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Re: [kictanet] Judge to rule on whether-to-stop-analogue-signal-cut-off
by ICT Researcher 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

Just supposing the delay was effected until midnight June 17, 2015.... Recalling 29 November, 2013 post to this list, "....post 2015, [neighbouring countries] digital broadcasts are protected from analogue broadcast interferences from a distance of 200 km from the borders..." Which means that only a small area in central Kenya would be allowed to receive analogue signals while all areas within 200 km off Kenyan borders would be signal blank, suggesting, Kisumu, Malaba, Mombasa, even Nairobi(or parts thereoff) would be affected. Talk of postponement formenting national broadcasts chaos. ------------------------------ On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 12:52 AM MSK Grace Githaiga wrote: >Justice David Majanja is expected to rule on whether to issue temporary orders to stop analogue broadcasting signal switch off scheduled Friday pending full hearing of a case before the court. >http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000099778&story_title=judge-to-r…

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Judge to rule on whether-to-stop-analogue-signal-cut-off
by Grace Githaiga 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Justice David Majanja is expected to rule on whether to issue temporary orders to stop analogue broadcasting signal switch off scheduled Friday pending full hearing of a case before the court. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000099778&story_title=judge-to-r…

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Govt almost got permission to warrantlessly tap digital communication
by Dennis Kioko 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

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MPesa goes global
by robert yawe 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

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Fw: Quality of VoIP in Africa - Tracing IP packets from the USA into Africa
by Matunda Nyanchama 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ICT Africa <info(a)ictafrica.info> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 4:16 AM Subject: Quality of VoIP in Africa - Tracing IP packets from the USA into Africa December 8, 2013 Quality of VoIP in Africa - Tracing IP packets from the USA into Africa Africans, whether living in Africa or in the Diaspora, have explored many Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to beat the high cost of communicating with their loved ones. Viber, Skype, Vonage, MagicJack and Rebtel, are some of the services that are commonly used. Rebtel is a more recent and not well known service offering voice calls for as low as 4c a minute from the USA to Africa. Read more... South Africa ICT Industry Honors Mandela The ICT industry has expressed its condolences on the death of former president Nelson Mandela, as South Africans - and the world at large - mourn the loss of an icon of justice, peace and democracy; and celebrate his life. Read more... Developing Countries Face Challenges in Cloud Computing Information Economy Report 2013 finds that infrastructure investment and law reforms are needed to harvest cloud's data efficiency and flexibility. There is nothing nebulous about the "cloud", especially as it applies to developing countries, a new UNCTAD report says. Read more... The Need for Ethical Hackers and Whistle-Blowers in Africa Edward Snowden, Chelsea (Bradley) Manning, Baba Jukwa (Zimbabwe) and Julian Assange have all attained legendary status amongst citizens' rights advocates. They have exposed the extent that modern government has, under the aegis of security and intelligence gathering, encroached into all of our lives. This blanket surveillance of the citizenry, on a previously unimaginable scale, is the current manifestation of Orwell's 1984 Big Brother. Read more... MACRA Commissions Television White Spaces Pilot Project The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Brown Mpinganjira has called on information and communications technology (ICT) players in the country to join hands with government in ensuring that the rural masses have access to internet services.Read more... Dimension Data's Andile Ngcaba Named to Global Internet Governance Panel Andile Ngcaba, founder of Convergence Partners, and Executive Chairman of Dimension Data Middle East and Africa, has been named to an international panel on the Future of Global Internet Cooperation, to address the issue of Internet governance. The panel will meet for the first time in December in London, and its report, which will include principles for global Internet cooperation, a proposed framework for such cooperation, stakeholder relations, and a roadmap for future Internet governance, is expected to be released for comment in early 2014. Read more... Upcoming ICT Events in Africa 2013 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT The '2013 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT' is taking place on December 2-3, 2013 at the African Union Conference Centre (AUCC) and Office Complex in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. International Conference on ICT and Development A gathering of information security specialists Featured Jobs Technical Consultant - Microsoft Dynamics AX - Nairobi, Kenya Business Development Executive - Accra, Ghana Product Manage - Accra Ghana Counsellors & Training Co-coordinators (3 Persons) - Lagos, Nigeria PHP Developer - Western Cape, South Africa Senior VB Programmer/Developer - Gauteng, South Africa Senior Java Developer- Midrand - up to R750k - Midrand, South Africa Mobile Developer - Kwazulu - Natal, South Africa Please visit the Job Page to search these and many other positions Don't miss any important ICT information or events in Africa Register for our weekly newsletter for updates Stay Connected Forward this email This email was sent to mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com by info(a)ictafrica.info | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ICT Africa| 1073 Sing Sing Road| Horseheads| NY| 14845

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The need for ethical hackers and whistle blowers in Africa
by Ali Hussein 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

Listers In the era of Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Aaron Swartz, Jeremy Hammond and Julian Assange, Glenn Ashton, a South African Civil Society writer and researcher wrote an article that is worth a read from all of us. The issue of personal freedoms, the right to information and the contradictions of National Security are as old as the Roman Empire. The Roman poet Juvenal once asked "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes," which translated loosely as "who will watch the watchers themselves?" Read on and be vigilant on what governments do in the interest of National Security. http://www.ictafrica.info/FullNews.php?id=11822 Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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Honoring Africa's Hero and Giant Iconic Leader Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
by Gideon 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

*Honoring Africa's Hero and Giant Iconic Leader Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela* http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/111589382686… Kindest Regards, DotConnectAfrica

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Honoring Africa's Hero and Giant Iconic Leader Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
by Gideon 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

* Rest in PeaceMadiba Honoring Africa's Hero and Giant Iconic Leader Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela DotConnectAfrica Trust takes this opportunity to celebrate and honor the Giant Iconic Leader of Africa:Courageous, Selfless and Noble. * *The children of Africa indeed, the entire World mourn and honor the man who truly exemplified the need for hard work and sacrifice even when times were very hard, the comforting proof that good triumphs over evil. That Love wins over Hate. That Togetherness wins over Division. * *Mandela spent 27 years in prison on Robben Island, fighting over stereotypes and seeking t**o restore equality in humanity. Africa * *celebrates the lessons of a man who kept his word. Governed for one term and stepped down when his nation * *needed him most just to ensure that his promise was sacrosanct.* *His inspiring words continue to remain in our hearts "I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed to**ward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death." - Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela * * <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SayA7NlcK9TbPNNwwS6zOVNgln9505VwEGlz_Gq5J8O3…>* *Mandela fought for justice, freedom, democracy and equality. He sacrificed to ensure that all voices are audible; he believed in change that affects all levels of living "As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility." - Nelson Mandela . DotConnectAfrica is inspired by such sacrifices to see that Africa can promote justice, transparency and fairness in all facets of its economy. * *DotConnectAfrica feels one in spirit with Mandela. We began a campaign over six years ago that will help bridge the 'Digital Divide' whistlt inspiring present and future generations of Africans. We have learnt that inspiring the youth and giving them a chance to initiate and realize their dreams creates the collective vision and future that we seek for Africa, the continent of opportunities the land that gave Mandela to the world. * *Even as we bid farewell to Africa's Icon, we will always remember to keep working smart and hard and diligently till we deliver our pledges to the continent. We see every challenge that we struggle to overcome as an opportunity; a test of mettle and determination that serves to make us stronger, more unrelenting and more committed. We shall** rise and rise every time because our passion for the continent beats the challenges.* * "When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?" -** Nelson Mandela in Tromso, Norway, **2005 * *Africa is rising, as we celebrate Nelson Mandela, let us keep his legacy alive by following in his footsteps and exampl*e. * Your Sincerely,* *For: DotConnectAfrica Trust* *[image: DotAfrica logo with no labels]* * Sbekele * * Ms. Sophia Bekele * *Executive Director* ________________________________________________________________ *About DotConnectAfrica * *DotConnectAfrica Trust is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization that is based in Port Louis, Mauritius (Reg ID CT8710DCA90) with its registry operations located in Nairobi, Kenya. Its main charitable objects are: (a) for the advancement of education in information technology to the African society; and (b) in connection with (a) to provide the African society with a continental Internet domain name to have access to Internet services for the people of Africa as a purpose beneficial to the public in general. * *DotConnectAfrica through its affiliate DCA Registry Services Ltd.intends to channel surplus resources gained from the .Africa registry operation to sponsor foundations that will cater to various charitable projects including the already launched miss.africa and generation.africa, as well as capacity building for African ccTLDs, with the general objective of improving the African Internet and business landscape.*

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Laying fiber alongside Roads / Buildings under construction should be compulsory - in Africa!
by Bob Omondi 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

Dear Listers, This is a subject that really troubles me. Today, Africa is the destination for mega infrastructure projects especially in Roads and Building Construction. "Real Estate Boom" in now a common term in our continent and even bigger in Kenya. But I still don't understand why we would spend a fortune to put up magnificent roads and buildings (of course sewer lines. water pipes and basic drainage along the roads are usually sorted out) and forget to lay fiber cables - the cheapest of the ingredients! In my opinion, this is a mistake that can be stopped! What needs to be done to change this? Regards Bob.

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Nelson Mandela
by Lkimani 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

My favorite Madiba quote: Conviction is contagious, never underestimate the Power of persistence" ....Nelson Madiba Mandela RIP Tata Madiba you were and still are an an inspiration to us. We will truly miss you! Lucy Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> > Date: December 6, 2013, 7:16:00 AM GMT+03:00 > To: "Lucy Kimani" <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Nelson Mandela > Reply-To: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> > > > > 'Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great.' > Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and share his powerful words today. > > > Dear Lucy, > > Nelson Mandela's unwavering courage, forgiveness and hope touched and inspired people all around the world. He showed that the dream of a just society is possible and he challenged our generation to lead the way towards it. > > As Mandela said in his extraordinary 2005 speech in London's Trafalgar Square, 'Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.' > > And he ended his speech with a call that moves us still. > > 'Sometimes,' Mandela said, 'it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.' > > One way to honor Nelson Mandela's memory is to share those words to prove every day that this generation can be the great one that ends extreme poverty. > > > Share his words now. > > > Michael Elliott > President and CEO, ONE > > > JOIN US. ONE.ORG | PRIVACY | UNSUBSCRIBE > SPREAD THE WORD > > > This email was sent by ONE.org to lkimani(a)yahoo.com. > Add one-help(a)list.one.org to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. > > Copyright © 2013 ONE, All rights reserved. > > Our mailing address is: > ONE Campaign > 1400 Eye Street NW, Suite 600 > Washington, DC > 20005 >

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Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela
by Edwin Onchari 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

+1 For him to be able to forgive a government and a people that denied him a chance to even attend his children's burials while in jail!! he had to be truly special. I hope our leaders are able to let go of their fears; work with their 'enemies' and help build Kenya...RIP Madiba; you were one of a kind Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 12:55 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 50 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Nelson Mandela (Walubengo J) 2. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security (Dennis Kioko) 3. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 01:22:09 -0800 (PST) From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela Message-ID: <1386321729.14872.YahooMailBasic(a)web160601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Not ICT related but allow me to also salute the African Icon Mandela. One thing he did very differently from an African perspective, is to leave office when he was still needed => good succession planning => good legacy. This is the most difficult lesson for our African leaders. #RIPNelsonMandela. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:08 PM +1 RIP NRM -- you have inscribed yourself into TIME and HUMANITY. Eric here On 6 Dec 2013, at 09:44, Lkimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: My favorite Madiba quote: Conviction is contagious,?never underestimate thePower of persistence" ? ? ? ? ....Nelson Madiba Mandela RIP Tata Madiba you were and still are an an inspirationto us. ?We will truly miss you! Lucy Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> Date: December 6, 2013, 7:16:00 AM GMT+03:00 To: "Lucy Kimani" <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Nelson Mandela Reply-To: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> Blank Email 'Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great.' Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and share his powerful words today. ? Dear Lucy, Nelson Mandela's unwavering courage, forgiveness and hope touched and inspired people all around the world. He showed that the dream of a just society is possible and he challenged our generation to lead the way towards it. As Mandela said in his extraordinary 2005 speech in London's Trafalgar Square, 'Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.' And he ended his speech with a call that moves us still. 'Sometimes,' Mandela said, 'it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.' One way to honor Nelson Mandela's memory is to share those words to prove every day that this generation can be the great one that ends extreme poverty. Share his words now. Michael Elliott President and CEO, ONE ? JOIN US. ONE.ORG?|?PRIVACY?|?UNSUBSCRIBE SPREAD THE WORD ? ? This email was sent by ONE.org to lkimani(a)yahoo.com. Add one-help(a)list.one.org to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright ? 2013 ONE, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: ONE Campaign 1400 Eye Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 ? _______________________________________________ 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/ericosiakwan%40me.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. Eric M.K Osiakwan+233244386792?"Accraboy" 4 Skype@eosiakwan 4 Twitter ?about.me/ericosiakwan? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:17:18 +0300 From: "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security Message-ID: <1386322434307.5d950364@CloudMagic> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20131206/daf69f 1f/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:49:50 +0000 From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security Message-ID: <648232868-1386323389-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1588793321-@b 16.c1.bise7.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Walu, Say it louder! We need substantial objectivity on some of these matters. John Kariuki. Sent from my BlackBerry? -----Original Message----- From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 00:19:47 To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security @Ali, your comments sound like ITU-WCIT debate Reloaded :-) Let me be cheeky abit. If SPAM can ONLY be tackled by technology - why hasn't it been tackled? Indeed the technology that could kill spam (e.g. PKI deployment at IP, SMTP, DNS-SEC, etc- apologies for the Tech jargon) has been with us for over 10years...how come spam refused to die? Dont get me wrong, I am still civil-society biased. It is just that I get worried when solutions to complex problems are straight-jacketed into one block (tech, political, legal or otherwise). I think the solutions do not lie on ONE of the above, but all of the above. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:59 AM Walu I'm of the opinion that Spam is an issue tackled best by technology NOT legislation... Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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 6, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: @Ndemo, The fact that the raccoon (google says this is some animal in the US :-) did manage to flood your email with spam is a confirmation that we do need the cyber-laws even in Africa :-) Anyway, whereas I agree with most of your article I had a comment on this one paragraph : The industry sometimes lies with statistics that in most cases do not make any sense. Gullible nations are spending a fortune on cyber security. Even countries with less than one per cent Internet penetration are talking about cyber security. << I was of the opinion that countries with fewer machines online SHOULD be talking loudest about Cybersecurity simply because we live in a connected world. Most IT-savvy cyber-criminals ?based in developed economies hijack the few ?"3rd-world" (forgive the use of word) networks/computers to launch attacks in other jurisdictions. Unless there are laws/frameworks compelling corrective action most of these local networks will forever remain vulnerable. However, it also true is that some autocratic/non-democratic governments are going to ride this cyber-security bandwagon for the sake of adding more repression to their citizenry. The civil-society (recently baptized as evil-society :-) must forever be watchful. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:12 AM Hussein, Some raccoon decided to clog my e-mail with spam as punishment because of the article.? I am not opposed to cyber security but some people (and you remember Dubai) want to use cyber security as a basis for stifling internet freedom. Ndemo. Grace Thanks for sharing. We indeed must tread carefully. There is definitely a case for a regulatory framework. This must however be tampered with the understanding that too much regulation will throttle the industry. It is a fine balance that we must maintain. *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 Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: n Kenya, we have done extremely well in the adoption of ICTs. This is a field that requires a lot of creativity, but we may just end up killing that creativity with too many rules and regulations in trying to counter computer crime sometimes referred to as cybercrime or netcrime. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-carefu lly-on-cyber-security/-/539548/2098892/-/item/0/-/12mo495/-/index.html _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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. Business School University of Nairobi Lower Kabete Campus _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40y ahoo.co.uk 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. 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Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela
by Edwin Onchari 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

+1 For him to be able to forgive a government and a people that denied him a chance to even attend his children's burials while in jail!! he had to be truly special. I hope our leaders are able to let go of their fears; work with their 'enemies' and help build Kenya...RIP Madiba; you were one of a kind Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 12:55 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 50 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Nelson Mandela (Walubengo J) 2. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security (Dennis Kioko) 3. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 01:22:09 -0800 (PST) From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela Message-ID: <1386321729.14872.YahooMailBasic(a)web160601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Not ICT related but allow me to also salute the African Icon Mandela. One thing he did very differently from an African perspective, is to leave office when he was still needed => good succession planning => good legacy. This is the most difficult lesson for our African leaders. #RIPNelsonMandela. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:08 PM +1 RIP NRM -- you have inscribed yourself into TIME and HUMANITY. Eric here On 6 Dec 2013, at 09:44, Lkimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: My favorite Madiba quote: Conviction is contagious,?never underestimate thePower of persistence" ? ? ? ? ....Nelson Madiba Mandela RIP Tata Madiba you were and still are an an inspirationto us. ?We will truly miss you! Lucy Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> Date: December 6, 2013, 7:16:00 AM GMT+03:00 To: "Lucy Kimani" <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Nelson Mandela Reply-To: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> Blank Email 'Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great.' Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and share his powerful words today. ? Dear Lucy, Nelson Mandela's unwavering courage, forgiveness and hope touched and inspired people all around the world. He showed that the dream of a just society is possible and he challenged our generation to lead the way towards it. As Mandela said in his extraordinary 2005 speech in London's Trafalgar Square, 'Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.' And he ended his speech with a call that moves us still. 'Sometimes,' Mandela said, 'it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.' One way to honor Nelson Mandela's memory is to share those words to prove every day that this generation can be the great one that ends extreme poverty. Share his words now. Michael Elliott President and CEO, ONE ? JOIN US. ONE.ORG?|?PRIVACY?|?UNSUBSCRIBE SPREAD THE WORD ? ? This email was sent by ONE.org to lkimani(a)yahoo.com. Add one-help(a)list.one.org to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright ? 2013 ONE, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: ONE Campaign 1400 Eye Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 ? _______________________________________________ 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/ericosiakwan%40me.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. Eric M.K Osiakwan+233244386792?"Accraboy" 4 Skype@eosiakwan 4 Twitter ?about.me/ericosiakwan? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:17:18 +0300 From: "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security Message-ID: <1386322434307.5d950364@CloudMagic> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20131206/daf69f 1f/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:49:50 +0000 From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security Message-ID: <648232868-1386323389-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1588793321-@b 16.c1.bise7.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Walu, Say it louder! We need substantial objectivity on some of these matters. John Kariuki. Sent from my BlackBerry? -----Original Message----- From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 00:19:47 To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security @Ali, your comments sound like ITU-WCIT debate Reloaded :-) Let me be cheeky abit. If SPAM can ONLY be tackled by technology - why hasn't it been tackled? Indeed the technology that could kill spam (e.g. PKI deployment at IP, SMTP, DNS-SEC, etc- apologies for the Tech jargon) has been with us for over 10years...how come spam refused to die? Dont get me wrong, I am still civil-society biased. It is just that I get worried when solutions to complex problems are straight-jacketed into one block (tech, political, legal or otherwise). I think the solutions do not lie on ONE of the above, but all of the above. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:59 AM Walu I'm of the opinion that Spam is an issue tackled best by technology NOT legislation... Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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 6, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: @Ndemo, The fact that the raccoon (google says this is some animal in the US :-) did manage to flood your email with spam is a confirmation that we do need the cyber-laws even in Africa :-) Anyway, whereas I agree with most of your article I had a comment on this one paragraph : The industry sometimes lies with statistics that in most cases do not make any sense. Gullible nations are spending a fortune on cyber security. Even countries with less than one per cent Internet penetration are talking about cyber security. << I was of the opinion that countries with fewer machines online SHOULD be talking loudest about Cybersecurity simply because we live in a connected world. Most IT-savvy cyber-criminals ?based in developed economies hijack the few ?"3rd-world" (forgive the use of word) networks/computers to launch attacks in other jurisdictions. Unless there are laws/frameworks compelling corrective action most of these local networks will forever remain vulnerable. However, it also true is that some autocratic/non-democratic governments are going to ride this cyber-security bandwagon for the sake of adding more repression to their citizenry. The civil-society (recently baptized as evil-society :-) must forever be watchful. walu. -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/6/13, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:12 AM Hussein, Some raccoon decided to clog my e-mail with spam as punishment because of the article.? I am not opposed to cyber security but some people (and you remember Dubai) want to use cyber security as a basis for stifling internet freedom. Ndemo. Grace Thanks for sharing. We indeed must tread carefully. There is definitely a case for a regulatory framework. This must however be tampered with the understanding that too much regulation will throttle the industry. It is a fine balance that we must maintain. *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 Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: n Kenya, we have done extremely well in the adoption of ICTs. This is a field that requires a lot of creativity, but we may just end up killing that creativity with too many rules and regulations in trying to counter computer crime sometimes referred to as cybercrime or netcrime. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-carefu lly-on-cyber-security/-/539548/2098892/-/item/0/-/12mo495/-/index.html _______________________________________________ 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. 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Nelson Mandela
by Gideon 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Mandela Legacy, This Grand Man from Africa did what he did, in the time he promised. He left office in time and kept his word. Even after the huge sacrifices of fighting for freedom, he was kind and generous enough to let others continue leadership. We salute Madiba for the values that Africa still needs to learn to adopt. Fare Thee Well Madiba. Regards Gideon Rop On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Nelson Mandela (Walubengo J) > 2. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security (Dennis Kioko) > 3. Re: We must tread carefully on cyber security > (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 01:22:09 -0800 (PST) > From: Walubengo J < > jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > To: Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela > Message-ID: > <1386321729.14872.YahooMailBasic(a)web160601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Not ICT related but allow me to also salute the African Icon Mandela. > > One thing he did very differently from an African perspective, is to leave > office when he was still needed => good succession planning => good legacy. > > This is the most difficult lesson for our African leaders. > > #RIPNelsonMandela. > > walu. > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 12/6/13, Eric Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nelson Mandela > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:08 PM > > +1 > RIP NRM -- you have inscribed yourself into TIME > and HUMANITY. > Eric here > > On 6 Dec 2013, at 09:44, Lkimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > My favorite Madiba quote: > Conviction is contagious,?never > underestimate thePower of > persistence" > ? ? ? ? ....Nelson Madiba > Mandela > RIP Tata Madiba you were and still are an an > inspirationto us. ?We will truly miss > you! > Lucy > > Sent from my iPhone > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Michael > Elliott, ONE.org" <one-help(a)list.one.org> > Date: December 6, 2013, 7:16:00 AM GMT+03:00 > To: "Lucy Kimani" <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Nelson Mandela > Reply-To: "Michael Elliott, ONE.org" > <one-help(a)list.one.org> > > > > > > Blank Email > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Sometimes, it falls upon a > generation to be great.' > > > > > > > > Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela > and share his powerful words today. > > > > > > > > > > > > ? > > > > Dear Lucy, > > Nelson Mandela's unwavering courage, forgiveness and > hope touched and inspired people all around the world. He > showed that the dream of a just society is possible and he > challenged our generation to lead the way towards it. > > As Mandela said in his extraordinary 2005 speech in > London's Trafalgar Square, 'Like slavery and > apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can > be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human > beings.' > > And he ended his speech with a call that moves us still. > > 'Sometimes,' Mandela said, 'it falls upon a > generation to be great. You can be that great generation. > Let your greatness blossom.' > > One way to honor Nelson Mandela's memory is to share > those words to prove every day that this generation can be > the great one that ends extreme poverty. > Share > his words now. > > > Michael Elliott > President and CEO, ONE > > > > > > > > ? > > > > > > > > > > > > JOIN US. > ONE.ORG?|?PRIVACY?|?UNSUBSCRIBE > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPREAD THE > WORD > > > > > > > > > > > ? > > > > > > > > ? > > > > This email was sent by > ONE.org to lkimani(a)yahoo.com. > > Add one-help(a)list.one.org > to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. > > > > Copyright ? 2013 > ONE, All rights reserved. > > > Our mailing address > is: > > ONE Campaign > > 1400 Eye Street NW, > Suite 600 > > Washington, DC > > 20005 > > > > > ? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ericosiakwan%40me.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. > > Eric M.K > Osiakwan+233244386792?"Accraboy" > 4 Skype@eosiakwan 4 Twitter > ?about.me/ericosiakwan? > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:17:18 +0300 > From: "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security > Message-ID: <1386322434307.5d950364@CloudMagic> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20131206/daf69f… > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:49:50 +0000 > From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007= > yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security > Message-ID: > > <648232868-1386323389-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1588793321-(a)b16.c1.bise7.blackberry > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Walu, > Say it louder! We need substantial objectivity on some of these matters. > > John Kariuki. > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 00:19:47 > To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security > > @Ali, > > your comments sound like ITU-WCIT debate Reloaded :-) > > Let me be cheeky abit. > > If SPAM can ONLY be tackled by technology - why hasn't it been tackled? > Indeed the technology that could kill spam (e.g. PKI deployment at IP, > SMTP, DNS-SEC, etc- apologies for the Tech jargon) has been with us for > over 10years...how come spam refused to die? > > Dont get me wrong, I am still civil-society biased. It is just that I get > worried when solutions to complex problems are straight-jacketed into one > block (tech, political, legal or otherwise). I think the solutions do not > lie on ONE of the above, but all of the above. > > walu. > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 12/6/13, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:59 AM > > Walu > I'm of the opinion that Spam is an issue > tackled best by technology NOT legislation... > > Ali Hussein > +254 0770 > 906375 / 0713 601113 <%200713%20601113> > "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 6, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > @Ndemo, > > The fact that the raccoon (google says this is some > animal in the US :-) did manage to flood your email with > spam is a confirmation that we do need the cyber-laws even > in Africa :-) > > Anyway, whereas I agree with most of your article I > had a comment on this one paragraph : > > The industry sometimes lies with > statistics that in most cases do not make any sense. > Gullible nations are spending a fortune on cyber security. > Even countries with less than one per cent Internet > penetration are talking about cyber security. > << > > I was of the opinion that countries with fewer > machines online SHOULD be talking loudest about > Cybersecurity simply because we live in a connected world. > Most IT-savvy cyber-criminals ?based in developed > economies hijack the few ?"3rd-world" > (forgive the use of word) networks/computers to launch > attacks in other jurisdictions. Unless there are > laws/frameworks compelling corrective action most of these > local networks will forever remain vulnerable. > > However, it also true is that some > autocratic/non-democratic governments are going to ride this > cyber-security bandwagon for the sake of adding more > repression to their citizenry. The civil-society (recently > baptized as evil-society :-) must forever be > watchful. > > walu. > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 12/6/13, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > wrote: > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] We must tread carefully on > cyber security > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:12 AM > > Hussein, > Some raccoon decided to clog my e-mail with spam > as > punishment because of > the article.? I am not opposed to cyber security > but > some people (and you > remember Dubai) want to use cyber security as a basis > for > stifling > internet freedom. > > Ndemo. > > > > Grace > > Thanks for > sharing. We indeed must tread carefully. > There is definitely a > case for a regulatory > framework. This must however be > tampered with the > understanding that too much > regulation will throttle > the industry. It is a > fine balance that we must > maintain. > > *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 Thu, Dec 5, > 2013 at 9:20 PM, Grace Githaiga > <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > > n Kenya, we have done extremely well in > the > adoption of ICTs. This is > a > field > that requires a lot of creativity, but we may > just end up killing > that > creativity with too many rules and regulations > in trying to > counter > computer crime sometimes referred to as > cybercrime > or netcrime. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-caref… > > _______________________________________________ > 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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We must tread carefully on cyber security
by Grace Githaiga 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

n Kenya, we have done extremely well in the adoption of ICTs. This is a field that requires a lot of creativity, but we may just end up killing that creativity with too many rules and regulations in trying to counter computer crime sometimes referred to as cybercrime or netcrime.http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tr…

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Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated
by Edwin Onchari 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

They could even sell licenses to independent courier services providers who are too small to develop their own platform; for their end customers to track their shipments and trigger innovations around the same Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 11:14 AM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 44 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated (robert yawe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 08:08:21 +0000 (GMT) From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Message-ID: <1386317301.49246.YahooMailNeo(a)web171704.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, We do not need the fund just tell postal to develop a shipping module such as that offered by FedEx, DHL, USPS, UPS and Aramex for use by e-commerce site developers and the organisation will be able to self finance. It is for the reason above that I campaigned for the post of Post Master General and I feel obliged to restart it as it is clear that the current occupant of the seat is still stuck in his GM Financial Services days and cannot see the forest for the trees. I ask you all to please watch the video link I posted earlier and listen to the message being put across. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-package-oFml8Y tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 On Friday, 6 December 2013, 7:55, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Ngigi ? First things first...:-) Let the fund be operational first..We have been singing this story for the last five years... ? But the idea of including Postal Services within this is an interesting and intriguing one.. ? ? Ali Hussein ? ? Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassimBlog: 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 Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ali, > >The USF is a new one, I am catching up with the telcoms stuff :-) > >Now, how about the postal service, is there anything like that? > > > > >On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >Ngigi >> >> >>You are absolutely right.? >> >> >>The Safaricom example though may be misplaced...to cover those areas that are not economically viable we have the Universal Service Fund...which in my humble opinion has been snoozing on the job.. >> >> >>Ali Hussein >> >> >>+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> >>"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 5, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: >> >> >>I don't think the postal corporation is short of ideas on how to make money in the obvious centres, the problem is it needs to sustain its services even in areas where there is no direct commercial benefit. And in such a country as ours where development is very centralized, that means a lot of areas that postal needs to cover at a loss. >>> >>>As an example, what if Safaricom was mandated by law to cover equally every sector in our country, would we also ask it to make the massive profits that it makes today? >>> >>>Rgds >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: >>> >>>The corporation can tap into commercial ventures such as courier >>>services >>>>for agricultural produce as well...I consume fresh "spider >>>>flower"--aka 'saga' from my native land brought to NRB each morning >>>>using PSVs. With the corporations presence all over, this is a >>>>service they can offer and people like myself would not mind having >>>>this delicacy delivered to my doorstep at a fee! >>>> >>>>Kind regards, >>>>Edwin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: kictanet >>>>[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>>On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 3:29 PM >>>>To: Edwin >>>>Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 33 >>>> >>>>Send kictanet mailing list submissions to ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ? ? ? ? >>>>https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>You can reach the person managing the list at ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>>>than >>>>"Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." >>>> >>>> >>>>Today's Topics: >>>> >>>>? ?1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated ? ? ? >>>>(Phares Kariuki) >>>> >>>> >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>-- >>>> >>>>Message: 1 >>>>Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 14:51:15 +0300 >>>>From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> >>>>To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> >>>>Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <cpa(a)cck.go.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy >>>>? ? ? ? Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>> >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - ? ? ? ? >>>>regurgitated >>>>Message-ID: <etPan.52a07033.5bd062c2.a8(a)pharess-mbp.lan> >>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>>There?s more than enough market for Postel. e.g. couriers have >>>>mushroomed all over Nairobi, that?s business that Postel could >>>>easily monopolise (they >>>> >>>>can hire riders in various towns to deliver letters door to door). >>>>Just because Nairobi doesn?t have a centralised addressing system it >>>>doesn?t mean that Postel can?t come up with their own system, which >>>>can be adapted by the city later.? >>>>From:?Ngigi Waithaka Ngigi Waithaka >>>>Reply:?Ngigi Waithaka ngigi(a)at.co.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at >>>>2:51:15 PM To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com Subject:? Re: >>>>[kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated >>>> >>>>Listers, >>>> >>>>The bottomline question that plagues most Postal Services is whether >>>>they can be ran independently and at the same time at a profit? >>>> >>>>Postal Services provide such basic services in elementary >>>>communication that sometimes they would need to ran, for at least an >>>>entire country to communicate, even if they are doing so at a loss. >>>>As an example, I doubt there is little business sense having a Post >>>>Office for the whole of Turkana County, but, basic service delivery demands it. >>>> >>>>In a way, and as a country, we need to look at the previous Kenya >>>>Posts & Telecommunications as one with some parts by default >>>>probably being the revenue earners, others due to their very nature, revenue lossers. >>>> >>>>The targets we set Postal Services should primarily be about service >>>>delivery & revenue generation second. It would hence make more sense >>>>if Postal Services could guarantee delivery of parcels across the >>>>country in say 7 days, and hence boost eCommerce significantly when >>>>everyone, including that guy in North Horr has a distinct Postal >>>>Address rather than make a few billion shillings in profits by closing most of the postal outlets. >>>> >>>>Almost 2-cents worth... >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>Waithaka Ngigi >>>>A1.iO >>>> >>>> >>>>On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>Postal corporation is an irrational corporation.? >>>> >>>>They are shutting down outlets, yet it?s almost impossible to get an >>>>address >>>> >>>>with them. The more outlets they shut down, the less valuable the >>>>entire network is simply because you have fewer locations you can mail.? >>>> >>>>We don?t need USF to expand PCK offices, we simply need rational >>>>minds running it.? >>>>From:?Wambua, Christopher Wambua, Christopher Reply:?Wambua, >>>>Christopher wambua(a)cck.go.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at 1:55:03 PM >>>>To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com >>>> >>>>Subject:? Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>Kivuva, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>We know that interconnection exists in the postal/courier >>>>sub-sector, and indeed CCK encourages it. ??That is why are basing >>>>our projections on both >>>> >>>>the public and private postal/courier operators. Just to summarize >>>>my two earlier responses, we shall realize the target by: >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>1.?????? Using USF to expand PCK post offices, >>>> >>>>2.?????? Encouraging usage of postal outlets for government services >>>>hence >>>> >>>>securing sustainability as well as expansion, >>>> >>>>3.?????? Licensing more rural private postal/courier operators >>>> >>>>4.?????? Liberalizing where possible certain existing postal >>>>exclusive >>>> >>>>services currently reserved for PCK to encourage growth. We have >>>>commenced a comprehensive study in this area to inform the review. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Christopher Wambua >>>> >>>>Manager ? Communications >>>> >>>>Consumer and Public Affairs Department >>>> >>>>Communications Commission of Kenya >>>> >>>>P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 >>>> >>>>Tel: +254 20 4242209 >>>> >>>>info(a)cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>www.cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>From: lordmwesh(a)gmail.com [mailto:lordmwesh@gmail.com] On Behalf Of >>>>Kivuva >>>>Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:36 PM >>>>To: Wambua, Christopher >>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Thank you Wambua, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>I had seen that especially on Page 24 of your strategic plan "6. >>>>Postal and Courier Penetration (Population >>>> >>>>Per Post Office and/or Courier Outlets) from 29,992 to 20,000" >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>You understand the folly of relying on private couriers, they have a >>>>discretion of deciding where to pitch their business. Do you know >>>>even private couriers rely on Posta and EMS to reach Lokitang, >>>>Loitoktok and Longisa? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>______________________ >>>>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. >>>>twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>> >>>>google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On 4 December 2013 21:07, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>Kivuva, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>You may wish to note that, from a regulatory perspective, postal >>>>outlets also include private courier outlets whose numbers have been >>>>growing consistently at a rate of 20 outlets per annum. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>According to the Kenya Information and Communications Act, Cap 411A, >>>>the post refers to any system for the delivery of postal articles. A >>>>postal article is anything deliverable by post. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Christopher Wambua >>>> >>>>Manager ? Communications >>>> >>>>Consumer and Public Affairs Department >>>> >>>>Communications Commission of Kenya >>>> >>>>P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 >>>> >>>>Tel: +254 20 4242209 >>>> >>>>info(a)cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>www.cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>From: kictanet >>>>[mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >>>>Behalf Of Kivuva >>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:59 PM >>>>To: Wambua, Christopher >>>> >>>> >>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>> >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>There is no e-commerce without a distribution network. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>In CCK's 5 Year strategic plan, they have promised to increase >>>>Postal /Courier services from 28,000people/postOffice to 20,000. I >>>>asked last week how they intend to achieve that! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>______________________ >>>>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. >>>>twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>> >>>>google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On 2 December 2013 21:03, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>Listers, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>If anyone of you can get the following link to either the Cabinet >>>>Secretary for IC&T Dr. Matiangi and the Posta Master General Dr. >>>>Kinara please forward it and hopefully they will realise that >>>>closing post office locations and laying off staff is the worst >>>>thing they can do for the growth of e-commerce in the region. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-packag >>>>e-oFml8Y >>>>tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:44, robert yawe >>>><robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to >>>>regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my >>>>public campaign to be appointed the PMG. >>>> >>>>At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will >>>>use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a >>>>position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT >>>>Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass.? >>>> >>>> >>>>The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have >>>>all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be >>>>sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of >>>>what has changed in the last 100 days? >>>> >>>>??? 1.? Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry >>>>(even though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch) ??? >>>>2.? Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board ??? 3.? KICT Board to be >>>>placed under the e-Government docket ??? 4.? A digital focused >>>>President has taken up the reigns >>>> >>>>??? 5.? A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps ?? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>??? >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Forwarded Message ----- >>>>From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>>To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>>Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54 >>>>Subject: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post >>>>offices around the country by?Postal?Corporation. ?This is an >>>>indication of a management that has no vision or?ambition?maybe as a >>>>result of using the corporation as a retirement centre.? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>With us trying to achieve universal access, >>>>?http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUArep >>>>ort.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong >>>>direction. ?It is >>>> >>>>unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the >>>>ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the >>>>transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital >>>>age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital >>>>villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. ?This will avoid the >>>>appointment of >>>> >>>>executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and >>>>insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of >>>>transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. >>>>?Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of >>>>post >>>> >>>>master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal >>>>services in the development of the nation. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal >>>>service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know >>>>that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by >>>>extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to >>>>include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with >>>>clearly defined performance indicators. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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/robertyawe%40yahoo .co. >>>>uk >>>> >>>>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 79, Issue 44
by Edwin Onchari 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

