were looking for when it came to on-demand taxi services. This research informed the decision to launch SavvyRide to disrupt Kenya’s incumbent on-demand taxi services. ‘By offering SavvyRide, we are making it possible for Kenyans to travel throughout the county for free. No one can argue that this is a value proposition that is hard to beat. As a result, our modest projections show that we can capture over 20% marketshare of the on-demand taxi services market by July 2016 on this basis’ said Sarah Ntiro. SavvyRide will initially be rolled-out from 1st April 2016 in Nairobi and its environs and will expand over the next few months to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. The SavvyRide team has already been recruiting hundreds of taxi drivers in Nairobi who are eager to get started as they want to compete with Uber and Easy Taxi drivers on equal terms. SavvyRide has also secured key brand advertisers who want to market their offerings to SavvyRide customers as they commute using the free service. SavvyRide’s ultimate ambition is to expand the service not just in Kenya but across Africa and the rest of the world with its radically disruptive business model. SavvyRide will be available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store from today, the 1st April 2016. Do remember that today is the 1st April 2016 so this is the perfect day to launch SavvyRide. Media Contacts Sarah Ntiro SavvyRide Project Manager Email: sarah(a)dotsavvyafrica.com Phone: +254 20 8077108/9 Copyright © 2016 Dotsavvy, All rights reserved. You were added to this list to receive email communications from Dotsavvy Our mailing address is: DotsavvyP.O.Box 2484-00200Nairobi 00200 Kenya Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? 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Re: [kictanet] Digital Confessions
by Nanjira Sambuli 31 Mar '16

31 Mar '16

Dear Mildred, iHub Research conducted a M&E study on behalf of Karibu Centre, in Thika. The report will be out next week, and will share a link once it's uploaded. We will also have an event on April 21st to discuss the study's findings and what they mean for computers and education of students. Out of curiosity, what rubbed you the wrong way about the presentation? There have been a range of studies from various country contexts that have shown the same. I'd recommend Geek Heresy, by Kentaro Toyama. He was at Microsoft Research and worked on a lot of EdTech projects in India, many of which failed. I penned an article recently on the need to stop thinking that tech, in and of itself, will make up for deficiencies, such as teachers, electricity etc, and quote some excerpts of his book: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/-/620/3113684/-/4bfo09/-/index.html I will keep you posted on the report and event. Good evening. Regards, Nanjira Sambuli Research Lead iHub <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> | Research <http://www.ihub.co.ke/research> | UXLab <http://www.ihub.co.ke/uxlab> | Consulting <http://www.ihub.co.ke/consulting> *Mobile:* +254722481566 *Skype:* nanjirasambuli | *Twitter:* @NiNanjira On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 4:47 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Digital Confessions (Mildred Achoch) > 2. Re: Digital Confessions (waudo siganga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:26:17 -0700 > From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Confessions > Message-ID: > < > CADHwjVTVsMqXt+jTO0CJgLK2T5tbt0GW8iytr5b18ijSUybOAQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > I too attended the Digital Content Creation Expo as an exhibitor (poetry > blog book). The morning sessions were very informative and I will compile a > summary of points that stood out for me as a content creator and will share > them by end of next week. > > One key issue that really rubbed me the wrong way was when a certain > publisher cited a study, which I would love to read, that said something > along the lines of computers did not make much of a difference in terms of > academic performance of students; or computers actually were detrimental to > the performance of students. My hackles rise when such comments are made, > even when being cited from studies, because lets face it, anyone can do a > study and depending on the data used, the method of study, time, > constraints etc, one can tilt a study to favor a certain preconceived > notion. It did not escape my attention that the person quoting the study > was a member of the publishing fraternity but that's just an aside. > > My question is: could anyone send my way studies both supporting the > above-mentioned position and also studies that refute it? I would prefer to > make an informed decision regarding my stance on this. Right now I am > biased towards the idea that computers make a world of difference in the > learning process but again, I'd rather be wrong based on facts than right > based on my own preferences. > > Regards, > Mildred Achoch. > > On Thursday, March 31, 2016, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Happy Thursday, > > The Digital Confessions! > > > > Today marks yet another epic opportunity with the Digital Content > Creation > > Expo @ KICD. > > > > It is my prayer that our Tech community will rise up to be counted by > > raising the bar on what goes to our school-kids now and into the future > > without fear or favour. At this crucial time when the Kenyan Education > > system is undergoing reforms, go for the jugular! > > > > I take the illustration of Digital TV which raised uproar even to > > eliciting Government ultimatums to industry players. > > > > With the Easter season wrapping up, millions across the world are > mourning > > in celebration of Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, the largest Catholic > > TV Station. EWTN has brought the papacy, Israel and other symbolic > > ceremonies right into the living room. > > Until the digital wars opened up in Kenya, millions of Kenyans had a > > blackout to this now favorite station. Actually most heard of it when the > > comical Bamba man started being aired on radio. > > What is amazing is that EWTN started in 1978, the Kenyan started watching > > over 30 years later! WHY? > > Someone needs to explain this. > > > > Another angle, Vernacular TV is so exciting! > > > > But most significant, in this knowledge age, all efforts should be put in > > place to leap-frog while not just following trends with copy and paste > > solutions. We must create our our Generation of Creators! > > My people perish for lack of knowledge! > > Please stand to be counted. > > > > Please save us from digital confessions 30 years to come! > > > > Do have inspired, next-generation deliberations! > > > > Have a blessed day. > > > > Regards/Wangari > > On Mar 30, 2016 07:58, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');>> wrote: > > > > > > Those interested may follow remotely. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: "Joly MacFie" <joly(a)punkcast.com > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','joly(a)punkcast.com');>> > > > Date: Mar 29, 2016 11:35 PM > > > Subject: [Internet Policy] WEBCAST TUE-FRI: South School on Internet > > Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS > > > To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org');>" < > > InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org');>> > > > Cc: > > > > > > ?We are most of the way through day one, but there's plenty to go. > > Vint's opening keynote is superb.? > > > > > > joly posted: "From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the Eighth > > South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the > Organization > > of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main > objective > > of the South School on Internet Governance is t" > > > > > > From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the Eighth South School on > > Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the Organization of American > > States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main objective of the > > South School on Internet Governance is to train new leaders of opinion in > > all aspects related with Internet Governance, from a global perspective > and > > with focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. The program trains > > university and postgraduate students from the region and from the rest of > > the world in understanding the complexity related with Internet > Governance > > and its importance in the future of the Internet. Speakers include Vint > > Cerf, Veni Markovski, Raquel Gatto, Larry Strickling, John Curran, Bill > > Drake, and Danny Sepulveda. The entire event will be webcast in both > > English and Spanish. The English version will be relayed and archived on > > the Internet Society Livestream Channel. > > > > > > What: Eighth South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) > > > Where: Organization of American States (OAS) HQ,Washington, DC > > > When: Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 > > > Agenda: > > > http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.… > > > Webcast: http://livestre.am/5l2tN (English relay / archive) > > > > > -- > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com >

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