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Africa's sexy tech: Death by innovation?
by Gideon 01 May '13

01 May '13

Here is an interesting article by Michelle Atagana http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/africa-innovation-tech-atagana/in… *(CNN)* -- In today's world of catchy buzzwords, a current favorite is "Africa is rising." Africa's tech scene is a soaring firebird and all the techies on the continent will tell you something game-changing is coming and Africans will build it. In case you haven't heard, apparently the next Facebook, Google or Microsoft will come from Africa. That's what the young mavericks are working towards. *In Africa, we worship at the altar of innovation* Innovation is the fountain from which most African entrepreneurs drink -- their raison d'etre. This is hardly surprising on a continent that leapfrogged the tech scene, producing insanely useful mobile solutions. It seems it is only logical that the continent will build the next big thing. [image: Michelle Atagana] Michelle Atagana But innovation has become quite formulaic for the quick-talking 20-somethings just itching to change the world. Just like any formula, it has strict rules: find a problem, build an app to solve it, develop for smartphone and add social integration. Gideon Rop

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Re: [kictanet] Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews?
by ICT Researcher 01 May '13

01 May '13

Mr. Makali, Its interesting that you raise this question. Does the constitution envisage only critical or also praiseful public participation?Aware that the latter may be thornier for PSC and/or whomever interviee might be. ------------------------------ On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 10:18 AM MSKS dmakali(a)yahoo.com wrote: >Mayb we need to interrogate the meaning of "public participation" threshold of the constitution. Does watching or holding a recruitment process in the open space - on tv or a physical venue like kicc - constitute public participation or is it that every citizen is free and has an opportunity to be considered and to raise any matter pertinent to the recruitment and potential recruits that counts? > >Methinks the latter, which has been complied with by psc advertising and inviting any1 interested to apply. That also meets the "competitive" criterion. > >The next demand we should put on them is to facilitate or make it possible for any1 who wants to sit in the room to observe the process or to submit any information that may assist it to recruit the right candidates do so. That complies with the transparency requirement. > >The interviews can otherwise become a farce at this stage if the template is applied across the 155 applicants. The live broadcast can come at the final stahe wen the shortlisted go before Parliament where scrutiny should be even more thorough and of a different kind - political and ideological. > >David > > >Sent from my BlackBerry® > >-----Original Message----- >From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> >Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:25:20 >To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> >Cc: mediaeditors \(mediaeditors-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke\)<mediaeditors-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum<mediaeditors(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews? > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.com > >The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… > >The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews?
by Edith Adera 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Listers, Can someone explain the logic of the Chair of PSC barring the media from interviews of Principal Secretaries? Aren't they public servants who are supposed to be vetted publicly even with citizens giving their submissions? Judges, commissioners of various commissions were vetted publicly infront of "live" media cameras, why not PS' ? What are they shielding? The argument that interview questions will be known by others does not fly, the same argument would also have applied to judges, commissioners etc, but it did not. If you're good you're good and we'll see it (otherwise, you appear too "rehearsed" when you cram interview responses") Where's citizen participation which is enshrined in the constitution? I think these are the kind of issues that COFEK needs to take up, Mutoro? Edith

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Pasha (Digital Villages) Update
by Paul Kukubo 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Listers further to the discussion last week, please see below: 1. Link to the review report developed by Deloitte on the Pasha centers. This report is developed quarterly. http://www.scribd.com/doc/138670682/2013-04-30-Brief-Pasha-Project. 2. Our press release following the meeting with Pasha Centre owners yesterday and the subsequent announcement of our bandwidth subsidy program. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government to offer bandwidth support to Digital Villages Nairobi, 29th April 2013: The Government through the Kenya ICT Board will from May this year offer a 90 per cent subsidy on internet purchase to all Digital villages (Pasha Centres). The bandwidth support will be provided under the Transparency Communication Infrastructure Project (TCIP), which is funded by World Bank. The objective of the Bandwidth Capacity Support is to enable the 63 Digital villages to purchase high quality and affordable connectivity for their centres to enable information sharing and offer affordable access in rural areas. Speaking during a workshop in Nairobi with Pasha Managers, The Kenya ICT Board CEO, Mr Paul Kukubo said, “We have recognized that the major challenges surrounding internet access for Pashas centres are connectivity and affordability. As a solution we have decided to subsidise the internet costs.” The government will pay 90 per cent of the internet access costs while Pasha Managers will pay the remaining 10 per cent. The Initial support will last 18 months and will cover internet connection costs but exclude the purchase of connectivity equipment. To qualify for the internet access subsidy both pasha managers will first identify the Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) that they will work with and submit prescribed documents in order to take advantage of the support. ISPs will have to be registered by CCK as a provider of the services. “Pasha centres are strategically placed to bring ICT services to their communities. To succeed they need to take advantage of devolution opportunities and respond to the government agenda of delivering digital education in remote areas,” challenged Mr Kukubo. The workshop brought together heads of digital villages and leading ISP companies to agree on the modalities that will be applicable on the subsidy. ENDS -- Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer Kenya ICT Board Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Dr Ndemo Farewell
by Matunda Nyanchama 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Dakitari You did a good job during your tenure at the MOIC; you have a permanent record in there and there are many, many in the "wins" column. Some wise person (I don't know who) said that "quit while you are ahead". You are ahead and should be happy about that. Good luck with your upcoming interview; take on the next assignment (public, personal, or private) with as much gusto as you did at MOIC. And regardless of Thursday's outcome, consider doing your memoirs while your memory is fresh; they will be good for the record and posterity. Cheers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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kictanet Digest, Vol 71, Issue 198
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