They could even sell licenses to independent courier services providers who are too small to develop their own platform; for their end customers to track their shipments and trigger innovations around the same Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 11:14 AM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 44 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated (robert yawe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 08:08:21 +0000 (GMT) From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Message-ID: <1386317301.49246.YahooMailNeo(a)web171704.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, We do not need the fund just tell postal to develop a shipping module such as that offered by FedEx, DHL, USPS, UPS and Aramex for use by e-commerce site developers and the organisation will be able to self finance. It is for the reason above that I campaigned for the post of Post Master General and I feel obliged to restart it as it is clear that the current occupant of the seat is still stuck in his GM Financial Services days and cannot see the forest for the trees. I ask you all to please watch the video link I posted earlier and listen to the message being put across. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-package-oFml8Y tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 On Friday, 6 December 2013, 7:55, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Ngigi ? First things first...:-) Let the fund be operational first..We have been singing this story for the last five years... ? But the idea of including Postal Services within this is an interesting and intriguing one.. ? ? Ali Hussein ? ? Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassimBlog: 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 Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: Ali, > >The USF is a new one, I am catching up with the telcoms stuff :-) > >Now, how about the postal service, is there anything like that? > > > > >On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >Ngigi >> >> >>You are absolutely right.? >> >> >>The Safaricom example though may be misplaced...to cover those areas that are not economically viable we have the Universal Service Fund...which in my humble opinion has been snoozing on the job.. >> >> >>Ali Hussein >> >> >>+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> >>"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 5, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: >> >> >>I don't think the postal corporation is short of ideas on how to make money in the obvious centres, the problem is it needs to sustain its services even in areas where there is no direct commercial benefit. And in such a country as ours where development is very centralized, that means a lot of areas that postal needs to cover at a loss. >>> >>>As an example, what if Safaricom was mandated by law to cover equally every sector in our country, would we also ask it to make the massive profits that it makes today? >>> >>>Rgds >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: >>> >>>The corporation can tap into commercial ventures such as courier >>>services >>>>for agricultural produce as well...I consume fresh "spider >>>>flower"--aka 'saga' from my native land brought to NRB each morning >>>>using PSVs. With the corporations presence all over, this is a >>>>service they can offer and people like myself would not mind having >>>>this delicacy delivered to my doorstep at a fee! >>>> >>>>Kind regards, >>>>Edwin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: kictanet >>>>[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>>On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 3:29 PM >>>>To: Edwin >>>>Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 33 >>>> >>>>Send kictanet mailing list submissions to ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ? ? ? ? >>>>https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>You can reach the person managing the list at ? ? ? ? >>>>kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> >>>>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>>>than >>>>"Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." >>>> >>>> >>>>Today's Topics: >>>> >>>>? ?1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated ? ? ? >>>>(Phares Kariuki) >>>> >>>> >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>-- >>>> >>>>Message: 1 >>>>Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 14:51:15 +0300 >>>>From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> >>>>To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> >>>>Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <cpa(a)cck.go.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy >>>>? ? ? ? Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>> >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - ? ? ? ? >>>>regurgitated >>>>Message-ID: <etPan.52a07033.5bd062c2.a8(a)pharess-mbp.lan> >>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>>There?s more than enough market for Postel. e.g. couriers have >>>>mushroomed all over Nairobi, that?s business that Postel could >>>>easily monopolise (they >>>> >>>>can hire riders in various towns to deliver letters door to door). >>>>Just because Nairobi doesn?t have a centralised addressing system it >>>>doesn?t mean that Postel can?t come up with their own system, which >>>>can be adapted by the city later.? >>>>From:?Ngigi Waithaka Ngigi Waithaka >>>>Reply:?Ngigi Waithaka ngigi(a)at.co.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at >>>>2:51:15 PM To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com Subject:? Re: >>>>[kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated >>>> >>>>Listers, >>>> >>>>The bottomline question that plagues most Postal Services is whether >>>>they can be ran independently and at the same time at a profit? >>>> >>>>Postal Services provide such basic services in elementary >>>>communication that sometimes they would need to ran, for at least an >>>>entire country to communicate, even if they are doing so at a loss. >>>>As an example, I doubt there is little business sense having a Post >>>>Office for the whole of Turkana County, but, basic service delivery demands it. >>>> >>>>In a way, and as a country, we need to look at the previous Kenya >>>>Posts & Telecommunications as one with some parts by default >>>>probably being the revenue earners, others due to their very nature, revenue lossers. >>>> >>>>The targets we set Postal Services should primarily be about service >>>>delivery & revenue generation second. It would hence make more sense >>>>if Postal Services could guarantee delivery of parcels across the >>>>country in say 7 days, and hence boost eCommerce significantly when >>>>everyone, including that guy in North Horr has a distinct Postal >>>>Address rather than make a few billion shillings in profits by closing most of the postal outlets. >>>> >>>>Almost 2-cents worth... >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>Waithaka Ngigi >>>>A1.iO >>>> >>>> >>>>On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>Postal corporation is an irrational corporation.? >>>> >>>>They are shutting down outlets, yet it?s almost impossible to get an >>>>address >>>> >>>>with them. The more outlets they shut down, the less valuable the >>>>entire network is simply because you have fewer locations you can mail.? >>>> >>>>We don?t need USF to expand PCK offices, we simply need rational >>>>minds running it.? >>>>From:?Wambua, Christopher Wambua, Christopher Reply:?Wambua, >>>>Christopher wambua(a)cck.go.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at 1:55:03 PM >>>>To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com >>>> >>>>Subject:? Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>Kivuva, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>We know that interconnection exists in the postal/courier >>>>sub-sector, and indeed CCK encourages it. ??That is why are basing >>>>our projections on both >>>> >>>>the public and private postal/courier operators. Just to summarize >>>>my two earlier responses, we shall realize the target by: >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>1.?????? Using USF to expand PCK post offices, >>>> >>>>2.?????? Encouraging usage of postal outlets for government services >>>>hence >>>> >>>>securing sustainability as well as expansion, >>>> >>>>3.?????? Licensing more rural private postal/courier operators >>>> >>>>4.?????? Liberalizing where possible certain existing postal >>>>exclusive >>>> >>>>services currently reserved for PCK to encourage growth. We have >>>>commenced a comprehensive study in this area to inform the review. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Christopher Wambua >>>> >>>>Manager ? Communications >>>> >>>>Consumer and Public Affairs Department >>>> >>>>Communications Commission of Kenya >>>> >>>>P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 >>>> >>>>Tel: +254 20 4242209 >>>> >>>>info(a)cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>www.cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>From: lordmwesh(a)gmail.com [mailto:lordmwesh@gmail.com] On Behalf Of >>>>Kivuva >>>>Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:36 PM >>>>To: Wambua, Christopher >>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Thank you Wambua, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>I had seen that especially on Page 24 of your strategic plan "6. >>>>Postal and Courier Penetration (Population >>>> >>>>Per Post Office and/or Courier Outlets) from 29,992 to 20,000" >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>You understand the folly of relying on private couriers, they have a >>>>discretion of deciding where to pitch their business. Do you know >>>>even private couriers rely on Posta and EMS to reach Lokitang, >>>>Loitoktok and Longisa? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>______________________ >>>>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. >>>>twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>> >>>>google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On 4 December 2013 21:07, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>Kivuva, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>You may wish to note that, from a regulatory perspective, postal >>>>outlets also include private courier outlets whose numbers have been >>>>growing consistently at a rate of 20 outlets per annum. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>According to the Kenya Information and Communications Act, Cap 411A, >>>>the post refers to any system for the delivery of postal articles. A >>>>postal article is anything deliverable by post. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Christopher Wambua >>>> >>>>Manager ? Communications >>>> >>>>Consumer and Public Affairs Department >>>> >>>>Communications Commission of Kenya >>>> >>>>P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 >>>> >>>>Tel: +254 20 4242209 >>>> >>>>info(a)cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>www.cck.go.ke >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>From: kictanet >>>>[mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >>>>Behalf Of Kivuva >>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:59 PM >>>>To: Wambua, Christopher >>>> >>>> >>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>> >>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - >>>>regurgitated >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>There is no e-commerce without a distribution network. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>In CCK's 5 Year strategic plan, they have promised to increase >>>>Postal /Courier services from 28,000people/postOffice to 20,000. I >>>>asked last week how they intend to achieve that! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>______________________ >>>>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. >>>>twitter.com/lordmwesh >>>> >>>>google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On 2 December 2013 21:03, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>Listers, >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>If anyone of you can get the following link to either the Cabinet >>>>Secretary for IC&T Dr. Matiangi and the Posta Master General Dr. >>>>Kinara please forward it and hopefully they will realise that >>>>closing post office locations and laying off staff is the worst >>>>thing they can do for the growth of e-commerce in the region. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-packag >>>>e-oFml8Y >>>>tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:44, robert yawe >>>><robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to >>>>regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my >>>>public campaign to be appointed the PMG. >>>> >>>>At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will >>>>use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a >>>>position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT >>>>Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass.? >>>> >>>> >>>>The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have >>>>all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be >>>>sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of >>>>what has changed in the last 100 days? >>>> >>>>??? 1.? Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry >>>>(even though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch) ??? >>>>2.? Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board ??? 3.? KICT Board to be >>>>placed under the e-Government docket ??? 4.? A digital focused >>>>President has taken up the reigns >>>> >>>>??? 5.? A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps ?? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>??? >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Forwarded Message ----- >>>>From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>>>To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>>Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54 >>>>Subject: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post >>>>offices around the country by?Postal?Corporation. ?This is an >>>>indication of a management that has no vision or?ambition?maybe as a >>>>result of using the corporation as a retirement centre.? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>With us trying to achieve universal access, >>>>?http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUArep >>>>ort.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong >>>>direction. ?It is >>>> >>>>unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the >>>>ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the >>>>transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital >>>>age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital >>>>villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. ?This will avoid the >>>>appointment of >>>> >>>>executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and >>>>insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of >>>>transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. >>>>?Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of >>>>post >>>> >>>>master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal >>>>services in the development of the nation. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal >>>>service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know >>>>that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by >>>>extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to >>>>include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with >>>>clearly defined performance indicators. ? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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/robertyawe%40yahoo .co. >>>>uk >>>> >>>>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/kivuva%40trans >>>>worldafr >>>>ica.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/pkariuki%40gma >>>>il.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] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated
by Edwin Onchari 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

The corporation can tap into commercial ventures such as courier services for agricultural produce as well...I consume fresh "spider flower"--aka 'saga' from my native land brought to NRB each morning using PSVs. With the corporations presence all over, this is a service they can offer and people like myself would not mind having this delicacy delivered to my doorstep at a fee! Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 3:29 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 33 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated (Phares Kariuki) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 14:51:15 +0300 From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> To: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <cpa(a)cck.go.ke>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Message-ID: <etPan.52a07033.5bd062c2.a8(a)pharess-mbp.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" There?s more than enough market for Postel. e.g. couriers have mushroomed all over Nairobi, that?s business that Postel could easily monopolise (they can hire riders in various towns to deliver letters door to door). Just because Nairobi doesn?t have a centralised addressing system it doesn?t mean that Postel can?t come up with their own system, which can be adapted by the city later.? From:?Ngigi Waithaka Ngigi Waithaka Reply:?Ngigi Waithaka ngigi(a)at.co.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at 2:51:15 PM To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com Subject:? Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Listers, The bottomline question that plagues most Postal Services is whether they can be ran independently and at the same time at a profit? Postal Services provide such basic services in elementary communication that sometimes they would need to ran, for at least an entire country to communicate, even if they are doing so at a loss. As an example, I doubt there is little business sense having a Post Office for the whole of Turkana County, but, basic service delivery demands it. In a way, and as a country, we need to look at the previous Kenya Posts & Telecommunications as one with some parts by default probably being the revenue earners, others due to their very nature, revenue lossers. The targets we set Postal Services should primarily be about service delivery & revenue generation second. It would hence make more sense if Postal Services could guarantee delivery of parcels across the country in say 7 days, and hence boost eCommerce significantly when everyone, including that guy in North Horr has a distinct Postal Address rather than make a few billion shillings in profits by closing most of the postal outlets. Almost 2-cents worth... Regards Waithaka Ngigi A1.iO On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: Postal corporation is an irrational corporation.? They are shutting down outlets, yet it?s almost impossible to get an address with them. The more outlets they shut down, the less valuable the entire network is simply because you have fewer locations you can mail.? We don?t need USF to expand PCK offices, we simply need rational minds running it.? From:?Wambua, Christopher Wambua, Christopher Reply:?Wambua, Christopher wambua(a)cck.go.ke Date:?December 5, 2013 at 1:55:03 PM To:?Phares Kariuki pkariuki(a)gmail.com Subject:? Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Kivuva, ? We know that interconnection exists in the postal/courier sub-sector, and indeed CCK encourages it. ??That is why are basing our projections on both the public and private postal/courier operators. Just to summarize my two earlier responses, we shall realize the target by: ? 1.?????? Using USF to expand PCK post offices, 2.?????? Encouraging usage of postal outlets for government services hence securing sustainability as well as expansion, 3.?????? Licensing more rural private postal/courier operators 4.?????? Liberalizing where possible certain existing postal exclusive services currently reserved for PCK to encourage growth. We have commenced a comprehensive study in this area to inform the review. ? Best regards, ? Christopher Wambua Manager ? Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Department Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 Tel: +254 20 4242209 info(a)cck.go.ke www.cck.go.ke ? ? ? From: lordmwesh(a)gmail.com [mailto:lordmwesh@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Kivuva Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:36 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated ? Thank you Wambua, ? I had seen that especially on Page 24 of your strategic plan "6. Postal and Courier Penetration (Population Per Post Office and/or Courier Outlets) from 29,992 to 20,000" ? You understand the folly of relying on private couriers, they have a discretion of deciding where to pitch their business. Do you know even private couriers rely on Posta and EMS to reach Lokitang, Loitoktok and Longisa? ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh ? On 4 December 2013 21:07, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: Kivuva, ? You may wish to note that, from a regulatory perspective, postal outlets also include private courier outlets whose numbers have been growing consistently at a rate of 20 outlets per annum. ? ? According to the Kenya Information and Communications Act, Cap 411A, the post refers to any system for the delivery of postal articles. A postal article is anything deliverable by post. ? Best regards, ? Christopher Wambua Manager ? Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Department Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 Tel: +254 20 4242209 info(a)cck.go.ke www.cck.go.ke ? ? ? From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Kivuva Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:59 PM To: Wambua, Christopher Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated ? There is no e-commerce without a distribution network. ? In CCK's 5 Year strategic plan, they have promised to increase Postal /Courier services from 28,000people/postOffice to 20,000. I asked last week how they intend to achieve that! ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh ? On 2 December 2013 21:03, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Listers, ? If anyone of you can get the following link to either the Cabinet Secretary for IC&T Dr. Matiangi and the Posta Master General Dr. Kinara please forward it and hopefully they will realise that closing post office locations and laying off staff is the worst thing they can do for the growth of e-commerce in the region. ? http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-package-oFml8Y tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html ? Regards ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya ? Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ? On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:44, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my public campaign to be appointed the PMG. At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass.? The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of what has changed in the last 100 days? ??? 1.? Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry (even though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch) ??? 2.? Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board ??? 3.? KICT Board to be placed under the e-Government docket ??? 4.? A digital focused President has taken up the reigns ??? 5.? A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps ?? Regards ??? ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54 Subject: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets ? Hi, ? It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post offices around the country by?Postal?Corporation. ?This is an indication of a management that has no vision or?ambition?maybe as a result of using the corporation as a retirement centre.? ? With us trying to achieve universal access, ?http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong direction. ?It is unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. ? ? It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. ?This will avoid the appointment of executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. ? Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. ?Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of post master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal services in the development of the nation. ? Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. ? I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with clearly defined performance indicators. ? ? Regards ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ? ? ? _______________________________________________ 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co. uk 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/kivuva%40transworldafr ica.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/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. _______________________________________________ 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/ngigi%40at.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. -- Regards, Waithaka 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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Why internet costs in East Africa remain stubbornly high
by Ali Hussein 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Despite a number of major undersea cables having connected to East Africa since 2009, internet costs have not fallen as expected with connectivity being out of reach especially to low income earners. According to a 2013 ‘Freedom on the Net’ report, an average user in East Africa requires up to $35 per month to access a stable internet connection: an amount that locks out the lowest paid unskilled workers who earn on average only about $50 monthly. http://www.itwebafrica.com/network/mozambique/232105-why-internet-costs-in-… *Ali Hussein* *CEO, 3mice interactive media ltd* *Partner, Telemedia Africa Ltd* 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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USA to Switch off the POT
by James Kulubi 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

You may be interested in the story below which state that FCC is working on draft rules to phase out the Plain Old Telephone (POT) network. You will be surprise that over 100 Americans are still using POTS. Below the story you will see that there are over 500 comments and that most people who have commented hate cellular 2G/3G/4G and Obamacare. -------------------------- US eyes phase-out of old telephone network The Federal Communications Commission is working toward drafting rules in January to formalize the IP transition -- switching communications systems to Internet protocol. And while FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler hails the technological advance, he has also spoken of maintaining the "set of values" that was used to ensure America's universal phone service. Click Here to read more ....http://news.yahoo.com/us-eyes-phase-old-telephone-network-023742404.html James Kulubi

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Community frequencies
by robert yawe 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

Hi Listers, I recently met a group of Russian developers who have a GSM base station that sells at a tenth of the mainstream ones as it is based on open source technology. The product could have a massive impact on many of Kenya's far-flung communities as it would allow them to set up community based communication networks especially where the ARPU is too low for the commercial operators to venture. For this to work we need to provide a license free GSM frequency such as the 2.5 ghz that is used for data networks, do you know if there is such a provision in the CCK regulations? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated
by robert yawe 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

Hi, Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my public campaign to be appointed the PMG. At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass. The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of what has changed in the last 100 days? 1. Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry (even though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch) 2. Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board 3. KICT Board to be placed under the e-Government docket 4. A digital focused President has taken up the reigns 5. A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps Regards ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54 Subject: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets Hi, It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post offices around the country by Postal Corporation. This is an indication of a management that has no vision or ambition maybe as a result of using the corporation as a retirement centre. With us trying to achieve universal access, http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong direction. It is unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. This will avoid the appointment of executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of post master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal services in the development of the nation. Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with clearly defined performance indicators. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
by Edith Adera 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

Listers, Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business. Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work! http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-a…

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Kenya, bracing for $23 million in online fraud, to support African cybercrime pact - See more at: http://www.computerworld.com.sg/tech/industries/kenya-bracing-for-23-million-in-online-fraud-to-support-african-cybercrime-pact/#sthash.ONpQU4Nk.dpuf
by Grace Githaiga 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

Amid revelations that Kenya could lose up to US$23 million this year through cybercrime, the Kenyan government has announced its support for the ratification of the African Union (AU) convention on the establishment of a credible legal framework for cybersecurity in Africa. According to cybercrime statistics released by Fred Matiangi, the Kenyan cabinet secretary for information and communication technology (ICT), the banking industry is the most affected by cybercrime. - For more see http://www.computerworld.com.sg/tech/industries/kenya-bracing-for-23-millio…

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IDLELO 6 2014 Conference - Call For Papers
by John Matogo 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Dear colleagues. The 2014 Idlelo 6 Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for papers and presentations at the IDLELO 6 Conference. The Conference will be held at Strathmore University, Nairobi Kenya from the 24th to 28th March 2014. The theme for conference is "Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for Development". Submissions are invited under the following broad topics: - Open Innovation - Open Government - Open Development - Open Data - Open Leadership - Open Standards/Open Hardware - FOSS Technologies - Open Education Resources - FOSS for Education - Security & FOSS - Interoperability - FOSS for SMEs - FOSS for entertainment - FOSS and Intellectual Property - FOSS in the public sector - F OSS and Entrepreneurship Key Dates: - Abstract ( Maximum 500 words): 31st December 2013 - 1st Draft Papers: 24th January 2013 - Final papers: 28th February 2013 Send submissions t o: papers(a)idlelo.net More information about the conference and submission details can be found at www.idlelo.net Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- 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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Enterprise Management Software
by Edith Adera 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Listers, Does anyone has a rough estimate, in Dollars, of the price of a modern enterprise software to run full operations of a University? Kindly send me the info directly. Thanks Edith

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Native Ads: The debate and how regulators and industry are collaborating to define this new medium
by Ali Hussein 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Listers From a policy formulation perspective and examples of how private sector, NGOs and Government can collaborate to ensure consumer interest, best practice and industry growth are aligned this is a good example. http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/iab-sorts-out-native-ahead-ftc-worksh… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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Is CCK right to require firms to host websites locally?
by Ali Hussein 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

This story is refusing to die...I'm sure aggravated by CCKs silence on this.. Wambua, can you at please tell us the DG was misquoted? Walu puts it nicely here.. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/-require-firms-to-host-websites-loc… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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: Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants
by Gilda Odera 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Regards, Gilda Odera Begin forwarded message: > From: Gilda Odera <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> > Date: April 10, 2013 12:02:14 PM GMT+03:00 > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants > > Listers, > > My recommendation is that this project should start from Form 1. Reasons: > > 1. We need to generate interest and start building that capacity base ASAP. Waiting for the standard ones to finish school is way too long. > 2. Given the tight budgets the country is currently facing in implementing the constitution, it is wiser to work with less numbers yet still achieve the desired outcome as things settle down over the next five years. > 3. Once successful in high schools, the project can be rolled to primary schools. By then, results of giving the high school students laptops will be evident and there should be sufficient budgets to roll both. > > In my view, capacity building is urgent in the ICT industry and therefore this noble idea should prioritise those who are bound to start innovating and harnessing their skills- which really are high school students. > My two cents. > > Regards, > > Gilda Odera > > On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Another reason why the laptop project is the future >> >> http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/05/ten-websites-that-teach-coding-and-a-bunch… >> >> regards >> >> >> Robert Yawe >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> Kenya >> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >> Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 8:40 >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants >> >> >> @Yawe, >> >> I was on travel (not to SA :-) but caught up with our two new Principals. Great speeches. But if there's someone already in the new Presidents kitchen cabinet plse pass the following news. Just drop the laptop business or at least modify it because of the following reasons. >> >> 1. Curriculum. >> Ok. So the kids have laptops next year. What to do with them? Play games, watch porn? In other words do we have an IT curriculum for these youngsters or we believe they will automatically become Bill Gates once we throw gadgets at them.? >> >> 2. IT Teachers. >> Assuming we cobble together some curriculum before next year. How soon can we get out primary teachers upto speed on the same? Do we have a ToT program in place. ToT= Training of Trainers for the non-academics. >> >> 3. Examinations. >> It is known that Kenyans learn ONLY when it is examinable. Indeed teachers make space in their timetables if they know the unit is examinable. Otherwise you can as well do your IT lessons at home as your hobby since the lesson will NOT be scheduled at the expense of say Mathematics which is examinable. So is the KNEC ready with this exam? >> >> 4. Security/Theft. >> If folks can still IEBC laptops from secure strongrooms, what about laptops hanging either in staffrooms or on standard 1 pupils? What about a poor parent who opts to trade in the laptop in favour of cash to use for other purposes? This is not far fetched since even the largely successful Wezesha Laptop initiative were University students got subsidized Laptops and quite a number sold them off at market price. >> >> 5. Maintenance\Disposal program. >> Usually laptops are rarely maintained. Just dump them after 3-4yrs. So we need to think efficient disposal mechanism for 1million+ gadgets across rural and urban Kenya. Worse still those Kids will now be in standard 4 and so our buget for laptops will double -both for Sdt1s and the Std4s. >> >> But I have a simple solution for our new digital President. Just traget Form1s and perharps forget Laptops and adopt Networked >> PCs. The ecosytem described above is more mature to take on this great idea. Our Primary schools will just drain this initiative with little returns to the taxpayer. >> >> walu. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 7:56 AM AST (Arabian) robert yawe wrote: >> >> >Hi, >> > >> >I like the confirmation by the President - sworn and his deputy on the issue of laptops for class 1 students from next year, it is commendable and quite easily achievable but as ICT experts are laptops the ideal items or would low power touchscreen tablets be more practical and appropriate? However .com that the two principles are I suspect that they might not be up to speed on devices. >> > >> >Here again for the umpteenth time the opportunity for us to become relevant presents itself, shall we take action or sit back to carry out a forensic analysis when only 80% of the students get the devices? >> > >> >Regards >> > >> >PS. A new dispensation, a new dedication and new vigor >> > >> > >> > >> >Robert Yawe >> >KAY System Technologies Ltd >> >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> >Kenya >> > >> > >> >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/godera%40skyweb.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.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 8
by Edwin Onchari 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

IMHO, the DG and by extension the new CS lack innovation, otherwise they would have sought of better ways to utilize the corporation's infrastructure - including seeking contributions from this forum. Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:00 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 79, Issue 8 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated (robert yawe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 05:03:06 +0000 (GMT) From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Postal Corporation Closing Outlets - regurgitated Message-ID: <1386046986.67555.YahooMailNeo(a)web171701.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Listers, If anyone of you can get the following link to either the Cabinet Secretary for IC&T Dr. Matiangi and the Posta Master General Dr. Kinara please forward it and hopefully they will realise that closing post office locations and laying off staff is the worst thing they can do for the growth of e-commerce in the region. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-package-oFml8Y tmTsO0dS3yjwPZng.html Regards ? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:44, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my public campaign to be appointed the PMG. At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass.? The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of what has changed in the last 100 days? ??? 1.? Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry (even though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch) ??? 2.? Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board ??? 3.? KICT Board to be placed under the e-Government docket ??? 4.? A digital focused President has taken up the reigns ??? 5.? A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps?? Regards ??? ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54 Subject: Postal Corporation Closing Outlets Hi, It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post offices around the country by?Postal?Corporation. ?This is an indication of a management that has no vision or?ambition?maybe as a result of using the corporation as a retirement centre.? With us trying to achieve universal access, ?http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong direction. ?It is unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the ministry of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. ? It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. ?This will avoid the appointment of executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights. Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. ?Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of post master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal services in the development of the nation. Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal service because of e-mail, facebok and twitter as you and I know that a physical item can never be delivered electronically. I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with clearly defined performance indicators. ? Regards ?Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _______________________________________________ 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co. uk 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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Digital TV Migration
by robert yawe 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Finally a simple advert that even I can understand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wcLTnVXDcU Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Community frequencies
by Ngigi Waithaka 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Emmanuel, You're welcome. On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com>wrote: > Ngigi, > > Thank You Boss for this information. I have wondered for a long time how > we were every going to reach Turkana and Pokot with cellular network if we > couldnt even service areas barely 40km out of Nairobi because of a business > case that spoke to technologies priced at Ksh. 3-4m plus > > OpenBts and particularly this Range Network almost seems revolution and to > think it has been around for a while....Very captivating. > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > >> Even before we go Russian, how about using tried and tested OpenBTS and >> if you dont want the hustles of setting it up yourself, you could buy a >> 'box' from Range Networks http://rangenetworks.com/ that could handle 50 >> concurrent calls for about 5k USD? >> >> Waithaka Ngigi >> >> Alliance Technologies >> Nairobi, Kenya >> >> www.A1.io >> On 27 Nov 2013 11:06, "James Kulubi" <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Robert, >>> I find your proposal interesting but also confusing. >>> It is interesting because the base station is ten times cheaper and uses >>> open source but it is also confusing because you are proposing >>> transmission in a frequency band that is not internationally recognized for >>> GSM (click here for second and third generation GSM details<http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/casestudies/GSM-FINAL.pdf>). >>> Further, you appear to be emphasis the *Um *interface and associated >>> equipment while ignoring the *Abis* and *A* equipment and interfaces. >>> How is does the Russian base station authenticate, switch, handle mobility >>> and perform roaming functions and generally interface with the global >>> environment that is full of legacy GSM systems? Will such interfaces impose >>> additional costs? Please provide us with a link to this innovative system >>> so we understand. >>> Back to your last question, the CCK national radio frequency table can >>> be found here… <http://cck.go.ke/licensing/spectrum/freq_table.html> >>> Regards >>> James >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 8:56, robert yawe < >>> robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> I recently met a group of Russian developers who have a GSM base station >>> that sells at a tenth of the mainstream ones as it is based on open source >>> technology. >>> >>> The product could have a massive impact on many of Kenya's far-flung >>> communities as it would allow them to set up community based communication >>> networks especially where the ARPU is too low for the commercial operators >>> to venture. >>> >>> For this to work we need to provide a license free GSM frequency such as >>> the 2.5 ghz that is used for data networks, do you know if there is such a >>> provision in the CCK regulations? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Robert Yawe >>> KAY System Technologies Ltd >>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>> Kenya >>> >>> >>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/jkulubi%40yahoo.co.uk >>> >>> 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/ngigi%40at.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. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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>* > -- *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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Invitation to stakeholder workshops on broadband internet and the tourism and tea sectors
by Mwololo Waema Tim 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

Dear Listers, Attached is an invitation for stakeholder workshops on the impact of broadband internet on the value chains in the Tourism and Tea sectors, in case any lister is interested. Kind regards, Tim Mwololo Waema

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CCK launches its third strategic plan
by Wambua, Christopher 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Listers, I would like to inform you that CCK has this morning launched its third strategic plan (2013-2018). According to the Plan, CCK targets to facilitate the following by 2018: Our Measures of Success Current 2017/18 ICT Contribution to GDP 2.2% 5% Mobile Telephony Penetration 79.5% 90% Wireless Broadband Penetration 2.4% 10% Fixed Broadband Penetration 0.00011% 0.5% Internet Penetration 41.26% 70% Postal and Courier Penetration (Population Per Post Office and/or Courier Outlets) 29,992 20,000 TV Broadcast Coverage (Population) 50% 80% Local Content to Total Content Ratio 40% 60% Electronic Commerce (Mobile Money Services) Penetration 53.5% 70% Customer Satisfaction Index 71.0% 80% The Strategic Plan 2013-2018 is available at http://www.cck.go.ke/resc/publications/strategic_plan/CCK_3rd_Strategic_Pla… Best regards, Christopher Wambua Manager - Communications Consumer and Public Affairs Department Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800 Tel: +254 20 4242209 info(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:info@cck.go.ke> www.cck.go.ke<http://www.cck.go.ke>

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Search for independent .ke administrator gathers pace (Where to KeNIC)
by Ali Hussein 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Listers The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has delinked itself from the Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic) setting stage for licensing of a new body that will manage and administer the country’s Internet addresses system. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Search-for-independent--ke-administrator… Further to a blog posting by Wanjiku, this story that appeared online yesterday requires some attention from us as players in the industry. In the last AGM there was a promise to engage stakeholders to map a way forward on this issue. Stakeholder engagement is critical to ensure we don't run afoul of IANA and ICANN rules and regulations regarding redelegation (if it comes to that) of the .ke ccTLD. One thing that is coming out of this is definitely a positive and I salute CCK for moving boldly on this.This is the issue of Corporate Governance and whether as a regulator they should have a sit at the table in the running of KeNIC. Having said that, the unilaterally pronouncements from the CCK on the future of KeNIC doesn't auger well for the ccTLD. It is as if CCK has decided it is the 800 pound Gorilla (ok..admittedly it is by all intents and purposes) and what it says goes..and be damned the other stakeholders. Do I hear the word impunity? I urge the current KeNIC board (of which CCK is a member) to keep their promise of engagement and inclusiveness. They will be surprised at how receptive the community is to ensuring that .ke grows from strength to strength..if it means that this will be the end of KeNIC then so be it. But let this decision not be bulldozed down our throats by one member of the community. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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Day 5: Any other Issue(s)
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Good morning Listers So far the discussion has been good and has raised good points. Thanks to all who have actively continued to participate and even those who are silent observers:) Everyone's support is appreciated. Today is day 5 of the discussion and the final day before we start compiling the concerns that have been raised. We dedicate it to "any other issue(s)" that listers may want to raise in regard to the Convention. Additionally, listers can go back to issues of any other day and discuss them here. Questions: Are there other articles that you would like to share that need clarification? What other issue(s) would you like to raise? This is the link to the Draft African Union Convention and Security in cyberspace for your reference. http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20E… Have a wonderful FridayRgdsGG

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As we twitted in our slumber
by robert yawe 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Hi Listers, As we twitted in our slumber about how CSK and KIF where not the true representatives of the industry others realised that a vacuum existed and proceeded to fill it. http://www.ictak.or.ke/ It is clear that a new mouth piece for the industry, that appreciates the need to formalise "domo", has arrived, at arms. Just like with their predecessors their members will be the ones selected to fill positions in various bodies as the official representatives of the ICT community soon after which we shall ask, who are they? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Day 1: On-line debate on African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC)
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Good morning Listers Further to the announcement we made last Friday, we now commence this one week discussion on the African Union Convention on Cyber Security(AUCC)http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20… on multiple lists of KICTANet and ISOC-KE, in Kenya and on I-Network list moderated by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and ISOC -Uganda. Background to the African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC) African Union (AU) convention (52 page document) seeks to intensify the fight against cybercrime across Africa in light of increase in cybercrime, and a lack of mastery of security risks by African countries. Further, that one challenge for African countries is lack of technological security adequate enough to prevent and effectively control technological and informational risks. As such “African States are in dire need of innovative criminal policy strategies that embody States, societal and technical responses to create a credible legal climate for cyber security”. The Convention establishes a framework for cybersecurity in Africa “through organisation of electronic transactions, protection of personal data, promotion of cyber security, e-governance and combating cybercrime” (Conceptual framework). As an additional reference to the earlier ones, please find attached a letter that was sent to the AU by the Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology law and Strathmore University school of law. We begin the discussion with Part 1 on Electronic transactions. Today, we will discuss two out of four articles from this section. Section III: Publicity by electronic means Article I – 7: Without prejudice to Article I-4 any advertising action, irrespective of its form, accessible through online communication service, shall be clearly identified as such. It shall clearly identify the individual or corporate body on behalf of whom it is undertaken. Question: Should net anonymity be legislated? If so, what measures need to be or not be considered? Question: Should individuals or companies be obliged to reveal their identities and what are the implications? Article I – 8: The conditions governing the possibility of promotional offers as well as the conditions for participating in promotional competitions or games where such offers, competitions or games are electronically disseminated, shall be clearly spelt out and easily accessible. Question: Should an international (or should we call it regional) law legislate on promotional offers and competitions offered locally? Over to you Listers. Let us engage and make concrete suggestions. A great week to you all.RgdsGG

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4 Reasons Why CCK’s Plan To Enforce Local Web Site Hosting Is Impractical
by Ali Hussein 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

http://www.moseskemibaro.com/2013/11/28/4-reasons-why-ccks-plan-to-enforce-… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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OT: Local content: Kenyan Racing Game Ma3racer finally on Android
by Joe Murithi Njeru 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

It's finally here! Get your hands on Ma3Racer 1.5 now! on Android. Racing with public transport has never been this exciting. Test your skills against the busiest, roughest, most rugged Nairobi roads. Weave your Ma3 through traffic and over barriers in pursuit of coins and gold bags. But keep an eye out for the ominous black ma3 hell-bent on doing whatever it takes to stop you dead in your tracks. Kuwa chonjo. So you think you have what it takes to be the last Ma3 standing? Hold on to your device; this is going to be one heck of a bumpy ride! Click below to download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PlanetRackus.Ma3Racer&hl=… -- Joe Murithi Njeru - Chief Executive Officer Regards, Joe Murithi Njeru - Chief Executive Officer m: +254 722 787725 e: joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com <mailto:joe.njeru@zilojo.com?Subject=Hello> w: www.zilojo.com <http://www.zilojo.com> G+: google.com/+Zilojo <http://www.google.com/+Zilojo> o: +254 20 2190873 Map: http://goo.gl/maps/9IVjt *Suite B21, Ground Floor, Block B, Silverpool Office Suites, Jabavu Lane, Hurlingham Nairobi, Kenya.* <http://www.zilojo.com>

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Idlelo 6 Call for Papers
by John Matogo 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

Dear colleagues. Kindly find attached the Call for Papers for the Idlelo 6 Conference that will take place from 24th March to 28th March 2014 at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. Kindly share widely among your networks. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- 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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Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY
by Walubengo J 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

@Liko, @Eng Karuiki, Recall that this local hosting/ cyber security is not my ideal position. Just a consensus understanding I picked from my long online argument on the same with Sammy B. But maybe we can use the defamation example. If I defamed someone on a blog hosted locally, it is easier to enforce a pull-down order from a local court as oppsed to if the content sits abroad and physically under a different jurisdiction. Enforcement is therfore easier because one can walk up to the server room and make arrests if the techies decline to implement an order. This realization in itself will increase self-regulation at User,Content Provider and Operator levels. my 2pings. walu. ------------------------------ On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 8:12 PM AST (Arabian) Agosta Liko wrote: >Walu > >How does local hosting does give local enforcement (police, prosecution, >judiciary) some teeth ? > > > > >On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> @WhiteAfrican, >> >> I do get your message. But your language might be considered too strong >> by @BlackAfrican standard and folks may take offense. Check Ali's post on >> the same - same message, different words :-) >> >> That said, I think the King @CCK has been caught "naked". Maybe the >> planned regulation is to make ALL GOVERNMENT data local (which is within >> the government/regulatory scope to make the call). Or maybe he was >> misquoted, or maybe I might be trying to hard to do the PR job for CCK... >> >> @Wambua, you have off late gone completely underground? >> >> walu. >> nb: the benefit of local hosting within the context of cybersecurity was >> argued on a 1-on-1 between me and Sammy B and we came to some consensus :- >> that local hosting does give local enforcement (police, prosecution, >> judiciary) some teeth...and by extension this in itself can act as >> deterrent against would-be cybercriminals. >> >> I however dont think that this should lead to a decree that everyone MUST >> host locally because then I will have to give up my jwalu(a)yahoo.com mail >> account to avoid hosting my mails abroad :-) >> >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Wed, 11/27/13, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 4:41 PM >> >> This is the kind of >> stupidity that makes you wonder if the people dealing with >> the internet regulations and policy at CCK even know what >> the internet is. >> >> >> -- >> Erik Hersman >> >> Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK@WhiteAfrican >> >> On Nov 27, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Rad! >> <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Absolutely absurd if this is in >> fact true. >> How does hosting sites locally mitigated against >> cybercrime? >> >> What business does anyone have dictating to me >> where i can and can't host my websites? >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at >> 6:35 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> >> wrote: >> >> Listers >> >> The Communications >> Commission of Kenya has proposed a licensing condition that >> may compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to bring >> websites hosted offshore back to the country in the fight >> against cyber crime... >> >> >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-… >> >> I sincerely hope that the DG was >> somehow misquoted on this story. Whilst its a good idea to >> host sites locally this in no way stops cybercrime or >> mitigates it. Infact with the rudimentary security >> infrastructure most providers have I will be loath to host >> any site locally leave alone an Ecommerce one >> locally. >> >> Can government please focus on >> legislation and regulation instead of butting into my >> business and telling me where I should host my website?? >> >> >> Ali Hussein >> >> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 >> 601113 >> "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/conradakunga%40gmail.… >> >> >> >> >> 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/erik%40zungu.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. >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/agostal%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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Fwd: [i-network] ICT report adopted by EALA
by Barrack Otieno 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pamela Kiria <kiria(a)i-network.or.ug> Date: Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 10:27 AM Subject: [i-network] ICT report adopted by EALA To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> …Meanwhile, the Assembly wants the implementation of cross border broadband networks to facilitate the integration of ICT Networks and affordable costs of cross-border communications. In order to harmonise roaming on call costs, EALA wants the Council of Ministers to push for the introduction of uniform price cap regulation for roaming mobile costs within the EAC. This it says shall enable consumers to enjoy the benefits of competitive calling rates. Regulators on their part should encourage all mobile operators in the region to adopt one network approach as applied by Airtel Telecommunication Company……….. http://www.eala.org/media-centre/press-releases/588-house-adopts-two-resolu… Good news don’t you think?! Regards, PamKiria. MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <kiria(a)i-network.or.ug> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY
by Walubengo J 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

@Eng Kariuki, I think i have partly answered this in an earlier post. Basically, if the digital content is within your physical or geographic domain, it is easier to quickly deal with the security breach...e.g by locally implementing shutdown procedures. Ofcourse this may not put the remote criminal in custody, but it may limit his actions if the local servers are the ones he using to perpetrate the crime. walu. ------------------------------ On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 8:28 PM AST (Arabian) ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote: >Walu please advise.What would the local police do when the cyber criminal is in some distant island? >Sent from my BlackBerry® > >-----Original Message----- >From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:46:20 >To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY > >@WhiteAfrican, > >I do get your message. But your language might be considered too strong by @BlackAfrican standard and folks may take offense. Check Ali's post on the same - same message, different words :-) > >That said, I think the King @CCK has been caught "naked". Maybe the planned regulation is to make ALL GOVERNMENT data local (which is within the government/regulatory scope to make the call). Or maybe he was misquoted, or maybe I might be trying to hard to do the PR job for CCK... > >@Wambua, you have off late gone completely underground? > >walu. >nb: the benefit of local hosting within the context of cybersecurity was argued on a 1-on-1 between me and Sammy B and we came to some consensus :- that local hosting does give local enforcement (police, prosecution, judiciary) some teeth...and by extension this in itself can act as deterrent against would-be cybercriminals. > >I however dont think that this should lead to a decree that everyone MUST host locally because then I will have to give up my jwalu(a)yahoo.com mail account to avoid hosting my mails abroad :-) > > >-------------------------------------------- >On Wed, 11/27/13, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 4:41 PM > > This is the kind of > stupidity that makes you wonder if the people dealing with > the internet regulations and policy at CCK even know what > the internet is. > > > -- > Erik Hersman > > Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK@WhiteAfrican > > On Nov 27, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Rad! > <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > Absolutely absurd if this is in > fact true. > How does hosting sites locally mitigated against > cybercrime? > > What business does anyone have dictating to me > where i can and can't host my websites? > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at > 6:35 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > wrote: > > Listers > > The Communications > Commission of Kenya has proposed a licensing condition that > may compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to bring > websites hosted offshore back to the country in the fight > against cyber crime... > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-… > > I sincerely hope that the DG was > somehow misquoted on this story. Whilst its a good idea to > host sites locally this in no way stops cybercrime or > mitigates it. Infact with the rudimentary security > infrastructure most providers have I will be loath to host > any site locally leave alone an Ecommerce one > locally. > > Can government please focus on > legislation and regulation instead of butting into my > business and telling me where I should host my website?? > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 0770 906375 / 0713 > 601113 > "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/conradakunga%40gmail.… > > > > > 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/erik%40zungu.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. > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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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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Fwd: The Protection of Personal Information Bill signed into law (South Africa)
by Ali Hussein 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

Listers FYI. Grace, this may be of interest considering that a South African now chairs the AUC. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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: David Graham <davgraham(a)deloitte.co.za> > Date: November 28, 2013 at 8:32:16 AM GMT+3 > To: Ali <info(a)alyhussein.com> > Subject: The Protection of Personal Information Bill signed into law > Reply-To: davgraham(a)deloitte.co.za > > > Southern Africa > > Dear Ali > > The Protection of Personal Information Bill was signed into law on 19 November 2013 and published in Government Gazette number GG 37067 on 26 November 2013. > > The commencement provision of the now Protection of Personal Information Act provides that the date on which the Act will come into force will be determined by the President through a proclamation to be published at a later date. > > What this means is that the 1 year grace period provided for in the Act, will only commence on the date announced by the President in the near future. So, does business have to be concerned or not? The fact that the Act is now law, and not merely a bill, is significant. It enables the formation of the regulator and other administrative aspects to gear up for policing the Act. > > The message in this latest move is thus clear: compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act will soon be required, businesses who can effectively leverage data analysis opportunities, cross border data transfer efficiency and secure outsourced data management relationships while implementing compliance will most certainly have the competitive advantage. > > For more information on when compliance is required, contact: > > Dean Chivers, email: dechiver(a)deloitte.co.za > Tel: +2711 806 5159 > > Daniella Kafouris, email: dkafouris(a)deloitte.co.za > Tel: +2711 209 8101 > > Yours Sincerely > > David Graham Digital Channels Executive: Clients & Industries > Deloitte & Touche > Deloitte Place, Building 8 2nd Floor, The Woodlands, 20 Woodlands Drive, Woodmead, South Africa Private Bag X6, Woodmead, 2052, South Africa > Direct: +27 (0)11 517 4022 l Main: +27 (0)11 806 5000 l Fax: +27 (0)11 388 0194 l Mobile: +27 (0)82 906 7227 > davgraham(a)deloitte.co.za l www.deloitte.com Facebook | Twitter | Deloitte Blog | LinkedIn > > Please consider the environment before printing > > Home | Security | Legal | Privacy > > Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/aboutfor a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms. > > "Deloitte" is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), a UK private company limited by guarantee. Each member firm provides services in a particular geographic area and is subject to the laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates. DTTL does not itself provide services to clients. DTTL and each DTTL member firm are separate and distinct legal entities, which cannot obligate each other. DTTL and each DTTL member firm are liable only for their own acts or omissions and not those of each other. Each DTTL member firm is structured differently in accordance with national laws, regulations, customary practice, and other factors, and may secure the provision of professional services in its territory through subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or other entities. > > © 2012 Deloitte & Touche. All rights reserved. Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited > > > > > > Unsubscribe | Update my profile | View PDF | Forward to a friend | Pause subscription > > Email powered by > > This email was sent to info(a)alyhussein.com on 2013-11-28 > Deloitte & Touche Pty(Ltd) is intended for opt in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please report it to us.

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ARE WE ROLLING BACK THE ICT GAINS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS?
by Ali Hussein 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

Bwana CS Incase you missed my last posting on this issue. Listers I little bird mentioned to me today that the ICT Ministry is about to sign the ITRs that Kenya declined to back in Dec 2012. As a member of the delegation that went to Dubai we fought hard to ensure that we didn't sign and that there was adequate representation across Government and the private sector. There were pre consultations both off and online and the CCK actively engaged with other stakeholders. Ultimately there were divergent views and the head of delegation declined to sign the ITRs. At that time I penned a few paragraphs on why it was a good thing that Kenya didn't sign the ITRs. http://www.alyhussein.com/2013/01/why-its-a-good-thing-kenya-didnt-sign-the… I hope that little bird was just that..a rumor. If it is true then I personally appeal to Dr. Matiangi as the head of the Ministry to please update us on this issue. Further more we expect at the very least to be engaged as stakeholders in this space as to the reasons of the turnaround. We hope Daktari that we are not jumping the gun here but as you may well understand we are concerned.. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY
by Paul 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

@Walu I think you got it wrong here...read your article again. -----Original Message----- From: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Sent: ‎11/‎27/‎2013 7:48 PM To: "Paul Roy" <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY @WhiteAfrican, I do get your message. But your language might be considered too strong by @BlackAfrican standard and folks may take offense. Check Ali's post on the same - same message, different words :-) That said, I think the King @CCK has been caught "naked". Maybe the planned regulation is to make ALL GOVERNMENT data local (which is within the government/regulatory scope to make the call). Or maybe he was misquoted, or maybe I might be trying to hard to do the PR job for CCK... @Wambua, you have off late gone completely underground? walu. nb: the benefit of local hosting within the context of cybersecurity was argued on a 1-on-1 between me and Sammy B and we came to some consensus :- that local hosting does give local enforcement (police, prosecution, judiciary) some teeth...and by extension this in itself can act as deterrent against would-be cybercriminals. I however dont think that this should lead to a decree that everyone MUST host locally because then I will have to give up my jwalu(a)yahoo.com mail account to avoid hosting my mails abroad :-) -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 11/27/13, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 4:41 PM This is the kind of stupidity that makes you wonder if the people dealing with the internet regulations and policy at CCK even know what the internet is. -- Erik Hersman Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK@WhiteAfrican On Nov 27, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: Absolutely absurd if this is in fact true. How does hosting sites locally mitigated against cybercrime? What business does anyone have dictating to me where i can and can't host my websites? On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: Listers The Communications Commission of Kenya has proposed a licensing condition that may compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to bring websites hosted offshore back to the country in the fight against cyber crime... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-… I sincerely hope that the DG was somehow misquoted on this story. Whilst its a good idea to host sites locally this in no way stops cybercrime or mitigates it. Infact with the rudimentary security infrastructure most providers have I will be loath to host any site locally leave alone an Ecommerce one locally. Can government please focus on legislation and regulation instead of butting into my business and telling me where I should host my website?? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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/conradakunga%40gmail.… 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/erik%40zungu.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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/roykoikai%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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CCK PUTS PLANS UNDERWAY FOR KENIC DISSOLUTION, 5TH CEO IN SIX YEARS FIRED
by Grace Githaiga 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/11/cck-puts-plans-underway-for-kenic-dissolut…

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CCK PUSHES LOCAL FIRMS TO HOST WEBSITES LOCALLY
by Ali Hussein 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Listers The Communications Commission of Kenya has proposed a licensing condition that may compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to bring websites hosted offshore back to the country in the fight against cyber crime... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-pushes-firms-to-host-… I sincerely hope that the DG was somehow misquoted on this story. Whilst its a good idea to host sites locally this in no way stops cybercrime or mitigates it. Infact with the rudimentary security infrastructure most providers have I will be loath to host any site locally leave alone an Ecommerce one locally. Can government please focus on legislation and regulation instead of butting into my business and telling me where I should host my website?? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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Celebrating ICT Champions @ 50: ICT Value Awards (ICTVA, 2013)
by Kamotho Njenga 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Organized by the ICT Association of Kenya (ICTAK), the ICT Value awards aim to recognize the very best contributions in the sector, that have fundamentally defined or continue to shape the ICT industry. It is intended that the nomination process will be as open and transparent as possible. All listers are eligible for the respective awards. Further, all wisdom that aids towards credible output is invited. Comprehensive details as well as the Online Nomination Form are available at www.ictak.or.ke Best of luck as you get your nomination. Kamotho

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DotConnectAfrica Trust attends ICANN 48 International Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina
by Gideon 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Dear listers Please see this update from Buenos Aires, Argentina for your information. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/111580149351… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Re: [kictanet] Day 3: Personal Data Protection
by Walubengo J 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

+1, Listers, what more endorsement do you need. Unleash your comments on the AU Cybersecurity Convention that is due to be signed by the President early next year. Lets not make noise after the fact when you have been requested to speak up but kept quiet. On the other hand, government should be ready to explain at a domestic level when and why they feel it necessary to ignore certain Listers input. We want to avoid the Dubai ITU/WCIT standoff :-) walu. ------------------------------ On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 5:34 AM AST (Arabian) Fred Matiangi wrote: >Good morning Listers, > >I have been following the on-going discussion of the proposed AU >convention with keen interest and excitement, especially because this is >precisely how we will end up enriching and strengthening it. I pumped into >John Walubengo last evening and proposed that perhaps in a week or two we >should have a brief brainstorm bringing together all interested parties so >we can concretise our 'Kenya Position' on this convention. Further to this >conversation, I asked my colleagues Victor and Eunice at the ICTA and >Francis Wangusi at CCK to explore possibilities of collating all the ideas >emanating from this forum and setting up a sit down to tie up our >discussions a head of the Heads of State Summit in January. > >Grace- I very sincerely appreciate the initiative to drive this discussion >and look forward to further engagement. > >Good day. > >Fred > > >On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > >> *Good morning Listers* >> >> >> *Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and will tackle >> four questions.* >> >> >> *Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data* >> >> >> >> *Article II – 2:* >> >> *Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a legal >> framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of >> private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, transmission, >> storage and use of personal data.* >> >> *The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data processing, in >> whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of physical >> persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of >> local communities and the target for which the businesses were established.* >> >> >> *Question:* *What is the relevance of this article? What are these state >> prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance, how >> can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives? * >> >> >> *Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection >> Authority* which is meant to establish standards for data protection. >> Article II – 14 *provides for each Member State of the African Union to >> establish an authority with responsibility to protect personal data. It* *shall >> be an independent administrative authority with the task of ensuring that >> the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with domestic >> legislations.* >> >> Further, article II-17 states that ‘*Sworn agents may be invited to >> participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in >> Member States of the African Union’.* >> >> >> *Question:* *Considering that this article seems to be tied to the >> Protection Authority, what is its relevance? And who is a ‘sworn >> agent?’ What should this authority look like in terms of its composition? * >> >> >> *Article II – 20:* >> >> *…Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from >> any authority in the exercise of their functions. * >> >> *Article II – 21:* >> >> *Member States are engaged to provide the national protection authority >> human, technical and financial resources necessary to accomplish their >> mission.* >> >> >> *Question:* *It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged >> to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its >> independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it ensures >> independence of the Authority?* >> >> >> *Article II – 28 to II-34 *outlines six principles governing the >> processing of personal data namely: >> >> Consent and of legitimacy, >> >> Honesty, >> >> Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal data, >> >> Accuracy, >> >> Transparency and >> >> Confidentiality and security of personal data. >> >> Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation of how each >> should be undertaken is offered. >> >> >> *Question:* *Is this explanation and detailing of how to undertake each >> necessary in an international (regional) law necessary or needed? Is this >> legislation overkill?* >> >> >> *Lets get your views on data protection concerns.* >> >> >> Rgds >> >> GG >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/fredmatiangi%40gmail.… >> >> 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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Day 3: Personal Data Protection
by Gideon 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Dear Dr. Matiangi and Listers, Please find the comments by DotConnectAfrica on the entire Draft African Union Convention on the establishment of a Credible Legal Framework for Cyber Security in Africa. DotConnectAfrica took initiative, analyzed and published these comments to the draft convention over a month ago in October 2013 and circulated it to interested stakeholders. We appreciate the multistakeholder efforts in preparing this convention and look forward to work with everyone in this worthy course. Link to our comments: 1. http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/2013/10/dotconnectafrica-comments-to-draft.ht… 2. http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DotConnectAfrica… *Article II – 2:* With respect to personal data, state prerogatives must be well defined so as not to breach the rights of a private life online or offline. All activities that arise from the gathering, processing, transmission, storage and use of personal data should be well defined and levels of acceptable access and permissions by individual users properly laid out so as not to create a door for perceived surveillance or activities that take away the personal right of a user *Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection Authority* Comment 12: These articles define the membership and the constituting mandates of the said ‘Protection authority’ however it should be left to the countries to define the authorities under inbuilt country contributions/laws or bylaws so as not to create a different center of power or parallel agency. Also the selection of the membership to the protection authority should allow composition from all stakeholders and not only government. ‘Sworn Agents’ should be well defined and described, their mode of selection, duties, responsibilities should be open to public accountability and transparency. Regards DotConnectAfrica Trust. > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:34:09 +0000 > From: Fred Matiangi <fredmatiangi(a)gmail.com> > To: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 3: Personal Data Protection > Message-ID: > < > CAHqF9HaFpZiNfA8OqedHxn7BN1C0bdzSrXZCo+MbT9TEdR2NKA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Good morning Listers, > > I have been following the on-going discussion of the proposed AU > convention with keen interest and excitement, especially because this is > precisely how we will end up enriching and strengthening it. I pumped into > John Walubengo last evening and proposed that perhaps in a week or two we > should have a brief brainstorm bringing together all interested parties so > we can concretise our 'Kenya Position' on this convention. Further to this > conversation, I asked my colleagues Victor and Eunice at the ICTA and > Francis Wangusi at CCK to explore possibilities of collating all the ideas > emanating from this forum and setting up a sit down to tie up our > discussions a head of the Heads of State Summit in January. > > Grace- I very sincerely appreciate the initiative to drive this discussion > and look forward to further engagement. > > Good day. > > Fred > > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > >wrote: > > > *Good morning Listers* > > > > > > *Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and will tackle > > four questions.* > > > > > > *Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data* > > > > > > > > *Article II ? 2:* > > > > *Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a legal > > framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of > > private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, > transmission, > > storage and use of personal data.* > > > > *The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data processing, in > > whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of physical > > persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of > > local communities and the target for which the businesses were > established.* > > > > > > *Question:* *What is the relevance of this article? What are these state > > prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance, how > > can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives? * > > > > > > *Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection > > Authority* which is meant to establish standards for data protection. > > Article II ? 14 *provides for each Member State of the African Union to > > establish an authority with responsibility to protect personal data. > It* *shall > > be an independent administrative authority with the task of ensuring that > > the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with domestic > > legislations.* > > > > Further, article II-17 states that ?*Sworn agents may be invited to > > participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in > > Member States of the African Union?.* > > > > > > *Question:* *Considering that this article seems to be tied to the > > Protection Authority, what is its relevance? And who is a ?sworn > > agent?? What should this authority look like in terms of its > composition? * > > > > > > *Article II ? 20:* > > > > *?Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from > > any authority in the exercise of their functions. * > > > > *Article II ? 21:* > > > > *Member States are engaged to provide the national protection authority > > human, technical and financial resources necessary to accomplish their > > mission.* > > > > > > *Question:* *It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged > > to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its > > independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it > ensures > > independence of the Authority?* > > > > > > *Article II ? 28 to II-34 *outlines six principles governing the > > processing of personal data namely: > > > > Consent and of legitimacy, > > > > Honesty, > > > > Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal data, > > > > Accuracy, > > > > Transparency and > > > > Confidentiality and security of personal data. > > > > Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation of how each > > should be undertaken is offered. > > > > > > *Question:* *Is this explanation and detailing of how to undertake each > > necessary in an international (regional) law necessary or needed? Is this > > legislation overkill?* > > > > > > *Lets get your views on data protection concerns.* > > > > > > Rgds > > > > GG > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/fredmatiangi%40gmail.… > > > > 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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Day 3: Personal Data Protection
by Grace Githaiga 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

Good morning Listers Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and will tackle four questions. Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data Article II – 2: Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a legal framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, transmission, storage and use of personal data. The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data processing, in whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of physical persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of local communities and the target for which the businesses were established. Question: What is the relevance of this article? What are these state prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance, how can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives? Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection Authority which is meant to establish standards for data protection. Article II – 14 provides for each Member State of the African Union to establish an authority with responsibility to protect personal data. It shall be an independent administrative authority with the task of ensuring that the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with domestic legislations. Further, article II-17 states that ‘Sworn agents may be invited to participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in Member States of the African Union’. Question: Considering that this article seems to be tied to the Protection Authority, what is its relevance? And who is a ‘sworn agent?’ What should this authority look like in terms of its composition? Article II – 20: …Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from any authority in the exercise of their functions. Article II – 21: Member States are engaged to provide the national protection authority human, technical and financial resources necessary to accomplish their mission. Question: It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it ensures independence of the Authority? Article II – 28 to II-34 outlines six principles governing the processing of personal data namely: Consent and of legitimacy, Honesty, Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal data, Accuracy, Transparency and Confidentiality and security of personal data. Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation of how each should be undertaken is offered. Question: Is this explanation and detailing of how to undertake each necessary in an international (regional) law necessary or needed? Is this legislation overkill? Lets get your views on data protection concerns. RgdsGG

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Munich completes migration to Linux and Open Source
by Evans Ikua 27 Nov '13

27 Nov '13

*<Snippet: "Our main goal was to become independent." Peter Hofmann, project lead>* Breaking up with Microsoft is hard to do. Just ask Peter Hofmann, the man leading the City of Munich's project to ditch Windows and Office in favour of open source alternatives. The project took close to a decade to complete, has seen the city wrestle with legal uncertainties and earned Munich a visit from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, whose pleas to the mayor of Germany's third largest city not to switch fell on deaf ears. Munich says the move to open source has saved it more than €10m, a claim contested by Microsoft<http://www.zdnet.com/no-microsoft-open-source-software-really-is-cheaper-in…>, yet Hofmann says the point of making the switch was never about money, but about freedom. Read How Munich rejected Steve Ballmer and kicked Microsoft out of the city<http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-munich-rejected-steve-ballmer-and-k…!> -- *----------------------------------------------------Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,*

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Google invests an estimated US$14 million in a Metronet in Kampala to open up the market
by Eric Osiakwan 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-682/top-story/google-in… Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan +233244386792 "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan

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Stats:-TV Is Dying, And Here Are The Stats That Prove It
by Gideon 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Here is an interesting study on the growth of mobile TV and decline of the normal TV as we know it. http://www.businessinsider.com/cord-cutters-and-the-death-of-tv-2013-11 Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Stats:-TV Is Dying, And Here Are The Stats
by Gideon 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

+1 Phares, i think that is the best way to look at the status of TV, Content and the shift of choice, by way of the consumers now want to decide what to watch and when to do it. Yesterday i saw updates on *DStvExplora*<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DStvExplora&src=hash>that promises to greatly improve Video on Demand services. Regards Rop Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:14:47 +0300 > From: Phares Kariuki < > pkariuki(a)gmail.com> > To: "brian.ngure(a)gmail.com" <brian.ngure(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] > Stats:-TV Is Dying, And Here Are The Stats > That Prove It > Message-ID: <-5108841090039320745@unknownmsgid> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The problem is not television, it's the model. This one show weekly model > is broken, as proven by Netflix. We are comparing apples and oranges. > Traditional television with a (largely) fixed schedule and content array vs > on demand content, whenever you want. > > The television shows are declining in ratings primarily because earlier, > the studios were the curators, the user would have no alternative > experience, so they were content > > This has all changed with YouTube, Netflix et al. > > Are people watching video? More than ever. What people are done with is > KTN/Nation deciding, for instance, that the best time to watch my show is > at 7.45 pm on a Thursday, when I am, for instance, stuck in traffic. > > Sent from my mobile device, excuse brevity > > On 25 Nov 2013, at 17:28, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I think the problem is that the writers think they need to dumb down the > content to make it "appeal" to the masses. > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > You will be surprised that some shows like the Simpsons are written by > > maths and physics undergrads from Harvard - in fact, there is a complaint > > that Ivy league institutions are locking other graduands out of the US > > comedy writing industry. > > > > Not sure that applies for much of what is in Kenya television though > > > > http://www.jerriblank.com/odonnell.html > > > > On Monday, 25 November 2013, Rad! wrote: > > > >> I don't think the content is the problem. All the content has a target > >> market. > >> > >> I enjoyed Hardy Boys when i was in primary school and found them well > >> written and action packed but leafing through one the other day was > >> appalled at how appalling the quality of writing is before realizing it > is > >> perfectly good for a pre-teen. > >> > >> As for the 'death of tv' it should get in line behind newspapers and > >> radio which have been "dying" for decades thanks to the Internet but > are > >> somhow still around ... > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Judy, > >>> > >>> Perhaps it is a maturity issue. Younger audiences tend not to think > >>> about small details like that too much. Its just entertainment. When I > >>> comment on the ridiculous things in series and movies at home, my > daughter > >>> just tells me "well, they had to add another 20 minutes to the show > >>> otherwise it would be a 5 minute episode". > >>> > >>> I do feel that that in many cases the content is below par. Hollywood > is > >>> actually running out of ideas. Every "new" movie and TV show is a > remake of > >>> an old one these days. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Judy M. Muli <judym.muli(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> Brian, your statement got me thinking, is it outgrowing the series, > >>> programs or is the content is below par,! The movies are ridiculous as > >>> well;, talk shows seem to be strange, age, experience, or poor content? > >>> > >>> > >>> Forbes had this discussion in October;- Can Twitter Save TV? (And Can > TV > >>> Save Twitter?) > >>> > >>> Best regards > >>> Judy_Muli > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >>> > >>> What this article fails to mention is that TV programs / series/ etc > are > >>> becoming more and more ridiculous. People are smarter than the writers > of > >>> the programs think and easily get annoyed. I mean, of course it makes > sense > >>> that you knock down a bad guy with a gun and then turn your back to > him and > >>> start a conversation with someone else. How could he possibly get up > and > >>> finish you off?? Duh! > >>> > >>> Things like that make me turn off the TV. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> This is quite a worrying trend especially for the likes of Zuku and the > >>> new entrants like Safaricom. I think DSTV maintains a stranglehold > because > >>> they have a monopoly of the EPL. The others are a tough sell. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Gideon <gideonrop(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Here is an interesting study on the growth of mobile TV and decline of > >>> the normal TV as we know it. > >>> > >>> > http://www.businessinsider.com/cord-cutters-and-the-death-of-tv-2013-11 > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Gideon Rop > >>> DotConnectAfrica > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/mwangy%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 > >>> > >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/conradakunga%40gmail.… > >>> > >>> 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. > >>> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > with Regards: > > > > blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.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/brian.ngure%40gmail.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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. >

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Lets Kill the Aid Industry - A little too simplistic?
by Ali Hussein 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Listers I found this article quite interesting although in my opinion a little too simplistic.. http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/23/lets-kill-the-aid-industry/ Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society Board Takes Steps to Strengthen Existing Internet Governance Institutions
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 6:16 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society Board Takes Steps to Strengthen Existing Internet Governance Institutions To: "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet Society Board Takes Steps to Strengthen Existing Internet Governance Institutions ISOC increases support for the Internet Governance Forum [Buenos Aires, Argentina] – The Internet Society Board of Trustees, during its meeting in Buenos Aires, agreed to increase support for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as an indispensable part of the Internet ecosystem, including making a sizeable financial contribution. They also warned against rash reactions to issues such as pervasive surveillance, which has sparked widespread concern and discussion. “Voluntary collaboration guided by a shared set of principles among institutions has been key to the Internet's amazing success and robustness. Institutions in the Internet ecosystem will continue to evolve in response to new challenges,” stated Robert Hinden, Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees. In addition to increasing its own support for the IGF, the Internet Society Board supported the establishment of a legal structure to facilitate financial support by others. The Board further called for strengthening of the distributed and decentralized approach to addressing challenges, and avoiding approaches that would impose borders on the Internet and lead to fragmentation. The Board of Trustees applauded action taken at the recent Internet Engineering Task Force meeting to work on enhancing the security of Internet technology in light of the disclosures about pervasive monitoring on the Internet. President and CEO of the Internet Society Lynn St. Amour commented, "This is a crucial period in the Internet’s development and the Internet Society is committed to working to strengthen the multistakeholder institutions that have been key to sustaining the open and global Internet." Link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-takes-steps-stre… _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Matiang'i meets McCain
by S.M. Muraya 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> Date: Nov 25, 2013 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Matiang'i meets McCain To: "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> Well noted. The implication is CEO's are lost about what Matiangi is up to. Anyway, for those who are lost about dashboards... http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-02-12/giving-the-boss-the-big-pict… This is not an Oracle endorsement. There are more affordable, equally decent tools in the market :) 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 Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > On CEO's, I think he meant CEOs in the ICT Sector, who would like to see a > "... clear strategy and policy from the government in matters ICT..." > > But, I also think that was not the point of his post.... > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:06 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Which CEO's? >> >> Going from what most database developers in Kenya are authorized to >> practice, the typical CEO in Kenya cannot see what is going on in his/her >> organization via Business Intelligence Dashboards. >> >> If they did, they could invite the CS (Matiangi) to see what can be done >> in government through local Software Firms. >> >> *Local* is about about understanding business requirements and >> customizing whichever software/database to serve our localities. >> >> 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 Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> With CEOs and other private sector ICT players expressing lack of clear >>> strategy and policy from the government in matters ICT (LTE and more), the >>> CS in charge has just posted this on Twitter >>> https://twitter.com/FOMatiangi/status/404842091835969536 >>> >>> -- >>> with Regards: >>> >>> blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… >>> >>> 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/ngigi%40at.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. >> > > > > -- > *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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Matiang'i meets McCain
by Dennis Kioko 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

With CEOs and other private sector ICT players expressing lack of clear strategy and policy from the government in matters ICT (LTE and more), the CS in charge has just posted this on Twitter https://twitter.com/FOMatiangi/status/404842091835969536 -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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.co.uk shortened to .uk
by Dennis Kioko 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

The UK registrar has shortened .co.uk addresses to .uk Existing .co.uk names will be held in reserve for 5 years http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/385525/nominet-unveils-uk-domain-names?_mout=1&…

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Online debate on African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC)
by Grace Githaiga 24 Nov '13

24 Nov '13

Good morning Listers We would like to propose an online discussion on the African Union Convention on Cyber Security(AUCC)http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20… on multiple lists of KICTANet and ISOC-KE, in Kenya and on I-Network list moderated by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and ISOC -Uganda, starting from Monday 25th to Friday 29th November 2013. We will also share the concerns with the best bits list http://bestbits.net/, the Internet Governance Caucus list http://igcaucus.org/ and Access Now https://www.accessnow.org/ since we would like to give as much input as possible. We have been in discussion with AUC and the drafters have accepted to receive our input despite having gone through this process two years ago with African governments. In light of this window of opportunity, we suggest we engage. AUC will discuss the convention during the AU ICT week scheduled for December 1-6, 2013http://www.africanictweek.org/ For Kenya, it is important that we engage, the reason being that if Kenya signs into this convention in January 2014, it will become binding as stipulated in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution Article 2 (6) which states: Any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the law of Kenya under this Constitution. The Convention is therefore more like a Bill of Parliament. 1. Background to the African Union Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC) African Union (AU) convention (52 page document) seeks to intensify the fight against cybercrime across Africa in light of increase in cybercrime, and a lack of mastery of security risks by African countries. Further, that one challenge for African countries is lack of technological security adequate enough to prevent and effectively control technological and informational risks. As such “African States are in dire need of innovative criminal policy strategies that embody States, societal and technical responses to create a credible legal climate for cyber security”. The Convention establishes a framework for cybersecurity in Africa “through organisation of electronic transactions, protection of personal data, promotion of cyber security, e-governance and combating cybercrime” (Conceptual framework). 2. Division of the Convention Part 1 Electronic transactions Section I: Definition of terms Section II: Electronic Commerce (Fields of application of electronic commerce, Contractual responsibility of the electronic provider of goods and services). Section III: Publicity by electronic means. Section IV: Obligations in electronic form (Electronic contracts, Written matter in electronic form, Ensuring the security of electronic transactions). Part II PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION Section I: Definition Section II: Legal framework for personal data protection (Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data, Scope of application of the Convention, Preliminary formalities for personal data processing). Section III: Institutional framework for protection of personal data (Status, composition or organization, Functions of the protection authority). Section IV: Obligations relating to the conditions governing the processing of personal data (basic principles governing the processing of personal data, Specific principles governing the processing of sensitive data, Interconnection of personal data files). Section V: The rights of the person whose personal data are to be processed (Right to information, Right of access, Right of opposition, Right of correction or suppression). Section VI: Obligations of the personal data processing official (Confidentiality obligations, Security obligations, Conservation obligations, Sustainability obligations). PART III – PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY AND COMBATING CYBERCRIME Section 1: Terminology, National cyber security framework, Legislative measures, National cyber security system, National cyber security monitoring structures). Section II: Material penal law (Offenses specific to Information and Communication Technologies [Attack on, computerized data, Content related offenses], Adapting certain information and communication technologies offenses). Section II: Criminal liability for corporate persons (Adapting certain sanctions to the Information and Communication Technologies, Other penal sanctions, Procedural law, Offenses specific to Information and Communication Technologies). PART IV: COMMON AND FINAL PROVISIONS Section I: Monitoring mechanism Section II: Final responses The Proposed Discussion We have picked on articles that need clarity, and would request listers to kindly discuss them and provide recommendations where necessary. Also, where necessary, listers are encouraged to identify and share other articles that need clarifications that we may have left out. Day 1 Monday 25/ 11/2013 We begin with Part 1 on Electronic transactions and pick on four articles which we will discuss on Monday (25/11) and Tuesday (26/11). Section III: Publicity by electronic means Article I – 7: Without prejudice to Article I-4 any advertising action, irrespective of its form, accessible through online communication service, shall be clearly identified as such. It shall clearly identify the individual or corporate body on behalf of whom it is undertaken. Question: Should net anonymity be legislated? If so, what measures need to be or not be considered? Question: Should individuals or companies be obliged to reveal their identities and what are the implications? Article I – 8: The conditions governing the possibility of promotional offers as well as the conditions for participating in promotional competitions or games where such offers, competitions or games are electronically disseminated, shall be clearly spelt out and easily accessible. Question: Should an international (or should we call it regional) law legislate on promotional offers and competitions offered locally? Day 2 Tuesday 26/11/13 Article I – 9: Direct marketing through any form of indirect communication including messages forwarded with automatic message sender, facsimile or electronic mails in whatsoever form, using the particulars of an individual who has not given prior consent to receiving the said direct marketing through the means indicated, shall be prohibited by the member states of the African Union. Article I – 10: The provisions of Article I – 9 above notwithstanding, direct marketing prospection by electronic mails shall be permissible where: 1) The particulars of the addressee have been obtained directly from him/her, 2) The recipient has given consent to be contacted by the prospector partners 3) The direct prospection concerns similar products or services provided by the same individual or corporate body. Question: Is this a realistic way of dealing with spam? Article I – 27 Where the legislative provisions of Member States have not laid down other provisions, and where there is no valid agreement between the parties, the judge shall resolve proof related conflicts by determining by all possible means the most plausible claim regardless of the message base employed. Question: What is the meaning of this article and is it necessary? Some clarity needed! Day 3 Wednesday 27 /11/13 Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and will deal with three questions. Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data Article II – 2: Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a legal framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, transmission, storage and use of personal data. The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data processing, in whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of physical persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of local communities and the target for which the businesses were established. Question: What is the relevance of this article? What are these state prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance, how can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives? Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection Authority which is meant to establish standards for data protection. Article II – 14 provides for each Member State of the African Union to establish an authority with responsibility to protect personal data. It shall be an independent administrative authority with the task of ensuring that the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with domestic legislations. In article II-17 states that ‘Sworn agents may be invited to participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in Member States of the African Union’. Question: Considering that this article seems to be tied to the Protection Authority, what is its relevance? And who is a ‘sworn agent?’ What should this authority look like in terms of its composition? Article II – 20: …Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from any authority in the exercise of their functions. Article II – 21: Member States are engaged to provide the national protection authority human, technical and financial resources necessary to accomplish their mission. Question: It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it ensures independence of the Authority? Article II – 28 to II-34 outlines six principles governing the processing of personal data namely: Consent and of legitimacy, Honesty, Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal data, Accuracy, Transparency and Confidentiality and security of personal data. Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation of how each should be undertaken is offered. Question: Is this explanation and detailing of how to undertake each necessary in an international (regional) law necessary or needed? Is this legislation overkill? Day 4 Thursdsay 28/11/2013 Part III Day 4 will focus on PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY AND COMBATING CYBERCRIME Article III – 14: Harmonization 1) Member States have to undertake necessary measures to ensure that the legislative measures and / or regulations adopted to fight against cybercrime enhance the possibility of regional harmonization of these measures and respect the principle of double criminality. Question: What is the principle of double criminality here? Section II: Other penal sanctions Article III – 48 Each Member State of the African Union have to take necessary legislative measures to ensure that, in the case of conviction for an offense committed by means of digital communication facility, the competent jurisdiction or the judge handling the case gives a ruling imposing additional punishment. Question: What is the interpretation of additional punishment? Is this not granting of absolute powers to judges? Day Five 29/11/2013 This will be dedicated to any other issue(s)that listers may want to raise in regard to the Convention. Further, listers can go back to issues of any other day and discuss them here. What other issue(s) would you like to raise? References DRAFT AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON THE CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN CYBERSPACEhttp://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Conv… http://daucc.wordpress.com/ http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ http://daucc.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/paper-review-basic-drawbacks-of-the-d… http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com/2012/08/comments-on-draft-african-union.… Have a great weekend and see you on Monday. RgdsGrace

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Fw: Fwd: [AFRINIC-announce] FIRE Programme: 9 Days left to Apply for a Grant
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

AFRINIC's Fund for Internet Research and Education – FIRE Programme: APPLY FOR A GRANT There are 9 days left for the call for entries for the 2013-2014 FIRE Grants. The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) aims at encouraging ICT development innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. The FIRE Programme gives grants of up to USD 10 000 to projects that will be implemented in the Africa region within a 6 to 12 month period. The FIRE Programme invites African organisations, entrepreneurs and innovators to propose projects under one of three categories which include: 1) Innovation on Access provision: fostering ICT growth in Africa by ensuring that the delivery mechanism is available, reliable and scalable; 2) E-development: the development, deployment and enhancement of content, applications and solutions. 3) Freedom of Expression: initiatives related to freedom of expression, freedom of association, privacy, security, consumer's rights, new forms of intellectual property in the digital environment, and a wider range of issues related to Internet and human rights. The registration deadline for the 2013-2014 Grants has been extended to 30 November 2013. For detailed information about competition categories, conditions of entry and submission procedures, please click on the links below: English version: http://www.fireafrica.org/theme/Default/documents/Grant_advert_EN_nov.pdf French Version: http://www.fireafrica.org/theme/Default/documents/Grant_advert_FR_nov.pdf Visit www.fireafrica.org or send us an email on: fireprogram(a)afrinic.net for any other query. Regards, The FIRE Programme Secretariat -- __________________________ Babusha Radhakissoon Social Media/Online Engagement Officer, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 23-29 November 2013 -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 827 5956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 23-29 November 2013.

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Re: [kictanet] A good piece by Dr. Bitange Ndemo
by Mark Mwangi 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

We have Kenyan companies building Highways in Botswana. They are led by Njoroges and Kamaus and Ochiengs. It is not a matter of local capacity but complacency and impunity. A contractor is paid according to milestones right? No delivered product no payment. Why would a contractor waste years if he is not getting paid? Best incentive in my opinion. On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com>wrote: > @ Mark, I do think that we would *ever* have heard roads done if ever > > we used Kenyan Contractors...sorry to say this but look how far we got > during the pre Kibaki era with contractors that did a 10km of a road > for 5 years and still never completed them...I think one credit I > would give the China Bridge and Co and H Young and Straberg is that > they actually did up the game... > > I otherwise agree with you on the rest of the points raised above. > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com > > wrote: > >> @ Mark, I do think that we would never have heard roads done if ever >> we used Kenyan Contractors...sorry to say this but look how far we got >> during the pre Kibaki era with contractors that did a 10km of a road >> for 5 years and still never completed them...I think one credit I >> would give the China Bridge and Co and H Young and Straberg is that >> they actually did up the game... >> >> I otherwise agree with you on the rest of the points raised above. >> >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > I agree with Adam albeit partly. Running to make everything under the >> sun is >> > no a smart move. However building horizontal industries where products >> from >> > one industry feed another and by products are the base of another >> shoulfd be >> > encouraged. Building spare parts for local cars is an example. >> > >> > A knowledge economy is a good foundation but we still need to build and >> make >> > stuff. e.g Swiss chocolate, german cars, American Missiles, Chinese >> iPhones >> > etc. Am yet to see a stable economy that doesn't manufacture and export >> > physical goods. >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> The first sentence does not lead to the second and third: >> >> >> >> "We cannot have high unemployment, and at the same time import clothes >> >> from Sri Lanka or mitumba, when we can grow cotton and make our >> clothes. We >> >> must defy economic explanations on what works and what does not work. >> If we >> >> deployed thousands of youth digitizing land records, we would reduce >> >> caseloads in courts, become more efficient, and create more wealth to >> grow >> >> our economy." >> >> >> >> Kenya should go towards counter-cyclical employment of youth doing >> >> productive infrastructure work: being teachers, building railroads, >> >> digitizing land records, etc... >> >> >> >> However, you can't forget Adam Smith who talked extensively of >> Comparative >> >> Advantage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage) Sri >> Lanka >> >> (or really Bangladesh) has a far more economical solution for producing >> >> cotton clothing than Kenya has. This mostly has to do with the port of >> >> Mombassa being a stranglehold and the fact that a 40M person economy >> (Kenya) >> >> doesn't have the same economy of scale as a billion person economy (a >> guess >> >> at the number of people a Bangladeshi factory can export to easily). >> >> >> >> Kenya is a small country and a small economy and if it wants to bring >> in >> >> more money and reduce unemployment, the solution is around creating an >> >> amazingly well-educated population and doing more knowledge work - not >> >> producing more clothing. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io >> >> Musings: twitter.com/varud >> >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Dr. Ndemo has struck a cord that has been played in this list >> >>> countless times before. I remember him saying in another thread "you >> >>> cannot have unemployed youth yet we have countless garbage lining our >> >>> streets and estates!" >> >>> >> >>> His argument on us importing cloths yet we can do it here is basic >> >>> economic that any country can master. India went that way through the >> >>> leadership of Mahatma. >> >>> >> >>> But Dr. Ndemo, in the previous administration that you served so >> >>> ardently, the government shipped billions worth of capital on works >> >>> that could be done by Kenyans. I'm talking about the massive >> >>> infrastructure development that took place in the last 10years. That >> >>> capital could have done our unemployed generation justice if it was >> >>> utilized here home. I believe Kenyans can build decent roads, brides, >> >>> buildings and ports. What happened to national pride? It's the same >> >>> argument of importing cloths or planting cotton and producing our own >> >>> garments. >> >>> >> >>> We're still not out of the woods yet, remember the Korean firm >> >>> implementing the PKI? >> >>> >> >>> My cent-less >> >>> >> >>> On 18/11/2013, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > A good piece by Dr. Bitange Ndemo >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > *We must be more pragmatic to resolve Kenya's high unemployment* >> >>> > >> >>> > >> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/-/1959700/2077756/-/oodsogz/-/index… >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > 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!!! >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> ______________________ >> >>> Mwendwa Kivuva >> >>> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> >>> kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> 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/adam%40varud.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/mwangy%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. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > >> > Mark Mwangi >> > >> > markmwangi.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 Khisa >> P.O. Box 24324-00100 >> Nairobi >> 0721321086/0731849128 >> http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa >> > > > > -- > "Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > > *Oloo KhisaP.O. Box 24324-00100Nairobi0721321086 <0721321086>/0731849128 > <0731849128>http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa>* > -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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AU Cyber-security Convention ignores practical reality
by Grace Githaiga 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

...Dr Isaac Rutenberg, an intellectual property expert, and his counterpart Lilian Makanga are quite concerned about the Draft AU Convention on the Confidence and Security in Cyberspace (DAUCCSC, or AUCC for short). Rutenberg argues that it is a sweeping Convention that would touch on virtually every aspect of electronic culture. Inside the 52-page Convention are lurking provisions for just about everybody to dislike.If right now you are asking, “What is the AUCC?” you are not alone. Indeed, a major problem with the AUCC is that so few people, companies, and organisations even know of its existence, yet it is scheduled to be passed by the AU in January 2014. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/-/1959700/2073806/-/oogkb4z/-/index…

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Information Security & Public Key Infrastructure Conference 26th-28th November Safari Park Hotel
by Phyllis Nyambura 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Listers, On Tuesday, 26th to Thursday, 28th November, the Ministry of ICT and COMESA will hold an *Information Security & Public Key Infrastructure Conference at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi*.* The theme of the conference is “Strengthening Regional Co-operation through secure Cyberspace”. * *We would like to invite interested members of Kictanet to attend the conference. The conference is especially useful for those in the Information Security area and financial sector. * *Registration is on going at: * http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=s7ex7gdab&oeidk=a0… Attendance is free. The event aims at bringing together stakeholders COMESA Member States and regional & African bodies that deal with information Security matter. Others are policy makers, academia, County ICT Secretaries, Law enforcement officers, Banking & Financial Sector, Education, media and Health sector Industry experts. The Conference objectives are :- · Harmonization of National ICT Policies with COMESA Policy priorities · Cyber Security Policy and e-commerce strategies in line with COMESA · National Public Key Infrastructure systems implementation, integration, roadmaps and best practices · Success stories and lessons - case studies from Africa · Information Society Measurements in line with Regional and international Indicators · National and regional Cyber Security capacity development, awareness and stakeholder engagements 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 Visit: 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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Safaricom Gears for Triple Play
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Listers This has been in the,works for a whole and now its a reality. I wonder how this will affect Zuku... Safaricom targets TV Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest telco, plans to begin selling bundled Internet and TV services for on-demand viewing within the next 12 months, Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore said. “We will provide aggregation of content and delivery of content,” Collymore told Bloomberg. “Certainly within the year, we could be playing relatively prominently in that space.” The bundles, available on devices including tablet computers, mobile phones and television sets, are aimed at tapping revenue streams beyond the company’s core voice service. Competition in Kenya’s telecommunications market three years ago triggered a price war, causing a sharp reduction in mobile-phone call rates that led companies to expand into new lines of data business to attract subscribers. “We will become a content provider to several forms of media including TV stations and YouTube,” Collymore said, without providing more details. “People want to decide when they want to consume, they don’t want you to tell them. That immediacy is, I think, how the future will be defined.” Sales growth from M-Pesa, Safaricom’s mobile phone money-transfer system, Internet and text-message services has outpaced revenue from voice for at least the past three years, according to the company’s latest annual report. Still, the share of revenue from phone calls was 60 per cent of total sales in the year through March versus about a third for non-voice. http://advanced-television.com/2013/11/13/safricom-targets-tv/ Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Safaricom accused of predatory pricing offers to settle. Will interoperability drive an mCommerce Revolution?
by Ali Hussein 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Listers As Safaricom is in the news again accused of abusing its market power, this time in the mobile money space I think we should now start asking the tough questions:- Should Regulators force interoperability in the Mobile Money & Banking space? Will it spur more usage beyond the normal money transfer services towards a truly seamless and well oiled mcommerce revolution? What are the implications of this if at all the Regulator has the foresight and muscle to force this? How about IP Laws? Will this be unfair to Safaricom seeing as it is that they built this dominant position through sheer hard work and seamless execution of strategy? Or is this a mute point since we are now discussing a greater good beyond one company? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-calls-M-Pesa-wa… Safaricom is obviously using the Network Effect to the max and it is as it should. One begs the question however whether it was wise and prudent to follow this strategy to muzzle the competition? In some case its costs more than three times to cross use the Mpesa platform to any of the other mobile money services. For how much longer should the regulator allow this anti-competitive practice to continue unabated? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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A good piece by Dr. Bitange Ndemo
by Dorcas Muthoni 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