+1 ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.keTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Sent: 4/30/13 4:07 AM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 71, Issue 198 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: Reviewing Kenya ICT Board Performance- You can write a guest post (David Otwoma) 2. Re: [mediaeditors] Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews? (Eng. Wainaina Mungai) 3. The emperors new shoes. An interesting take for Daktaris Ndemo and Matian?gi (Mbugua Njihia) 4. Re: Dr Ndemo Farewell (Matunda Nyanchama) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:17:55 +0300 From: David Otwoma <otwomad(a)gmail.com> To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Reviewing Kenya ICT Board Performance- You can write a guest post Message-ID:

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The emperors new shoes. An interesting take for Daktaris Ndemo and Matian’gi
by Mbugua Njihia 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Dear Diary, I am really having a tough time figuring where and how to get started on this job. I have no idea how CGH and his wingman got wind of me. I heard that he lamented about the lack of a human resource index and I chuckled, as even I, am not on LinkedIn, at least not yet which is sad for a man having in my docket. I have never really needed to be LinkedIn per se, my offline networks have served me just fine this far, but being made an *emperor* I must move and behave like these Romans do…though I am told that they behave like spartans on occasion with their many mailing lists and self styled ninja bloggers cum activists who gave one Bitange a run for his payslip. http://www.ifiwaske.org/the-emperors-new-shoes-ifiwascabsec.html

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This week in your outstanding Public Service Career
by Gideon 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Greetings Dr. Ndemo, May i take this opportunity to thank and appreciate you for the years of extraordinary work in the Ministry of Information and Communications. Indeed throughout your term the Country has exprerienced tremendous leadership and revolution in ICT. We wish you well in your upcoming interview. Gideon Rop On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:03 AM, <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: This week in your outstanding Public Service Career > (Sammy Buruchara) > 2. Re: This week in your outstanding Public Service Career > (Harry Delano) > 3. Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews? (Edith Adera) > 4. Re: Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews? (alice-apc) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:22:06 +0300 > From: Sammy Buruchara <buruchara(a)me.com> > To: FRED MATIANGI <fredmatiangi(a)gmail.com>, buruchara(a)mac.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] This week in your outstanding Public Service > Career > Message-ID: <CDA51283.A00F3%buruchara(a)me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dr. Ndemo, > > We thank you for your exemplary work in the Ministry of Information. Kenya > has moved leaps and bounds in ICT under your leadership. We wish you well > in > your interview Thursday as you seek to engage your valuable talent in > another area of government. > > Dr. Matingi, Welcome to the ICT fraternity. You have certainly been with us > albeit quietly. The projects you have sponsored in this areas under your > previous job are well known. > > We are confident that you will be successfully in the confirmation and look > forward to work with you in this ministry. > > Kind regards > Sammy Buruchara > > From: FRED MATIANGI <fredmatiangi(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 6:08 AM > To: <buruchara(a)mac.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] This week in your outstanding Public Service Career > > Dear Dr. Ndemo, > > I take this early opportunity to wish you all the best in your interview > for > the position of Principal Secretary coming up later this week. I very > sincerely hope the Lord will guide you, bless you indeed and see you > continue to succeed. Your service to our nation has been outstanding. Your > performance at the Ministry of Information speaks for itself. I thank you > in > my private capacity as a Kenyan citizen and wish you well as a friend and > former colleague at the University of Nairobi. > > I am hesitant to address any issues presumptively at this stage as I > deliberately remain below the radar as expected and patiently await to go > before the vetting committee in Parliament. I am sure that there will be > plenty of opportunities to compare notes and share experiences. I look > forward to learning more from you and others in the this sector and that > together we can make our humble contribution in this part of the journey of > life. > > Fred Matiangi > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or > change > your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/buruchara%40mac.com > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >

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New gTLD Update: Program Timeline
by Alice Munyua 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

For those following ICANN processes, here's an updated version of the new gTLD programme timeline: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/timeline best Alice

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ICANN Newsletter -- 26 April 2013
by Alice Munyua 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers *http://www.icann.org/* *Week ending 26 April 2013* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcements This Week *ICANN to Open Istanbul Hub <http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-25apr13-en.pdf>* [PDF, 104 KB] */Istanbul, Turkey.../* ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé today announced the organization will open its first hub office in Istanbul, Turkey. 25 April 2013 *New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23apr13-en.htm>* To solicit input on how the New gTLD Board Committee should address GAC advice regarding safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings. 23 April 2013 *Proposed Final 2013 RAA <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm>* After an extended period of negotiations, ICANN is posting a Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment. 22 April 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming Events 14 - 18 July 2013: 47th International Public ICANN Meeting - Durban <http://durban47.icann.org/> *14 - 18 July 2013: 47th International Public ICANN Meeting - Durban <http://durban47.icann.org/>* About ICANN *ICANN Bylaws <http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm>* Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at *www.ICANN.org <http://www.icann.org/>*. *Strategic Plan, 2012 - 2015 <http://www.icann.org/en/planning/>* *Adopted FY13 Operating Plan and Budge <http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>* Email Marke

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