A good piece by Dr. Bitange Ndemo *We must be more pragmatic to resolve Kenya's high unemployment* http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/-/1959700/2077756/-/oodsogz/-/index… -- 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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Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa
by Ali Hussein 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Listers Interesting article. Following a decade of rapid urbanization and strong economic growth, Africa is going digital. While just 16 percent of the continent’s one billion people are online, that picture is changing rapidly. Evidence of what is to come can already be seen in Africa’s major cities, where consumers have greater disposable income, more than half have Internet-capable devices, and 3G networks are up and running. Significant infrastructure investment—for example, increased access to mobile broadband, fibre-optic cable connections to households, and power-supply expansion—combined with the rapid spread of low-cost smartphones and tablets, has enabled millions of Africans to connect for the first time. There is a growing wave of innovation as entrepreneurs and large corporations alike launch new web-based ventures. Read on: http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/High_Tech_Telecoms_Internet/Lions_go_digit… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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ARE WE ROLLING BACK THE ICT GAINS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS?
by Ali Hussein 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Listers I little bird mentioned to me today that the ICT Ministry is about to sign the ITRs that Kenya declined to back in Dec 2012. As a member of the delegation that went to Dubai we fought hard to ensure that we didn't sign and that there was adequate representation across Government and the private sector. There were pre consultations both off and online and the CCK actively engaged with other stakeholders. Ultimately there were divergent views and the head of delegation declined to sign the ITRs. At that time I penned a few paragraphs on why it was a good thing that Kenya didn't sign the ITRs. http://www.alyhussein.com/2013/01/why-its-a-good-thing-kenya-didnt-sign-the… I hope that little bird was just that..a rumor. If it is true then I personally appeal to Dr. Matiangi as the head of the Ministry to please update us on this issue. Further more we expect at the very least to be engaged as stakeholders in this space as to the reasons of the turnaround. We hope Daktari that we are not jumping the gun here but as you may well understand we are concerned.. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "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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FW: [africs-ig] APC is hiring: GISWatch Coordinator
by Grace Githaiga 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:12:06 +0200 From: emilar(a)apc.org To: africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org Subject: [africs-ig] APC is hiring: GISWatch Coordinator Good day, Please distribute widely. The successful candidate will join APC’s Communication and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) team as coordinator for Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch), a premier platform for civil society perspectives on the state of the Information Society at global, regional and national levels. Main purpose of job The GISWatch coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination of the GISWatch initiative in order to not just sustain it, but to grow it and increase its impact as an information, research and advocacy platform for the development of an inclusive, fair and open internet and information society. This includes resource mobilisation, building and managing strategic partnerships, planning and production of annual and special reports, animation and maintenance of the GISWatch website and online community, and, promotion, outreach and dissemination, including launch activities. Start date As soon as possible Deadline for applications 29 November 2013 http://www.apc.org/en/news/job-opportunity-global-information-society-watch… Regards, Emilar --------- Emilar Vushe Africa Policy Projects Coordinator Association for Progressive Communications (APC) www.apc.org _______________________________________________ AfriCS-IG mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig To unsubscribe, email africs-ig-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Expresses Concern over Impact of IPR Provisions in TPP Agreement Draft
by Barrack Otieno 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 6:44 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Expresses Concern over Impact of IPR Provisions in TPP Agreement Draft To: "chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Internet Society Expresses Concern over Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Provisions in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Draft The Internet Society is concerned that the global Internet may be harmed if countries adopt Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) provisions contained in the recently leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) draft. We do not believe that these provisions are consistent with basic principles of transparency, due process, accountability, proportionality and the rule of law. The leaked TPP Agreement is a complex set of rights and principles related to IPR and we believe that the current draft reflects a disproportionate balance of rights in favor of intellectual property owners. In addition to other issues, these provisions could also have important consequences for online privacy, a critical dimension in light of heightened awareness worldwide about the importance of protecting the privacy and security of end-users. In particular, with respect to intermediary liability, some of the articles appear to assign new levels of responsibility to private entities and create an environment where content will be subject to extensive filtering. Some draft provisions would impose an unparalleled set of conditions on intermediaries that would allow them to escape liability and could ultimately lead to content blocking and affect legitimate speech and online expression. Such measures are neither new nor original; they have appeared in similar forms in other national or international contexts. On the whole, these measures have proven to be inefficient or unworkable. They have failed to adequately address the stated problems or to provide sufficient answers to the existing challenges. The Internet Society has advocated for intellectual property discussions to adhere to minimum standards of process and substance. In June 2013, we released a paper in which we called on the international community to apply standards such as transparency, due process, accountability and compliance to the rule of law to all intellectual property discussions that relate to the Internet. Similarly, we have been vocal in advancing these principles in various fora, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). We also joined other organizations (1) in a statement made in 2012, urging the negotiators of the TPP *“to make [the] process more transparent and inclusive, following the multistakeholder model, at least for those chapters of the agreement pertaining to the Internet.”* Throughout this process, the Internet Society has taken the position of not commenting on substantive issues based on leaked texts. At the time, we understood that the leaked texts provided only a snapshot of the issues while many provisions were omitted. The most recent leak, released by Wikileaks, appears to be the complete draft of the TPP’s Intellectual Property chapter and has made us reconsider our position. That we feel compelled to comment on leaked versions of the TPP demonstrates that these basic process standards have been ignored. In an era where the global economy depends on information and networks, we believe that discussions that affect the Internet and its users should reflect these basic principles of transparency and openness. Once again, the Internet Society calls upon the TPP negotiators to abide by standards of transparency as they complete this critical international agreement that will impact Internet users worldwide. We also urge the negotiating parties to reconsider the TPP’s intellectual property provisions and to ensure they don’t have a negative impact on innovation, creativity, prosperity and market participation. (1) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), InternetNZ, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Open Media, Global Voices Advocacy and the International Federation of Libraries and Archives (IFLA). _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Welcome Ceremony & Presidents Opening of ICANN 48 - Argentina.
by Bob Omondi 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

Dear team, The official welcome and opening ceremony of ICANN 48 is currently underway in Argentina. You can follow remotely on: http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-welcome And choose what suits your B/W. Thank you and happy listening! Bob.

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The road to surveillance is paved with good intentions – and warning signs
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

The road to surveillance is paved with good intentions – and warning signs Iris scanning and GPS tracking are increasingly central to the delivery of aid. The consequences could be devastating Many refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict have had their irises scanned, as technology becomes more central to the delivery of aid. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images From databases to mobile phone apps and SMS systems, GPS tracking and humanitarian drones to biometric registration, new technologies are rapidly becoming central to the delivery of humanitarian and development aid. Refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict are having their irises scanned and their identity documents digitised. Nurses in Nigeria are using SMS systems to communicate HIV test results to health facilities. Cash is being delivered to those living in Kenya's slums through the M-Pesa mobile-phone banking system. The drive behind this technological and data evangelism is well intentioned. The usefulness of these tools has played out repeatedly on the humanitarian stage, be it through the use of Twitter analysis to map the spread of cholera in Haiti or the distribution of smart cards to flood-affected populations in Pakistan. New technologies have made delivering a id faster, easier and cheaper. Yet the technological revolution in foreign aid – like many other well-meaning innovations – is not without risk. A clear implication of adopting new technologies is the creation of previously unimagined amounts of data about the individuals who receive humanitarian and development assistance. Often, the collection and retention of data is an objective of the intervention – as with biometric identity registration systems in refugee camps, for example, or the establishment of a database of HIV-infected pregnant women to monitor transmission rates. But in many more cases, it is incidental to the use of technology. Mobile phones generate call and SMS records that not only contain troves of data, but produce dramatically larger stores of information about an individual's location, routines, contacts and network. When mobile phones are used in health-monitoring programmes, or for crisis mapping of human rights violations, they also facilitate the generation of particularly sensitive information. The collection, digitisation and dissemination of personal data raises serious issues about the ability of humanitarian organisations to protect such information. Organisations of this nature operate in complex environments with outdated information security practices and inconsistent access to electricity. Data protection standards are virtually non-existent and data is shared fluidly between organisations, agencies, donors, and NGOs. Most disconcertingly, data is also often shared with (or accessible by) two entities that do not necessarily operate under the same humanitarian ethics and with the same well-intentioned objectives – the private sector, and the state. There is a real danger that the aid community is laying the groundwork for pervasive – and potentially devastating – surveillance. By encouraging the sharing of incredibly sensitive information through insecure mobile networks, the establishment of national centralised databases of invasive biometric information, the analysis of location data derived from mobile phones, or the use of private-public partnerships to deliver mobile access to financial services, these organisations are providing the building blocks for surveillance states. If governments access this information – either because humanitarian partners provide it to them, or they demand access – they could build profiles based on data about location, ethnicity, religion, gender, land ownership, political affiliation, financial status or health. Victims who report human rights violations might be the subject of reprisals, people living with HIV could be exposed, members of particular ethnic groups monitored. Centralised identity databases have a tragic legacy of being used to facilitate mass human rights violations – look no further than the role of Rwanda's ID cards (pdf) in facilitating the 1994 genocide, or the way in which South Africa's 1950 Population Registration Act laid the foundations for apartheid. Imagine the implications of government access to the data collected by refugee agencies, peacekeeping forces, or NGOs monitoring violence against women. The use of these technologies for the collation of data is particularly worrying given the lack of any effective data protection framework in most developing countries. Of course, such programmes are only possible because of the absence of legal protections; it would be impossible for any European-based enterprise to collect location data on minorities, require SMS-reporting about drug adherence, or establish large databases of sensitive information without safeguards. This illustrates the curious double standard applied to the adoption of new technologies in developing countries and humanitarian emergencies. Whereas similar ID systems, biometric databases, and health registers have met serious resistance in the UK, Germany and Israel, and national condemnation of state surveillance reverberated around the US and Europe in the aftermath of the Snowden revelations, these same surveillance-facilitating technologies are being promoted by foreign aid donors hailing from western states. Funds have even been earmarked particularly for technology-based interventions by the US aid agency USAid, World Bank, the UK's Department for International Development (DfID) and EuropeAid. The very real danger of aid facilitating surveillance was highlighted by the revelation that EuropeAid, to which DfiD is a contributor, has been used to support the security forces of Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship, with the aim of enhancing border security. But the implications of aid are not always so obvious. Whether it might be helping to create a legacy of state surveillance in developing countries is a crucial question that needs to be asked of DfiD and other aid agencies. The road to surveillance may be paved with good intentions, but the warning signs are everywhere. The challenge now is to heed them. Carly Nyst is head of international advocacy at Privacy International. This blog draws on the organisation's report, Aiding Surveillance, published on Tuesday, which explores how development and humanitarian aid initiatives are enabling surveillance in developing countries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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Internship for UCT 2nd Year student in Game Programming -Dec 2013-Feb 2014
by Jimmy Macharia 16 Nov '13

16 Nov '13

Dear Robert Might you know any one/company that might be interested to take one student in the name of Mwangi WANJOHI ( from university of Cape Town) for 3 months internship in Game Programming from December 2013 to Feb 2014? If so let me know. Thank you Prof. Jimmy K.N.Macharia, Associate Professor of Information Systems &Technology, and Dean, School of Science & Technology, United States International University P.O Box 14634-00800 Nairobi. WORK +254-(20)3606299 www.usiu.ac.ke<http://www.usiu.ac.ke> [MSc IST Email Signature] DISCLAIMER: All the information contained in this email message is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. Such information is intended exclusively for the use of the designated recipient(s). Any disclosure, copying or distribution of all or part of the information contained herein or other use of or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by third parties is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email message in error please delete it immediately and notify the university through email at ulc(a)usiu.ac.ke<mailto:ulc@usiu.ac.ke>

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State cancels the Laptop Project tender process?
by Walubengo J 16 Nov '13

16 Nov '13

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government has now cancelled the Laptop Project tender for schools over a budget deficit as bidders exceeded the budgetary projections. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced that the tender process was canceled as lowest bidder quoted Ksh 32B against an anticipated budget of Ksh 20B. read more @ http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000095732&story_title=jubilee-la… ~~~~ Not sure if it is true but I think Kenyans need to ask serious questions on this. We cannot spend our time and effort putting forward ideas on how to best implement a high-risk project and then suddenly we are told it is over...kapput.. finito..go home. just like that! For example If money is the problem why not modify the project to fit 20B the budget? I still think 20B would be sufficient if this project was tilted and tweaked towards the form1 student labs or even university students. The idea was noble and timely but execution and target audience for me (not Yawe :-) has always been doubtful. Right now we are told suppliers asked for 32B Ksh and but we had 20B so cancel the project, no questions asked and perhaps wait for 2-3yrs later to read from the Auditor General about how the 20B was (mis?)used. I think the CS for ICT should make a pitch to salvage the project in the modified form - assuming ofcourse the project was truly intended. walu.

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Should Kenya bite the bullet and roll back the Telkom Kenya Privatisation?
by Ali Hussein 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

Listers By all intents and purposes this privatisation has not worked. Maybe we should go the Rwanda way and roll back the dice... http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Treasury-ignored-AG-advice-on-Telkom-deal/… Lessons learnt? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Week 1: Online Discussion on Promoting Internet Freedoms in Africa (November 11 - 15)
by Lillian Nalwoga 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

Hello All, As described in the introductory email yesterday , we're glad to kick off discussions on this important topic, and look forward to feedback from the wealth of knowledge and experience here. We imagine there's a lot to say on the *Status of Internet Freedom in African Countries, *but let's start with the summary of Freedom House's 2013 *Freedom on the Net *report, which shows the status in some African countries - Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco. As seen in the attached image (below), Sudan and Ethiopia are *not free*; Kenya and South Africa are *free*; while the rest are *partly free*. You can also see an interactive map of African (and other countries) and details of the measurement at http://freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-net. With this background, we'd like to start Week 1 by asking for your views on issues of online freedom of expression. However, we'll also look at themes such as Internet Intermediary Liability; censorship and surveillance incidents; regulations, laws and policies governing freedom of expression online; and perspectives on the African Convention on Cyber Security. We invite you to look at the questions below, and please feel free to answer them directly or speak generally to the issues of the week. *We would like to here from you on:- * 1. What are the major issues surrounding online freedom of expression in Africa or in your country? 2. What convergences and tensions exist between freedom of expression and privacy? 3. What are the implications of approaching the balance between freedom of expression and privacy from a freedom of expression–centric point of view? 4. What actions can governments, civil society, media and the private sector take to balance privacy with freedom of expression online? 5. What is the best way to empower users to stay safe online while protecting their freedom of expression? Thank you for your contribution to this 4-week discussion, and please note that apart from the general introductory eMails and summaries we provide, we are reading through every reply and will provide a general summary at the end of the week. The summaries from the 4 weeks will feed into the final report which will be made available on PIN and CIPESA websites, and will also be shared with this list. For more information on the discussions, please feel free to refer to http://www.cipesa.org/2013/11/online-discussions-on-promoting-internet-free… We look forward to your thoughts on the questions above… and specifically, we'd like to know what you think about the attached map regarding the assessment of African countries in the 2013 *Freedom on the Net* report. Best regards, -- Lillian Nalwoga CIPESA www.cipesa.org

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Official Police Hotline
by robert yawe 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Joomla Training offered by FLOSSNet
by Evans Ikua 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

The Joomla course is a practical hands-on course with participants developing a fully fledged website. The course also demystifies the Joomla terminology and will show you how the different pieces of Joomla fits together. At the end of the course, participants will receive all the tools they need to develop their websites. Participants will leave the course with the skills and knowledge to build or maintain their Joomla websites. The course is offered by FLOSSNet and takes place on 18th - 19th November at the Africa eDevelopment Resource Centre, Muthaiga, Nairobi. Please click on this link for more details about the course<http://flossnet.co.za/Nairobi-Kenya/website-design-training-using-joomla-na…> -- *----------------------------------------------------Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,*

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Official Police Hotline
by robert yawe 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Mobile firms and CCK in drive for service fund
by Grace Githaiga 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

The Communications Commission of Kenya and mobile phone companies will unveil a roadmap to the launch of the Universal Service Fund.The fund was set up to help step up telecommunication infrastructure in rural and remote areas, which are normally considered financially unviable. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Mobile-firms-and-CCK-in-drive-for-service-…

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Fw: Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1
by Kivuva 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Thank you Nnenna, That is very clear. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 11 November 2013 16:21, Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75(a)gmail.com> wrote: > H Kivuva, the MAG operates according to the key stakeholder groups from > Tunis. However, individuals are free to self nominate. > > It is important to note that individuals are chosen on personal expertise > and are expected to work Independently. > > Cheers > > N > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>wrote: > >> Thanks Jane for sharing. >> >> Just a quick question for those familiar with the UNDESA process, which >> stakeholder groupings have a stake in nominating MAG members? >> >> Regards >> >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh >> >> >> On 9 November 2013 08:59, Network of non- formal Educational institutions >> <nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone >>> Hope we get to nominate some people to the IGF MAG. >>> >>> Jane >>> >>> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>> *From:* "igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org" < >>> igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org> >>> *To:* igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org >>> *Sent:* Friday, November 8, 2013 8:00 PM >>> *Subject:* Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1 >>> >>> Send Igfregionals mailing list submissions to >>> igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> >>> http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org >>> >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> igfregionals-owner(a)intgovforum.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Igfregionals digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. MAG renewal announcement. (Chengetai Masango) >>> 2. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Shreedeep Rayamajhi) >>> 3. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Imran Ahmed Shah) >>> 4. Re: MAG renewal announcement (Chengetai Masango) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:43:46 +0100 >>> From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango(a)unog.ch> >>> To: "igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org" <Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> >>> Subject: [Igfregionals] MAG renewal announcement. >>> Message-ID: <740B76D4-9F48-4EEE-88A4-2A7FEC0A0BF6(a)unog.ch> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> I posted this call for nominations on the IGF MAG list. I think it would >>> be good if the National and regional IGF?s would also submit some names for >>> consideration. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Chengetai >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> >>> Under-Secretary-General Mr. Wu Hongbo of UNDESA has issued a statement >>> on the MAG renewal process for 2014. The hard deadline for the submission >>> of names is 1 December 2013. >>> >>> For organisations that submit groups of names on behalf of a stakeholder >>> group (or subdivision of a stakeholder group) some documentation stating >>> the selection process would be appreciated. >>> >>> I would be grateful if you could publicise the announcement to your >>> respective stakeholder groups. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Chengetai >>>

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1
by Kivuva 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Thanks Jane for sharing. Just a quick question for those familiar with the UNDESA process, which stakeholder groupings have a stake in nominating MAG members? Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 9 November 2013 08:59, Network of non- formal Educational institutions < nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone > Hope we get to nominate some people to the IGF MAG. > > Jane > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* "igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org" < > igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org> > *To:* igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org > *Sent:* Friday, November 8, 2013 8:00 PM > *Subject:* Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1 > > Send Igfregionals mailing list submissions to > igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > igfregionals-owner(a)intgovforum.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Igfregionals digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. MAG renewal announcement. (Chengetai Masango) > 2. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Shreedeep Rayamajhi) > 3. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Imran Ahmed Shah) > 4. Re: MAG renewal announcement (Chengetai Masango) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:43:46 +0100 > From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango(a)unog.ch> > To: "igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org" <Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> > Subject: [Igfregionals] MAG renewal announcement. > Message-ID: <740B76D4-9F48-4EEE-88A4-2A7FEC0A0BF6(a)unog.ch> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear All, > > I posted this call for nominations on the IGF MAG list. I think it would > be good if the National and regional IGF?s would also submit some names for > consideration. > > Best regards, > > Chengetai > > ________________________________________ > > Under-Secretary-General Mr. Wu Hongbo of UNDESA has issued a statement on > the MAG renewal process for 2014. The hard deadline for the submission of > names is 1 December 2013. > > For organisations that submit groups of names on behalf of a stakeholder > group (or subdivision of a stakeholder group) some documentation stating > the selection process would be appreciated. > > I would be grateful if you could publicise the announcement to your > respective stakeholder groups. > > Best regards, > > Chengetai >

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Safaricom shuts down cash for Bonga Points platform
by Ali Hussein 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Safaricom has disabled a phone code that was being used to trade in Bonga Points by a Nairobi-based IT firm. Onfon Media developed the code, *981*400#, that it was using to buy the loyalty points from Safaricom subscribers at Sh0.20 each and selling them for Sh0.35, hence earning a return of 75 per cent. Read on http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/-/539550/2055474/-/xk1n6a… There should be a healthy debate on whether doing this is the right thing to do by Safaricom and whether it is anti-innovation... I for one wouldn't mind some cash event for my thousands of bonga points...:) Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: Online Discussions on Promoting Internet Freedoms in Africa (November 11 - December 6, 2013)
by Lillian Nalwoga 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Dear listers, I would like to draw your attention to this scheduled online discussions that have began today on some of the listed mailinglists. The contents of this email is also available @ http://www.cipesa.org/2013/11/online-discussions-on-promoting-internet-free…. *Background* Africa’s internet usage continues to grow steadily, with an estimated 16% of the population on the continent using the internet. The increased availability of affordable marine fiber optic bandwidth, a rise in private sector investments, the popularity of social media and innovative applications, and increased use of the mobile phone to access the internet, are all enabling more people in Africa to get online. In turn, there are numerous purposes to which users in Africa are putting the internet‐from mobile banking, to connecting with fellow citizens and with leaders, tracking corruption and poor service delivery, innovating for social good, and just about everything else. The increasing usage of the internet, however, has in some countries attracted the attention of authorities, who are eager to provide caveats on the openness of the internet and the range of freedoms which citizens and citizens’ organisations enjoy online. The popularity of social media, the Wikileaks diplomatic cables saga and the Arab Spring uprisings have led many governments including those in Africa to recognise the power of online media. In a number of African countries, there are increasing legal and extra-legal curbs on internet rights, in what portends tougher times ahead for cyber security. *PIN and CIPESA work on Internet Freedom* The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and the Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) will co-host an online internet freedom forum during November and December 2013. The purpose of this forum will be to discuss key online safety matters in Africa. The forum aims to attract discussions from key ICT experts both within Africa and outside Africa. The outcomes of the discussions will feed into a report that will be presented at the first African Internet Freedom Forum to be held in 2014. Furthermore, it will inform the work of CIPESA, PIN and their partners that are working in the area of online freedoms. *Format of the discussions* Discussions will be hosted on selected online platforms in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and a mailing list comprising Africa Internet Governance experts. Identified platforms are: APC Africa IG mailing list; KICTANet (Kenya) mailing list; Information Network (Uganda) mailing list; Naija IT Professionals mailing list; West African IGF mailing list; and FOI Coalition (Nigeria) mailing list. The lists will be moderated by a representative from both CIPESA and PIN. Each week, a new topic with guiding questions will be introduced on the listserves and a summary provided at the end of each week. A draft report will be made available at the end of the fourth week. This too shall be posted back on the mailing lists to capture feedback from participants as well as seek clarification on any issues that might not have been captured well. A final report shall then be made that will feed into the face to face meeting as well as be shared on the targeted platforms and on partners’ websites. *Discussion Outline * *Week 1: November 11-15* *Status of Internet Freedom in African Countries*: Focus shall be on seeking participants’ views on issues of Freedom of Expression both online and offline; Internet Intermediary Liability; censorship and surveillance incidents; regulations, laws and policies governing freedom of expression online and perspectives on the African Convention on Cyber Security. *Questions to explore* 1. What are the major issues surrounding online freedom of expression in Africa? 2. What convergences and tensions exist between freedom of expression and privacy? 3. What are the implications of approaching the balance between freedom of expression and privacy from a freedom of expression–centric point of view? 4. What actions can governments, civil society, media and the private sector take to balance privacy with freedom of expression online? 5. What is the best way to empower users to stay safe online while protecting their freedom of expression? *Week 2: November 18-22* *Global Surveillance Revelations and Impact on Africa*: Focus will be given to global surveillance incidents like the NSA/Edward Snowden drawing lessons for Africa stakeholders i.e. governments, activists, CSOs and private sector; how to balance privacy while maintaining security for citizens. *Questions to explore* 1. What can African governments learn from the NSA surveillance and Snowden revelations? 2. What are the current technology trends and which cybersecurity threats raise the greatest concern? 3. How are evolving Internet services and technologies, such as mobile and cloud computing services, affecting these security threats? 4. Is there any country data, across the continent, on how surveillance has really helped to curb – or prevent – acts of terrorism? 5. Are African countries spying on each other? Are there countries that have shown a tendency to breach the rights of other sovereign nations on the continent? *Week 3: November 25-29* *Best Practices on Internet Policy in Africa*: Discussants will be called to share best practices on internet policies in Africa. *Questions to explore* 1. What policies are working in your country and what needs to be streamlined or strengthened? 2. Are there African countries that offer a model, or close enough to Best Practice scenarios that can be highlighted for other countries to learn from, or emulate 3. What are the signs to look out for in our various countries’ ICT policies, to be sure that the country plans to improve Internet Freedom? 4. What worked well for countries that have shown steady progress in the annual Freedom House ratings? 5. What can other countries learn from those that have, or are developing, crowd-sourced (and citizen-led) Internet Freedom Charters? *Week 4: December 2-6* *Recommendations for Africa*: Participants shall be called upon to suggest ways to improve internet security, data and privacy protection in Africa. *Questions to explore* 1. What elements need to be put in place to ensure all Internet users (including citizens, companies, government, etc) continue to have confidence in the Internet? 2. How can African civil society organisations engage ICT policy processes to ensure that rights are not traded for security? 3. Considering the ongoing discussions around the African Convention on Cybersecurity, what recommendations should be made to improve the text? 4. How do activists and rights’ advocates protect themselves in scenarios where government clampdown could affect their work? 5. Should African academia incorporate this new reality into classroom discussions? If they should, is there a model to learn from? *Join the conversation* For more information about the online discussions forum, please write to CIPESA via programmes(a)cipesa.org or Paradigm Initiative Nigeria via info(a)pinigeria.org. If you are already a member of the APC Africa IG mailing list, KICTANet (Kenya) mailing list, Information Network (Uganda) mailing list, Naija IT Professionals (Nigeria) mailing list, West African IGF mailing list, and FOI Coalition (Nigeria) mailing list, you will receive the first week's discussion kick-off eMail on November 11. Thank you! *--* -- Lillian Nalwoga CIPESA www.cipesa.org +256 712 204335

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Africa's future is clear: Youth, Technology & Broadband - Jay Naidoo
by Matunda Nyanchama 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

FYI Africa's Future is Clear: Youth, Technology & Broadband Technology is not an end unto itself. While it needs to reward shareholders and management, it has to address the improvement of human well-being. At its core it has to place the values of equity, justice and human dignity. Only then will it drive a revolution of ethics and morality that resolve the grand challenge of development in Africa and the world. The increasing disparities in wealth are causing rage worldwide, with global protests over corruption, bonuses, and tax evasion. Large numbers of unemployed youth fall outside formal markets and public services. People are demonstrating not only for democratic inclusion, but also to change the form of democratic inclusion - traditional multiparty politics is losing the ability to command younger populations, with party membership and voter participation going down worldwide. Still, there is a revolution going on in our world. The Internet and mobile phones were widely credited with the ‘death of distance’, and the rise of mobile broadband may be widely credited with the ‘death of geography’. Mass connectivity via mobile phones will exceed the global population of 7 billion in 2014. But where is Africa? I remember in the mid-90s as Minister of Communications in the Mandela Cabinet that there were 600,000 mobile phones in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it exceeds 750 million and is one of the fastest growing markets. No aid dollars drove this digital revolution. It was innovation; game changers like the prepaid card and demand for the right to communication from users. It was the appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks and freeing up of spectrum, that gave certainty and predictability to private investors. Most importantly it was getting our presidents out of the clutches of securocrats and to understand that communication as a right of citizens was our best protection of democracy. Today technology is changing our world - the way we live, work, educate ourselves, buy goods and services and transfer money. It determines the way in which our future societies will be organized. How do we ensure Africa rides the next wave of the digital revolution? What do we need to do to stop being left behind again in development? Half the population on our continent is under 25. It is our demographic dividend. While the populations of most continents are aging, ours grows younger. Are we hoping to be the factory or the farm of the future or the center of the global knowledge economy? What we do in this sector will decide our growth trajectory. Technology is driven by young people. They are the most connected generation in the history of humanity. So what are the key challenges we confront in Africa today and how can technology help us overcome them? Poverty confronts half our population who live on $1.25 a day. Education is one of the key pathways out of poverty. But half the children out of school live in Africa and the quality of public education is generally poor. Our infrastructure is weak and regional integration lags far behind the rest of the world. That reduces intra-African trade and the movement of goods and services. Although we are the richest continent we have not learnt to value our assets. We act as 54 separate countries and weaken our bargaining power with powerful economies and trading blocs. We have not benefitted from the commodities boom in the past decades. Now we can harness the digital broadband revolution to drive a entrepreneurial and livelihoods approach to our key assets; our land and agricultural potential to feed Africa and the world through a modern, technologically-savvy smallholder farmers model. Farmers, mainly women, have been incredibly empowered by being able to negotiate prices for their crops with middle men because they know market prices now. We can build on the incredible talent coming out of the technology hubs in Africa. In Nairobi, one of the cutting edges of new technology, public innovation, has produced some of the most successful applications. It is estimated that anywhere up to 20% of the Kenyan GDP is circulating on the back of mobile platforms like M-pesa, putting effective financial services into the hands of the previously unbanked. Over 17 million customers can deposit, withdraw and transfer money, pay bills, buy airtime from a network of agents that includes airtime resellers and retail outlets. Across Africa I see a multiplicity of such miracles are being born. We can use technology to drive education content and teaching and to deliver telemedicine. Public information on lifestyles, exercise, diets, breastfeeding and maternal and new-born care can be universally accessible and citizens empowered. We can begin to see our citizens as the greatest ally for good governance. Governments can improve outcomes on public expenditure by breaking down budgets and making it transparent for citizens to follow the money and demand accountability at a local level, in schools, clinics and local governments. Citizen engagement is essential for effective development, strengthening the quality of policymaking and the “science” of service delivery with improved social accountability. We live in the world of the ‘Internet of Things’, a universe of around 9 billion connected devices which could reach a trillion by 2025. Convergence of technology, a dream in my term in government, is now a reality. Mobile broadband is growing faster than any technology in human history averaging 30% per year. And it is driven by private sector investment. Five countries now have mobile broadband penetration in excess of 100 connections per capita (Singapore, Japan, Finland, Korea and Sweden). By the beginning of 2013, 32 economies had mobile-broadband subscription penetration in excess of one subscription for every two inhabitants, compared with just 13 countries at the beginning of 2012. There are more than 70 countries where more than half the population now has access to the Internet. While the impact of mobile over the past decade on our continent has been nothing short of a game-changer, there is a larger revolution for progress waiting. Just as we leapfrogged into the digital infrastructure of the mid-nineties we can today leapfrog the PC era into the marriage of mobile broadband and the Internet: we can be in the top league if we had the political will and build a smart partnership between government, the private sector, civil society and citizens. But we need to support an entrepreneurial approach to public innovation driven by public demand and needs. Today it is policy, regulatory and investment frameworks that will determine the future of Africa’s economic success: broadband licenses and spectrum are not cash cows for government in the short term. They are the foundations for long-term economic success. Otherwise broadband will remains out of reach in many countries in Africa. We need: Governments to lead through clear policies and regulations Each country needs a broadband rollout plan Clear policy and regulations that drive competition, attract private sector investment and drive down tariffs Introduce financial incentives that support entrepreneurs in public innovation Universal service obligations to subsidize education and rural internet access Local governments to drive connectivity and increase citizen access to public services and information Define incentives for operators and stakeholders in the broadband value chain While there is no single recipe that is likely to work for all countries - instead, countries need to relate the options they choose for universalising broadband to their market needs. None of this is rocket science. We need transparency in the way licenses are issued. We need predictability and certainty of policy and regulation. We need to drive digital literacy in our schools and communities. We need to eliminate any tariffs on the inputs into the broadband value chain. And Africa needs to use its bargaining power to ensure that we benefit in the manufacturing value chain from this broadband boom. DM Jay Naidoo is a member of the UN Broadband Commission which held its 8th Meeting in New York recently. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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: Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 09 Nov '13

09 Nov '13

Hi Everyone Hope we get to nominate some people to the IGF MAG. Jane ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org" <igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org> To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 8:00 PM Subject: Igfregionals Digest, Vol 16, Issue 1 Send Igfregionals mailing list submissions to igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to igfregionals-request(a)intgovforum.org You can reach the person managing the list at igfregionals-owner(a)intgovforum.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Igfregionals digest..." Today's Topics: 1. MAG renewal announcement. (Chengetai Masango) 2. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Shreedeep Rayamajhi) 3. Re: MAG renewal announcement. (Imran Ahmed Shah) 4. Re: MAG renewal announcement (Chengetai Masango) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:43:46 +0100 From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango(a)unog.ch> To: "igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org" <Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> Subject: [Igfregionals] MAG renewal announcement. Message-ID: <740B76D4-9F48-4EEE-88A4-2A7FEC0A0BF6(a)unog.ch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Dear All, I posted this call for nominations on the IGF MAG list. I think it would be good if the National and regional IGF?s would also submit some names for consideration. Best regards, Chengetai ________________________________________ Under-Secretary-General Mr. Wu Hongbo of UNDESA has issued a statement on the MAG renewal process for 2014. The hard deadline for the submission of names is 1 December 2013. For organisations that submit groups of names on behalf of a stakeholder group (or subdivision of a stakeholder group) some documentation stating the selection process would be appreciated. I would be grateful if you could publicise the announcement to your respective stakeholder groups. Best regards, Chengetai

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4G joint venture suffers setback as Safaricom pulls out
by Ali Hussein 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

Listers Safaricom has announced its intention to pull out of the 4G Network consortium claiming that the Government is taking too long in concluding the details of the agreement. Maybe the ICT CS could enlighten us on what exactly the issue is? This multistakeholder approach to ICT infrastructure is what we have been advocating for all along and I believe forms a cornerstone of our Broadband Strategy? In this story Essar also claims to be frustrated by the slow pace of concluding this JV. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/4G-joint-venture-suffers-… Can some one from ICTA/CCK enlighten us on what exactly is going on? As a country we should try as much as possible to ensure that the Information Super Highway is a joint effort involving all parties. Can you imagine the chaos if we were to allow everyone to build their own roads?? This must be prioritized and the different players brought back to the table. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Marketing ICT in Kenya
by Ngigi Waithaka 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

Listers, I came across this ( http://www.nation.co.ke/business/marketing-Kenya-at-London-expo/-/996/20588… ) where Kenya tourism Board takes 50 firms in the Tourism & Hospitality industry to an international expo in London to showcase Kenya's Tourism opportunities. During some discussions we had at #140Friday sometime back, there was a good suggestion that the then Kenya ICT Board should sue at least 50% of their marketing budgets to actually marketing Kenya's firms, services & products in the ICT Sector. We know this currently doesn't happen as most of their (KICT Board) marketing budgets gets spent up in travelling per-diems to every other forum being held globally somewhere. I wonder, is there any way we could, as Listers, have our say into how the funds allocated to Marketing Kenya as an ICT destination could then be used directly to promote local firms, services and products? -- *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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Re: [kictanet] Immediate openings in the ICT industry
by Joe Kamau 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Dear All, Just in case you know someone; We have immediate openings for experienced Senior Sales Executives for an International Communications Company with operations in 140 countries worldwide. · 5 years plus experience with strong commercial understanding · Experience on Managed Services, Business Processes outsourcing, etc.; an advantage · Some technical exposure in any aspect of Telecoms desirable · Knowledge of other foreign language besides English a plus If you know of anyone please have them send their CVs to me: *jkamau(a)emc-corp.net <jkamau(a)emc-corp.net>* Best Regards Joe EMC

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IETF Technical Plenary: Hardening the Internet
by Chip Sharp (chsharp) 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Based on the messages on the kictanet list, this looks like it would be of interest to many of you. Today, the IETF Technical Plenary focused on the topic of Hardening of the Internet. This plenary focused on what can be done to protect the Internet and its users from pervasive surveillance. The Audio/Video feed can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV71hhEpQ20 Presentation materials are at: https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/88/materials.html#wg-plenaryw Agenda below: 1. IAB Chair Report 2. IRTF Chair Report 3. RSE and RSOC Chair Report 4. Technical Topic: Internet Hardening New reports of large-scale Internet traffic monitoring appear almost every day. We were all aware that targeted interception was taking place, but the scale and scope in the recent reports is surprising. Such scale was not envisaged during the design of many Internet protocols; the threat is quite different than expected. Now, the Internet community must consider the consequences. While details of these attack techniques remain largely unknown, we can talk about possible ways to harden the Internet in light of pervasive Internet monitoring. We can take a closer look at our protocols and the security properties that they provide. A panel will summarize recent discussions and suggest potential IETF actions to make large-scale monitoring more difficult. a. Introduction (Bruce Schneier) What we know and what we do not know. b. Earlier IETF Debates (Brian Carpenter) The IETF has several cornerstone documents about Internet security and privacy, including RFCs 1984, 3365, 2804, and 6973. c. Potential IETF Activities (Stephen Farrell) Summary of the discussion on the perpass mailing list. 5. Open Mic

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Smart Infrastructure: TransformAfrica2013
by Bob Omondi 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Dear Listers, Allow me to refer you back to the just concluded Summit in Kigali - Transform Africa2013, I am sure most of you followed keenly, physically and remotely. One of the very many topics for panel discussions was coined as: "*Developing Smart infrastructure: Developing Ubiquitous, Secure and Sustainable ICT Infrastructure"* I must say the discussions were led by eminent panelists! But it is interesting to note that the critical resources of the Internet (Domains, IP - Addresses, AS numbers) continue to elude many people as part of the entire ICT infrastructure. Not many people gave this a thought, yet Africa is lagging behind in the uptake of some of these resources. It is widely assumed that Infrastructure is limited to Broadband Infrastructure! We need to step up this awareness as and industry. my 2 cents Bob Ochieng. ICANN.

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Training: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning
by Matunda Nyanchama 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Friends This may be of interest to you. Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning - December 2-5, 2013, Mombasa, Kenya Also, pass it along to those you think may have an interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Posta reloaded, Yawe vindicated
by robert yawe 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Digital Villages - RIP Pasha Centres - RIP PostaSurf - RIP Constituency ICT Centers - RIP Posta to the rescue Regards PS. Was it those who left that were the hindrance or is it those who were left behind that did not share the vision Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Reverse Engineering Patents
by Ngigi Waithaka 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Listers, Every now and then you hear that we as a country ought to take our intellectual property a lot more seriously, and infact we should get onto the patent band wagon. But, would we be better served by recognizing patents, especially software patents, or not? A good primer on where we are with patents here and it looks like Nuclear Warfare waiting to happen in a war where we've only got sticks! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/rockstar/ With this in mind, could we then propose that patents are not enforceable in Kenya, then EAC, then AU, then maybe the rest of the world will come down and negotiate? -- *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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Africa Growth Through Technology Summit - January 2014
by Poncelet Ileleji 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hello Listers, The *Africa Growth Through Technology Summit*. is fast approaching, We organizing this Pan African summit in Gambia in January 2014 from the 29thto 31st, as President of the IT Association in the Gambia ( www.itag.gm) who are hosting this event with support from our Ministry of Information Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia, Institutional Partners like Afrinic and the African Telecommunication Union are lending us their support too. Our main local sponsor is InSiST Global a Pan African oriented software company in Gambia www.insistglobal.com The link for registration both companies and individual is http://agtts.insistglobal.com We 85 days to go and look forward to welcoming those interested in coming to the smiling coast of Africa, the Gambia come January 2014. If you require further details do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you Poncelet -- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. Box 421 Banjul The Gambia, West Africa Tel: (220) 4370240 Fax:(220) 4390793 Cell:(220) 9912508 Skype: pons_utd *www.ymca.gm <http://www.ymca.gm>www.waigf.org <http://www.waigf.org>www.aficta.org <http://www.aficta.org>www.itag.gm <http://www.itag.gm>www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org>http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 <http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753>*www.diplointernetgovernance.org

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Open Data Vital, says web inventor
by Evans Ikua 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

The inventor of the World Wide Web has said governments and companies "must not shy away" from giving the public free access to sensitive information. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who launched the web on Christmas Day 1990, argued that open data was essential in " fighting poverty, accelerating industry and innovation, and reducing corruption". Read more<http://www.talktalk.co.uk/news/technology/article/open-data-vital-says-web-…>

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NSA Tapping into Google & Yahoo Networks? How is Kenya protected?
by Ngigi Waithaka 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Listers, Just came across this http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links… It looks like Google might have been caught by the NSA with their pants down since hacking into their Data Transport layer simply gives up all the secrets that encryption is supposed to be protecting. Now, moving on swiftly to the local setup, I am also concerned that even as we look to start pushing for National Standards of Encryption through the PKI project, whether we as a country have come together to review and see how to protect our countries intelligence and data. We also know for a fact that the US was busy tapping into World Leaders phones, and I can bet if there are a few presidents to be 'tapped' in Africa, ours should be way up on that ladder! However, more worrying would be, how protected are our internal networks from such tapping, even from locals? Could there be a guy who has tapped into Safaricoms internal network and is busy reading every email, chat that is flying through and perhaps selling such information to our erstwhile enemies the Al-Shabbab? I was once very surprised when a personal friend got a transcript of all his calls, and chat messages, word-for-word for the previous past 6 months, dug up from one of the local Telcos. The ease with which such information was availed appalled me as it clearly means that the Telcos clearly store all our chats, and such records in clear text months after we have used them and a guy with basic SQL knowledge just needs to hack into the network (easy) and call them up. So, as we continue with the PKI project, there are really very basic things on security of data that we as a nation haven't even dealt with. -- *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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The Battle for Power on the Internet
by Grace Githaiga 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

ListersThis is an interesting article and quite relevant in today's Internet debates. It is long though:). "On the Internet, data is power. To the extent the powerless have access to it, they gain in power. To the extent that the already powerful have access to it, they further consolidate their power. As we look to reducing power imbalances, we have to look at data: data privacy for individuals, mandatory disclosure laws for corporations, and open government laws. Today’s Internet is a fortuitous accident: a combination of an initial lack of commercial interests, government benign neglect, military requirements for survivability and resilience, and computer engineers building open systems that worked simply and easily. We’re at the beginning of some critical debates about the future of the Internet: the proper role of law enforcement, the character of ubiquitous surveillance, the collection and retention of our entire life’s history, how automatic algorithms should judge us, government control over the Internet, cyberwar rules of engagement, national sovereignty on the Internet, limitations on the power of corporations over our data, the ramifications of information consumerism, and so on. Data is the pollution problem of the information age."http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/the-battle-for-power-on…

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KICA Bill and the Final changes unanimously approved by Bunge
by Henry Maina 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Dear Listers, Please find a link to the KICA Bill and attached the National Assembly Order Paper http://www.kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2013/THEKENYAINFORM… HENRY O. MAINA DIRECTOR ARTICLE 19 KENYA/EASTERN AFRICA ACS PLAZA, 2nd FLOOR, LENANA ROAD P O BOX 2653,00100 NAIROBI TEL:+254 (20) 3862230/2 Office mobile: +254 727 862230 FAX:+254 (20) 3862231 EMAIL: henry(a)article19.org

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Open Source Pavilion at the AITEC EA ICT Summit
by Evans Ikua 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI.org) is partnering with AITEC to host the Open Source Pavilion during this year's East Africa Summit being at the Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, 20-21 November 2013. The Open Source Pavilion in the expo area will provide demo and networking facilities for suppliers and developers of open source products and solutions. A range of participation options are available at subsidized rates for open source developers and solution providers as follows: - 6sq metre exhibition stand with shell scheme: Ksh100,000 + VAT - 4sq metre exhibition stand with shell scheme: Ksh50,000 + VAT - Demo pod with up to three display panels, table and chairs and electric power point: Ksh20,000 + VAT * * *To book a position, email salesadmin(a)aitecafrica.com,<salesadmin(a)aitecafrica.com> * * **Or get in touch with me if you need further details.* *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,*

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Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information
by Ali Hussein 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Open data—machine-readable information, particularly government data, that’s made available to others—has generated a great deal of excitement around the world for its potential to empower citizens, change how government works, and improve the delivery of public services. It may also generate significant economic value, according to a new McKinsey report.1 Our research suggests that seven sectors alone could generate more than $3 trillion a year in additional value as a result of open data, which is already giving rise to hundreds of entrepreneurial businesses and helping established companies to segment markets, define new products and services, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Read on: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/open_data_unlocking_in… Question:- Is there data available anywhere as to the value so far created by our own open data initiative? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan
by Bob Omondi 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Listers, This is a chance to give your input to the ICANN strategic plan. Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:06 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategic-29oct13-en.htm****IC…'s Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan**** Comment / Reply Periods (*)**** Comment Open Date: 29 October 2013**** Comment Close Date: 31 January 2014 - 23:59 UTC**** Important Information Links**** Public Comment Announcement<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-29oct13-en.htm> **** To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <comments-strategic-29oct13(a)icann.org>**** View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-strategic-29oct13> **** Brief Overview**** Originating Organization: **** Strategic Initiatives**** Categories/Tags: **** - Operating Plan**** - Planning**** - Strategic Planning**** - Strategy**** Purpose (Brief): **** In line with ICANN's commitment to the multi-stakeholder model, a working draft - *ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/focus-areas-29…> * [PDF, 313 KB] - is provided for community discussion and public comment. It proposes a new *Vision*, reiterates ICANN's existing *Mission*, and describes five proposed *Focus Areas with goals*. At this stage of development<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000…>, ICANN is seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes for Focus Area Goals. Your responses will help inform additional aspects that are not yet included, but will be elements of ICANN's final strategic and/or operating plans and budget.**** Current Status: **** Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan**** Next Steps: **** Public comments are requested on the draft *Vision, Mission & Focus Areas*to inform a proposed ICANN Vision & Five-Year Strategic Plan (scheduled for public comment from February to March 2014).**** Staff Contact: **** Denise Michel**** Email Staff Contact<denise.michel@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20ICANN%27s%20Draft%20Vision%2C%20Mission%20and%20Focus%20Areas%20for%20a%20Five-Year%20Strategic%20Plan%20public%20comment%20period> **** Detailed Information**** Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: **** The *Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/focus-areas-29…> * [PDF, 313 KB] is a working draft to support the creation of ICANN's Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan. It has been written based on brainstorming that occurred April - September 2013<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement>and reflects input from ICANN's Board of Directors, community and staff. **** In line with ICANN's commitment to the multistakeholder model, this working draft is provided for community discussion and public comment. It proposes a new *Vision*, reiterates ICANN's existing *Mission*, and describes five proposed *Focus Areas with goals*. At this stage of development<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000x…>, ICANN is seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes for these Focus Area Goals:**** *Overall* –*Does this draft appropriately outline ICANN's future? Are we missing a strategic element you see as critical for ICANN to address in the next five years?***** *Focus Area Goals* –*What specific outcomes or achievements should we target for each of the Focus Area Goals? What quantitative / qualitative elements should we consider in measuring progress / results for each Focus Area Goal?***** Your responses will help inform additional aspects that are not yet included, but will be elements of ICANN's final strategic and/or operating plans and budget, including: prioritization, timing/staging over five years, critical success factors, outcomes, resources, and metrics and monitoring.**** Your feedback and input is critical. For your convenience, we have created simple templates for you to use as you send us your thoughts on the overall Vision and Mission as well as the five Focus Area Goals. Simply click on the links below to access the templates.**** All feedback and input will be carefully considered for the proposed ICANN Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan that will be posted for public comment.* *** Section III: Document and Resource Links: **** Read *ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/focus-areas-29…> * [PDF, 313 KB]**** Tell us what you think:**** - Click here to comment on the *Vision/Mission<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/vision-mission…> * [DOCX, 35 KB]**** - Click here to comment on I) Evolving ICANN's implementation of the *multistakeholder approach*<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakehold…>[DOCX, 36 KB] for coordination **** - Click here to comment on II) Developing a world-class *public responsibility*<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-respons…>[DOCX, 36 KB] framework **** - Click here to comment on III) Supporting a healthy *unique identifier ecosystem*<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-eco…>[DOCX, 41 KB] **** - Click here to comment on IV) Striving towards *technical and operational excellence*<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/tech-ops-excel…>[DOCX, 36 KB] **** - Click here to comment on V) Defining role clarity for ICANN in the *Internet governance ecosystem*<https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-eco…>[DOCX, 42 KB] **** - *Click here to provide general comments without using the templates*<comments-strategic-29oct13(a)icann.org> **** Section IV: Additional Information: **** A session on Strategic Planning will held at the ICANN Buenos Aires meeting on Monday, 18 November 2013 at 17:15-18:45 – see http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-strategic-planning for further details.**** ------------------------------ (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.**** ** ** ** ** Glen de Saint Géry **** GNSO Secretariat **** gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org **** http://gnso.icann.org**** ** ** _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Public consultation on the licensing framework for Electronic Certification Service Providers (E-ECSP)
by Wambua, Christopher 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Listers, As you are aware, the Kenya Information and Communications Act, Cap 411A, provides a legal framework for the provision of electronic commerce services in the country. In particular, the Act and the Electronic Certification and Domain Name Administration) Regulations, 2010, define the conditions that must be met for electronic communication to be recognized as authentic or as emanating from either a person or an institution. In addition, the Act provides for the establishment of a framework based on a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) model. In recognition of the foregoing, CCK has developed a licensing framework for Electronic Certification Service Providers (E-CSP) to support the PKI framework and which will subsequently lead to an amendment of the Market Structure. CCK, therefore, wishes to invite stakeholders and members of the public to submit their comments on the proposed licensing framework for Electronic Certification Service Providers. The comments submitted will be considered for incorporation in the final documents. The consultation paper, the draft licence and the application form are available on our website at http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/current.html and will remain open for public review and feedback between 25th October to 25th November 2013. Comments/inputs may be submitted via e-certification(a)cck.go.ke or the address given below: Director General Communications Commission of Kenya CCK Centre Waiyaki Way, Opp. Kianda School P.O Box 14448 Nairobi - 00800

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AIS 2014 - AfNOG 2014 Workshop Announcement
by Toilem Godwin 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2014. Kindly send to various lists. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 14 January, 2014. Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 25th May – 6th June, 2014 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit 2014 scheduled to be held in Djibouti from 25thMay to 6th June 2014. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfTLD, AfriICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event Event Calendar include the following: AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials, AfricaCERT Workshop & Tutorials AFRINIC Trainings AfREN Forum AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend AfNOG? AfNOG addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics Local Host The Local Host for the Event is Djibouti Telecom Venue & Hotel This will be announced shortly. Time Table Workshop & Tutorials Unix Boot Camp - 25 May 2014 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop - 26 - 30 May 2014 (Monday – Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop - 26 – 30 May 2014 (Monday – Friday) AfTLD - AROC - 26 – 30 May 2014 (Monday – Friday) AfricaCERTCybersecurity Day - 31 May 2014 (Saturday) AFRINIC RIM (LIR) - 31 May 2014 (Saturday) ** AFRINIC IPv6 - 31 May - 1 June 2014 (Saturday – Monday)** AfNOG Tutorials - 1- 2 June 2014 (Sunday - Monday) AFGWG - 3 June 2014 (Tuesday) Conference Opening Session - 2 June (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF - 2 June 2014 (Monday or Wednesday) AfNOG -15 Meeting - 3 June 2014 (Tuesday) AfOPS - (TBC) AFRINIC-20 Meeting - 4 - 6 June 2014 (Wednesday to Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See ) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. “While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2013 in Fourteen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into Eight parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 3 French Tracks) v SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. v SS – F similar to Track SS-E, but given in French. v SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. v SI – F similar to SI-E but given in French v NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) v NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. v AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) v CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – 14th January, 2014 AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2014 Tutorials will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2014/tutorial/> AfNOG - 15 Meeting The 15th AfNOG meeting will be held in Djibouti on 3rd June 2014. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2013 conference in Lusaka, Zambia drew over 400 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: <possiblefraudstart "www.google.com" possiblefraudend http://www.afnog.org/afnog2014conference/> AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 26th – 31st May 2014 in Djibouti. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer emergency response teams who cooperatively handle computer security incidents and promotes incident prevention programs; ie international discussion, and technical assistance within the African Continent. security incident response coordination (in Africa and with other continents). framework for Members to discuss and promotes common agreements, policies and technological. About AFRINIC AFRINIC (See ) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting /> AFRINIC-20 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-20 Public Policy meeting will be held in Djibouti for three days from 4th – 6th June, 2014. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a three -day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 2 June 2014. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2014 will be provided shortly. AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting AfTLD will hold a 5 day Workshop and a 1 day meeting from 26th – 31st May, 2014. The AROC Workshop is a five day technical Advanced Registry Operation Course (AROC)workshop for ccTLDs, technical managers, staff and registrars. Through this workshop, AfTLD intends to contribute to the process of developing and enhancing management of Internet resources, infrastructure and services in Africa. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Djibouti. Please check with the Djibouti Embassy or Consulate in your country Please join us, once again, as we come together to learn, network and shape the future of ICT in Africa. Regards *************** Toilem Poriot Godwin : Technical Manager/[E] toilem(a)kenic.or.ke/[W] www.kenic.or.ke/[TW] twitter.com/kenictld/ [Blog]kenic.or.ke/blog [F] 4450087 /[M] +254 733 790 073, +254 715 275 483/[T] +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8/ Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi [Skype] toilem.godwin [gtalk] toilemgodwin [twitter] @toilemgodwin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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The future of IGF
by Bob Omondi 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

A thought from Jimson. http://aficta.org/index.php/component/content/article/35-latest-news/175-wh… Regards Bob.

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Fw: Fwd: Fwd: IST-Africa 2014 - Call for Papers Deadline 16 December - Pls circulate
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Dear All For your information Jane On , Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Dear All For your information Jane On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 8:14 AM, Patricia Senghor <patricia(a)afrinic.net> wrote: Hi every one, This is for your information. Regards. Patricia -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: IST-Africa 2014 - Call for Papers Deadline 16 December - Pls circulate Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:03:56 +0400 From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel(a)afrinic.net> To: comms(a)afrinic.net Team <comms(a)afrinic.net> Begin forwarded message: From: <secretariat(a)ist-africa.org> > >Subject: IST-Africa 2014 - Call for Papers Deadline 16 December - Pls circulate > >Date: 25 October, 2013 17:39:48 PM GMT+04:00 > >To: "'IST-Africa Secretariat'" <secretariat(a)ist-africa.org> > > >-------------------------------- >IST-Africa 2014 Conference >Mauritius, May 2014 >Call for Papers - Deadline 16 December >---------------------------------- > >Dear Colleagues, > >Please find below the Call for Papers for IST-Africa 2014. We would appreciate if you circulate this Call for Papers to relevant mailing lists, colleagues and publish the links on relevant sites to raise awareness of this opportunity. > >Hosted by the Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the National Computer Board, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2014 will take place in Mauritius in early May 2014. > >Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7), IST-Africa 2014 is the ninth in an Annual Conference Series which brings together senior representatives from leading commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice and discussing policy related issues. > >The scientific programme for IST-Africa 2014 is based on an open Call for Papers >http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2014/files/ISTAfrica2014_CallForPapers.… > >IST-Africa 2014 is focused on applied ICT and the core thematic areas include >- eHealth, mHealth & Health Information Systems >- eGovernment - Services to Citizens & Business >- Technology-enhanced Learning, mLearning, ICT Skills >- eInfrastructures, NRENs and IPv6 >- Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation >- Future Internet, Internet of Things, Mobile Applications >- ICT for Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability >- ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility >- ICT Regulatory Frameworks >- Living Labs (Adaptation for Developing Countries) >- Next Generation Computing: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Localisation >- Open Source Software Applications >- Cyber Security >- Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation >- Societal Implications of Technology > >Interested presenters are encouraged to prepare an 8 page paper (4,000 - 5,000) words following the IST-Africa paper guidelines and paper template for submission online by 16 December. For more information, please visit >http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2014/default.asp?page=submission > >All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed by the International Programme Committee and authors will receive feedback in late January. Accepted authors will then be invited to submit a final paper taking account of feedback provided for inclusion in the conference proceedings by 28 February. > >We look forward to receiving your submission. > >Best wishes, >Miriam > >This targeted communication is brought to you by the IST-Africa Consortium. If you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please send an email to secretariat(a)IST-Africa.org?Subject=remove from mailing list and we will remove your e-mail address within seven working days. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. > >Miriam Cunningham >IIMC International Information Management Corporation Ltd >353-1-8170607 (O) >353-1-8170606 (F) >E-mail: miriam(a)iimg.com >Web: www.iimg.com > www.eChallenges.org > www.IST-Africa.org > www.FutureNetworkSummit.eu > www.eSkills-Summit.org > >IST-Africa 2014 Conference >Mauritius, May 2014 >www.IST-Africa.org/Conference2014 > >CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the use only of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information in this email is strictly prohibited. >If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the original message from your system -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 827 5956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 23-29 November 2013.

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Internet Domain Name Expansion Now Underway
by Bob Omondi 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Just to keep you updated.. http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-23oct13-en Regards Bob.

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Fw: FIRE GRANTS
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Dear All FIRE Grants call for proposal is on as per the attachments Jane On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 9:52 AM, Patricia Senghor <patricia(a)afrinic.net> wrote: Hi there, I would be very appreciative if you circulate our call for applications to the 2014 FIRE Grants to relevant mailing lists, colleagues and publish the links on relevant sites to raise awareness of this opportunity. The period for application ends on October 30 but It will be extended for one month more (30/11/2013). The extension period announce would be published on AFRINIC Announce mailing list on the 1st of November 2013. Please remain connected! Thanks for you help in this. Patricia -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 827 5956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 23-29 November 2013.

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Fwd: Appwiz Apps Presentation & Judging
by John Matogo 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

A reminder...my apologies for cross posting. Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica,the business incubator at Strathmore University, and Safaricom invite you to the Appwiz Apps Presentation. 17 mobile application development companies will showcase their latest innovative mobile apps and give Demos to participants. Come and Applaud our innovators! Apps in the following categories will be showcased: - Financial - Health - Education - Gaming - Public Utilities - Agriculture The event will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium on 29th October from 9am to 1pm. You are welcome to come along and bring your friends too!! Kindly register your participation at this link: https://appwizpresentation.eventbrite.com Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- 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: Appwiz Apps Presentation & Judging
by John Matogo 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica,the business incubator at Strathmore University, and Safaricom invite you to the Appwiz Apps Presentation. 17 mobile application development companies will showcase their latest innovative mobile apps and give Demos to participants. Come and Applaud our innovators! Apps in the following categories will be showcased: - Financial - Health - Education - Gaming - Public Utilities - Agriculture The event will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium on 29th October from 9am to 1pm. You are welcome to come along and bring your friends too!! Kindly register your participation at this link: https://appwizpresentation.eventbrite.com Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- 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: [msipanel] GLOBAL JOB OPPORTUNITY]
by Bitange Ndemo 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Would anyone be interested in any of these jobs. Ndemo. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [msipanel] GLOBAL JOB OPPORTUNITY From: "World Economic Forum" <worldeconomic(a)mynet.com> Date: Wed, October 23, 2013 11:43 am To: msipanel(a)icann.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Att: Dear Sir/Madam, The World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) is looking for competent and motivated persons with a strong belief in its purpose and mandates, who are willing to dedicate themselves to a rewarding international career in different locations around the world. The World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) provides an opportunity to serve in a dynamic, multicultural environment in a variety of jobs in the support of global causes. World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) staff uphold the principles and core values of the Organization, including integrity, professionalism, efficiency and respect for diversity. The World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) welcomes applications from nationals of all Member States and strongly encourages women to apply. Applicants with disabilities are considered by the World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) for employment under all types of contracts in full compliance with the World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) Charter. World Economic Forum ® (WEF®) offers a variety of ways to join its workforce. It also offers university students opportunities to serve as interns. A.Position: Environmental Officer Location:Belgium/USA Salary: $180,600.00 USD. Contract: Full time They are responsible for development oversight, management, and evaluation of programs in the following areas:bio-diversity, conservation, forestry, wildlife management, water and coastal resources management, environmental education, environmental policy, environmentally sustainable agriculture, community based naturalresources management, urban and industrial pollution reduction, urban planning and management (including such areas as housing, water andsanitation), urban andhousing finance, energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy applications, clean energy technologies, energy sector planning and global climate change. Environment Officers apply both a technical knowledge of their program area and a variety of management and program evaluation knowledge in order to ensure that projects meet the needs of who-usa 's partners and customers in a cost-effective manner. B. Financial Management Officer Locaton: Canada/Sweden Salary:$178,000.00 USD Duration: Full time They direct the accounting and payment operations worldwide. In addition, they provide significant ,levels of advisory services to all levels of the mission and host country governments. This includes administrative, operational and program matters concerning financial, budgetary and resource management and implementation issues. C. Senior Program Officer for Nutrition Location: South-Africa/U.S.A Contract: Full time Salary:$180,678.00 USD Overall Responsibilities The Senior Program Officer for Nutrition works closely with Senior ChildSurvival/ImmWVIization. Program Managers to plan, coordinate, implement, monitor, and evaluate child survival activities, with special attention to strengthening nutrition program activities. Work with the Senior Child Survival/Immunization Advisor and the State Child Survival/Malaria Program Managers in coordinate, implement, monitor, and evaluate the country child survival activity plan. In particular, design, plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition actions as an integral part of COMPASS activities. Coordinate, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate nutrition activities related to Vitamin A, breastfeeding promotion, complementary feeding, nutrition activities related to immWHOization and National Immunization Days (NIDs), Quality Protein Maize (QPM) related issues, communications/behavior change, and community mobilization. Evaluate the costs and effectiveness of Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth approaches to improving childhood health and nutrition. Canadian International Development Agency/Micronutrient Initiative (CIDA/MI), Department for InternationalDevelopment(DFID)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Helen Keller International (HKI),community-Directed Treatment and Ivermectin (CDTI) Program, other academic institutions, Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) for the development of activities at scale to reach high geographical coverage. D. Program/Project Development Officer Location:United Kingdom/U.S.A Salary:$184 ,000.00 USD Duration: Full time They are responsible for strategy development, policy formulation, performance reporting,project management, and public outreach. They are looked upon to ensure that the Mission's operational procedures are designed to elicit teamwork, emphasize shared values, make known programming priorities, and reward innovation. Program/Project development officers must be able to apply leadership and management skills in order to ensure that program activities are designed and implemented to achieve stated objectives, within resource constraints and in a timely manner E.Executive Officers Location;France/Poland Salary;$170,000.00 USD They oversee a wide range of administrative and logistical support functions including personnel management, contracting, procurement, property management, motor pool management, travel management, employee/family housing and maintenance management. In addition to having direct responsibility for providing the daily support of the agency's field mission, duties include planning for future personnel and procurement requirements at the assigned duty station. F.Lawyers Location;France/Germany Salary;$180,000.00 USD They provide legal counsel to planners and administrators of WHO's overseas programs, laws and regulations, Agency directives and delegations of authority, bilateral agreements, loan and grant agreements, contracts and other agreements pertaining to country or regional programs. They advise on reconciliation of problems resulting from differences between DRI . and cooperating country laws. They advise regional personnel on the drafting and promotion of legislation and regulations to be proposed for enactment or adoption by the cooperating country government Ministry of Justice G. Education Development Officers Location;France/Netherland/U.S.A Salary;$180,000.00 USD They analyze, advise, and assist withthe development of host country education human resources and manpowerplanning systems. Strategies are designed to improve existing educationprograms as well as to promote organizational competencies and skillsacquisition related to both individual and institutional development.Duties Include participation in Agency policy formulation, sectoranalysis, program and project design, program monitoring, and evaluationof activities in education and human resources. H. Agriculture/Rural Development Officers Location;South-Africa/U.S.A Salary;$175,000.00 USD They advise senior WHO and host government officials on agriculture and rural development projects. They identify problems and propose solutions, participate in project design and development, and manage and evaluate programs. Dutiesinclude coordinating the flow of resources for projects, analyzing the effects of proposed policies, legislation, and programs and advising on interdisciplinary rural development programs. I.Program/Project Monitoring Officer Location;South-Africa/U.S.A Salary;$184,200.00 USD J.PROGRAMS TEAM LEADER Location;GERMANY/U.S.A Salary;$170,000.00 USD K.Senior Director/Interal audit Location;SPAIN/U.S.A Salary;$180,000.00 USD L.HR and Admin Team Leader Location;SWEDEN/U.S.A Salary;$175,000.00 USD M.Economic Affairs Location;South-Africa/U.S.A Salary;$155,000.00 USD N.Medical Location;South-Africa/U.S.A/UK Salary;$185,000.00 USD O.Political Affairs Location;South-Africa/U.S.A Salary;$175,000.00 USD P.Security Location;South-Africa/U.S.A/UK Salary;$185,000.00 USD GENERAL REQUIREMENTS/SELECTION Applicants are selected on the basis of academic credentials , experience and other relevant factors. Successful Aplicants are invited to come to Washington, for an interview/ Training Candidates are interviewed on their related knowledge, skills and abilities. Application is open to all interested applicants from any nationality. HOW TO APPLY Please send your Resume/CV to Email: global.job(a)post.com Project Manager World Economic Forum. _______________________________________________ msipanel mailing list msipanel(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/msipanel University of Nairobi Business School, Lower Kabete Campus

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How can we make BRCK cheaper
by Sam Gichuru 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

BRCK’s projects head of hardware Reg Orton, said the modem is expected to retail from *200$* a unit, around*16,600 Kshs*. The current modems in the country sell from around *2,000 Kshs. * How can we make this cheaper and affordable. http://140friday.com/do-you-need-a-brck/ -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Paypal Chat with Head of Business Development Sub Saharan Africa @ the iHub - Wed 23rd Oct
by Josiah Mugambi 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Hi, I know this notification is rather late but *tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd Oct, *Malvina Goldfield, Head of Business Development for Sub Saharan Africa will be at the iHub over lunch, and will be hosting an informal session around frustrations experienced around online ecommerce and Paypal in particular. See more details on this as well as *registration* for this here: http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2013/10/lunch-with-paypal/ Best regards, -- Josiah Mugambi

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Your Final Chance to be a World Certified Developer at no Cost - Chipuka Developer Certification
by Phyllis Nyambura 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Listers, Please assist in getting the below information out to your networks. The final free Chipuka Software Developer Certification exam will be offered on 25th at Strathmore ilab, 9am to 3pm. To Register: http://chipuka.eventbrite.com/ This is the final free exam before roll-out to the market. Once in the market the exam will be offered at top dollar so it's important for those who want to take advantage of the offer, to take it now. For more information: communications(a)ict.go.ke See a lot more information on the exam below: Your Final Chance to be a World Certified Developer at no Cost If you are a software developer, seeking to be identified as top of your game, this is your last chance to enroll for the Chipuka Software Developer Certification (SDC) exam for free. Your only investment? Time. The exam will be offered at *Strathmore University, iLab, on Friday, 25th October 2013, 9am- 3pm.* Remember that this is your last chance to take the exam at no cost to you, as the accreditation will thereafter be offered at market rate. Chipuka SDC, is a partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and ICT Authority which has seen the delivery of four pilot exams to Kenya. In the exams, Kenya's performance has surpassed expectations as compared to the rest of the world. Read more<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IIKKdkF3y1HC1PY0KojfkGz_9EcBhdLElZM2azotHELE…>.. To be considered you will need to fill out an online application form. *REGISTER EXAM HERE<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IIKKdkF3y1FtpJH-BRlDkFhWJmMoh5zK-cZcbCt1BxFt…> * To prepare for the exam please read here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IIKKdkF3y1EkLzqp6AB_xot2CoaclNoJ-UqKXu4o_5i4…>. For more background information please read here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IIKKdkF3y1HKhISA28CvN1MW2YHbJv25adqabqE3t4Q4…> Sitting this exam makes you an indispensable resource in the software market and opens opportunities for you to scale your career. We look forward to seeing you on the 25th, and all the best! Sincerely, *Victor Kyalo* Ag. CEO -- 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 Visit: 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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IGF 2014 - Bali - Indonesia
by Bob Omondi 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Listers, This global forum in underway this week in Bali. Please find below some important resources for those who would want to follow online. Remote participation: http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/<https://access-dc.icann.org/owa/,DanaInfo=owa.icann.org,SSL+redir.aspx?C=02…> Live transcription: http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/transcription/<https://access-dc.icann.org/owa/,DanaInfo=owa.icann.org,SSL+redir.aspx?C=02…> Official hashtag: #IGF2013 Pre-events agenda: http://goo.gl/m8lF33<https://access-dc.icann.org/owa/,DanaInfo=owa.icann.org,SSL+redir.aspx?C=02…> Final IGF schedule: http://igf2013.or.id/schedule/<https://access-dc.icann.org/owa/,DanaInfo=owa.icann.org,SSL+redir.aspx?C=02…> Regards Bob Ochieng.

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Re: [kictanet] New comment on "#IFMIS Reloaded? Is this the silver bullet to corruption?"
by Ali Hussein 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Edward/Listers Apologies for cross posting but I couldn't help but share Edward's comments penned in the CIO LinkedIn Group. See email thread below. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad > On Oct 11, 2013, at 4:58 PM, CIO East Africa Forum <groups-noreply(a)linkedin.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > CIO East Africa Forum > > > > #IFMIS Reloaded? Is this the silver bullet to corruption? > > Hi All > > My name is Edward and I have been privileged to be an IFMIS trainer i.e. via a consultancy at Treasury we were responsible to train government officials on how to use the new IFMIS system. Its basically an Oracle platform with all accounting modules i.e. GL, AR, AP, PO, CM and FA > > Other than the clunky and sometimes confusing oracle interface, the technology platform is OK. Being that it's an oracle platform its able to handle quite a huge amount of traffic and data from ministerial to county levels. > > Several security and control measures also exist to ensure correct procedures are followed. > > Often times I would pose in class and ask these gentlemen and ladies from GoK what their opinion on corruption and the IFMIS system was and the surprising answer is that they all agreed that though the system provided a role in fighting corruption, the main agents of corruption were the officers themselves who continuously find new ways of cheating the system. > > In one class I was amused when one gentleman remarked that Kenyan babies are special. So special that when they come out of their mothers womb, they already know how to be corrupt. > > My conclusion to the whole bit is that there is no system smart enough to stop or eliminate corruption. Systems can only make it harder or slow down the process of corruption, but if someone is determined to be corrupt, there is no stopping them. To get rid of corruption we have to look into ourselves we as human beings, we as Kenyans, we as stakeholders of this great country and make the decisions and choices that would see us a better country far removed from this vice. > > Edward Ongeso > CTO Integrity Systems Ltd > By Edward Ongeso > > Like > > • > > Comment > > • > > Follow Edward > > > > > Want to stop receiving emails for new comments? Stop following this discussion » > > This email was intended for Ali Hussein Kassim (Experienced Executive at the Intersection of Marketing & Technology). Learn why we included this. © 2013, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA >

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Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband Internet in E-Africa.
by Zaipuna Yonah 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

Dear Hassan, Dr. Ndemo and all; As per your request, I want all to know, we delivered a NATIONAL strategy that is working.....find attached a short brief on how it was conceptualized and implemented! And of course some highlights on the impact. More research is needed to consolidate the true impact of the strategy. I believe these effects are sustainable! NB: The TCRA level price reduction has to do with the determinations on interconnect charges, applicable to voice products only. Otherwise, data bundles treat voice as data....interconnect charges are not applicable. I am really interested to know how others are doing it. Keep thinking and discussing __________________________________ *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* *P. O. Box 32736* *Dar es Salaam* *Tanzania* *Tel: +255-784-786429* *Fax: +255--732-920133* *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> =============================== *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* *===============================* On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Hassan Wekesa <hwekesa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dr. Yonah, > I know you have directed your thoughts to Walu and Ndemo, however I > think it would also help to give all of us an insight on some of the > strategies you used to come up with the reduction of 99%. I > > I still feel that the cost of Internet BW is still high especially to > Institutions that offer essential services to the citizens an example > being schools (all levels). > The issue of digital divide has not yet been taken care of and so many > other challenges. > Regards, > Hassan > On 10/19/13, Zaipuna Yonah <zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Dr. Ndemo and Walu, > > > > Having participated in driving the reduction of prices of broadband > > connectivity in Tanzania (core/transport Backhaul) by over 99% compared > to > > 2009 prices; it is now time to agree on what we mean "Broadband". > Further, > > I suggest we seriously agree on what it means to connect xxxxxx to ICTs, > to > > help/guide all researchers in reporting about meeting the WSIS targets by > > 2015. Please recall...the first six targets are about connecting xxxx to > > ICTs. Here they are: > > > > 1.To connect villages with ICTs and establish community access points. > > 2.To connect universities, colleges, secondary schools and primary > schools > > with ICTs. > > 3.To connect scientific and research centers with ICTs > > 4.To connect public libraries, cultural centers, museums, post offices > and > > archives with ICTs. > > 5.To connect health centers and hospitals with ICTs. > > 6.To connect all local and central government departments and establish > > websites and email addresses. > > > > Dr. Ndemo, comming up with a harmonised definition certainly will help > data > > collectors to give our region a fair reporting. I request your thoughts > on > > this. > > > > Regards > > > > __________________________________ > > *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* > > *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* > > *P. O. Box 32736* > > *Dar es Salaam* > > *Tanzania* > > *Tel: +255-784-786429* > > *Fax: +255--732-920133* > > *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> > > =============================== > > *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * > > *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* > > *===============================* > > > > >

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Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband Internet in E-Africa.
by Zaipuna Yonah 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

Dear Dr. Ndemo and Walu, Having participated in driving the reduction of prices of broadband connectivity in Tanzania (core/transport Backhaul) by over 99% compared to 2009 prices; it is now time to agree on what we mean "Broadband". Further, I suggest we seriously agree on what it means to connect xxxxxx to ICTs, to help/guide all researchers in reporting about meeting the WSIS targets by 2015. Please recall...the first six targets are about connecting xxxx to ICTs. Here they are: 1.To connect villages with ICTs and establish community access points. 2.To connect universities, colleges, secondary schools and primary schools with ICTs. 3.To connect scientific and research centers with ICTs 4.To connect public libraries, cultural centers, museums, post offices and archives with ICTs. 5.To connect health centers and hospitals with ICTs. 6.To connect all local and central government departments and establish websites and email addresses. Dr. Ndemo, comming up with a harmonised definition certainly will help data collectors to give our region a fair reporting. I request your thoughts on this. Regards __________________________________ *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* *P. O. Box 32736* *Dar es Salaam* *Tanzania* *Tel: +255-784-786429* *Fax: +255--732-920133* *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> =============================== *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* *===============================* On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Hassan Wekesa <hwekesa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Walu, > The same argument also applies to the measure economists use to gauge > growing economies in Africa. When they say country A has the fastest > growing economy, you wonder what parameters have been used. You cannot > compare a country that has just gained stability after maybe civil unrest > and a country that has been stable in terms of economic stability. > It is apparent that the latter will have a higher GDP than the former and > thus cannot be used as a benchmark for comparison. Having said that, I > guess the same analogy can be used in comparing the cost of verifying where > the cost of broadband is cheaper. > Hassan > > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Zaipuna Yonah <zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Dr. Ndemo, >> >> I salute you! Thanks for the additional insights. >> >> Regards >> >> __________________________________ >> *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* >> *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* >> *P. O. Box 32736* >> *Dar es Salaam* >> *Tanzania* >> *Tel: +255-784-786429* >> *Fax: +255--732-920133* >> *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> >> =============================== >> *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * >> *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* >> *===============================* >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke>wrote: >> >>> Eng. Dr. Yonah, >>> The average is one of the measures of central tendency. It is not used >>> without looking at other measures in order to give you a clear picture. >>> You always should know the range and the standard deviation. We usually >>> use the average or the mean to get you the rough estimate. In a >>> population the mean is closer to the truth but in a sample collected >>> randomly, it can vary but not too much. There is always a problem with >>> data gathering where some people may not understand the ethics behind >>> authentic data. There are numerous occasions when people lie with >>> statistics. >>> >>> In essence we should not blindly dismiss any numbers unless we have >>> looked >>> at the methodology which is always not given although it is a requirement >>> in such data. >>> >>> >>> Ndemo. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > Thanks Walu! Very helpful indeed. But it reminded me of a book I once >>> read >>> > called: "The Enemy called Average" by John Mason! It is always >>> misleading >>> > when you report by numerical rankings instead of group rankings >>> > especially >>> > using averages! >>> > >>> > In my early years of learning signal processing, I learnt that the >>> > mathematical operator called average is really a FILTER that only >>> extracts >>> > the DC value from the noisy signal (data). It throws out ALL THE NOISE >>> if >>> > indeed you have a very very large (infinity) data sample. Else the >>> average >>> > is very noisy! This is the catchy 22 in the integrity of the reported >>> > figures! >>> > >>> > Once again, thanks Walu. >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > __________________________________ >>> > *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* >>> > *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* >>> > *P. O. Box 32736* >>> > *Dar es Salaam* >>> > *Tanzania* >>> > *Tel: +255-784-786429* >>> > *Fax: +255--732-920133* >>> > *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> >>> > =============================== >>> > *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * >>> > *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* >>> > *===============================* >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> ** >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Far from it...this is not "dollarization" of our economies. >>> >> >>> >> It is just that researchers have to find a way of defining >>> >> "affordability" >>> >> across different economic domains in order to eventually provide an >>> >> objective ranking. >>> >> >>> >> ITU defines affordability as a function of average incomes. Consider >>> the >>> >> following: >>> >> >>> >> If average incomes in country A = 100Euros (just to avoid the dollar >>> >> focus >>> >> :-), while in country B it is = 200Euros. And If in BOTH countries a >>> >> 1mbs >>> >> Internet link goes for 50Euros per month, which of these two countries >>> >> enjoys cheaper internet services? >>> >> >>> >> 50Euros in Country A happens to be 50% of the average income while 50% >>> >> Euros in Country B is only 25% of the average incomes. Would you like >>> to >>> >> live in a country where internet costs 50% of your salary or where its >>> >> 25% >>> >> of your salary? Country A is considered to be twices as expensive as >>> >> Country B. >>> >> >>> >> Country B is therefore considered to have cheaper internet services >>> >> (even >>> >> though internet does costs the SAME in Euro terms across both >>> >> countries). >>> >> >>> >> not sure if its clearer or worse :-) >>> >> walu. >>> >> -------------------------------------------- >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, 10/16/13, Zaipuna Yonah <zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest >>> Broadband >>> >> Internet in E-Africa. >>> >> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>> >> Cc: "Brian Munyao Longwe" <blongwe(a)gmail.com>, "I-Network Uganda" < >>> >> i-network(a)dgroups.org>, "eThinkers" <ethinktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com>, >>> >> "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> >> Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 10:04 AM >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Dear Walu, >>> >> Are you suggesting we approve with open arms the >>> >> mammon called dollarization? I am just >>> >> curious! >>> >> >>> http://clknet.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tan… >>> >> >>> >> We surely have a long way to go in creating our >>> >> own information even though we have our own knowledge about >>> >> issues like this. >>> >> Keep thinking and discussing... >>> >> >>> >> Regards >>> >> >>> >> __________________________________ >>> >> Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD >>> >> Consulting Engineer in ICTs >>> >> P. O. Box >>> >> 32736 >>> >> Dar es >>> >> Salaam >>> >> Tanzania >>> >> Tel: >>> >> +255-784-786429 >>> >> Fax: >>> >> +255--732-920133 >>> >> Email: engzaipuna(a)ieee.org >>> >> =============================== >>> >> It is About Engineering People's Lives! & Advancing >>> >> Technology for >>> >> Humanity!=============================== >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 >>> >> at 9:36 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> @Brian, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> this is where we go wrong. We (East Africans) pay top-dollar >>> >> to be members of ITU and then we consistently ignore their >>> >> research output for various reasons - including lying :-). >>> >> In which case we should at least stop being members and save >>> >> the money for something else. Incidentally, ITU has been >>> >> around for donkey years doing policy research in telecomms >>> >> and we should at least give their report some little respect >>> >> and attention. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> But if we doubt them, we should produce alternate research >>> >> like what Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD has done with >>> >> Research ICT Africa report- whic shows that actually .TZ has >>> >> the most affordable internet services. From the quick >>> >> reading of that I can see that perhaps what Research ICT >>> >> Africa failed to do was that they did not >>> >> "normalize" their figures. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> What this means is that if a coke or any product is 1USD in >>> >> the US and it is also 1USD in Kenya, that coke is still >>> >> considered more expensive in Kenya because of differentials >>> >> in national income levels i.e. they are not equally >>> >> affordable . Put differently an American finds it easier to >>> >> spend the 1USD than the Kenyan would. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> So if one was to "normalize" the Research ICT >>> >> report against national income levels, we would most likely >>> >> arrive at the same (ITU) conclusion. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> walu. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -------------------------------------------- >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, 10/15/13, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the >>> >> cheapest Broadband Internet in E-Africa. >>> >> >>> >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>> >> >>> >> Cc: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org>, >>> >> "eThinkers" <ethinktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com>, >>> >> "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 11:29 PM >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> It's a lie, I am here and >>> >> >>> >> frustrated with high costs of broadband... >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at >>> >> >>> >> 9:15 PM, Zaipuna Yonah <zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com> >>> >> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> How about the attached report? Sometimes, you got >>> >> >>> >> to find a comparative approach to make sense out of these >>> >> >>> >> studies. Sometimes it matters who reports.....But the >>> >> >>> >> customer knows the truth! >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Regards >>> >> >>> >> __________________________________ >>> >> >>> >> Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD >>> >> >>> >> Consulting Engineer in ICTs >>> >> >>> >> P. O. Box >>> >> >>> >> 32736 >>> >> >>> >> Dar es >>> >> >>> >> Salaam >>> >> >>> >> Tanzania >>> >> >>> >> Tel: +255-784-786429 >>> >> >>> >> Fax: +255--732-920133 >>> >> >>> >> Email: engzaipuna(a)ieee.org >>> >> >>> >> =============================== >>> >> >>> >> It is About Engineering People's >>> >> Lives! & Advancing >>> >> >>> >> Technology for >>> >> >>> >> Humanity!=============================== >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:16 PM, >>> >> >>> >> Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >>> >> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Folks,(apologies for cross-posting) >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> This comes as a suprise. One would have thought Kenya and >>> >> TZ >>> >> >>> >> by virtue of "owning" the International Internet >>> >> >>> >> conne Submarine connectivity/Gatewyas at Mombasa and Dar >>> >> >>> >> respectively, they would offer the cheapest Internet >>> >> costs. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> But according to the latest 2013 ITU report that has been >>> >> >>> >> tracking and measuring affordability of internet, UG is >>> >> >>> >> ranked no 139, TZ at no 143 and Kenya at no 149 globally >>> >> in >>> >> >>> >> terms of affordability. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Cost of broadband internet in Kenya is put at 49% of the >>> >> >>> >> Gross National Income(GNI) compared to .UG at 32%. Put >>> >> >>> >> differently it costs an average Kenyan half(50%) his >>> >> salary >>> >> >>> >> to connect to a broadband internet link. In SA it is about >>> >> >>> >> 4% of their GNI. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Those who can withstand the statistics/readings can pull >>> >> the >>> >> >>> >> Executive Report at >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/publications/mis2013/MIS20… >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> @ CS Matiang'i - this could be part of your bedtime >>> >> >>> >> reading collection :-) >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> 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/blongwe%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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Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband
by Paul Roy Owino 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Internet in E-Africa. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1609357535==" --===============1609357535== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b34346489ac1404e8d64fcb --047d7b34346489ac1404e8d64fcb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First let me welcome Dr. Yonah whom have worked with previously in Tanzania and has done alot for his country to transform ICT. I honestly believe TZ has the cheapest access to internet. I do not need to read all the literature but based on my stay in TZ, UG, and KE I have enough experience to make this bold statement. I like the document shared by Yonah clearly arguing his case based on concrete facts. Lets not believe these half-baked research from the so called ITU. We know the truth from the ground. Paul Roy. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Zaipuna Yonah Sent: =E2=80=8E16/=E2=80=8E10/=E2=80=8E2013 10:04 AM To: Paul Roy Cc: I-Network Uganda; eThinkers; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband Internet in E-Africa. Dear Walu, Are you suggesting we approve with open arms the mammon called dollarization? I am just curious! http://clknet.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tan= zanian-Economy.pdf/ We surely have a long way to go in creating our own information even though we have our own knowledge about issues like this. Keep thinking and discussing... Regards __________________________________ *Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD* *Consulting Engineer in ICTs* *P. O. Box 32736* *Dar es Salaam* *Tanzania* *Tel: +255-784-786429* *Fax: +255--732-920133* *Email: **engzaipuna(a)ieee.org* <engzaipuna(a)ieee.org> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D *It is About Engineering People's Lives! **& * *Advancing Technology for Humanity!* *=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D* On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > @Brian, > > this is where we go wrong. We (East Africans) pay top-dollar to be member= s > of ITU and then we consistently ignore their research output for various > reasons - including lying :-). In which case we should at least stop bein= g > members and save the money for something else. Incidentally, ITU has been > around for donkey years doing policy research in telecomms and we should = at > least give their report some little respect and attention. > > But if we doubt them, we should produce alternate research like what Eng. > Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD has done with Research ICT Africa report- whic > shows that actually .TZ has the most affordable internet services. From t= he > quick reading of that I can see that perhaps what Research ICT Africa > failed to do was that they did not "normalize" their figures. > > What this means is that if a coke or any product is 1USD in the US and it > is also 1USD in Kenya, that coke is still considered more expensive in > Kenya because of differentials in national income levels i.e. they are no= t > equally affordable . Put differently an American finds it easier to spend > the 1USD than the Kenyan would. > > So if one was to "normalize" the Research ICT report against national > income levels, we would most likely arrive at the same (ITU) conclusion. > > walu. > > -------------------------------------------- > On Tue, 10/15/13, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband > Internet in E-Africa. > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org>, "eThinkers" < > ethinktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 11:29 PM > > > It's a lie, I am here and > frustrated with high costs of broadband... > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at > 9:15 PM, Zaipuna Yonah <zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > How about the attached report? Sometimes, you got > to find a comparative approach to make sense out of these > studies. Sometimes it matters who reports.....But the > customer knows the truth! > > > Regards > __________________________________ > Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD > Consulting Engineer in ICTs > P. O. Box > 32736 > Dar es > Salaam > Tanzania > Tel: +255-784-786429 > Fax: +255--732-920133 > Email: engzaipuna(a)ieee.org > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > It is About Engineering People's Lives! & Advancing > Technology for > Humanity!=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:16 PM, > Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Folks,(apologies for cross-posting) > > > > This comes as a suprise. One would have thought Kenya and TZ > by virtue of "owning" the International Internet > conne Submarine connectivity/Gatewyas at Mombasa and Dar > respectively, they would offer the cheapest Internet costs. > > > > > > But according to the latest 2013 ITU report that has been > tracking and measuring affordability of internet, UG is > ranked no 139, TZ at no 143 and Kenya at no 149 globally in > terms of affordability. > > > > Cost of broadband internet in Kenya is put at 49% of the > Gross National Income(GNI) compared to .UG at 32%. Put > differently it costs an average Kenyan half(50%) his salary > to connect to a broadband internet link. In SA it is about > 4% of their GNI. > > > > > > Those who can withstand the statistics/readings can pull the > Executive Report at > > > http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/publications/mis2013/MIS= 2013-exec-sum_E.pdf > > > > @ CS Matiang'i - this could be part of your bedtime > reading collection :-) > > > > 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/blongwe%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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I do not need to read all the literature b= ut based on my stay in TZ, UG, and KE I have enough experience to make this= bold statement.<BR><BR>I like the document shared by Yonah clearly arguing= his case based on concrete  facts.<BR><BR>Lets not believe these half= -baked research from the so called ITU. We know the truth from the ground.<= BR><BR>Paul Roy.<BR><BR>Sent from my Windows Phone</DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <HR> <SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGH= T: bold">From: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,= sans-serif"><A href=3D"mailto:zaipuna.yonah@gmail.com">Zaipuna Yonah</A></S= PAN><BR><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FO= NT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Calibri,sans-serif">=E2=80=8E16/=E2=80=8E10/=E2=80=8E2013 10:04 AM</SPAN><B= R><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEI= GHT: bold">To: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,= sans-serif"><A href=3D"mailto:roykoikai@gmail.com">Paul Roy</A></SPAN><BR><= SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT= : bold">Cc: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,san= s-serif"><A href=3D"mailto:i-network@dgroups.org">I-Network Uganda</A>; <A = href=3D"mailto:ethinktanktz@yahoogroups.com">eThinkers</A>; <A href=3D"mail= to:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions</A></SPAN= ><BR><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-= WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Calibri,sans-serif">Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest B= roadband Internet in E-Africa.</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML><div dir= =3D"ltr">Dear Walu,<div><br></div><div style>Are you suggesting we approve = with open arms the mammon called dollarization?=C2=A0</div><div style>I am = just curious!=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://clknet.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2012/0= 1/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tanzanian-Economy.pdf/">http://clknet.or.tz/wp-c= ontent/uploads/2012/01/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tanzanian-Economy.pdf/</a><= /div> <div style><br></div><div style>We surely have a long way to go in creating= our own information even though we have our own knowledge about issues lik= e this.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Keep thinking and discussing..= .</div> <div style><br></div><div style>Regards</div><div style><br></div></div><di= v class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>______= ____________________________</div> <div><strong>Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD</strong></div> <div><strong>Consulting Engineer in ICTs</strong></div> <div><strong style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255);font-size:x-small">P. O. Box 327= 36</strong></div> <div><font color=3D"#3333ff" size=3D"1"><strong>Dar es Salaam</strong></fon= t></div> <div><font color=3D"#3333ff" size=3D"1"><strong>Tanzania</strong></font></d= iv> <div><font color=3D"#3333ff" size=3D"1"><strong>Tel: +255-784-786429</stron= g></font></div> <div><font color=3D"#3333ff" size=3D"1"><strong>Fax: +255--732-920133</stro= ng></font></div> <div><strong>Email: </strong><a href=3D"mailto:engzaipuna@ieee.org" target= =3D"_blank"><strong>engzaipuna(a)ieee.org</strong></a></div> <div>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div> <div><i>It is About Engineering People's Lives!=C2=A0</i><i style=3D"fo= nt-family:arial;font-size:small">&=C2=A0</i></div><div><i style=3D"font= -family:arial;font-size:small">Advancing Technology for Humanity!</i></div>= <div><i>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</i></div> </div></div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Waluben= go J <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">jwalu(a)yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex= "> <u></u> <div style> <span>=C2=A0</span> <div> <div> <div> =20 =20 <p>@Brian,<br> <br> this is where we go wrong. We (East Africans) pay top-dollar to be members = of ITU and then we consistently ignore their research output for various re= asons - including lying :-). In which case we should at least stop being me= mbers and save the money for something else. Incidentally, ITU has been aro= und for donkey years doing policy research in telecomms and we should at le= ast give their report some little respect and attention.<br> <br> But if we doubt them, we should produce alternate research like what Eng. D= r. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD has done with Research ICT Africa report- whic sho= ws that actually .TZ has the most affordable internet services. From the qu= ick reading of that I can see that perhaps what Research ICT Africa failed = to do was that they did not "normalize" their figures.<br> <br> What this means is that if a coke or any product is 1USD in the US and it i= s also 1USD in Kenya, that coke is still considered more expensive in Kenya= because of differentials in national income levels i.e. they are not equal= ly affordable . Put differently an American finds it easier to spend the 1U= SD than the Kenyan would.<br> <br> So if one was to "normalize" the Research ICT report against nati= onal income levels, we would most likely arrive at the same (ITU) conclusio= n.<br> <br> walu.<br> <br> --------------------------------------------<br> On Tue, 10/15/13, Brian Munyao Longwe <<a href=3D"mailto:blongwe@gmail.c= om" target=3D"_blank">blongwe(a)gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [eThinkTankTz] Uganda has the cheapest Broadband In= ternet in E-Africa.<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">jwalu(a)yahoo.com</= a><br> Cc: "I-Network Uganda" <<a href=3D"mailto:i-network@dgroups.o= rg" target=3D"_blank">i-network(a)dgroups.org</a>>, "eThinkers" = <<a href=3D"mailto:ethinktanktz@yahoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">ethin= ktanktz(a)yahoogroups.com</a>>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions&quot= ; <<a href=3D"mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=3D"_blank">ki= ctanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br> Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 11:29 PM</p><div><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> It's a lie, I am here and<br> frustrated with high costs of broadband...<br> <br> <br> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at<br> 9:15 PM, Zaipuna Yonah <<a href=3D"mailto:zaipuna.yonah@gmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">zaipuna.yonah(a)gmail.com</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> How about the attached report? Sometimes, you got<br> to find a comparative approach to make sense out of these<br> studies. Sometimes it matters who reports.....But the<br> customer knows the truth!<br> <br> <br> Regards<br> __________________________________<br> Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD<br> Consulting Engineer in ICTs<br> P. O. Box<br> 32736<br> Dar es<br> Salaam<br> Tanzania<br> Tel: <a href=3D"tel:%2B255-784-786429" value=3D"+255784786429" target=3D"_= blank">+255-784-786429</a><br> Fax: <a href=3D"tel:%2B255--732-920133" value=3D"+255732920133" target=3D"= _blank">+255--732-920133</a><br> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:engzaipuna@ieee.org" target=3D"_blank">engzaipuna= @ieee.org</a><br> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br> It is About Engineering People's Lives!=C2=A0&=C2=A0Advancing<br> Technology for<br> Humanity!=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:16 PM,<br> Walubengo J <<a href=3D"mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">jwalu= @yahoo.com</a>><br> wrote:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> =C2=A0<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Folks,(apologies for cross-posting)<br> <br> <br> <br> This comes as a suprise. One would have thought Kenya and TZ<br> by virtue of "owning" the International Internet<br> conne Submarine connectivity/Gatewyas at Mombasa and Dar<br> respectively, they would offer the cheapest Internet costs.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> But according to the latest 2013 ITU report that has been<br> tracking and measuring affordability of internet, UG is<br> ranked no 139, TZ at no 143 and Kenya at no 149 globally in<br> terms of affordability.<br> <br> <br> <br> Cost of broadband internet in Kenya is put at 49% of the<br> Gross National Income(GNI) compared to .UG at 32%. Put<br> differently it costs an average Kenyan half(50%) his salary<br> to connect to a broadband internet link. In SA it is about<br> 4% of their GNI.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Those who can withstand the statistics/readings can pull the<br> Executive Report at <br> <br> <a href=3D"http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/publications/m= is2013/MIS2013-exec-sum_E.pdf" target=3D"_blank">http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-= D/Statistics/Documents/publications/mis2013/MIS2013-exec-sum_E.pdf</a><br> <br> <br> <br> @ CS Matiang'i - this could be part of your bedtime<br> reading collection :-)<br> <br> <br> <br> walu.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></div></div><div class=3D"im"> _______________________________________________<br> <br> kictanet mailing list<br> <br> <a href=3D"mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=3D"_blank">kictane= t(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br> <br> <a href=3D"https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target= =3D"_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href=3D"https://lists.kictanet.or= .ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">https:/= /lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a<br> multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions<br> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Introducing A1 Academia
by Ngigi Waithaka 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Good morning Listers, They say charity begins at home and so we have just launched our new site for A1 Academia ( http://academia.a1.io ) which includes a lot more information and downloads for our flagship HigherEd Product. We would like and appreciate comments and reviews, however, taking in mind that the product is not specifically targeted at the Kenyan market. -- *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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African Union Convention on Confidence and Security on the Cyberspace
by Grace Githaiga 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Listers Once again please see the draft AU Convention on the confidence and security in cyber security. http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20E… Is anyone aware of the team drafting this Cyber Security Convention? Have any Kenyan groups been part of the development process? Any info from CCK? The draft will be opened up for signature and ratification in January 2014. The draft justifies unwarranted restrictions on freedom of expression, unlimited intrusion into the privacy of individuals and corporations. It also criminalises unsolicited electronic communications among other challenges. Henry Maina of Article 19 and Victor Kapiyo may want to share the legal perspectives on this draft and what it would mean for Kenyans. RgdsGG

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Uganda has the cheapest Broadband Internet in E-Africa.
by Walubengo J 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Folks,(apologies for cross-posting) This comes as a suprise. One would have thought Kenya and TZ by virtue of "owning" the International Internet conne Submarine connectivity/Gatewyas at Mombasa and Dar respectively, they would offer the cheapest Internet costs. But according to the latest 2013 ITU report that has been tracking and measuring affordability of internet, UG is ranked no 139, TZ at no 143 and Kenya at no 149 globally in terms of affordability. Cost of broadband internet in Kenya is put at 49% of the Gross National Income(GNI) compared to .UG at 32%. Put differently it costs an average Kenyan half(50%) his salary to connect to a broadband internet link. In SA it is about 4% of their GNI. Those who can withstand the statistics/readings can pull the Executive Report at http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/publications/mis2013/MIS20… @ CS Matiang'i - this could be part of your bedtime reading collection :-) walu.

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Re: [kictanet] KENYA POWER - The Answer to Universal Connectivity for all?
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Friends I like cheap bandwidth; and all Kenyans (actually all global citizens) need affordable bandwidth; some say it is a human right. I must assume that KPLC, Safaricom, Telkom Kenya, .... that are all laying fibre, have done their business plans/models to justify the spending. I cannot second guess them. Competition is also good as shown from the cost of airtime that has fallen progressively, making it affordable for more and more people; and making piles of money for the companies. It is good for the economy and the nation. We need regulation that allows access of infrastructure of one provider to others, provided there is agreement on charges. We shouldn't go the way of banks (anyone from CBK here?) where one cannot reach their accounts from ATMs of some banks! ... One thing I would love to hear (perhaps from our economists) the cumulative costs of providing services. For instance for telecoms get a per unit spend : add all cost elements (people, infrastructure, facilities, equipment, ...) divided by the number of users/subscribers. Compare this with similar charges in other countries ... I am not sure what the data will tell. It will have a story, inferences ... And may also raise questions such as: as a nation, would we have better spent the money elsewhere? Or: we need to spend more as we are spending too little given priorities. Over to you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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@iBizAfrica Open Day/Demo Day on Wednesday 23rd October from 2pm to 6pm
by John Matogo 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica is the business incubator at Strathmore University, located on the 5th floor of the Student Centre building. We invite you to come and visit the young entrepreneurs that are based here at the incubator and see some of the exciting business ventures they are involved in. We now have over 70 individuals in about 33 projects working at the Incubator on various projects. We welcome you to come by on 23rd October between 2pm and 6pm to see some of the work the entrepreneurs are involved in and learn more about the Incubation process. Register your participation on the Open Day by clicking on this link http://ibizafricaopenday.eventbrite.com/ More information about the business incubator is available here: www.ibizafrica.co.ke We look forward to seeing you then. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- 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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Government cancels laptop project tenders
by Grace Githaiga 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Government-cancels-tenders-for-laptop-project/…

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Safaricom protests CCK Ratings on quality of service
by Ali Hussein 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Safaricom is headed for a clash with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) over quality checks that will determine the renewal of its licence next year. The mobile telecoms firm reckons that the regulator’s quality checks — which have labelled Safaricom non-compliant — are erroneous and that an independent assessment has given it a clean bill of health. The telcos are expected to deliver overall performance of at least 80 per cent on eight indicators to be compliant, but Safaricom had the worst score of 50 per cent in the year to June while Airtel was rated at 62.5 per cent. Telkom and Essar both achieved 87.5 per cent. On Wednesday, Safaricom said an independent assessor had given it a score of 87.5 per cent, a rating that is expected to spark a fresh row with the CCK. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-fights-CCK-over… Who do you believe? Safaricom or CCK? From a personal level my take is that CCK is on the right track and need to tighten the screws on QoS across all services in the Telco and ISP space. We have become too comfortable with mediocre service and this is just not on. As an example for the last one year my company has been paying service charges to Orange for several lines which do not work. I have even written to the CEO's office with Zero action. I have written to the CCK complaint hotline with Zero action. The only reason I'm forced to pay every month is because some of those lines are tied to a Pilot line and hence Orange is 'unable' to detach them...surely.. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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PayPal in exchange for MPesa...
by Michael Bullut 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, Anybody with $20 in their PayPal account they're willing to exchange for Kenya Shillings? *Feel free to contact me directly... * Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Fwd: Vacancy for position of Chief Executive Officer of UbuntuNet Alliance
by UbuntuNet Alliance 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear Colleagues, A job opportunity at UbuntuNet Alliance as advertised below. The same is available at www.ubuntunet.net. Best wishes, Tiwonge ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: UbuntuNet Alliance <info(a)ubuntunet.net> Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 5:06 PM Subject: Vacancy for position of Chief Executive Officer of UbuntuNet Alliance To: nuance(a)lists.ubuntunet.net *VACANCY* *POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER* Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the demanding position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, which becomes vacant in July 2014. The Alliance, whose Head Office is based in Lilongwe, Malawi, is a regional not-for-profit organization covering Eastern and Southern Africa. Its core functions are to develop and provide affordable high speed connectivity among its member National Research and Education Networks (NRENs – currently 14) and with the rest of the world; to develop and share the knowledge and skills of NREN ICT practitioners; and to lead in research aimed at improving networking infrastructure. The Alliance is governed through the Council of Members and an independent Board selected by the NRENs. It is managed by the Chief Executive Officer who is also a member of, and secretary to, the Board. * Minimum requirements* The ideal candidate will have the following attributes: - Minimum of 5 years high level experience as a manager with discretionary operations and expenditure powers in areas that have very strong relevance to both the technology and business side of research and education networking; - A balanced combination of technical knowledge related to ICT in the research and education environment as well as research and education networking on the one hand, and business and management skills on the other hand; - Experience at regional and international level, including working in multi-cultural, multi-national environments; - A self-motivated and output-oriented person with good leadership and inter-personal skills; - Excellent communication and report writing skills; very good command of the English language, with French and Portuguese as desirable additional languages *Duties and Responsibilities* The duties and responsibilities of the CEO include the following: - Developing and implementing UbuntuNet Alliance’s strategy; - Supporting UbuntuNet Allinace governance processes; - Managing operations; - Planning and implementing staff and general capacity development; - Developing and managing relations with member NRENs; - Developing and sustaining relations with the Research & Education Networks community worldwide; - Developing and sustaining relations with development partners; - Developing and sustaining relations with suppliers. *Terms of employment* This is a full-time contract position for an initial term of 3 to 5 years, renewable by mutual agreement, tenable at the Head Office although the successful applicant may raise the possibility of an alternative work location. The Alliance provides an attractive negotiable salary and benefits to the CEO in accordance with its emoluments structure. * Method of application* Applicants should provide details of all their qualifications, including university degrees as well as management and industry certifications. Shortlisted candidates will be informed about their status by mid-December 2013 with a view to arranging for their interviews between 24th and 31st January 2014. The new CEO will be engaged by 1st July 2014 to allow for an induction and transition period before the expiration of the current CEO’s contract. Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae and three traceable referees, should be submitted in electronic form as pdf files *not later than 20th November 2013* to: The Chairman, CEO Search and Selection Committee UbuntuNet Alliance Secretariat P. O. Box 2550, Lilongwe, Malawi. E-mail: cssc.chair(a)ubuntunet.net with a copy to ceo(a)ubuntunet.net and info(a)ubuntunet.net _______________________________________________ NUANCE mailing list NUANCE(a)lists.ubuntunet.net http://lists.ubuntunet.net/listinfo/nuance -- Tiwonge Msulira Banda, Mobile: +26 58 88 94 07 40 Alt Email: tiwonge(a)banda.name Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 (KJV)

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Re: [kictanet] State cancels the Laptop Project tender process?
by Matunda Nyanchama 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Govt should use this to get back to the drawing board and plan this thing systematically, otherwise we may end up with another Anglo Leasing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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News Flush: National government to relocate to Konza (pun intended)
by robert yawe 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Hi, Disclaimer: I reserve the right to keep my sources secret It has become clear that we have multiple unresolved issues that have arisen from the devolution of governance of this the most critical has been that of the seat of the national government. For the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church to receive the relevant recognition he had to govern a piece of earth, called the Vatican State, if Washington DC was a state with a governor, who was a Republican, Obama would today find himself homeless. The former situation is what affects the current national government, they are at the mercy of a Governor who could go rogue and shut them down or hold them hostage. This situation makes Dr. Kidero a super Governor as he can attend all National Government and Presidential functions, whether invited or not, that take place in Nairobi. He could also decide to punish any governor who does not toe his line by denying him access to the city and by extension the National Government. Devolution created 47 physical states and one virtual state (National Government) and based on the teachings from "hekaya za abunuwasi" we know what can happen to the owner of the flat that does not have access to the ground. From my sources, who as indicated above shall remain unnamed, the National Government has found a solution to this impasse, relocate to Konza. The process is in high gear and it is said to have been an issue of discussion with the Chinese Government during the presidents recent visit. Konza is to be hived off from 3 different counties and placed under a specially created authority that will oversee all activities that normally would be the responsibility of a county thus creating the 48th county and giving the National Government a physical anchor, with a title deed. It will also mean that parliament and the senate will need to be relocated thus leaving Dr. Kidero and the county parliament with a new home. Statehouse will be treated any of the others spread around the country, even though Dr. Kidero has been eying it as a possible residents. Therefore what this means is that we shall need to wait a little longer for the techno-polis but options abound with Dr. Mutua in Machakos, Kabogo in Kiambu and Ranguma in Kisumu who are also planning to develop technocities. Regards Useful links http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/120128/new-chinese-b… http://techmoran.com/uhuru-kenyatta-asks-china-to-invest-in-kenyas-10-billi… http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Sh8bn-dam-to-supply-Konza-city-water/-/… - Konza to be self sufficient in water and power (military strategy) http://vimeo.com/58618218 - This shows the development of a new city to rival Nairobi http://buildesign.co.ke/illegal-structures-mushrooming-around-konza-city/ - 1 10 kilometer security buffer zone http://www.lands.go.ke/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=228&I… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HITEC_City - Who is Konza competing against All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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is MCK too ambition trying to regulate bloggers ...
by Sam Gichuru 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Do our Bloggers need to be regulated or is MCK uninformed and ignorant? Article by Lucy Wachira with opinions from bloggers and bake below. http://140friday.com/bloggers-to-mck-we-are-here-to-stay-start-adapting/ -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It?
by Michael Bullut 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, I've been wrestling with a quagmire for sometimes now about pursuing a Masters Degree Program. As an Information Technology professional, would it more pertinent to seek vendor certifications as they instruct on what technologies the industry is using? In my humble observation, professionals of all fields pursue a Masters either because it is fashionable or they have no other choice but to do so. My question to my brethren: *What would your advice be in such a situation?* *Did you pursue a Masters because it was a means to an end or it enhanced your knowledge and passion in the field? * *Help a wandering young man out?* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Kibati leaves Vision 2030 as five-year term expires
by Walubengo J 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Am not quite sure who is advising the President - but I keep getting the feeling that the new administration is keen on "deleting" folks who added value in the last regime while retaining those whose contribution may exist but is not disclosed to the public...(think folks in security sector for example :-) I never quite worked closely with Mugo Kibati but I could still feel his passion and effort to put ICTs at the center of the Vision 2030. I wish him well in his future endeavors...and hope his replacement continues in the same spirit. walu. ~~~ Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat director-general Mugo Kibati has exited the state agency after government declined to renew his contract. Mr Kibati, who has been at the helm of the secretariat for five years said he will be returning to the private sector from where he was picked in 2008 to head the agency. “I am making an exit from VDS proud of the gains we have made and the numerous challenges we have also managed to overcome in the gruelling effort to firmly establish Vision 2030 as the national development strategy,” Mr Kibati noted in a statement sent to newsrooms. His contract expired in June. More @ http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kibati-leaves-Vision-2030-as-five-year-ter…

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ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members - Two Kenyans on the list
by Kivuva 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

ICANN has released the members of the strategic panels formed in ICANN47 Durban. and two Kenyans are members of the panels. ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation Hon. Bitange Ndemo, member — Former Permanent Secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem Alice Munyua , Member— Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee. Congrats to our own who continue to represent us in the international landscape. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Date: 16 October 2013 20:16 Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Congrats to the Many members of AfrICANN on the ICANN Strategy panels. Ndemo, Nii, Munyua, Adiel. We look forward to you to do a superb job. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 16 October 2013 01:26, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> wrote: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14oct13-en.htm > ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members**** > > 14 October 2013**** > > ICANN welcomes over 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts, and > thought leaders as members of the ICANN Strategy Panels<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational plans. > **** > > ICANN Strategy Panels will serve as an integral part of a framework for > cross-community dialogue on strategic matters. Designed to conduct work in > critical strategic areas identified by the community, Board, and staff<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/conversation-in…>[PDF, 209 KB], the work of these panels will build on public input being > generated to inform a new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan. > As illustrated<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategy-panels-timeline-1400x667-…>, > there will be extensive information sharing and community engagement with > the Panels. Panel output will be posted for public comments and community > discussion online and at ICANN meetings, before being factored into ICANN's > strategic and/or operating plans<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement>, > as appropriate.**** > > A video interview with Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President > on Strategy, is available here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-swinehart-strategy-14oct13-en…> > .**** > Identifier Technology Innovation<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…> > **** *Chair***** > > Paul Mockapetris<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#paul-mocka…>— Inventor, Domain Name System > **** > *Members***** > > Jari Arkko<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Chair, Internet Engineering Task Force > Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Security Manager, The Internet Infrastructure Foundation > Geoff Huston<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Chief Scientist, Asia-Pacific Network Information Center > James Seng<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— CEO, Zodiac Holdings > Paul Vixie<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— CEO, Farsight Security > Lixia Zhang<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Postel Chair of Computer Science, University of California Los Angeles > **** > > This panel is dedicated to strategizing engagement with the ICANN > community and public on technology matters. Its objectives include > developing a technology roadmap for DNS and other identifiers, and > providing a technology roadmap for ICANN technical and security operations, > including best practice recommendations and reference objects.**** > ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…> > **** *Chair***** > > Beth Simone Noveck<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#beth-simon…>— Founder and Director, The Governance Lab > **** > *Members***** > > Alison Gillwald<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Executive Director, Research ICT Africa > Joi Ito<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab > Karim Lakhani<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard > University > Guo Liang<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Director, China Internet Project > Geoff Mulgan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Chief Executive, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts > Hon. Bitange Ndemo<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Permanent Secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication > **** > > This panel is tasked with examining how Internet policy related to unique > identifiers might be best managed. It will propose new models for broad, > inclusive engagement, consensus-based policymaking, and institutional > structures to support such enhanced functions. In addition, it will design > processes, tools and platforms to enable the global ICANN community to > engage in these new forms of participatory decision-making.**** > Public Responsibility Framework<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…> > **** *Chair***** > > Nii Quaynor<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#nii-quaynor>— Founding Chairman, AfriNIC > **** > *Members***** > > Tim Berners-Lee<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Director, World Wide Web Consortium > Soumitra Dutta<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Dean of Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University > Bob Hinden<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Check Point Fellow, Check Point Software Technologies > Blake Irving<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— CEO, Go Daddy > Nevine Tewfik<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Director, Cyber Peace Initiative > Raúl Zambrano<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Team Leader, Inclusive Participation and Global Policy Adviser in the ICT > for Development and e-governance team, United Nations Development Program* > *** > > This panel will propose ICANN's role and five-year strategic objectives > and milestones in promoting the global public interest. It will examine > ways of building out ICANN's base of internationally diverse, knowledgeable > and engaged stakeholders, especially within the developing world. It will > also propose a framework for achieving those objectives and milestones as > well providing advice on specific programs and initiatives.**** > ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> > **** *Chair***** > > Vinton Cerf<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#vinton-cerf>— VP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google > **** > *Members***** > > Adiel Akplogan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— CEO, AfriNIC Ltd > Michael Barrett<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— President, The FIDO Alliance > Hartmut Glaser<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Executive Secretary, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee/CGI.br > Erik Huizer<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chief Technology Officer, SURFnet > Hagen Hultzsch<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> — > Zimory Chairman of the Board > Janis Karklins<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Assistant Director General of Communication and Information, United > Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization > Wolfgang Kleinwächter<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, > University of Aarhus > Luis Magalhães<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Professor at > * *Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon > Debbie Monahan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Domain Names Commissioner, Domain Name Commission Ltd, part of the > InternetNZ Group > Alice Munyua<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee > P.J. Narayanan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director, Hyderabad International Institute of Information Technology > Alejandro Pisanty<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director General, Academic Computing Service of the National University > of Mexico > Carlton Samuels<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Former Secretariat, Latin America and Caribbean Regional At-Large > Advisory Organization > Ismail Serageldin<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director, Library of Alexandria > Pindar Wong<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chairman, Asia and Pacific Internet Association > **** > > The previously announced<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>"Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Organizations' Ecosystem" > and the "Strategy Panel on the Role of ICANN in the Future of Internet > Governance" have been integrated given the topics, and are now covered > under this Strategy Panel on "ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance > Ecosystem." This panel will review the assumptions, linkages and frameworks > that dictate ICANN's responsibilities in the current Internet ecosystem. It > will seek insights into ways to maintain and enhance ICANN's stewardship of > the evolving ecosystem while cultivating thought leadership on ways in > which ICANN can serve a complex set of Internet constituencies.**** > > The 5th panel originally identified will be refocused and is expected to > be forthcoming later this year**** > > ** ** > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > *gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org* > *http://gnso.icann.org***** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > >

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Fwd: Leadership Development Blended Learning Course
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Dear Mr Gakira Isn't interesting that a high-souding organization like GlobalNxt University uses free email: yahoo & gmail for their communication? Bad for the brand. Can't afford domain name and email service? They go for as low as $10. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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A Masters Degree ... Worth it?
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

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Unsubscribing from KICTANet - FWDed on behalf of Mugo Kibati
by Odhiambo Washington 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mugo Kibati <mugo(a)vision2030.go.ke> Date: 14 October 2013 20:22 Subject: Re: Unsubscribing from KICTANet To: odhiambo(a)gmail.com After an exciting term as the founding Director General of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat and the expiry of my public service contract, I have now officially left the national agency to return to the private sector. For all official correspondence, please do not hesitate to contact Prof Wainaina Gituro on email address: wainainagituro(a)vision2030.go.ke who has now assumed office as the Acting Director General. Thank you for the support you have accorded me which I sincerely hope you will continue to extend to Prof. Gituro. Going forward you may reach me via my email address mugo(a)milikiventures.com It has been a rewarding experience and a privilege to help lay the foundation of the country's transformation into a more prosperous nation that promises a great future for all. For an overview of the VDS achievements over the last five years, please visit: http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/home/library -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."

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Can technology eliminate corruption? nation.co.ke
by S.M. Muraya 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Well Noted By Walu... http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Can-technology-eliminate-corruption… Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It?
by Kivuva 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

In my opinion, people pursue Masters for the paper value and the bragging rights. If you really needed knowledge, its cheaper both on time and finances to pursue it on your own, and you gain more Knowledge through self sturdy and research than through classwork. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 15 October 2013 14:26, Leonard Kore <leonardkore(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I can honestly say it *enhanced your knowledge and passion in the field.* > * > * > Then again it depends on which Masters you are doing. > > The new kind of Masters programs are actually very technical and provide > students with actual skills. > > Example: > http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/index.php/what-we-do/programs/safaricom-academy > > Anyway my humble 2 cents. > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: > >> Michael, >> >> A Masters is potentially a program that can teach you a broad set of >> skills including how to think critically, how to communicate effectively, >> how to teach yourself, and how to work with others. >> >> A certificate is going to teach you how to do a specific set of tasks in >> a certain domain (i.e. Window Server management). >> >> The thing with certificates is that they last for no more than 10 years >> and typically only 5. In addition, some people view certificates as an >> anti-credential and count them against the candidate with the theory that >> certificates aren't demonstrative of true comprehension of the subject >> matter. >> >> I would choose the Masters since it's a credential that lasts a lifetime >> but of course it's also far more expensive that just a series of certs. >> >> Cheers, >> Adam >> >> -- >> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> wrote: >> >>> Greetings Listers, >>> >>> I've been wrestling with a quagmire for sometimes now about pursuing a >>> Masters Degree Program. As an Information Technology professional, would it >>> more pertinent to seek vendor certifications as they instruct on what >>> technologies the industry is using? In my humble observation, professionals >>> of all fields pursue a Masters either because it is fashionable or they >>> have no other choice but to do so. My question to my brethren: *What >>> would your advice be in such a situation?* *Did you pursue a Masters >>> because it was a means to an end or it enhanced your knowledge and passion >>> in the field? * >>> >>> *Help a wandering young man out?* >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Michael Bullut. >>> >>> --- >>> >>> *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. >>> **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* >>> ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> >>> * >>> *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* >>> *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* >>> * >>> * >>> *---* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://orion.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://orion.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 >> > > > > -- > Leonard Kore > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.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] kictanet Digest, Vol 77, Issue 97
by Kiiru Njiiri 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

I agree with YAWE,MBA comes in quite handy for techies.Certifications are relevant when you intend to specialise in a specific field like CCNA for networking,CISA for information security.I have friends who have gone for an MBA and MSC IT,which personally i believe can provide a competitive edge.It is said that you should never stop learning so at some point one can go for the certifications but would advice you to go for Masters. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:59 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Kenyan Govt stake in TKL (Tony Likhanga) > 2. Re: Kenyan Govt stake in TKL (Tony Likhanga) > 3. Re: [Skunkworks] Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It? > (Andrea Bohnstedt) > 4. Re: [Skunkworks] Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It? > (robert yawe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:34:44 +0300 > From: Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Govt stake in TKL > Message-ID: > <CAAatgx8+HsJpoRHz= > s6qEZiUC50_kUp9E0Fyb52yRJeUgXGYTg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > @David, > > There's a past BD article that mentioned the drop from 49% to 39%. > Apparently it's in the finer details of some MoU. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs+say+Kenya+lost+Sh30+billion+in+Telko… > > Tony. >

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Kenyan Govt stake in TKL
by David Kariuki 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi Listers, Anyone with info on how the Govt stake in TKL reduced to 30% from 49%? Was the 19% ceded to Orange to settle the dispute that they had with the Govt? David

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Fwd: Leadership Development Blended Learning Course
by Gakiria 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear Listers, In collaboration with GlobalNxt University, our Global Education partner, we are pleased to offer you internationally certified Leadership Development Programs to prepare you for new business challenges and opportunities in Africa. Developed by international faculty who understand the realities of running businesses in emerging markets, each program is designed to help you strengthen your leadership and creative thinking capacity, develop innovative & effective strategies, negotiate better deals, and implement management & governance systems that will protect and enhance the value of your organization. *The call for application is now open for the 2 courses below:* 1) Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset 2) Creative Thinking The 4-week courses are implemented through a Blended Learning format consisting of an on-line phase sandwiched between two short face-to-face workshops. Find attached the course brochures for more information. *Course Fee* The participation fee is 600 US Dollars, which covers attendance in the 2 face-to-face workshops, Globally accredited course curriculum, on-line tutor support, and certification by GlobalNxt University. For registration, click the link below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DTknWNtGUcqAx_k2m2HdSI4kJ9YEArNpz8IrzWR7xm… *About GlobalNxt University* GlobalNxt University (www.globalnxt.edu.my) is a pioneering academic institution committed to educational innovation and transformation. Based in Malaysia and bringing together over 75 distinguished faculty from across 17 countries and meticulously developed content, GlobalNxt University sets a new quality standard for on-line education. The university's unique academic heritage is founded on U21Global, an on-line education initiative pioneered in 2001, by a group of research intensive globally reputed international universities that have collaborated with over 100 corporates across the globe. *For more information, contact* Kate Kamau Mobile +254 721 528247 email: katey89us(a)yahoo.com Regards Andrew Gakiria

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Fw: LakeHub Manager
by Simeon Oriko 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Listers, For a while now, LakeHub (www.lakehub.co.ke (http://www.lakehub.co.ke)) has made significant efforts to build and strengthen the tech community in Western Kenya. The effort has made tremendous progress and is looking to grow beyond their early success by hiring a manager to lead the initiative through a new period of growth and development. I'm sharing this in hope that some of you may be interested. Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko -- Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com (http://www.mtotowajirani.com/) | Twitter: @mtotowajirani (https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani) LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko (http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko) Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko Forwarded message: > From: Evan Green-Lowe <evan.greenlowe(a)gmail.com> > To: Simeon Oriko > Date: Monday, October 14, 2013 11:21:12 PM > Subject: LakeHub Manager > > Hey Simeon, > > How is everything? Long time no chat, and hope all has been well in Nairobi. Thank you again for your time and inputs on the "LakeHub" idea ... we've been doing alright for ourselves and now I have a very quick, but super-helpful favor to ask if you can spare 2 minutes. > > Do you mind forwarding a job description to lead the growth/development of LakeHub to a few people that could be interested and well suited. > > As you know (but can now just forward on to colleagues and friends), LakeHub - www.lakehub.co.ke (http://www.lakehub.co.ke/) - is a growing and enthusiastic community of techies, and entrepreneurs based in and around Kisumu, Kenya. > > We're ready to take the next step and looking for a full-time, paid Manager to lead LakeHub forward. LakeHub is seeking someone who shares our passion, won’t take “No” for an answer, and is interested in the position described in the attached document. > > It's incredibly important us to find *the* correct candidate. I think it is the most important decision we'll make - and with the right person I think there is a very bright future for LakeHub and for the successful candidate. > > If you can pass this on to a couple (2? 3?) friends, former co-workers, or acquaintences in Kenya that might be suitable for the role - that would be a tremendous help. Feel free to send me names to look out for, and/or any other thoughts/advice you have to share on how we can make this hiring process a success. > > Let me know if this is something you can do. Even knowing who is spreading the word will be helpful for us to guide the hiring process. > > Thanks very much - really do appreciate it, hope to talk soon. > > Warm regards, > Evan >

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The core Internet institutions abandon the US Government | IGP Blog
by Badru Ntege 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/10/11/the-core-internet-institutions… Badru Ntege Sent from my Mobile

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FB accounts compromised
by Evans Ikua 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

I have just had a friend of mine lose her FB account after a hacker got her credentials and started scamming her friends to send him/her money. Now I log into FB and I see my cousin's account with a similar message on his wall. Seems like there is trend here. Please warn all and sundry against just sending money to anyone just because they saw a message from a friend on FB. Twitter may help. -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* Skype: @ikuae

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Vacancy Announcement: Senior Software Developer...
by Michael Bullut 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Greetings Good People, Echo Mobile is looking for a Senior Software Developer. If you are interested please follow the directions in the attached job description to apply. If you're not available for this opportunity at present, please forward the same to your existing networks. Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Calling all Innovators
by Amos Ochieng 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Calling all Innovators: Win Your Share of $150 000 USD Thru the Innovation Prize for Africa. Deadline: 31 October 2013Mujawamariya Pauline<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92861497&goback=%2Egde_877757_membe…> Program Director, Innovation Prize for Africa; African Innovation Foundation (AIF) The Innovation Prize for Africa (www.innovationprizeforafrica.org) is on a quest to find and support the innovators and entrepreneurs who have come up with the best solutions to Africa’s everyday challenges. We look for innovations in five priority areas: • Agriculture/agribusiness • Environment, Energy and Water • Health and Wellbeing • Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) • Manufacturing and Service Industry Learn more about the IPA and spread the word about this unique approach to driving development for Africans by Africans. We believe that the best way to predict the future is to create it. Don’t wait – Apply online today! BE A PART OF THE FUTURE WE INNOVATE! -- Amos Ochieng | Programmes Officer Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) Shalom House - Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi, KENYA Tel: 254 0202379949, Mobile: +254 729355 550 Skype: amos.ochieng, Twitter: @ochiengamos

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Internet Freedom under siege world wide...But Kenya considered to have total Internet Freedom
by Ali Hussein 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Listers Over the last year there has been concerted efforts to curb Internet Freedoms and the number one reason behind this is 'National Security'. Many countries have regressed. However according to the Business Daily, which sites various sources, Kenya remains an island of freedom when it comes to the Internet. '...Of the 14 African countries included in the sample, only Kenya and South Africa were considered to have complete Internet freedom.' I believe this has come to pass because of forward thinking Government officials in the ICT space and vocal non governmental players like KICTANET. What we must ensure is that we assist the government to enable the balance between national security and personal freedoms to continue. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Internet-freedom-under-threat/-/539546/2… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Fw: Africa Union Convention
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Dear All I met Marcela at the All Voices Count Meeting at ihub on Friday and I asked her to send the document below for your input. You can contact her Jane On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:53 AM, Marcela Sinda <marcelasinda(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Jane, The African Union has prepared a final draft of an AU Convention on Cyber security (“the AUCC”). The AUCC is scheduled for final passage at an AU meeting in January 2014. After extensive discussions with various Kenyan stakeholders from industry, academia, and NGOs, we (Strathmore - Centre for Intellectual Property) have identified numerous provisions in the AUCC that, if passed by the AU and ratified by Kenya, will have substantial negative effects on the Kenyan online economy and social culture. A few of the more problematic examples are: 1. The AUCC significantly restricts freedom of expression in violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by prohibiting individuals from expressing ideas and theories on religion and ethnicity. 2. The AUCC requires governments to have in place a mechanism for cyber forensic investigations into online criminal activity. This includes appointment of investigativejudges with almostunlimited power to require seizure and analysis of digital and physical evidence. Most African governments currently lack legislative and technical capability to satisfy such a legal requirement, and the likelihood of misuse is high. 3. The AUCC criminalizes all unsolicited electronic communications. No government or intergovernmental treaty in the world has had success in doing this; it is completely impractical and will draw wide criticism for selective enforcement or lack of enforcement. 4. The AUCC requires that a person or a corporate organization engaging in electronic financial transactions (e.g., M-Pesa or OLX users) provide full identity information, including PIN and address information. This requirement is costly and risky, and it remains unclear how such data will be protected and how confidentiality will be maintained. Finally,preparation of the AUCC involved little or no consultation with non-government stakeholders. Major industry stakeholders have expressed serious misgivings to us about the scope and practicality of the AUCC. Most industry stakeholders, however, remain completely unaware even of the existence of the draft AUCC.Oppose passage of the AUCC in its current form here http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ PS: We would like to have organization endorse this movement by allowing us to use their logo. We have among others, Google, iHub, iLab Africa and CIPIT at Strathmore. Regards, Marcela Sinda | Project Management | M: (+254) 727 987 907 S: sinda.marcela T: SindaMM

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KENYA POWER - The Answer to Universal Connectivity for all?
by Ali Hussein 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Listers KenyaPower earned Kshs 1 billion last year through leasing dark fibre to telcos. A nice little side business. Does Kenya Power have the capacity and bandwidth (pun intended) to execute this widely? A Senior Manager is on record saying:- “If we were to reach 2 million homes and charge only Sh500 per house, this would be Sh50 billion per month. So, that is where the potential is,” Kenya Power’s chief manager for information technology and telecommunications, Samuel Ndirangu, said. The power distributor’s acting managing director said the firm is now focusing on expanding and leasing fibre optic to its client list in a bid to diversify revenues. Question: I have absolutely no problem with Kenya Power 'dabbling' in Internet service provision. I would however caution this new 'focus' on connectivity when only 20% of Kenyans have access to electricity in the main centres and less than 10% n some rural areas. Unless of course we are starting to see the emergence of what this list has all along advocated:- the consolidation of fibre optic cable across the country with all players having a stake in the role out to ensure cheaper and widely more accessible high speed internet connectivity. If this is the case the I'm all for it... http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kenya-Power-to-lay-to-fibre-optic-cables-t… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Company Registration Devolved?
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group] 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Does anyone here know if there are any plans to devolve the company registry to say county level..

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Re: [kictanet] KENYA POWER - The Answer to Universal Connectivity
by James Mbugua 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

for all? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1847396083==" --===============1847396083== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-D77426E2-1700-4F46-9CE2-777C95B7F64A --Apple-Mail-D77426E2-1700-4F46-9CE2-777C95B7F64A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ali This is a long term prospect. Currently what Kenya Power is doing is connecting its branches and sub branches. This is after connecting its sub stations. This coupled with its GIS system now allows for the design of lines to new customer premises to be done remotely without having to visit the place. The other thing is that this fiber allows for automation of the grid to allow for quick identification and isolation of outages. Hence you don't have to switch off an entire area to find the fault. The rollout to branches is done with 48 cores. KPLC only needs 2 pairs leaving the rest available for leasing. >From the branches for purposes of monitoring service to the customers the fiber could be extended to homes providing the opportunity for provision of other services. This can be done at a considerably cheaper cost than laying fiber in the ground. However KPLC's core mandate remains distribution and retail of electricity so fiber remains in "other income" category. James Sent from my Windows Phone From: Ali Hussein Sent: =E2=80=8E10/=E2=80=8E13/=E2=80=8E2013 7:00 AM To: jgmbugua(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] KENYA POWER - The Answer to Universal Connectivity for all? Listers KenyaPower earned Kshs 1 billion last year through leasing dark fibre to te= lcos. A nice little side business. Does Kenya Power have the capacity and bandwidth (pun intended) to execute = this widely? A Senior Manager is on record saying:- =E2=80=9CIf we were to reach 2 million homes and charge only Sh500 per hous= e, this would be Sh50 billion per month. So, that is where the potential is= ,=E2=80=9D Kenya Power=E2=80=99s chief manager for information technology a= nd telecommunications, Samuel Ndirangu, said. The power distributor=E2=80=99s acting managing director said the firm is n= ow focusing on expanding and leasing fibre optic to its client list in a bi= d to diversify revenues. Question: I have absolutely no problem with Kenya Power 'dabbling' in Inter= net service provision. I would however caution this new 'focus' on connecti= vity when only 20% of Kenyans have access to electricity in the main centre= s and less than 10% n some rural areas.=20 Unless of course we are starting to see the emergence of what this list has= all along advocated:- the consolidation of fibre optic cable across the co= untry with all players having a stake in the role out to ensure cheaper and= widely more accessible high speed internet connectivity. If this is the ca= se the I'm all for it... http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kenya-Power-to-lay-to-fibre-optic-cables-t= o-boost-revenue/-/996/2028888/-/fdmanpz/-/index.html Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but= a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad --Apple-Mail-D77426E2-1700-4F46-9CE2-777C95B7F64A Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type></HE= AD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">Ali<BR><BR>= This is a long term prospect. Currently what Kenya Power is doing is connec= ting its branches and sub branches. This is after connecting its sub statio= ns.<BR><BR>This coupled with its GIS system now allows for the design of li= nes to new customer premises to be done remotely without having to visit th= e place.<BR><BR>The other thing is that this fiber allows for automation of= the grid to allow for quick identification and isolation of outages. Hence= you don't have to switch off an entire area to find the fault.<BR><BR>The = rollout to branches is done with 48 cores. KPLC only needs 2 pairs leaving = the rest available for leasing.<BR><BR>From the branches for purposes of mo= nitoring service to the customers the fiber could be extended to homes prov= iding the opportunity for provision of other services.<BR><BR>This can be d= one at a considerably cheaper cost than laying fiber in the ground.<BR><BR>= However KPLC's core mandate remains distribution and retail of electricity = so fiber remains in "other income" category.<BR><BR>James <BR><BR>Sent from= my Windows Phone</DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <HR> <SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGH= T: bold">From: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,= sans-serif"><A href=3D"mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">Ali Hussein</A></SPAN><BR>= <SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGH= T: bold">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,= sans-serif">=E2=80=8E10/=E2=80=8E13/=E2=80=8E2013 7:00 AM</SPAN><BR><SPAN s= tyle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold= ">To: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-seri= f"><A href=3D"mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com">jgmbugua(a)gmail.com</A></SPAN><BR><= SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT= : bold">Cc: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,san= s-serif"><A href=3D"mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">KICTAnet ICT Poli= cy Discussions</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: C= alibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-S= IZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">[kictanet] KENYA POWER - The An= swer to Universal Connectivity for all?</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML><= html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-a= djust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Listers</span></div= ><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba= (255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size= -adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">KenyaPower earned= Kshs 1 billion last year through leasing dark fibre to telcos. A nice litt= le side business.</span></div><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust:= auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><sp= an style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255= , 255, 0);">Does Kenya Power have the capacity and bandwidth (pun intended)= to execute this widely? A Senior Manager is on record saying:-</span></div= ><div><br></div><div><div><p style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 15.600000000000001px;= "><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">=E2=80=9CIf we = were to reach 2 million homes and charge only Sh500 per house, this would b= e Sh50 billion per month. So, that is where the potential is,=E2=80=9D Keny= a Power=E2=80=99s chief manager for information technology and telecommunic= ations, Samuel Ndirangu, said.</span></p></div><div><p style=3D"margin: 0px= 0px 15.600000000000001px;"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255,= 255, 0);">The power distributor=E2=80=99s acting managing director said th= e firm is now focusing on expanding and leasing fibre optic to its client l= ist in a bid to diversify revenues.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 1= 5.600000000000001px;"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, = 0);">Question: I have absolutely no problem with Kenya Power 'dabbling' in = Internet service provision. I would however caution this new 'focus' on con= nectivity when only 20% of Kenyans have access to electricity in the main c= entres and less than 10% n some rural areas. </span></p><p style=3D"ma= rgin: 0px 0px 15.600000000000001px;"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(= 255, 255, 255, 0);">Unless of course we are starting to see the emergence o= f what this list has all along advocated:- the consolidation of fibre optic= cable across the country with all players having a stake in the role out t= o ensure cheaper and widely more accessible high speed internet connectivit= y. If this is the case the I'm all for it...</span></p></div></div><div><sp= an style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255= , 255, 0);"><a href=3D"http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kenya-Power-to-lay-= to-fibre-optic-cables-to-boost-revenue/-/996/2028888/-/fdmanpz/-/index.html= ">http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kenya-Power-to-lay-to-fibre-optic-cables= -to-boost-revenue/-/996/2028888/-/fdmanpz/-/index.html</a></span><br><br><d= iv style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style=3D"-webkit-tap-hig= hlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: r= gba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Ali Hussein</span></div><div style=3D"-webki= t-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust= : auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-co= lor: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, = 192, 227, 0.231373);">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style=3D"-we= bkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: r= gba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 2= 27, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469= ); "><br></span></div><div style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span = style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-c= omposition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-f= rame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni = kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swa= hili Proverb</span></div><div style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br= ></div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sent from my iPad</s= pan></div></body></html> --Apple-Mail-D77426E2-1700-4F46-9CE2-777C95B7F64A-- --===============1847396083== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ 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/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. 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Fw: Fwd: Making All Voices Count invitation
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

Dear All You may have missed the event stated below that was held at Ihub yesterday. Visit www.makingallvoicescount.org to apply for funding Jane ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kevin Mwachiro <kmwachiro(a)hivos.or.ke> Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 2:27 PM Subject: Making All Voices Count invitation To: elimudm(a)gmail.com Dear Jane, I hope you are well. I would like to bring to your attention an event that is taking place tomorrow at the iHub that is co-ordinated by USAID, DFID, Open Society, Omidyar Network and SIDA. Making All Voice Count (MAVC) is $ 55 million fund to support innovation, expansion and research into new ways that will enable the ‘mwananchi’ and government to interact. Hivos will act as the manager of the fund. We would like to invite you to the Making All Voices Count Open for Business(OfB) event at the iHub on Ngong Road Bishop Magua House 4th Floor on Friday October 11, 2013 from 1400-1800hrs. The MAVC Open for Business event is an opportunity to inform NGOs, media, government officials, technology organizations and individuals about MAVC grand challenge. We would be grateful if you are able to attend the event. Please feel free to contact, Mendi Njonjo (mnjonjo(a)hivos.or.ke) for more information. Regards. Kevin Mwachiro Communications Officer - East Africa Hivos - Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries T: +254-725-451729 or +254-789-451729 M: +254-721-605744 www.east-africa.hivos.org

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Fwd: Funded D.Phil opportunity on healthcare and devolution in Keny
by Warigia Bowman 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Dear All, Please see the following opportunity for doctoral research on the impact of devolution on healthcare in Kenya below. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested. Thanks Nic *Global Health Priorities: The implementation and impact on health service delivery of rapid devolution within the Kenyan health system* Project Overview Devolution from highly centralised health care systems to sub-nationally managed service delivery arrangements under local government control is a health system model being adopted by a number of low-income countries. In principle devolving both power and responsibility to policy makers and managers who might be more accountable to local populations may improve local priority setting, health service quality and health system responsiveness. However, there are significant challenges in managing this process, in creating the right policy frameworks to enable it and in monitoring health system effects in the interests of improving overall service delivery and equity. Kenya has embarked on a rapid process of devolution to 47 new administrative units (counties). These county administrations will assume responsibility for health service delivery spanning prevention and promotion to provision of secondary and even tertiary care. Taking advantage of long term partnerships that exist in Kenya where a large team of researchers examines health service delivery, financing and governance, an opportunity exists to examine the implementation and impact on health service delivery of the rapid devolution within Kenya’s health system. Complementing these health system insights there will be an opportunity to draw on the strengths of Oxford’s African Studies Centre where researchers have considerable expertise in the field of comparative politics with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (including Kenya) and the processes of democratization. Methodological approaches could span policy analysis and examination of how policy in action is shaped by key contextual factors and actors. Alternatively organisational or management research approaches could be used to examine devolution from the perspective of key service providers expected to maintain or improve services as policy is enacted. Training Opportunities Time will be spent exploring political and organisational theories and frameworks and understanding the political and policy implementation process in Kenya that will help support empiric work on the impact of devolution within Kenya’s health system. It is expected that additional collaborative links with research teams in Kenya and South Africa will inform the development of this work. The candidate will likely spend at least 12 months working with research teams in Kenya to collect primary data. Funding1) NDM Doctoral Prize Studentships The NDM Doctoral Prize Studentships<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/ndm-prize-studentships>are fully-funded 4 year awards that are open to outstanding students of *any nationality* without restriction. This is our flagship programme and it is advertised each autumn for students who want to start the following October. *The closing date for applications is 10 January 2014*. Interviews will take place on 29 and 30 January 2014. 2) Other funded programmes It is also possible to become a DPhil student in the department through admittance via other funded programmes<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/other-funded-programmes>, including the CSC-NDM studentships<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/csc-ndm-studentships> . 3) Direct Applications Exceptionally, students can also approach individual supervisors directly at other times during the year. If you are not applying for a funded programme, you will need to have funds for the University fees<http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/fees/information/universityrates/>and your living costs. The selection criteria remain the same as for funded programmes. More information is available on our Direct Applications<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/direct-applications>page. *Supervisors include* Prof Mike English<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/principal-investigators/researcher/mike-english>Tropical MedicineOxford UniversityDr Catherine (Sassy) Molyneux<http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/principal-investigators/researcher/catherine-sassy-…> Tropical MedicineOxford UniversityDr Nic CheesemanAfrican Studies CentreUniversity of OxfordProf Winnie YipBlavatnik School of Public Policy Oxford University For more information see: http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/doctoral-projects/project/ global-health-priorities-the-implementation-and-impact-on- health-service-delivery-of-rapid-devolution-within-the-kenyan-health-system -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas wbowman(a)clintonschool.uasys.edu http://digitaldemocracykenya.blogspot.com<http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com> ------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 -------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas wbowman(a)clintonschool.uasys.edu ------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 --------------------------------------------------

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Is SA Department of Education taking a reasonble step?
by John Kariuki 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Here is an article talking about the South African department of education banning the use of Open Source software in schools. http://www.webaddict.co.za/2013/10/09/south-africa-education-department-ban… John Kariuki

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Fwd: Re: Three days in Nigeria
by Lizette Kraft 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Lizette Kraft" <lfkraft(a)gmail.com> Date: 10 Oct 2013 18:34 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three days in Nigeria To: "John Masiwe" <jmasiwe(a)bluegate.co.ke> Cc: Hello!!!!! Can we not read someones experience and narrative ( Daktari wrote beautifully) without commenting on how or what he should have referred to. Everyone to write and refer as he pleases. What is with the culture of critising when there is no need!!! Please!! On 10 Oct 2013 15:31, "John Masiwe" <jmasiwe(a)bluegate.co.ke> wrote: > Daktari, > > This is good prose. You should seriously consider a platform for this kind > of writing where you weave a narrative with personal observations during > formal engagements. A welcome break from your usual policy-style writing. > As > a parting shot, maybe you should have quoted the more contemporary > Chimamanda Adichie instead of Achebe. :) > > John Masiwe > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jmasiwe=bluegate.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Bitange Ndemo > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 11:54 PM > To: jmasiwe(a)bluegate.co.ke > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three days in Nigeria > > Three days in Nigeria > Standing outside Abuja Airport in the soaring temperatures you get amazed > on how similar to Kenya Nigeria is. This is Africa's most populous > country. People idling around and women talking animatedly with their > hands akimbo and they are larger than you can see in Kenya. I had missed > the person who was to pick me up. Oga! Those who walked by me remarked. > I assumed it was some greetings to a brother. Colours of their clothing is > similar to ours and perhaps the only difference with Kenya is that more men > wore multi-colour kanzus. Open shoes, Akala type are more prevalent here. > > I walk towards the taxis. They are gentler than I have read in Nigerian > literature. They were honest too with the fare to the cities. I had begun > to settle down and give Nigeria the benefit of doubt but my mind takes me > back to Odili, the narrator in Achebe's 1966 novel, Man of the People. > Also > not forgetting the many stories told about Nigerians. > > For a while I savor the beauty of Abuja scenery. Green everywhere. It > must > be within the rain forest. Land is expanse and untilled. I turn my > attention to my driver Oku Moses. An affable young man perhaps in his > early > 30's. I tell him I am from Kenya and in Abuja for the CTO conference. He > smiles broadly and asked me what I thought of Nigeria as if he had read my > mind. I said so far so good and immediately I divert his train of thought > to football. I tell him Nigeria is the main hindrance to Kenya's quest to > get to World cup. We became friends instantly as he opened up to tell me > more. > > You see that road, he says it leads to nowhere. Corruption is the only > problem here he adds as his tone begin to sound angrier. I calm him down > and tell him it happens all over Africa. The 50 kilometer super highway > from the airport to Abuja is as good as it gets, actually better than > Nairobi Thika highway. The Hotel I am headed to, is called Chelsea, named > after the English league team Chelsea. Oku is a fan of Arsenal another > English league team. He knows all the players. He asks which team I > support and when I tell him none, he then says that is why you will never > go > to world cup. > > At the hotel Oku bids me farewell and hands me his card. Call me he says. > I will show you the best of Nigeria. It is still hot and my room was > steaming with heat. This three star hotel does not have a centralized AC > but I could do with an old cranky stand-alone cooling system. As I cranked > it up, it made more noise that I could not listen to news on TV. > Then suddenly the lights went off - blackout!!. Outside it was raining > heavily. I said Geez this is home but soon some generator boomed just > outside my room to bring light. I wished they had shut it down. > > Dinner time I joined other colleagues, Sonia, Karin, Robert and John for > Dinner. Me and Sonia were the vegetarians and so requested for pasta, the > only vegetarian dish on the menu. Alas! when the food came there was > chicken on pasta instead of tomato. The young waitress tells me she > decided on chicken since there were no tomatoes. After a few exchanges > she seems to remember something and says I can make it vegetarian. Wala! > like magic she comes back with pasta alone. I said thank you but as I > start > to eat, I discover or rather the waitress had forgotten that the base was > chicken and she had only removed the toppings of chicken. She meant well > and wanted to do well but she missed the point. > > As I watched Nigerian channels that evening, I say to myself, Nigeria is > Kenya and Kenya is Nigeria. We were colonized by the British. We attained > independence at about the same time in the 1960s. We have new > constitutions > with devolved powers. Just like Kenya, Nigeria continues to experience > longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although in Kenya's 2008 as in > Nigeria's 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant > irregularities and violence, but both countries are experiencing relative > peace interrupted by the Al-Shabab and Boka Haram respectively. > > On Nigerian TV as in Kenya politicians complain that they need more power > to > states and counties. They seem not to understand that they are the ones > with the power to change legislation and so when they complain, the masses > have no representation. They also need more money yet they are the ones > who > appropriate resources. They complain about soaring crime yet they are the > ones who have the mandate to bring better security legislation. > On the roads, motor bikes ride on the assumption that every motorist should > watch on them. Careless and dangerous like in Kenya. If you admire the > cleanliness of Abuja while driving, you will for sure hit one of them. > Public places including hotels are guarded by armed policemen. > > In my speech at the conference I said I was glad to visit Nigeria, land of > Okonkwo from Umuofia (one of a fictional group of nine villages in > Nigeria, inhabited by the Igbo people). Only a handful of the people in > the audience who knew that I was referring to Achebe's 1958 novel, Things > Fall Apart. Later Funke, a prominent Nigerian businesswoman and friend > tells me that intellectualism died in Nigeria. There was a time in Nigeria > prominent writers were the role model of society. These were the people > who > put our oral history on paper but we decided to chase them away. It is sad > that Achebe had to die in foreign land alone without his people. I tell > Funke, it is so strikingly similar to Kenya that our prominent writers are > getting old and wasted away in foreign lands. > > Haruna is driving me back to the airport. He like Oku is polite but with > much better intellect than an ordinary driver. His grasp of African > matters > is excellent. Out of the blue he tells me, you worked with government. I > tell him yes and I quickly ask him why. No I just wanted to know, he says. > Then he tells me that he is driving a car (VX Land > Cruiser) that he will never afford to buy in his entire life. I note the > ambition in him and tell him that if you know then you are capable of > buying > the car. I am not in government, he says. I tell him you do not need to > be > in government to buy the car. You see I was in government but I still > cannot drive such a thing. He looks at me then he says, it is by choice on > your part. I tipped him $20 and bade him farewell. He was stunned. > > I leave Nigeria with many fond memories. It was three days but enough to > grasp the dreams of other people. Their desires. Their hopes. We are all > the same and hopefully one day we shall change the stigma of corruption by > improving the fortunes of our Africa. God bless Africa. > > > Ndemo. > > > University of Nairobi > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jmasiwe%40bluegate.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. > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 8897 (20131009) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 8900 (20131010) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.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/lfkraft%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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Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered?
by Edith Adera 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Listers, At the press conference yesterday, did the Teleco CEOs say that everyone is registered? A number of people complaining that their phones were switched off last night and they got automated messages indicating that their phones were not registered. We need to be honest and run this industry professionally! Have we lost direction? Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered?
by Edwin Onchari 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

This is a very interesting discussion. A while back when the MOI had issued the directive to have all SIMs and phones registered, I had approached one Telco with an app idea where a vendor could send an SMS to verify an ID number of the person wishing to register their SIM (I saw a business opportunity for myself in this- make some money from the transactions and an opportunity to digitize records at Immigration). The logic was simple, the vendor was to physically verify the particulars on the ID issued given by the customer, and send an SMS to query the registered persons database at no extra cost to the vendor or customer. The return SMS would then validate that the number was authentic - complete with date of birth, names, etc. I was turned down with an explanation that this was not good for business and it was illegal! I would suggest that the Telcos work with Immigration, registrar of persons, office of the AG, etc....question then becomes, does such a DB exist, and if it does? how accurate is it? would this be legal? Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 1:26 PM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 77, Issue 70 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? (Edith Adera) 2. Re: Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? (Kivuva) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:19:49 +0000 From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> To: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? Message-ID: <B62E14120536B14B81E328F4FF78AA99D9AC0C(a)hqvm24.IDRC.ORG> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bwana Ndemo, My beef is with CEOs not telling the truth in public!! You condone it? We're good at shifting blame. Telcos and CCK have to play their part, period. If it was not done, they should be held liable. We are too used to getting away with "below average" in Kenya. If the system worked, no unregistered SIM would have been active anyway, you get my point? Edith ________________________________________ From: Bitange Ndemo [bitange(a)jambo.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 12:51 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? Edith, We are just quarrelsome people. We lack the discipline to: take our responsibilities seriously, obey the law, be part of the solution and above all be our brother's keepers. The Ministry did their best in pushing for the registration. It was even forced to change the law in order to do it legally. It is for us and operators to follow the law. As for what the registration will do to evade terrorists, let us do our part in securing our people. Traceability is critical in any security arrangement. Ndemo. > Listers, > > At the press conference yesterday, did the Teleco CEOs say that > everyone is registered? A number of people complaining that their > phones were switched off last night and they got automated messages > indicating that their phones were not registered. > > We need to be honest and run this industry professionally! Have we > lost direction? > > Edith > _______________________________________________ > 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. University of Nairobi Business School, Lower Kabete Campus ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:24:06 +0300 From: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> To: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? Message-ID: <CAEhPqwoR+r5ABFmT7kMCYhOCdGtMCP8O_G8F=Lc3wMfEXf0ceA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" <snip>. > > That there are fake IDs being made in river road is also the > authorities > Where in River Road are fake IDs made? </snip> > problem. I Imagine they are always better informed than the regular > mwananchi what with their network of informants and NIS agents. > > Discipline comes from the top. > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group] < > bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> wrote: > >> Well said Daktari, >> >> My mind goes wild everytime I imagine 100% compliance in this >> registration. >> The m-commerce and e-commerce opportunities that lie hidden by this. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> Behalf Of Bitange Ndemo >> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 7:52 PM >> To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? >> >> Edith, >> We are just quarrelsome people. We lack the discipline to: take our >> responsibilities seriously, obey the law, be part of the solution and >> above all be our brother's keepers. The Ministry did their best in >> pushing for the registration. It was even forced to change the law >> in order to do it legally. It is for us and operators to follow the >> law. >> >> As for what the registration will do to evade terrorists, let us do >> our part in securing our people. Traceability is critical in any >> security arrangement. >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> > Listers, >> > >> > At the press conference yesterday, did the Teleco CEOs say that >> > everyone is registered? A number of people complaining that their >> > phones were switched off last night and they got automated messages >> > indicating that their phones were not registered. >> > >> > We need to be honest and run this industry professionally! Have we >> > lost direction? >> > >> > Edith >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> >> >> University of Nairobi >> Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/bkioko%40bernso >> ft.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/mwangy%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. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.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/kivuva%40transwo > rldafrica.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. > ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 9 October 2013 20:16, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @Dr. Ndemo are we now saying that this is also the citizens fault? If > I can buy a SIM card without registering, I will. The hustle of > registering is a waste of my time since it is of no benefit to me. The > information is valuable to the government and so the establishment > should be at the fore front of ensuring it is collected correctly. > > That there are fake IDs being made in river road is also the > authorities problem. I Imagine they are always better informed than > the regular mwananchi what with their network of informants and NIS agents. > > Discipline comes from the top. > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group] < > bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> wrote: > >> Well said Daktari, >> >> My mind goes wild everytime I imagine 100% compliance in this >> registration. >> The m-commerce and e-commerce opportunities that lie hidden by this. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> Behalf Of Bitange Ndemo >> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 7:52 PM >> To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered? >> >> Edith, >> We are just quarrelsome people. We lack the discipline to: take our >> responsibilities seriously, obey the law, be part of the solution and >> above all be our brother's keepers. The Ministry did their best in >> pushing for the registration. It was even forced to change the law >> in order to do it legally. It is for us and operators to follow the >> law. >> >> As for what the registration will do to evade terrorists, let us do >> our part in securing our people. Traceability is critical in any >> security arrangement. >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> > Listers, >> > >> > At the press conference yesterday, did the Teleco CEOs say that >> > everyone is registered? A number of people complaining that their >> > phones were switched off last night and they got automated messages >> > indicating that their phones were not registered. >> > >> > We need to be honest and run this industry professionally! Have we >> > lost direction? >> > >> > Edith >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> >> >> University of Nairobi >> Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/bkioko%40bernso >> ft.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/mwangy%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. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.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/kivuva%40transwo > rldafrica.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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Join Us at DEMO Africa
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear all, If you are an investor, technology buyer, policy maker, journo/blogger, technology user or just an enthusiast this http://www.demo-africa.com/events/event-details/demo-africa-2013 might interest you. 40 startups from 7 countries will be launching their products to the world for the first time on one platform. Solutions cover education, health, agriculture, renewable energy, entertainment, trade and commerce, communication, retail, transportation etc. Also a good place to network with thought leaders and speakers from around the world, see the confirmed speakers and panelists here http://www.demo-africa.com/events/agenda/demo-africa-conference Kindest Regards 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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Practical "Ndemo" Talk Show?
by S.M. Muraya 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Intellectual and Practical Talk show for Bw.Ndemo? Intelligent Debates on how to deal with Corruption hindering/resisting Transparent more Automated Governance? Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya On Oct 10, 2013 8:15 AM, "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> wrote: > This is a well written article Daktari. Your power of observation and > penchant for detail are an indication that you have other talents > outside ICT. I like the irony that when you start off your speech with a > joke about Okonkwo, most of the (Nigerian) audience appears not to know > who or what you are talking about. Then immediately linking this as a > metaphor for the death of intellectualism in Africa is brilliant. > > Otherwise congratulations on your honorary chairmanship and best wishes > to attaining the set goals. > > Waudo > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013, at 11:54 PM, Bitange Ndemo wrote: > > Three days in Nigeria > > Standing outside Abuja Airport in the soaring temperatures you get amazed > > on how similar to Kenya Nigeria is. This is Africa's most populous > > country. People idling around and women talking animatedly with their > > hands akimbo and they are larger than you can see in Kenya. I had missed > > the person who was to pick me up. Oga! Those who walked by me remarked. > > I assumed it was some greetings to a brother. Colours of their clothing > > is similar to ours and perhaps the only difference with Kenya is that > > more > > men wore multi-colour kanzus. Open shoes, Akala type are more prevalent > > here. > > > > I walk towards the taxis. They are gentler than I have read in Nigerian > > literature. They were honest too with the fare to the cities. I had > > begun to settle down and give Nigeria the benefit of doubt but my mind > > takes me back to Odili, the narrator in Achebe’s 1966 novel, Man of the > > People. Also not forgetting the many stories told about Nigerians. > > > > For a while I savor the beauty of Abuja scenery. Green everywhere. It > > must be within the rain forest. Land is expanse and untilled. I turn my > > attention to my driver Oku Moses. An affable young man perhaps in his > > early 30’s. I tell him I am from Kenya and in Abuja for the CTO > > conference. He smiles broadly and asked me what I thought of Nigeria as > > if he had read my mind. I said so far so good and immediately I divert > > his train of thought to football. I tell him Nigeria is the main > > hindrance to Kenya’s quest to get to World cup. We became friends > > instantly as he opened up to tell me more. > > > > You see that road, he says it leads to nowhere. Corruption is the only > > problem here he adds as his tone begin to sound angrier. I calm him down > > and tell him it happens all over Africa. The 50 kilometer super highway > > from the airport to Abuja is as good as it gets, actually better than > > Nairobi Thika highway. The Hotel I am headed to, is called Chelsea, > > named > > after the English league team Chelsea. Oku is a fan of Arsenal another > > English league team. He knows all the players. He asks which team I > > support and when I tell him none, he then says that is why you will never > > go to world cup. > > > > At the hotel Oku bids me farewell and hands me his card. Call me he > > says. > > I will show you the best of Nigeria. It is still hot and my room was > > steaming with heat. This three star hotel does not have a centralized AC > > but I could do with an old cranky stand-alone cooling system. As I > > cranked it up, it made more noise that I could not listen to news on TV. > > Then suddenly the lights went off – blackout!!. Outside it was raining > > heavily. I said Geez this is home but soon some generator boomed just > > outside my room to bring light. I wished they had shut it down. > > > > Dinner time I joined other colleagues, Sonia, Karin, Robert and John for > > Dinner. Me and Sonia were the vegetarians and so requested for pasta, > > the > > only vegetarian dish on the menu. Alas! when the food came there was > > chicken on pasta instead of tomato. The young waitress tells me she > > decided on chicken since there were no tomatoes. After a few exchanges > > she seems to remember something and says I can make it vegetarian. Wala! > > like magic she comes back with pasta alone. I said thank you but as I > > start to eat, I discover or rather the waitress had forgotten that the > > base was chicken and she had only removed the toppings of chicken. She > > meant well and wanted to do well but she missed the point. > > > > As I watched Nigerian channels that evening, I say to myself, Nigeria is > > Kenya and Kenya is Nigeria. We were colonized by the British. We > > attained independence at about the same time in the 1960s. We have new > > constitutions with devolved powers. Just like Kenya, Nigeria continues > > to > > experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although in > > Kenya’s 2008 as in Nigeria’s 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were > > marred by significant irregularities and violence, but both countries are > > experiencing relative peace interrupted by the Al-Shabab and Boka Haram > > respectively. > > > > On Nigerian TV as in Kenya politicians complain that they need more power > > to states and counties. They seem not to understand that they are the > > ones with the power to change legislation and so when they complain, the > > masses have no representation. They also need more money yet they are > > the > > ones who appropriate resources. They complain about soaring crime yet > > they are the ones who have the mandate to bring better security > > legislation. > > On the roads, motor bikes ride on the assumption that every motorist > > should watch on them. Careless and dangerous like in Kenya. If you > > admire the cleanliness of Abuja while driving, you will for sure hit one > > of them. Public places including hotels are guarded by armed policemen. > > > > In my speech at the conference I said I was glad to visit Nigeria, land > > of > > Okonkwo from Umuofia (one of a fictional group of nine villages in > > Nigeria, inhabited by the Igbo people). Only a handful of the people in > > the audience who knew that I was referring to Achebe’s 1958 novel, Things > > Fall Apart. Later Funke, a prominent Nigerian businesswoman and friend > > tells me that intellectualism died in Nigeria. There was a time in > > Nigeria prominent writers were the role model of society. These were the > > people who put our oral history on paper but we decided to chase them > > away. It is sad that Achebe had to die in foreign land alone without his > > people. I tell Funke, it is so strikingly similar to Kenya that our > > prominent writers are getting old and wasted away in foreign lands. > > > > Haruna is driving me back to the airport. He like Oku is polite but with > > much better intellect than an ordinary driver. His grasp of African > > matters is excellent. Out of the blue he tells me, you worked with > > government. I tell him yes and I quickly ask him why. No I just wanted > > to know, he says. Then he tells me that he is driving a car (VX Land > > Cruiser) that he will never afford to buy in his entire life. I note the > > ambition in him and tell him that if you know then you are capable of > > buying the car. I am not in government, he says. I tell him you do not > > need to be in government to buy the car. You see I was in government but > > I still cannot drive such a thing. He looks at me then he says, it is by > > choice on your part. I tipped him $20 and bade him farewell. He was > > stunned. > > > > I leave Nigeria with many fond memories. It was three days but enough to > > grasp the dreams of other people. Their desires. Their hopes. We are > > all the same and hopefully one day we shall change the stigma of > > corruption by improving the fortunes of our Africa. God bless Africa. > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > University of Nairobi > > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… > > 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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CBK TO SPLIT MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES FROM OPERATORS
by James Mbugua 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Listers, The Business Daily is reporting that CBK will require telcos to open independent subsidiaries to handle the cash remittance function complete with a separate management structure and keeping separate books of account for the payment service division. Now this does not go as far as introducing the carrier neutral mobile money service we need but maybed hand in hand with the new rules will be a requirement to these services to "TALK" seamlessly with each other and with other payments systems and banks the way different banks transact with one another. Secondly, I think it should be a wake up call to Safaricom to OPEN M-Pesa to allow third parties to run away with new innovations with a standard API or standard protocols for interfacing with the service without having to require Safaricom's assessment of whether the service is viable or not or even taking part in profit sharing. As great a pioneering product Safaricom has brought, one thing is for sure, the Brains at Safaricom House cannot match those of the thousands of IT kids coming out of school daily and the logical thing is to let others now come up with innovations that ride off M-PESA independently. Otherwise, Kenya may be the global leader in Mobile money transfers, but if we do not allow our kids to make the next great products by opening these systems to them now, we will rue it later when the Paypal of mobile money or the Ebay of mobile money is invented and popularized in another country and we will hear of how Silicon Valley has produced yet another Billionaire riding a product we could have come up with years before. Regards James http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CBK-seeks-mobile-firm-subsidiaries/-/539…

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Fw: Declining voice revenues, Netflix in South Africa?, Cyber-Surveillance Legalised in Zimbabwe
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

FYI ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ICT Africa <info(a)ictafrica.info> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:25 AM Subject: Declining voice revenues, Netflix in South Africa?, Cyber-Surveillance Legalised in Zimbabwe October 9, 2013 Africa Mobile Revenues Are Declining - Operators to Focus on Data, Video Whether you are an entrepreneur looking into establishing a new ICT business in Africa or an established operator running a mobile or fixed line network, voice is no longer a recommended primary source of revenue. While Africa celebrates the rapid increase in mobile subscriptions (over 30% CAGR over the past 8 years) the average revenue per user (ARPU) is dwindling and it is no longer possible to run a viable business primarily on voice. Read more... NETFLIX in South Africa? - Lack of Video Content Slowing FTTX in Africa There is a lot of anticipation in South Africa about the possibility of consumers finally getting an alternative to the Multichoice satellite TV monopoly after it emerged that Telkom, the incumbent fixed line operator, was in negotiations for rights to stream NETLIX content. Telkom is reportedly planning to offer the NETFLIX video services as part of their VDSL services. Read more... Cyber-Surveillance Legalised in Zimbabwe A government spy program will now monitor phone calls, text, email and the details will be kept in a national database for use on demand by the state security agencies. Read more... Ban on Islamic Radio License in Zambia - Where is The Freedom of Warship? THE International Fellowship of Christian Churches (IFCC) has commended Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba for suspending issuance of radio licences to entities seeking to start broadcasting Islamic programmes. Read more... Why American Telecommunication Vendors Struggle to Win in Africa Triggered by the liberalisation of the telecommunication industry as a result of economic structural adjustment programmes, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other factors, an information and communication technology (ICT) revolution has taken shape in Africa. The realisation that ICT is an important vehicle for sustained economic development has compelled almost all African political and industry leaders to put a concerted effort into the development of ICT in Africa. Read more... FTTH Council Africa to Address Low Fibre Capacity Uptake The FTTH Council Africa Conference to be held at Maropeng, South Africa, from October 29 to 30 will address, among other things, the apparent low fibre take up rate in Africa. Apparently, this development is discouraging some investors from investing in more terrestrial fibre optic networks in Africa and perhaps leads to an erroneous notion that there is now adequate terrestrial optical fibre in Africa. We will reiterate the inadequacy of terrestrial fibre optic networks in Africa and make suggestions of some of the key issues that delegates at the FTTH Council Africa Conference should address. Read more... ICT Africa Supported ICT Events in Africa Corning Fiber Optic Workshop, Cape Town International Conference Centre, S. Africa As the fundamental passive carrier of all your network data, the optical fibre is one of the most important elements of a telecommunications network. The optical fibre you install today is expected to perform for 25 years or more. Therefore deciding which fibre to use is a highly important decision that determines the future performance of your network. The workshop will cover fundamentals of optical fiber, different types of optical fiber for different applications and some aspects of network design. FTTH Council Africa Conference, Maropeng, South Africa The Conference will cover a variety of topics aimed at the telecoms sector and policy-makers, Ministries, local, provincial and national government leaders as well Competition authorities. Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) Forum, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria The Forum is the constitutionally mandated 'flagship' event of the CTO which takes place every year. This year's event will offer regional and international solutions for those in Commonwealth regions sharing knowledge, lessons learnt and key information about technological advances across the Commonwealth and beyond. 'Innovation through broadband' is this year's theme on which speakers and exhibitors at the Forum will provide critical updates and insight into infrastructure, security and application challenges. Featured Jobs Director of Operations - Ghana Technology Support Executive - Nigeria Manager - Business Development - Nigeria Please visit the Job Page to search these and many other positions Don't miss any important ICT information or events in AfricaRegister for our weekly newsletter for updates Stay Connected Forward this email This email was sent to mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com by info(a)ictafrica.info | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ICT Africa| 1073 Sing Sing Road| Horseheads| NY| 14845

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Safaricom Credit Disappearing
by S.M. Muraya 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Hi, How does one stop Safaricom credit disappearing? Many of us have noticed it does not last even when data is disabled. Have resorted to loading 50 bob only to limit credit disappearance. Forgot and loaded 100 bob (not 50 bob) and it is already disappearing. Data is disabled. I get sms's I never subscribed to download ringtones, Have not tried downloading a ringtone since 2011 - as the mobile os is not supported -- was never reimbursed, never received responses for 3 or more failed downloads. Realized then not to trust the sms service providers on these these telcos. SOS! 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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IFMIS Reloaded? Is this the silver bullet to corruption? Or is it just another PR exercise in futility?
by Ali Hussein 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Listers There has been a lot said about IFMIS and how it's supposed to have revolutionized Government accountability and spending. There are as many detractors as there are supporters. What is the real story? Can someone in Treasury/ICTA share with us how this Government ERP has fared since its inception? See links below from the same media group that have different stories to tell about the success/failure of IFMIS http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/New-cashflow-audit-system-rolled-out-in-… http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Treasury-ministries-in-row-over-use-of-… It would be good to get a 'State of IFMIS' report from the Treasury. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Blogs & Privacy
by Sam Gichuru 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Any legal recourse if your privacy is violated online? Any experts on this topic in the forum, please contribute. http://140friday.com/?p=582 -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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For those interested in Enterprise HR...
by Ngigi Waithaka 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Listers, For those interested in enterprise human resource management, here is something you can look at. http://www.a1.io/a1io_blog/a1-ehr-1-5-downloads-now-available/ Has a "*Made In Kenya*" tag somewhere :-) -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* 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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Re: [kictanet] Threatening telecom CEOs not the answer
by James Mbugua 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I don't like these narrow perspectives. No one said threatening them is the answer, there is a raft of things that will need to be done and this is one of them. Government issued this order last year, it should have been followed. Probably security forces will also be restructured, immigration, nyumba kumi etc We cannot begin faulting mitigation measures in isolation. Like I said on another thread, do we just sit still and do nothing. Responsibility must be assigned and appropriate penalties set. James. Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Sent: 10/8/2013 10:28 PM To: jgmbugua(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Threatening telecom CEOs not the answer Kenyans are crying out for answers on the major security failures seen in the wake of the attack. They could do without needless diversions. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Threatening-telecom-CEOs-not-the-ans… <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Threatening-telecom-CEOs-not-the-ans…>

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Threatening telecom CEOs not the answer
by Grace Githaiga 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Kenyans are crying out for answers on the major security failures seen in the wake of the attack. They could do without needless diversions.http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Threatening-telecom-CEOs-not-the-answer/-/440804/2024342/-/l25rrqz/-/index.html

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SIM Card Registration - CCK Blowing Hot and Cold?
by Edith Adera 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Listers, Why do we have to wait for Westgate to happen to act? Unfortunately, after the fact! Should'nt the regulation have been enforced as a matter of principle and delivering on one's mandate diligently! A peculiar industry in Kenya where operators are "kings"! Edith

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Re: [kictanet] SIM Card Registration - CCK Blowing Hot and Cold?
by James Mbugua 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I don't get the gist of these posts. Whether it should have been done before or not are we saying that nothing should be done now? What we should be vigilant about is that terror suppression efforts do not go overboard as in the US and undermine civic rights like privacy. Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> Sent: 10/8/2013 3:09 PM To: jgmbugua(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] SIM Card Registration - CCK Blowing Hot and Cold? What's the sense in this knee jerk reaction? If the terrorist is in a position to buy a phone it is already too late! Why can't we embark on meaningful changes like automating the police? Connecting the police to immigration and registration of births? This is just PR On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > With the mess at immigeation, I wonder if there will be much difference, > unless the govt supports telcos in verifying details of people registeting > lines. > On 8 Oct 2013 00:00, "Thomas Kamire" <tkamire(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> CCK slept in their and should be arrested >> >> Sent from my iKamire network. >> >> On Oct 7, 2013, at 22:02, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> >> Why do we have to wait for Westgate to happen to act? Unfortunately, >> after the fact! Should'nt the regulation have been enforced as a matter of >> principle and delivering on one's mandate diligently! >> >> A peculiar industry in Kenya where operators are "kings"! >> >> Edith >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/tkamire%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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/dmbuvi%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. >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/conradakunga%40gmail.… > > 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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What Matiangi can learn from Ndemo
by Rebecca Wanjiku 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

When it became obvious that Bitange Ndemo would not be taking over as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication, the ICT community wondered who would wear the giant shoes left by Ndemo. To calm the nerves and prepare for his exit, Ndemo wrote to the ICT industry and you can read it here. So much has been said about Ndemo, both positive and negative but the thing I am most happy about is his easy approach; want to see him, drop him an email, get an appointment at 6 am or earlier. Want to interview him, drop the questions on email, and for some reason I would have answers in 24 hours, on email. No reminder, he will do it. Read more….. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/09/what-matiangi-can-learn-from-ndemo/ Tel. 254 720 318 925 wanjiku.co.ke

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Appreciation - CKK
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group] 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I need to give credit where its due. This morning I called CCK to get some information. I spoke to a Dennis (Engineer) from Spectrum Management section and I must say I am very very pleased at the length Dennis has gone to help me not only with the info I needed but also to advise me further with my initiative. If you have been in business for the last 20yrs like me, then you will probably even more, understand and appreciate why it's exciting to get such assistance from this and other government bodies. I just felt the need to appreciate this, since we sometimes complain so much that we forget the little positive that is happening. Regards Bernard Bernsoft

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Creating a new Silicon Valley
by Ngigi Waithaka 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Listers, Here is a good read on what Israel is doing to create the next Silicon Valley at the Negev Desert. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-israel-is-rewriting-the-future-of-c… I would hope someone incharge is doing a competitive analysis on this viz-a-viz our Konza dream??? -- *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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Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
by Badru Ntege 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, A collection of internet based organizations meet annually to discuss and co-ordinate on internet based issues. This years meeting was in Uruguay and among the topics discussed was the impact of recent revelation on the Internet Governance ecosystem. (snorden etc….) Ten organisations were represented at this retreat: NRO (AFRINIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE-NCC), ICANN, IANA, ISOC,IETF, IAB, W3C, IANA. One of the outcomes of this meeting is the declaration found at http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/958 I have also pasted bellow. Uruguay, 8 October 2013 The leaders of organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to consider current issues affecting the future of the Internet. The Internet and World Wide Web have brought major benefits in social and economic development worldwide. Both have been built and governed in the public interest through unique mechanisms for global multistakeholder Internet cooperation, which have been intrinsic to their success. The leaders discussed the clear need to continually strengthen and evolve these mechanisms, in truly substantial ways, to be able to address emerging issues faced by stakeholders in the Internet. In this sense: -They reinforced the importance of globally coherent Internet operations, and warned against Internet fragmentation at a national level. -They expressed strong concern over the undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance. -They identified the need for ongoing effort to address Internet Governance challenges, and agreed to catalyze community-wide efforts towards the evolution of global multistakeholder Internet cooperation. -They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing. -They also called for the transition to IPv6 to remain a top priority globally. In particular Internet content providers must serve content with both IPv4 and IPv6 services, in order to be fully reachable on the global Internet. Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) John Curran, CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Paul Wilson, Director General Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Russ Housley, Chair Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Jari Arkko, Chair Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO The Internet Society (ISOC) Raúl Echeberría, CEO Latin America ad Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC) Axel Pawlik, Managing Director Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) Jeff Jaffe, CEO World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) [cid:729F13C2-6D95-4FE1-B988-F90636818B6A] [cid:D7013609-074F-49CE-B17A-3FA3CE493D1F]

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This week in your outstanding Public Service Career
by FRED MATIANGI 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Dr. Ndemo, I take this early opportunity to wish you all the best in your interview for the position of Principal Secretary coming up later this week. I very sincerely hope the Lord will guide you, bless you indeed and see you continue to succeed. Your service to our nation has been outstanding. Your performance at the Ministry of Information speaks for itself. I thank you in my private capacity as a Kenyan citizen and wish you well as a friend and former colleague at the University of Nairobi. I am hesitant to address any issues presumptively at this stage as I deliberately remain below the radar as expected and patiently await to go before the vetting committee in Parliament. I am sure that there will be plenty of opportunities to compare notes and share experiences. I look forward to learning more from you and others in the this sector and that together we can make our humble contribution in this part of the journey of life. Fred Matiangi

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Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue
by Bitange Ndemo 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Military does invest in R&D through Universities. Great ideas are incubated, supported financially and intellectually. Academics mill around good ideas and help advance them. That is why Zukerberg moved from Harvard to Silicon Valley where he was supported by the Universities around there, the Government through Small Business Administration financed the incubation. Now the Government is reaping the benefits of taxes from thousands of employees working there. Why do then debate so much on the merits and demerits of Konza. India is building a Konza in every state. Ushahidi was a great idea that we lost a chance to incubate and support its R&D plus financing its growth. Unfortunately, not many Kenyans know this great idea. Universities that teach computer science hardly know new research areas to support the vibrant ICT activities in the country. How do we build an effective triple helix? How do we get the universities to do research that have a meaning to its people? Ndemo. > Daktari, > > Problem is, technology generally moves along for both military and > civilian > use. Modern day terrorists and organised criminals are more than a match > for full sovereign states electronic firepower. The only way military/law > enforcement can ensure 'monopoly' of technology is by investing lots in > R&D, which I don't think we as a country do! > > Waithaka Ngigi > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > >> Robert, >> Nano technologies are here already. Just like the Japanese miniaturized >> everything, we should nononize some products. I will work with one that >> is a bit smaller. Just imagine if we had one like that with night >> vision. >> We could not have destroyed the entire parking. >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> > Daktari, >> > >> > Is this what you where referring to when you mentioned an inzi? >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TdbMu8xc4 >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > PS. Encouraging gaming could be what saves us next time there is a >> > terrorist hostage situation >> > >> > >> > >> > Robert Yawe >> > KAY System Technologies Ltd >> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> > Kenya >> > >> > >> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> > Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> > Sent: Monday, 23 September 2013, 16:07 >> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? >> > >> > >> > Robert, >> > There is absolutely nothing anybody will have done with ICTs after the >> > terrorists stormed the Mall. All IT gadgets worked properly. CCTV >> > footage is there and was aired on TV yesterday. The screening askaris >> had >> > no chance since the assailants forced their way in. >> > >> > Perhaps what we need is more research to mount a camera on a fly >> (inzi) >> > with night vision to fly carefully within the terrorist hideout and >> > establish strategically on how to respond. Some flies could be loaded >> > with sleeping gas to put assailants to sleep. Drones do scan the >> horizon >> > giving military advance knowledge of the terrain. >> > >> > Right now we should spend a few minutes to praise our uniformed >> forces. >> > They did a commendable job. In bitterness I am still proud to be >> Kenyan. >> > >> > >> > Ndemo. >> > >> > >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the >> >> Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Robert Yawe >> >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> >> Kenya >> >> >> >> >> >> Tel: +254722511225, >> >> +254202010696_______________________________________________ >> >> 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. >> > >> > >> > University of Nairobi >> > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> University of Nairobi >> Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ngigiwaithaka%40gmail… >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > *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 > University of Nairobi Business School, Lower Kabete Campus

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Incompetence gallore
by Gideon 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

+1 Mr. James Mbugua. May the souls of those who lost their lives in the Westgate attack RIP and may we find humanity in our daily living. I appreciate all the efforts that were made to aid during the sad time by everyone directly or indirectly. God BLess Kenya. > Nairobi Homicides per 100,000 people = 4 > > Memphis, Tennessee No.10 most dangerous US City Murders per 100,000 = 24.5 > > Top 3 are Flint, Michigan (64.9 murders per 100,000 people), Detroit > 54.6/1000 and New Orleans, Louisiana 53.5. > > With 4 per 100,00, I would say Nairobi, although has work that needs to be > done, should be judged first and foremost on the nature of its society and > hence these comparative figures...Lack of the 911, police equipment or > vehicles, may not be the problem but the accomodating nature of this > society...After all, American cities with more than enough emergency lines > operators, vehicles and so on are suffering crime rates beyond the realm of > Nairobians' imagination (More than 10 times). > > We are not equipped for terrorist attacks that we have learnt just like NYC > learn with 9/11 where many firemen and policemen died rushing into the > towers to aid, the important thing is what lessons to draw from here. > > Otherwise, for someone from say the US or UK which are highly > individualistic societies may find the lack of sufficient patrol cars a > problem but in a society where informal social support systems pervade > every level of society like Kenya's calling the neighbour to help is > usually enough. > > James > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Joe Murithi Njeru <joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com > >wrote: > > > Hello Adam, > > > > I agree with you on all the points below. > > > > The level of professionalism in certain parts of public sector is > > diabolical. > > > > When I was in Kigali some time back, a kid told his father - who had just > > littered the street with a paper - that if he did not pick it up he would > > report him to the police... > > > > At iHub, I always pay City Council and ensure I get a receipt. Which I > > promptly claim as a business expense. > > > > That helps reduce the tax I pay Ceaser each year. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 09/25/2013 11:03 AM, Adam Nelson wrote: > > > > I drove by a dead body this morning on the bypass between Wayaki way and > > Grevillea Grove. He was clearly beaten to death and been there for some > > time. We called an emergency line and ostensibly the police will come. > On > > Ngong Rd across from Brew Bistro 2 weeks ago a boy was killed by a truck > > and his body lay on the side of the street for 2 hours (Ngong Rd, one of > > the busiest in town) before anybody official arrived at the scene. > > > > How can it be expected that the Nairobi police handle one of the most > > complex hostage crises of the decade when they can't even respond to a > dead > > body on the side of a major thoroughfare within 2 hours? > > > > I visited Kigali 3 weeks ago and what it made me realize is that it's > > not an 'African thing' or a 'Developing World thing' that Nairobi is a > > disaster. It's a total lack of excellence at every level of government. > > Kigali is better run in every respect than Nairobi and for the most > part, > > it just comes down to better management. > > > > I'm not one for recriminations and at a time like this am mostly just > > sad. In the end, I'm an American and can't effect change here - it's up > to > > Nairobians and Kenyans to say enough is enough and to demand that the > > public safety system be reformed. > > > > 1. A 911 (or 999) emergency call center > > 2. All police wearing ID numbers and equipped with a ticket book so they > > can write tickets > > 3. A new type of police with a different uniform that receive double pay > > but will be fired if found guilty of corruption > > 4. All police equipped with a mode of transportation (even just a > mountain > > bike) > > 5. All police equipped with a radio > > > > Is this too much to ask of a city that bills itself as the capital of > > anything? > > > > -Adam > > > > -- > > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> A Standard article explains how disorderly and dangerous the operation > >> was, Kenyans troops killed each other, and endangered the lives of > hostages > >> in a haphazard operation. > >> > >> The familiar shoot to kill order was given out http://t.co/M5tJ67KcPk > >> > >> Sent from my Windows Phone > >> ------------------------------ > >> From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > >> Sent: 25/09/2013 08:29 > >> To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Subject: [kictanet] > Incompetence gallore > >> > >> Editorial from a Saudi Paper > >> > >> - Something wrong in Kenya > >> > >> There can be no denying the extraordinary challenges facing the > >> Kenyan government. Yet as the last terrorists were being rooted out > of > >> Nairobi?s Westgate shopping mall at the end of a slaughter spree > that has > >> killed some 70 people and injured hundreds more, the Kenyan > authorities > >> need to be asking themselves some hard questions. > >> > >> This is a country which because it is actively involved in combating > >> Al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia is supposed to be on the very > highest state > >> of alert. Kenya did not choose this confrontation. In 1998 it was an > >> amiably corrupt and easygoing country with merely a nasty record of > armed > >> robberies, mostly of rich Western tourists. > >> > >> Then Al-Qaeda launched one of its very first international attacks, a > >> deadly assault on the US embassy in the Kenyan capital which left 224 > >> people dead the great majority of them Kenyans. Thereafter, there > was a > >> succession of small attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab which > >> culminated in raids on Kenyan coastal tourist resorts and a Somali > refugee > >> camp, targeting and kidnapping foreigners. > >> > >> It was the final straw. Nairobi sent troops into Somali striking > >> Al-Shabab fighters in the rear as they were pressed from the north by > >> African Union forces. Thereafter, the terrorists resorted to > low-level > >> violence, mostly hit and run grenade attacks across the Somali > border, > >> until the attack by some 15 heavily armed men on the supposedly > >> well-guarded up-market Westgate shopping center. The attackers > managed to > >> negotiate their way with all their weaponry through the capital?s > >> roadblocks. They contrived to organize their deadly assault without > the > >> Kenyan intelligence services picking up the slightest inkling of > what was > >> about to happen. > >> > >> Something has got to be wrong somewhere. And the closer one looks at > >> the way the tragic events unfolded, the more difficult questions it > seems > >> that the Kenyan authorities have to answer. Why for instance did it > take > >> almost half an hour for the first properly armed and equipped teams > to > >> arrive at the shopping mall? Why was there no proper building > evacuation > >> scheme nor any obvious plan to respond to a terrorist outrage within > the > >> complex? > >> > >> Acts of bravery by shopping center staff, individual police officers > >> and ordinary members of the public cannot mask what appears to have > been a > >> series of bungles by all those who should have been responsible for > the > >> safety of the complex and its visitors. Journalists noted that when > >> heavily-armed special forces arrived, some seemed nervous and > confused, > >> perhaps as a result of the shouting that could be heard from senior > >> officers who themselves seemed poorly briefed and unprepared and as a > >> result unsure of how best to proceed. The inevitable report into this > >> horrific event may find that by delaying a rapid and firm response > to the > >> attack, the authorities permitted the terrorists to continue their > killing > >> spree and also allowed them to consolidate their position within the > mall. > >> > >> Perhaps a clue to what went so disastrously wrong at the Westgate > >> mall can be found in the devastating fire at Nairobi?s Jomo Kenyatta > >> International Airport last month. Though the blaze broke out in the > early > >> morning, meaning no one was killed, the extent of the fire and the > >> extraordinary delays in getting fire appliances to the scene raised > major > >> questions about the competence of the Kenyan authorities. The > Westgate > >> tragedy must compound these serious concerns. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/adam%40varud.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] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the
by Matunda Nyanchama 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Brian Yours is an apt summary of the Westgate response fiasco: "IMHO using KDF was the proverbial hammer to kill a fly....". Reports of looting, drinking, etc., and blowing up the place suggests there may be other motive other than saving the situation. By the way, how come we haven't heard from the CS for Defence? Her forces were on the ground even when this was really a police issue. Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 6:38 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 77, Issue 13 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue (Brian Munyao Longwe) 2. Re: Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue (robert yawe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:03:24 +0300 From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> To: Lawrence Njogu <lnjogu(a)hotmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue Message-ID: <CAHSdPfbenm10dg6s-Dte82sWvxEfR9Kfz4UnTjzwGGpz3eF_Rw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" IMHO using KDF was the proverbial hammer to kill a fly.... I am all for equipping, training and providing better tactical and ops support to our police and specialized units. Mblayo On Wednesday, October 2, 2013, Lawrence Njogu wrote: > Ndemo, > I agree 100%!! I expected KDF to use such inexpensive and intelligent > technologies during the siege. > > > Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 16:00:27 +0300 > > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi > issue > > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');> > > To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'lnjogu(a)hotmail.com');> > > > > Robert, > > Nano technologies are here already. Just like the Japanese miniaturized > > everything, we should nononize some products. I will work with one that > > is a bit smaller. Just imagine if we had one like that with night vision. > > We could not have destroyed the entire parking. > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > Daktari, > > > > > > Is this what you where referring to when you mentioned an inzi? > > > > > > Army test next generation nano drone - the Black Hornet<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TdbMu8xc4> > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > PS. Encouraging gaming could be what saves us next time there is a > > > terrorist hostage situation > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Yawe > > > KAY System Technologies Ltd > > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > > Kenya > > > > > > > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');>> > > > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk');>> > > > Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');>> > > > Sent: Monday, 23 September 2013, 16:07 > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? > > > > > > > > > Robert, > > > There is absolutely nothing anybody will have done with ICTs after the > > > terrorists stormed the Mall. All IT gadgets worked properly. CCTV > > > footage is there and was aired on TV yesterday. The screening askaris > had > > > no chance since the assailants forced their way in. > > > > > > Perhaps what we need is more research to mount a camera on a fly (inzi) > > > with night vision to fly carefully within the terrorist hideout and > > > establish strategically on how to respond. Some flies could be loaded > > > with sleeping gas to put assailants to sleep. Drones do scan the > horizon > > > giving military advance knowledge of the terrain. > > > > > > Right now we should spend a few minutes to praise our uniformed forces. > > > They did a commendable job. In bitterness I am still proud to be > Kenyan. > > > > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the > > >> Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Robert Yawe > > >> KAY System Technologies Ltd > > >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > >> Kenya > > >> > > >> > > >> Tel: +254722511225, > > >> +254202010696_______________________________________________ > > >> kictanet mailing list > > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '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. > > > > > > > > > University of Nairobi > > > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > > > > University of Nairobi > > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '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/lnjogu%40hotmail.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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LA tablet program
by Agosta Liko 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Only in America ? .... http://news.yahoo.com/epic-fail-los-angeles-high-schools-now-confiscate-170… -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Have we failed the nation yet again?
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Hi, As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Technophobia haina tiba, na haitafutwi
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Listers, The photo above is of one of the ten pages taken up by the Parliamentary Service Communication in the 3 leading dailies inviting job applicants for interviews. I rest my case. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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HELB server crashes
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Am I the only one who read about crashing of the HELB servers? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Call for Presentations - AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, 20-21 November
by Sean Moroney 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Dear Listers, At our ICT Summit this year we are holding a range of specialised Forums to provide in-depth coverage of key subject areas for the region's ICT community: Ø The East African Internet Forum Ø eGov EA Ø EA Open Source Forum Ø Cloud Computing Forum Ø ICT Education Forum Ø Mobile Apps EA Forum Ø eWaste EA Forum Ø EA Outsourcing Forum Ø e&mAgric Forum Ø EA Innovator Accelerator Ø Game Developer Forum In addition, we are co-locating the following two conferences with the Summit: Ø AfriHealth in partnership with the International Society for Telemedicine & Healthcare Ø Information Security East Africa (ISEA) in partnership with IEEE I'd like to invite presentation proposals for all of these conference streams. Details are in the attached brochure. We look forward to hosting the region's ICT community for a bench-mark gathering that will stimulate further innovation, excellence and service delivery to achieve the Summit's aim of developing an improved quality of life across the region. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)701-196-1413 Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://aitecafrica.com/> [cid:image005.jpg@01CEB2F3.0495DB50]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> [twitter]<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> [facebook (2)] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> NEXT EVENT [AITEC-EA-ICT-Summit-2013]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> Our Events: Broadcast, Film and Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/112> Africa Media Business Exchange<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/113> ATEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/105> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/114> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/115> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475

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Is KENIC's performance below standard?
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Two weeks ago, Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) held its Annual General Meeting in a relatively low key event in Nairobi.The few members were treated to documents that indicated that KENIC was doing well – or at least recovering from a previous year that saw it post losses. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Is-KENIC-performing/-/1959700/20144…

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Fw: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

PRESS RELEASE ABUJA MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 The Board of Directors of the World Electronics Forum (WEF), through Consumer Electronics and Technologies Industry Association (CETIA) of Africa, has granted the Country Hosting Right (CHR) for the 19th World Electronics Forum 2014 to Nigeria. WEF has also nominated Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, headed by Dr. Evans E. Woherem, as the event organizer. The 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to be held alongside Digital Africa 2014 in Lagos, from May 20-22, 2014. President of WEF, Mr. Tony Smith, said that, “We look forward to bringing the decision makers of the world ICT and consumer electronics industry to Nigeria next year, and we believe that this is a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria and the rest of Africa”. According to Mr. Smith, “Nigeria has demonstrated its vast investment potentials by becoming the largest telecom market in Africa and the Middle East. The major goal of the 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to engage the African telecommunications and IT markets, using Nigeria as the window”. Chairman of Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, Dr. Evans Woherem, said that, “We are very delighted to use our Digital Africa platform to bring the world’s leading technology stars not only to meet hundreds of credible business leaders and entrepreneurs drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and the rest of the continent”. He reiterated that, “When it comes to the digital industry today, Africa is the last frontier and the toast of the rest of the world”. WEF is the forum of CEOs and Directors of the global electronics industry associations of the leading economies of the world: USA, China, Japan, Germany, Britain, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The 18th edition was hosted by Vietnam in 2013, the 17th edition was held in Philippines in 2012, and the 16th edition has hosted by USA in 2011. Traditionally, the President or Prime Minister of the Host Country is the Special Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony Dinner of the four-day event, while the Governor or Premier of the Host State or Province is the Chief Host. The Host Country and the Host City therefore have the privilege to showcase their investment potentials and opportunities to the highest-level leadership of the global electronics industry, comprising the world leading manufacturers of computers, tablets, telecom equipment, mobile phone handsets and accessories, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, aviation electronics, etc. Digital Africa Global Consult is the promoter of the annual Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition, aimed at helping Africa to transit from being merely a consumer to become a major producer of ICT products, services and innovations. The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, led a high-powered delegation of ICT regulatory agencies to represent the federal Government of Nigeria at the inaugural Digital Africa held April 23-25, 2013 in Abuja. The event was chaired by Mr. Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group, First Bank Holdings Plc and Airtel Nigeria Limited, and a champion of inter-African trade. The conference attracted a list of distinguished speakers from Nigeria, USA, Germany, UK, Cameroon and Kenya. Mr. Frederick Apeji Director, Digital Africa Global Consult Limited Abuja MEDIA CONTACTS +234 803 063 5853, +234 807 249 0455 apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://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.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Mayuri Odedra-Straub <odedrastraub(a)yahoo.de> To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com>; "apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng" <apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng>; "nneoma23(a)yahoo.com" <nneoma23(a)yahoo.com>; "eewoherem(a)yahoo.com" <eewoherem(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:05 PM Subject: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 Dear Matunda, Can you please also announce the attached in your African Executive / Diaspora circulars you regularly post? Many thanks, Mayuri Mayuri Odedra-Straub, Ph.D | ETOSE | Gartenstrasse 14, 72631 Aichtal-Aich, Germany | Fon: +49 (0)7127-975 9894, (0)176 7054 8819 | Web: http://www.etose-tourism.org/

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Fwd: Fw: Web Designer
by Michael Bullut 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

*Please circulate widely...* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steve Mutisya <s.muthonde(a)gmail.com> Date: 30 September 2013 16:23 Subject: Fwd: Fw: Web Designer To: mike kipsang <kipsangb(a)gmail.com>, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> Hey Do you know anyone who meets these requirements? Pls circulate. Cheers ----- Forwarded Message ----- *From:* Frederic T. Kama-Kama <fkamakama(a)scout.org> *To:* Romano Francis <romanofrancis(a)gmail.com> *Sent:* Thursday, 26 September 2013, 15:26 *Subject:* Re: Web Designer Dear Romano, Thank you for your call and subsequent note. To be honest, I am no longer in touch with happenings at Shalom House. So, it is difficult for me to comment one way or the other. At least, I am going to circulate the word around and will update you accordingly. Best regards, Fred ------------------------------ *From: *"Romano Francis" <romanofrancis(a)gmail.com> *To: *fkamakama(a)scout.org *Sent: *Thursday, 26 September, 2013 3:04:08 PM *Subject: *Web Designer Dear Fred, Greetings, I had a request from the Jesuits to recommend someone as a web designer but with the skills as indicated in the attached document. I thought you might know someone in the Industry with a good grasp of French and an understanding of religious environment. Do they have such people at Shalom? Regards Romano

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Royal Mail's Ksh. 458 billion IPO oversubscribed
by Dennis Kioko 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

This will be of interest to Yawe and some members on Royal Mail's sale , compared to Posta http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-27/u-k-s-royal-mail-valued-at-5-3-…

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Lemek Primary Boarding School, Is this the picture of our rural schools?
by Ali Hussein 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

Listers Over the weekend I was in Narok County on some business. On our way back we gave a lift to a Mr. Michael Lemerian, the Deputy Head Teacher of Lemek Boarding. What he had to tell us was a sorry tale mixed with humor. What it was ultimately is a major indictment of the Education System in the country. First, a bit of background. Lemek village, Narok County is 200kms from Nairobi with a population of about 250. The school which is a mixed boarding and day school accommodates about 800 students. From our conversation with Michael, he told us a few things:- 1. None of the students and majority of the teachers (95%) have ever operated a computer 2. Asked about the Tablet/Computer/Laptop program - Michael told us that the first time they heard about the tablet they wondered whether the government was about to send them tablets (of the medicine kind). Seriously. 3. None of the teachers and the school have an email address. 4. Michael had a vague idea of what google is and wondered whether Facebook had something to do with the face.. 5. There is only one computer for typing exams 6. No inspectors from the ministry have visited the school for a whole year. The only time they visited was when teachers were on strike. 7. This year the government allocated 108k for books. 8. 1 bed for two kids (yes, kids share a bed) 9. According to Michael, the school has sent only one student through to university in the last 4 years. Is this the typical Rural Kenya School? How can we help the Education Ministry improve this lot? Otherwise we are facing a situation where the Global Competitiveness of the country is rapidly deteriorating. Any senior person from the Education Ministry on the list? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy
by Walubengo J 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

Bobby, Eng. Kariuki, I happen to know the team of bright chaps who facilitated the production of the Natinal Broadband Strategy - and I can assure it was not done in some isolated nad exclusive dark room :-) They tell me that in setting targets, on must be appreciate where we are today in order to project where you expect to b in nxt 5yrs. 5MB per USER by 2017 may look poor compared to the US but did you know that some of our newer Universities can only afford 10MB for their 3000+ students? You must also differentiate between capacity (of technology/bandwidth) vis a viz actual bandwidth projected to be USED. Right now in Kenya, our Operators have the technologies and capacities to deliver even 10MB per USER for each of the 16m Internet users in Kenya. But do they? The answer is big NO. The average Kenyan uses cannot afford a fiber or wireless link of 10MB per month. In the broadband strategy we need to work on the dynamics that would make this average Kenyan afford and USE at least 5MBs per month. Now u might be begin to see that even that 5MB per user per month by 2017 is not an easy target. walu. ------------------------------ On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 8:03 PM AST (Arabian) John Kariuki wrote: >Robert, Listers > >I would agree with Robert that 40 mbps in 5 years is a rather low target for urban areas and we should achieve higher speeds in the next 2 to 3 years. 5 years in ICT is a very very long time! > > >John Kariuki. > > >________________________________ > From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 15:12 >Subject: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy > > > >Hi, > >I recently went through the National Broad Band Strategy documents where it was indicated that we intend to achieve a connectivity speed of 40 mbps in urban areas in the next 5 years. > >This might seem like quite an achievement but starting today some of the Internet users inChattanooga, Tennessee in the USA will be experiencing 1 Gbps speeds to their homes, it seems either we are aiming very low or the strategy is a cut and paste from an era long gone which is a clear indication of what happens when you sit in a dark room and write a strategy but with no organised group to turn to for assistance what was the other choice? > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/17/how-chattanoog…! > > >Regards > >About Chattanooga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee > > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >_______________________________________________ >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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… > >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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Update for last week's African IGF Hosted by Kenya
by Gideon 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

DCA Registry Services Kenya Participates in 2nd African IGF - Updates its .africa Bid http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130928_dca_registry_services_kenya_african_… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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by Lizette Kraft 29 Sep '13

29 Sep '13

Re: Terror Alert Kindly be advised that following the Westgate terror attack, there are imminent terrorist attacks in the country from the Al-Shabaab militia group. According to reports from the United States Embassy and the Kenya police, Suicide bombers have been dispatched to four unknown locations and have reached their respective targets and could stage attacks any time. Reports further indicate that main targets could be transport facilities (Airports and train services), Buses from and to Mombasa, major towns including Nyeri, Kisumu, Nakuru, Garissa and Thika. There main objective being to achieve economic and security paralysis in the country. We are therefore advising you to exercise vigilance when going about your activities, if possible avoid crowded areas, report any suspicious activities/ items and strictly follow your instincts. We are also advising that you strictly follow laid down security procedures i.e. challenging and reporting suspicious characters and visitors. JH

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It's the simple things, NDOCKenya
by Erik Hersman 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

I realized the other day that the Kenya National Disaster Operations Center (known to us as @NDOCKenya on Twitter) doesn't have even a simple website up. If they didn't have a Twitter handle, no one would even know how to reach them or get any updates from them at all. On their Twitter profile they list the following: The Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre manages and coordinates disaster response at a national level. Email info(a)ndockenya.org Call +254-020-2212386 Nairobi, Kenya · nationaldisaster.go.ke Now, you'll note three things: The website doesn't work. There is absolutely nothing, it's just a dead page. The email address goes to NDOCKenya.org - but if you go there, you'll find it's just being hosted at GoDaddy with nothing to show. This raises a bunch of questions, but perhaps the foremost being: Why do they use this as their email address when they own a go.ke domain? A way to reach the NATIONAL Disaster Ops Centre is a pretty important thing to have. It's unforgivable that they can't even put up a one-page information website, much less have a site that allows people to know the official places to go, things to do/not do, during a national emergency. It's the simple things. -- Erik Hersman Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK @WhiteAfrican

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New PesaPal site
by Agosta Liko 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

3 years in, we have a new website www.pesapal.com<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pesapal.com&h=0AQG806LDAQH…> Sign up and buy something if you are a consumer Sign up and accept Visa, MasterCard, Mpesa etc if you ran a business

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Fw: [i-network] Fw: Africa Internet Governance Forum 2013 - Live
by Walubengo J 26 Sep '13

26 Sep '13

@Barrack, Did you get to advertsise this on our list? I changed time-zones just before it started @mylocalhost, MMU I needed updates and wonder if we have some summaries on the deliberations. walu. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Lillian Nalwoga <lnalwoga(a)yahoo.com> To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:42 PM Subject: [i-network] Fw: Africa Internet Governance Forum 2013 - Live Dear all, Please follow proceedings of the AFIGF currently taking place at the Multimedia University in Nairobi athttp://new.livestream.com/accounts/1106653/events/2426137/images/30807337 or @ccc.com.ng/AfIGF and on twitter #AfIGF Thanks, Lillian WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… VISIT THE I-NETWORK WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug FOLLOW I-NETWORK ON TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork I-NETWORK ON FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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Unbelievable! Hackers Making Millions Through HELB Forms-careerpointkenya
by Gideon 26 Sep '13

26 Sep '13

Interesting findings on HELB Link: http://www.careerpointkenya.com/2013/09/26/unbelievable-hackers-making-mill… Seems like there is a new way to make money in town…..if you can hack into the dysfunctional Higher Educations Loans Board (Helb) website, you are good to go! *How do they do it?* A new investigation by *The People* reveals that the operators hack the systems, retrieve blank application forms and sell them to graduate students at Sh430 inclusive of printing charges. Keeping in mind that we have 40, 000 of the 50,000 students who are eligible for Helb loans, the hackers who operate the cyber cafes around Nairobi are anticipating of make around Sh17.2 million! *And this is how it is done,* the student fill the downloaded forms which they later return to the hackers for filling into the HELB data bank and just like that you are eligible for a HELB loan! *Two questions arise in all of this confusion,* 1.Are the officials involved in all of this? 2.And how are the attendants able to access and perform the operations? And since we all know how the process of getting hard copies from the Helb offices can be tedious that will be the main reason why students will be going to the hackers for an ‘easy way out’ They will follow this newly introduced method in town which is already booming with a chain of the business fast developing in residential areas around Kenyatta University main campus on Thika Road. “I am just forced to take the next option which is to risk to see what future holds a month after admission,” says a Kenyatta University student who identified himself as Peter. “It is risky we understand, but we have no choice. Only hell knows when the sites will be active,” said another student who sought anonymity. *Courtesy: The People* **

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Re: [kictanet] Incompetence gallore
by Dennis Kioko 26 Sep '13

26 Sep '13

A Standard article explains how disorderly and dangerous the operation was, Kenyans troops killed each other, and endangered the lives of hostages in a haphazard operation. The familiar shoot to kill order was given out http://t.co/M5tJ67KcPk Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: 25/09/2013 08:29 To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Incompetence gallore Editorial from a Saudi Paper - Something wrong in Kenya There can be no denying the extraordinary challenges facing the Kenyan government. Yet as the last terrorists were being rooted out of Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall at the end of a slaughter spree that has killed some 70 people and injured hundreds more, the Kenyan authorities need to be asking themselves some hard questions. This is a country which because it is actively involved in combating Al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia is supposed to be on the very highest state of alert. Kenya did not choose this confrontation. In 1998 it was an amiably corrupt and easygoing country with merely a nasty record of armed robberies, mostly of rich Western tourists. Then Al-Qaeda launched one of its very first international attacks, a deadly assault on the US embassy in the Kenyan capital which left 224 people dead the great majority of them Kenyans. Thereafter, there was a succession of small attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab which culminated in raids on Kenyan coastal tourist resorts and a Somali refugee camp, targeting and kidnapping foreigners. It was the final straw. Nairobi sent troops into Somali striking Al-Shabab fighters in the rear as they were pressed from the north by African Union forces. Thereafter, the terrorists resorted to low-level violence, mostly hit and run grenade attacks across the Somali border, until the attack by some 15 heavily armed men on the supposedly well-guarded up-market Westgate shopping center. The attackers managed to negotiate their way with all their weaponry through the capital’s roadblocks. They contrived to organize their deadly assault without the Kenyan intelligence services picking up the slightest inkling of what was about to happen. Something has got to be wrong somewhere. And the closer one looks at the way the tragic events unfolded, the more difficult questions it seems that the Kenyan authorities have to answer. Why for instance did it take almost half an hour for the first properly armed and equipped teams to arrive at the shopping mall? Why was there no proper building evacuation scheme nor any obvious plan to respond to a terrorist outrage within the complex? Acts of bravery by shopping center staff, individual police officers and ordinary members of the public cannot mask what appears to have been a series of bungles by all those who should have been responsible for the safety of the complex and its visitors. Journalists noted that when heavily-armed special forces arrived, some seemed nervous and confused, perhaps as a result of the shouting that could be heard from senior officers who themselves seemed poorly briefed and unprepared and as a result unsure of how best to proceed. The inevitable report into this horrific event may find that by delaying a rapid and firm response to the attack, the authorities permitted the terrorists to continue their killing spree and also allowed them to consolidate their position within the mall. Perhaps a clue to what went so disastrously wrong at the Westgate mall can be found in the devastating fire at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last month. Though the blaze broke out in the early morning, meaning no one was killed, the extent of the fire and the extraordinary delays in getting fire appliances to the scene raised major questions about the competence of the Kenyan authorities. The Westgate tragedy must compound these serious concerns.

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